60: Chapter 60 Forced into Debt!

60: Chapter 60 Forced into Debt!

Married life had always been unhappy for her, living with a husband was no different from living without one—she hadn’t seen him for three consecutive years, guarding her solitary existence like a widow, while Jiang Li indulged daily in a life of debauchery.

Such an unhappy marriage was something Sun Yan had wanted to end for a long time.

But out of concern for face and reputation, she’d been unable to make up her mind.

Procrastination had turned into a full ten years, ten long years of unhappiness.

Not until today had she finally resolved to divorce that scumbag Jiang Li and set herself free.

From now on, her life would be different.

Xu Qianli felt Sun Yan’s tenderness, her fiery figure, and inhaled her pleasant scent.

He smiled slightly and whispered in her ear, “Beauty, would you deign to lower yourself and marry this poor guy?”

Sun Yan’s heart skipped a beat, and her whole being filled with joy and happiness.

It took her a moment to recover, then she shook her head with absolute certainty.

“No!”

“Xu Qianli, I can be your woman, but I can never marry you!”

“You know our statuses.

Once we marry, according to the rules of the officialdom, it’s impossible for a couple to both hold high positions in the same place, let alone in the same department.

One of us would definitely have to be transferred.”

“I’m only in my thirties; I still want to progress further.

You’re even younger—the youngest department-level cadre in Jiang City.

You have a lot of future ahead.”

“If we get married at this critical juncture, our careers will surely suffer greatly.”

“And that scumbag Jiang Li might be up to no good, trying to tarnish our reputations.”

“In short, we can’t get married.

I can be your woman, but I absolutely cannot marry you!”

Sun Yan refused Xu Qianli decisively.

Having given herself to him last night, she had finally experienced the joy of being a woman.

She had already fallen for this man.

Over the years, due to work, she and Xu Qianli had constantly been in contact, often going down to the countryside together.

After spending so much time together, she had long harbored feelings for Xu Qianli, but had never shown them—only recently had she opened her heart to him.

And now, having given herself to him, she liked him even more.

But considering all factors, it was absolutely impractical for her to marry Xu Qianli; doing so would seriously impact both of their reputations and careers.

Xu Qianli said, “How about this: I apply to be transferred out of town.

As long as it’s not too far, I can still come back at night, and I can stay at home on rest days.”

Xu Qianli truly wanted to marry Sun Yan, not just because of the night he had spent with her, learning of her unique physical attributes that provided the ultimate enjoyment for a man, but more so because she truly cared for him, exuding the aura of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

If he could marry her, he would certainly have an incredibly happy married life.

Jiang Li was blind not to see the good in Sun Yan, but Xu Qianli saw it and wanted even more to hold on to it.

Seeing Xu Qianli’s insistence, Sun Yan furrowed her brows slightly, left his embrace, and gave a firm response.

“I can only tell you that I need to make a clean break from you, even in private we shouldn’t have any contact!”

“Xu Qianli, I’m serious.

It’s better for the two of us to keep our distance!”

The better Xu Qianli treated her, the more guilt Sun Yan felt.

At such a young age, Xu Qianli was already the youngest department-level cadre in Jiang City, and now he was about to become the new secretary to County Magistrate Lan Qianrong.

His future was bright, and his career path was expected to be smooth.

If he truly transferred because of her at this crucial point, even if his prospects weren’t entirely ruined, they would be greatly damaged, and he might well stop progressing from there.

She could not delay his brilliant future, nor could she be the cause of his failure.

Fearing that Xu Qianli would be too deeply involved to extricate himself, Sun Yan steeled her heart and decided it would be better to make a clean break with Xu Qianli.

Even if it pained him, he had to do it for Xu Qianli’s sake!

Xu Qianli reached out and pulled Sun Yan back to him, holding her tightly, “Sister Sun, I won’t force you anymore, okay?

Let’s just go back to the way things were before.”

“No!”

Sun Yan pushed Xu Qianli away with force.

“It would be better for us to keep our distance.

Just think of last night as a dream and forget it happened.”

“It’s getting late, we’ve already been delayed for work so long, we should hurry to the office.”

After dropping those words, Sun Yan left, refusing even to ride in Xu Qianli’s car; she hailed a taxi and departed.

Watching Sun Yan leave, Xu Qianli scratched the back of his head, wondering what to make of the situation.

He understood Sun Yan’s thoughts; she surely didn’t want to hold him back.

She truly was a rare and good woman.

Since he had already entered into a relationship with her, he would never let go easily!

But right now, it seemed best not to pressure her too much.

Putting that matter aside for the moment, Xu Qianli drove straight to the County Government.

Upon arriving at the gate of the County Government, Xu Qianli noticed something was amiss.

A crowd was gathered around the outer wall, pointing and talking amongst themselves.

He had no idea what had happened.

Xu Qianli parked his car and went over to have a look, his expression darkening immediately.

On the outer wall, a line of words was painted in red oil paint.

“Pay up quickly.

One penny less than ten million, and you’ll be ruined!”

Others might not have known who was behind this, but Xu Qianli was all too aware—it was definitely the handiwork of Red Hair.

When he had saved He Caixia, Xu Qianli hadn’t known Red Hair’s name.

Later, he learned that Red Hair was named Fang Xiong, whose uncle seemed to be a big leader in Zhongzhou City with a very deep family background, powerful and well-connected.

This guy owned a gambling den and also loaned money at usurious rates, having swindled many people; Liu Jian had been one of those who gambled away their senses in his den, borrowing heavily at high interest rates.

Having taken on that debt of ten million, not three days had passed and that bastard Fang Xiong had already sent someone to paint this red warning.

It was infuriating!

Xu Qianli was now faced with two choices: either settle things with Fang Xiong or pay off the ten million first and then deal with Fang Xiong later.

Fang Xiong’s turf was in Zhongzhou City, and with a very strong background in the city, it wasn’t realistic for Xu Qianli, with his current “energy,” to handle him.

The most rational choice at present was to first repay the ten million and then figure out a way to go after that scoundrel, making him spit out everything he had swallowed, interest and principal, and even making him serve time in prison for life.

But where was he to find such a huge sum of ten million?

He couldn’t possibly go to Bai Yanran.

She was wealthy, the preeminent businesswoman of the provincial capital, and ten million was mere pocket change to her.

But he was a man of pride, having made a bet to conquer her.

Going to her for a loan at this critical moment would just have her thoroughly disdain him.

Suddenly, Xu Qianli remembered something.

When he had raided the Big Tycoon Nightclub, among the things he had taken from Wei Yong, besides the USB flash drive, wasn’t there also a bank card?

Yes, the bank card!

That bank card must be something special, given its placement with the USB drive, an item of such importance to Wei Yong.

Xu Qianli headed straight to an ATM not far from the County Government office.

He entered the password written on the bank card and checked the balance.

When he saw the balance displayed on the screen, Xu Qianli was completely stunned.