C4 Where Did All This Money Come From?

Su Xue lay in bed, restless and unable to sleep. She wasn't sure if it was her menstrual cycle or the anticipation of the Daming Group's inspection the next day that had her on edge. Tossing and turning, she eventually sat up, scratching her head in frustration, her hair a tangled mess.

Just then, the bedroom door burst open, and Chen Qingchuan stormed in. Su Xue's mind raced with fear. "Chen Qingchuan, what are you doing? I'm warning you, don't try anything foolish!"

Chen Qingchuan had entered her bedroom unannounced in the dead of night, and Su Xue feared the worst. Panicked, she screamed for help.

"Stop yelling. I'm not here to sleep with you. Don't flatter yourself!" Chen Qingchuan snapped as he turned on the bedroom light, leaving Su Xue feeling utterly deflated. Was that supposed to be a compliment?

Before she could argue, Chen Qingchuan sat down on the bed beside her. "Give me your bank account information!"

It suddenly dawned on Su Xue; she remembered the twelve chimes of the clock that had just rung out. Realizing Chen Qingchuan's true intentions, she became incensed. "Chen Qingchuan, have you lost your mind? You're up in the middle of the night, bursting into my room to boast? Have you gone crazy?"

Chen Qingchuan was far from crazy; he was simply intent on keeping his promise.

He had it all planned out: give the promised 10 million to Su Xue first, then head to the computer room to deal with Su Jun, who was engrossed in his video games.

But Su Xue's earlier cries for help had already brought Su Jun running. Seeing Chen Qingchuan sitting on Su Xue's bed, Su Jun was livid. He picked up a stool and confronted him, "You fool, you've got some nerve. How dare you invade my sister's room with ill intentions? I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

Su Xue quickly intervened to calm the agitated Su Jun. Chen Qingchuan's uninvited boasting was indeed excessive, but it hardly warranted a beating with a stool. Besides, injuring Chen Qingchuan could land Su Jun in legal trouble.

After much persuasion, Su Xue managed to pacify the enraged Su Jun and clarified the situation regarding the ten million yuan.

Upon learning of Chen Qingchuan's tall tales, Su Jun couldn't help but ridicule him, "You, cough up ten million? Take a good look at yourself. What makes you think you can pull out ten million? And why on earth are you bragging about it?"

"It's not even about making fun of you, but let's be real—you, with your limited abilities, couldn't save up ten million in ten lifetimes!"

"Don't get defensive. If you're truly capable, transfer the money to me right now and prove me wrong with hard evidence!"

While taunting, Su Jun actually pulled out his phone, opened the payment app, and flashed the QR code to Chen Qingchuan.

Su Xue initially wanted to intervene, but then thought better of it. Letting Chen Qingchuan embarrass himself might teach him not to boast so much in the future.

Both siblings looked at Chen Qingchuan with a 'put your money where your mouth is' expression. Su Jun was even ready with a retort for when Chen Qingchuan inevitably chickened out, eager to berate the good-for-nothing.

However, to their astonishment, Chen Qingchuan took out his phone and scanned Su Jun's payment code.

After a confirming beep, Su Jun was taken aback, then sneered, "You actually had the guts to scan it? What's next, are you going to tell me the bank has a transfer limit and you can't send the money? That's about all you're capable of, isn't it?"

Mid-mockery, Su Jun's eyes widened as he noticed a change in his account balance. He looked closer and was floored to see that ten million had indeed been transferred.

Su Jun was left utterly speechless, his prepared jibes suddenly irrelevant. He had never imagined Chen Qingchuan would actually transfer ten million—a staggering amount he had never seen in his life.

Su Xue noticed Su Jun fixated on his phone screen, silent. She assumed he hadn't received the money and was brewing a tirade. So she suggested, "Let it go this time. It's late, and I need to sleep. Everyone, please leave."

Despite Su Xue's hint for everyone to clear out, Su Jun stayed put, his face twisted in distress. "No, Sister, the money's come through..."

"What?!" Su Xue thought she had misheard and leaned in to check the phone screen.

What she saw left her utterly stunned. There, on the screen, was a transfer for 10 million, with Chen Qingchuan's name as the sender!

Glancing between the phone and Chen Qingchuan, Su Xue's face was a picture of astonishment.

Su Jun looked even more miserable. He vividly recalled his own words, claiming that if Chen Qingchuan could cough up just a hundred or eighty thousand, he'd kneel and call him brother-in-law, even bowing his head in apology. And now, Chen Qingchuan had come up with ten million...

It took a moment for Su Xue to regain her composure before she asked Chen Qingchuan, "Where did you get all this money?"

"It could have fallen from the sky, been blown in by the wind, or been given by a kind stranger on the street. Pick any reason you like," he replied with his usual nonchalance.

Chen Qingchuan's answer was typically flippant, but Su Xue wasn't upset this time. She was simply amazed at how he had come into 10 million. It was beyond belief.

Chen Qingchuan left without further confrontation, not insisting on Su Jun's humiliating gestures of apology.

Before departing, he reminded Su Xue to ready the divorce papers for signing the next day.

"Sister, you can't go through with this divorce. It's absolutely out of the question!" Su Jun implored after Chen Qingchuan had gone. "Even though I have no idea where our brother-in-law got that 10 million from, the ease of his transfer shows he's definitely wealthy! Think about it, you didn't leave him when he was penniless for three years. Now that he's come into wealth, how could you possibly divorce him? You simply can't!"

Su Jun was preoccupied with the fact that Chen Qingchuan had come into money, so he felt compelled to keep this wealthy brother-in-law close. He had even planned to offer an apology the next day.

However, Su Xue wasn't concerned about that. She was truly baffled about where Chen Qingchuan had gotten 10 million from. Lost in thought, her phone rang—it was Liu Zhen.

After answering, Liu Zhen informed her that the 10 million needed for the company's cash flow had been transferred.

"I can understand giving me a personal bank account to dodge taxes, but why use Chen Qingchuan's account?" she asked.

Su Xue was flabbergasted. When had she ever given Chen Qingchuan's account details to Liu Zhen? She hadn't!

Then it hit her. She had written two account numbers on pieces of paper—one for borrowing money from Liu Zhen's father and the other for giving Chen Qingchuan 500,000 yuan as a payment for a divorce. In the chaos of Liu Zhen's visit, she must have mixed them up and given him the account meant for Chen Qingchuan!

"Chen Qingchuan, Chen Qingchuan, you jerk!"

It all became clear to Su Xue. The 10 million yuan had been mistakenly transferred by Liu Zhen into Chen Qingchuan's account, but Chen Qingchuan had kept mum about the error and had the audacity to transfer it to her, feigning generosity.

Generous, my foot! The money wasn't his to give away—it was all Liu Zhen's doing. Why was he playing the magnanimous card?

When Su Jun learned the truth from his sister, he was livid, his face turning a shade of green.

"Damn it, I was about to apologize to that fool and even consider him as a brother-in-law. That scoundrel actually deceived me!"

Both siblings were fuming, yet Chen Qingchuan remained oblivious to the entire situation. He didn't even know that Su Xue had opened an account for him.

At that very moment, he was standing at the entrance of the city's most opulent five-star hotel. After enduring three years of hardship, he was ready to savor the good life. However, just as he arrived at the hotel's entrance, his path was blocked by an impressive procession of vehicles.

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