"Miss Mao? Young Master Xiang must really like you, right? This is the first time I've seen him bring a friend here."
The employee spoke without thinking, but Mao Xia took it to heart. She felt a sweet warmth in her heart, thinking about the first time Xiang Yanlong brought a girl here, and she felt special.
Mao Xia linked arms with Xiang Yanlong, who led her into an office. They greeted Qian Shao inside, who smiled at Mao Xia and led them to a conference room to complete the formalities.
"The procedures are rather complicated. In order to protect Ms. Mao's interests, we need Ms. Mao to sign a few documents."
Xiang Yanlong patted Mao Xia's hand. "Xiaxia, I've already spoken to Young Master Qian. This money will just pass through his account. After I report to the old man, I'll still have to pay you back. You've been good to me, so I can't let you suffer a loss. Sign this paper, and we'll complete the formalities. This will be equivalent to Young Master Qian's company owing you 37 million. Tomorrow, or at the latest the day after, bring the IOU back and destroy it in front of Young Master Qian. He'll then transfer the money back to your account, and our transaction will be considered terminated. At that time, I'll give Young Master Qian a sum of money as a bribe, and you'll get your money back in full. You won't suffer any loss."
Qian Shao nodded and smiled, "Yanlong, this is the first time I've seen you treat a woman so well."
Mao Xia feigned jealousy, "He's dated quite a few women before?"
Qian Shao laughed and said, "No way! He's not serious about other people at all, he'll just give them some money to get rid of them. But he's not only generous with money when it comes to you, he's also very attentive. What's that saying again? To see if a rich person is good to you, just look at whether he's willing to spend time on you... The sincerity of a rich person is always more precious."
Mao Xia felt a sweet warmth in her heart. She had seen how good Xiang Yanlong was to her. She used to think about earning money on her own, but now she realized how immature she had been when she was young.
How long would it take to earn money on your own? By hooking up with a rich young master like Xiang Yanlong, you can get five or six hundred million just for having one child. If you have three or five, you'll have billions in assets! Isn't that easier than earning money on your own?
If you can change your destiny and achieve upward social mobility simply by stretching your legs, why bother to work so hard to make money and turn yourself into a haggard old woman?
That would be incredibly foolish.
Mao Xia leaned happily on Xiang Yanlong's shoulder, "Brother Long, you're still the best to me."
Xiang Yanlong smiled with a hint of helplessness, "You women... I say I love you, but you don't believe me! You only feel at ease when someone else says it. Alright, Qian Shao has a social engagement tonight! Hurry up and transfer the money. I'll go report to the old man. Tomorrow I'll take you back to the Xiang family to meet my parents and tell them you're pregnant."
Mao Xia nodded, signed the documents Qian Shao brought, and also signed two blank sheets of paper.
After signing the document, Xiang Yanlong inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. The whole process went too smoothly, so smoothly that it was unbelievable to him.
It turns out that swindling money from women doesn't require much complexity; all you need to do is use the guise of love.
The money has already been deposited into Zhou Jian'an's account.
“Mao Xia, you go home first. Qian Shao and I will go to the bank to track down where this money went. Otherwise, I’m afraid he might embezzle your money and not pay you back. Although Qian Shao and I have been friends since childhood, it’s fine if he doesn’t spend the money. His parents are rich and will definitely help him pay it back, but I still don’t want any accidents to happen, so I have to go to the bank to keep an eye on things.”
Mao Xia felt that his thoughtfulness was a sign of his love for her, and that doing so proved that Xiang Yanlong had not lied to her.
"Okay, you go ahead, I'll take a taxi home myself."
"Take good care of yourself and the baby in your belly," Xiang Yanlong stared at Mao Xia, suddenly feeling a little reluctant. Perhaps he was too immersed in the role, he hugged Mao Xia and kissed her hair.
Mao Xia felt the man's appreciation for her and playfully scolded, "There are so many people watching on the street, they'll laugh at us."
The taxi stopped by the roadside, and Mao Xia waved to Yan Long before getting into the back seat with her bag.
Once she had completely disappeared from sight, Xiang Yanlong breathed a sigh of relief. He then met Zhou Jian'an at the bank, and Zhou Jian'an didn't argue with him, transferring five million to his account.
Xiang Yanlong breathed a sigh of relief.
"What are your plans?" Zhou Jian'an asked.
"I want to go to Southeast Asia to hide for a while, and come back when things calm down. By the way, Mao Xia is pregnant. She will find out soon that I lied to her. You'd better make sure she gets an abortion. I don't want to have a child under these circumstances."
Zhou Jian'an raised an eyebrow, saw Xiang Yanlong off, and returned home with the card containing 32 million yuan, rubbing his hands together in a good mood.
Hearing him sing, Mao Xia poked her head out of the house and asked, "Uncle, what's making you so happy?"
Zhou Jian'an smiled and said, "It's nothing. The electric fan factory is doing well this year, and we have money in the books to distribute as dividends. I heard that the mainland is going to develop real estate. If we have money, we can set up a company in the mainland. Then, the money will come in very quickly."
Mao Xia was also happy. She was about to go to the Xiang family, and the electric fan factory was doing well, so it was a double celebration.
No, it's triple celebration! She's pregnant with another baby.
The next morning, Mao Xia dressed up and waited downstairs for Xiang Yanlong to pick her up at the time they had agreed upon.
Mao Xia waited for two whole hours but didn't see Xiang Yanlong. She tried calling him but couldn't get through. She took a taxi to the hotel where Xiang Yanlong was staying, but the receptionist said he had checked out yesterday.
Mao Xia was stunned for a moment, feeling inexplicably flustered. But Xiang Yanlong wouldn't lie to her. Zhou Jian'an had checked for her; he was indeed the eldest son of the Xiang family. He drove sports cars and yachts and gave his family millions of dollars worth of luxury goods. How could he be a liar?
I must be overthinking it.
Mao Xia took a taxi to the company she had worked at yesterday. When she arrived, the top floor of the building was deserted. Yesterday it was full of employees, but today there was no one there except for an auntie cleaning.
"Auntie, where is the company here? Weren't there people here yesterday?" Mao Xia asked anxiously.
The aunt looked up and glanced at her. "What company? This place has been empty for two years. Yesterday, a film crew came to shoot a movie, rented it for one day, and then canceled! What? You're here to shoot a movie too?"
Filming? Renting for one day and then canceling?
Mao Xia was dumbfounded. She frantically pushed open the conference room door, but there was no one inside. The empty floor was like her empty heart. Mao Xia panicked and her hands and feet trembled violently.
Seeing that something was wrong with her, the aunt asked with concern, "Miss, are you alright? Do you need me to call an ambulance?"
Mao Xia felt a little uncomfortable in her chest, and tears were about to fall.
She grabbed her aunt's arm frantically, "Are you sure you heard me right? There was definitely a company here yesterday, how could they be filming? You must have misheard! They were here yesterday and transferred my 37 million!"
The auntie was annoyed. "What did you mishear? I've worked here for ten years. Do you think I don't know who's here? Young lady, have you been scammed? If you really have, go find a police officer and report it! Let the police help you catch the scammer!"
“He’s not a liar, he didn’t lie to me! He’s the eldest son of the Xiang family, a well-known and wealthy man in your Hong Kong city.”
"The Xiang family?" the aunt muttered. "I've never heard of such a wealthy family in Hong Kong. I've heard of the Li family, the Zheng family, the Wu family, and the Luo family, but I've never heard of the Xiang family."
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