"What? You gave her that much money?"
Old Lady Luo suddenly rose to her feet, "We only have a total of 4.8 million on hand, and you gave her 4.5 million, leaving us with only 300,000?"
"No, that 300,000 is the fee I gave to that sister."
Chen Guihua said without batting an eyelid, "Mom, we have no other choice but to put all our eggs in one basket now!"
"As long as we get the property deed for the Borui Villa No. 1, I can get that sister to imdiately handle the mortgage procedures. Given the current market value of East City’s Borui Villas, we can get at least 150 million from the bank!"
"Mom, think about it, 4.8 million to hit 150 million, if we succeed, that’s 1.5 billion! By then, we can completely enjoy our lives overseas for the rest of our lives!"
Luo Xuanran was sowhat swayed by his mother’s words and raised his hand, "Grandma, I think it’s worth a try!"
"Anyway, we don’t have any other options at the mont, we might as well give the Mo family a good shaft!"
"We mortgage their villa and then run off after making a donation. By the ti they realize it, we would be long gone abroad."
"Heh, when the banks co after them for the debt, and they can’t pay, the villa will belong to the bank."
"We will have the money and have them shoulder a huge debt. How cool is that?"
Luo Zitong nodded, her eyes filled with rage. In her view, her family’s downfall was entirely due to Mo Han and Luo Ning’s trickery. If it weren’t for them, she and Wang Qiang would still be fine, and there would be no need to sacrifice herself to curry favor with Tao Pinggui and end up in this miserable state.
Old Lady Luo was silent, walking around the room with her cane for a while before fixing her gaze on her son, "Yuantu, do you think this can work?"
"I don’t know, but as Xuan Ran said, waiting is just waiting for death; it’s better to bet big."
Luo Yuantu looked at his wife and continued, "Guihua, are you sure your sister working at the private bank can secure 150 million?"
"How long will it take for the loan to be disbursed?"
Chen Guihua felt a bit uneasy under her husband’s gaze, but she couldn’t panic at this mont. So, she squeezed out a smile and said, "Don’t worry, my little sister is Yu Wei, the assistant to the president of Baihua Bank, and their relationship, well, you know."
"As long as we mortgage Borui Villa No. 1’s property deed, we can get at least 150 million. The longest it would take to get the loan is one day."
"Good! Then let’s do as you say!"
Old Lady Luo decided at once, "Zi Tong, you and your mom go talk to them tomorrow."
Chen Guihua’s lips twitched slightly, and a flash of displeasure crossed her eyes as she spoke, "Mom, I think I should go alone for this."
"Yu Wei has a special identity, and since this involves so under-the-table operations, the fewer people know, the slower Yu Wei will be in handling things."
"Besides, you know what Zi Tong is like. If she goes there, with Yang ifeng showing off from the other side, it’s likely they’ll get into an argunt. I’d better handle it myself."
"It’s a small matter; I can take care of it well."
"All right."
Old Lady Luo didn’t suspect anything amiss and said, "Fine, do as you said. Try to be quick. If you can’t get 150 million, then take 140 million, 130 million, anything, as long as it’s fast."
"Xuan Ran, search for immigration agencies online and find so ti to personally check them out."
...
The next morning at eight o’clock, in Star City Villa No. 3.
Tao Donglai was still in slumberland. He hadn’t been sleeping well lately, especially since arriving in Jiangling City when Tao Corporation faced one problem after another.
First, his brother contracted so strange illness after an inexplicable visit to Fairy Lake Park, followed by issues with the developnt of the "Super Brother No. 2" drug, which also wounded his second uncle Tao Pinggui’s operations, and the side effects experint was still ongoing.
Finally, when they thought they were about to seal a deal with Park Bio, one of the top five global pharmaceutical sales giants, the responsible party, Park Taiyu, disappeared without a trace. What a headache.
Fortunately, his brother Tao Donghao and his boyfriend Li Tiezhu had already been sent overseas last night, bringing that matter to a temporary close, and Tao Entertainnt had co under his, Tao Donglai’s, control.
Of the four pillar industries of Tao Corporation, he now controlled Tao Pharmaceuticals and Tao Entertainnt, at the peak of his power.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Just then, an urgent knocking ca from outside the door, followed by the shouts of bodyguards.
"Young Master! Young Master! Please get up quickly, the Family Head is calling you to the living room imdiately!"
Tao Donglai, still groggy from sleep, woke from his dreams. He frowned discontentedly and said, "What’s the matter? Why all the shouting?"
The bodyguard shouted hurriedly, "Young Master, it’s bad, sothing serious has happened. Please co out quickly! The Family Head urgently needs to see you."
"Is it my father?"
Tao Donglai’s expression tightened, and he hurriedly got out of bed, changed his clothes, and walked out.
In the living room, Tao Wenqiang sat on the sofa edge with his forehead in his hand, frustrated and flustered, with a tablet lying on the coffee table in front of him.
"Father, you were looking for ?"
Tao Donglai arrived belatedly; he had co directly without even washing up.
"Take a look for yourself!"
Tao Wenqiang glanced at his son and pushed the tablet toward him.
Not understanding, Tao Donglai imdiately took the tablet, and as he looked down at it for the first glance, he beca utterly dumbfounded.
"How... how is this possible? This can’t be possible!"
Shock was written all over his face as he stamred, "How could Park’s Biotech possibly know about the side effects of ’Super Bro No. 2’? Only a very few people are privy to that news!"
The tablet displayed an international news report that Goryeo pharmaceutical giant Park’s Biotech had officially issued a statent at seven o’clock that morning.
They were suspending cooperation with Jiuzhou Tao Pharmaceuticals on "Super Bro No. 2" dication, citing "certain side effects on the human body" as the reason. Until those side effects were resolved, the collaboration would be indefinitely postponed.
"You ask , but whom should I ask?"
Tao Wenqiang’s face was as stern as still water as he said, "You have been in charge of this project all along, so why didn’t you report to imdiately when such a serious oversight occurred?"
"Father, this is not my fault."
Tao Donglai quickly tried to deflect bla, "Dr. Wang’s previous experints had nobody showing such side effects; it’s Uncle who had the problem because of his body constitution, so that’s why..."
"Shut up!"
Tao Wenqiang bellowed, interrupting him, "Park’s Biotech is now halting cooperation with us Tao Family. Do you have any idea how much our stock price will fall once this news gets out?"
"Ten percent! At least ten percent, do you understand that?"
Tao Donglai hung his head, silent; anyone would be uncomfortable with the evaporation of ten percent for no good reason.
Furthermore, if this issue wasn’t resolved promptly, Tao Corporation’s stock price was likely to continue declining.
"The leak about the ’Super Bro No. 2’s’ side effects must have co from soone inside our company!"
Tao Wenqiang stood up with his hands behind his back, his voice cold as he commanded, "Investigate. You must find out now and tell who it was by three o’clock this afternoon!"
"Damn it, if soone dares to cross , Tao Wenqiang, I’ll chop him to pieces!"
Tao Donglai’s eyes shifted as he spoke, "Father, there are very few people who know about ’Super Bro No. 2’, besides and Dr. Wang, almost no one else knows much."
"As for suspects who might have leaked it, I do have one in mind."
Tao Wenqiang narrowed his eyes, "Who is it?"
"Uncle!"
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