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“Yangyang, I’ve told you before, our An family has now reached a moment of life and death; if we’re not careful, the An family will really be declared bankrupt!”

 

An Heng grabbed He Xiangchen’s ear. “Can you finally understand? Don’t hang around all day!”

 

He Xiangchen was in pain and begged for mercy, “Second brother, let go of my ear; my ear and my head are going to separate!”

 

“If you know it hurts, be good and follow me to the board meeting!”

 

An Heng dragged He Xiangchen like a chicken, not caring that he was crying behind him.

 

“Second brother, I’m your brother; can you lighten up?” He Xiangchen was reluctantly dragged along by An Heng, grunting, “If my mother knew you were bullying me like this, she’d really cry!”

 

“Our mom had a dream last night; she told me to discipline you properly; there’s no need to mention her!”

 

“The company has you and Big Brother; why do you have to let me get involved? I don’t know anything, and going to the board meeting would be a disgrace. I’m not going, lest those directors laugh at me.”

 

As soon as He Xiangchen’s words fell, he saw An Heng turn to look at him. Those eyes were wide with bloodshot eyes from staying up all night; he looked both haggard and fierce.

 

“I’m just asking you, go or go?” An Heng stared at him and viciously asked.

 

He Xiangchen had a mournful expression on his face, as if he were a frightened quail. “Why so fierce? I’ll go!”

 

Only then did An Heng turn his head in satisfaction.

 

The two of them arrived at the conference room, where all the shareholders and big brother An Lie were present. As soon as they came in, dozens of eyes shot over in unison.

 

He Xiangchen still wanted to sit on the edge, but he was pulled by An Heng into the middle between him and An Lie.

 

His expression was like he was eating a bitter melon.

 

His mouth tasted bitter, and his heart was even more bitter.

 

Then he heard his big brother’s hoarse voice: “Everyone is here, so I’ll say a few words first. Recently, the company has encountered some difficulties, and some people are having crooked thoughts, wanting to fish in troubled waters.”

 

His cold and sharp sight swept through the shareholders underneath, then he continued, “I hope you understand one thing: the company’s reputation and your interests are closely related; we both prosper and suffer. Whether or not An Group can get through this crisis depends not on me alone, but on all of you here.”

 

After An Lie finished speaking, one of the shareholders sitting at the bottom of his head immediately asked in return, “Then, Mr. An, what do you think should be done?”

 

An Lie had been in the company for so many years, and his abilities and insights were extraordinary. Although it was difficult to get through this crisis, he would never sit idly by.

 

“I have urgently arranged public relations and also informed the drug testing department. They will arrange manpower to conduct large-scale testing as soon as possible. We did not produce fake medicine, and public opinion will gradually calm down in the face of the truth ……”

 

“But if I remember correctly, the company is now facing a huge financial crisis,” the man was still unforgiving. “PR needs money, compensation needs money, and the company’s operation needs even more money. Without money, will the media cooperate with us? Young man, I’ve heard a lot of talk; you can cheat others with those words, but if you want to cheat me, Liu Jiuzhan, let your old man come to talk about it!”

 

He Xiangchen was still internally complaining about his elder brother and second brother, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately exploded. He picked up the document in his hand and slammed it in Liu Jiuwan’s face, “Who gave you the courage to talk to my big brother like this? Liang Jingru?”

 

The document wasn’t heavy, but the folder wrapped around it was relatively hard, and it instantly smashed Liu Jiuwan’s nose. Blood flowed down, and Liu Jiuwan tasted a rusty flavor. Immediately covering his nose with one hand and pointing at He Xiangchen with the other, he cursed angrily.

 

The scene could be said to be very chaotic.

No one knew which sentence He Xiangchen was stimulated by it, but he opened his mouth and said, “Isn’t it just money? I’ll figure it out!”

 

The moment He Xiangchen said this, the entire conference room fell silent. The shareholders all looked at him with caring eyes for the mentally disabled.

 

Even An Lie, who had always loved him, didn’t believe what he said: “You have a good heart; you don’t need to worry about the money; just help me at the company.”

 

No one believed him!

 

He Xiangchen pursed his lips tightly, and his throat seemed to be stuck with a thorn. He asked with difficulty, “Big brother, second brother, don’t you believe me?”

 

“It’s not that we don’t believe you, it’s just ……”

 

“Just what? Second brother, you keep saying that you want me to stay in the company, that you want me to understand things. But you don’t believe me at all! Well, I’ll leave my words here today; if I can’t raise the money, I won’t be surnamed An!” He Xiangchen huffed and crossed his arms.

 

An Heng said helplessly, “Can’t you hear me out? Do you know how big the company’s funding gap is? You dare to speak harshly without knowing anything!”

 

He Xiangchen added, “I can raise as much as I want!”

 

“Three hundred million, and that’s just for compensation. To get the company back on track, we need at least five hundred million!”

 

Damn, five hundred million? He Xiangchen was so scared that he slumped back on his chair.

 

He just wanted to ask, was it too late to change his mind?

