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Ye Zhanyan looked at the documents with some curiosity and asked, "Gu Zhiye has done so much, and it's all for Chen Mohan. What exactly is their relationship?"

Zhao Shucheng countered with, "What do you think?"

"Could they be lovers? Then why is Gu Zhiye watching Chen Mohan date Gobi, and even pursuing Jiang Baili for Chen Mohan? What's he after?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "You're wrong about that. Chen Mohan and Gu Zhiye are indeed very close, but they are not in a romantic relationship."

"That is how the matter?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Gu Zhiye is actually Chen Mohan's uncle. I only found out about this myself. Before, when I saw them behaving intimately, I also thought they had an ambiguous relationship. It was only when I was investigating the mastermind behind the scenes that I learned about their relationship."

"Then haven't we misunderstood?"

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, Gu Zhiye's pursuit of Jiang Baili is definitely not well-intentioned."

Ye Zhanyan suddenly had a bright idea and said, "What do you think? If Jiang Baili really wins over Gu Zhiye and becomes Chen Mohan's aunt, won't Chen Mohan be very angry?"

Gu Senxiang said, "Zhanyan, you must not incite Jiang Baili. Although this can get revenge on Gu Zhiye, it comes at the cost of Baili's own happiness, which is not worth it at all."

"Of course I know, I was just saying. But if they do this, shouldn't we fight back?"

"We do need to retaliate, but we need to use appropriate methods. However, we don't need to do anything on Sheng Huainan's side; he'll soon be too busy to take care of himself."

Gu Senxiang looked at Zhao Shucheng with some concern and asked, "Qi Ming, you haven't already taken action, have you? Please don't do anything illegal for us."

"Don't worry, Xiangxiang, I won't put myself in danger for strangers. Actually, Sheng Huainan's family company is having problems. If they don't find a way to solve them, they'll go bankrupt and even be burdened with heavy debts. It would be good if Sheng Huainan had to drop out of school. If he can't pay off the debts, he'll never be able to turn his life around."

Although Zhao Shucheng did not send anyone to investigate Sheng Huainan's hometown, he still remembered some of the original plot. Even if he did nothing, it would be difficult for Sheng Huainan to overcome the difficulties.

As Zhao Shucheng had expected, after Sheng Huainan returned home, he asked someone to tell Luo Zhi's mother about Luo Zhi and Zhao Shucheng. Before he could take any further steps, his mother grabbed him, hoping he would come back to inherit the family business.

Their family company is facing a major crisis, and their parents' relationship is also beginning to sour.

Sheng Huainan's father was able to become the factory manager because of Sheng Huainan's mother's family, and that's how he earned his first pot of gold. But now that Sheng Huainan's maternal grandfather is sick and hospitalized, he can no longer help Sheng Huainan's father.

Without the help of his wife's family, Sheng Huainan's father was at a loss. The company's situation was not optimistic, and it was very likely to go bankrupt. In fact, their house had already been mortgaged to the bank. If the company went bankrupt, Sheng Huainan's family would lose their house and become homeless.

To make matters worse, with the collapse of the Sheng family company, many former employees organized a group to demand that the Sheng family repay their debts. Sheng Huainan's father's various shady dealings were also exposed, and he was imprisoned. Even Sheng Huainan's mother may go to jail for harboring a criminal.

With the arrest of Sheng Huainan's father, the truth about the factory fire that led to Luo Zhi's father's death due to taking kickbacks was also revealed.

Sheng Huainan had considered asking his uncle and others for help, but they were now avoiding him for fear of being implicated, so they naturally chose to stand by and watch him die.

Sheng Huainan's mother never expected that after enjoying a life of luxury, she would end up in such a desolate old age. Unable to accept it, she fell ill and was hospitalized.

Sheng Huainan was in a state of utter distress at this moment, having to take care of his mother in the hospital while also trying to find a way to solve the family's debt problems.

When Zhu Yan learned the news, although she was angry that her brother had been heartless in kicking her out of the house, she couldn't bear to see her young nephew's life ruined at such a young age. So she took out her savings to help Sheng Huainan pay off part of his debts, giving him a chance to catch his breath and continue to strive.

