Chapter 193 Settle the Bill
“Investment?”
Huo Yuhao frowned, giving Chen Xuan a suspicious look, then smiled, “Chen Xuan, stop joking. Building a factory now would cost at least ten million, but promoting it would require several million, even tens of millions in advertising, otherwise, cosmetics won’t sell. That’s nearly twenty million in total. You’re still going to a charity foundation for help, how can you possibly have the money?”
“I can really invest in you,” Chen Xuan said with a smile.
Huo Yuhao was about to say something when a mocking voice sounded, “Oh, Young Master Huo, you’re still in Jiangzhou…?”
At this moment, two men and one woman walked over.
The speaker was Yan Hao, a former friend of Huo Yuhao. However, after the Huo family’s troubles, he kicked him when he was down, not only distancing himself from Huo Yuhao but also seducing Huo Yuhao’s girlfriend.
The seductive woman clinging to Yan Hao’s arm was Huo Yuhao’s girlfriend, Ding Yu, a vain and snobbish woman. Seeing that the Huo family was finished, Yan Hao made his move, and Ding Yu unhesitatingly threw herself into Yan Hao’s arms.
Following behind them was Gong Biao, the owner of this bar.
“Yan Hao?”
Huo Yuhao turned his head and saw Yan Hao, his expression slightly displeased. “I’m willing to stay in Jiangzhou, and it’s my business. What does it have to do with you?”
Yan Hao sneered, “I’m not your father, so of course, it has nothing to do with me. But do you think you can get investment in Jiangzhou?”
Huo Yuhao’s face paled.
Yan Hao laughed heartily, his eyes filled with contempt and disdain as he looked at Huo Yuhao.
“Huo Yuhao, can you at least give me something to look up to? Stop embarrassing yourself here and hurry back to the provincial city to fend for yourself.” Ding Yu said with a look of disgust.
She felt embarrassed just meeting Huo Yuhao here.
“I’m embarrassing you? I haven’t even found you embarrassing!” Huo Yuhao was furious when he saw Ding Yu.
Ding Yu’s cheeks turned red with anger. She hugged Yan Hao and said indignantly, “Brother Hao, this guy dared to mock me. You must not let them off easily!”
Yan Hao smiled slyly, “Darling, don’t be angry. He’s just a poor loser. Watch how I deal with him. But, I’m tired of the same old moves from yesterday. We’ll find a couple of hotels later and try some new tricks.”
Ding Yu’s cheeks blushed, and she shyly nodded, “I’ll listen to you.”
Yan Hao was overjoyed.
Although Huo Yuhao had already moved on from Ding Yu, he was still filled with anger listening to Yan Hao and Ding Yu’s vulgar talk.
Yan Hao narrowed his eyes and saw Chen Xuan dressed in clothes from a street stall. He said with a playful smile, “Huo Yuhao, I overheard your conversation. You’re not discussing investment with this guy dressed in street clothes, are you? Even if you can’t find investment, you don’t have to do this, do you? I can give it to you!”
Huo Yuhao didn’t believe him at all and asked, “You’ll invest in me?”
Yan Hao smiled, “Although my Yan family is just an ordinary family in the provincial city, it’s no problem for us to come up with tens of millions. However, you have to agree to one condition.”
“What condition?”
“When we play games, you’ll watch from the side. If you cooperate obediently, you can take this twenty million!” Yan Hao said, placing a bank card in front of Huo Yuhao.
Ding Yu’s expression turned somewhat unsightly.
“You bastard!”
Huo Yuhao became enraged. He picked up the wine bottle and slammed it hard on the table, aiming the glass shard-covered end at Yan Hao.
Ding Yu screamed when she saw this.
Yan Hao, however, remained calm, “Try touching me!”
Huo Yuhao’s movement froze.
“Huo Yuhao, you can’t touch Brother Hao!” Ding Yu said quickly.
