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Chapter 110 - 110 110 Dont tell me its because of Master Yan

?Chapter 110: Chapter 110 Don’t tell me, it’s because of Master Yan Chapter 110: Chapter 110 Don’t tell me, it’s because of Master Yan Zhu Qianying and Qi Xiao stayed at Xing’s home till past ten before leaving.

Unsurprisingly, Qi Xiao escorted Zhu Qianying back to the hotel.

“Ying Zi, do you know?”

Zhu Qianying lifted her eyebrows, glaring at Qi Xiao with suspicion, she thought he was going to say something nice about Xing Bailun again.

Her nimble defensive reaction made Qi Xiao laugh out loud.

“Ying Zi, what are you so nervous about?”

Zhu Qianying shot him a look, “You know full well what’s making me nervous, don’t you?”

Qi Xiao reached over to pat her head, reassuring, “Relax, it’s not about Aaron.”

The group of them had known her since she was fifteen or sixteen years old. Each of them, in fact, treated her as if she was their little sister.

Because, all four of them, including Xing Bailun, had no sisters.

“Master Qi, when did you learn to beat about the bush too?” Zhu Qianying shot him another glance.

“Ever since I became an elite!” Qi Xiao said with a smile.

Zhu Qianying turned her head away, not wanting to give him any attention!

Qi Xiao laughed on his own for a while before finally sobering up and speaking seriously.

“Your big brother has borrowed money from the Tong Family.”

“The Tong Family?” Zhu Qianying took a moment to process this.

“Yeah, the same Tong family that is now headed by the young master Yan!”

“The Tong Family lends money? Is it like a loan shark?”

Zhu Qianying’s understanding of the Tong Family was even less than her knowledge of the Yan Family.

Thus, apart from knowing that Lullaby KTV was an enterprise of the Tong Family, she knew nothing else. After all, not too long ago, she had absolutely no association with either the Yan or Tong Families.

Even now, she had no intention of understanding the real stories behind the Yan and Tong Families.

Qi Xiao glanced at her thoughtfully, “Ying Zi, how well do you know Yan-shao?”

Zhu Qianying paused, then, shook her head honestly, “Not very well!”

What sort of understanding could she have with a relationship like theirs?

All she hoped for was peace with everyone else. As for the rest, she had no expectations.

Probably, if she told Yan-shao that she wanted to understand him better, he might think she was crazy and immediately sever ties with her.

Come to think of it, a proud and quarrelsome man like Yan-shao, how could he tolerate being thoroughly understood by someone else?

Qi Xiao diverted his gaze and shook his head helplessly.

“Ying Zi, honestly. Like this… it’s hard for us not to worry…”

What Qi Xiao really wanted to say was, Ying Zi, you’re playing with fire.

But he figured if Xing Bailun didn’t have the ability nor the right to stop her from playing with fire, who was he to!

This time, it was Zhu Qianying’s turn to reach over to pat his shoulder, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

Zhu Qianying’s idea of knowing the limit is to guard her heart, to not let it get hurt.

Qi Xiao knew she was smart and that whatever she did, she had strong judgement and thought deeper and further than he did, and she was braver and more decisive than him.

Furthermore, her self-esteem was very strong!

So, even though he was worried, there were things he didn’t dare to say rashly.

“Let’s talk about Zhu Junzhao. What do you mean when you say he borrowed money from the Tong Family?”

Zhu Qianying did not wish to discuss her matters with Yan-shao too much with her friends. Moreover, she was indeed curious about what kind of response Zhu Junzhao would get when he borrowed money from Yan-shao.

Would Yan-shao lend money to Zhu Junzhao for profit?

“The Tong Family owns several banks, those are, as you mentioned, akin to loan sharks. However, a few years ago, the Tong Family established a legal finance company that handles loans for businesses big and small. The interest rates are higher than banks but it’s within legal limits. Your big brother has submitted a loan application to this finance company of the Tong Family.”

After hearing Qi Xiao’s explanation, Zhu Qianying gained some insights.

So it turned out that Yan-shao, not only controlled the real estate market in L City and the surrounding cities, but also ran so many underground businesses in L City?

“And then what, was it approved?”

In Zhu Qianying’s view, Zhu family’s loan application was hindered to a large extent because Zhu Junzhao, as the future successor of the Zhu family, made the wrong decision of acquiring several hopeless rundown hotels, leading to external doubts about the management capability of Mingxuan Group, thereby losing confidence in Mingxuan’s future development.

But if we look at it from a rational standpoint, as long as Mingxuan could borrow the corresponding amount to fill the deficit caused by the previous wrong decision, it could completely overcome this difficulty.

Thus, when considering it from a business perspective, the Tong Family’s finance company had almost no likelihood of rejecting Mingxuan Group’s loan application.

Qi Xiao shook his head, “No, it was not approved.”

Zhu Qianying looked at him in surprise, “How is that possible? Even though Mingxuan has been hit, it’s not as if it has lost its ability to bounce back!”

Zhu Qianying said this, not out of any injustice for Mingxuan Group, but merely calling it as it was.

The Group’s status in L City, in the food and hotel industry, is almost unshakeable, a fact widely acknowledged in the industry.

Qi Xiao glanced at her, “Why do you think that is?”

Zhu Qianying froze, “Don’t tell me it’s because of Yan-shao!”

This time, Qi Xiao didn’t look at her.

“What else do you think? What else would it be?”

Zhu Qianying fell silent, to which Qi Xiao continued.

“The amount of the loan required by Mingxuan is quite large, it’s lucrative to many finance companies, but many companies, even though they want this business, simply don’t have the capacity to provide such a big sum. Only the Tong Family’s finance company has such capability, but now even the Tong Family is refusing. In L City, your father should be unable to find any other ways to borrow money.”

Qi Xiao’s words made Zhu Qianying ponder for a long time.

Even upon returning to her hotel room, she was still mulling over this matter.

When Chen Jing saw her returning, with a worried face, she approached her, “Ying’er, you’re finally back. I thought you ran off somewhere again.”

Zhu Qianying cast a cool glance at her, “Relax, wherever I go, I’d be safer than you.”

Thinking about her mom’s foolish deeds lately, Zhu Qianying wanted to say a few harsh words to her, but once she met her mother’s submissive expression, the words got stuck in her throat.

Chen Jing knew that her daughter was still angry at her and didn’t dare to speak up anymore.

Deciding to ignore her mom for a while, Zhu Qianying, with a stern face, dropped her bag and picked her clothes to go into the bathroom. After thinking for a moment, she turned back to scoop up her phone and brought it with her. She typed out a long message, reread the message carefully, feeling that it was not sincere enough, and finally, pressed the backspace key to delete everything.

She pulled up Yan-shao’s phone number and dialled.

The phone rang for a long time with no answer. Zhu Qianying checked on the time, it wasn’t midnight yet, he should still be awake.

Could it be that he was busy?

With this thought, Zhu Qianying was about to hang up the call, and deal with the matter the next day, to avoid disturbing him.

But at the very last moment, the call was picked up.