The dishes hadn't arrived yet after they ordered.

Since only lovebird booths were available, the napkins were folded into swans and blue enchantress roses were placed in the vase.

Su Yehao knew about this kind of rose. Jiang Yu had tried to make them herself at home and gave him a bouquet for Valentine's Day.

Cutting white roses from the yard that were about to bloom, she inserted them into a bottle filled with dye, letting the flowers absorb the colored water themselves. They weren't naturally grown, so they were slightly more expensive.

Su Yehao looked at Véra and asked, "So, how's your family's business doing these days?"

Véra had been coaxed over by Zhao Yimeng today, thinking it was a gathering with her girlfriends, only to find Su Yehao at the restaurant.

Honestly, she didn't really want to talk about this topic.

Although she knew that Su Yehao could easily help her family, it was still difficult for her to ask. Otherwise, she could have just told Su Yehao in an email, so there was no need for Zhao Yimeng to act as a matchmaker.

After a few seconds of hesitation.

Miss Véra shook her head and replied:

"It doesn't seem to be doing too well. My parents were arguing about it a few nights ago. Liquor sales are rarely settled in full, distributors owe my family money, and my family owes suppliers in Australia, France, Portugal, and other places. The most crucial thing is that because of my uncle, the reputation of the entire Andrade family has suffered. The news has already spread to Casino, and the banks are unwilling to help."

It sounded like a chain debt.

In the past, it could have been resolved, but now her family had been scammed out of a large sum of money in a Ponzi scheme, prompting suppliers to come and demand payment, which in turn triggered a chain reaction, easily causing significant damage.

Families like Véra's, who steadily do well in the liquor and gallery business, were actually considered quite successful.

Most millionaires were like that, lacking the ability to learn from Su Yehao and span across so many large projects.

Su Yehao's achievements were just an exception. For example, Zhao Yimeng's family, with assets of several billion Hong Kong dollars, still mainly revolved around real estate. Only in recent years, influenced by the Su family, did they learn from Sihai International to develop in the mainland. Otherwise, they might have stayed in their comfort zone for decades without making any changes.

Losing over one hundred million Hong Kong dollars at once.

For Véra's family, if it wasn't a fatal blow, it would basically cause significant damage. Even the office building in Central might not be able to keep in the end.

Compared to the financial losses, the impact on their reputation was even more far-reaching.

The Andrade family members, with their aristocratic titles, had often helped promote Véra's uncle's private equity fund products, attracting many large clients to join, mainly just for personal relationships. They didn't get any real benefits, thinking Véra's uncle was truly capable.

Now that her uncle had run away, everyone was suffering.

Others couldn't find the culprit and would only put the blame on the Andrade family, causing the entire family's status to plummet. The network of relationships they had cultivated for many years suffered a heavy blow, and it wouldn't be easy to clear their name.

Now that it was the Internet age, people could easily search online and find that their family was linked to a Ponzi scheme, and their attitude would immediately change.

Even Su Yehao, from an outsider's perspective, felt that Véra's mother would bear a lot of pressure.

These days, nobles didn't have that much influence anymore, with only a few royal families still having some strength.

But they were still very popular in high society, especially in Europe and America, where people valued lineage and bloodlines.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that.

With Véra's identity as a Portuguese aristocratic lady from a declining family, even if she married into the British royal family, others would find it natural. But if it were Zhao Yimeng, she would still be considered a commoner, with nothing special except for a little money.

This thing had a far-reaching impact, passed down from generation to generation, but now it was linked to the notorious Ponzi scheme, which was indeed quite tricky, even more troublesome than the financial losses.

Their relationship was what it was.

At least she could be considered a confidante, a pen pal of sorts, so he definitely had to help.

Su Yehao sighed and said, "Ponzi schemes are very powerful. There might not be much money left in the pot. Did your uncle just run away with the money, or did he leave a mess and run away himself?"

"It's said that he took away at least four hundred million euros in the name of investment, and his whereabouts are unknown. My uncle has never married, but a model who lived with him also seems to have disappeared. I guess they're hiding somewhere."

"That's terrible. It must have been laundered through underground banks, so there's no way to find it. It shows that your uncle planned this a long time ago and didn't consider your family's feelings at all."

After listening to Su Yehao, Zhao Yimeng said angrily:

"Aren't you talking nonsense? The person ran away, it's obvious that he's screwing over Véra's family. We're all classmates, and you harassed Véra back in school, causing her to be afraid to date even now. Isn't it too much to repay that favor?"

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Véra was extremely embarrassed by these words.

Su Yehao, being thick-skinned, was thinking that Miss Zhao's move was well played, even bringing up old history from school days to calculate the favor.

He nodded and said, "That makes sense. My Su family always repays debts and revenge. Everyone in the world knows that I'm the most trustworthy, and favors are worth a lot. I'll go find someone to help right away. I'll turn the world upside down to find him. Are you satisfied?"

Zhao Yimeng immediately smiled, thinking that her words had worked.

Véra didn't take the so-called favor to heart. Of course, she knew that the reason Su Yehao was willing to help wasn't just because of this. She said, "Thank you, but if you really can't find him, then forget it. After all, even Interpol doesn't seem to have any news."

Worried that Su Yehao was just saying it and wouldn't take it seriously, Zhao Yimeng looked at Véra and shook her head:

"Don't underestimate Ahao now. His power has long exceeded our imagination. One or two hundred million people around the world use his products, so maybe they can find clues online. Interpol has to follow many rules, but his people are very free and can find great private detectives to help, right?"

Su Yehao smiled after listening and joked, "I'm a law-abiding citizen, how could I violate user privacy? But there are indeed many ways. After I sort out the information, just wait for my news."

Finding someone was a small matter and not worth making a big fuss over.

His so-called method was actually to ask the Silicon Valley Krypton Big Data company, in which he invested, for help.

Krypton Big Data currently mainly provides some product optimization solutions for Su Yehao's own company, including improving the PayPal anti-fraud system, optimizing the Google search engine function, and so on.

Privately, there was also a shadow company cooperating with the official, which has contracts with agencies such as the FBI and CAI. This was mainly to use channels to help Krypton Big Data cultivate talents and create the most cutting-edge products.

Since that former PayPal co-founder could even find the people the FBI and other institutions wanted, finding a guy who ran away with money shouldn't be too difficult.

A private equity fund manager was not a hacker. As long as he was online, he would always leave some traces.

Su Yehao tried his best to distance himself from this shadow company and certainly wouldn't mention it to Zhao Yimeng and Véra. He changed the subject and asked Véra:

"Even if we find the person, we probably won't be able to squeeze out much money. After laundering four hundred million euros, there will be at most two hundred million euros left, and there are still so many investors waiting to divide it up. What about your family? Otherwise, I'll say hello to the bank and provide your family with a low-interest loan first. Is two hundred million Hong Kong dollars enough?"

Véra shook her head and said, "We don't need that much. Would you like to go to Portugal and sell off my family's collection? That should be enough to pay off the debts and get through the crisis..."