279: Debt collection again

Gu Xiaoyue, trapped in her body, wished she could sigh and rub her forehead—

What a sin!

She could already imagine how resentful the original owner's eyes would be upon seeing Ye Wanrou and Chen Yixuan together.

Although several years had passed, she hadn't forgotten the original owner's secret crush on Chen Yixuan when she first transmigrated.

Perhaps Chen Yixuan had initially been interested in the original owner, but then a scandal involving Chu Li broke out.

Chu Li even used star coins to buy her time to practice the Qingluan Fire Phoenix summoning skill.

Chen Yixuan and Ye Wanrou frequently discussed various gifts and surprises for her, and over time, they ended up together.

Chen Yixuan must have thought Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li were together, which is why he gave up.

He would never have imagined that his childhood sweetheart had already been replaced!

One can only say fate plays tricks on people. If Gu Xiaoyue hadn't transmigrated back then, the original owner, lying in the cold bathroom all night, would have died from excessive blood loss!

She and Chen Yixuan were destined to be together, but not fated to be a couple!

However, given Gu Xiaoyue's current state, it would be better to think about how to solve the problem of the ruins absorbing her Mental Power.

As for the original owner's loves and hates, she felt a sense of powerlessness, like her hand couldn't reach out to slap.

Chu Li and Shui Lingyu sent the original owner home, said their goodbyes, and left.

Gu Yu and Mu Qingning were naturally delighted. They had initially thought that Gu Xiaoyue's previous talk of cutting ties was just angry words.

The original owner's return now further confirmed their suspicions.

“It's good you're back. From now on, you're not allowed to talk about cutting ties. Mom's heart is about to break!”

Mu Qingning, with red eyes, hugged the original owner tightly.

The original owner was also deeply wronged; for her, it had been years since she had hugged her mother.

But she couldn't say anything; her parents wouldn't understand her experiences if she told them.

“I'll stay home these two days. The day after tomorrow, I have to go to the capital for National Team special training.”

“Good, good, good! I'll make all your favorite dishes these two days!

If your brother weren't so young, our whole family would go to Sun Never Sets to cheer you on!”

Mu Qingning wiped her tears, instructed Gu Yu to go cook, and then, holding Gu Xiaoyang and still holding the original owner's hand, she started chatting about family matters.

When she mentioned that Gu Corporation's stock price had fallen again this month, Gu Yu, who was busy in the kitchen, paused and sighed softly.

“Oh, I'll message my friends and ask them to lend a hand.”

The original owner, holding Mu Qingning's arm, opened her brain and sent a message to Xiao Han.

The general idea was that she didn't want Gus to go bankrupt yet, and she asked Xiao Han and Xiao Hang to think of a solution.

Mu Qingning was a bit surprised; hadn't the original Xiao Yue been determined to see Gus go bankrupt?

But then she thought, if Gus was doing well, Gu Yu would worry less, and Gu Qi would scheme less against them.

Xiao Yue's approach was a win-win, but she had no idea this was merely drinking poison to quench thirst.

Gu Yu also heard what the original owner said, and his heart eased, letting out a long breath.

From Gu Xiaoyue's perspective, she didn't quite understand the original owner's actions.

Gu Yongze and Gu Qi had done so many outrageous things, and she and Mu Qingning were both victims, so why would she still contact Xiao Han to ask for help?

Gu Xiaoyue couldn't figure it out and couldn't stop it, so she simply gave up.

She considered it a vacation after being too busy recently; being a lazy, lying-down salted fish wasn't bad either!

Gu Xiaoyue originally thought these two days would pass peacefully.

Unexpectedly, early the next morning, the front door was violently pounded, and the clamor outside was incessant.

Even though Gu Xiaoyue wanted to pretend she heard nothing, the original owner dragged her to the door.

Gu Yu's hand gripped the doorknob, as if he was struggling with whether to open the door.

“What's going on? What's all the noise outside?”

Gu Xiaoyang was crying loudly from the noise, and Mu Qingning couldn't comfort him, so she also came out to see what was happening.

“Open the door! It's only right to pay back debts! If you don't open it, I'll kick it down!”

“Pay up! Pay up! Open the door and pay up!”

The original owner Gu Xiaoyue and Mu Qingning only heard clearly when they got closer: outside, people were loudly shouting slogans about debt repayment, and it seemed they weren't just one group, but several loan agencies.

“Dad, what's going on? Wasn't this resolved last time?”

