Ning Nanxue used her personal connections to contact several influential media outlets and revealed some negative news about the Fu Group to them.
These negative news include tax evasion, bribery, etc., which are all evidence collected by Secretary Chen before.
Soon, negative news about Fu Chen and the Fu Group flooded in. For a time, Fu Chen became the target of public criticism, and the Fu Group's stock price plummeted again.
"This Ning Nanxue is really haunting us!" Fu Chen read the news in the newspaper and gnashed his teeth in anger. "What on earth does she want?"
"Ah Chen, don't be angry." Xu Zhiru advised from the side, "These are just rumors, we just need to clarify them."
"Clarify? How do we clarify?" Fu Chen said angrily, "Now everyone outside believes these rumors. It's useless for us to say anything!"
"What should we do?" Xu Zhiru was also panicking. "Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"
"I won't sit still and wait for death!" Fu Chen's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, "I will make Ning Nanxue pay the price!"
At the same time, news came from Manager Song. He used his connections to successfully persuade several banks to stop lending to Fu Chen. Fu Chen's capital chain was completely broken, and he fell into despair.
"Boss Fu, this is bad!" Fu Chen's assistant rushed into the office. "The bank suddenly stopped lending to us. Our funding chain is broken!"
"What?" Fu Chen stood up suddenly. "How could this happen?"
"I don't know either," the assistant said anxiously. "The bank said they stopped lending us money because there's been so much negative news about us lately. They're worried about the risks."
"Damn it!" Fu Chen slammed his fist on the table, "It must be Ning Nanxue's doing!"
"Mr. Fu, what should we do now?" the assistant asked. "Without funding, our project won't be able to proceed."
"Let me think about it, let me think about it..." Fu Chen forced himself to calm down. He knew that now was not the time to panic. He had to find a way to resolve the crisis as soon as possible.
While Fu Chen was in a state of panic, Xu Zhiru was secretly contacting Manager Song. "Mr. Song, I have done as you said." Xu Zhiru's voice was full of pride. "Now that Fu Chen is completely finished, when will you fulfill your promise?"
"Ms. Xu, don't be anxious." Manager Song said slowly, "What I said will naturally count. However, now is not the time."
"What do you mean?" Xu Zhiru frowned. "Are you going to regret it?"
"Why would I regret it?" Manager Song smiled. "I just think now is not the best time. When the time is right, I will tell you."
"You..." Xu Zhiru wanted to say something, but Manager Song had already hung up the phone.
"This bastard!" Xu Zhiru was so angry that she threw her phone to the ground. "How dare he play tricks on me!"
Xu Zhiru originally thought that as long as she helped Manager Song deal with Fu Chen, she would be able to keep her wealth and glory. However, it now seemed that Manager Song had no intention of fulfilling his promise. She realized that she might be being used by Manager Song.
"No, I can't just sit there and wait for death!" Xu Zhiru's eyes flashed fiercely, "I must fight for a chance of survival!"
Xu Zhiru began to secretly collect negative information about Manager Song. She wanted to make him feel the same way. "Manager Song, don't blame me. You forced me to do this!" Xu Zhiru gritted her teeth and said, "I want you to know that I, Xu Zhiru, am not someone you can mess with!"
Ning Nanxue was very surprised to learn that Xu Zhiru had betrayed Fu Chen. She had never expected that this woman could be so cruel and would abandon anyone without hesitation for her own benefit. "This Xu Zhiru is really impressive," Ning Nanxue said to Manager Song, "She even dared to betray Fu Chen."
"This woman is ruthless and mercenary." Manager Song said, "She is betraying Fu Chen now only because Fu Chen is no longer of any use to her."
"Then what will she do next?" Ning Nanxue asked, "Will she tell Fu Chen about our plan?"
"She doesn't dare." Manager Song said, "She has no way out now. If she tells Fu Chen about our plan, she won't be able to escape responsibility either."
"That's good." Ning Nanxue breathed a sigh of relief. "It seems that we are one step closer to success."
Fu Chen was furious when he found out that Xu Zhiru had been in private contact with Manager Song. He found Xu Zhiru and asked her why she betrayed him. "Xu Zhiru, why did you do this?" Fu Chen's voice was filled with anger and disappointment. "Why did you betray me?"
"I didn't!" Xu Zhiru said innocently, "Ah Chen, you misunderstood me. How could I betray you?"
"You still dare to quibble!" Fu Chen said angrily, "I saw you and Manager Song meet with my own eyes, and you guys even said so many secret things to each other. Do you think I'm blind?"
"Ah Chen, listen to my explanation." Xu Zhiru tried to defend herself, "I went to see Manager Song to help you."
"Ah Chen, things are not what you think." Xu Zhiru cried, "I really didn't betray you. Everything I did was so that we could start over!"
Xu Zhiru burst into tears, and Fu Chen suddenly felt that he had wronged her.
He gritted his teeth and hugged Xu Zhiru in his arms.
"I'm sorry, I was too excited," Fu Chen sighed, "I've been a little overwhelmed lately. I will definitely make it up to you later."
Xu Zhiru shook her head, pretending to be understanding.
"It's okay, Ah Chen, I know, I know everything."
Ning Nanxue was sitting in the office, looking through the documents that Secretary Chen had just delivered, which detailed Xu Zhiru's recent whereabouts and call records.
"Xu Zhiru, what on earth do you want to do?" Ning Nanxue muttered to herself, tapping the table lightly with her fingers.
Secretary Chen stood aside, hesitant to speak.
He knew that Ning Nanxue was suspecting that Xu Zhiru was pretending to be depressed, but he was not sure.
After all, Xu Zhiru is Fu Chen's beloved, and if he acts rashly, he might get into trouble.
"Mr. Ning, there's something I don't know whether I should tell you." Secretary Chen hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
"Go ahead." Ning Nanxue raised her head and looked at Secretary Chen. "Is there anything we can't talk about?"
"I suspect Miss Xu's depression might be fake," Secretary Chen said in a low voice. "I've noticed she's been frequenting a private clinic lately, and her attending physician seems to have a close relationship with her."
Ning Nanxue's eyes instantly became sharp: "Are you sure?"
"Although there's no definitive evidence, I still feel something's amiss," Secretary Chen said. "Ms. Xu always appears in good spirits after leaving the clinic. She doesn't look like someone with depression at all."
Besides, she usually has the energy to play tricks on me, so how does that look like depression?
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