Chapter 161 - 65: Guo Yao’s Provocation, Bankrupting the Guo Family
Guo Yao turned, staring at the man in disbelief. "You can’t be serious?"
The man chuckled. "It’s just a meal. What’s the big deal?"
Guo Yao’s face fell. "If you eat with her today, we’re done. Don’t ever contact me again."
Jiang Li blinked in confusion. "Isn’t that a bit dramatic?"
’I don’t know what their relationship is, but this guy doesn’t seem like a good person.’
’And don’t think I don’t know what he’s up to.’
Guo Yao glared at Jiang Li, her anger boiling over. "Bitch, did I say you could speak?"
The faint smile on Jiang Li’s lips vanished at Guo Yao’s words. Her face hardened. "You really are stubborn to the bitter end."
She immediately transferred five billion to Liu Qian. ’I want to see the Guo Family bankrupt. Now!’
’She must think I’m a Hello Kitty just because I haven’t shown my claws.’
’Isn’t she so proud of being some second-generation rich kid? Let’s see if she can still act so high and mighty once the Guo Family goes bankrupt.’
’They always say there’s always someone better out there.’
’People like Guo Yao, with more ambition than money, are destined to become a laughingstock.’
Guo Yao scoffed. "What are you going to do? Hit me?"
Jiang Li closed her eyes for a moment. ’They say pregnant women shouldn’t get angry, and I’m not about to let a moron like Guo Yao ruin my mood.’
She put on a smile. "I’m not going to hit you. But you’ll be crying soon enough."
Guo Yao rolled her eyes. "Oh yeah? You really think you can bankrupt my family?"
The man tried to play peacemaker. "Hey, now! We’re all classmates here. Why make things so tense? Everyone just calm down!"
At his words, Guo Yao slapped the man right across the face. "Getting bold, are we?"
The man’s expression darkened. His family might not have been as wealthy as the Guo Family, but to be slapped in public like this... did he have no pride?
He clenched his jaw. "You’ve gone too far!"
Guo Yao glanced at him with a sneer. "What? You want to hit me back?"
The man’s tightly clenched fist at his side slowly relaxed. He was right—his family still relied on the Guo Family. He couldn’t afford to burn this bridge.
No matter how furious he was, he had to swallow his anger.
He replied through gritted teeth, "I wouldn’t dare."
Guo Yao smiled, patting the man’s cheek lightly. "That’s right, you don’t."
Jiang Li found it too cringey to watch.
’Let her be arrogant for a little while longer,’ Jiang Li thought. ’She’ll get what’s coming to her once she’s bankrupt.’
Guo Yao turned to Jiang Li, her sharp eyes spotting the numbered ticket in her hand. "Why eat barbecue by yourself? You should just grab some noodles somewhere and call it a day."
Without waiting for Jiang Li to respond, she snatched it right out of her hand.
Caught off guard, Jiang Li was too slow to stop her.
’This is the last straw.’
Jiang Li stood up, her face cold as ice. She held out her hand. "Give the ticket back to me."
Guo Yao toyed with the ticket, sneering. "No. What are you going to do about it?"
Suddenly, her phone chimed with a notification.
Jiang Li glanced down. It was a message from Liu Qian.
Liu Qian: Done. The Guo Family is bankrupt.
’As expected,’ Jiang Li thought, ’the power of money is immeasurable.’
’It took less than ten minutes, all told, to bankrupt the entire Guo Family.’
’I wonder if the Guo Family’s finances weren’t as solid as I thought, or if I just threw too much money at the problem.’
’Either way, the result is what matters, and that’s good enough for me.’
She looked up and grinned. "Not much. But you? You’re finished!"
Guo Yao pursed her lips. "Finished with what? You’re talking nonsense."
As soon as she said it, her phone started to ring.
Guo Yao shot Jiang Li a glare. "I’m taking this call. I’ll deal with you in a minute."
The moment she answered, Mr. Guo’s deafening voice roared through the phone, "Guo Zhenzhen, what the hell did you do? Why did our family suddenly go bankrupt?!"
Guo Yao looked at Jiang Li in disbelief, her voice trembling as she spoke into the phone. "That’s impossible... How could we go bankrupt? Are you sure...?"
"Our houses and cars have been seized and our money has been frozen! And you’re telling me it’s impossible?!"
Listening to Mr. Guo, Guo Yao’s eyes widened in horror.
She looked at Jiang Li and whispered, "Did you do this?"
Jiang Li shrugged. "Precisely."
Guo Yao demanded, "By what right?"
Jiang Li let out a soft laugh. "Because you cursed at me."
’I’m not a masochist. After being insulted to my face like that, did she really expect me to act like nothing happened?’
’Bankrupting the Guo Family was me being merciful. Otherwise, I would have had them driven out of Capital City altogether.’