The bar was dimly lit.
As the bunny girl approached, Jason Hart realized her figure was far more attractive than her face.
Sensing that this group of guys was different, the bunny girl, being the seasoned barmaid she was, warmly wrapped her arm around Jason Hart's, enthusiastically promoting the drinks.
Feeling that familiar pressure once again, Jason Hart couldn't help but compare her to Mia.
And he was shocked.
Could it be that Mia, that little girl, was actually better?
He usually only saw Mia in her school uniform, but apparently, she was hiding her true charm.
As he discreetly withdrew his hand, Jason Hart caught sight of Liam's blonde hair and told the bunny girl, "Exchange contact information with my friend here. We've already made plans for today."
Before he could finish his sentence, Liam, trying to mimic Jason Hart, trembled and dropped his car keys.
This guy even exaggerated his expression, saying, "Oops! There go the keys to my brand-new Lamborghini SuperVeloce!"
"Oh, darn it, I've dropped the keys to my Ferrari, Pagani, Aston Martin, and even the gate keys to my villa in Shallow Bay in Hongcheng. What a careless mistake," Derek exclaimed, tossing out a bunch of keys.
Despite knowing their mischievous intentions, the bunny girl remained unfazed, bending down to help pick them up, her smile seemingly endless.
This time, without any sentimentality, she left Jason Hart and began to wrap her arms around Derek, coquettishly inquiring, "I've heard the sunrise in Shallow Bay is beautiful. I've always wanted to go sightseeing, but never had the time..."
"Trying to steal my girl right in front of me!"
Derek complained bitterly, thoroughly defeated.
Even Jason Hart, the instigator, felt the urge to spit in disgust at Derek.
Throwing even the keys to his mansion's gate.
Absolutely shameless.
...
Approaching Liam's booth.
His school buddies were there, along with some strangely dressed girls.
They looked odd mainly because these girls, although clearly young, seemed to be dressing and grooming themselves in a mature style that didn't suit their age, making them look like little divas.
With just one glance, Jason Hart lost all interest, putting on a smile and greeting Liam, "Liam, my friend, you're treating us? This place is lively."
Hearing the words "Liam, my friend," Liam immediately remembered Jason Hart catching him spying upstairs.
The address felt particularly grating.
However, considering Jason Hart's recent family troubles and his father's repeated warnings about changing times, Liam didn't say much. He reckoned his family's wealth already surpassed Jason Hart's, giving him the upper hand, and replied with a smile, "Jason Hart, the last time we drank together was at last year's class reunion, wasn't it? Shall we have a drink?"
Choosing a glass, Jason Hart and Derek poured themselves a beer each, and after finishing, they sat down casually.
Despite their mutual animosity, they had to sit together and drink.
Both parties noticed something off about the atmosphere, despite the loud music trying to mask the awkwardness.
Liam took the initiative to start a conversation, awkwardly asking Jason Hart, "I saw my dad at home in the evening. He told me your family is contacting the bank to raise a loan? I passed by your property in Hongcheng when I was there last time. It's actually in a great location."
Just the thought of dealing with such a large sum of money made Jason Hart's eye twitch.
He was completely unaware of any loan matters.
It seemed Jason Hart's father was determined to buy out the shares from their partners and needed to act fast to stop it.
Pouring another beer, Jason Hart sighed deeply and said, "Several projects have gone awry, and my dad is really stressed out. We're almost in dire straits."
He was clearly referring to the properties in Hongcheng.
However, upon hearing this, Liam misunderstood and thought about other businesses Jason Hart's family might be involved in, probing, "The project your family undertook in Singapore, they must have funded over seven hundred million HK dollars, right? Is that project also facing trouble? Payment still pending?"
It was too noisy around.
Jason Hart was lost in thought about the properties, not catching Liam's words clearly, so he just nodded absentmindedly.
After finishing the beer.
He looked at Liam and continued, "The partners want to sell their shares. Actually, our shares should also be sold at a discount of seventy or eighty percent to get out quickly and invest the money elsewhere."
Liam vaguely understood.
With his knowledge of Jason Hart, he never thought Jason Hart would have any business ideas, so he naturally assumed that these thoughts must have come from George, Jason Hart's brother, in their family discussions.
Having an older brother and younger siblings.
Influenced by his mother since childhood, Liam had always been ambitious about dividing the family assets and wanted to demonstrate his abilities in front of his biological father, standing out among his siblings.
He vaguely realized this might be an opportunity.
His father, being affluent, had mentioned those properties several times before, even expressing regret at not bidding for them in the past.
Combined with what he heard from Jason Hart.
Liam was scheming.
He thought, could the rumors about George wanting to acquire the partners' shares be false?
Was Jason Hart's family actually short on money? Being dragged down by other businesses, even planning to sell the properties in Hongcheng at a low price?
In Liam's view, Jason Hart's family must be in trouble, otherwise, why would Jason Hart talk about selling at a seventy or eighty percent discount?
It's worth noting.
The property market in Hongcheng had been performing poorly this year, but the financial crisis originating from Thailand had not yet emerged, and the stock market in Hongcheng was booming, reaching a peak.
Many investors who made money in the stock market were upgrading their homes or downsizing their properties.
The batch of people who chose to immigrate had left in the past few years, and they had also suffered heavy losses from selling their properties, causing significant losses.
Despite Liam's usual carefree demeanor, living in such an environment, his vision and mind were not too bad.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that if George really needed money, it might be a good opportunity to negotiate a lower price.
Looking forward to going home and having a serious conversation with his parents, Liam suppressed the excitement of possibly getting a good deal, motioned for the two little divas sitting between them to move away, and leaned closer to Jason Hart, offering him another drink, then asked, "With such a big deal, I haven't heard any rumors outside. It seems your family is definitely in trouble this time. The official building and road project in Singapore, they must have advanced a lot of money. My dad was interested initially, but later he went to invest in the stock market. However, the credit over there in Singapore is pretty good. They won't delay payments for the project, at most a bit late."
"The project???''
Jason Hart once again realized he seemed to have missed something.
Not particularly surprised, as a newcomer, he was afraid of accidentally saying something wrong and exposing himself.
Casually, he replied, "Oh, you mean that. It's indeed troublesome."
Talking at cross purposes.
There was no intention to deceive, absolutely not.
Yet they continued chatting as if nothing was amiss, not feeling anything strange.
Liam noticed Jason Hart's absent-mindedness and likened him to a wilted eggplant, lacking his usual arrogance.
Growing more certain, Liam concluded that Jason Hart's family was in big trouble!
There was no sympathy for the fallen.
Liam only wanted to capitalize on it!
Finding a random excuse, he hurriedly left the bar and called his father, embellishing the story and telling him all his speculations about the chaos in Jason Hart's family...