Shu Jing Min sat down on the sofa. He clasped his hands and looked very disappointed and dejected. He didn"t know where to start the whole story from. He looked at Jiao Long who gave him an encouraging nod. He took a deep breath and said, "Feng Xinying, I am getting very fl.u.s.tered by the situation that I am in currently. Jiao Long has already updated you about the cargo-s.h.i.+p mess that we faced but the situation has catapulted to an even messier thing. I think I am being framed. The s.h.i.+ps that were made to sink, was a strategy of framing me. The people who posed as security contractors to enter the s.h.i.+p were all fake. They were the coast guards who are now saying that I was the one who had bribed them into sinking my own s.h.i.+ps."
"That"s a very severe charge, uncle…" replied Feng Xinying.
"Yes, it is but I haven"t done it. Why would I sink my own s.h.i.+ps? They have been a milking cow for me and why would I slaughter my cow? I am in deep mess. Those coast guards were arrested but just because they have accepted their crime, they have been released from jail," continued Shu Jing Min.
"How can they be released if they have accepted the crime?" asked Feng Xinying looking puzzled.
"They made a deal with the authorities that if they would give the name of the person because of whom they did all this, they should be out of jail on bail. Hence, they were given bail and those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds gave my name! I am running from pillar to post to clear myself, but no one is listening to me. Even my lawyer is unable to help me!" said a frustrated Shu Jing Min. "There is not a single person in this city who thinks that I can come out of the mess."
"That is indeed very sad…" replied Feng Xinying shaking her head.
Jiao Long was in tears by now. She looked at Feng Xinying and said, "Ying"er, you must help us."
"The authorities are threatening me that they will be shutting down my company because I committed fraud but Xinying, I haven"t done any fraud! I don"t even know those coast guards," lamented Shu Jing Min. "Now I have come to me. You must help me out of this messy situation."
"So how can I help you uncle?" she asked, as she stroked Xie Yuansheng"s palm, which was itching to curl its fingers. Feng Xinying was happy to see that he was trying to curl his fingers around hers. She would tease him from past three days. As soon as she would stroke him, his hand would start making the movement of curling but it would fail to close completely. The movement was weak and so Feng Xinying would encourage him to close it. She would sometimes give her hand completely or sometimes tease him. She noticed that the moment she gave her hand completely in his, he would relax, but the moment she started teasing him, his hands would move.
She looked at her uncle and auntie who were bewildered by her smile. "Why are you smiling Feng Xinying?" asked Shu Jing Min who was clearly offended.
"Oh! I am sorry uncle but Xie Yuansheng"s hand is moving a bit, which makes me smile."
Shu Jing Min nodded and then became quiet. After a while he said, "I am sure you know all the big-shots in the industry. Is there a way that you can pull me out of this chaos? I don"t want to close that s.h.i.+pping company. It is very profitable. Also, I want to clear my name from this crime that I haven"t committed."
Feng Xinying looked at him and then said, "Let me call Xie Shengjun also. Maybe, both of us can come up with an idea to help you."
"Sure, Feng Xinying," said Shu Jing Min and became quiet.
Feng Xinying took her phone and dialed Xie Shengjun"s number. Incidentally he was on way to meet her and so he said that he would be there within the next ten minutes.
In the meanwhile Feng Xinying asked her uncle to tell her the details.
Shu Jing Min narrated all the things to Feng Xinying right from the beginning without leaving a single detail. He really wanted to come of the mess. Xie Shengjun arrived within ten minutes and Feng Xinying looked at him. "Uncle is in a mess now Shengjun…" she said.
"Yes, I have heard about the situation," he replied.
"Feng Xinying, please, you must help me," said Shu Jing Min the third time. He was desperate now.
Feng Xinying looked at her uncle and then she turned to Xie Yuansheng. She stroked his hair lightly and looked at his peaceful face. Then she said, "Uncle, I can help you but the only way for that is if I take over your business."
"What?" shouted Shu Jing Min.
"Yes, that is the only way I can perceive as of now," she replied with determination.
"What do you mean Feng Xinying? How will taking over my business solve the problem? I have come here to ask you to restore the business for me and you are talking of taking it over. What kind of solution is this?" asked Shu Jing Min totally perplexed and annoyed at her.
"Uncle, you are in a situation where no one wants to do business with you. The criminal charges against you are too strong. The only thing that I can see for now is that if you don"t let me take over the business, the loss is yours because no one in the market is going to help you and no one in the market will even take over this messy business. As for me I will take it over for a few months and then give it back to you once all the dust that is blown is settled. With my name attached to it, it will surely be revived," she explained.
Shu Jing Min looked at Feng Xinying. She was really helping him out. She was ready to take his s.h.i.+pping business and then in some months, even return it. She would actually invest all the money for him. He smiled and said, "Okay, but that would be lot of money for takeover."
"Umm… no. I am only doing you a favor so I won"t be paying a penny for that. I am giving you my name for the business," she said looking intently at his shocked face.