Chapter Ninety-Two: Hurry and Plead with Him

Qin Tianrong had heard a little about what had happened between Huading Company and the Yu family.

So he understood exactly what Qin Guofu meant by those words.

After taking a deep breath, Qin Tianrong said lightly, “I’ve also heard about what happened between the Yu family and Shen Donghua.”

Qin Guofu frowned, his face full of contempt. “Dad, the Yu family really is something else. Such a huge clan, and they couldn’t even keep that little secret covered.”

At that, Qin Tianrong gave Qin Guofu a strange look.

Then, with a cold expression, he said, “No matter what, do not sever ties with the Yu family lightly.”

“But Dad, think about it. If the Yu family could really secure that land in the northern suburbs, we would still have some hope. But now that Shen Donghua has them by the throat, they’re behaving themselves and not daring to make a sound. What’s the point of me going out of my way to flatter them?” Qin Guofu said with obvious disdain.

Qin Tianrong said seriously, “Guofu, you can’t look only at the immediate gains. For a family as prominent as the Yus, befriending them can only bring benefits, never harm.”

Qin Guofu nodded earnestly.

After Qin Tianrong said that, he naturally understood what his father was thinking.

In the future, he would still have to curry favor with the Yu family.

He had to listen to his father. That much had to be right.

After a while of silence, Qin Tianrong suddenly thought of something and looked at Qin Guofu. “By the way, the Yu family has been caught with such a huge weakness by Shen Donghua. You didn’t go to comfort them, did you?”

“Dad, what do you mean...?” Qin Guofu frowned.

Qin Tianrong said, looking like a seasoned old fox, “The more this happens, the more you need to show up with concern and goodwill, so the Yu family can see your loyalty.”

“Dad, I understand.” Qin Guofu nodded seriously.

“Go handle your own matters. I’m fine here. You don’t need to come every day,” Qin Tianrong said again.

Qin Guofu nodded earnestly.

Then he said softly, “Dad, my task right now is to revive the family group, right?”

“You understand that much, good...”

Qin Tianrong nodded with emotion.

Qin Guofu had grasped his father’s meaning, and so he no longer wanted to hover in front of him.

He bowed to Qin Tianrong, then turned and left.

Meanwhile, on Chen Yang’s side, the next day after arriving at class, he immediately called Lin Qianyao.

Of course, he was calling Lin Qianyao to have him do something.

And in Chen Yang’s eyes, this was only a trivial matter for Lin Qianyao.

What Chen Yang wanted Lin Qianyao to do was to drive the Qin family’s Qin Corporation into bankruptcy.

The reason Chen Yang was taking such action against the Qin family was that the Qin family had repeatedly chosen to oppose him, stubbornly courting death. For Qin Corporation to go bankrupt and for the Qin family to fall from grace was, in truth, also a form of protection for those people.

Because if Qin Guofu, Qin Chao, and the others continued choosing to fight him as they always had, they would surely die.

After receiving Chen Yang’s instructions, Lin Qianyao immediately took action.

For someone of Lin Qianyao’s stature in the provincial capital, bringing down Qin Corporation truly was an easy matter.

He only mobilized a few connections, and that very night many companies that still had partnerships with Qin Corporation abruptly withdrew their cooperation.

What made Qin Guofu even more devastated was that just as Qin Corporation suddenly lost its source of income, the loan managers from three banks all came to the door together to demand repayment.

Although Qin Corporation’s assets were worth more than two hundred million on paper, that figure included equipment, contracts, physical assets, and everything else combined.

But the liquid funds in Qin Corporation’s accounts were only fifty or sixty million at most.

And Qin Corporation had previously borrowed more than five hundred million from those three banks.

Now that the funds had not yet returned, even if they did, they still would not be enough to cover the loan hole.

So Qin Corporation could only repay debts by selling off assets, and once a company relies on liquidating itself to pay its debts, that means bankruptcy.

Inside the chairman’s office at Qin Corporation.

Qin Guofu sat in the executive chair, dazed and hollow, making one call after another, trying to pull strings and borrow money from friends, only to find that not a single one of them would help him.

He could not help feeling somewhat despondent, and beneath that was anger, deep and seething anger.

He already knew that the one targeting Qin Corporation behind the scenes this time was Lin Qianyao of the provincial capital.

And Lin Qianyao, in the provincial capital, was the chairman of Huading Group.

The Huading Company in Linyang happened to be a subsidiary of that group.

So Qin Guofu immediately deduced that the one truly attacking Qin Corporation from behind the curtain was Shen Donghua.

Bang!

Just as Qin Guofu was sitting there in a daze, Qin Chao suddenly shoved open the office door and rushed in in a panic. “Dad, something happened to the company, didn’t it?”

Qin Guofu looked at Qin Chao. “Who told you to come here?”

Earlier, Qin Guofu had told Qin Chao to rest at home, mainly because Qin Chao had caught a cold, and Qin Guofu spoiled his son.

He had not expected Qin Chao to come over all of a sudden.

And from Qin Chao’s question, it was obvious that he already knew everything that had happened to the company.

Qin Chao’s brows knitted. “Dad, the company is in such big trouble. How could I stay home and do nothing? This time I’m going to bear it with you.”

“Bear it? How are you going to bear it?” Qin Guofu gave a bitter, hopeless laugh.

Qin Chao naturally saw the despair in his father’s eyes.

He realized that the company might very well be beyond saving.

But he was unwilling to accept it. Deeply unwilling.

Qin Chao clenched his fists. “Dad, is there really no way at all? No way?”

Qin Guofu said coldly, “This time it’s Lin Qianyao in the provincial capital going after the company. Xiao Chao, remember this: if the family company goes under, it will all be because of Shen Donghua and Lin Qianyao. They are the Qin family’s greatest enemies.”

“Dad, I know. I know all that. But right now we should be thinking about how to save the company,” Qin Chao said emotionally.

Qin Guofu gave a cold snort. “Save it? How? There’s only a little over fifty million in the company’s accounts now, and the money outside still can’t be collected. The three banks are demanding repayment on a total of five hundred million. How are we supposed to save this? Xiao Chao, tell me, how do we save it? Where is the company supposed to come up with three hundred million in just three days?”

Qin Chao also realized how serious the problem was and took two frightened steps back, looking every bit as lost as one could be.

After a long, despairing silence, Qin Chao looked at Qin Guofu and asked, “Dad? Are you saying the company has to declare bankruptcy?”

“Yes. For now, that’s the only option. But you must keep this strictly confidential. Everyone in the company who is from the Qin family has to keep it secret. Do not let your grandfather find out,” Qin Guofu said solemnly.

Qin Chao’s eyes grew a little red.

This was simply too humiliating.

Qin Corporation had a history of fifty years, and to have grown to this scale today had not been easy.

The company had never done anything evil; it had always been honest and proper in business.

And yet Lin Qianyao wanted to destroy Qin Corporation. On what grounds?

This was bullying. Pure bullying.

“Damn it, I’m going to fight Lin Qianyao to the death,” Qin Chao said hotly.

Qin Guofu sharply rebuked him. “Who are you going to fight to the death? Come back here.”

Qin Chao said loudly, “Dad, Qin Corporation was handed down from our ancestors. We’ve always done business honestly and properly. It took everything to get it to where it is today. How is that easy?”

“What right does Lin Qianyao have to force the company into bankruptcy? What right?”

“He has power, that’s what. You go and fight Lin Qianyao to the death? I’m afraid you won’t even get close to him before his men take you out,” Qin Guofu said sternly.

Qin Chao suddenly said, grief-stricken and furious, “Dad, I just can’t accept it. I can’t!”

Qin Guofu comforted him. “This isn’t a foregone conclusion yet. No matter what, let’s solve this crisis first. As for everything else, we’ll talk later.”

“Ah...”

Qin Chao let out a deep sigh, still unwilling in his heart.

Buzzz, buzzz.

Just as Qin Guofu’s heart was cold with despair, his phone on the desk rang again. When he picked it up, he found that it was Qin Tianrong calling.

Qin Guofu’s expression changed in confusion, his brows furrowing even more. He could not understand why Qin Tianrong would be calling at a time like this.

He gave Qin Chao a look, signaling him not to speak, then picked up the phone and answered.

“Dad, why are you calling?” Qin Guofu asked, puzzled.

“You... you need to hurry and plead with Shen Donghua. Hurry...” Qin Tianrong said anxiously.

Qin Guofu’s heart lurched.

What did that mean?

Could it be that his father had already learned about everything that had happened to the company?

Qin Guofu’s brow tightened, his expression especially grave. “Dad, you...”

“All right, enough nonsense. I already know everything about the group. Go and plead with Shen Donghua at once. No matter how outrageous the other side’s demands may be, agree to them. As long as you can obtain Shen Donghua’s forgiveness,” Qin Tianrong said urgently.