Wanguo Bank Jinhai's Credit Department manager Li Fei was a portly man, clad in a neatly-tailored black suit, even the pair of black leather shoes on his feet were exceptionally shiny from being well-polished.

At this moment, Li Fei said with a stern face, "President Ye, your Liying Cosmetics owes our Wanguo Bank a loan, when will you repay it? If you don't plan to repay it, then we from Wanguo Bank will have to take legal action!"

Ye Jingyi's lovely face turned red with anger from Li Fei's words.

What does he mean by not planning to repay?

If the bank really took legal action, wouldn't that make her a deadbeat debtor?

Once Liying Cosmetics got labeled as deadbeats, they would probably become despised in Jinhai city, everyone ready to shun them.

"Manager Li, haven't we already discussed this? The due date for this sum of money has not yet arrived, and we will repay it gradually. How has it now become that Liying Cosmetics doesn't plan to repay the money?" Ye Jingyi pleaded.

"That was then, this is now," said Li Fei indifferently, as he casually picked up the glass of water in front of him and took a sip to moisten his throat: "Right now, our bank is facing difficulties, so of course, we need to step up the collection of debts. I hope President Ye can understand."

Ye Jingyi lowered herself even more, "But Manager Li, you also know that our company is currently in financial trouble, we want to repay the money..."

But Li Fei quickly interrupted: "Stop right there! The financial difficulties of your company are your own business. They have nothing to do with our bank. So, President Ye, you just have to tell me, will you repay this money or not?"

"But..." Ye Jingyi was momentarily at a loss for words.

"President Ye, I do have a way to solve your problem," Li Fei suddenly said mysteriously, his expression also becoming unusually strange.

"What way?" Upon hearing that the other party had a solution, Ye Jingyi immediately lit up.

"Let's not beat around the bush, I'm friends with President Xu Gang. He told me this morning that he was very dissatisfied with your behavior yesterday. However, he is magnanimous and will give you a break, as long as you, President Ye, agree to accompany President Xu for one year. Then, our bank will not only stop pressing for the loan repayment but will also continue to grant loans to your Liying Cosmetics!"

Li Fei laughed as if he were a pimp. While speaking, his eyes also swept up and down Ye Jingyi's curvaceous and attractive figure.

Any man would be moved by such a woman.

But Li Fei knew very well that a woman like Ye Jingyi was out of his reach and even more so, unattainable for him, only a man like Xu Gang was worthy of such a woman.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyi immediately became furious, her beautiful eyes burning with raging flames.

By now, she realized that Li Fei's premature insistence on loan repayment was Xu Gang's doing from behind the scenes.

Moreover, Xu Gang had the audacity to suggest she accompany him for a year? What kind of accompaniment? Sleeping with him!

Despicable! Utterly outrageous!

Ye Jingyi finally managed to suppress the anger in her heart, her eyes flashing with a cold light, "I can't do that!"

"You're turning down such a good offer, President Ye? You should know, once you agree, our bank could extend a loan of fifty million to you, President Ye. The financial crunch of your company would be no problem at all."

Li Fei wasn't surprised and continued to press on, his words becoming more explicit as he spoke, "If you miss out on this good opportunity, you'll regret it for a lifetime. Many people are looking for such a deal and can't find it, why can't you see the light? Isn't it just a matter of closing your eyes and spreading your legs?"

Ye Jingyi suddenly stood up and said coldly, "If you like it so much, you can go do it yourself."

"What are you talking about?" Li Fei suddenly slapped the table and stood up as well, "President Xu is giving you this opportunity out of respect for you, don't be ungrateful. Besides, Ye Jingyi, do you think you are set with diamonds? But even if it were studded with diamonds..."

"Scoundrel!"

Ye Jingyi couldn't hold back any longer, she cursed out loud and picked up Li Fei's water glass, splashing it in his face.

"Ouch—"

Li Fei, scalded, grimaced in pain and clenched his teeth as he raised his hand, and slapped Ye Jingyi, "You damn bitch, you dare splash me?!"

"Ah—" Ye Jingyi couldn't dodge in time, was struck by Li Fei and knocked to the ground, a red mark appearing on her face.

"Who do you think you are? I'll make sure you regret this." Li Fei advanced like a furious demon, set on wrecking havoc.

But in the blink of an eye.

"Bang!"

A loud sound echoed as the office door was violently pushed open.

Jiang Chen burst in, seething with rage.

"It's you!" Ye Jingyi turned, surprised to see Jiang Chen, and her panicked heart suddenly felt much more at ease.

"Who are you? Who let you in!" Li Fei was taken aback, halting in his tracks.

Jiang Chen was already furious and without saying another word, he charged at Li Fei, "I'm your grandfather!"

With those words,

he raised his fist and threw a heavy punch, smashing it into Li Fei's cheek.

"Ah—" Li Fei cried out in a pain so severe it resembled the squeal of a pig, his cheek swelling and turning a bruised purple as he fell to the ground.

But Jiang Chen didn't let up and kicked Li Fei hard, sending him flying quite a distance away.

"Jiang Chen, stop hitting him." Ye Jingyi quickly got up and grasped Jiang Chen's arm.

Jiang Chen wanted to move forward but was held back firmly by Ye Jingyi.

Meanwhile, some commotion could be heard from outside; not wanting to be detained by the bank security, Jiang Chen grabbed Ye Jingyi and they both ran swiftly towards the exit.

"Help, someone's beating me up!" Li Fei shouted, holding his bruised and swollen face.

But in the blink of an eye, Jiang Chen and Ye Jingyi had vanished from his sight.

The two of them didn't run far from the bank when they turned a corner into a deserted alley and came to a temporary stop.

"Why are you so impulsive?"

Ye Jingyi let go of Jiang Chen's hand and blamed him.

Jiang Chen looked at the red mark on Ye Jingyi's face, his eyes filled with a trace of distress, "It was all for you, I heard everything from outside."

Ye Jingyi bit her lip and in a low voice said, "Oh... thank you."

At the same time, she felt a tiny bit of comfort at the bottom of her heart.

His rage was all for her honor.

This was a rare sense of security for her.

But Jiang Chen sighed, "Don't thank me. How could you be so foolish? Don't think I don't know about the Ye Family being such a major clan in Jinhai. You clearly have your family to back you up, so why go to the bank for a loan? The cash flow issues at Liying Cosmetics, with the strength of your family, could be easily resolved if they wanted to help. You didn't need to shoulder all this by yourself!"

Ye Jingyi's expression changed dramatically, her emotions flaring up as her eyes began to redden, as if she were about to cry, "What do you know! My family is forcing me into an arranged marriage, and I refused, so they just stand by and watch, not offering help, just to force me to submit to the family!"

The emotional outburst made Ye Jingyi say things she hadn't intended to reveal to Jiang Chen.

After speaking, Ye Jingyi fell silent, and her pretty face dimmed.

She had put in a lot of effort, a lot of actions to resolve the company's financial problems.

But she was met with obstacles at every turn, with troubles cropping up constantly.

Some of these troubles came from business rivals, some even from sabotage within her own family.

Her parents and sister not only didn't help her but kept pressuring her relentlessly.

What was she to do? To save Liying Cosmetics, must she concede to her family, marrying a playboy she didn't even know?

At this thought, her gaze grew even more desolate, her eyes hollow and losing their luster.

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