Chapter 397: The End Has Been Reached
She sat in her office, facing four employees from the investment department.
Standing before her now, he dared not breathe, unable to withstand Shen Xuewei's rage.
She looked at the four people in front of her with their heads bowed, her tone revealing neither joy nor anger.
"You mean, Bai Yong'an ran off with my money and went abroad?"
The three people behind Shi Qian lowered their heads even further, not daring to speak.
Shi Qian cursed Le Yanyi for reviewing the documents under her breath, but as the head of the investment department, she also bore some responsibility for it.
She forced herself to speak:
"Mr. Shen... yes, he packaged his projects extremely well, which is how he deceived many investors. Besides the five million from our company, I heard he also swindled money from Ruicheng Capital and Hongyuan..."
I wasn't the only one who got scammed; I heard that several other families were also scammed, some even losing more money than I did.
By comparing myself to others, I realized that I wasn't the unluckiest one.
Despite losing five million, Shen Xuewei found a strange sense of comfort.
She glanced at the three people behind Shi Qian and said, "You three go down first."
"Okay, boss."
Shen Xuewei glanced at the doorway, and Shi Qian, understanding, quickly went over and closed the door.
Shen Xuewei cut to the chase, "Who was the first to contact us about this project?"
Shi Qian thought for a moment, "It's Yue Yanyi."
Shen Xuewei thought of the young man whose eyes had been wandering earlier, and tapped her fingertip on the table, a gesture she often made when she was thinking.
"These next few days, keep a close eye on Yue Yanyi's behavior. See if he's suddenly bought anything expensive lately..."
Shi Qian was startled. "President Shen, what do you mean?"
A fierce glint flashed in Shen Xuewei's eyes. "That's right, it's exactly what you mean. Keep a close eye on him."
The investment companies that Shi Qian mentioned earlier that were scammed were all small to medium-sized investment companies similar in size to Tuojie Venture Capital.
It's still possible to find an employee in the company's investment department to collude with them, defraud investors, and then abscond with the money abroad.
After all, such things have happened before.
After observing for several days, Shi Qian noticed Le Yanyi's unusual behavior and immediately reported it to Shen Xuewei.
Having confirmed her suspicions, Shen Xuewei remained calm.
Le Yanyi was filled with anxiety, fearing that the extra hundreds of thousands in her account would be discovered, and she was considering whether to resign and run away as soon as possible.
He had just submitted his resignation when Shen Xuewei had already collected all the evidence and sent him to jail.
As for the money that Bai Yong'an has already taken abroad, it's highly unlikely that it will be recovered.
When the victims met, Mr. Miao of Ruicheng Capital, who had the most fiery temper, shouted that he wanted to hire a foreign hitman to kill Bai Yong'an.
Shen Xuewei first advised him to calm down, but after learning that he had already had the detective find out Bai Yong'an's exact whereabouts, she changed her tune and said that he had heroic qualities.
Having run the company for so long, this was the first time she had been scammed out of so much money, and Shen Xuewei was so angry that her chest felt tight.
She wouldn't be so angry if she had lost the money.
Having taken her money, how could she possibly want Bai Yong'an to live a carefree life abroad?
Having offended so many people, there are plenty who want Bai Yong'an dead.
She's already being quite kind by not getting involved.
Not long after this incident, news came that a small company I invested in at the end of last year had gone bankrupt.
Two consecutive incidents only added fuel to the fire, leaving her feeling heavy-hearted for the past few days.
Investing involves risks, and caution is advised. Shen Xuewei has always kept this in mind.
Leveraging its strengths, Tuojie Venture Capital has invested in six or seven projects since its establishment.
Apart from these two, the others can be described as great successes.
However, after suffering two setbacks, her enthusiasm was dampened, and she became more cautious about her investments thereafter.
She was already in a bad mood, and then Lian Jinian had to jump out and provoke her.
Their relationship has finally come to an end.
After graduating, Lian Jinian left the company where he interned and joined the company that Shen Xuewei arranged for him through connections.
His probationary period is over. Although the work pressure is a bit high, the salary is high enough that he can barely manage.
Shen Xuewei has been getting busier and busier lately. Lian Jinian is worried that Shen Xuewei will drift further and further away from him, so he decides to give her a surprise.
He arranged a time with Shen Xuewei a week in advance.
They booked a luxurious private room at a high-end restaurant well in advance, and after everything was ready, they just waited for Shen Xuewei to arrive.
Shen Xuewei agreed to his request and promised to keep the appointment on time, provided she was not held up by company matters.
Before the car even arrived, Lian Jinian was already waiting for her by the roadside.
She got out of the car and saw Lian Jinian coming to greet her. She noticed the barely suppressed excitement and agitation in his eyes and was somewhat surprised.
Lian Ji Nian, what good thing has happened recently?
Why are you so excited?
Lian Jinian had already eagerly taken Shen Xuewei's bag from her, "Weiwei, let's go upstairs, the seats have been reserved."
Shen Xuewei didn't think too much about it and still asked Gan Shengnan to wait outside for her call before following Lian Jinian into the restaurant.
Upon arriving at the third floor of the restaurant, Shen Xuewei paused, looking at the extra-large private room.
It's just the two of us eating, and Lian Jinian even chose this place herself. Is it really necessary to use such a big place?
Before she could think it through, Lian Jinian had already pulled her to the door of the private room, his smile as warm and bright as when they first met.
"Weiwei, there's a surprise this time! Guess who else is coming?"
Shen Xuewei had a bad feeling. "Who's here?"
Lian Jinian had already opened the door to the private room, revealing several prominent figures inside.
Hearing the commotion, the people inside all looked towards the door.
The moment they saw Shen Xuewei, everyone looked her up and down. One of them, a middle-aged woman who looked somewhat like Lian Jinian, stood up and walked towards Shen Xuewei.
"Oh, you must be Vivi?"
"Oh my, after listening to Ji Nian talk about you for so long, I've finally met you in person."
"And you are?"
Shen Xuewei spoke with a puzzled tone, but she already knew the answer in her heart.
The middle-aged woman couldn't stop smiling when she saw Shen Xuewei, who was outstanding in both appearance and temperament.
"Look at my brain, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Ji Nian's mother, and they are..."
Shen Xuewei greeted them with a natural and polite smile, but in her heart she was cursing Lian Jinian to death.
She was stiffly pulled by the crowd to sit in one of the empty seats, and Lian Jinian sat down next to her.
Lian Jinian's group of relatives bombarded Shen Xuewei with questions about her situation.
How old are you? Is your company busy? Where do you live?
Shen Xuewei's smile stiffened, and she vaguely brushed it off, eating only a few bites that tasted like cardboard before she could eat no more.
She felt a chill on her hand, turned her head to look, and saw that Lian Jinian's mother had put a gold bracelet on her wrist.
She gave a dry laugh. "Auntie, what's wrong?"
Lian Jinian's mother patted her shoulder lightly and said with a smile, "Why are you still calling me 'Auntie'? You should start calling me 'Mom' now."
At this moment, Lian Jinian stood up, pushed back the chair behind him, knelt down on one knee with a devout expression, took out the diamond ring he had prepared from his pocket, opened it and handed it to Shen Xuewei.
"Weiwei, will you marry me?"
Shen Xuewei was about to refuse as before, but then she glanced at everyone in the room out of the corner of her eye.
The story includes Jinian's taciturn and tall father, his simple and honest but very strong second uncle, his powerful cousin, and several chattering aunts and uncles who are also quite strong.
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back. Under Lian Jinian's surprised and delighted gaze, he smiled and stretched out his hand.
"OK!"
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