Chapter 623: Knowing the Truth and Recognizing Oneself

Zhu Xingye told him why he had approached Sheng Jiang in the first place.

He told him everything, point by point, about what he wanted to do by getting close to him.

His tone was cold and heartless, every word piercing the heart.

Sheng Jiang was completely dumbfounded.

Although he had been living a miserable life these past few days, he still did not want to believe that the Chairman was a fraud.

Yet, he had now admitted it himself.

He admitted that his purpose in approaching him was just to swindle money!

Those words that praised him and built up his confidence were nothing more than brainwashing, all to win his trust.

Zhu Xingye continued to mock him over the phone.

He brazenly mocked him for having a pig's brain, for being a muddled mess, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and unable to tell a good person from a bad one.

He thought the people who were truly good to him had ulterior motives.

And the person who really wanted to use him and play him for a fool was none other than Zhu Xingye, yet he had been fooled by him to this extent and still hadn't realized it...

Finally, Sheng Jiang threw the phone.

For the first time in his life, he was this tough, smashing his phone to vent the anger in his heart.

"Ah—"

Sheng Jiang's shrill howl could be heard even in the living room.

"Mom, is Grandpa okay?" Shi Ran asked, worried.

Shi Youxuan: "I don't know either, I suppose... he's fine!"

She was feeling a bit regretful now.

She regretted not listening to her husband.

Before Sheng Hanyu went abroad, he had urged her not to get involved in this matter.

But in the end, she still couldn't help but intervene.

What if Sheng Jiang suffered some incident because of this phone call?

Then she would never be able to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

Shi Ran: "Mom, I want to go up and take a look, may I?"

"You may, go ahead."

Shi Ran was very sensible in how she did things; it was just right for her to go and take a look.

The little girl turned around and ran "pitter-patter" toward her room.

Shi Youxuan:...

Soon, she came out of her room again.

In her left hand, she held a piggy bank, and in her right, she held a card.

The card contained all the lucky money she had received since she was little; Shi Youxuan had opened a children's card for her daughter at the bank, letting her keep it herself to cultivate a sense of financial management from a young age.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Someone is knocking at the door, stop crying."

Wang Yinghao thought it was her daughter-in-law coming over, so she hurriedly shoved the tissue box into her husband's arms, telling him to wipe his tears.

But when she opened the door, her granddaughter was standing at the entrance.

"Grandma, may I come in?"

"Of course, come in, sweetheart."

Wang Yinghao looked behind her, and upon confirming that it was only her granddaughter, she felt a little disappointed, but only a little.

She closed the door and turned back to see her granddaughter already in front of her grandfather, tilting her head to look at him: "Grandpa, your eyes are wet, is it because dust fell into them?"

Although the little girl was not big, she knew how to save face for others; she did this better than Shi Youxuan.

"Yes, that's right, dust fell into my eyes." No matter how incompetent Sheng Jiang was, he hadn't reached the point of complaining in front of his granddaughter, so he hurriedly covered it up.

Shi Ran shoved the card and piggy bank in her hands into her grandfather's arms: "Grandpa, all my money is here, take it for an emergency."

"No, no, good child, I can't take your money..."

Sheng Jiang could no longer hold back, and tears poured down.

He refused to take Shi Ran's money no matter what, and he also had no face to mention borrowing money from Shi Youxuan.

The next day.

Sheng Jiang appeared at the company and was almost torn apart by the furious crowd.

He endured everyone's curses and beatings without a word.

Soon, Sheng Jiang was covered in bruises, and his face was swollen like a pig's head!

Someone shouted: "Stop hitting him, if we beat him to death, we'll never get our money back, and everyone will have to face a lawsuit."

The furious people calmed down; although Sheng Jiang was no longer being beaten, everyone surrounded him tightly, clamoring for their money.

"Pay back the money!"

"That's right, pay back the money, if you don't, we'll send you to Prison."

Sheng Jiang said: "Fine."

The person who had just suggested sending him to Prison was immediately blamed by everyone else.

They couldn't send him there.

If he went to Prison, the judicial process would be tedious and complicated, and there would be no telling when everyone's money would come back!

It might even go down the drain.

"Pay back the money."

"Pay back the money."

"Pay back the money."

The people started clamoring again.

Sheng Jiang asked everyone to calm down and listen to him. He said, "Chicken Lays Eggs defrauded everyone of their money, and I was kept in the dark as well. Originally, I intended to go straight to the police station to turn myself in, but yesterday, my granddaughter taught me how to take responsibility and bear the consequences."

"I will pay back as much as I can to everyone. My wife has already gone to an agency today to list our house, and I have also contacted several people to sell off all my ancestral calligraphy, paintings, gemstones, and equity, then pay everyone back proportionally."

"I will pay back the rest slowly. As long as I have a breath left, the debt I owe you all will not disappear; I will definitely pay you back."

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Who are you trying to fool with this act of pity? Your son and daughter-in-law have money; ask them for money to pay us back. With such a large group company, can they really be short of this little bit of money for us?"

"That's right, a father's debts should be paid by his son; it's only natural..."

These people only dared to shout here.

If they were really asked to go to Dingsheng Group to cause trouble, they wouldn't dare.

After all, there was the press conference beforehand; Sheng Hanyu had already declared in advance that there was no relationship, so if they went to cause trouble again, Dingsheng would have every reason to call the police and have them arrested!

They pick the softest persimmons to squeeze.

They know they are in the wrong if they go to cause trouble at Dingsheng, so they incite Sheng Jiang to ask for money; as long as they don't suffer a loss themselves, as for others, who cares.

Sheng Jiang stiffened his neck and said loudly, "Impossible! Mr. Sheng Hanyu and I no longer have any relationship. Legally, I have no right to ask him for money, and morally, we have long since fallen out. He won't give me a single cent."

"If you accept my proposal today, come over and line up to register; if you don't agree, then forget it. Of course, you can also call the police. I will face the consequences of my own actions alone and will not drag anyone else into this!"

This was the first time in his life that Sheng Jiang dared to face his responsibilities directly.

The feeling of having the courage to take responsibility for one's own actions is great!

The house was sold.

The first step after getting the money was for Sheng Jiang to distribute it to those who had registered first.

The calligraphy and paintings were also sent to an auction house for consignment.

Originally, the owner of the auction house said that it would take time for all of his calligraphy and paintings to be sold, especially if he wanted to sell them at a high price, it would take even longer.

However, just two days later, the auction house called him to come and sign, saying that all those calligraphy and painting collections had been sold.

And the price exceeded expectations.

Sheng Jiang was shocked after receiving the funds transferred by the bank; this price not only exceeded the auction house's expectations but also far exceeded his own psychological expectations.

It was even higher than the market price. Who could have been so generous?

The people at the auction house would not disclose the buyer's name, saying it was the rules.

If they won't say, then so be it; at least this can hold things off for a while.

Sheng Jiang distributed the money, and although it looked like a lot, it was soon finished, and it still wasn't enough.

The next step was to sell the equity.

The first person he thought of was Shi Youxuan.

But his wife reminded him, "If it weren't for this incident of ours, all these things would belong to them in the future. Now that we have to sell everything to pay off debts, if you sell the equity to Xuanxuan, how is that any different from asking them for money?"

Sheng Jiang felt that made sense.

So he prepared to sell the equity to Sheng Zerong.