Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 983: On a Knife’s Edge (3)
Grandma Zhuang is someone who has long been immersed in the world of money; how could she not know that once anyone gets involved with money—this toxic substance—it’s impossible to stay clean, and madness will surely ensue.
Whenever it comes to money—this poison—gambling one’s life is inevitable.
Gu Nuan, such a clever woman, couldn’t possibly be unaware.
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Suddenly, a slight click sound was heard in the lounge box where they were resting.
Zhong Qiaohui, with perfectly healthy ears, couldn’t hear it, but Gu Nuan was extremely alert.
"Someone—"
"What?" Zhong Qiaohui was taken aback.
Gu Nuan immediately stood up and quickly moved to the room’s entrance, peering out from the gap of the door swayed open by the breeze, she saw the hasty departing back of Mrs. Lu.
"Who?" Zhong Qiaohui had already taken off her shoes and ran barefoot to her side to ask.
"The woman with Ou Chunhua."
"Was she eavesdropping on us?! What does she want?" Zhong Qiaohui exclaimed in surprise.
"I don’t know." But Gu Nuan knew one thing for sure, Ou Chunhua wouldn’t let her, Gu Nuan, have an easy time. Moreover, the things they just talked about could be unfavorable to Mrs. Lu.
It should be said, if the truth she exposed were to leak out and everyone realized that this banquet was a Ponzi scheme, all investors would surely demand to reclaim their money, including interest, from the organizers. If that’s the case, the organizers here would instantly face bankruptcy.
Some investors are like Chairman Zhan, knowingly participating, but more are probably like Mrs. Lu—naive, wealthy, but clueless, dragged onto the pirate ship.
Are such people pitiful?
No. Gu Nuan didn’t sympathize with them at all.
Numerous professionals in the investment world have long issued warnings—high returns with low risk investments absolutely do not exist. All seemingly lucrative investment channels might be a scam. Mrs. Lu may be stupid, but her heart is too greedy, hence she’s deceived.
If she had contentment, given her current status and wealth, she could live out her life abundantly. But she’s not satisfied, and thus has sown the seeds of evil, deservedly reaping today’s results. Mrs. Lu doesn’t think about how many people in this world lead harsher lives, unable to afford three meals a day.
Such a person, frankly, doesn’t deserve to have money.
The charm of financial games lies in this, on one hand, it widens the gap between rich and poor, sowing social evil genes, yet on the other hand, it indirectly punishes those who shouldn’t own money.
"But if she goes to see Ou Chunhua, what then?" Zhong Qiaohui finally contemplated a rather unpleasant consequence.
"Perhaps she will go around telling others what we just said."
Uh—Zhong Qiaohui looked worried: "Does this count as speaking trouble into existence?"
"Probably." Gu Nuan nonchalantly uttered this sentence. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Zhong Qiaohui glanced at her, realizing she was pretending to be calm.
Without delay, they should hurriedly leave here.
The problem is, when they came to the lounge, they had already seen the doors to the banquet closed. Once all the guests supposed to attend have arrived, to ensure the confidentiality of the event, the organizers closed the doors.
This means, nobody can rightfully leave through the main entrance.
If they force their way out now, it would be equivalent to outrightly telling others that they’re unique, which would be like walking into a trap.
