Chapter 1802 — A Billion
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"I'll talk to Daddy and see how much he has," Gu Mengyao said with a nod. "A billion is a huge sum, but from Elder Zhang's tone, there seems to be no room to bargain. We can only do our utmost..."
These past few days Gu Pengzhan had been lost in self-congratulation, daydreaming of the Gu Group doubling its assets and leaping to become one of the largest conglomerates in the country—this had been Gu Pengzhan's lifelong dream. Yet now it seemed that, at the current rate money was pouring in, the dream was not far off at all.
A phone rang. Gu Pengzhan picked it up, saw his daughter's number, and could not help smiling as he answered. "Yaoyao, are you enjoying yourself at West Star Mountain Village?"
"..." Gu Mengyao paused. When Wei Zhao's trouble had first struck, it had come so suddenly that she had not told Gu Pengzhan about it, but now she had no choice but to speak of it. "Daddy, something's happened to Wei Zhao!"
"What? Something's happened to Xiaoyi?" Gu Pengzhan was stunned. "What's happened to him?"
"He suffered qi deviation while cultivating, and now his whole body burns with heat—just like a great furnace!" Gu Mengyao gave him a brief account of Wei Zhao's condition. "Right now he needs a certain spirit medicine to solve the problem, but... they're asking a billion for it..."
"A billion?" Gu Pengzhan frowned, startled by the figure. Even though he had made a great deal of money lately, the astronomical sum still surprised him. "That much money?"
"Yes... Daddy, can you produce it? This is the money to save Wei Zhao's life—there's no time to lose." Gu Mengyao knew her request might put her father in a difficult position, but her voice remained firm.
"Yaoyao, don't worry. A billion, is it? Daddy will find a way!" Gu Pengzhan valued Wei Zhao no less than Gu Mengyao did. That phone call with his father earlier had let him vaguely catch a hint of something, so this time—without needing to consult his father again—he resolved that no matter what, Wei Zhao must be saved first.
"That's good..." Hearing Gu Pengzhan say so, Gu Mengyao let out a breath of relief.
"Yaoyao, wait for my call. I'll go raise the funds right now," Gu Pengzhan said.
An Mingyue's grand scheme was indeed highly profitable, but for Wei Zhao's sake Gu Pengzhan now had no choice but to withdraw part of his capital early. So after hanging up, he immediately dialed An Mingyue's number.
"Brother Pengzhan? Calling me again? Didn't I just tell you the results? You can't be that impatient, surely?" An Mingyue asked with a laugh. Yet though he smiled outwardly, inwardly he sneered: soon you'll be a pauper, and calling you Brother Pengzhan flatters you.