Chapter: 6386

Zhou Liyuan smiled and said: "I definitely can't give you an answer beforehand, but you're free to come and hear me out."

Xu Changkun hurried forward, his face filled with flattery as he said: "Mr. Zhou, I'm sure you've also seen that post from Zhang Ermao's friend circle. To be honest, that post has had a very negative impact on me – it's even affected the foundation of my calligraphy association. You've made a killing this time, and even if you donated one million yuan, there would still be nine hundred seventy thousand left over. So I'd like to ask for your help in releasing a statement refuting those rumors and saying that Zhang Ermao's friend circle is full of nonsense."

Zhou Liyuan thought to himself: "Involving suspected fraud could have a very negative impact on Xu Changkun, and if we don't thoroughly clear up this suspicion, he might even be expelled from the calligraphy association. He's the father-in-law of Ye Chen, so I should give him some slack."

As he thought about this, Zhou Liyuan realized another issue: "Zhang Ermao revealing this information is probably also Ye Chen's intention – it means that Ye Chen wants to teach Xu Changkun a lesson. If I don't get permission from Ye Chen before letting Xu Changkun off the hook, it might be going against Ye Chen's wishes..."

After figuring things out, Zhou Liyuan politely said: "Sorry, Mr. Xu, but I'm not sure if I can agree to help you with this – after all, I don't know what kind of situation this is about. Whether you're telling the truth or Zhang Ermao is telling the truth, I have no way of verifying it."

Xu Changkun quickly said: "Zhang Ermao is just a scoundrel who swindles people on the antique street – he never tells the truth! You absolutely can't believe him!"

Zhou Liyuan nodded slightly and opened his mouth to say: "Let's be honest, I don't want to get involved in this mess either. And I don't think it's a good idea to delve into the details. If you're insistent that Zhang Ermao published false information, then I suggest you confront him face-to-face – as long as you can win against him, your reputation won't be affected."

Xu Changkun looked embarrassed and said: "I... I've already had a falling out with Zhang Ermao. I don't want to confront him."

As he finished speaking, Xu Changkun looked at Zhou Liyuan and pleaded: "Zhou, you're a respected figure. Compared to Zhang Ermao, I'm definitely more trustworthy. Zhang Ermao swindles people every day and night, will he donate to charitable organizations? No way! But I will!"

This sentence slipped out of his mouth, and Xu Changkun suddenly realized that his previous operation was a bit embarrassing. He quickly tried to spin the situation: "Of course, one breath donation of 300,000 is possible. My economic condition isn't very supportive, but just now you heard me on the phone, I'm willing to donate 30,000. This isn't a small amount!"

"Is...?" Zhou Liyuan chuckled and said: "It's not bad at all that you're willing to donate 30,000. After all, the sincerity of this matter can't be measured solely by the amount of donation."

As he finished speaking, he added: "However, I'm really unable to help with what you just mentioned. To be honest, I just arrived and didn't want to get involved in trouble or stir up the waters. So please, Mr. Xu, find another way."

Xu Changkun was still unwilling to give up, and quickly said: "Zhou, if you don't want to post about it on WeChat, that's fine. I'll go back and ask our leader to come over and have a face-to-face conversation with you. There's no such thing as fraud or non-fraud. As long as our leader has your word, we can settle this matter at the calligraphy association."

Zhou Liyuan shook his head: "Sorry, Mr. Xu, I'm not willing to do that either. You'd better find someone else."

As he finished speaking, he didn't want to continue wasting time with Xu Changkun and decided to directly open the shop door, saying to him: "Mr. Xu, you can leave or stay, but if you don't leave now, I'll go first. When it's your turn, please help me lock the door from outside."

Xu Changkun knew that this was an eviction notice and could only walk out while complaining: "Okay, Zhou, think carefully about this. Tomorrow I'll come back to find you. If things are really difficult, I'll give you some money too. Just wait for me to retrieve my 30,000 and I'll give you 10,000. You won't mind if it's just 10,000 more, will you?"

Zhou Liyuan smiled ambiguously: "Mr. Xu, please retrieve your 30,000 first before talking about this."

Xu Changkun nodded: "Okay! I'll go take care of this matter tomorrow morning... or rather, I'll go consult a lawyer now!"

He smiled: "Then I won't say goodbye either."

Xu Changkun waved his hand: "Wait a minute, I'll leave first."

After that, he hastened to turn around and left the antique street, planning to consult a lawyer somewhere.

Zhou Liyuan saw him leave and then returned to the store, actually not intending to leave at all. He just didn't want to get into an argument with Xu Changkun, so he said he was leaving.

However, in order to avoid trouble, he also hung a sign saying "Closed" outside and locked the door from inside.

At this time, a man suddenly appeared outside the door, looking through the glass door and asking, "Boss, can you show me some items?"

Zhou Liyuan didn't even look back, just preparing to reject him. But he suddenly realized that the person talking was Ye Chen. JrNovels.com