 

……

 

“Brother Kai, yes, I’m An Yang. I want to borrow some money from you, you see… Hello, hello???”

 

The busy sound of “beep beep beep” came from the other end of the phone.

 

He Xiangchen hung up the phone dejectedly. He had already contacted all the friends he could contact, but they either said they had no money or hung up the phone directly without any mercy!

 

Damn those superficial brothers!

 

He Xiangchen swiped his phone irritably and searched through the contacts over and over again, trying to find one or two fish that slipped through the net. As he searched, he suddenly remembered that there was still someone on his blacklist.

 

“Yang Yang? I thought you wouldn’t contact me anymore.”

 

“Zheng Biaolian, don’t call me Yang Yang; we’ve already broken up. Also, I’m not looking for you to talk about my feelings; it’s ……” He Xiangchen was momentarily speechless; opening his mouth to borrow money from his ex-boyfriend was simply hard to bear.

 

Zheng Biaolian knew too much about An Yang; this boy simply didn’t know how to hide his emotions. The corner of his mouth rose slightly, and he said into the mobile phone, ”I know that the An family is in trouble, and you are in a hurry to raise money. Brother Wang has already told me about you borrowing money from him, little fool; why didn’t you just look for me?”

 

Even though they had already broken up, when Zheng Biaolian called him a fool in a doting tone, He Xiangchen still felt an uncontrollable sadness.

 

How much he liked him before, how uncomfortable he was now. The young master wasn’t the kind of person who felt sorry for himself; he quickly broke free from the sad mood. Then he responded in the calmest tone possible, “Is it useful for me to find you? If I remember correctly, you are not well off.”

 

“I still have five million in my hand; it’s not much. If you need it, come with me to the snowland hotel tonight to talk.”

 

“Okay ……”

 

The gap between five million and five hundred million was a bit big, but it was better than nothing; something was better than nothing. The young master had never worried about money, but this time he had to bend over for money, and the object of the bend over was still his ex-boyfriend.

 

He Xiangchen deeply felt that he was going to lose all respect on this day!

 

At seven o’clock in the evening, the Snowland Hotel.

 

As a five-star hotel, the interior decoration of Snowland was naturally extravagant and gorgeous. He Xiangchen casually walked in.

 

“Sir, may I ask if you have a reservation?” The waiter asked respectfully.

 

“Yes, Zheng Biaolian, which private room is he in?”

 

“So it’s Mr. Zheng’s friend; this way, please.”

 

The waiter led him to the private room paid for by Zheng Biaolian; he opened the door of the private room for He Xiangchen and sidestepped to make way.

 

“You came?” Zheng Biaolian put down the menu in his hand, and a flash of amazement crossed the bottom of his eyes when he raised his head.

 

He Xiangchen wore a well-tailored custom suit today, which was his favorite one; not only did it outline his slim waist, but the slightly taut design also brought out his full hips. The slightly taut design also highlighted his full ass.

 

Making people want to immediately peel off this suit and kiss him all over.

 

Zheng Biao’s junior stiffened slightly, showing respect.

 

If it wasn’t for the fact that the young master was afraid of pain and was also particularly reserved, refusing to have any intimate contact, and had to experience pure love, he wouldn’t have been so quick to get into someone else’s bed.

 

These days, he often thought about the days they spent together. Suddenly, he realized that it seemed like he was somewhat starting to be less accustomed to it. Unaccustomed to not having the little young master by his side, unaccustomed to having less of a little follower who kept pestering him.

 

In the middle of his thoughts, the little young master he had been pining for was already seated, the round table blocking the wonderful view.

 

“What do you want to eat? I’ll order.” Zheng Biaolian asked in a low voice, “What’s the point of sitting so far away? Sit over here.”

 

His voice was extremely seductive; when deliberately lowering his voice to speak, he could give people an illusion of deep love.

 

He Xiangchen sat beside him with a stern expression, silently reciting “for money” in his heart.

 

“How about abalone rib soup? I remember you like it the most.” Zheng Biaolian asked softly.

 

He Xiangchen shook his head and hardened his voice. “I’m here to borrow money, not to eat with you. If you want to find someone to eat with you, you could have found that boyfriend of yours.”

 

“Him? He’s not as cute as you.”

 

Zheng Biaolian reached out to touch his fair cheeks, but he dodged without a trace. Zheng Biaolian wasn’t annoyed and continued, “Yang Yang, I’m only with him because of his money. You should also understand by now how important money is. Otherwise, with your nature, how could you still come here to me? It’s good that you’re not chasing me with a knife.”

 

“You really do understand me.”He Xiang Chen pulled the corner of his mouth to try and smile, but the smile was even harder to see than crying.

 

He clenched his teeth and desperately tried not to let the tears flow out. “Zheng Biaolian, why don’t you want me anymore?”

 

“How could I not want to want you? Don’t feel bad; he and I are really only doing this for money, trust me!” Saying this, Zheng Biaolian was about to reach out to hug him.

 

Just as the words fell, the door of the private room was kicked open!

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