Chapter 841
A perfect plan?
Upon hearing Ye Xingning's question and seeing her shocked expression, Xu Bo'an calmly said to her, "Why are you reacting so strongly? Are you really that shocked?"
Ye Xingning's family background is quite good, and most of her friends are at the same level as him. Even if she wanted to borrow money from these friends to raise 100 million yuan in cash, she would have to ask at least a dozen friends to do so. But Xu Bo'an took it out so easily. How could Ye Xingning not be shocked?
Seeing Xu Bo'an's indifferent expression, Ye Xingning was even more confused. He had already taken out 100 million yuan in cash. Didn't he care at all about such a huge sum of money? Wasn't he worried at all that he wouldn't be able to repay it?
This made Ye Xingning start to have all sorts of wild thoughts. Was she too important to him? Or was this 100 million in cash simply insignificant to him?
Although Xu Bo'an told her yesterday that he had once had a crush on her, she was already married once. Even if he had feelings for her back then, it had been more than ten years, and he must have let go of it long ago. It couldn't possibly be for that reason.
To say that 100 million is insignificant to Xu Bo'an would be impossible. Even the top families in Jiangcheng wouldn't just casually lend 100 million to someone! Lending money is no joke. When you lend money to someone, you should be prepared not to get it back. Even wealthy friends would think twice before lending each other 100 million in cash!
But Xu Bo'an just lent me 100 million yuan so easily. That's a hundred million yuan! Judging from Xu Bo'an's clothes and appearance, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who is extremely wealthy and has countless riches.
Ye Xingning quickly ruled out those two possibilities, but she couldn't think of any other reason besides them! This puzzled him greatly!
Ye Xingning said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother, how can I not be shocked that you transferred a whole hundred million yuan to me so casually? I can't figure out how you have so much money no matter how hard I try. Did you do something...?"
Ye Xingning wanted to say, "Could it be that you've done something shady?" But she stopped mid-sentence.
Even if Ye Xingning didn't say the second half of her sentence, Xu Bo'an guessed what she was going to say. Xu Bo'an said, "Don't get the wrong idea. All this money of mine came from legitimate sources! If it didn't come from legitimate sources, would I dare to stand here so openly? Wouldn't I have already absconded abroad with the money?"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Ye Xingning gave him a polite but slightly embarrassed smile and said, "Um... I was really shocked to see you so easily come up with so much money. Please don't misunderstand!"
Seeing Ye Xingning's shocked expression, Xu Bo'an was genuinely charmed by her cuteness and said with a half-joking smile, "Haha, I lent you a hundred million to see how shocked you are. If I had known you would react this strongly, I wouldn't have lent it to you!"
Ye Xingning also urgently needed the money, and upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, she instinctively said to him, "No, no, you've already lent it to me, so I can't go back on my word. Since this money comes from a legitimate source, I'm relieved. Okay, I'll go take care of the company's business now, and I'll contact you later!"
After Ye Xingning finished speaking, she quickly left the private room, afraid that if she was a step too slow, Xu Bo'an would change his mind and take the money back.
Xu Bo'an couldn't help but smile as he watched Ye Xingning's hurried departure.
The reason why Xu Bo'an was willing to take out 100 million yuan in cash to help Ye Xingning without hesitation is that Xu Bo'an is not short of money at all and would not care about 100 million yuan.
Secondly, seeing a friend in trouble and being able to help, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing. Of course, the term "friend" for Ye Xingning carried many meanings. It wasn't just a simple friendship; it also contained the youthful infatuation she had for Ye Xingning back then, as well as many other inexplicable emotions that even Xu Bo'an herself didn't understand. In short, it was simply her heart that drove her to do this.
After Ye Xingning left the private room, Xu Bo'an went back to the lounge inside to rest.
When Ye Xingning arrived at Huiwanjia's headquarters, he saw a large crowd gathered in front of the store, holding a large banner that read, "Heartless merchants, give me back my hard-earned money!"
Many people were shouting Ma Hongyu's name, telling him to pay back the money quickly or they would keep blocking the way.
Ye Xingning walked forward through the gaps in the crowd. Ma Hongyu, who was trying his best to comfort and dissuade everyone, saw Ye Xingning arrive and his eyes lit up instantly. He then said to the crowd, "He's here! He's here! Your debts will be paid off soon!"
When Ye Xingning walked up to Ma Hongyu, Ma Hongyu pointed at her and quickly said to everyone again, "This is the daughter of Huiwanjia Supermarket, the true future owner of Huiwanjia Supermarket, and the current person in charge. If you have any problems, just tell her! She will help you solve them!"
Good heavens, what a master of shifting blame! Ye Xingning knew perfectly well that Ma Hongyu's words were clearly meant to make her step in and resolve this matter so that he could continue to monopolize the Ye family's business in peace. What a shrewd plan! But how could she possibly give in to his wishes?
Ye Xingning said loudly to everyone, "You've all misunderstood. The ownership of our Huiwanjia Supermarket has changed. Almost all of the company's shares are now in the hands of this Mr. Ma Hongyu. Even if I wanted to help you pay off these debts, I really can't do anything about it!"
Ma Hongyu thought Ye Xingning was there to solve the problem, but he didn't expect her to say such a thing. The current public opinion had already put him in the eye of the storm, and now, with Ye Xingning's protection, he might be able to turn the situation around. But Ye Xingning's words were clearly just another way of proving the accuracy of public opinion. What exactly was she trying to do?
There were already shills sent by Li Dehou to create public opinion in the crowd. Sure enough, after hearing Ye Xingning's words, someone in the crowd immediately shouted, "Ma Hongyu, you have an improper conduct. You seized shares in Ye's company, and now you're even making Miss Ye pay back your money. What are you up to? You're really heartless!"
