The moment she saw the video, Zhang Wei's face turned pale. And her previously calm and tough appearance quickly collapsed like a crack in ice.
"Can I have a cigarette?" she asked.
You Mingxu nodded, and Xu Mengshan handed it to her.
Zhang Wei was smoking a cigarette, and her fingertips were still trembling unconsciously. After taking a few puffs, she asked, "I'm an accomplice. I didn't do anything directly to her. How long will my sentence be?"
You Mingxu replied: "That depends on the extent of your explanation and your attitude."
Zhang Wei's face turned even paler, and she said, "Actually, I'm also a victim."
Zhang Wei is actually only 32 years old this year, but she has experienced two completely different lives. Before she was twenty-six, she was just an ordinary person, studying, growing up, and working. I have been cheated and played by men, and I have also played with men and hooked rich men. After working for a few years, not only do I not have any savings, but my credit card bills are getting heavier every month. She had too many things to buy: clothes, jewelry, bags, cosmetics... But she had never been an honest and cautious child since she was young, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of lifestyle. Like many beautiful but mediocre girls, she was looking forward to meeting a suitable rich man one day and marrying him, so that she could have no worries about food and clothing and have lots of money to spend.
Who would have known that the men she met were poorer and more stingy than her?
These days, with the economic downturn, it has become more difficult to find a rich husband.
It all started with an eight thousand dollar credit card debt.
But Zhang Wei had overdue payments several times before and could no longer pay it back. But at that time, neither my parents nor my friends could afford any money. No one was willing to pay for her excessive consumption. What should I do?
When she was at a loss, a colleague at the company gave her a suggestion: go to a financial company to borrow money!
Zhang Wei doesn't trust others easily. She confirmed again and again that the other party was not a liar and read the contract several times. She expected to pay back the principal and interest in two months. Although the interest rate was a bit high, she really had no other way to raise money at this time.
This colleague lost money gambling and owed a lot of money. After Zhang Wei borrowed money, he could get an introduction fee from it, which was something Zhang Wei had no way of knowing at the time.
Zhang Wei is better than many college students today. She read the contract carefully and calculated the interest correctly, but she did not calculate her own desires. And this is exactly what the loan shark companies calculated. It was so easy to get the loan, and the weekly repayment was only about a hundred dollars, which was not much. Zhang Wei didn't feel any pressure to borrow money. This month, when she swiped her credit card to buy bags and clothes, she hesitated for a moment, but then she gritted her teeth and went ahead with it. She thought, at worst I can just eat instant noodles for the whole month and pay back the money.
By the end of the month, she hadn't paid a penny and had no idea that, with the late payment fee, the interest she owed had tripled. At this time, the lending company "sympathized" with her and gave her a solution, allowing her to borrow another sum of money to "use one loan to pay off another loan."
It seemed as if a new road suddenly opened up in front of Zhang Wei. That road was bright and narrow, dangerous but full of temptation. So, is this possible? It turns out that there are so many loan platforms on the Internet, and it is easy to borrow 5,000 or 6,000 yuan. Any trouble can be dealt with. It's not her money anyway. What she got were more bags and cosmetics... As for repaying the money, she could use it to pay off loans and pay it back slowly. At worst, she won’t buy it again next month.
In fact, within only half a year, Zhang Wei's life took a turn here. The money she borrowed was only a few hundred thousand yuan, but her debt was as high as over 800,000 yuan. The debt collectors chased me to my parents' house and, just like in a Hong Kong drama, they threw paint, cursed, and smashed things. My parents were so angry that they fell ill. Our family was just an ordinary family, so they were not willing to sell the house they had protected all their lives to pay off the debt, so they hid in the countryside.
Zhang Wei felt upset and disappointed. After all, her parents were unwilling to take care of her. If they sold the house, her debt would be reduced by half. Even her parents' only savings of 80,000 yuan were taken out by her. But it’s not enough!
Zhang Wei gradually began to experience the feeling of being distanced from friends and being like a rat crossing the street.
Later, the debt collectors came to the company. She also lost her job.
She stayed at home for three days. She would not open the door no matter who knocked, whether it was the landlord or the debt collector... She ate expired and spoiled food, slept after eating, and ate again after waking up. I didn’t change my clothes or take a shower for three days, and I felt smelly and weak.
By the morning of the fourth day, she really felt that if she continued like this, she would die. Suddenly, she was not afraid of anything. She took a cold shower - the hot water had been turned off because she had no money to pay the electricity bill. Then put on the most beautiful clothes, use the most expensive cosmetics, and carry the only remaining luxury bag.
She went out and went to the Fenjinbao Company where she owed the most debt. She owed them more than 500,000 yuan. She wanted to ask them how to solve this problem. Anyway, she has only one miserable life.
But when she arrived at Fenjinbao Company angrily, the courtesy she received was unexpected. Someone served her tea and water, and everyone was polite and told her that the problem could definitely be solved. Suddenly she felt hopeful.
Later I met Zhou Rongfeng.
At that time, Zhou Rongfeng was less than 40 years old, and he looked handsome and successful in his career. But the first time Zhang Wei saw him, she knew that this man wanted her. She suddenly saw her own chance of survival, and even a vaguely greater hope.
As for the body? Shame? Is there still love? Does she still think about those things now? She wants to live, she wants to live!
Before it got dark, she was already lying on the bed in Zhou Rongfeng's apartment near the company. Although Zhou Rongfeng had many women, he was still fascinated by her. There was something unique about this woman that was crazy, desperate, and ambitious. It's impossible not to be attracted to a man like Zhou Rongfeng.
Zhang Wei followed Zhou Rongfeng for three years as his assistant. Although her debt was not forgiven outright, it was discounted and no longer charged interest. In the past few years, she has been like a leech, absorbing the company's business knowledge and operating routines. She will receive a commission for every loan she brings in. A year later, she paid off her debt. Two years later, she had become a strong white-collar woman in the eyes of outsiders. She bought a car and a house, started to build her network, and felt like a fish in water.
At that time, Zhang Wei thought, life is just like this. Half of an ordinary person's life working hard is not as good as being captured by a trap set by an evildoer.
Later, although Zhou Rongfeng got tired of playing with her, after three years of living together day and night, there was no doubt that they had trust and affection for each other. So she took on the role of financial director of the company. It was also from that time that Zhang Wei gradually realized that Zhou Rongfeng would also play with female college students who were in debt.
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