“Boss, we know, we’ve been waiting for today for a long time!”

If it weren’t for Xia woman, Cao Liu and the others wouldn’t have been arrested by the police.

The underworld has its rules, and since that Xia woman meddled in affairs that didn’t concern her, it’s time she tasted the consequences of her interference!

Everyone had thought Boss Ke would protect that woman, given how infatuated he’d been with her.

Fortunately, the boss hadn’t disappointed them – they would finally avenge Cao Liu and the others!

Ke Yixiong’s subordinates were excited, but he raised his hand for silence:

“Wait two more days. If we act now, Jinsha Pool might suppress the incident. We’ll strike right before the sales begin, catching them off guard. This must be done perfectly – we should be the ones catching Jinsha Pool’s weaknesses, not the other way around!”

Ke Yixiong’s men all agreed.

One couldn’t help asking: “Boss, we’ve lost so much business because of her. Are we just seeking revenge without any profit?”

Ke Yixiong sneered, “Profit? The police are watching us – the moment you show up, it becomes extortion.”

What use would hush money be to him now?

He just wanted to see how the high-and-mighty swan would handle this crisis.

If she couldn’t resolve it, Ke Yixiong would be “happy” to help, but Xia Xiaolan must pay the price.

She couldn’t just buy him off with money.

Though business had suffered recently, Ke Yixiong had made plenty before – money wasn’t what he lacked.

He simply couldn’t swallow this loss.

If he didn’t take revenge against Xia Xiaolan, his position as boss would be unstable!

…

Xia Xiaolan now had only one thing on her mind.

The only thing that truly mattered was the Jinsha Pool property sales.

The mortgage procedures had suddenly stalled, and the “mortgage available” notice planned for the newspaper advertisement had been withdrawn. Now the ads were frustratingly vague.

This situation had spoiled her return to Beijing.

At this moment, Huo Chenzhou, having gotten wind of the situation from somewhere, called to ask if Xia Xiaolan regretted her decision and whether she needed help against the other Song family members – Xia Xiaolan had already guessed someone was targeting Tang Hongen, meaning Sheng Xuan couldn’t help much, so how could she agree?

If Tang Hongen couldn’t resolve it, Huo Chenzhou certainly couldn’t!

People respected the Song family because of Old Song, not because the family itself was particularly powerful.

If the Songs were truly powerful, why did they always try to manipulate and control Tang Hongen?

“Manager Huo, it’s not that I don’t want to cooperate with you. To be honest, I’m going abroad in two months, and after selling the Jinsha Pool properties, my small company will need to take a break.”

Huo Chenzhou frowned.

With Sheng Xuan blocking the bank funds, how could Jinsha Pool still sell normally?

Xia Xiaolan was truly stubborn, still trying to dodge the issue.

Huo Chenzhou asked her to reconsider, “If Qihang needs it, Dongfeng Holdings can provide a loan.”

Was Xia Xiaolan tempted?

Desperately so!

A corporate loan wouldn’t require the same scrutiny as a bank loan. If Huo Chenzhou could make the decision, over ten million could be transferred quickly.

Without being at Sheng Xuan’s mercy, Qihang could actively prepay the loan and arrange new mortgages with other banks, distancing itself from Director Pan’s suspension and investigation.

To be ruthless, whether Director Pan got in trouble or not had nothing to do with Qihang, and naturally wouldn’t easily implicate Tang Hongen.

Xia Xiaolan almost agreed immediately, but Huo Chenzhou had a record of trying to trap her before.

How would she repay such a huge favor?

Perhaps agreeing to Huo Chenzhou would truly harm Tang Hongen.

“Manager Huo, I’m truly grateful for your kindness. Could I consult with my company first and get back to you?”

Of course, why not?

Huo Chenzhou wasn’t in a hurry – Xia Xiaolan was the one who should be anxious.

Though Huo Chenzhou knew about this matter, he hadn’t realized it targeted Tang Hongen.

This showed his influence wasn’t truly far-reaching – he was still riding on Old Song’s power rather than having his own real authority!

Xia Xiaolan needed Tang Hongen’s opinion – if he was safe, Jinsha Pool would be fine. But when she called Pengcheng, she learned Tang Hongen was already en route to Beijing.

She put down the phone.

“Has it become this serious…”

Even Old Tang couldn’t stay put and had to come to Beijing seeking backing.

Xia Xiaolan had only come home during her lunch break because making calls at school was troublesome – too many people could overhear, and there was much she couldn’t say.

The house was empty now. At Luna, Chen Xiliang had signed 27 franchisees on his first day back in Yangcheng. By the time Xia Xiaolan returned to Beijing, paying franchisees had increased to 31, all urgently wanting to send people to Beijing for training. Grandmother Yu had gone to prepare the training venue.

Liu Fen was checking on the new store’s renovation.

The Luna specialty store in Xidan was doing very well, even boosting business at the Blue Phoenix Xidan branch.

This was perhaps the only good news in the past two days.

With everyone busy, Xia Xiaolan didn’t feel like cooking alone at home. Just as she locked the door, planning to grab something quick for lunch, she saw a familiar car entering the alley.

The car stopped in front of her, its driver surprised:

“Shouldn’t you be at school at this time?”

Xia Xiaolan wanted to ask the same thing!

“Uncle Tang, what brings you here?”

Hey, hey, hey, things are about to blow up, and you still have time to develop your relationship with her mother!

Xia Xiaolan had just called Pengcheng – Tang Hongen must have come straight from the airport to Shichahai.

The person in the car was indeed Tang Hongen.

Reading her thoughts, Tang Hongen knew Xia Xiaolan must be worried. He frowned:

“When the sky falls, the tall will support it. This isn’t such a big deal – go to school as you should! Don’t you trust me, or is it Ying Jinchuan you don’t trust?”

The person causing trouble behind the scenes would be handled by him.

As for the bank situation, Ying Jinchuan would take care of it.

Tang Hongen believed everything was well arranged, seeing Xia Xiaolan so distracted – how could this not affect her studies?

On weekends, she was a businesswoman, Qihang’s boss.

Monday through Friday, she should remember her identity as a student.

Xia Xiaolan reopened the door, inviting Tang Hongen in for tea:

“Please wait at home for a while. I see you haven’t had lunch either – I’ll order some dishes from the restaurant. You tell me not to worry, but how can I not? We’re talking about ten to twenty million and everyone’s hard work at the company. I know the person you introduced must be capable, but you haven’t explained exactly how Manager Ying is so impressive! Since you’re here, there’s also Huo Chenzhou actively offering to lend me money – how should I respond to him?”

Tang Hongen had hoped to share a meal with Fen, but after rushing here dusty and tired, he found Comrade Liu Fen was even busier than him as mayor – she wasn’t even home for lunch.

“Ying Jinchuan is a talented person. You should trust him. Someone like him wouldn’t be doing odd jobs at your newly established small company if he hadn’t encountered misfortune. Since you asked, I’ll tell you a bit about him.”