Chapter 18 — The Former General's Ex-Wife Was a Genius Advisor

He smiled. “Your saying ‘let me think about it’ is just like in college.” I watched his car disappear, stood still for a while before going upstairs. When I got home, I opened my phone and saw someone tagged (mentioned) me on Weibo. A gossip blogger released a series of photos. Photo of me and Trinh Nghien having a meal. Captured very clearly. The two of us sat across from each other, he was smiling, and I was drinking tea. The blogger included the caption: [The General's ex-wife suspects that she has a new lover? The opponent is a famous Silicon Valley investor - Trinh Nghien, a classmate at Berkeley, this background is so strong!] The comment area was extremely bustling.

"Divorced less than two months ago and already have a new lover?"

“People call this a game played by people in other clouds, played with the whole circle of relationships.”

"You're so handsome, I'll row this boat."

And then I scrolled to a particularly outstanding post. To Mien Nguyet shared. Accompanied by a smiley icon covering your mouth with your hand. There are no words, but everything has an implicit meaning. That means —— Look everyone, it turns out she already has someone else, why did she pretend to be faithful before? I put down the phone. Tran Niem called.

“You and Trinh Nghien are on hot search, do you know!”

“I know.”

"What is the relationship between the two of you?"

“Old classmates, sharing a meal.”

“That's all?”

“That's all.”

“So what does To Mien Nguyet mean by sharing the article?”

“If she likes it, just share it.”

Tran Niem paused. "You really keep your composure. Ah, the auditors have news." I immediately sat up straight. "Speak."

“The capital chain of Star Bridge Holdings has found the third layer. The affiliated company is at the bottom layer —— not under the name of Co Ngon Chu.”

“So whose is it?”

Tran Niem's voice changed completely: "From To Mien Nguyet himself." * I spent an entire evening digesting the preliminary audit report that Tran Niem sent. Penetration audit results of Star Bridge Holdings have come out. This ghost company registered in Cayman has a 3-layer structure: The first layer is a shell company in Cayman. The second floor is an investment consulting company in Hong Kong. The third floor —— is a small-scale trading company registered in Shenzhen. The legal representative is not named To Mien Nguyet. It's "To Kien Quoc". To Mien Nguyet's father. I sat in front of the desk, reconnecting this information line. To Mien Nguyet's background is a poor student, her family conditions are extremely difficult, her father is a factory worker, her mother is a janitor. But her father owned a trading company with a registered capital of 5 million yuan. This trading company was founded 6 years ago —— Coincidentally, the same year To Mien Nguyet went to study abroad in Italy. Even more coincidentally, this company's only major customer is a construction materials purchasing platform belonging to the Co Group. The capital chain has emerged clearly. Co Ngon Chu, through the Group's procurement platform, paid "material money" to To Kien Quoc's trading company. To Kien Quoc transferred money to an investment consulting company in Hong Kong, to Star Bridge Holdings in Cayman. Star Bridge Holdings uses the name "Angel Investment" to pour capital into To Mien's studio Nguyet. Going around like that, on the books of To Mien Nguyet's studio, she received a venture investment from a foreign fund. Clean, legal, beautiful. But in reality... Every penny comes from Co Ngon Chu. The purpose of designing this structure is only one: To make To Mien Nguyet look like an independent entrepreneur sought after by professional investors. Not a dependent item that is cared for by the owner. I closed the report. This has two layers of problems.