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Just like loving his love for her, he was so nostalgic. He was willing to exhaust all of his energy and vision for her.

"What are you doing? It's so cold, why did you come out? " Chen Xi asked Tang Hongbo who was standing by the side of the road with his hands behind his back.

Chen Xi stared blankly for a moment, before letting out a gentle and shallow smile.

"Mm, you're right. Go back, the snow is getting bigger."

Tang Hongbo started the car and slowly drove forward.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. During this half month, Chen Xi had focused all her attention on the Jewelry Master.

But sometimes, things happen so unexpectedly.

Chen Xi didn't know that time would change so many things. When she and Meng Qingxia were busy preparing for the jewelry show and the annual gathering, they suddenly found out that the Duan Clan had gone bankrupt.

This thunderous roar stunned her for a long time. Her first reaction was not to ask Tang Hongbo, but to call him immediately.

Ever since she disappeared half a month ago, she had never seen Duan Wenyu again. Now that the Duan Clan was bankrupt, she thought that she had to appear.

The work that was in Meng Qingxia's hands, when she raised her head to look at Chen Xi, could not help but frown and ask.

"Aren't you going to ask your cousin?" Meng Qingxia looked at the dumbstruck Chen Xi.

Before, in order to facilitate work and discussion, Meng Qingxia moved her office over to Chen Xi's, so now the two shared an office.

"You think this has something to do with him?" Chen Xi asked.

"Whether you really do not know or are just pretending or not, forget it, it doesn't matter. You just go and ask, won't you know?" Meng Qingxia said.

"Yes."

When Chen Xi knocked on the door to Tang Hongbo's office, she saw Tang Hongbo and Secretary Wang reading the news.

On the huge LCD TV in his office, the Duan Clan's bankruptcy news was being broadcasted.

When Chen Xi saw that the Duan Clan couple were surrounded by the reporters, she lowered her head and rejected all of their questions. However, she did not see Duan Wenyu.

The matter she asked about was merely the matter of bankruptcy, but she saw that the Duan Clan seemed to have aged and become much more decadent overnight.

It wasn't until the Duan couple got on their car and left that the television suddenly turned off.

"Go and take care of the rest of the matters, with Lawyer Song." Tang Hongbo put down the remote control and ordered Secretary Wang.

"Alright." Secretary Wang nodded to his when he walked past his.

"Come here." Tang Hongbo's voice was low and had a bewitching power.

Chen Xi moved towards him again, but before she could speak, Tang Hongbo asked first.

"Satisfied?"

Chen Xi was startled.

"What?"

Tang Hongbo looked at her with a smile that was not a smile, and then slowly spat out a word.

"The betrothal gift."

Chen Xi tried hard to search for the 'betrothal gift' in her dead brain, but she finally remembered.

She looked at Tang Hongbo in disbelief, and asked with a trembling voice.

"You, you really did that?"

Tang Hongbo stood up, went around to her side and said softly.

"This is my promise, and this is what you deserve."

"But, I, what I was only saying at the time, how could you take it seriously?" Chen Xi was a little helpless.

Tang Hongbo frowned.

"What is it? Are you heartbroken? You can't bear to part with it? Or do you have a past relationship with the Duan Clan? "

Chen Xi was startled.

"That's not the case, but it's too sudden. After all, the Duan Clan can be considered to be a wealthy clan. If you do this, you will inevitably attract criticism from other clans. This was the problem that Chen Xi was worried about.

Tang Hongbo suddenly laughed as he squinted his eyes.

"What does this have to do with me? Don't you know the reason behind the Duan Clan's bankruptcy?"

Chen Xi looked at him with a puzzled expression, while Tang Hongbo continued to explain.

"They failed their own investment, put all their money on the line, and have a lot of external debt. With such a huge loophole in their capital, who can you blame?"

"Investment failure?" Chen Xi couldn't figure it out no matter how she thought about it. How could the Duan Clan make such a big mistake with their current strength?

"What do they invest in? Does it have anything to do with you? " Chen Xi asked.

Tang Hongbo knew that he couldn't fool her, so he decided not to hide it anymore. Furthermore, he had never intended to hide it.

"It's really impossible to hide anything from Madam. This matter can be said to be true, but it's also not true. In short, this matter is rather complicated."

"I knew it was related to you. Is it really okay to do this?" Chen Xi was still a little worried.

Relax, there's me in everything. On the surface, the Duan Clan only has failed investments and the company is about to be auctioned off, but I only bought it at a low price, so to them, I saved them. So, don't have any burdens. Tang Hongbo's sinister eyes flashed with cold light.

