Chapter 2935 — A Friend in Need?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
So when Zhao Qilei heard his grandfather say they could put up two hundred million, he was both astonished and overjoyed!
"Grandfather, what you said... is it true?" Zhao Qilei asked hurriedly.
"Of course it's true. Child, do you still not trust your grandfather?" Old Master Zhao laughed. "I've already had Guangyin pool the money together. It's all on this card—the password is your birthday. You can call and transfer it to Mr. Wei Zhao at any time!"
"Thank you, Grandfather!" Zhao Qilei said, wild with joy.
"All right, go make your call. I won't disturb you any longer!" Old Master Zhao nodded, smiled, and turned to leave.
Zhao Qilei, meanwhile, quickly dialed Wei Zhao's number! Previously he had hesitated over how to broach this matter with Wei Zhao. Although the Hidden Zhao family's acknowledgment of Wei Zhao as leader seemed to mean Wei Zhao had gained yet another hidden clan as a subordinate, this trip to the Ice Palace trial had shown Zhao Qilei that Wei Zhao was not short of underlings at all.
So perhaps this whole business was a one-sided enthusiasm—what if Wei Zhao was unwilling? That was why Zhao Qilei had kept hesitating! But now that trouble had befallen Wei Zhao's company, Zhao Qilei hesitated no longer.
"Hello? Qitan? How are you able to call me?" Wei Zhao was somewhat surprised. After Zhao Qilei went back, had he not been placed under house arrest again? He could actually call him?
In Wei Zhao's calculations, once Zhao Qilei returned, he would surely incur even greater suspicion from Old Master Zhao and Zhao Qibing, and would probably be put under house arrest again! But there would certainly be no danger to his life, because Wei Zhao could tell how wary Old Master Zhao was of him, and so the old man would never dare lay a hand on Zhao Qilei.
Therefore, Wei Zhao had planned to go see Zhao Qilei again after some time; if things truly did not work out, he could have him establish his own household, or simply throw in his lot with Han Xiaohu, Pi Zhifeng, and the others.
But the company's troubles had disrupted Wei Zhao's plans. Still, Zhao Qilei would not come to harm anytime soon, so he could just as well let him stay a while longer in the Zhao family.
"Leader, something's gone wrong with your company?" Zhao Qilei asked urgently the moment the call connected.
"Huh? How do you know?" Wei Zhao was rather surprised at Zhao Qilei's words. Zhao Qilei's sources of information should be the worst of anyone's; even if the Hidden Zhao family knew about this, they would not tell him! That was why, when Wei Zhao had called his various underlings to borrow money, he had deliberately skipped Zhao Qilei and Yu Bing—because Zhao Qilei had no say at all in the Zhao family and could not borrow any money, while Yu Bing was in the Ice Palace, and Wei Zhao's relations with the Hidden Yu family were not especially good, so he had not bothered to call.
"My grandfather told me..." Zhao Qilei said. "Leader, you must be badly short of money right now, aren't you? Our Hidden Zhao family can put up two hundred million for you!"
"What?!" Wei Zhao's eyes went wide, as though he had heard the most inconceivable words in the world. Barely trusting his own ears, he asked again, "Zhao Qilei, what did you say? Your Hidden Zhao family wants to lend me two hundred million?"
"Not lend—Grandfather said, we're giving it to you!" Zhao Qilei said.
"Your grandfather... giving it to me?!" Wei Zhao was instantly thrown into confusion. If he had not been certain he was fully awake, he might even have thought he was dreaming! (To be continued)