“Boss, the thing is done. That Ling Yun is on the way.”
“Good, follow the original plan.”
In Yige Company, the president’s office was ablaze with lights. A handsome young man wearing a big necklace and a flowery shirt sat cross-legged on the sofa, with a cigar in his mouth. Speaking Mandarin with the Xiangjiang accent, he hung up the phone.
“Junwei, everything is going according to plan. Are you sure that Ling Yun will call you to ask for help?”
Turning back, he spoke to the man in the boss’ chair.
Liu Junwei’s mouth was curved upward slightly, and his spectacle lenses gave off obscure luster in the light. He said confidently, “Don’t worry. I am very clear about Chu Yunxiu’s family wealth. Four apartment-style houses are but worth 20 million yuan. Their social relationships are also very simple, and they don’t have wealthy friends. At this time, the only one who can save them is me. Even if Ling Yun doesn’t want to ask me for help, her mother who likes to get petty profits will force her to do so.”
“Junwei, I don’t really understand. How beautiful on earth is that woman named Ling Yun? If you want to bed her, just ask several brothers to get her. Is it worth it to ask me to come here from Ninghai to play the game?”
Looking at his old schoolmate, the man wearing a flowery shirt asked confusedly, “With your family background, you can get whatever woman you like.”
“Heqing, you don’t understand!”
Liu Junwei smiled slightly as he shook his head. Standing up, he walked to the drinks cabinet, opening one bottle of red wine and pouring a cup for the flowery shirt man, but he didn’t want to explain anything.
He had set the trap for a long time, waiting for a harvest today. To make his plan go smoothly, he did not use his men in Ninghai, but especially asked Cao Heqing to come to Xiangjiang to help design the trap.
Cao Heqing’s father was the head of some gang in Xiangjiang, and his mother was from Ninghai. When studying at high school in Ninghai, he established a good relationship with Liu Junwei.
After graduating from high school, Cao Heqing didn’t want to study further. Back to Xiangjiang, he became a punk, but they kept in touch when Liu Junwei studied abroad.
But Cao Heqing didn’t know Liu Junwei despised him in his heart. Liu Junwei kept in touch with him only because he was handsome, and Liu wanted to bed him.
Taking the cup, Cao Heqing shook it, with his thin, long, deep eyes shining with playfulness. “Does our Straight-A Student Liu Junwei really fall in love with that pretty girl named Ling Yun?”
“Hehe, how come I fall in love with her? You think too much.”
Taking a sip of red wine, Liu Junwei denied it.
“Then, I cannot understand. If you don’t love her, why did you do so much work?”
Cao Heqing raised his brows, asking in confusion.
“You don’t have to understand, just do as I say. Once the thing is done, you and your brothers leave with 30 million yuan.”
Liu Junwei slightly curved his mouth upward, revealing a tinge of evilness. Looking sideways at him, he said coldly, “Remember, no matter when it is, you must keep it a secret as if it has never happened.”
“You are now my money giver, and let whatever you say be that way. I don’t ask and won’t spread it. I am very professional, and you can rest assured.”
Cao Heqing found he was unwilling to say it, so he didn’t ask anymore. Taking over a dozen brothers to Ninghai for over half a month to set a trap, he could earn 30 million yuan. It was hard to find such a lucrative deal.
His only concern was, “Will there be any following-up trouble to set a trap in the place of the Qian Family?”
“No, the Fourth Childe of Qian Family has been bearing some people in mind.”
Liu Junwei revealed an insidious smile, thinking of the Fourth Childe of Qian Family, who wished to have the twins, but they had been taken by Ding Ning. If he had not been grounded at home by his family, he would probably have long begun retaliating against him.
He felt proud as he thought of that thing. Playing with people’s wills had always been his strength. He only indicated he could help the Fourth Childe of Qian Family take revenge, and the silly guy thanked him a lot and was willing to actively assist him.
All the things would take place and end in the Ladies Clubhouse. If the plan failed and the truth was found, Ding Ning could only revenge the Fourth Childe of Qian Family if he wanted to.
As a guy from a remote town near the southwestern border, no matter how well he fought, he would only have a dead-end if he confronted the Qian Family.
But he preferred to see Ding Ning’s grief-stricken look after losing his beloved one. Only by taking revenge like this could he feel satisfied.
Liu Junwei looked at his watch but frowned slightly. “As predicted, Ling Yun should have arrived at the Ladies Clubhouse and seen Chu Yunxiu, but how come she hasn’t called me for help? Is there something wrong?”
Now, Ling Yun and Lu Zhan had arrived at the Ladies Clubhouse. Led by the husky throat, they had seen Chu Yunxiu.
But Liu Junwei never thought Ling Yun had long not been the one she used to be, but an underworld boss of an area, when he had been keeping an eye on Chu Yunxiu to set the trap during this period.
“Mother, how come you owe them so much money?”
In an extra-large VIP box of the Ladies Clubhouse, Ling Yun was relieved as she found Chu Yunxiu was only held by over ten men but unhurt. With confusion in her eyes, she pressed.
“I, I am sorry, I’ve lost all of our family’s properties, and I still owe 30 million yuan. I don’t want to live, waaa…”
Chu Yunxiu shivered all over, felt regret, and cried in tears and a snivel.
Hearing Chu Yunxiu’s cry, Ling Yun felt angry, annoyed, and distressed.