"Yes, you are the largest shareholder of the company, so it is only reasonable and legal for us to ask you for money!"
"Yes, yes, we're asking you for your money!" "Give us our money back right now, or we'll keep causing trouble here and make your life a nightmare!"
Seeing the increasingly uncontrollable crowd, Ma Hongyu leaned close to Ye Xingning's ear and whispered impatiently, "Ye Xingning, you'd better be sensible. This is your family's company. Now that the company is in trouble, the most important thing is for you to protect my image. Only in this way can we suppress public opinion and give Huiwanjia Company a chance to breathe. If you continue to speak recklessly, you will be driving the company that your father built from scratch to the brink of ruin. Once the company goes bankrupt, it will be harder than climbing to heaven for your Ye family to make a comeback. You'd better think carefully before you speak!"
After Ma Hongyu finished speaking, he looked at Ye Xingning and snorted in annoyance. Then he stood aside and shouted loudly to the crowd causing trouble below: "Everyone, don't worry. The real person in charge of the Ye family is here. I believe she will definitely give everyone a satisfactory explanation!"
Ye Xingning felt so disgusted by Ma Hongyu's words that he almost vomited. He had never seen such a shameless man.
After hearing Ma Hongyu's words, one of the rioters shouted, "Ma Hongyu, you've taken over the Ye family's company all by yourself. The Ye family doesn't have the final say. You need to give us an explanation right now!"
"We've been waiting here for ages, and you still haven't given us a straight answer. If this continues, we're all going to sue you!"
"Yes, we barefoot people aren't afraid of those wearing shoes. How could such a large group of people be afraid of him?"
Hearing the increasingly agitated emotions of the rioters below, Ma Hongyu, standing to the side, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He quickly said to Ye Xingning, "Ye Xingning, hurry up and think of a solution!"
Ye Xingning asked Ma Hongyu, "How much money do you owe? Why are so many people coming to your door to collect debts?"
Ma Hongyu said, "What do you mean I owe a lot of money? These debts are all company debts, okay? It's probably at least fifty million. Once we pay them all back, things will be much easier to handle!"
Ye Xingning originally thought that even if all the big companies temporarily canceled their cooperation with Huiwanjia Company, the loss would be at most 30 to 40 million. However, Ma Hongyu said that at least 50 million was needed. This guy had already come to this point, yet he was still thinking of swindling money from him. This was simply morally bankrupt.
Upon hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning feigned shock and said to Ma Hongyu, "So much debt? You've been in charge of Wan Jia Hui Company for a while now. You should know better than me how much money is in the company's accounts. You should be able to pay back this 50 million!"
Ye Xingning had actually secretly sent someone to check a few days ago and found that there was hardly any money left in Huiwanjia Company's accounts. She guessed that the funds had definitely been squandered by Ma Hongyu or had been secretly transferred to other places. However, Ye Xingning had not found out yet. The reason she said this was to pretend that she knew nothing, so that Ma Hongyu would be caught off guard.
Upon hearing Ye Xingning's words, Ma Hongyu said to her in an annoyed tone, "The funds on the books have their own purpose. The company is suddenly facing such a big crisis, where are we going to get so much money to deal with it? I called you here to solve problems, not to question me!"
Ye Xingning said, "Ma Hongyu, are you kidding me? I owe fifty million, where am I supposed to find it? You know we don't have any money at all right now!"
Ma Hongyu glared at Ye Xingning and said anxiously, "If you don't have money, then figure something out! Don't you have a lot of friends? You can borrow from them!"
Ye Xingning said, "The company is facing such a big crisis, do you think everyone will lend me money? Why don't you borrow money yourself?"
Ma Hongyu had already asked his friends, but just as Ye Xingning had said, no one would lend him money during this crisis.
Ma Hongyu looked at Ye Xingning with a mixture of anger and helplessness and said, "You useless thing, what can you do? You can't even handle this simple matter!"
Even at this point, Ma Hongyu still dared to curse her like that. Ye Xingning couldn't tolerate his insults, so she raised her voice and said to Ma Hongyu, "You cheated on me, you seized my family's property, and now that the company is in trouble, you come to me to solve it. You heartless bastard! Anyway, the company is all yours now, you can handle it yourself. What does it have to do with me? I don't own any shares in the company, and the debts aren't mine. I'm cutting ties with you. I don't want your company's mess even if you give it to me for free. I'm leaving now, so you won't try to shift the blame onto me!"
Upon hearing Ye Xingning's words, Ma Hongyu suddenly had an idea. In any case, he had already made a lot of money from the company recently. Now that the company was facing such a big predicament and owed tens of millions of yuan, if he continued to hold onto most of the company's shares, then the mess that Hui Wanjia had made and the tens of millions of yuan in debt would all fall on his shoulders. Wouldn't he suffer a huge loss?
If he were to use the embezzled money to pay off these debts, he might as well use that money to start his own company. Even if he were to pay off these debts, a large number of customers would be gone. If he wanted to continue to make a profit in the future, he would have to develop new customers. Given Huiwanjia's current situation, it is unlikely that it will have any future prospects. Even if it pays off all the debts, it will just be a camel waiting to die.
At this moment, having clearly analyzed the pros and cons, Ma Hongyu, who saw no future prospects for Huiwanjia, decided to transfer all the shares of Huiwanjia Supermarket to Ye Xingning and then divorce her as soon as possible. In this way, all the debts of Huiwanjia Company would be shifted to Ye Xingning, and he could also seize the assets he had embezzled. Wouldn't this be a win-win strategy?
As for whether Huiwanjia Company's current massive crisis was a scheme orchestrated by Ye Xingning, Ma Hongyu didn't even consider that possibility! (End of Chapter)