As for Chen Yang, he completely ignored what Liu Qingqing said.

After the dishes were served, he started eating and drinking, not holding back at all.

Though he usually rarely drinks, today he managed to down two bottles by himself.

Not satisfied, he ordered two more bottles.

Liu Qingqing’s heart was bleeding, but she couldn’t say much on the surface.

"Qingqing, I really do see promise in this investment, but I honestly have no money right now, let’s talk about it tomorrow."

Wang Jingman was a bit displeased.

Liu Qingqing was not stupid either; noticing that she had talked too much and it was having an adverse effect, she quickly tried to recover.

She ended the topic.

"Haha, Jingman, please don’t misunderstand your sister’s intentions. I talked to you so much because I genuinely don’t want you to miss the opportunity. Investing is indeed something that should be carefully considered. No worries, tomorrow works, I’ll come with you to invest, we can sign the contract together," Liu Qingqing said with a smile.

"Yeah, I’ll try to gather the money when I get back today, if possible I’ll invest, otherwise I might need some more time," Wang Jingman said.

"Oh come on, sister, don’t say such things to me. Don’t I know your family’s situation? More might be difficult, but this thirty million is just a minor thing, I believe you definitely can do it," Liu Qingqing said with a laugh.

To this, Wang Jingman just smiled and didn’t say much.

Wang Jingman didn’t want to discuss the cooperation any longer, which left no other topics to chat about at the table.

So after eating some more, Liu Qingqing called the waiter over to pay the bill.

The moment the waiter handed her the bill, her face was indeed somewhat ashen.

This meal cost over sixty thousand.

For her, it was really a bit painful.

Her family was not like Wang Jingman’s family, being wealthy from a young age.

Naturally, she wouldn’t spend as lavishly as Wang Jingman.

Yet to avoid losing face and to leave a good impression, she could only grit her teeth and settle the bill.

"Haha, alright, let’s go then, the bill is paid," Liu Qingqing forced a smile.

"Okay, we’ve eaten enough, time to go," Chen Yang deliberately added.

This truly made Liu Qingqing quite angry inside.

So you came to me just for a free meal, is that it?

Even with myriad displeasure, she couldn’t express it. Her face still had to maintain a forced smile.

"Haha, as long as you ate well. I was just worried you wouldn’t," Liu Qingqing laughed and then turned to Wang Jingman: "Jingman, you’ve found quite the boyfriend, he can hold his liquor so well, downed two bottles like it’s nothing."

Wang Jingman felt a bit awkward at this moment.

Because Chen Yang truly ate a bit much, and he drank aimlessly by himself, so much to the point where it slightly tarnished his image.

But she knew internally, Chen Yang wasn’t a reckless and improper person, there must be a reason for his actions.

"Haha, Chen Yang indeed can drink, sorry for the expense," Wang Jingman said politely.

"Ah, it’s nothing, there’s no expense between us, just keep in touch in the future," Liu Qingqing pretended to be generous as she spoke.

"Alright, thank you for the hospitality, Chen Yang and I will be leaving first. If I manage to gather the money, I’ll contact you right away." With dinner done and all necessary conversation had, Wang Jingman prepared to leave. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Liu Qingqing, wanting the same thing, didn’t urge them to stay.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they waved goodbye and left separately.

"Goodbye," Chen Yang also waved to Liu Qingqing with a smile, then left with Wang Jingman.

"Chen Yang, what’s the deal, you don’t think this cooperation is promising?"

Once they got back in the car, Wang Jingman immediately asked curiously, since Chen Yang’s behavior was unusual today.

Chen Yang smiled as he fastened his seatbelt: "It’s not just that it’s not promising, it’s completely a trap."

"A trap? How?" Wang Jingman was very surprised.

She prided herself on being perceptive, confident that if there were any issues she could spot them.

Everything seemed normal though, nothing appeared inappropriate.

"Remember when I said I went to the bathroom? Actually, I didn’t go to the bathroom, I went to take a little tour around the inside of their company. The situation in the live stream room did look promising, but guess what I heard in the bathroom though?" Chen Yang explained to Wang Jingman while driving.

Wang Jingman looked at Chen Yang full of curiosity: "What did you hear?"

"I heard their company’s hosts complaining that their wages had already been announced, but the company has been defaulting on pay for three months now," Chen Yang said.

"What? That’s impossible. I saw his company’s data, they make plenty of money every month, how could they be unable to pay salaries?" Wang Jingman responded, even more shocked.

Because that Mr. Qi had shown her the company data, and had also shown the popularity of the company’s hosts while working, all seemed decent.

How could there be any issues?

A lot of the data shouldn’t be fake.

"Their company does make money, they do have daily revenue. But according to what I know, that Mr. Qi loves gambling, leading to the company’s profits being gambled away; hence the unpaid salaries," Chen Yang explained.

"I assume their company has truly run out of money so they’re trying to con you for funds to patch up the broken capital link, hoping to stabilize their hosts first," Chen Yang said.

"As for your money, they’d just find a random venue, tell you the business is doing poorly, then declare bankruptcy; there’s nothing you can do about it," Chen Yang continued.

"Meanwhile, their ’Success Network Media’ would continue as usual, since it’s a new company started with you as partners, but the old company has nothing to do with you."

Chen Yang’s words were like a revelation for Wang Jingman, clarifying everything for her.

Indeed, that Mr. Qi who’s earning so much daily, why insist on partnering with her to open a branch company?

There’s definitely something shady about it.

"That Mr. Qi, really not as simple as he seems," Wang Jingman said.

"I have to call Liu Qingqing and warn her not to invest, she’s really focused on this," Wang Jingman suddenly realized, hurriedly taking out her phone to contact Liu Qingqing.

Only to be stopped by Chen Yang.

"Don’t bother calling Liu Qingqing; I suspect it was her idea to set you up," Chen Yang said.

"What?" Wang Jingman was even more baffled.

Seeing Wang Jingman’s confusion, Chen Yang continued by relaying the conversation he overheard during dinner.

After listening, Wang Jingman was both angry and upset!

She had treated Liu Qingqing as a sister, but never imagined the other would collaborate with others to trick her.

This feeling of being backstabbed and betrayed was specially unpleasant.