Chapter 198: Fortune’s Wheel Turns
Until Su Wanyuan left.
“Jiang Ning” was still stunned in place.
But she had liked Gu Lanli for so long; if he went to find Su Wanyuan again, she would really be heartbroken to death.
Her expression flickered uncertainly, but in the end, she still wanted to test Gu Lanli’s loyalty.
Madness surged in her eyes.
Su Wanyuan wanted her to pretend to plan a “kidnapping.”
The smile at the corner of “Jiang Ning’s” mouth grew larger.
She wanted Su Wanyuan to really die.
But her plan hadn’t had a chance to be implemented before the Jiang Family encountered a financial crisis.
The shares that should have been sold started to backfire.
Causing Father Jiang to lose billions!
Father Jiang even had to sell some private assets to fill these gaps.
One wave had not subsided before another rose; the assistant Father Jiang trusted most stole the Jiang Corporation’s core secrets and sold them to a rival company, and the Jiang Family went bankrupt in just a few short days.
The Sui Family was also implicated; although they discovered the stolen company secrets in time, they still suffered considerable losses and could only sell properties to maintain the company’s operations, barely holding on.
As for helping the Jiang Family, they were powerless despite wanting to, and could only watch helplessly as the massive group fell apart overnight.
“Jiang Ning” instantly turned from a second generation rich to a negative second generation.
The family’s properties were also sold.
That White Manor was also bought by a mysterious tycoon.
And all the funds in their bank cards were frozen.
She spent money lavishly and never thought about saving.
The family’s upheaval caused her to not even finish her studies.
Panic rose in “Jiang Ning’s” heart; even her favorite Gu Lanli could not be contacted.
It really lived up to Su Wanyuan’s words: true heart or fake, one test reveals all.
“Jiang Ning” didn’t believe it; Gu Lanli loved her!
She spent her last savings to hire a few kidnappers, pretending to kidnap both her and Su Wanyuan to the mountain.
The Jiang Family was already on its last legs; forget ransom, where the whole family would live from now on was a problem.
So “Jiang Ning” aimed the ransom demand at the Gu Family.
She believed her Lan Li Gege would surely come to save her…
At this time, Gu Lanli was very anxious upon learning that “Jiang Ning” had been kidnapped, but later he received an anonymous text message.
The message contained all the records of “Jiang Ning” planning the kidnapping incident, and “Jiang Ning’s” ultimate goal was to kill Su Wanyuan while dragging the Gu Family down too.
Gu Lanli didn’t believe it at first, but “Jiang Ning’s” ferocious face in the video, her curses sentence after sentence, and even her act of paying for hitmen were all real.
Gu Lanli’s heart turned ice-cold; all that romance and love became laughable in the face of interests.
Gu Lanli’s filter on “Jiang Ning” was instantly shattered clean; the detestable image of “Jiang Ning” flooded his mind, even making him feel nauseous and disgusted.
He sneered; wanted to drag the Gu Family down, huh?
Then he would tell this news to Father Jiang and Madam Jiang, letting “Jiang Ning” taste what self-inflicted consequences meant!
The Jiang Family had just gone through financial turmoil and hadn’t recovered when Madam Jiang learned that “Jiang Ning” had been kidnapped.
The kidnappers demanded five million ransom, or they would rip up the ticket.
Her eyes went dark, and she fainted dead away.
When she awoke again, she saw Father Jiang with graying temples, sighing as he watched over her.
Madam Jiang’s eyes brimmed with tears as she tightly gripped Father Jiang’s arm: “Jiang Huan, go save Ning Ning, go save our daughter. She’s such a good girl; why was she kidnapped?”
In just a short week, Father Jiang seemed to have aged nearly ten years.
Father Jiang looked at the house, full of reluctance; this was the place he had bought at great expense when Jiang Ning was born.
They had lived here nearly eighteen years; first because those shares caused him to lose too much money.
Later because he was betrayed by his most trusted assistant, the Jiang Corporation’s core secrets were stolen, and his company was done for.
He sighed: “Let’s go; the buyer will come to take possession soon.”
Madam Jiang wiped her tears, also reluctant to leave the house, but she cared more about Jiang Ning: “My Ning Ning, if anything happens to her, I don’t want to live anymore, my daughter.”
Father Jiang had a headache; he understood Jiang Ning’s importance to Madam Jiang, so he promised: “The transaction is tomorrow; I’ll borrow money if I have to and redeem Ning Ning.”
Former business partners saw him fallen on hard times; forget lending money, it was good if they didn’t kick him while he was down.
The reason he said this was also to steady Madam Jiang; he couldn’t let her do anything foolish.
The sound of tires rubbing against the floor came from outside.
Accompanied by the rustling of a crowd, Father Jiang knew the people coming to take possession had arrived.
He walked out and faced the youth surrounded by people like a star; he was still somewhat stunned: “Young Xie?”
Xie Jingyan lightly raised his eyes and glanced at Father Jiang.
Father Jiang could hardly believe it: “How is it you?”
Uncle Liang beside him frowned and scolded: “The one who bought this house is my young master; please show some respect in addressing him, Mr. Jiang.”
This world is like this.
When you’re thriving, everyone around you is good.
When you’re down and out, your former glory means nothing.
Xie Jingyan raised his hand, curved his lips in a smile, his voice very soft: “It’s fine, Uncle Liang; I’m very familiar with Uncle Jiang.”
Father Jiang knew Uncle Liang, the Lin Family’s butler; he had dealings with the Lin Family before and naturally knew that Xie Jingyan’s background had been revealed recently and he had been recognized by his ancestors, but he was surprised why the house buyer was him!
Xie Jingyan wore the simplest black trench coat, his pale chin resting against the collar; he looked around, the scenery very familiar. When he came before, he was just an introduced guest, but now he was the owner who had bought this manor.
He smiled at Father Jiang, the smile not reaching his eyes: “Uncle Jiang, this house being bought by me is still better than by someone else, right?”
Father Jiang was at a loss for words and awkwardly smiled: “Young Master Xie is right.” He thick-skinnedly pleaded: “I just got the news that my little daughter was kidnapped by kidnappers to the mountain, demanding five million ransom, or they’ll rip up the ticket. The final deadline is six o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Young Master Xie, Ning Ning is my and my wife’s lifeline; she really can’t have anything happen to her. Could you lend me five million? I’ll work like an ox and horse to repay you later.”
After Father Jiang finished speaking, his face burned like fire.
The youth who once had nothing now towered over him.
He really couldn’t bring himself to ask, but for his daughter, Father Jiang could only shamelessly plead and was even prepared to kneel later.
Because of the stupid thing “Jiang Ning” did at Jingya, they knew about it too; she took advantage of convenience, spent a lot of money to bribe hospital connections, then used Sui Qingshan’s name to harm a patient’s interests, causing Sui Qingshan to be suspended by the hospital. He had felt guilty and wanted to find the patient’s family to negotiate and give some money to settle it, only to find out the person his daughter harmed turned out to be Xie Jingyan’s sister!
Now the tables had turned, and he was at the end of his rope before turning to Xie Jingyan for help.
Xie Jingyan lowered his eyes, indifferent between his brows, as if considering.
Father Jiang gritted his teeth and knelt directly on the ground, prostrating himself: “Young Master Xie, for the sake of our past ties, please help her.”
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