"What? You want us to leave here?"
"Xiumei, we all paid money, we are the ones who invested with you and are entitled to dividends. Are you being too ungrateful by kicking us out now? Besides, we're strangers in Jiangbei City, we have no money, where can we go?"
Li Zhongquan, upon hearing Li Xiumei's words, immediately roared.
"That's right! We came here to join you and never thought of going back. Back then, Xiulan said we could make a lot of money by following you. I even borrowed money at high interest. If I don't get my money back now, I'll be beaten to death!"
"Indeed, I sold my house to come here. Xiumei, you can't be this kind of person who discards others after they've served their purpose!"
"Xiumei, all of our hard-earned money is now with you. If you drive us out now, we'll have nowhere to go. Are you going to stand by and watch your relatives sleep on the streets?"
"..."
The other relatives chimed in one after another.
"Wait a moment, what are you talking about? What investment? What money? You came to join me? When did I ever take your money?"
Li Xiumei was completely bewildered by her relatives' accusations. She had never received a single cent from them, so why were they talking like this?
"Xiumei, I don't like hearing you say that. Back then, Xiulan gathered everyone and asked each family to contribute some money, saying it was for your investment. Everyone pooled together three million, which was all given to Xiulan to deliver to you!"
"Xiulan even showed us the transfer records. Now you say you didn't receive the money; do you think we believe you?"
"What? You have a little money, and now you want to cheat your own father? That money was my retirement fund!"
Li Zhongquan glared at his daughter and yelled coldly.
"Li Xiulan transferred thirty thousand to me, which was money he owed me from before. There was no extra money, nor did he mention anything about you pooling funds!"
"If you don't believe me, then find Li Xiulan right now and we can confront each other!"
Li Xiumei said coldly.
"This is bad! Li Xiulan and his family have disappeared, and their phones are all turned off!"
Just as everyone was preparing to find Li Xiulan for a confrontation, they discovered that Li Xiulan and his family had already fled.
"What? What does Li Xiulan want to do?"
Li Zhongquan roared in fury, then took out his phone to call Li Xiulan.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is switched off..."
"Damn it, that scumbag Li Xiulan! He even scammed his own father!"
Li Zhongquan slammed his phone to the ground and cursed loudly.
"Since Li Xiulan has run off, Li Xiumei must pay this money back. Who knows, maybe they were in cahoots, playing a trick on all of us!"
A distant relative of Li Xiumei said dismissively. This time, he had invested the most, a million dollars. If this money was lost, this relative would be ruined.
"Exactly, maybe the two of them teamed up to cheat us. I don't care, even if Li Xiulan can't be found, I need my money back, or I'm not leaving!"
"Me too, if I don't get my money, I won't leave this place until I get it back!"
"Xiumei, look at the luxurious villa you live in. You wouldn't be short of a few million for us, would you? Hurry up and give us the money, and we'll leave. Otherwise, we'll just cause trouble here!"
"..."
All the relatives sat in the Cloud Top Villa, none of them showing any intention of leaving.
"Why should I give you anything? It wasn't me who scammed you; it was Li Xiulan. If you want money, go find Li Xiulan. I haven't taken a single penny!"
Li Xiumei shouted loudly.
"Li Xiumei, if you don't give us the money, don't think we'll leave. We'll give you one day. If you really can't produce the money, we won't force you. This huge villa is probably worth quite a lot, right? We'll take the valuables inside and sell them for cash!"
Li Zhongquan said coldly.
"Dad, you can't do this. To tell you the truth, this villa isn't mine. It belongs to the Night King, and we're just temporarily staying here. My family was kicked out by the Tang family, and we have no money at all. So, I think you should go find Li Xiulan. If the Night King returns here, you won't be able to leave!"
At this point, Li Xiumei knew she couldn't hide it anymore. Otherwise, if these people actually started selling off the valuables in the villa, Li Xiumei would have to face the Night King's wrath alone, and she would likely be dismembered.
"Who is the Night King? We don't know. We only know that you owe us money, and we want to take items as collateral. It's that simple. I don't care whose villa this is. You told us before that this villa was yours, so we'll only acknowledge you!"
Li Zhongquan said again.
"Dad, why are you being so unreasonable?"
"Forget it, I won't argue with you. I'm leaving!"
Li Xiumei trembled with anger. To avoid incurring the Night King's displeasure, she decided to leave temporarily. However, when she reached into her clothes for her car keys, she found they were missing.
"Where are my car keys?"
"It must be Feng Zhiyuan! That little brat didn't drink today and drove back specifically. He didn't give me my car keys. They must have stolen my car!"
Li Xiumei roared. The car was originally a luxury vehicle worth over a million dollars, gifted to Tang Shimin, but Li Xiulan and his family had stolen it. This made Li Xiumei tremble with rage.
"Call the police! I want to call the police! I want the police department to arrest Li Xiulan. I want her to return the money she took and my car!"
Li Xiumei shouted, then took out her phone and immediately reported to the police.
Soon, the police arrived. After taking her statement, they said they would do their best to investigate and then left.
"Alright, this matter has been officially filed. You can go back and wait for news. Perhaps Li Xiulan has already returned to her hometown!"
Li Xiumei said to her relatives.
Upon hearing Li Xiumei's words, the relatives could only sigh. After issuing a few threats, they left.
Seeing her relatives depart, Li Xiumei immediately began tidying up the villa's living room, working until nightfall to clean it.
However, while cleaning the living room, Li Xiumei noticed that a painting hanging in the hall was missing. She directly blamed Li Xiulan and his family for this. Little did she know, the painting had been stolen by her husband, Tang Mingde, who had sold it for fifty thousand yuan. Currently, Tang Mingde was in a hotel room, lying with Xiao Li.
"Husband, you're so amazing. Being with you is truly blissful!"
Xiao Li said to Tang Mingde with a smile.
Although she was unwilling in her heart, Xiao Li lay with Tang Mingde for the sake of the money.
"Haha, it's nothing. Once I save up five million, we'll leave this place and go far away!"
Tang Mingde kissed Xiao Li's face and said with a smile. He had discovered that the paintings in the Cloud Top Villa were very valuable, each worth hundreds of thousands. If he bought a few more paintings, they would have enough money to escape.
"Mmm, husband, you're so good!"
Xiao Li quickly said.
"Let's continue, darling!"
Tang Mingde sneered and continued to vent his carnal desires on Xiao Li. However, in less than two minutes, Tang Mingde trembled all over and then collapsed on Xiao Li, completely limp.
"Useless!"
Xiao Li cursed inwardly in anger but dared not say it aloud, maintaining a smiling facade.