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Yuan Li, still dressed in her office uniform, exuded the demeanor of a corporate beauty. Since it was already summer in Jiangnan Province, Yuan Li had forgone her jacket and was simply dressed in a white shirt and a black pencil skirt.

No sooner had Ge Dongxu pushed the door open than he was struck by a bright impression, but soon his attention focused on Yuan Li's eyes.

Her eyes were somewhat red and swollen, clearly revealing that she had cried earlier.

Ge Dongxu didn't have a deep relationship with Yuan Li, but he had interacted with her previous credit card business, and especially the subsequent loan request, in which Yuan Li had been particularly accommodating. Typically, loans would cover about 60-70% of the collateral's appraised value, but Yuan Li had granted him the full amount. So, in a way, Ge Dongxu felt slightly indebted to her.

Seeing her with swollen eyes naturally evoked a sense of concern, and he asked, "Manager Yuan, has something happened?"

"Nothing, just a trivial matter. Come, take a seat, I'll get you a glass of water." Upon Ge Dongxu's inquiry, Yuan Li's eyes momentarily reddened again, but she quickly conjured a strained smile and spoke to Ge Dongxu.

Hearing this, Ge Dongxu decided not to press further and smiled, saying, "I can get it myself."

With that, he quickly took a cup, filled it from the water dispenser, and then sat down on the elongated sofa facing the office desk.

Given Ge Dongxu's youth, Yuan Li couldn't help but act more casually around him. Instead of sitting behind the desk in a formal manner, she sat down next to Ge Dongxu.

"Tell me, what brings you, a young millionaire, to see me in the middle of the day?" Yuan Li asked, initiating the conversation as they sat down.

"Let's talk about your issue first. If you're really in trouble, maybe I can help," Ge Dongxu said. Seeing Yuan Li clearly upset and still taking time from her midday break to meet him had genuinely moved him, and he really felt a desire to help her.

"It's adult stuff, talking about it with you won't make a difference!" Yuan Li, seeing Ge Dongxu's sincere concern, glanced at him gratefully but still refused to divulge her problems.

"True, you're an adult, but I'm also seventeen this year, not really a kid anymore. Besides, have you ever seen a kid discussing loans with you? Just talk about it, even if I can't help, sharing it with someone else might make you feel better," Ge Dongxu urged.

Yuan Li considered Ge Dongxu's words and suddenly realized that this young man was different from others. She stared at him for a long while before sighing deeply, saying, "Alright, indeed, this issue has really been suffocating me."

Then, Yuan Li began to share her story.

Two months ago, one afternoon, due to her period, she had felt unwell and gone home early. When she arrived, she opened her front door and suddenly heard noises coming from her bedroom. They were the sounds of a woman's moans and a man's panting, along with the creaking noise from a double Simmons bed.

Yuan Li violently pushed open the bedroom door and then saw a steamy scene unfolding on the Simmons bed. The man in the scene was her husband, Liu Lihe, and the woman was her cousin, Yang Hong, who was also her husband's business partner.

Because of this, she had divorced him a month ago.

Yuan Li, having strong career aspirations, was constantly striving for the position of branch manager. Fearing that having children would hinder her future prospects, she and Liu Lihe had been married for many years without having children. The house they currently lived in was assigned by her employer, and since Liu Lihe had wronged her first, the divorce was, relatively speaking, a straightforward matter.

However, the issue lay in the herbal tea beverage factory that Liu Lihe and her cousin Yang Hong had invested in together. When they established the factory because of financial reasons, Yuan Li had guaranteed the loan under her name.

Originally, this wasn't a problem, as long as Liu Lihe and Yang Hong regularly repaid their loan after the divorce. But what Yuan Li could never have imagined was that over the years, Liu Lihe and Yang Hong had been fooling around, and apart from regularly paying the interest to the bank, all other income was hidden from her as they claimed it was lent out to friends for interest. In reality, they squandered it all without her knowledge.

Private lending was always popular in the area around Ouzhou City, and the interest rates were much higher than those of banks. Therefore, it was challenging for banks, especially those in the smaller towns and counties, to attract deposits. This was another reason why Yuan Li had been so excited last year when she heard that Ge Dongxu was transferring 600,000.

Given this background and the fact that there wasn't much interest to be earned from keeping money in the bank, Yuan Li, the wife and cousin to the pair, didn't suspect anything untoward.

A few days ago, a bank loan matured and needed to be repaid. When the bank went to collect the debt and couldn't, they approached Yuan Li, the guarantor. That was when she went to inquire from Liu Lihe and Yang Hong and found out that the income from the beverage factory had been squandered by these two over the years.

Naturally, Yuan Li was furious, berated them harshly, and demanded that they find a way to repay the bank. She could think of ways to give them some time.

Today, the bank attempted to collect the debt again and failed. As the guarantor, Yuan Li was approached by the old branch manager. He mentioned that if the situation wasn't handled well, it wouldn't only damage Yuan Li's reputation, but he also wouldn't be able to recommend her for the position of branch manager when he stepped down.

Yuan Li had no choice but to call Liu Lihe and Yang Hong again. Unexpectedly, this time they simply played the scoundrels, claiming they had no money and could only mortgage the factory to the bank.

Since the factory was built at the foot of Wangzhou Mountain, the land was worthless and the buildings were fairly rudimentary. These were the minor investments initially; the real investment went into purchasing the production equipment and machines. Discover more content at empire

However, once the factory was sold, not to mention whether there was anyone willing to take over, even if there was, the production equipment and machines had depreciated over the years and selling them at half the price would be considered decent.

If no one took over in a short period and the bank was forced to auction it off, the prices would undoubtedly be lower. By that time, if Liu Lihe and Yang Hong could not make up the shortfall, and they had neither the face nor decent jobs to lose, the bank would be left with no recourse but to approach Yuan Li, the guarantor, in the end.

After Yuan Li made the phone call, she thought about how much she had dedicated to her family over the years; her husband and cousin both betrayed her, leaving her such a mess. Compounded by the fact that she couldn't share this with anyone—firstly, because she was a successful and ambitious woman who couldn't afford to lose face, and secondly, it would surely impact her career advancement if word got out. Alone, she thought about these disheartening things and lay on her desk, crying for a long while.

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