CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 289 ORIGINAL SIN 98

Yun Shuangshuang was a bit baffled; famous for what? But Wan Yan quickly cleared it up for her. It turns out that H City Television Station is going to produce a program featuring each of H City’s private entrepreneurs, and it will also select and award the Most Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award, which will be presented by the Mayor of H City personally.

Since they’re talking about outstanding young entrepreneurs, older entrepreneurs naturally end up running alongside for support. Yun Shuangshuang and Wan Yanfeng Jing, being just the right age, are naturally regarded as young outstanding entrepreneurs.

Especially since Yun Shuangshuang is the youngest among H City’s young entrepreneurs, if she participates in the program, it will definitely be a hit. Thus, the people from the TV station repeatedly urged Wan Yan to persuade Yun Shuangshuang to agree to join the program.

Naturally, Yun Shuangshuang wouldn’t refuse this. Not only could this make her famous, but it could also comprehensively promote her "Red Dust" and "Water Town Park," not to mention that although Yun Shuangshuang has experienced two lifetimes, she still has a vein of vanity!

Yun Shuangshuang agreed happily, and Wan Yan was so excited that he called the program team to confirm their participation, even bringing Feng Jing along. Wan Yan and Feng Jing have been running Quanwei Company for so long, and they certainly have loyal confidants to support the company.

The episode they participated in was supported by the H City government, so it was broadcast during prime time and simultaneously streamed online and on TV for many to see.

Liu Cheng has been despondent recently; his company couldn’t withstand the pressure and went bankrupt. Meanwhile, his father lost power in the family competition, having the inheritance rights completely taken away by his second uncle. Initially, even if Liu Cheng’s father wasn’t the boss, he could still hold another position.

But Liu Cheng’s second uncle was ruthless enough to directly oust Liu Cheng’s father from the company. From then on, Liu Cheng’s father could only rely on dividends to get by, being completely pushed out of the family company’s power center, while the grandfather, who had been inclined towards his father, turned a blind eye.

Though he knew this was the norm in family competition—avoiding underhanded tricks and winning a fair and open fight would give the winner absolute say—Liu Cheng’s father remained in positions of power due to the unresolved heir issue. Now that his father has fully fallen, his second uncle expelled him from the company’s core management.

Although Liu Cheng knew this was normal, he was still furious and indignant. When his father was in his prime, who in the family didn’t try their best to curry favor with him? But now that he and his father have fallen from grace, family members one by one have turned ruthless, completely disregarding old ties. Despite not lacking money, none was willing to lend a helping hand and let his company go bankrupt!

Besides resenting these opportunistic relatives, Liu Cheng harbored the greatest resentment towards his grandfather. The old man used to often praise him as a talent, yet now he ignored his plight, even telling him that bankruptcy wasn’t a big deal, as the family could pay off the debts, sparing him the post-bankruptcy restrictions, and he would still have dividends from the family business, enough to keep him from starving!

Starving, hahaha! Liu Cheng couldn’t help but laugh bitterly to the sky. Starving! How laughable! What he desired was to soar like a dragon into the sea, not merely to live without starving!

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As for the family offering to help clear his debts, his company, plus the purchased land as collateral, had already settled the majority. The remaining debts were not much, and if the family would help him a bit, he could stage a comeback, not even worrying about those debts!

Liu Cheng wasn’t doing well, and Liu Zhen was doing even worse. Her exposed deeds had already made her a target of universal denunciation; hardly anyone continued to support her, and then her disfigured photos were exposed by paparazzi. Even those few who liked her for her looks turned against her, cursing her instead. Now she was like a rat crossing the street, with everyone shouting to hit her!

Liu Zhen didn’t dare to go out anymore and could only clamor every day for Liu Cheng to pay for her cosmetic surgery. Liu Cheng, always generous towards Liu Zhen, readily agreed, thinking that even though he was facing bankruptcy, he still had enough for Liu Zhen’s cosmetic surgery.

Who knew that before he could allocate funds for Liu Zhen’s surgery, his company went bankrupt? He was forced to use all his assets for debt repayment. Initially, Liu Cheng planned to ask his father or grandfather for some money to get Liu Zhen’s face fixed.

But Liu Cheng’s father scolded him harshly, even calling Liu Zhen a jinx, firmly forbidding Liu Cheng from spending money on Liu Zhen!

If his father wasn’t an option, approaching his grandfather proved even more oppressive with only one statement: if Liu Cheng dared to spend another penny on this woman, Liu Zhen, he should use his dividends to slowly repay the bankruptcy debts himself.

Liu Cheng was instantly sobered. Though he felt the debt remaining after collateralizing his assets was negligible, having to use his dividends to pay it off meant enduring three or four years of restricted life post-bankruptcy, which would be too painful!

Bankrupt people can’t use high-tech products, travel, own expensive furniture, live in luxurious houses, have cars, possess noble luxury items, fly, or go abroad. Life post-bankruptcy, it was as if returning to the pre-liberation era—far too painful, a life Liu Cheng absolutely refused to endure. Hence, he reluctantly abandoned helping Liu Zhen with her cosmetic surgery, choosing to take care of himself first.

Seeing Liu Cheng retreat without wanting to help, Liu Zhen was going mad! She spent years investing her energy in winning Liu Cheng’s heart and spoiling Liu Man Ni, leading to a life of stardom without accumulating a single true friend to stand by her.

Naturally, with her current plight, no one was there to lend a helping hand. Now Liu Cheng was her only lifeline! With even this straw about to sink, how could Liu Zhen accept it? At first, she could still weep charmingly in front of Liu Cheng, pleading her woes!

Liu Zhen was pitifully appealing when she cried in her prettiest days, eliciting sympathy. Now, with her appearance ruined, her crying lacked any hint of allure, instead adding a touch of grotesqueness.

Liu Cheng was inherently selfish; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so heartless towards Feng Jinyan. He was once touched by Liu Zhen’s infatuation, coupled with his own abundance, rendering him indifferent to spending lavishly on Liu Zhen.

But now, having lost his wealth, with Liu Zhen clamoring daily for cosmetic surgery expenses, Liu Cheng grew increasingly impatient, even suspecting that Liu Zhen’s devotion stemmed solely from him being her financial resource.

Initially, Liu Cheng held on, but as Liu Zhen became more hysterical over her ruined appearance, Liu Cheng couldn’t help but start daily arguments with Liu Zhen, with Liu Man Ni stepping in from time to time!