Song Zhengxian won the bid, but there was a mishap in the payment process. The 200 million yuan they had initially secured was embezzled by a financial staff member who fled with the funds. When Han Lu learned of the news the following day, she immediately sought out Qin Nianwan, but couldn't help being startled upon seeing her disheveled hair:
"What happened to you?"
Qin Nianwan, unenthusiastic and unwilling to elaborate, responded, "What are you here for?"
The truth was, Han Lu didn't really care about what had happened to Qin Nianwan; she was merely curious. Since Qin Nianwan wasn't forthcoming, Han Lu didn't press the issue and instead explained everything about Song Zhengxian's situation in Country H in detail. Qin Nianwan frowned slightly upon hearing this.
She had foreseen that things wouldn't go so smoothly, but she hadn't expected such a critical error to occur at such a pivotal moment.