Chapter 312

Qiao Muting had been fast asleep, but now his sleepiness had vanished completely.

Although his expression was as cold as frost, he still held her tightly.

It was clear that she was deeply hurt, and she seemed terrified while having the nightmare.

Under his embrace, Shu Xia's emotions gradually calmed down, as if she had broken free from the terrifying scenes in her dream.

"I hate you all."

After calming down, Shu Xia said this slowly in an incomparably calm tone.

Qiao Muting listened to Shu Xia saying "I hate you all."

Did this "you all" refer to Fu Chenyan and Lin Miao? If it was just those two people, she could have told him; they were two people he could deal with by just lifting a finger.

However, he knew very well that Shu Xia wanted to resolve this matter herself.

For now, he would pretend not to know.

Unknowingly, Qiao Muting, who had woken up and felt he could no longer fall asleep, slowly drifted off to sleep again amidst the sound of Shu Xia's steady breathing.

After Lin Qi transferred all the remaining balance from his card, he had been living an exceptionally difficult life these past few days.

Accustomed to dining at Michelin restaurants whenever he went out, he could now only eat a few bites casually at the company.

Colleagues who used to flatter him had somehow heard rumors about the Lin Family's situation and were now making all sorts of pointed remarks at him.

Especially after Shu Xuan, who had been away on a business trip for the past two days, returned, he could clearly feel that the colleagues who used to love fawning over him were now all fawning over Shu Xuan; he seemed to have become a marginalized figure in the company.

He was also losing more and more confidence in research and development.

During his lunch break, he called Lin Bin.

"You haven't deposited any money into my account for these past two months. I've almost spent all my money now; transfer some more money to my account, not much, one million will do."

"Brother, you should know the company's situation. The company is currently facing an unprecedented predicament, and the accounts are already in the red with no money left. Dad and I are trying every possible way at the company to save it every day. You aren't unaware of this, so how can you still ask me for money? Don't you have a monthly salary?" Lin Bin asked back with some indignation.

Lin Qi's expression changed upon being asked this, "My salary is only twenty or thirty thousand a month; it's simply not enough for my daily expenses. Has the company really reached this point?"

He knew the company had encountered issues, otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to find Shu Xia time and time again.

But...

Had it really reached the point where they couldn't even afford living expenses?

He had never thought it would be this difficult before.

Lin Bin, looking full of sorrow and haggard, sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office; he had graduated full of high spirits, wanting to make the Lin Family's company even bigger, but now...

"It might be even more serious than you think. Over the past two years, Dad and I took out bank loans to expand the company's business. Our company might collapse and go bankrupt, and by then, our family will be saddled with massive debts."

Lin Qi felt a jolt of fear upon hearing this, "There must be a way, right? When you were in school, you already showed a very gifted commercial insight and could see business opportunities that many others couldn't. In the past few years, the company has been several times better under your management than before. So, you can think of a way to save it."

Thinking about losing everything the Lin Family had in the future, Lin Qi began to panic.

"Prepare yourself mentally; there is a high probability that the company will collapse. However, until the very end, Dad and I will do our utmost to bring the company back to life." Lin Bin thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

Then, Lin Bin said no more and ended the call.

Meanwhile, Lin Qi was left dazed in his office.

Really... was their family going to lose everything?