Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 245: The Funding Issue is Resolved

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: The Funding Issue is Resolved

She bit her lips, the pain allowing her to barely maintain composure; she revealed a well-practiced adorable smile, "He Xing brother, the words I said on the phone were to deceive you, it’s just that I haven’t seen you for so long, I just wanted to meet you."

He Xing looked at Xia Ning expressionlessly, his handsome eyes filled with tremendous anger; there were very few people in this world who dared to joke with He Xing.

Immense pressure came at Xia Ning from all sides; the last trace of color had already vanished from her face, fine beads of sweat seeping out from her forehead. She hurriedly spoke in a low voice, "He Xing brother, I didn’t mean to deceive you on purpose. I had a different, important matter to discuss with you—please take a look at this first."

She frantically pulled out a document from behind her and handed it to He Xing. He Xing opened the document with a puzzled look and after a while, his face underwent a drastic change, "Who told you to do this?"

"I...I did it myself." Xia Ning’s face flushed, not daring to look at He Xing; her two thumbs poked at each other while she said in a tiny voice, "I’ve already transferred the amount, and your company’s finance department has received it. You can’t send it back to me now."

"Ridiculous!" He Xing was furious. He slammed the document on the table, his eyes blazing as he looked at Xia Ning: "You told me before about touching the money in Du Wanting’s foundation, and I didn’t agree. So why did you move that amount of money now? Do you realize that what you’re doing is illegal?"

"It’s not." Although Xia Ning trembled with fear, she mustered her courage and said, "I’ve asked a lawyer, and this is considered an investment. You can just calculate the return on investment for us later."

Originally, Yang Kaitai had collaborated with the Xia Group and other companies to jointly strike at He Group, using certain means to coerce banks into cutting off He Group’s financial lifeline.

Xia Ning had always been aware of this. Xia Guoxiong’s explanation was to first beat He Xing helplessly and then He Xing would turn to seek help from Xia Group. At that time, they could smoothly make He Xing marry Xia Ning.

At first, Xia Ning naively thought this was a good method, but gradually she found that things were getting more and more skewed, her father even went against her objections to engage her to Yang Kaitai.

Last night she argued with her father, making it clear that Yang Kaitai was already reaping what he sowed and asking her father to help He Xing.

Unexpectedly, her father said that Yang Kaitai had played out his role and all the chess pieces had been set, now they were just waiting for He Xing to fall into the trap.

Her father sternly warned Xia Ning not to cause any more trouble, or he would definitely not let her off lightly.

Xia Ning would never forget the expression her father had when he warned her; it was definitely a presence more terrifying than childhood nightmares. But what scared her even more was that if Xia Group and He Group became complete enemies, she and He Xing would have no chance whatsoever.

So, early this morning, she had checked the funds under her authority as the chairperson of the Du Wanting Motherly Love Foundation and transferred all available funds into He Group’s accounts, marking it as venture investment for a settlement of interest in three months.

"I cannot use the money from the Du Wanting Motherly Love Foundation." He Xing pulled out his phone and was searching for the finance department’s number as he said, "I’m calling them to transfer the money back to you right now, and don’t ever do something like this again."

"Don’t!" Xia Ning was desperate and snatched He Xing’s phone from him; she didn’t know where she got the courage, as she wouldn’t dare to do such a thing under normal circumstances even if you gave her a hundred and twenty guts.

Her eyes were red and brimming, nearly crying out, "He Xing brother, don’t be angry. Every year you donate millions to the Du Wanting Motherly Love Foundation. You’re just using this money temporarily to tide over the difficulties, it’s okay. If you don’t take this money and He Group really collapses, who will support the Du Wanting Motherly Love Foundation in the future?"

The expression on He Xing’s face changed; his starry, cold eyes visibly softened. No matter how much he disliked Xia Ning, these words were indeed true.

Xia Ning saw his reaction and secretly rejoiced in her heart; it seems that getting a ghostwriter to draft the speech in advance was reasonable. Otherwise, with her head turning to mush in front of He Xing, wouldn’t she be dispatched in just a few words?

She pressed on with the words she had memorized, "He Xing brother, insiders all know that He Group has been sabotaged this time. Are you really willing to let He Group be tormented like this? Most of the money in my mother’s foundation was donated by you. Many philanthropists donated to us because of your reputation. My doing this is also a long-term investment, laying out the long line to catch the big fish."

Just then He Xing’s phone began to ring; Xia Ning looked down to see an unknown number, and the phone indicated it was a scam call.

As she was about to hang up, He Xing quickly snatched the phone from her and picked up the call.

Even though He Xing walked away while talking, Xia Ning could still hear him speaking very politely to the other person.

Her nose felt sour. He Xing, who had been proudly like a little sun since she was a child, was now answering a "scam" call, and with such polite tone.

As He Xing hung up the phone and came back in, Xia Ning gulped down two mouthfuls of icy water, forcibly suppressing the tears welling up in her heart.

Watching He Xing sit down again, she said with heartfelt sincerity, "He Xing brother, I dreamt of mom last night, and I asked her why she saved you back then. She said you were a very good child, and she said that she would still save you if she had to do it over again. So I think if mom knew that I temporarily lent the foundation’s money to you, she would definitely approve."

He Xing appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was torn. These days, he contacted many investors, even loan sharks.

But these people, having gotten wind of something, seemed convinced that He Group couldn’t overcome the current crisis without their help. Their terms were harsh, outright taking advantage of a crisis to the extreme.

He had just received a message from the finance department that the funds from the Du Wanting Motherly Love Foundation were received; as soon as He Xing approved, then He Group could overcome their most difficult obstacle.

But...

"He Xing brother..." Xia Ning had sat down beside He Xing without him realizing, her hands tightly hugging his arm, her head resting directly on his shoulder: "He Xing brother, please agree to it. If you won’t, then I won’t let go."

He Xing exerted force, thinking he could pull his hand free just like before, but to his surprise, Xia Ning held on even tighter, refusing to let go.