Chapter 583: 579. Don't Blame Anyone (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

The New Year's Eve dinner at Zhang Ran's home was very lively, but some families were not so lively; on the contrary, they seemed quite desolate.

For example, the home of Mu Jinyuan.

Mu Jinyuan did not spend the New Year in his own large villa, but in his father's old house, and the whole family had arrived.

The number of people in their family was actually not small now: his parents were still alive, there was Mu Jinyuan's family of three, his younger sister's family of three, and his younger brother's family of three.

Eleven people might seem like a lot, but the atmosphere at their dining table was rather dull.

"Was it here that Mr. Zhang treated us to a meal back then?" Mu Weiguo suddenly spoke up.

"Dad, why are you bringing that guy up at a time like this? Is it not enough trouble he's already caused us?" Mu Jiatong said impatiently.

Mu Lili was also full of indignation; she and her brother had been doing quite well for themselves over the years by basking in Mu Jinyuan's reflected glory.

Basically, their net worths were also quite substantial.

However, there had been a problem plaguing their family for years, and that was the issue of having children.

When Zhang Ran treated their family to a meal, they hadn't yet started families of their own, and no one had cared about this issue.

But now, they all knew.

Mu Weiguo didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine today, but ignoring his younger son's impatience, he said to himself: "I remember Mr. Zhang asked Jinyuan a question before we ate back then, right?"

Mu Jinyuan was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes."

"Do you still remember what the question was?" Mu Weiguo said.

Mu Jinyuan stopped talking; of course he remembered, but he didn't want to mention it.

Regardless of whether he remembered or not, Mu Weiguo continued: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Zhang's question back then was, 'Once you eat this meal, you won't have a chance to go back on it; do you still want to eat it?'"

"That was the question, wasn't it?"

Mu Jinyuan took a deep breath and nodded: "That's right!"

"Dad, what exactly are you trying to do? Can't we just have a proper meal?" Mu Jiatong slammed the table and said.

Mu Weiguo acted as if he hadn't seen him and continued: "Do you still remember how you answered back then?"

"You said back then, 'I am grateful for Mr. Zhang's regard, and I am willing to bear the cost; I am willing to eat this meal.'"

"Do you remember what your situation was back then? What were you thinking when you were trapped in a desperate situation?" Mu Weiguo asked one question after another.

Mu Jinyuan was also lost in memories at this moment; back then, he had graduated from a prestigious university, and in that era, he was already quite impressive.

He had studied financial management and investment, and he had studied them very well.

His ability was indeed very strong; after joining a company, he achieved results in a short period of time and became a rising star in their investment firm.

At that time, he was very arrogant and believed that with his own abilities, he would definitely be able to carve out a career for himself in the future!

But very quickly, he fell into the lowest point of his life, and an absolute low point at that!

He had been set up and harmed by others!

A large investment he was responsible for ran into problems, the funds disappeared, and he had been swindled!

And this project had been given to him by the company boss's nephew; even the company boss had personally inquired about it.

At the time, he had sensed some problems, but the company boss guaranteed that there was absolutely no issue.

So he believed it, but the result of believing was that he became the scapegoat; the investors' money was gone, and he was the prime suspect.

And the company side abandoned him directly—no, not abandoned, but kicked him while he was down, pushing all the blame onto him, and the missing money was also pinned on him.

At that time, he became famous throughout the entire industry, not for a good reputation, but for being notorious.

Let alone finding a job, it was hard even to avoid going to prison.

At that time, he had even wanted to die; when he was standing on the bridge, he met Zhang Ran, which was also the turning point of his life.

Zhang Ran not only helped him wash away the stigma but also gave his former boss a harsh lesson.

At the same time, he proved that this money wasn't taken by Mu Jinyuan, but by the boss!

Zhang Ran also took a liking to his ability and began to pull him into the newly founded Galaxy Capital.

At that time, every one of Zhang Ran's investments was extremely precise; many investments that Mu Jinyuan couldn't understand at the time slowly revealed just how sharp Zhang Ran's vision had been in the years that followed.

However, Mu Jinyuan did not betray Zhang Ran's trust at the time and achieved significant results.

In the end, he also won Zhang Ran's trust, and Zhang Ran prepared to hand over the management of Galaxy Capital to him temporarily.

Mu Jinyuan knew that Zhang Ran was from the Mainland and also knew that it wasn't very convenient for him to come out at that time, so he was very excited.

But for such a large company, Zhang Ran wouldn't really have no precautions at all, and Zhang Ran had also been direct with Mu Jinyuan.

At the time, Mu Jinyuan certainly had no thoughts of betraying Zhang Ran, nor did he dare to; the gap between him and Zhang Ran was simply too large.

He couldn't even harbor such thoughts.

So he nodded and agreed without hesitation, and Zhang Ran's request was also very simple: to have a meal with his family.

Mu Weiguo had also come from the Mainland, arriving all by himself, so the Mu Family consisted only of these people.

At the time, Zhang Ran hadn't hidden it from Mu Jinyuan and had said directly that there was a mystery to this meal, but Mu Jinyuan hadn't cared at the time, nor had he taken it to heart.

After finishing that meal, Zhang Ran had indeed fulfilled his promise, handing Galaxy Capital over to Mu Jinyuan to manage and delegating power completely.

Almost in an instant, Mu Jinyuan had gone from an inconspicuous wage earner to an emperor of employees; this transformation was only because of Zhang Ran's trust, and also because of this meal.

At that time, Mu Jinyuan was still very grateful to Zhang Ran, but when Zhang Ran disappeared for one year, two years, his mindset slowly changed.

"Dad, why are you saying all this?" Mu Jinyuan said with a calm expression.

Mu Weiguo said: "Dad has no ability and no capacity to help you; I don't want to say much about what you've done, I just want to say, whatever the final outcome is, just don't blame anyone."

"I know."

"What are you doing? Big brother hasn't lost yet, and that guy Zhang Ran has..." Mu Jiatong became increasingly angry; he felt that his old man was just picking at sore spots.

"If you're not going to eat, then get out!" Mu Weiguo said indifferently.

Mu Jiatong looked at his father and, in a fit of anger, turned around and left with his wife and children; he felt that this meal today was very stifling.

But in Mu Jiatong's heart, there was also some worry: could his own big brother really survive this hurdle?

Could he really hide from it?

But at the thought of this, his heart was filled with resentment toward Zhang Ran; why couldn't you just honestly go and die, you bastard! Why did you have to stand out again at a time like this?

Mu Lili ate a few bites and also left; she was increasingly feeling that something was wrong with this home, and she discovered that her own older brother was not as high-spirited as he used to be, so she wanted to prepare in advance.

PS: I have some things to take care of these past few days, so I estimate I can only manage three updates; my apologies!!!