Given Mr. Li Mingkang's position at Lin Group, if people found out about his family situation, there's a good chance he would lose his job.
That's why he has been so secretive, not wanting anyone to discover the truth.
But you can't wrap fire in paper; his collusion with Meng Ping exposed his family's true financial state for all to see.
He, who was supposed to be a business elite, has a gambling-addicted wife who amassed a huge debt, putting their family's finances under severe strain.
It is for this reason that Mr. Li is particularly in need of money.
Meng Ping probably knew about his situation, so he used money to buy him off.
If people didn't have weaknesses, it wouldn't have been so easy for Meng Ping to bribe a finance department manager.