Of course, Zhu Yan had actually told Zhao Shucheng about all of this. She already knew about how her nephew had targeted Zhao Shucheng for the sake of the girl he liked, and she was worried that Zhao Shucheng would be unhappy about it, or even kick him while he was down.

Seeing Zhu Yan's nervous expression, Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Alright, I don't have the habit of kicking a man when he's down, and besides, he didn't do anything to me. Moreover, from your perspective, I'm his elder, so naturally I can't hold a grudge against a child."

"Besides, I should thank him for everything he did. Otherwise, we really wouldn't know how to tell Luo Zhi's mother about us. Now that she knows, she knows that Luo Zhi and I won't separate, and that Luo Zhi can take care of herself in the future. So she has decided to find her own happiness and start a new life. It's the best arrangement for both me and Luo Zhi."

"I'm glad you're not angry. I was really worried that you would object."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "If I really object, would you really bear to let your little nephew bear such a heavy debt for the rest of his life, unable to turn his life around?"

"That won't happen, but I might not be able to face you then, and I'll have no choice but to leave."

Zhao Shucheng put his arm around Zhu Yan and said, "You're dreaming. You're already mine. You'll be entangled with me for the rest of your life and will never have a chance to leave."

Zhao Shucheng has stopped paying attention to what's happening in Sheng Huainan's area; it's almost New Year's Eve.

Since Ye Zhanyan wanted to stay in Shanghai for the New Year, he naturally couldn't leave her alone in the apartment, so he took her directly back to the Qi family home.

When Qi's parents saw Zhao Shucheng bring a girl back, they initially thought it was Gu Senxiang, but they were quite surprised when they saw that it was a strange girl.

They were worried that their son would fall in love with someone else, and that Gu Senxiang would be angry if she found out, and might even break up with her son.

To their surprise, Gu Senxiang arrived at their home shortly afterward. Just as they were preparing to help their son cover up the situation, they saw Ye Zhanyan and Gu Senxiang chatting intimately, even agreeing to stay up together to celebrate the New Year.

This puzzled them somewhat, but knowing that Gu Senxiang didn't mind Ye Zhanyan's presence and didn't cause a scene was a great thing.

However, Zhao Shucheng wasn't so lucky. Gu Senxi had also returned from his vacation and already knew about Zhao Shucheng's affair with several women, so he called him out.

"Senxi, you're back. How are you settling in at the new school?" Gu Senxi looked at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Don't change the subject. What's going on between you and that girl? What did you promise me in the first place?"

"I promised to treat your sister well for the rest of my life and not let her suffer any injustice, and I have kept my promise."

"You've been having ambiguous relationships with other girls, and you still say you haven't caused my sister any suffering?"

Gu Senxi grew angrier the more he thought about it, and he raised his fist and punched Zhao Shucheng.

Zhao Shucheng naturally wouldn't just sit and wait to be beaten. After dodging, he said, "Calm down. This is between your sister and me, and we should resolve it ourselves. Besides, I've never kept anything from your sister. Whether it's my relationship with Ye Zhanyan or anything else, I always report to your sister before making a decision."

Gu Senxi was somewhat skeptical of Zhao Shucheng's words, but seeing that he couldn't do anything about Zhao Shucheng, he could only say, "It'd better be true. If I find out that you bullied my sister, even if I can't beat you, I will risk my life to get justice for her."

"Don't worry, your sister is someone I cherish deeply. How could I possibly bully her? Let's not talk about us anymore. Let's talk about you. You've been away at university for over a year now. Have you found a girlfriend yet?"

"No, don't worry about my business." With that, Gu Senxi turned and left, as if afraid that Zhao Shucheng would continue to ask questions.

After returning home, Zhao Shucheng told Gu Senxiang about his meeting with Gu Senxi, asking her to find out if Gu Senxi was actually in a relationship and who he was with.

After returning home, Gu Senxiang kept asking Gu Senxi, but she couldn't get any information out of him. It wasn't until she saw Gu Senxi's phone ringing that she realized he was still in contact with Yi Yao, and that they might be together now.