Ding Yu still wanted to marry into the Yan family. If Yan Hao were to have an accident because of this, the Yan family would definitely have a very bad impression of her, and her chances of marrying into a wealthy family would be ruined.
Ding Yu’s protection made Huo Yuhao’s heart chill.
“What if I touch you?” Huo Yuhao stared coldly at Yan Hao.
Yan Hao said calmly, “If you touch me, where will you find investment? Don’t forget that your Huo family is now heavily in debt. If you can’t find investment in a short period, your Huo family will likely be killed, and you’ll end up lying dead in the street. Wouldn’t that all be your fault?”
Huo Yuhao’s eyes flickered, and he hesitated.
Back then, if he hadn’t impulsively offended someone he shouldn’t have, the Huo family wouldn’t have fallen into such a predicament. He had always felt guilty about this.
Seeing this, Yan Hao knew Huo Yuhao was tempted and said smugly, “What do you think?”
Huo Yuhao’s lips moved. He was in an internal struggle. Just as he was about to reluctantly agree for the sake of his family, Chen Xuan spoke calmly.
“I’ll invest!”
“You?” Yan Hao looked at Chen Xuan, raising his eyebrows, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
“Chen Xuan, thank you. Although we haven’t known each other for long, I consider you my friend, and I can’t harm you.” Huo Yuhao turned and said to Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan ignored Huo Yuhao and said to Yan Hao, “It’s me.”
Yan Hao chuckled and stared at Chen Xuan, sneering disdainfully, “Still trying to act tough in front of me? Look at your attire, you’re not even ashamed. Do you look like someone with money? Let alone investing, can you even afford this bottle of wine?”
At this moment, Yan Hao waved his hand, and the bar owner, Gong Biao, walked over and pointed at Huo Yuhao’s wine bottle, saying, “This is our bar’s prized possession, Louis XIII, worth two hundred thousand!”
Huo Yuhao suddenly looked at the wine bottle in his hand and was startled. It was indeed Louis XIII, and the price was not low.
When the Huo family was powerful and influential, he might not have cared about such wine, but now, this wine was beyond his reach.
He wished he could slap himself. Why did he have to pick up this wine bottle? He couldn’t afford to pay for it.
Chen Xuan frowned and said, “Two hundred thousand?”
Yan Hao saw the expression on Chen Xuan’s face and said with a smile, “You can’t even afford two hundred thousand? And you dare to act tough?”
Then, Yan Hao turned to the bar owner, Gong Biao, and said, “Uncle Gong, if this kid can’t pay the bill, don’t let him leave later.”
Gong Biao looked at Chen Xuan coldly and said, “Sir, Louis XIII is a precious wine. Please settle the bill now.”
Unexpectedly, Chen Xuan took out a check from his pocket and slapped it on the table, “I don’t have change. You can break this money for me, and give the rest to Huo Yuhao, considering it as my investment funds for Huo Yuhao!”
Everyone present was stunned.
This guy actually produced a check!
“What are you pretending for? Can’t break it?”
Yan Hao grabbed the check on the table and was dumbfounded when he saw the amount. He stammered, “Five… five… five hundred million?!”
Yes, that was correct. This check was the one given by the Guo family, but Chen Xuan hadn’t had time to cash it yet.
The bar owner Gong Biao and Ding Yu crowded around, their eyes almost popping out as they looked at the check.
They had seen the world and naturally seen a lot of money.
The main thing was that they found it difficult to associate such a large sum check with a young man dressed in street clothes.
“Brother Hao, this can’t be fake, can it?” Ding Yu frowned.
Before Yan Hao could speak, Gong Biao said with a grim face, “Miss Ding, there is a serial number on this check. As long as we call the bank, we can confirm the authenticity of this check.”
“This must be fake, this must be fake!”
Ding Yu was unwilling to accept that Chen Xuan was a rich man, and even less willing to believe that a super-rich man would fancy Huo Yuhao, which would mean she had misjudged.
She took out her phone and immediately called the bank to which the check belonged.