In their previous lives, both she and Mei Yinan lost out because they were too honest and dutiful—so when the debts came, they just acknowledged them straightaway.
Another thing is, Mei's father really was that kind of person; otherwise, whenever someone came to collect a debt, they wouldn't have accepted it without question. Of course, in this was a degree of trust in Yu Yongshou, after all, he had grown up with Mei's father and there was that bond. But no one ever thought that even with that relationship, someone could screw the other over so badly.
No wonder people always say, once money is involved, you have to think things through carefully.
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