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Chapter 188 Wasted Effort

Chapter 188: Chapter 188 Wasted Effort

"Are you serious?" Qiao Rui still found it rather unbelievable.

But Pei Liyan frowned and said sternly, "I’ve told you so much and wasted so much time, do you think I’m joking?"

Qiao Rui nodded. "Honestly, yes."

Pei Liyan didn’t bother with small talk anymore. "Tomorrow Fang Mo will take you."

Qiao Rui blinked, "Really?"

"Whether it’s true or not, you will find out tomorrow," he said, leaving the conversation and heading upstairs.

The next day, Qiao Rui received a call from Fang Mo, who said he was taking her to the bank to set up an account.

Only then did she realize, this matter was real.

Qiao Rui suddenly remembered, her face, it looked a bit different from her ID card.

She immediately called Jiang Jinfeng, "Clear out one of my ’Qiao Rui’ empty accounts, without leaving any trace!"

"Is something the matter?" Jiang Jinfeng asked.

"Yes, there is something big."

"Alright!"

Half an hour later, Jiang Jinfeng had someone deliver her account paperwork.

After receiving it, Fang Mo also arrived.

She handed the account to Fang Mo.

In fact, even now, Qiao Rui couldn’t believe that Pei Liyan would invest these funds.

After all, this was fourteen billion in total.

That was no small figure.

Fang Mo took the account and within an hour, eight billion had entered Qiao Rui’s account.

Seeing the account balance, Qiao Rui was stunned.

She immediately called Pei Liyan. "Did you really give me those eight billion?"

"Did you receive it?" Pei Liyan’s voice was soft, as if he was busy and it wasn’t convenient to speak.

"I received it," Qiao Rui was somewhat at a loss for how to respond.

"Um, keep it for now, we’ll talk when we meet tonight," Pei Liyan said again. "I’m a bit busy right now."

"Oh, okay, you go ahead," Qiao Rui didn’t ask further and hung up.

Meanwhile, Pei Liyan looked up at Qiao Xiang.

She had actually rushed into the CEO’s office during working hours to discuss personal matters.

He was displeased and told Qiao Xiang coldly, "This is the first and last time."

Qiao Xiang’s eyes were red, her father had demanded that she secure the funding, or he would also be ousted from the Qiao Family’s board of directors.

This also was a serious matter.

She had wanted to meet Pei Liyan last night to discuss this and plead for his help, but he said he didn’t have time.

Having no other choice today, she came to talk to him.

But just as she began, he cut her off.

Qiao Xiang clenched her fists tightly, pursed her lips, and saw that he had no personal feelings for her at all except for panic in her heart.

"Get out!" Pei Liyan’s voice was cold as he commanded.

"Really, no way?" Qiao Xiang trembled, her tone sad, "Liyan, can’t you help me one more time?"

"Call me President!" Pei Liyan looked at her indifferently. "Qiao Xiang, if you can’t serve as my secretary, you may resign immediately."

"No!" Qiao Xiang shook her head. "I can do it, it’s just..."

Her heart was in turmoil, her thoughts a mess, and she didn’t know how to ask for his help.

"I’m just desperate, that’s why I’m pleading with you!"

"You’re too greedy!" Pei Liyan left no room or face for Qiao Xiang, firmly refusing. "I won’t help this time!"

Qiao Xiang’s tears splashed down.

She quickly wiped away her tears, whispering, "Sorry for the disturbance!"

She left Pei Liyan’s presidential office.

At noon, Qiao Xiang received a call from her parents, asking if she had managed to borrow money from Pei Liyan.

Qiao Xiang said, "Dad, Mom, give up on that idea. He will not lend a hand anymore. Also, please stop asking me to beg him. If I ask again, he will make me leave the Pei Family!"

"You two are childhood friends, he won’t even give you that much face?"

"Dad, Mom, if I ask again, he might even demand the return of previous investments. What will I do then?" Qiao Xiang countered.

Her parents were clueless. "Did he really say he won’t help anymore?"

"Very clearly!" Qiao Xiang affirmed.

"Alright, I will tell your grandfather." Her father said, "Your grandfather is still dreaming of getting Qiao Rui to secure the money!"

Qiao Xiang scoffed, "She won’t get it either. Pei Liyan is not a charity; he won’t help us indefinitely. Our family is just a bottomless pit now!"

She hung up the phone, angry.

As soon as Qiao Junxian hung up, he went to the old house to see his father and told him the news directly.

"Dad, Pei Liyan won’t invest in us anymore."

Elder Qiao frowned deeply, looking at him coldly, "Where did you hear this?"

"Xiangxiang went to Pei Liyan today and was humiliated. He made it clear that he will not continue investing in us." Qiao Junxian, seeing his father’s cold and impatient face, felt agitated, "We need to think of other options. It seems that starting from the Pei Family won’t work."

Elder Qiao said coldly, "Then what do you suggest we do? Besides the Pei Family who still holds onto past sentiment, who else is there to help us?"

Qiao Junxian was at a loss. "What should we do?"

"Call in experts for a thorough investigation!" Elder Qiao glanced at his son, losing patience. "Six hundred million is not a small number. Let the finance department investigate thoroughly to see where exactly the money went."

Qiao Junxian was stunned, "Dad, what are you doing? If we investigate, our family will lose all face!"

"Ha! Face? The Qiao Family is on the verge of bankruptcy, what use is face now?" Elder Qiao rebuked coldly, "That villa you bought for Qiao Xiang, where did the funds come from?"

"Dad, that was a loan!" Qiao Junxian quickly explained, "I didn’t touch our company’s funds!"

"Your loan was just paid off two days ago," Elder Qiao stated gravely. "What did you use to pay it off?"

Qiao Junxian’s face paled, visibly panicked.

Seeing him like this, Elder Qiao became even more irritable.

The Qiao sons really lacked talent; each one more adept at undermining others than solving problems.

He gave up hope and said to Qiao Junxian firmly, "Send out the message. Notify your brothers that we are arranging for the finance department to come for a thorough investigation."

"I’ll go right away!" Qiao Junxian hurried off.

Elder Qiao called Qiao Rui. "Have you spoken to him?"

"Grandfather, I have!" Qiao Rui said, "But it’s difficult to handle."

Naturally, Qiao Rui wouldn’t directly tell Elder Qiao that Pei Liyan had already made the investment.

He said to wait until Liancheng returned to discuss it further.

She understood that Pei Liyan intended to drag the matter out, letting it ferment to a certain extent to be effective.

Having grasped Pei Liyan’s intentions, she wouldn’t tell Elder Qiao that it was possible to secure the investment now.

Elder Qiao’s voice carried a hint of sarcasm, "Qiao Xiang was rejected, Pei Liyan said he won’t lend her money anymore."

"Oh!" Qiao Rui was also surprised, not lending to her because he lent it to herself!

"It seems, borrowing from him is impossible now!" Elder Qiao sighed helplessly.

Qiao Rui did not say much.

Elder Qiao added, "Don’t waste your efforts too!"

Qiao Rui paused, "Does grandfather mean there’s no need for me to talk to Pei Liyan anymore?"

"Qiao Xiang said it, it was useless; you say it, it will also be useless."

"Oh, right," Qiao Rui agreed, then asked, "Grandfather, could I see my brother’s photo?"