"Stop..." Hu Linquan immediately intervened, "We should call the police now. Regardless of whether there's an issue with the food, once this escalates, it will damage the reputation of the group!"
"Oh? According to Mr. Hu, how should we handle this then?" Qingyan looked at him with great interest.
"As long as you apologize to Mr. Liu, and we consider it as if nothing happened... for the sake of my face," Hu Linquan suggested.
Qingyan found it amusing, gave a nod of approval to Hening, and he promptly dialed 110.
"You..." Hu Linquan was infuriated. This stubborn girl refused the toast and now she'll have to drink the penalty!
Alright, so you want to call the police? There are people at the station who know them too. Does this girl really think the police station is her family's business and that all the police officers will obey her?
Too naive.
He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message...
After a while, several police officers arrived, led by a new face. He heard the details of the incident and instructed someone to collect samples of all the ingredients from the kitchen for analysis.
"Oh, by the way." Qingyan infiltrated the surveillance system with her phone and restored the deleted footage one by one. "I've already sent the surveillance footage from the past year to your official email."
"Miss Qing, you've gone through all this trouble for such a small matter!" Captain Zheng, the leader, was very polite. "Rest assured, if the analysis results show that the ingredients they used were substandard, we will take legal action!"
Violating food safety laws not only results in fines and license revocation but also imprisonment for serious cases.
Hu Linquan, who was standing on the side, faintly felt something was wrong when he heard this. "Brother, are you new here? Why didn't I see Li Yaozu today?"
"Do you know him?" Zheng glanced at Hu Linquan with a dismissive tone. "He was just suspended and investigated today. Do you have something to do with him?"
"Oh, no..."
"It's better if you don't. There's a report against him for accepting bribes. If you message him now seeking help, you're basically providing evidence to the police, and his charges will only get heavier, not lighter."
Upon hearing Zheng's words, Hu Linquan's heart sank. Oh no, he just sent a WeChat message asking for his help, saying that there's something that needs his intervention, following the usual arrangement...
This is bad.
Hu Linquan broke out in a cold sweat, and Liuguang wasn't feeling well either. He kept wiping the sweat off his forehead. He never expected that after so many years in the business world, he would be caught by a little girl.
A police officer approached him, saying, "Please come with us to assist in the investigation."
"President Hu, please help me..." Liu Guang urgently turned his pleading gaze towards Hu Linquan. Under no circumstances could he be taken away by the police; getting in was easy, but getting out would be difficult!
"I've got you covered, don't worry." Hu Linquan lightly patted his back and whispered, "Don't admit to anything. I'll call a lawyer to help you later."
"But please make it quick..." Liu Guang had no confidence and was afraid something would go wrong.
"I understand, don't worry..."
"Oh, by the way," Qingyan suddenly spoke up, "Mr. Liu has about seven or eight restaurants outside."
Liu Guang froze. What was this girl trying to do? She was intentionally stirring up trouble, as if things weren't chaotic enough.
"Mr. Liu wears designer brands, lives in a luxury mansion, but his accounts never balance, and he can't pay taxes. I just can't figure it out."
As soon as Team Leader Zheng heard this, he understood everything. "Take him back for intensive questioning!"
"Yes!"
After Liu Guang was taken away by the police, Qingyan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Hu Linquan before turning and walking towards the office.
Several employees approached her, asking for leave to go to the hospital for a check-up.
"After all, this is a result of our company's lax supervision. Mention it to the headquarters and give them an extra month's salary to buy some food and replenish their bodies."
"Yes." He Ning immediately took the order and left.
Just then, Grandpa Si sent her a WeChat message. "My daughter-in-law, are you at work? Are you tired? Are you hungry? Grandpa will have someone bring you some food."
At the end, he even sent a cute emoticon.
"No need, Grandpa." Qingyan replied as she walked, "I'm not hungry."
"Even if you're not hungry, you should eat. You're too thin. I'll have Grandpa Wen send it to you later. You should like it."
The chef said that nowadays, young girls like to eat these visually appealing afternoon snacks.
His daughter-in-law was so obedient and cute; she shouldn't be an exception, right?
"No need, give it to Si Yechen."
"Why would he eat? He doesn't deserve it!" Grandpa Si replied firmly.
On the other side, Li Yusha had been waiting in the meeting room for a full two hours, and the afternoon tea had gone cold.
She wanted to go see what Si Yechen was busy with, but she was afraid of suddenly going over and disturbing his work.
As she hesitated, suddenly, Si Yechen's office door opened. She looked over and saw Si Yechen coming out!
"Archen, are you done with your work?" Li Yusha hurriedly caught up with his footsteps. "You've been busy for so long. Don't exhaust yourself. Are you hungry? Let's eat something first?"
"Lord Chen had something to take care of..." Qingmu still blocked her path. "Miss Yusha, please wait a moment."
"Archen..." Li Yusha called after Si Yechen's departing figure, "Where are you going? Will you be back later? I prepared some food for you... How about eating before you go?"
Si Yechen didn't even turn his head as he entered the elevator. The doors closed slowly, leaving Li Yusha with only a cold and resolute back.
Qingmu saw that Lord Chen had finally left, so he glanced at Li Yusha and turned to leave as well.
Her phone vibrated at that moment, and she picked it up to answer. "Is everything ready? Good, I'll be there in about ten minutes. Let me confirm with you again: is the juice freshly squeezed? No ice cubes? Alright, keep the snacks warm. Our young miss doesn't like cold food. