The two of them sat in the service hall waiting for legal aid to call their number.
Su Nuo could not help herself and turned to look at Jiang Jingye beside her, asking in a low voice, “Why do you not plan to repay your debts?”
Jiang Jingye glanced at her from the side, his tone carrying a hint of casual indifference as he asked back, “Why should I repay them?”
Su Nuo froze for a moment, not having thought about that question.
In her ears, Jiang Jingye’s voice continued slowly, carrying a faint chill.
“I was born into the Jiang family. From a young age, I was arranged to fight my own brothers. After more than twenty years of struggle, I won and sat in the position of CEO of the Jiang Group. I thought I could finally rest, but the people below would not allow it. They constantly searched for new trends and pushed me to keep up, afraid of being left behind by the times. I was forced to work nonstop every day, dealing with schemes and all kinds of manipulative people. Honestly, it was quite meaningless.”
So he deliberately signed a contract full of loopholes.
He also deliberately followed the shareholders’ suggestions and invested all the company’s funds into a project that was doomed to fail.
Once the company collapsed, those people who forced him forward would naturally lose their leverage over him.
“But if you do not repay your debts, you will become a deadbeat. It might even affect your parents and loved ones…” Su Nuo had not finished speaking when Jiang Jingye interrupted her.
“My parents cut ties with me the moment I became the head of the group. They now live comfortably on a trust fund. My siblings have long since become enemies with me. As for anyone who would miss me…” He paused slightly, a trace of indifference flashing in his eyes, “There is none.”
“Xu Jiayi! She is the one you care about.” Xu Jiayi was the female lead of this novel, and also the white moonlight everyone assumed Jiang Jingye loved but could never have.
Seeing no reaction from him, Su Nuo added, “Perhaps you could work hard again for her.”
Jiang Jingye let out a soft laugh. He could not understand why everyone insisted that he was hopelessly in love with Xu Jiayi.
He had denied it countless times, yet no one believed him.
But it did not matter anymore. In the future, there would probably be no one who cared about his personal life.
At that moment, the hall broadcast rang out, clearly announcing, “Number 376, number 376, please proceed to window three for service.”
Jiang Jingye stood up and walked toward the counter.
Su Nuo followed closely behind him, not leaving his side for a moment.
The non staff personnel explained a series of professional terms.
The general meaning was for Jiang Jingye to verify and sort out his debt situation himself.
He also needed to list the assets available for debt repayment and complete the initial registration.
Jiang Jingye picked up the debt list on the table and flipped through it casually.
He had no interest in carefully checking it.
Just as he picked up the pen and was about to sign for confirmation, Su Nuo quickly stepped forward, carrying a stack of documents to the nearby table.
She turned back to him and said, “The people who used to handle your affairs either shirked responsibility or ran away with projects. No one can guarantee whether there are bad accounts mixed into this list. We need to carefully clean it up. Do not find it troublesome.”
Jiang Jingye looked up at her once, saying nothing.
Then he put down the pen and walked over to sit beside her.
But his gaze was not on the accounts.
Instead, he was observing Su Nuo.
She was flipping through the debt lists while searching relevant regulations on her phone, comparing every detail in the court notices line by line. Her soft pink lips moved slightly as she quietly read out strings of numbers. Her expression was extremely focused, her brows faintly furrowed.
Jiang Jingye watched her in a slight daze.
It reminded him of a bowl of egg fried rice when he was extremely hungry.
Its color was tempting, its aroma rich.
It made someone who had been lonely for many years feel a faint unfamiliar stir in his heart.
Suddenly, Su Nuo frowned sharply and stopped all her movements.
She flipped through several pages repeatedly, confirmed her findings, then took the documents and walked to the counter.
She said softly to the staff, “Hello, there is a debt of two hundred thousand here that has an issue. It belongs to a shell company with no real operations and no financial transactions with us. This is not our actual debt. Please help verify it and remove this item.”
The staff glanced at the amount on the list.
A look of impatience appeared on their face as they said dismissively, “Impossible. Our accounts have been verified multiple times. There can be no mistake. You should look again carefully.”
Su Nuo patiently explained, “I have checked it many times. This debt does not belong to us. That company is taking advantage of the situation and fabricating creditor claims.”
The staff, busy with many tasks, replied irritably, “You already owe more than two billion in total. This is only a few hundred thousand. Do you really need to be so picky and make us recheck everything? We are very busy here.”
However, Su Nuo insisted firmly and demanded a recheck.
But she was thin skinned. While arguing, her cheeks quickly turned completely red.
Unable to convince the other party, her eyes even grew slightly misty with grievance.
It made Jiang Jingye feel uneasy.
He stood up at that moment and walked to her side, gently placing himself in front of her. His gaze turned cold as he looked at the staff.
He said firmly, word by word,
“Falsely declaring creditor claims constitutes fabricating facts and initiating civil litigation, violating Article 307 of the Criminal Law, which qualifies as false litigation. If you insist on recognizing this fabricated debt, you are assisting malicious collusion to infringe on others’ rights, and I can sue you. Third, according to Article 58 of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, we have the right to object to and legally challenge this claim and request its removal due to lack of transaction records and contracts.”
Su Nuo turned to look at the man beside her, most of her earlier grievance fading instantly.
The staff, intimidated by Jiang Jingye’s presence, immediately lost their impatience and could only compromise.
Fine, fine, we will recheck it. Please mark out the disputed items in the remaining accounts so we can verify them one by one.
The entire afternoon, the two of them sat in a corner.
They sorted through the large stack of documents together.
Of course, Jiang Jingye did most of the work while Su Nuo assisted.
The man read extremely quickly. Whether it was contracts, amounts, dates, or company names, he only needed a glance to remember everything firmly.
With his strong calculation ability, he did not even need a calculator. He quickly identified multiple unreasonable debts as well as items eligible for reduction or installment plans. His efficiency was astonishing.
“I thought you did not care about the debts,” Su Nuo said, looking at his focused side profile.
Jiang Jingye indeed did not care, but someone foolish did.
He felt uneasy letting others worry about his matters.
Su Nuo bit her lip slightly and tried to encourage him again.
“I am just worried. Worried that one day you might regret it and want to build a career again. Even a little less debt means a little less burden. On the road of working hard, you can make things a bit easier for yourself.”
Jiang Jingye’s gaze remained on the documents as his pen kept moving.
“Then give me a reason to repay the debts.”
Su Nuo answered without hesitation again, “For Xu Jiayi.”
Jiang Jingye’s hand holding the pen paused slightly, then he replied calmly, “That reason is not good.”