Chapter 250: Don’t Worry, I’m Rich. A Problem That Can Be Solved With Money Is Not a Problem.
Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Don’t Worry, I’m Rich. A Problem That Can Be Solved With Money Is Not a Problem.
Zhai Mi stood there waving, smiling politely at Gu Shengsheng.
Gu Shengsheng had no idea what was happening, much less how Lu Shijing was faring.
But one thing was certain now: Zhai Mi and Wang Biao were not to be underestimated.
The fact that they could appear here so openly, and that Wang Biao had even contrived a way to bring Gu Shengsheng here, proved they were absolutely confident in their ability to capture her.
Wang Biao turned his head to look at Gu Shengsheng and said, "Miss Gu, what do you think of my ’golden cicada shedding its shell’ trick?"
Gu Shengsheng found this rather interesting. ’He’d been calling me ’Madam’ this whole time, but now it’s suddenly ’Miss Gu’.’
’Were they pretending not to know who I was before?’
Wang Biao "kindly" explained, "Gu Shengsheng, famous antique appraisal master, and currently a major figure throughout the country, not to mention in Beijing City. Anyone who’s even touched the world of antiques knows your name."
Then he began to sneer. "As for your husband, Mr. Ryan. He single-handedly destroyed his own company and is now the head of a major domestic enterprise. I imagine it’s not easy for you two to keep your identities hidden, is it?"
Gu Shengsheng said, "Hide from you? You’re overthinking things. There was never any need."
She pinched her chin in thought. "So you two started putting on a show? Deliberately revealing flaws to make me and Lu Shijing angry?"
"Not deliberately, exactly," Wang Biao roared with laughter. "It’s just that we wanted to treat you with courtesy, to show you respect, but you didn’t seem to require it."
"Miss Gu, please get out of the car." He was very polite.
Gu Shengsheng didn’t struggle. Just as she was about to get out with the two young women, Ding Hong and Zhang Xiao...
Wang Biao’s voice turned cold. "Hold on!"
"Ding Hong, Zhang Xiao. Miss Gu here is such a distinguished guest. Naturally, I wouldn’t dare touch her or say a thing to her."
"But you two..." He paused. "You’re nothing but a pair of ungrateful traitors!"
"Did you really think Miss Gu could protect you, so you just eagerly tagged along? Right now, Miss Gu can’t even save herself."
"You’re just going to have to come back anyway! Get back here! Go back to living the life you’re supposed to live and stop dreaming. You can’t escape. You’ll never escape this place in your entire lives."
Gu Shengsheng could see the fear in the two young women’s eyes as tears streamed down their faces.
Gu Shengsheng held them tight. "It’s okay. I’ll get you out of here."
At these words, Wang Biao started laughing so hard he clutched his stomach.
"Seriously, Miss Gu, you people from Beijing City are really something else. You think you can save the world, save everyone? Ding Hong, Zhang Xiao, come take a look."
With that, he pulled out two photographs. One showed Ding Hong’s grandmother feeding sheep; the other showed Zhang Xiao’s father, who had a lame leg, digging in a field.
The two young women froze instantly.
Wang Biao said, "Your families are all just honest country folk from the village, aren’t they? If everyone were doing fine, I’d have nothing to say."
"Ding Hong, Zhang Xiao, your families are already living such hard lives, and what are you trying to do? Live for yourselves? Do you even deserve to?"
"Or would you rather watch them suffer even more? Let’s see... Zhang Xiao, would you mind if your father’s leg got even more crippled? Or Ding Hong, maybe your grandmother has lived a little too long. Perhaps she’s getting tired of life?"
Hearing this, Ding Hong’s eyes went red. She charged straight at Wang Biao, but he simply placed a hand on her head and pushed her away.
Ding Hong fell heavily to the ground.
Zhang Xiao hurried over to help her up.
Wang Biao said with disgust, "I think it’s time for you to choose. Go with Miss Gu, or stay here with me."
"I’m sure you’ll make the wise choice."
The two of them cried helplessly, heartbroken, but in the end, their eyes turned toward the back seat of the car. Though deeply reluctant, they knew they had to get back in.
Sometimes, that’s just how it is. It seems like you have many choices, but in reality, you have none. Most of the time, there is no choice at all.
Gu Shengsheng frowned. "Well now, Mr. Wang Biao, one million."
"One million. I’ll pay you to leave them and their families alone. What do you say?"
Wang Biao laughed. "Are you joking, Miss Gu? A million for a couple of worthless lives? I imagine a person who’s earned as much as you wouldn’t possibly waste money and time like this."
Zhang Xiao and Ding Hong were no relatives or friends of Gu Shengsheng. This woman, Gu Shengsheng, had a reputation in Beijing City for never doing anything good; she was known to be a sharp-tongued and mean person.
Besides, Gu Shengsheng was known to be incredibly cunning. She’d even scammed her own biological parents in Rui City out of ten million. These were things one could easily discover with a little investigation.
It was a miracle no one called her Zhou Bapi. How could she possibly spend money on these two good-for-nothings?
Then, Gu Shengsheng transferred one million to the foundation’s account they had discussed previously.
When Wang Biao saw the notification that the money had arrived, he grinned from ear to ear. "Miss Gu! Why didn’t you say so earlier? You’d better just bury me in cash."
"I’d die a happy man."
Gu Shengsheng looked at Ding Hong and Zhang Xiao, one on each side of her, and said, "Let’s go."
"Follow me."
’Now that I’ve seen their suffering, how could I possibly allow them to walk back into the wolf’s den?’
Zhang Xiao was sobbing uncontrollably. "One million... Miss, we don’t even know what ten thousand looks like. A million... we could never pay that back in several lifetimes!"
"We... we aren’t worth it," Ding Hong said timidly.
Gu Shengsheng said, "No matter what anyone else says about you, you have to believe in yourselves. You’re both so young, how can you possibly know what you’ll be capable of in the future?"
’A problem that can be solved with money is never really a problem. Of course, this is just a temporary solution for now.’
Gu Shengsheng was confident she would have a way to get the money back when the time came.
As she was thinking, Zhai Mi looked at her. "Miss Gu, you seem so confident. How much money are you planning to spend to buy your own life?"
Gu Shengsheng smiled. "My life isn’t worth anything. You can just take it."
"No, no, no. This is a society governed by law. You shouldn’t say such things, Miss Gu."
"It’s just that Mr. Lu is... a difficult man to deal with. So, we’ll have to trouble you for a few days. We’d like to ’invite’ you to a place where Mr. Lu won’t be able to find you. How about it?"
Gu Shengsheng said, "I’ll go, as long as I can bring these two with me. I won’t be at ease if I can’t keep an eye on them."
"Of course, of course!" Zhai Mi was surprised. He hadn’t expected Gu Shengsheng to be so agreeable. ’Acting like this, she’s clearly naive and hasn’t seen much of the world. So different from the rumors.’
’She must just be a product packaged by that Lu Shijing,’ he thought.
He had prepared so many different strategies, thinking it would take a great deal of effort. He’d planned for every contingency, but in the end, he hadn’t needed to use a single one of them.
Gu Shengsheng was willing to go with him.
’This is no pleasant destination, a place where Lu Shijing can’t find her... Heh. While he wouldn’t physically harm Gu Shengsheng, he certainly wasn’t going to let her have a comfortable time.’
And so, Gu Shengsheng was taken to a deserted area in the wilderness and led into a cellar.
Zhai Mi and Wang Biao stood there, gloating triumphantly.