"He Jin, where did you run off to?" Gu Hai, during the month of the New Year, had been busy contacting old friends, hoping they could help out, so the Gu Family’s situation could improve somewhat, if not return to its former glory, at least prevent the textile factory from losing money.
No one could have guessed, those people, when the Gu Family was wealthy, they were all over him, calling him Brother Gu this, Brother Gu that, so cordially. Now, they’ve turned their backs and don’t acknowledge him, making all sorts of excuses.
Just as Gu Hai was fuming, that’s when he bumped into He Jin.
He Jin seemed much better off than last year, wearing a neat suit, with his hair slicked back, shining with hair oil, looking like a wealthy person, starkly different from last year.
"Boss Gu, Happy New Year, wish you prosperity," He Jin said, smiling at Gu Hai, just like before.
Seeing his beaming face, Gu Hai was momentarily taken aback. If it weren’t for He Jin suddenly backing out with twenty thousand from the Gu Family, he would think he was dreaming.
"Great, just great!"
Gu Hai grabbed He Jin, pulling him aside, saying, "Prosperity? Where’s that prosperity coming from? He Jin, tell me, where’s the promised twenty thousand for the pharmaceutical investment? How can it just disappear?"
Gu Hai’s voice was almost a shout directed at He Jin.
He Jin brushed off his hand, straightened his wrinkled suit, frowned, and said, "Boss Gu, let’s talk this out calmly, no need to grab my clothes. This suit is expensive!"
"He Jin!"
Gu Hai gritted his teeth, calling his name, and said, "Do you know because of you, my pharmaceutical factory fell through, and now at my textile factory, there’s so much fabric piled up in the warehouse that can’t be sold, and you have the leisure to worry about your clothes!"
"Boss Gu, calm down, let’s talk about this calmly." He Jin’s indifferent demeanor only infuriated Gu Hai further.
Seeing He Jin’s attitude, Gu Hai raised his hand and punched him.
He Jin wasn’t a pushover either, catching Gu Hai and pushing him back, and in the next moment, Gu Hai let out a shriek as a cut opened on his arm. He Jin quickly said, "Gu Hai, I’ll take you to the hospital right now."
Saying this, He Jin hurriedly took Gu Hai to the hospital, pushed him in, and then explained, "Brother Gu, I really had no choice back then."
A nurse was attending to Gu Hai’s wound.
Gu Hai ignored the pain, looked at He Jin, and asked, "Then tell me, what choice did you have?"
"It’s my wife, she took the money I was going to invest in your pharmaceutical and put it into some Ningbei factory instead. I had no face to show before you." He Jin’s attitude had changed dramatically from before.
Gu Hai suspiciously looked at He Jin and asked, "He Jin, what factory did you invest in? You couldn’t have told me in all these months so I couldn’t find you?"
"Ouch."
Gu Hai winced in pain as the nurse accidentally tugged at his wound, and he directed a look at her and said, "Can’t you be more careful?"
"I’m sorry, sorry," the nurse apologized.
Before long, Gu Hai’s wound was bandaged, and just as He Jin and Gu Hai left the clinic, Pei Yicheng arrived. Seeing the nurse with the prepared blood, Pei Yicheng handed her a tip, saying, "If my girlfriend isn’t really his daughter, I’ll really owe you a big thank you!"
To convince the nurse to draw some blood, Pei Yicheng put in quite an effort, explaining the situation between Xu Nianhua and the Gu Family, portraying Xu Nianhua as a pitiful, abandoned daughter who was still being deceived, about to be exploited by the Gu Family.