roccoschili Chapter 221 Discovering Zheng Ran's Rise to Wealth
Chapter 221 Discovering Zheng Ran's Rise to Wealth
"Universities in the port city... those must cost a lot in tuition."
The economic system of New International Port City is different from that of other regions, so various expenses are ten or even twenty times higher than in other cities.
Zheng Ran's parents probably didn't want him to go to that kind of place, since they couldn't afford to send him to school.
Su Qi knew that Zheng Ran was definitely not the kind of person who would willingly submit to others. Sure enough, she saw him have a big argument with his parents, and then he embarked on his journey to study in Hong Kong on his own.
However, upon arriving in the port city, reality dealt him a heavy blow. His daily expenses were already eight times what they used to be, not to mention that he hadn't even paid his tuition and accommodation fees yet.
He has already gone astray; only money can give him a sense of security.
After paying the tuition, he deliberately didn't pay the accommodation fee, but instead...
In the commercial streets of the port city, where high-rise buildings stand, it's a place frequented by wealthy heiresses and divorced rich women, where they act cute and pitiful.
He used the money he had saved for lodging to hire a few thugs to pretend to bully him, which attracted a wealthy young lady.
The rich heiress paid off his debts, but unfortunately, all that money ended up in his own account through thugs.
That young lady never imagined that she was the first step in Zheng Ran's plan until her death.
He pretended to love her, pretended that he would take her away and escape the arranged marriage.
Unexpectedly, a few months later, he killed her real fiancé, then impersonated him to swindle most of her family's assets.
Until all of Qianjin's family's assets and funds were handed over to him.
Unfortunately, that young lady died young and never got to see his true face.
Having tasted success, Zheng Ran dropped out of university.
"If I can make a living this way, why should I go to school? It's a waste of time and money."
As Su Qi had expected, Zheng Ran repeatedly used the same methods to deceive wealthy women in Hong Kong, winning their affections and even their money.
Until he reached his current position.
Wow, what a phoenix man! Master, shouldn't we expose him?
Su Qi shook his head helplessly: "What I find strange is, are all these wealthy women completely powerless against him?"
"They could have called the police."
[The owner seems to have forgotten one point: if the two parties marry and register their marriage, their property becomes joint property. In Hong Kong, there are regulations that girls do not have inheritance rights, meaning that marital property will smoothly flow into the husband's family after marriage.]
Su Qi suddenly realized something: "In other words, those girls were tricked into marriage willingly at first, and even if they discovered his true colors, it was already too late."
"So the reason he studied the law was... to exploit loopholes in the law?"
Before Su Qi could react, the scene shifted, and Su Qi found himself in a prison.
The woman pleaded with him: "You can't be so heartless... We've only been married for a year, how can you do this..."
"You have no value to me anymore, don't you understand? When all your money flows into my pocket, I suddenly feel that you are a really meaningless woman."
Zheng Ran used his seemingly gentle and obedient face to deceive these rich girls into losing their minds.
His ability to exploit every household to the point of exhaustion confirms her and Shen Chaohuai's previous analysis: such a massive financial system could not have been achieved without gathering the money of all the wealthy people in Hong Kong.
"Feifei, record the video."
[Okay, Master, recording has been activated for you.]
[I think the owner should just expose it directly, right?]
“I can’t expose them directly yet. He has already silenced these women. Without evidence, my chances of winning are not very high.”
"He has so many lives on his hands and disregards the law. One day we will have the chance to deal with him."
The screen suddenly flickered with electricity. Su Qi paused, and Fei Fei pulled her back.
[Oh no, Master, go back immediately! The rollback system is malfunctioning!]
Su Qi frantically searched for the event location. Time was of the essence, and she didn't have time to look carefully. She just randomly picked an event location and went back.
What's wrong with your system?
"I'm made by humans too, it's normal for it to malfunction."
I transmigrated to five years after Zheng Ran made his fortune; I lost specific information about those five years in between.
Su Qi asked in confusion, "Can't it be found?"
[It was probably caused by a recent malfunction. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Zheng Ran used some means to destroy five years of past events.]
Even if it were destroyed, it's impossible that even her most intelligent system wouldn't be preserved.
"That's caused by a malfunction. Fix it quickly," Su Qi ordered, his face indifferent.
Feifei looked aggrieved and muttered under her breath: "[He's so fierce... He's so gentle with Shen Chaohuai, but with me...]"
Su Qi came to her senses and realized that she was standing in front of the Shen family's old house.
The scene here was exactly as it had been before the Shen family's downfall. Su Qi was stunned for a moment: "You're back..."
A car was parked some distance from the Shen family's house. Su Qi walked over and saw the original owner sitting in the passenger seat.
Zheng Ran got out of the car and led the original owner out. The two chatted and laughed. They didn't go to the Shen family. Instead, they opened the back door and got in.
Next, Su Qi realized that something was indescribable and quickly turned to look ahead.
[Ahem…]
Feifei didn't see anything.
[The clothes...it seems like the clothes have been taken off.]
"Is there even a need to ask?"
Su Qi let out a deep breath, looking extremely distressed: "The original owner of this body was also deceived by him."
"No, is she that stupid? She didn't even have any guard up against him."
The original owner of this body was not from a wealthy family, so she should have been able to easily see through these little tricks.
Su Qi looked up and saw someone walking down from the Shen family villa.
She stared intently: "Shen Chaohuai?!"
She watched helplessly as Shen Chaohuai walked to the car.
[Master, that was Shen Chaohuai's original owner.]
Su Qi suddenly remembered the death of the original owner of Shen Chaohuai, but neither the Shen family nor outsiders had ever noticed it.
As for the reason for the original owner of Shen Chaohuai's death, Shen Chaohuai did not tell her much about it at the time.
"Shouldn't the current Shen Chaohuai be from before his death?"
From the outside, the parking lot windows don't allow you to see inside; you can only see two figures entwined and intertwined inside the car.
Shen Chaohuai pounded on the glass in frustration: "Su Qi! What do you mean by making me come out to see?! Do you want to see you with other women?"
"I'm telling you, even if you do this, I won't acknowledge you! You should behave properly as the adopted daughter of the Shen family and not have any improper thoughts!"
Su Qi twitched her lips and complained to Fei Fei, "Even though he clearly cares a lot, what he said to her was still these sarcastic and warning words."
[This Shen Chaohuai is indeed different from that Shen Chaohuai; he's changed a lot. No wonder everyone found it strange that Shen Chaohuai helped the master when he first arrived.]
Su Qi smiled helplessly, but then suddenly remembered something, and the smile on her face vanished.
"The original owner and Shen Chaohuai's original owner... had that kind of relationship."
So, before the original owner's accident, the rumors of discord between Shen Chaohuai and her were just a cover-up for their relationship.
It was clearly his way of protecting her.
If it weren't for Su Qi's breakthrough in emotional intelligence, she probably wouldn't have been able to understand this matter, but now, the time is ripe.
The activity inside the car stopped. Zheng Ran, half-exposed, opened the car door and taunted Shen Chaohuai, "What? Is it pretty? Envious? Or a little jealous?"
Shen Chaohuai punched Zheng Ran in the face, tearing Zheng Ran's lip, but he still smiled triumphantly.