His wife's pregnancy bump disappeared, and Mr. Huo was going crazy missing her.

Nock laughed and leaned closer to her, "I never expected Ms. Gu to have such a beautiful and fiery daughter. I wonder how she'll be on the bed."

"Get out of my way!" Qiao Mian gritted her teeth and threw a punch at Nok's face. Nok caught her small fist, kissed it, and said, "There's an old Chinese saying, 'It's only right to pay back debts, and daughters should pay back their mothers' debts.' Who told you to have such a gambling-addicted mother? Blame it on your bad luck."

As she spoke, she began tearing at Qiao Mian's clothes. Gu Huilan broke free and ran forward, pushing away the Nok on Qiao Mian's body: "You can't touch her, you can't afford to. Do you know who she is? She's the future wife of Young Master Bo of Dinghuang Group! I've said it before, as long as my daughter marries into the Bo family as she wishes, I won't have to worry about paying back the money I owe you!"

Qiao Mian suddenly realized, and sneered at Gu Huilan, "So, you were in such a hurry to bring Huahua back to China to fulfill your promise in order to pay off your debts?"

Gu Huilan remained silent.

Qiao Mian stopped looking at her, and Gu Huilan hurriedly grabbed her arm, saying in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Don't forget how Huahua died. I think if Huahua were alive, she would never have watched me be killed by these people."

Qiao Mian closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again.

She owed Huahua a life, a debt she could never repay in this lifetime. Gu Huilan was Huahua's mother, and she couldn't just stand by and watch her die at the hands of these people.

"Are you fucking treating me like an idiot?" Nock said impatiently, kicking Gu Huilan aside and snarling, "We've investigated everyone who borrowed money from our underground bank at exorbitant interest rates. Do you think we don't know that Yu Zhennan is going to marry the second young lady into the Bo family? Your daughter is worthless now. How are you going to pay back the money?"

"Yes, I will definitely repay it! That young master Bo has his eye on my daughter, and he will definitely marry her!"

Qiao Mian was taken aback and looked at Gu Huilan, "What do you mean?"

Nock no longer believed Gu Huilan's story. Frustrated, he frowned. His men grabbed Gu Huilan and were about to attack her again when Qiao Mian's eyes sharpened. She drew a gun from Nock's waist and pointed it at him. "Let her go!"

Nock raised his hands with a half-smile, "If you knew the rules, you would know that people who borrow money from underground banks at exorbitant interest rates either have to pay back the money or pay with their lives. Even if our group is wiped out, there will be another group. You can't escape."

Qiao Mian had infiltrated underground casinos several times, so she naturally knew that Las Vegas underground banks were ruthless dens of iniquity, with bloody and violent methods of debt collection.

However, she never expected that Gu Huilan would get caught up in such a big trouble.

"Release my mother, and I'll definitely repay the debt." Qiao Mian lightly pulled the trigger, her eyes sharp and piercing. Nock stared at her for a few seconds, then smiled. "OK."

……

Gu Huilan was seriously injured and hospitalized. Qiao Mian stayed by her side and took care of her all night. The next day, Gu Huilan's condition improved a little. She grabbed Qiao Mian's hand and said, "No matter what it takes, you must marry into the Bo family. You can't abandon me whether I live or die."

Qiao Mian said in a deep voice, "Tell me honestly, how much high-interest loan do you owe?"

"Not...not much..."

"How much is a little?"

"Two hundred million...fifty million..."

Qiao Mian stared at her wide-eyed in disbelief. "How could you owe so much?"

Gu Huilan, who was always arrogant and looked down on everyone, softened for the first time. Her eyes were red and her voice was hoarse, like a broken bellows: "Everyone thinks that the once popular movie star suddenly retired from acting and settled abroad to enjoy a better material life. But who knows how I lived in Las Vegas with Huahua back then? I did my best to give Huahua the best life. In just a few years, my savings were gone. Later, my business failed, and my investments also failed. In recent years, I have been living beyond my means."

"Don't you still have properties and companies in Las Vegas?" Qiao Mian looked at Gu Huilan's vulnerable side and couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

No matter how Gu Huilan uses her or how she treats her, she is Huahua's mother. She should take care of Gu Huilan for Huahua and ensure that she has a worry-free life.

Gu Huilan gave a bitter smile. "The company and the real estate were just empty shells propped up to maintain my position in high society. Over the years, I've poured all my energy into raising Huahua, but now Huahua is gone. Huahua was my only hope and bargaining chip. I'm not reconciled! Why can that bitch Tang Cuihua and Yu Zhennan live so smoothly, while I have to end up like this!"

Qiao Mian gently grasped Gu Huilan's trembling fingers. "You should show the same pride and composure you had when you resolutely left Yu Zhennan back then. When you left with Huahua, you should have thought about what it would be like to give up a life of luxury. Auntie, I owe Huahua, and I will repay that debt. I will also take care of you for the rest of your life for Huahua. Please stop arguing, okay?"

"What do you know? Yu Zhennan owes me, and I will make him pay! Why should that bitch's children benefit from it?"

As she spoke, Gu Huilan grabbed Qiao Mian's shoulders: "Huahua, the only one who can help me turn things around is your fiancé. You must do everything you can to win him over. If that bitch Tang's daughter marries into the Bo family, will Yu Zhennan still care about our lives? So, go to Dinghuang Group and find Young Master Bo now. As long as you are willing to beg him, he will definitely help you."

"I have no idea who he is, I don't want to see him, I don't want to have anything to do with him, and I certainly won't ask him for anything!"

Qiao Mian broke free from Gu Huilan's hand, stood up, and was about to leave.

"This is what you owe Huahua! If it weren't for you, Huahua wouldn't have died! You're the one who killed Huahua!"

Gu Huilan's sharp voice was like a heavy punch to her heart. Qiao Mian froze, her steps coming to an abrupt halt.

Hua Hua's death will always be her Achilles' heel.

She slowly turned around and looked at Gu Huilan, whose face was pale: "I will help you pay off your debts, and I will not let anything happen to you. However, there is absolutely no possibility of me marrying Huahua's fiancé."

……

The president's office of Dinghuang Group.

Huo Yanbei took a sip of coffee and looked at a video on his laptop. When he saw a blond, blue-eyed man pinning Qiao Mian down, his eyes darkened instantly. Lu Chen, who was standing next to him, hurriedly bowed and said, "I'm sorry, sir. I wasn't careful enough."

Huo Yanbei's fingers, gripping the cup, turned white. "After it's done, make him disappear."

"Yes, but..."

Huo Yanbei glanced at him and said, "Say what you want to say."

Lu Chen adjusted his glasses. "Sir, you've gone to so much trouble to design this; if Miss Yu finds out later, she'll probably be very angry with you..."

"Your husband first shamelessly seduced young girls into bed, and then used any means necessary to force them into marriage."