C378 Discussion

"Your finances must be strained at the moment, and with the banks being uncooperative, it might be best to bow out of this auction," Zhang Zhiyuan advised calmly.

To an outsider, he might have seemed like a benevolent mentor.

Yet, in reality, the tension between them was palpable.

"The financial strain is immense," Chen Zhixuan acknowledged, his voice edged with frustration