After Rebirth, the Celebrity Daughter is the Medical Expert!-Chapter 361 - 270: The Truth Behind Father Shi’s Death

Chapter 361: Chapter 270: The Truth Behind Father Shi’s Death

There was a knock on the door, Shi Wangyue walked over to open it.

"Aunt Li."

"Young Master Shi." Outside the door, Worker Aunt Li was smiling as she brought several stacks of pastries and a pot of white tea, "The madam asked me to bring these up. She said it’s noisy downstairs, so you can have a good rest in your room."

Shi Wangyue’s smile was gentle as he let her in, "Please thank Auntie for me."

"Miss Youyou is awake." Aunt Li brought the items into the room and saw Ning Youguang sitting on the bed.

"Thank you, Aunt Li." Ning Youguang smiled softly.

"There are a lot of things to handle downstairs." Aunt Li set the pastries and tea lightly on the small table and then excused herself. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"I’ll head down first. Please enjoy, Young Master Shi and Miss Youyou."

After she left.

Ning Youguang lifted the quilt and got out of bed, "Every time I stay here, it feels like returning to childhood, so familiar."

She slipped on her slippers and walked out to sit in the swing on the balcony.

Shi Wangyue picked up the cashmere scarf she left aside and draped it over her shoulders, then moved the small table with the pastries and white tea to the balcony, and sat beside her.

"When was this swing replaced?" he asked.

"Three years ago." Ning Youguang gently rocked the rattan swing basket under her, "The old one broke because it had been here so long."

"This is nice." Shi Wangyue said, smiling, "It’s bigger than the old one, and can fit both of us."

"The old one couldn’t."

"The old one was a children’s version." Ning Youguang laughed, "This one is for adults."

She leaned her head against Shi Wangyue’s chest, her gaze mischievous, "We grew up, and so did it."

Facing such an adorable girlfriend, Shi Wangyue could only laugh out loud.

He reached out to hold her shoulder.

The tranquil sunlight fell on their faces, vibrant and dreamy, as if in slow motion.

The two quietly watched the snowy white world outside.

After a long silence, Shi Wangyue slowly spoke, unraveling some things about the Shi family, piecing it together for Ning Youguang:

"Due to overexpansion, the stock prices under him plummeted, assets were sold at discounts yet couldn’t be sold, insiders withdrew funds and fled in advance, partners severed ties and tore up agreements, negative rumors spread."

"Abandoned by capital, bank accounts frozen, bond prices plummeting, unable to pay the interest on the dollar bonds, about to trigger a default, credit rating dropped to the bottom, financial institutions cutting off contacts..."

Finally, he summarized:

"Building a company requires ability, opportunity, effort, and luck. Destroying a company only needs two unsuitable people as bosses."

...

Meanwhile, at the Shi family villa.

Shi Jinrong and Shi Tongyang sat bleakly in front of Shi Manchuan.

Shi Jinrong said, "Since the beginning of the year, in order to maintain the group’s liquidity, I’ve raised funds by selling personal assets or pledging shares, injecting a total of 8 billion into the group to maintain basic operations. During this period, we had no way to finance, sales stalled, yet we had to ensure 10% payout of wealth, pay salaries, pay interest on domestic and foreign bonds, promote project resumption across the country..."

"Dad, I’ve mortgaged and sold all my personal assets, I really can’t raise any more money!" Shi Jinrong cried out painfully.

Beside him, Shi Tongyang kept his head down, his body slumped, not daring to make a sound like a quivering quail.

He was shockingly thin, with severe dark circles, his face as if covered in a grey mask.

Shi Manchuan, with a head full of white hair, was looking out the window apathetically.

"Our last valuable property company, with over 10 billion on account, has been forcibly executed by the bank."

Shi Jinrong cried, tears and snot mingling.

Clenching his teeth, he knelt before Shi Manchuan, "Dad, you know, in recent years dollar bonds commonly come with cross-default and acceleration clauses. A default on one bond would lead to all bonds being immediately due, directly forcing creditors. If we can’t finance and pay, those financial institutions have the power to threaten us with bankruptcy!"

Shi Manchuan finally moved.

He withdrew his gaze from the window, his bleary eyes turning to his pleading son and grandson.

After a long time, he slowly spoke.

"I know why you came today."

"You want me to pressure Wangyue, use his influence in the financial world to cover for you..."

Shi Tongyang looked up, excitement in his eyes.

Shi Manchuan glanced at him indifferently, "Go to my desk drawer and fetch a file, both of you have a look."

Though Shi Tongyang didn’t know what document his grandfather wanted him to fetch, he obediently went.

He went to the only mahogany desk in the study, opened the drawer, finding nothing but a well-thumbed document.

He was inwardly puzzled but still brought it over, handing it to his father first.

Shi Manchuan said, "You look first."

His voice was deep and hoarse, tinged with a dark chill.

Shi Tongyang involuntarily shivered, but still opened the document.

Then, he started to tremble all over...

"This, this, this..."

Frightened by the content in the document, he couldn’t speak clearly.

Seeing this, Shi Jinrong stopped crying.

Not knowing the reason, he took the document from his son, opened it and read carefully.

He finally understood what was going on.

He asked anxiously, "This..."

Shi Manchuan said hoarsely, "Do you think he would still save us?"

Shi Tongyang broke down.

He stammered, "Grandpa, how could he know?"

"How does he know this..."

"How does he know his dad fell because of catching me?"

"No, no, that’s not right." He frantically shook his head, "I didn’t ask his dad to play hide and seek with us, it was his dad who insisted on playing with us."

"He chose to be the eagle."

"He wouldn’t let go of me, so he fell down!"

"His death, what does it have to do with me?"

Shi Tongyang’s eyes were bloodshot, cursing madly, "Why, why should Shi Wangyue take revenge on us for this."

"After all, his dad was an idiot, dead is dead."

"Isn’t death better for him, saves him a lifetime of shame."

Looking at the frantic, already cornered grandson who still knew no remorse.

Shi Manchuan closed his eyes, finally shedding two murky tears.

He recalled that time, that child also sat before him like this.

With a face originally bright and handsome, but as he looked at him, his eyes held a cold and fierce gaze like a demon just climbed out of hell.

"Grandpa." He said in a voice he had never heard before, cold and thin, "Some children are born rotten seeds, and should be sent back to be remade."

"Those who should die have never been the useless yet innocent and kind."