Chapter 869 The person you want to keep doesn't necessarily want to protect you
Gu Qingruo glanced at the photos on her phone, still stern: "What can these silent photos and videos prove? Did they capture what I said to him? Can they explain the relationship between me and him? It's a joke. I'm here I had a quarrel with a stranger on the roadside. Could it be that the other person is also my fiancé?"
Su Mi said calmly: "You and a stranger will not sneak into the wilderness to quarrel."
Gu Qingruo became impatient:
"That's enough! You're staring at me and checking me, just because I'm sandwiched between you and the second master? Don't worry, from now on, I will no longer cling to the second master, nor will I ever drive a wedge between you and the second master. Thanks to my relationship, I can even return to North America right away! Okay, are you satisfied? Stop chasing after me!"
Su Mi got the answer she had always wanted to hear, but still had no intention of giving up. Seeing her persistence, she sighed:
"You still refuse to confess your relationship with Tong Shiran. You just want to preserve his reputation and don't want to get him into trouble. After all, his current status is extraordinary."
"But how did he treat you? You fell like this and he didn't even look back at you. The most important thing is - if he was really good to you, he wouldn't have changed his name and married another woman. You have been living with the pain of losing your fiancé for years. Is it worth it for such a man?"
"Gu Qingruo, is there anything you still refuse to say clearly until now?"
"Can you tell me why you want to sow discord between me and the Second Master? Do you think Pei Pu is dead and want to avenge him? Does Pei Pu's accident back then have anything to do with the Second Master or me?"
Every word was like a knife cutting into Gu Qingruo's heart.
After she met Tong Shiran again, her inner core was covered in bruises, burst open, dripping with blood, and she was speechless for a long time.
But he still raised his fingers and dug them into his palms, controlling himself not to be persuaded by Su Mi.
It seems that she is still using her past feelings with her fiancé to support herself.
Finally, he pushed himself up and trembled:
"Let me say it again, I have nothing to do with Tong Shiran, and I have not avenged anyone. All this is just your random guess..."
At this moment, someone walked over on the beach. Their steps were muffled by the soft sand, but their voice did not change its usual majestic and cold tone:
"If I'm not mistaken, after the business he invested in failed, he borrowed money from a bank he had cooperated with for many years."
"It's a pity that the bank refused. Pei Pu went to sea because he owed a huge debt and was desperate. Then he fell into the sea and disappeared. The outside world concluded that he was dead."
"And that bank is owned by Huo Corporation."
"It's because of this that you have a grudge against me. Is that right?"
Su Mi's expression changed, and she and Jiang Qiaoyue followed the sound together——
Huo Shenxiu is here.
He was able to find out about this matter. It was obvious that he believed her that day at the club and had gone to investigate secretly in the past few days.
He still believed her words and paid attention to this matter.
Thinking of this, Su Mi felt a little softer.
Gu Qingruo's expression changed sharply and she looked at Huo Shenxiu.
Huo Shenxiu walked over step by step and inadvertently stopped in front of Su Mi and continued:
"The Huo family has too many properties, so I don't handle them all myself. Unfortunately, I really don't know about your fiancé's loan failure."
"But the most regrettable thing is that in the past few years, I have regarded you as a friend and have trust in you, but you took advantage of this and deceived me."
"Gu Qingruo, now that things have come to this, please tell me what you have to say."
Jiang Qiaoyue also muttered: "The person you want to protect may not want to protect you...why bother?"
Gu Qingruo finally couldn't help it, her knees became weak, she knelt down on the beach and lowered her head.
Her long hair fell down, covering most of her face.
You can't see his face clearly, but you can see his shoulders shaking violently.
When she looked up again, her pale and bloodless Qingmei face was already filled with tears, and her trembling voice was heartbreaking:
"Yes, that's right. Pei Pu was once my fiancé."
"As you found out, he met me when he came to North America to film."
"I was still studying at that time. I lived a very happy life with him. I believed in Christ. We even went to a church in a small city to get engaged privately."
"But because he is an actor, our relationship is not made public so as not to affect his future."
"I carefully protected this relationship, and no one around me knew it. Even Professor Liu only knew that I was in love, but he didn't know who the other person was."
"But his path in the entertainment industry has never been smooth. He has been playing supporting roles all year round. Over time, he has shifted his focus to business."
"He said he wanted to make more money and give me a better life, and I also worked hard and wanted to create some achievements in my profession."
"We have discussed that once I have a stable job and his business improves, he will simply quit the entertainment industry and openly marry me."
"Although his performance in the entertainment industry is average, he is still doing well in the business circle. He has opened a company and has begun to cooperate with many large groups."
"Five years ago, as the second master discovered, the good times did not last long. Because of a misstep, his company was in crisis and owed huge debts."
Speaking of this, she looked at Huo Shenxiu faintly:
"So, he found a big bank that he had cooperated with for several years to get a loan."
"This bank is indeed owned by the Huo Group."
"Because the loan funds are huge, the person in charge of the bank said that it needs to be submitted to the superiors, which means that it needs to wait for your review and approval before the loan can be released."
"Pei Pu has always had a good relationship with this bank. He has brought benefits to this bank in the past. The person in charge of the bank said that there should be no problems. So, he was very confident at the time."
"Unexpectedly, a few days later, the person in charge actually replied that the payment had not been approved by the superiors."
"Pei Pu was very anxious. After questioning, he found out that the big boss of the bank was currently overseas in country m and suddenly stopped some of Huo's business. This bank was also one of them. The bank would not handle large-scale transactions for two months.
Business and appropriation matters have also come to a standstill."
When Su Mi heard this, her thoughts changed.
At this time, it seemed that Huo Shenxiu decided to undergo surgery to remove the brain tumor.
It is estimated that it is for this reason that Huo's large-scale business in China has been suspended.
Sure enough, Huo Shenxiu said in a deep voice:
"At that time, I was preparing for surgery, so I shut down part of Huo's business."
Gu Qingruo smiled coldly:
"If you shut down part of the business, the most you can do is allow Huo to make less money. However, Pei Pu's debts will not be able to wait until two months later."
"He desperately asked the person in charge of the bank what the reason was, but unfortunately the person in charge wouldn't tell him."
Su Mi sighed, the big boss of a group was seriously ill and needed surgery, and it was also a very risky surgery, which could easily affect the group's stock price and the company's popularity...
It was impossible to announce this kind of thing to the outside world, so Pei Pu naturally couldn't ask anything.
Gu Qingruo glanced at Huo Shenxiu, her eyes became colder but full of helplessness:
"In desperation, Pei Pu ran to Country M, planning to go to you in person to plead for funds."