My heart skipped a beat.
In front of my grandmother, I didn't dare to tell the truth, so I confidently said, "Don't worry, we've raised all the money."
Grandma asked curiously, "Where did you get so much money?"
I gnawed on garlic ribs and mumbled, "I sold the villa to Gu Yanqing. He still has a conscience; he gave me over 30 million, enough to redeem the jade bracelet."
Grandma sighed, "He's really foolish... Because of Jiang Yi, one wrong step leads to another."
"He's either confused or purely evil." I didn't want to mention this person at all, so I changed the subject to talk about something else.
After lunch, Grandma went for a nap.
My aunt called me back as I was about to leave.
"Tell me honestly, how much money do you still need?"
I glanced at my aunt, knowing I couldn't hide it from her, and told her the truth: "I've tried everything, but I can only scrape together 20 to 30 million. I estimate we're still short 70 million."
My aunt frowned, clearly also shocked by the astronomical figure.
“I can raise 20 million,” Auntie said after a moment of thought.
I was shocked: "Auntie, where did you get so much money?"
My aunt smiled and said, "I've saved up over the years, and with the family's savings, I still have at least 20 million."
"But what if my uncle-in-law knew—"
“He can understand. After all, it’s your mother’s keepsake, and it’s also the old lady’s obsession.” My aunt reassured me, afraid that I would feel pressured. “I don’t need that money right away. Let’s get the jade bracelet first.”
"Okay, thank you, Auntie. My company is doing well, and I'll pay you back with interest."
"Um."
That very evening, my aunt transferred a full 20 million to me.
I asked all my close friends and, using the company as collateral, managed to raise several million more.
At this point, I had fifty million in my hands.
With less than a week until the auction, there's still a shortfall of 50 million.
I tried everything I could, even considering selling the company, but there wasn't enough time to do so in just a few days.
After much thought, only one last solution remained.
Go find Jiang Haiyang.
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