Whether it was seven years ago or now, he has always been hesitant about Qiao Sheng's abilities. During the crisis of Qiao's eight years ago, everyone thought it was Qiao Sheng who stabilized the situation in the end, but he knew clearly that the person who really helped Qiao's was not Qiao Sheng.
On the surface, it was the investment from Lu's that stabilised Qiao's operation, but he was personally involved in the situation at that time. He felt that the money from Lu's could only be described as icing on the cake, not really life-saving aid in a desperate situation.
Even without the money from Lu's, Qiao's could have survived.
He suspected that someone was secretly helping Qiao's at the time, but considering the proud and wealthy heiress Qiao Xu, unless Qiao's was really out of options, why would she take the initiative to offer herself after doing such a thing?
Therefore, at that time, he was only slightly suspicious and didn't think deeply about it.
