Lu Chengyi sighed; he had never counted on his uncle at all.
Xu Lihua's brother wasn't very capable either; he just ran his own small company.
"No matter what, your uncle owns a company. He's the boss, so isn't it only natural for him to help his nephew?"
Xu Lihua spoke with such certainty, but Lu Chengyi found it laughable.
"Mom, do you know that you've pushed Xu Xinrou into a fire pit? Will my uncle forgive you?"
“I introduced her to the Gu family for a marriage proposal. It’s an excellent match. Besides, your uncle is really marrying above his station by getting relatives like the Gu family!”
Lu Chengyi was speechless. "Do you even know that the Gu family is on the verge of bankruptcy in Hong Kong? They're just an empty shell. They couldn't make it in Hong Kong, so they thought of coming back to Beijing!"
Xu Lihua looked on in astonishment. "What did you say? Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Lu Chengyi sighed, "I only found out recently myself. Don't you follow the news?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lihua's expression changed drastically.
She quickly called her younger brother and sister-in-law.
"What did you say? They've already registered their marriage? What? They can't even come up with a million yuan for the bride price? Are you kidding me?"
After listening to her sister-in-law's phone call, Xu Lihua's expression grew increasingly worse.
"You can't blame me for this. You were in such a rush to get engaged to the Gu family. How was I supposed to know they were in this situation? If I had known, I would have known the Gu family was already struggling in Hong Kong..."
Xu Lihua wanted to say something more, but her sister-in-law abruptly hung up the phone.
"Honestly, they were so eager to marry into the Gu family, and now that they know they've fallen into a trap, they're blaming me. I didn't even know! They insisted on this marriage alliance with the Gu family!"
Hearing his mother's incessant complaining, Lu Chengyi put the earphones on his ears with disgust, unwilling to listen.
"You're driving me crazy every day!"
However, he still needs to find a way to see Tang Li!
No matter what, Tang Li was someone Lu Jianshen once liked, so she must have a way to deal with Lu Jianshen. She can't let Lu Jianshen be so comfortable!
On the other hand, Tang Li, having learned all the information about Bai Jingyue, decided to take a long trip.
Upon receiving the news, Shen Qingxu rushed back.
"What are you doing? Are you really planning to go on a long trip by yourself? A-Lu, you don't want to go anymore?"
Shen Qingxu stopped Tang Li, "Be rational. I know you want to find Bai Jingyue, but how easy is it to find someone who disappeared more than ten years ago!"
"Brother, no matter how difficult this is, I want to give it a try!"
This is the only way to resolve Lu Jianshen's inner conflict.
"What if Bai Jingyue has already passed away?"
"I won't be satisfied if I don't try things!"
Shen Qingxu shook her head, indicating her disapproval.
"Lu Jianshen is only targeting the Tang Group. He wants to make sure you don't have enough financial resources so he can force you to give up custody of Alu!"
“But this time he didn’t target me. Do you know what that means? It means he didn’t push you to the brink. He knows I’ll help you, Tang Li. Maybe… you should give up custody of A-Lu…”
Shen Qingxu knew that what he said was outrageous, but he had gone to see Li Cheng today.
Li Cheng told him that if Tang Li's finances ran into trouble, there would be virtually no hope of winning custody.
To retain Tang Li's position as president of the Tang Group, she has no choice but to relinquish custody of A Lu.
Only in this way will Lu Jianshen let her go.
Seeing that Tang Li hadn't spoken for a long time, Shen Qingxu felt a little sorry for her.
"I went to see Li Cheng today..."
Tang Li frowned. "I know. He called me this morning and told me that he was trying his best and hoped that I wouldn't give up either, but I can't beat Lu Jianshen."
Tang Li felt a lump in her throat, and for the first time, she felt so stupid and incompetent.
“My efforts to find his mother this time are not necessarily to fight for custody of A-Lu. I just hope that he can let go of his inner conflicts and live a more relaxed life.”
Tang Li admitted that she still had feelings for Lu Jianshen, and she couldn't bear to see him live in pain for the rest of his life.
“I didn’t understand him before. I don’t know if my current thoughts are right or wrong. I don’t know if I have the ability to redeem him, but I hope I can make up for some of it.”
Tang Li's voice was slightly choked with sobs; she felt sorry for Lu Jianshen.
Shen Qingxu's brows furrowed more and more, and she even seemed a little annoyed.
"He wants to fight for custody of the child, and you're going to make it up to him? Tang Li, are you kidding me?!"
Shen Qingxu was getting angry. "You're not usually love-struck, so why are you suddenly being so sentimental? What's wrong with you today?"
"Brother, please let me through. You know you can't stop me."
Shen Qingxu frowned, then nodded.
"Then take care of yourself. I'll wait for your news and keep in touch."
Tang Li traveled alone to Pingxiang, thousands of miles away. Through a private investigator's investigation, she found one of Bai Jingyue's former neighbors.
However, after making inquiries from various sources, she still couldn't get any news about Bai Jingyue.
The old woman even said that Bai Jingyue had already passed away.
Tang Li traveled to several more places, feeling exhausted, and she was unwilling to accept the situation.
That evening, Tang Li received another call from Li Cheng, whose situation was also not optimistic.
“Attorney Li, if it’s really too difficult, I only ask to be able to see my child twice a week.”
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