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"That day... at the banquet in Yanjing." Xia Yu swallowed, a hint of humiliation and pain flashing in her eyes. "Wang Sizhe confessed his feelings to me in front of so many people, and I didn't reject him on the spot, I didn't even push away the flowers he offered..."

Upon hearing the name Wang Sizhe, Jiang Ye's breath hitched slightly, and his hands, hanging at his sides, involuntarily clenched into fists.

That was a hurdle he could never get over.

Seeing Jiang Ye's reaction, Xia Yu's tears flowed even more fiercely. She quickly reached out to grab Jiang Ye's sleeve, as if afraid that he would turn around and leave.

"Jiang Ye, believe me, I'm really not doing this out of vanity, and I don't actually like him!"

Xia Yu cried as she explained, pouring out all the grievances she had kept bottled up for so long.

"At that time, Yunding Town was already facing a huge funding gap, and the banks were reluctant to release the funds. Wang Sizhe somehow got wind of this and came to me with a bridge loan contract worth 200 million yuan."

Xia Yu closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face.

"He threatened me. He said that if I agreed to be his girlfriend and accept his confession at the dinner party, he would have the finance department transfer the money to Genting Town's account the next day."

"If I don't agree and embarrass him, not only will he not lend me a single penny, but he'll also use his Wang family connections to get all the banks in Yanjing and Hanzhou to blacklist Cloudtop Town, killing my project completely!"

At this point, Xia Yu was already sobbing uncontrollably.

"Jiang Ye, Cloud Top Town is my life's work, and it's also a huge investment from Kunlun Capital. I can't just stand by and watch it be ruined, and I certainly can't watch your money go down the drain because of my incompetence!"

"At that time, all I could think about was how to save the project. My plan was to keep him calm, get the funding to get through the crisis, and then find a way to pay him back with interest and completely sever ties with him. That's why I didn't refuse him that day."

Xia Yu looked up at the ceiling in despair.

"But I never expected that Wang Sizhe, that bastard, was just playing me! After I confessed, he didn't send me a single penny. Instead, he went even further, pressuring me to give in..."

Upon hearing these words...

Jiang Ye froze on the spot, his mind buzzing.

The truth came out.

So this is the truth about that night in Yanjing!

Jiang Ye recalled the stormy night when he returned from his motorcycle trip.

He saw Xia Yu, pale-faced and soaking wet, collapse in the mud like a homeless fallen leaf, in despair.

At the time, he thought Xia Yu had collapsed from overwork, and he also felt a little awkward because of Wang Sizhe's situation.

Looking back now, what kind of humiliation and despair was she enduring at that time?

She was being pressured by banks to repay debts, besieged by suppliers, and had to endure the vulgar threats and manipulations of a spoiled brat like Wang Sizhe.

This foolish woman swallowed all her grievances alone, preferring to be misunderstood by him rather than risk losing his investment.

In an instant, Jiang Ye's anger and heartache intertwined wildly, burning fiercely in his chest like a raging fire doused with oil.

That bastard Wang Sizhe is practically asking for death!

"Stop talking, I understand."

Jiang Ye's voice trembled slightly as he gently patted Xia Yu.

Jiangye's broad and warm embrace carried a sense of security that could withstand any storm.

This allowed Xia Yu to completely relax her nerves, which had been tense for many days.

Her tears streamed down her face.

She vented all the grievances, despair, humiliation of being threatened, and fear of facing debt collectors alone in the dead of night that she had been holding back for so long.

Jiang Ye didn't say anything more, but gently and rhythmically patted her back, letting her tears completely soak his shirt.

A good ten minutes or so passed.

Xia Yu's emotions finally calmed down, and her crying turned into soft sobs.

Jiang Ye pulled out a few tissues from the table, wiped away the tears on her face, and then helped her sit up again.

When Jiang Ye turned around.

The tenderness and heartache on his face vanished instantly, replaced by the ruthlessness, decisiveness, and even a touch of bloodthirstiness he displayed when he was a powerful figure in the business world.

"Crying won't solve anything. Now, show me all of Genting Town's financial statements, all its bank loan contracts, and all its recent emails with other companies."

Jiang Ye pulled up a chair and sat down, staring sharply at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu wiped away her tears and quickly moved a thick stack of documents in front of Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye opened the document, his eyes sharp. With his extremely keen business sense honed over many years of navigating the business world, he quickly discovered clues in these complex and seemingly chaotic data.

The collapse of Genting Town's funding chain was not simply caused by a poor market environment or mismanagement!

Instead, someone was behind it all, meticulously weaving a large net to maliciously frame Xia Yu!

"Look here." Jiang Ye pointed to a bank notice. "A bank that had been cooperating with us for a long time suddenly withdrew its loan ahead of schedule, citing an anonymous tip-off that alleged financial fraud at Cloudtop Town."

Then, he flipped through several more payment reminders: "Look at these, several core suppliers, whose payment cycles are usually very long. But this time, they all came to our door at almost the same time to violently collect debts. Even the anchor tenants who withdrew their investment sent lawyer's letters on the same day."

Jiang Ye sneered, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes.

"This cannot be a coincidence. It is a premeditated and deliberate attack targeting you and the entire Genting Town!"

Xia Yu was horrified and her face turned even paler.

While comforting the frightened Xia Yu and telling her not to be afraid, Jiang Ye immediately took out his phone and dialed Lei Heng's number.

"Lei Heng, drop everything you're doing! Use all your connections, both above and below ground, in Hanzhou to find out who's behind the Cloud Top Town operation within 24 hours!"

"If we find the mastermind behind this, no matter who they are, I'll skin them alive!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ye didn't stop for a moment.

In front of Xia Yu, he directly contacted the CFO of Kunlun Capital.

In the name of the behind-the-scenes boss of Kunlun Capital, without hesitation, a bridge loan of 5 million yuan was forcibly injected into the project account of Yunding Town.

. . . . .

Make these arrangements.

Jiang Ye walked out of the gate of Cloud Top Town and looked back at the empty streets.

It's indeed beautifully renovated here, with meticulously crafted bluestone paths and antique-style buildings. But it's just too deserted, as desolate as a lifeless specimen, devoid of any human presence.

He opened the car door, got into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and the black Mercedes-Benz G-Class roared as it headed towards the old town.