DLWAV CH15

Seeing this, Lin Gaolang couldn’t help but speak up: “Mr. Zhong?”

Only then did Zhong Chi react.

He frowned slightly: “Mr. Lin, is there some misunderstanding here?”

Lin Gaolang couldn’t help but frown as well.

He hadn’t expected that Zhong Chi would actually disbelieve his words.

He suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

He was preparing to persuade him further, but right at this moment, Zhong Chi’s phone rang.

For no apparent reason, the unease in the bottom of Lin Gaolang’s heart grew stronger and stronger.

Seeing the call was from his close friend, Zhong Chi answered it directly.

Then, his expression slowly changed.

After another ten seconds or so, he put down the phone.

Looking at Lin Gaolang, who was already somewhat fidgety, Zhong Chi took a deep breath and simply said, “Mr. Lin, the three billion that the Zhong and Chi families lent you—where exactly did you use it?”

Lin Gaolang’s expression changed drastically.

Right at this moment, his phone rang as well.

It was Sun Xuebo calling.

Panic was unconcealable in his tone: “Brother Lin, trouble. The recording of the call between you and your secretary has been leaked…”

Lin Gaolang felt his vision go dark.

Immediately after, his phone rang again.

It was none other than his ‘good’ older cousin, Lin Hongshen: “Lin Gaolang, you’re pretty impressive. Saving up four or five billion in just a few years… But if I remember correctly, that small company you opened hasn’t made you much money over the years because it’s been constantly expanding. So, where did this four or five billion in your hands come from?”

Did it even need saying?

A large portion of that money was, of course, embezzled from the Lin Group by Lin Gaolang over the years using his position.

The next second, Lin Gaolang heard him say coldly: “Lin Gaolang, Grandpa and the others want to see you. Come back to the old residence.”

…

As this recording spread through the upper class of China, countless people exclaimed in shock.

“The mastermind behind this was actually Lin Gaolang?”

“I couldn’t tell, his appetite is actually this big.”

“What’s the use of a big appetite if his ability can’t keep up? In the end, didn’t he just make a mess of everything?”

“The dignified First Young Master of Qian City is nothing more than this.”

…

Listening to these rumors and gossip, Old Master Xiao and the others felt a wave of comfort wash over their entire bodies.

Given that Xiao Ruize had already told them Lin Gaolang was the mastermind, how could they not send someone to watch him?

If Lin Gaolang could bribe the executives of the three major banks, couldn’t they bribe other people?

For example, the wife of Lin Gaolang’s secretary.

She and Lin Gaolang’s secretary were originally both corporate executives and both came from humble backgrounds. However, after she resigned to have a child, the secretary’s family changed their attitude. His mother despised her for being an orphan with no maiden family to help with the child, and his father despised her for not earning money while spending it recklessly—all just because she spent a few tens of thousands on a postpartum recovery class…

When Xiao Ruicheng approached her, she was already on the verge of a breakdown.

So as soon as Xiao Ruicheng revealed his intentions, she agreed immediately.

The only pity was that in the recording she obtained, Lin Gaolang didn’t discuss in detail with his secretary how to bribe those bank executives. It only captured Lin Gaolang asking the secretary to talk to them and demand they keep the secret.

Otherwise, they could have sued Lin Gaolang directly right now and sent him to prison.

However, they weren’t exactly disappointed.

Because once this matter came out, Lin Gaolang’s good reputation was essentially destroyed.

And one could easily imagine that the Lin family, especially his cousin Lin Hongshen, would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to pull him down from his horse.

By the time they finished watching the Lin family’s dog-eat-dog show, the Xiao Corporation should have mostly recovered its vitality.

At that time, they would have plenty of time to deal with Lin Gaolang.

There was only one point—that Vice President.

Since it was now confirmed that the mastermind behind this was indeed Lin Gaolang, then that Vice President probably really couldn’t be caught and brought back.

Thinking about that person living a carefree and happy life in Country Y with the money from betraying the Xiao Corporation, the good mood of Old Master Xiao and the others instantly vanished.

On the other side, Zhong Chi was also paying attention to this matter.

After learning that the person who wanted to bring down the Xiao family this time was really Lin Gaolang, Zhong Chi felt unspeakably guilty.

Because no guessing was needed to know where Lin Gaolang had used that three billion.

Xiao Ruize saved him, yet he nearly caused the Xiao family to go bankrupt—

Yes, he hadn’t taken Lin Gaolang’s earlier slander to heart at all.

So after Lin Gaolang left in disgrace, Zhong Chi, who had returned home, couldn’t help but call Ao Ruize.

At that time, Ao Ruize was racing cars on the mountain with his group of scoundrel friends.

Seeing the call was from Zhong Chi, he walked directly to the side to avoid the roaring sound of engines.

He heard Zhong Chi say, “Mr. Xiao, I’m very sorry. The three billion Lin Gaolang used to attack Xiao Corporation’s stock was lent to him by the Zhong and Chi families.”

“We didn’t know at the time that he borrowed the money to snipe the Xiao Corporation…”

Hearing this, Ao Ruize was also stunned.

Then he said, “It’s fine.”

After all, Zhong Chi and his family were clearly deceived by Lin Gaolang too. Otherwise, why would they repeatedly try to lend money to the Xiao family to help them tide over the crisis?

Instead, it was Zhong Chi himself who was probably quite heartbroken right now.

After all, he liked Lin Gaolang so much; Lin Gaolang was the first person he thought of when he was drugged.

But now he was told that Lin Gaolang was just scum…

Thinking of that flush of crimson on the neck he saw at the Ruifeng Hotel that day, Ao Ruize paused, then added, “Actually, there are plenty of men in this world better than Lin Gaolang, right?”

Zhong Chi was stunned for a moment.

By this sudden shift in atmosphere.

Ao Ruize thought for a moment and added, “Besides, Lin Gaolang is going bald at such a young age. Maybe in a few years, he’ll completely turn into a ‘Mediterranean sea’ [pattern baldness]…”

“What?”

Zhong Chi exclaimed softly, “Lin Gaolang is actually going bald?”

The thought of Lin Gaolang’s hair being unusually sparse on top instantly made Zhong Chi feel unusually disappointed… wait, it seemed he didn’t feel disappointed at all, just a bit surprised.

Who would have thought that Lin Gaolang, known as the First Young Master of Qian City, was actually going bald at such a young age.

Wait again—

That didn’t seem to be the main point either.

Zhong Chi blurted out almost instinctively: “Don’t you like Lin Gaolang?”

But what was happening now?

Xiao Ruize was actually badmouthing Lin Gaolang?

Ao Ruize: “…”

He asked in confusion, “I like Lin Gaolang?”

“Why would you think I would like Lin Gaolang?”

Zhong Chi: “…”

Zhong Chi was completely dumbfounded.

Xiao Ruize doesn’t like Lin Gaolang?

Xiao Ruize actually doesn’t like Lin Gaolang?

H-how is this possible?

But this fact was indeed true.

Because Xiao Ruize’s meaning was clearly that he didn’t like Lin Gaolang at all.

In other words, he had overthought everything???

Zhong Chi: “…”

Then Zhong Chi finally reacted.

But his first thought wasn’t that Xiao Ruize now really had the suspicion of drugging him!

Instead, it was—

Maybe Xiao Ruize never intended to use those hands of his to clutch bedsheets in submission…

(So, there are actually Tops in the Three Realms???)

Thinking of this, for no reason at all, Zhong Chi’s heartbeat suddenly sped up.

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