The unfinished real estate project in Modu that Kong Xiaoli spearheaded last year had turned into an empty shell after the developer absconded with the funds, leaving behind a mountain of massive debts.
At the time, Kong Xiaoli had believed that reviving the stalled project would yield a huge profit. Not only did she sink all her own savings and Liu Yifei’s earnings into it, but she also acted as a guarantor to pull the company and numerous investors into the venture.
When the project collapsed, Kong Xiaoli's creditors hounded her relentlessly, disrupting her normal work at JPMorgan Investment Bank's Huaxia branch.
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