Zhang Li looked at Wei Yan, who had suddenly appeared before her, and felt that he had aged a lot.
Time indeed ages people, but not to such an extent; and as for Xue Yan beside him, the speed of her aging was startling.
The last time they’d all had dinner together, which was also when it was confirmed that she was the daughter of Wei Yan and his wife, a long time had passed since then, and this was only her second time seeing Xue Yan.
Looking at them, could it be that Wei Yan had someone on the side? Such things were possible for a man of middle age.
"We’ve come to Harbor City this time because your brother, your brother had an accident," Wei Yan knew that Wei Xudong was doing well in Harbor City, making a good name in the financial circles.
He also knew that some people entrusted Wei Xudong to help with stock trading, and although he was busy and didn’t keep a close watch, he knew that Wei Xudong had made quite a bit of money on the stock market.
He had repeatedly cautioned him to be extremely careful and then didn’t keep a close watch, never expecting that an accident would really happen, and the hole it made was not a small one.
Even Wei Yan, who had a certain net worth, was truly stunned when he learned the extent of the trouble Wei Xudong had caused.
He didn’t even dare to think whether his company would have any liquid assets left if he were to compensate in full.
But if he didn’t compensate, would those people let him or let Wei Xudong off the hook?
However, if he did compensate, the company’s entire liquid assets and many high-quality assets would have to be paid out, which was the capital for a comeback.
In a state of helplessness with no one to turn to, Wei Yan thought of Zhang Li, hoping she could help.
"My brother?" Zhang Li certainly knew that Wei Xudong had run into trouble and wasn’t overly surprised.
To be honest, she was really surprised that he had managed to hold on for so long; she had thought he would collapse much earlier.
"Right, he lost a lot of money in futures trading." Wei Yan sighed, "This time he lost a hundred million."
Zhang Li made an "oh" sound, poured two cups of tea for them, and took a sip of tea herself in the process.
Xue Yan, seeing Zhang Li’s calm demeanor, said, "Aren’t you being too cold-hearted? He is your brother after all."
"So what if he is my brother?" Zhang Li brushed off the dust on her clothes, "Has he ever acted like a brother?"
"To me, he’s just a stranger."
"Besides, a loss of less than a hundred million really isn’t a problem for the Wei Family," said Zhang Li, aware of why Wei Yan and his wife had come to her, just thinking of getting money out of her.
"The family can afford the compensation, but if the company has no money, there is no way to operate," Wei Yan thought of the various efforts he had made in the past few days.
Wei Yan truly never thought that he, who was already of retirement age, would have to run around for his son’s mess.
"Why are you telling me all this? The company is yours; it’s Wei Xudong’s," she said.
"Don’t tell me you’re hoping for me to fork out money. Please, let’s get this clear, have I ever spent the Wei Family’s money?"
"Not a cent, so don’t even bring up that you’re my parents and that I should be taking on this responsibility."
"No matter, if you insist on this, we can go to the media, let everyone judge for themselves, discuss how the Wei Family, with several hundred million in assets, is actually unwilling to help their son repay a hundred million in debt."
"And forcing a daughter who they’ve never raised to pay the money, a daughter who is still studying at Harbor City University."
"How does that story sound?" Zhang Li was quite straightforward. "We’re all here in Harbor City, who doesn’t know Wei Xudong, he’s practically a god of wealth."
"A few kind words and he immediately tips generously. When inviting friends for a meal, it’s always at high-end restaurants."
"Then there are the shopping sprees for his girlfriend, always buying out the store, this rate of spending," Zhang Li clicked her tongue.
"Truly, towards outsiders, he’s forever generous with money." Zhang Li fixed her gaze steadily on Wei Yan.
Wei Yan knew that Wei Xudong spent quite a lot of money on Wei Wei, but he hadn’t realized that Wei Xudong spent money in this place at a terrifying rate.
"He, he is so generous with spending money." Xue Yan also received gifts from Wei Xudong, but they really weren’t much.
"He, he wouldn’t buy so many." Xue Yan was reluctant to accept this reality.
Knowing it was impossible for Xue Yan to admit it, "You could go ask around about Wei Xudong’s reputation, who doesn’t know he’s generous."
"He straight up rented Banshan Villa."
"When he was in his glory days, I didn’t benefit from it, and now that he’s down, it’s also none of my concern," Zhang Li made her stance clear.
Wei Yan knew that Wei Xudong hadn’t treated Zhang Li well, and now to ask her for help was a bit too much.
"Besides, if I had money, would I still be able to live here?"
"This is still the apartment I rented when I first came to Harbor City," Zhang Li said calmly as she sipped her tea.
Wei Yan didn’t understand why Zhang Li continued to live here. He knew that this girl had actually been quite low-key over the past two years, not as ostentatious as Wei Xudong.
But the girl had also made a substantial amount of money in the stock market, and her trades were quite impressive.
If it hadn’t been for Wei Xudong’s dominant performance, this girl’s results would have been even more eye-catching.
"You’re actually doing quite well in the stock market," Wei Yan hinted darkly.
Was this a threat? "It’s mediocre, after all, I worked my way up step by step."
"Knowing that I have no one to rely on, of course I tread carefully step by step."
There was no reason to just acquiesce to his threats. It wasn’t in her nature to endure silently, "Mr. Wei, in fact, you just need to liquidate a few plots of land and you can resolve this problem."
"It won’t even need to touch your liquid assets."
"Since you insist on me spending money, let’s talk business. Sell your land to me at market prices,"
"Afterwards, how I develop it is my business, and it has nothing to do with you or Wei’s."
Isn’t it a must for her to help? Fine, she could help, but there was no way she would be taken for a ride, getting something for nothing.
Sell the land to her? Wei Yan didn’t want to sell the land he had. He was actually considering whether he should enter the real estate market. The plots of land he got earlier were still undeveloped since he hadn’t decided how to use them.
It was only now that he had made up his mind that he should engage in real estate development.
But then, Wei Xudong had his incident. Unexpectedly, no matter who it was, they all put forth the same demand.
The difference was, Zhang Li’s offer was at market price, which was the most pleasing thing he had heard these days.
"Let’s change the condition. You can take company shares," Wei Family considered it and felt it was better to offer shares in Wei’s.
With Wei Xudong in such a state, some shareholders had already proposed that he was unsuited to be the CEO. Seeing Wei Xudong as a lost cause, they could only let Zhang Li take over.
Company shares? Wei’s? Zhang Li was amused, "I’m sorry, but I don’t want them."
"It’s my money that’s being spent, yet it turns into a gift from you."
"Either sell the land or forget it." Zhang Li really wasn’t in a rush, "By the way, you should make a decision quickly. My money is limited, and I need to keep it working."
Zhang Li then stood up to check on the stock market situation online. As for how Wei Yan and the others would decide, that was their business.