The original owner looked at Gu Yu, confused and worried. She had clearly seen that the mortgage loan owed to the bank had been paid off before.

Gu Yu lowered his head and didn't speak, his knuckles white as he gripped the doorknob.

“Let them in!”

The noise outside was too intense; being complained about would be even worse.

Gu Yu was struggling internally, but hearing Mu Qingning's words seemed to make him sigh with relief.

As soon as he opened the door, several groups of debt collectors rushed in, knocking Gu Yu to the ground.

“You finally opened the door! Did you really think you could run away from the monk and the temple?!”

Two middle-aged men, behind their subordinates, slowly strolled into the house.

One was wearing a black suit, and the other was in casual wear, clearly the bosses of two different loan companies.

“You—how much more money does Gu Yu owe you?”

Mu Qingning clenched her fists, suppressing the anger in her chest as she asked.

Zhang Guang, in the black suit, lightly brushed dust from his shoulder and replied clearly and precisely.

“Strictly speaking, it wasn't Mr. Gu Yu who borrowed the star coins.

It was Mr. Gu Yu who acted as a guarantor for Mr. Gu Qi, but we can't contact Mr. Gu Qi now. As for the amount, it's four billion star coins—”

“What a coincidence, my situation is the same, also four billion star coins! Hahahaha!”

Liu Ping, in casual wear, laughed heartily, looking with interest at Gu Yu, who was slumped on the ground, his eyes unfocused.

“How, how could it be four billion?! My brother clearly said it was four hundred million—”

Gu Yu could hardly believe his ears when he heard that number.

“Dad, did Uncle trick you again?!”

The original owner was right beside Gu Yu. She clearly heard the amount and immediately understood what was happening.

“No! Impossible! Don't take advantage of the situation!

Where's the contract? The contract we signed?! Show it! It can't be four billion!”

Gu Yu struggled to get up from the ground and tried to rush towards Zhang Guang and Liu Ping, but his feet stumbled again.

It was as if he was scrambling and crawling to get to the two men.

Before Gu Yu could even stand steady, he was grabbed by their subordinates and pulled aside.

“Right, it's definitely not four billion, it's four point eight billion! One percent interest daily!

Of course we have the contract; your signatures are all clearly on it!”

Liu Ping waved his hand, and his subordinate pulled out a photocopy of a contract, slapping it onto Gu Yu's face.

The original owner picked it up, read it carefully, and said, trembling,

“This is unreasonable. This contract is inva—”

Before she could finish saying “invalid,” the other subordinate slapped her!

“Do you have the right to speak in front of my big brother?

What's unreasonable? We are all legitimate organizations, lawful and legal!”

He finished speaking fiercely, then spat at the original owner.

“You, you—”

The original owner covered her face, opened her brain, and was about to call Shui Lingyu and Chu Li.

Before she could dial, another subordinate snatched her brain, threw it heavily to the ground, and stomped on it, shattering it!

“Still trying to call for backup? If you don't pay up today, never mind this house, this furniture, even you two, mother and daughter—and there's a little one upstairs—will be our boss's slaves for life!”

He heard Gu Xiaoyang crying upstairs, sneered, and then stomped on the brain a few more times, making the already shattered brain even more thoroughly broken.

“Boss, they have a Beastmaster from Nanya Academy who took first place in the National Competition.

Let's make this quick, don't wait for her to come back, it'll be hard to deal with!”

Another subordinate leaned into Zhang Guang's ear, reminding him in a not-too-loud, not-too-soft voice.

It was then that Gu Yu and Mu Qingning finally looked at Gu Xiaoyue. Since she had already said these two loan agencies were unreasonable, why didn't she fight back after being hit?

The original owner bit her lip, quickly drawing a Summoning array. Zhang Guang and Liu Ping frowned, staring at her, their expressions a bit tense.

But after a long while, the original owner summoned nothing. The air seemed to solidify.

A few sneers broke the deadlock. Soon, the sneers turned into roaring laughter, mixed with insults directed at the original owner.

Two subordinates even stepped forward, mocking her while pushing and shoving the original owner's head and body.

“Damn, you scared me to death!”

“I thought you were so great, but there's nothing there. Who are you trying to scare?”

“Don't touch me!”

The original owner forcefully pushed them away. Although she couldn't summoning skill a pet beast, her body had been genuinely strengthened twelve times.

With that push, she sent those two subordinates several meters away!