It was originally impossible for the Duan Clan to share the spoils with the Tang Clan. Sometimes having ambition might not be a good thing, because the precondition was having strength.

He had never said what a good person he was, so he could bear all the blame for her, as long as she was well.

"What about now? What are you going to do? " Chen Xi asked.

"What else can you do? The Duan Clan will be under your name in three days. You should ask yourself what you want to do." Tang Hongbo smiled and rubbed her head.

"What?" "So fast?" Chen Xi could not help but be surprised.

"Fast? "I can't wait to get it …" He wanted to see her putting on the wedding dress for him, so he thought to himself.

"What do you want?" Chen Xi asked.

"It's nothing. Don't think too much about this matter. History will eliminate things that are going to stay where you are. So, I don't want this to become a burden to you. Just accept the betrothal gift that I gave you." Tang Hongbo said gently.

Chen Xi more or less felt somewhat burdened. She was currently worried about Duan Wenyu.

I wonder how she is doing now?

"Do you have any news of her?" Chen Xi could not help but ask.

"Don't worry, I've been sending people to check again. I'll let you know when there's news." Of course, Tang Hongbo knew who she was talking about, but she had best hide it well.

"En, by the way, will you be attending the annual gathering the day after tomorrow?" Chen Xi asked.

"Yes." Tang Hongbo nodded his head and continued.

"Other than me, there's also my father. Every year, he attends the annual gathering. If you don't mind, I …"

What are you talking about? This is your company, it's your company, why should I mind if Uncle Tang comes to your company, don't think about it, don't think about it anymore, even if I enter the Tang Family now, I have no right to mind. What you're saying is this, are you trying to deepen the misunderstanding between me and Uncle Tang? Chen Xi interrupted Tang Hongbo and said with a helpless look on his face.

"My lady's lesson is that I'm narrow-minded." Tang Hongbo smiled as he apologized.

When Chen Xi walked out of the office, her heart suddenly became empty.

She knew that she shouldn't sympathize with the Duan Clan. When she thought about what the Duan Clan had done to her in the past, and what the Duan Clan would end up with now, all she could think of was: cycle of karma, these four words.

The Duan Clan had abandoned her like a pair of shoes. Now, why would she be sad for them? She could only sigh and console herself in her heart.

A phone ring interrupted her memory and she looked at the caller.

She instantly felt a glaring pain. The caller was none other than the bankrupt Mr Duan, her biological father.

The music kept playing, it seemed like it was playing. She didn't come back to her senses until the phone was hot in her hand and the music stopped playing.

What followed was a text message, which basically meant that if he wanted to meet her again, he wouldn't leave until she did.

Chen Xi did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Looking at the 5 missed calls on her phone, she hesitated before replying, "Alright."

It seemed that she couldn't escape from being gentle and soft-hearted, so she begged humbly.

When Chen Xi rushed to the agreed upon location, she saw through the window that Mr Duan was already waiting.

She took a deep breath and pushed open the door to the coffee shop. The coffee shop was very quiet and was very suitable for plotting.

She adjusted all her emotions and walked over to him.

"Mister Duan." Chen Xi called out to Mr Duan softly and sat opposite of them.

"You're here." Mr. Duan said.

Chen Xi looked at him carefully. Everything had only happened two days ago, and he seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, becoming more haggard as well. He didn't even have the time to shave the beard on his chin off.

"Why are you looking for me?" Chen Xi looked at him and was the first to speak.

"Wenzhuo, I know that I shouldn't be looking for you now, and I don't have any face to face you, but I really have no other choice. Wenzhuo, other than coming to find you, I can't think of any other way." Mister Duan said with a bit of excitement as his hands intertwined uneasily.

Chen Xi looked at him. The current him had lost the Duan Clan's halo, and was merely a middle-aged uncle with no demeanor whatsoever.

"I presume you know the problem our Duan Clan is currently facing. I think that as long as the Tang Clan is willing to help, the Duan Clan will surely be able to survive this crisis." Mr. Duan looked at her with pleading and hopeful eyes.

Chen Xi could not bear to look at it, he turned his head around without leaving a trace. Originally, he did not know that the reason the Duan Clan had become like this was because of Tang Hongbo.

It looked like Tang Hongbo had really done his best. He must be the type to kill someone like him.

"Then you should know that since you have come to see me, I have always participated in any Tang clan's decisions. Rather than coming to see me, why not just go directly to see Tang Hongbo?" Chen Xi said indifferently.

"I know, but how can I meet him now?" Mister Duan had a ashamed look on his face.

"You don't even have the courage to see him, how can you even talk about saving the Duan Clan?" Chen Xi could not help but mock him.