According to Sing Tao **, Ding Yumei, the ex-wife of Xu Jiayin, the founder of Evergrande Group, filed a lawsuit in the Hong Kong High Court on February 26Recovered more than HK$1 billion from Hui Ka Yin's second son, Xu Tenghe。According to the Complaint, the Plaintiff claimed HK$7 from the Defendant as a result of the Defendant's failure to repay the Plaintiff on the agreed repayment date pursuant to the loan agreement signed between the Plaintiff and the Defendant on 16 June 2020$324.8 billion, including loan principal amount of HK$500 million, interest of HK$45 million and daily overdue interest of over HK$180,000; US$40.97 million, comprising principal amount of US$30 million, interest of US$2.7 million and daily overdue interest of US$8.27 million.
On September 28, 2023, Xu Jiayin, chairman of the board of directors of China Evergrande, has been taken compulsory measures in accordance with the law on suspicion of violating the law and committing crimes. According to people familiar with the matter, Xu Jiayin's second son, Xu Tenghe, was taken away before Xu Jiayin was subjected to coercive measures. At the same time, Ding Yumei is already abroad.
Earlier, in a series of announcements made by China Evergrande on the evening of August 14, 2023, Ding Yumei was referred to as a "third party independent of the Company and its affiliates", and was not listed as Xu Jiayin's spouse as before. According to the announcement, the "Xu Jiayin divorce" began to circulate, and it was questioned that this move may be a "technical divorce", which Ding Yumei can use to divide the financial relationship with Xu Jiayin to avoid debts and other issues.
In the previously disclosed 2021 annual report, Ding Yumei's identity in the announcement is the spouse of Xu Jiayin, chairman of the board of directors. In addition, at the end of 2021, Xu Jiayin and his wife Ding Yumei jointly **China Evergrande 1.2 billion shares**, as concerted actors, Xu Jiayin and Ding Yumei held 76 shares of China Evergrande69% down to 6787%。
According to public information, Ding Yumei was born in January 1957 in Dingjianglou Village, Suixi County, Anhui Province, and was assigned to work in Wuyang Iron and Steel Company in Henan Province after graduating from university. Ding Yumei and Xu Jiayin have two sons, both of whom she brought up. The eldest son, Xu Zhijian, graduated from Tsinghua University with a master's degree in business administration; The youngest son's name is Xu Tenghe.