Gu Senxiang didn't know what to do. To be honest, what Yi Yao had done back then had really angered her. But it was all in the past now. Zhao Shucheng was always surrounded by girls, and Yi Yao was long gone.

However, she still told Zhao Shucheng about it, saying with some concern, "I don't know if Yi Yao really likes my brother."

"What, do you think Yi Yao still likes me, and that the reason she's with your brother is just a roundabout way to achieve her goal?"

"That's hard to say. She's such an extreme person, it's not like she wouldn't do something like that."

"We can only wait and see for now. After all, your brother isn't stupid. If Yi Yao isn't sincere, he'll definitely choose to break up with her."

"That's all we have to do."

Luo Zhi learned about the trouble at Sheng Huainan's family just as winter vacation was about to end.

She only learned about the deep entanglement between her family and the Sheng family from her mother. She also understood why her mother didn't allow her to play with Sheng Huainan when she was young, and why her mother was always worried when she found out that she liked Sheng Huainan.

Fortunately, they are not together now, and she has someone she likes, and she will not have any contact with Sheng Huainan in the future.

Seeing the smile on her mother's face after Sheng Huainan's father was imprisoned and the truth of what happened back then, she realized that she had always been well protected by her mother and had not been instilled with any ideas of revenge.

Since her mother has decided to find her own happiness, Luo Zhi naturally supports her, after all, her mother has sacrificed so much for the family and for herself.

If it weren't for taking care of me, my mother might have already found happiness. In the end, I'm the one who's dragging my mother down.

"Mom, go ahead and pursue your happiness. As you know, Qi Ming and I are doing very well in our careers now, and our family will never be short of money again. So when you get married, you must tell us, and we will definitely prepare a generous dowry for you."

"You brat, what nonsense are you talking about? We're just living together, we don't need any dowry at all, it's enough that you two have a good relationship."

Soon, the winter vacation ended, and students returned to school one after another.

Since Gu Senxiang and Ye Zhanyan were both spending the Chinese New Year in Shanghai, Zhao Shucheng drove them back to school before going to the airport to pick up Luo Zhi.

Luo Zhi was thrilled to see Zhao Shucheng. She immediately pulled her suitcase and ran to Zhao Shucheng, throwing herself into his arms.

Zhao Shucheng smiled and put his arm around her, saying, "Zhizhi, you've finally arrived. Zhanyan and Xiangxiang have missed you so much these past few days."

"And what about you? Don't you miss me?"

"Of course I miss you, but we video chat every day, so we haven't been apart for too long. Speaking of which, your timing for coming back this time is just right. Our company is preparing to launch a new round of financing, and we need your help to keep an eye on the financing contracts."

Luo Zhi looked at Zhao Shucheng with some surprise and said, "Are we starting a new round of financing so soon? Isn't the time interval a bit too short? Won't there be any problems?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Our current business strategy is fine, and the company's operations are all normal. It's just that we invested too much in the early stages when we expanded our business, and the previous financing has been almost used up. We need new funds to support the new round of expansion."

Zhao Shucheng doesn't actually feel that he is raising funds frequently. Perhaps other internet companies need a buffer period of one to one and a half years between rounds of financing, but projects like bike-sharing must raise funds frequently to support the rapid expansion of the market.

Zhao Shucheng has actually been restraining himself in raising funds. In the real world, bicycle companies typically launch a round of financing every 1.5 months. Raising funds eight times in just seventeen months is considered weak, and some even raise funds seven times in ten months.

Zhao Shucheng had already begun contacting major internet companies, planning to divest the company once it had expanded to half of the country. After all, the next phase would be a money-burning game, and it would likely face targeting from numerous competitors. Zhao Shucheng had no interest in playing any business warfare games.

Although Luo Zhi and the others had known for some time that Zhao Shucheng intended to divest himself, they did not expect it to happen so quickly. Less than a year after the company was established, he was preparing to hand it over to someone else, which made them somewhat puzzled by Zhao Shucheng's choice.

Zhao Shucheng didn't explain much to them, after all, everything he was doing was simply to provide his women with better economic conditions. (End of Chapter)