Chapter 9 "Rhett, it's not that your father and I won't let you go abroad, it's just..." Mrs. Butler struggled to find the words. "The company is failing. We have to downsize, and if we're unlucky, our whole family won't make it through this crisis." "What?" Rhett asked anxiously. "But didn't I give Dad those tips and..." Mr. Butler's face went completely pale. "I indeed didn't cooperate with that person, but they upgraded their scheme. I was too stupid to avoid it." Rhett gritted his teeth, closed his eyes deeply, and finally looked toward that distant sky before turning away dejectedly and following his parents home. No matter how hard Rhett tried, just like in his past life, the Butler family still inevitably headed toward bankruptcy. But even a fallen giant still has some resources left. After graduating from university. Rhett used his family's startup funds and information from his past life to begin entrepreneurship again. oday was the international commercial trade conference jointly organized by international organizations and the government. ome came to network, some to find business, some to look for opportunities and gather information... his time, Rhett came alone. le no longer had that person who would always unconditionally follow behind him, nor the one who would shelter and protect him. he hardships Rhett hadn't experienced in his past life when rebuilding the Butler family, he endured several times over in this life. ver these years, during countless sleepless nights for various reasons, Rhett finally understood how much I had shouldered for him and how much I had arried on his behalf. 1 the depths of night, when he couldn't hold on, Rhett would reminisce about beautiful memories from the past to convince himself to persevere once again. 1 the quiet of midnight, he would always say: "Scarlett, you've come back." ut when he woke from dreams, there was only empty darkness and the clear, disappointed sound of breathing. ow, as Rhett was looking for opportunities at the trade conference, he heard these words. I heard the heir of IRS Corporation will make an appearance today?" You mean that genius girl who made a hundred million at such a young age?" That's old news. She's already inherited the family business, and in just three years, she's doubled IRS's output value." A genius, truly remarkable." learing this, Rhett's breathing became heavy. Scarlett, she's here. She'll appear today!" thett hurriedly straightened his hair and clothes, preparing to go to the restroom to freshen up. Unfortunately, someone knocked him to the ground. 'Save me, please save me!" Hearing this familiar voice, Rhett recognized her: "Ashley? How can it be you?" The girl before him wore revealing clothes and had a worldly air about her, completely different from the gentle, weak appearance in his memory. 18.99 "Rhett? It's you, Rhett!" Ashley stood up from the ground and immediately grabbed at his coat while saying, "Rhett, save me! Please save me!" Before Rhett could react, they were surrounded by a group of people. Leading them was a fat woman in her fifties or sixties, looking like a landlady, full of menace. "Come on, grab this little vixen who seduced my man. I'm going to personally break her arms and legs." "No. you can't!" Ashley clutched Rhett's clothes. "Rhett, save me! SAVE ME!" The woman raised an eyebrow: "Well, well, so you're this little vixen's brother! 1 took pity on her and specially arranged a good job for her, but she repaid kindness with ingratitude by seducing both my man and my son. What a slut!" Rhett was stunned. He pulled Ashley out. "Ashley Wilkes, explain yourself clearly. Haven't I been sending you money every month all these years? Didn't you say you were in graduate school? Why are you doing such shameful things?" The woman directly exposed Ashley's true nature: "Bah! Graduate school my ass! This little vixen is so good at lying, you've been fooled by her lies too." 'She dropped out of high school to work as a hostess in nightclubs, sleeping with countless men. She's completely rotten. But she's so good at pretending, she even fooled me at first!" (0) (0)