High School Belle Fell in Love with Me-Chapter 358 - 177: Assassins! (Double-Length)

Liu Yuheng had just returned home and was about to chat with his father when he suddenly noticed a crowd in the house.

Quite a few of them he recognized as his father’s friends.

Just as he was about to greet them at the door, he heard one of the uncles say, "Old Liu, it’s not that we’re pressuring you, but we all have families to support and we need money."

Someone else chimed in, "Exactly, if we had even a little more to spare, given our relationship, we wouldn’t be in such a hurry."

Liu Zhengxiong hadn’t noticed Liu Yuheng come back and his face was full of worry.

"Old friends, please give me a little more time. I will definitely find a way to settle the money issue," Liu Zhengxiong made excuses to stall.

Most people didn’t want to fall out, but someone lost patience, saying bluntly, "Liu Zhengxiong, how many times have you told us the same thing? A month ago you said you would find a way. So where’s the way? You were so confident when you promised us. We didn’t come to ask for money when your son brought his girlfriend home, did we? We gave you enough face.

We didn’t just lend you money on a whim; we trusted you. But now we’re all strapped for cash and every time we come to you, it’s the same excuse. You’ve lost money, but why should we pay the price?

We know your situation better than anyone. The only valuable asset you have is the shares in Fuguang Group, and you’ve already pledged ten billion. Now that ten billion is gone! After the margin call, you owe the investment company over a billion which you must repay. You’ve managed to hold off the investment company for now, but how much longer can you keep it up?

You should first think of a way to pay back us, your friends. If trouble arises in the future, given our past relationship, we’ll surely help if we can. But if you sever our ties, who will help you then? Count on the bank? They only care if you have assets. Without them, they won’t even approve a ten thousand loan."

Everyone present knew that Liu Zhengxiong was utterly finished this time.

The money in his hands wasn’t enough to cover his debts.

The main issue was more than a billion with the investment company, plus three billion with these friends.

These four billion were what Liu Zhengxiong had to come up with at any cost.

The bank interests, albeit manageable, exceeded his annual income, proving to be another bottomless pit.

Overall, no matter how you looked at it, there was no chance for Liu Zhengxiong to turn things around. They intended to retrieve their money while he still had some bargaining chips; otherwise, it would be impossible to reclaim it later.

The newly arrived Liu Yuheng heard all these words and his mind instantly went blank.

He shouted, "Dad..."

Only then did Liu Zhengxiong realize when Liu Yuheng had come back, and recalling how his son was in the past few days with Song Xiaoli staying in Jiangbei, not coming home once.

Plus, his son still hadn’t managed to win over Song Xiaoli despite all this time.

If he had secured her, these people wouldn’t have been pressing so hard. Even without money, having that strong connection would suffice.

"Go back to your room first. I’ll come find you later!" Liu Zhengxiong said coldly.

Feeling very anxious, Liu Yuheng was completely stunned by what he had just heard.

No matter how bad things got at home, surely it couldn’t have led to so many people demanding money?

These people had solid relations with his father; even sums in the millions or tens of millions wouldn’t warrant such a scene.

Could it be that his father lost money trading stocks?

But didn’t his dad say he cleared all his positions by the end of June? That was during a great bull market. Although the index fell back to four thousand by the end of June, he shouldn’t have lost money even if he didn’t make a profit, right?

His mind was in chaos.

Downstairs, Liu Zhengxiong, who had been planning to say a few more shameless words, heard someone directly say, "Old Liu, we’re truly out of options; we’ll give you two more days. If you still can’t solve it by then, we’ll have no choice but to..."

They all had promissory notes, and they would undoubtedly win in court.

If Liu Zhengxiong lost the lawsuit, becoming a defaulter, then the ten billion from the bank would instantly fall on him.

Moreover, his shares in Fuguang Group would be auctioned immediately, and the amount raised wouldn’t be under his control.

He was convinced those shares were worth more than ten billion, but others didn’t think so.

After all the creditors had left, Liu Zhengxiong went upstairs and asked Liu Yuheng, "Have you secured things with Song Xiaoli?"

Liu Yuheng stammered, "She says she’s busy preparing for the entry-level civil service exam in November and wants to talk about relationships next year."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengxiong exploded, "What’s the use of you if you can’t even manage a young girl? All the money spent on you over the years was for nothing?"

He used to think of Liu Yuheng as his pride, very competent.

Now he suddenly realized his son was ridiculously stupid!

It’s obvious that Song Xiaoli is stringing him along, trying to see what kind of chips the Liu family can offer.

Can’t Liu Yuheng paint a rosy picture?

Didn’t he specifically teach him how?

Feeling wronged, Liu Yuheng said, "Dad, I really used all the lines you taught me, but Song Xiaoli just kept holding firm, I really can’t help it."

Slowly calming down, Liu Zhengxiong knew no words would help now.

With Song Xiaoli temporarily out of reach, he could only think of another way.