CHAPTER 210: CHAPTER 183: THE SCAM

Of course, all of this stems from her frugal lifestyle.

Because she was reluctant to spend too much money at once, she is now renting her apartment. So when those crazed fans came and caused a series of ’damages’ to the house, Yu Linlin wasn’t too heartbroken.

She planned to give her landlord some compensation when she moved out in a couple of days.

"An amusement park?"

Surprisingly, Li Shang was the first to react.

"That would cost a lot of money!"

She had seen an amusement park.

There was one not far from their shop.

She remembered seeing it from the car when she and Mu Yunchu were coming back from an outing.

Even though she had been with Mu Yunchu for so long and could accept many things about modern living, she still marveled at the advancement of modern technology when she saw those enormous buildings.

She couldn’t help but think: children of this era are so lucky.

When they were little, they only had embroidery and needlework to pass the time.

Those from better-off families could learn some music and calligraphy. Beyond that, there wasn’t much else.

Her thoughts gently drifted back. Although she didn’t understand much about other things or how much those machines cost, just from the land value alone, judging from previous offers for Mu Yunchu’s house, the investment must be a substantial amount.

"Actually... it’s okay..."

Yu Linlin was somewhat hesitant.

Seeing the disbelief in the other’s eyes, she quickly waved her hand, "It’s not as much as you think."

"Though it’s called an investment, I only hold a tiny portion."

Honestly, before she was semi-blacklisted, she hadn’t seriously considered this matter.

When her friend told her about it back then, she just let it pass without much thought.

At the time, she thought, even if it were an amusement park, if she had a few million, she could probably only afford one bumper car.

But after the other’s explanation, she understood that the original amusement park owner’s family had issues and urgently needed money, so they no longer wanted to run it and sought someone to ’take over.’

The new owner happened to lack enough funds, so they looked around for friends to chip in together to buy the amusement park, essentially making it a shareholding deal.

Now knowing she couldn’t continue acting, Yu Linlin thought about doing some business.

Her mind instantly recalled the things her friend had mentioned.

But honestly, it was all her savings from so many years, and she felt reluctant to use it; if something unexpected happened, it just happened to be a good idea to ask Mu Yunchu first.

Li Shang didn’t quite understand, but she inexplicably felt it was unreliable.

How could an amusement park be something you could buy into with just a few million...

Hearing her doubts, Yu Linlin was a bit displeased.

"No way, it shouldn’t be unreliable."

"I’ve known that friend of mine for over twenty years; there’s no way they’d trick me like this."

Although she initially doubted the authenticity of this matter.

However, she trusted her friend more than anything else.

Then, she looked at Mu Yunchu with a gaze full of inquiry, hoping to get the answer she wanted from her.

After what felt like several seconds, Mu Yunchu finally looked up at her.

"If you’re asking whether to invest in this amusement park, then it’s better not to."

"But if you want to do some other business, it’s pretty good."

She could see that Yu Linlin’s horoscope was quite suitable for self-employment and that her financial luck would be good in the future.

But this amusement park...

"What?"

Yu Linlin was visibly disappointed by the answer.

Perhaps deep down, she wanted to agree with her friend.

Unwilling to give up, she asked further, "May I ask what the problem is with this amusement park?"

"Or is there an issue with that boss’s funding?"

If that’s truly the case, then she should quickly inform her friend.

To prevent her friend from also losing money.

Mu Yunchu sighed almost imperceptibly.

"There is indeed a problem with the amusement park."

"That boss couldn’t gather enough money to take over in the end."

She paused and looked at Yu Linlin.

When their eyes met, although Mu Yunchu didn’t say anything, Yu Linlin felt she understood a lot.

"But all of this has nothing to do with you really."

"Because your friend asking you to invest in the amusement park was a scam from the beginning."

Yu Linlin: !!!

"A scam?" Yu Linlin blinked, her voice light and her first reaction was still denial. "No way."

If this was a scam, according to Mu Yunchu, wouldn’t that mean her friend was deceiving her?

Initially, she could force a smile, but as a few seconds passed, she couldn’t utter a complete sentence.

She just kept muttering those words to herself.

"How could it be a scam?"

"How could it be a scam..."

Mu Yunchu said, "Your friend lost money in stocks, mortgaged their family’s house, and now rents a one-bedroom apartment with her husband and child. She faces daily debt-collection messages from banks."

On the verge of collapse, the friend focused on Yu Linlin, her partner since childhood.

"She knew you had some savings."

The transfer of the amusement park was indeed true.

"She used the information she knew to ensure that when you asked others about this matter outside, they wouldn’t get caught."

You could say she racked her brains to deceive her.

Yu Linlin felt like her world was falling apart.

She couldn’t find a true friend in the entertainment industry.

She had only that one friend, whom she knew from school days, and even they would deceive her.

Taking several deep breaths, she couldn’t fully calm down.

"No, I must ask her about this."

"I need to hear it from her own mouth to believe it."

...

Saying this, she was about to call her friend.

Even Li Shang next to her couldn’t stand it, "Since they want to deceive you, how could they tell you the truth?"

The next second, a voice came through the speaker.

"So you know."

"Well, at least now I won’t lose sleep over guilt at night."

...

Li Shang was so shocked her eyes almost popped out.

"She just admitted it?"

Yu Linlin walked to the side with the phone, said something, and when she returned, her condition was not good.

Probably because from today onwards, she would be truly friendless.

When she looked at Mu Yunchu again, her expression was very complicated.

For her, today was quite a day.

She lost both her future and her friend.

Mu Yunchu consoled seriously, "I think you’re feeling sad a bit too soon."

"Hmm?" What does she mean?

Yu Linlin briefly pushed aside her grief.

Could it be that she was about to experience something worse than now?