In fact, Chu Yunxiu had a very lucky hand in playing mahjong during this period. She usually won about 10,000 yuan a day, and her addiction to the game grew gradually.
One night of over ten days ago, a mahjong game was scheduled, but one woman didn’t come because of her temporary urgent business.
Three players couldn’t play. So, Sister Sun said there was an underground casino here, and she wanted to go and play.
Chu Yunxiu felt her hands itchy as she hadn’t played mahjong. Wishing to broaden her horizon, she followed her to take a look.
Initially, she only meant to take a look, not gamble. Unexpectedly, Sister Sun was very lucky and won 50,000 yuan with her 20,000 yuan worth of chips in a while.
Chu Yunxiu admired her, bought 10,000 yuan worth of chips, and bet with an idea that she would stop at most if she lost the 10,000 yuan.
Perhaps, she was with good luck. The first bet brought her over 30,000 yuan, and she thought the money came so easily.
She won over 200,000 in her best time, but she was too greedy. When going home in the morning, she lost all the money she won as well as her 10,000 yuan.
Chu Yunxiu was a mean woman, who felt so much pain after losing 10,000. After a reflection, she thought it was very easy to win, but she was too greedy and did not stop in time.
So, she didn’t even go to play mahjong the next day evening. Instead, she decided to go to the casino to win her 10,000 and leave.
But she couldn’t control herself after entering the casino. When she got that 10,000, she wanted to win 20,000; when she got 20,000, she wanted to win 30,000…
The second night, she won over 70,000. Going home with joy, she decided never to gamble again.
But the third night, she seemed to be haunted, thinking, “Anyway, I won over 70,000 last night. At most, I will lose all the money I won and leave. If lucky, I will perhaps win more.”
Unlucky that night, she lost all the 70,000 yuan worth of chips. She was unhappy and took out 30,000 of her money, wishing to win. Luckily, she won over 30,000 in the end.
Winning for several days in a row made her increasingly confident, and she bet with more and more money. If she won, she wished to win more; if she lost, she wished to win again.
As a result, the more she gambled, the more she lost. Finally, she lost all the money for playing mahjong during this period as well as the hundreds of thousands of deposits she kept over these years.
If she had stopped now, nothing serious would have happened. But she felt unhappy, wishing to win the money she lost.
So, she began to borrow money from her female friends. Thanks to her credibility, these friends with rich families believed her, willing to lend her money.
She owed over one million soon. From nowhere, her friends learned her gambling news, unwilling to lend her money anymore, and they also forced her to pay their debts.
Chu Yunxiu didn’t want to lose face. To pay her debts, she braved herself to borrow the “claw money” (usury) from the casino, wishing to win.
Unexpectedly, the more she gambled, the more she lost. When her usury reached five million, the person giving her loans was unwilling to lend her money any longer and also forced her to pay her debts, which were over six million with principal and interest.
Chu Yunxiu lost money and went insane, deciding to gamble big. If winning all the money she lost, she would never gamble again. Thus, she risked to use her four houses as a mortgage and borrowed 20 million from the usury owner.
With money, Chu Yunxiu wanted to win soon. The small sums of gamble couldn’t satisfy her anymore. Therefore, she entered the VIP room to join the game with big stakes…
But she finally lost her four houses and also owed 30 million usury.
“Yun, I was wrong; I deserve death; I feel sorry…”
Chu Yunxiu felt the unbearable pain as she spoke, wailing. For her, the houses were the essence of living for her and Ling Yun, but now everything was gone. She felt hopeless.
Ling Yun’s face looked dark. She would pay Chu Yunxiu’s debts, but not now. What if she didn’t take a lesson and got addicted to gambling again in the future? That would be a bottomless abyss. No money was enough to lose.
Instantly, she became serious and said, “Where should I get 30 million?”
“Waaa…Yun, it’s all my fault; I deserve death, deserve death!”
Chu Yunxiu was desperate. “30 million, where should Yun get so much money?” Thinking about it, she wanted to die, rushing at the wall with her head.
Yet, her usury owner had long kept an eye on her, preventing her from committing suicide. Over ten strong men came and took her shoulders, holding her firmly.
The husky voice faintly smiled and said, “Killing should be paid with blood; debts should be paid with money. Death can’t solve the problem. Even if you died, we would ask your daughter to pay for us.”
“Why? It is I who owe you money, not my daughter. Why should you ask her to pay?”
Chu Yunxiu went furious as she heard these words, roaring hysterically.
“Don’t make trouble. No matter what, you two need to pay the debts. Right now, just try to borrow money. Think if you have any wealthy friends?”
The husky voice smiled evilly, tempting carefully.
“Wealthy friends?”
Chu Yunxiu drooped her head, but her eyes suddenly shone. Rising up her head toward Ling Yun, she spoke gingerly,
“Yun, can, can you call Liu Junwei? As long as you ask him, he will be willing to help you. He likes you so much.”
“Mother, what are you talking about? I have no relations with him. Why should I call him?”
Ling Yun had decided to pay her debts, but she never thought her mother would speak so. Immediately, she was ashamed and annoyed, glaring at her mother with blame.
“Yun, now I really have no solutions. Please make yourself suffer a little. Besides, he has hundreds of millions and can pay 30 million. He likes you so much and must be willing to help you.”
Chu Yunxiu looked at her hopefully and begged sadly.
“No way, I won’t go to beg him.” Ling Yun’s face turned dark as iron, and she said decisively.