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Chapter 161 Impossible!

Xu Hemei poked at the food in the takeout box, her words tinged with hesitation, and said, "Mom, I'm divorced now, can you transfer that money to me now?"

From the moment the divorce was finalized, Xu Hui started urging her to hurry up and send the money. This morning he called five times, asking her to transfer the money immediately, as if he was afraid she would run away with the money.

Hearing her hesitant words, He Qiaoyun couldn't help but laugh. "I'll definitely call you. This is your money, I won't embezzle it. Give me your bank account number later, and I'll transfer the money to you tomorrow morning."

Xu Hemei replied, "Okay," but then she added a word of caution, "Mom, I don't plan to use this money to buy a house. House prices are too high now, and I can't afford it."

He Qiaoyun readily agreed: "Okay, didn't we already say that as long as you don't use it to help your dad and brother or do anything bad, you can spend it however you want, I can't stop you."

When Xu Hemei heard her mention the words "Dad" and "Brother," her heart skipped a beat, and she panicked terribly. After all, this wasn't just two thousand yuan, nor twenty thousand, but more than two million yuan with two extra zeros.

Seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, He Qiaoyun asked, "Hmm?"

Xu Hemei snapped out of her daze. "Huh?"

He Qiaoyun: "What are you doing? You haven't answered me for so long."

Xu Hemei forced a smile: "Oh, it's nothing. I was just drinking water. This food was too dry..."

He Qiaoyun didn't bother her any longer. "Then you eat. I'm going to wash up now."

Xu Hemei: "Okay..."

After hanging up the phone, she sat there staring blankly, chopsticks in hand. Even though she was hungry, she had no appetite for the fragrant food in front of her. Her mind was a mess, and she inexplicably had a feeling of betrayal.

The truth will always come out. If her own mother disapproves of her father so much, and finds out she spent two million on a single transaction, she'll definitely sever all ties with her...

But on the other hand, he had agreed to transfer this life-saving money to Xu Hui.

Just as she was getting annoyed, a phone rang, startling her.

Looking up, I saw it was Xu Hui calling.

She picked up her phone, answered the call, and said weakly, "Dad..."

Xu Hui, on the other end of the phone, spoke gently, "Hey, Xiaomei, how's it going? Have you contacted your mom? What did she say?"

Xu Hemei picked at the rough edges of the disposable chopsticks, not answering directly, but asking, "Dad, how much do you owe?"

Xu Hui on the other end of the phone immediately put on his best acting, his face full of worry as he said:

"I didn't owe that much to begin with, but with the interest compounding and the bank debt, it's a full three million. Dad really has no other choice. If I had a way, I wouldn't have stooped to beg you. Xiaomei, please help Dad out. If I can't pay back the money, these heartless people will definitely kill me..."

Xu Hemei was utterly exhausted listening to this, but even so, she still hesitated. "Dad, is it possible to transfer your factory? The production line equipment of the two factories, as well as the stockpiled goods, should be enough to pay off your debts after liquidation."

Ultimately, she didn't want He Qiaoyun to know that she had broken her promise and betrayed her.

Hearing her words, Xu Hui became extremely anxious. "Xiao Mei, what do you mean? Don't you want to save Dad anymore? You're kicking me after I've served my purpose! Didn't you say you'd transfer money to me if I helped you get a divorce? What do you mean now? I've waited so long, dealt with them for so long, just waiting for this money to save my life. Now you're suddenly going back on your word. What's the difference between that and killing me!"

Xu Hemei pursed her lips and revealed her predicament, "Dad, I'm afraid Mom will find out. If she does, she'll cut ties with my older brothers and treat me like that. I don't want that..."

Xu Hui said in a very aggressive tone, "Then can you bear to see me unable to pay back the money and have my fingers chopped off?"

Xu Hemei was truly helpless. "Dad, I didn't mean that..."

Both sides remained silent for a long time, calming down as they went.

After a long silence, Xu Hui said earnestly, "Xiaomei, just help your dad this once, just this once. If you don't tell and I don't tell, how will your mom know? Besides, your account is popular now, isn't it? You can make a living online, earning so much from just one live stream. You can continue this side hustle. Money can be earned back, but if they really cut off my hand, it can't be put back..."

These words made Xu Hemei even more hesitant. Recently, her account's number of followers has increased to more than 200,000, and she has also started making videos and taking on advertisements to earn money, but this is just pocket money, which is a drop in the ocean compared to two million.

Yes, besides being afraid of being discovered by He Qiaoyun, she was also reluctant to part with the money, because she knew from Xu Hui's attitude that he did not want to sell the factory to retire comfortably, but rather used the money as his start-up capital.

Once you've given it this time, you'll get countless more.

Moreover, knowing that her social media accounts were generating a steady stream of income gave him even more reason to ask her for money.

No, she didn't want to become a blood bag, otherwise she would be tied to Xu Hui for the rest of her life. It shouldn't be like this.

She took a deep breath and said, "Dad, you promised me before that you would sell the factory and stop messing around. So sell both factories first, and use the money to cover the losses from loan sharks and the bank. If it's not enough, I'll make up the difference."

Xu Hui refused without hesitation, "Impossible!"

Seeing his firm stance, Xu Hemei also refused to budge. "Then there's nothing more to discuss. Your factory is a bottomless pit. No matter how much money you invest, you'll lose money. Thirty million isn't enough."

"That's settled then. Think it over carefully yourself. I have other things to do."

After saying that, she was about to hang up when Xu Hui quickly stopped her, "No, no, don't hang up yet..."

Xu Hemei took a deep breath. "Is there anything else?"

Xu Hui's tone softened again, "Xiao Mei, don't be like this. Trust Dad one more time. This time we can definitely turn things around. Just give me the money, or I really will die..."

Xu Hemei gritted her teeth and refused, "Dad, I said I can help, but only if you sell the factory. I have to go now, think it over carefully."

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone without waiting for him to reply.

Looking at the phone that had just ended, she breathed a heavy sigh of relief. She had finally finished dealing with it. The food in front of her had gone cold and was greasy, making it look unappetizing. She put the lid back on and threw it away.

Xu Hui, who had been looking forward to this for so long but whose hopes were dashed, was so angry that he jumped up and down, smashing things off the coffee table. Gao Hui, who was in the kitchen, came out leaning on her cane, startled. "What's wrong, son?"