Deep Fog Kiss

"Which family is it?" Xiang Jingcheng asked.

"Yes."

"Your accident has already been determined, and after accepting the 500,000 yuan compensation, she called you demanding another 3 million yuan, which constitutes extortion," Xiang Jingcheng analyzed. "Once the transfer is completed, it can become valid evidence, and the circumstances are quite serious."

He asked, "Do you want the other party to face criminal charges?"

"No, I'd rather Wu Jianhui confess on his own." Jiang Li sat in the car, looking out the window at a young woman carrying breakfast and leading a little boy toward the inpatient department.

"Once they get the money and spend most of it," she said, lowering her eyes, "the fish will bite on their own."

"However, I'll have to trouble you with this matter again." She smiled slightly. "It's not exactly honorable, but it's the only way I can do it. If you feel it's inappropriate, you can always tell me."

"I'm a lawyer, and it's my duty to defend my client," Xiang Jingcheng said gently. "Jiang Li, I've said before that I'll do everything I can to help you if you need it."

"Three million is no small sum, especially since you're in the startup phase, I—"

"Jing Cheng".

Jiang Li interrupted him, knowing what he wanted to say, and smiled gently, "I'll take care of the money. Thank you."

A soft chuckle suddenly came from the other end. "When are you going to stop being so polite to me?"

"I've already been very polite, and this matter will take up a lot of your time," Jiang Li said with a smile. "I can only express my gratitude by treating you to a meal."

"I would be extremely honored," Xiang Jingcheng smiled. "As long as you set a time, I'm available anytime."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Li took a deep breath.

Three million is no small sum.

The studio is still in its early stages, and both she and Shen Nianchu have invested a lot. Now, her savings are far from enough.

She does own a villa worth nine figures, as well as the car she's driving now.

But all of this was given to her by Gu Zhishen; surely he wouldn't sell his house and car for her.

She wondered what if she took out a bank loan?

bank......

Her eyes suddenly lit up; the owner of Chung Heng Bank was right next to her!

Since we're borrowing anyway, we might as well borrow from the richest person!

She opened her phone and scrolled through her contacts.

My fingertip hovered over the word "deep," hesitated for a second, and then dialed.

The call was answered quickly, but no one spoke on the other end.

Jiang Li tentatively called out, "Uncle?"

"Who is it?"

The man's voice on the other end of the phone was cold.

Jiang Li choked. There was no way he couldn't recognize her voice, let alone have her name saved.

"it's me."

Who are you?

"......" Jiang Li was speechless, thinking to herself, "Childish!"

She gave her name, "Jiang Li".

"Oh," the man replied coldly on the other end of the phone.

Then, the soft sound of knives and forks hitting the porcelain plate could be heard.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li immediately understood that her uncle was angry.

"Is there something you need?" the other person asked again.

Jiang Li closed her eyes, steeled her resolve, and said, "Uncle, I've run into some trouble. Can I borrow some money from you?"

On the other end of the phone, Gu Zhishen looked at the empty restaurant and leaned back in his chair with great interest.

She left like a thief before he came downstairs in the early morning, without even eating breakfast.

When he came downstairs, there wasn't a soul in sight.

I hadn't been out for long when they called asking to borrow money.

He chuckled. "You got scammed first thing in the morning?"

Jiang Li was taken aback and quickly looked around.

He seems to have installed surveillance cameras; he even knows she was being extorted early this morning.

Seeing that she didn't speak, the other person asked again, "How much?"

Three, three million.

"Ha!" the man chuckled on the phone. "You really are doing terribly."

When she was studying in the country, he gave her more than three million yuan in pocket money every month.

They thought she had some great talent and didn't want a single penny of the money they offered.

It turns out they were so poor they had to borrow three million.

He said something sarcastic, without saying whether he would lend it or not.

Jiang Li felt uneasy. Would he really refuse to lend it to her?

Just as I was thinking about how to respond, my phone rang, and a text message came in.

Her eyes widened suddenly—five million had arrived!

It's already switched??

"This... is too much," she said quickly. "You don't need so much, I'll transfer it to you."

"I pressed the wrong button." Gu Zhishen didn't seem to care. "Just keep the extras, in case you get scammed again someday."

"..." Jiang Li looked at her balance, hesitated for two seconds, and said, "Then, shall I give you an IOU?"

"No need," the man said languidly. "Consider it rent."

The call was abruptly ended.

"rent?"

Jiang Li stared at the phone that had been hung up and suddenly realized that he meant he had moved to Beishan Villa.

......

"Hello, how long do we expect to receive a response from your company regarding our submitted investment proposal?"

In the office, Shen Nianchu was on the phone.

She didn't know what the other person said, but she said "okay" twice and "thank you" before hanging up.

Jiang Li sat opposite her, twirling the pen in her hand. "Tian Ce Capital receives mountains of proposals every day; it probably won't be able to get results so quickly, right?"

"They said the head of the investment department is reviewing the materials and has already screened out some unqualified companies," Shen Nianchu said with a smile after hanging up the phone. "No feedback yet is the best feedback. We'll get a final result within three days, and our chances are very high!"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Then congratulations in advance, President Shen."

"Mr. Jiang, is this office too cramped for you?" Shen Nianchu joked. "Once we secure investment from Tian Ce, we'll move to a bigger one!"

"I'm so excited!" Jiang Li said with a smile. "But right now I need a cup of coffee to perk me up, since there are still a few drafts of the script to revise."

"What a coincidence!" Shen Nianchu snapped her fingers. "I ordered takeout from your favorite restaurant."

Just then, the phone on the table rang.

She answered the phone, frowning at the sound of the voice. "What's wrong?"

Seeing that her expression was off, Jiang Li quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Nianchu put down the phone. "The other party doesn't want the script we discussed last week."

"Why?" Jiang Li frowned slightly.

The script was written and finalized by her and her studio partners over a month. The other company was very optimistic about the script in order to promote a popular star, and felt that the role in the script was tailor-made for that star.

How can you just say you don't want it anymore?

"They said they've found a more suitable partner company. Their script is good, their price is low, and they offer great value for money." Shen Nianchu frowned deeply. "That's strange. I've done my research on our industry. Companies more experienced than us definitely don't charge lower prices. And companies with similar experience to us definitely don't have scripts of the same quality or depth of meaning as ours."

Jiang Li asked, "Did they say which screenwriting company they were from?"

Shen Nianchu shook her head, "We won't know until they turn on their phones."

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"President Shen, Sister Li." Assistant Xing Ke rushed in, "Anxin Media just called and they don't want the script they agreed on the day before yesterday. Also, Tiansheng Entertainment, the project was about to be signed, but they suddenly refused to cooperate."

Shen Nianchu suddenly stood up. "Was this pre-arranged, a coordinated effort to cancel the cooperation?"