"Er Gou, you don't understand!" Lu Shuangyue cried. "Starting your own business isn't that easy. You know how big Baozhi Hall is; we have branches all over the city! The liquid capital alone amounts to several hundred million. Once that's all withdrawn, every Baozhi Hall branch will be paralyzed in just three or four days! On top of that, they've pulled all our resources, which means no one will partner with us! In a week at most, Baozhi Hall will be completely wiped from this city!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou couldn't help but sigh. These old geezers are ruthless, doing this even to their own daughter.

After a moment of thought, he asked, "Is there any way to revive Baozhi Hall, then? We can't just stand by and watch it disappear, can we?"

Lu Shuangyue considered his words for a moment before replying, "It's not impossible to save Baozhi Hall. Even though they've pulled all the funds and resources, it won't die that quickly. I've managed to build up some of my own resources over the years. What we're lacking right now is capital! I've done a rough calculation, and we'd need about 50,000,000 to keep it afloat!"

Fifty million. The number made Liu Ergou's jaw drop.

Damn! Is she saying this because she's after my wallet? he wondered. He had just earned 60,000,000 for treating Zhang Man's grandfather. The money hadn't even arrived in his account yet, and now it looked like he would have to spend most of it. The thought alone made him want to explode.

But then he reconsidered. Lu Shuangyue is my woman. How can I not help her when she's in trouble?

With a helpless expression, Liu Ergou said, "Ah, it seems like fate has decided! I was planning to use that money to get my own place properly set up, but I never expected something like this to happen! But honestly, I couldn't have earned that money without you!"

Just as he finished speaking, his phone buzzed. He pulled it out and saw a new text message. Without a word, he opened it and handed the phone to Lu Shuangyue. Curious, she took the phone and glanced at the screen.

The message read: "Your bank card has received a deposit of 60,000,000 today. Your remaining balance is..."

Lu Shuangyue was stunned. She stared at Liu Ergou for a long time before stammering, "Er... Er Gou, what is this? How do you have so much money!"

Liu Ergou gave her a mysterious smile. He was about to explain that he had earned the money from Zhang Xiuming, but before he could speak, a familiar voice echoed from outside the office.

"Shuang Yue! It's Wenkang! Are you in there? If you are, I'm coming in!"

The words had barely faded when a figure pushed the office door open and sauntered in. He plopped down on the sofa, smirking at Lu Shuangyue and Liu Ergou with unconcealed glee. Liu Ergou focused his gaze and saw that it was none other than Yuan Wenkang, who hadn't been seen in a long time.

Watching Yuan Wenkang get comfortable on the sofa, Lu Shuangyue frowned, her expression filled with disgust. "Yuan Wenkang, what are you doing here? You're not welcome! You'd better disappear from my sight immediately!"

Her revulsion didn't seem to bother Yuan Wenkang in the slightest; instead, he looked smug. "Shuang Yue, we haven't seen each other in so long. Is this how you treat me? You're breaking my heart! I heard you were in trouble and rushed all this way to help you, yet you say such hurtful things!" As he spoke, he feigned a heartbroken expression.

Lu Shuangyue was taken aback for a second before asking, "What do you mean?"

Yuan Wenkang chuckled. "What else could I mean? It's just what I said! I heard there was a little problem with your Baozhi Hall, so I traveled a great distance just for you! Shuang Yue, listen to me!"

At this, Yuan Wenkang stood up from the sofa and strode proudly over to her. "In this entire world, I am the only one worthy of you! Whether it's my looks or my family's status, I am your perfect match! I already know all about your situation.

"Right now, I'm the only person who can save Baozhi Hall. We're both from prominent Jingdu families, so you know I have the power! And don't worry about me wanting your shares; they're worthless to me. You can maintain complete control. Besides, with us together, your family will become even more prosperous with the backing of mine. When that happens... hahaha!"

Yuan Wenkang couldn't help but burst into loud laughter. Lu Shuangyue instinctively hid behind Liu Ergou.

Liu Ergou, however, had picked up on something in Yuan Wenkang's words and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Wait a minute, he thought. Lu Shuangyue's father just made the decision to abandon Baozhi Hall five or six minutes ago at most. How did Yuan Wenkang get here so quickly and already know everything? Something's fishy.

As Liu Ergou was mulling this over, Lu Shuangyue shouted at Yuan Wenkang from behind him, "Yuan Wenkang, shut up! Even if my Baozhi Hall is gone for good, I would never touch a single penny of your money! Save your crocodile tears! I'll be perfectly fine without you! Besides, Er Gou has money! His money is more than enough to save Baozhi Hall!"

At her words, Yuan Wenkang froze on the spot. He remained stunned for several long moments before he finally snapped out of it. The first thing he did was throw his head back and roar with laughter, doubling over as tears streamed from his eyes.

"Hahahaha!" he wheezed. "Shuang Yue, I know you don't like me, but you don't have to praise Liu Ergou like that to spite me! What money could a country bumpkin like him possibly have? You're the one who funded his little plantation! All his assets combined probably don't even add up to a million! And saving your Baozhi Hall requires tens of millions, at least! Hahaha, so tell me, how exactly do you plan to save it? What, are you two going to sell your kidneys?"

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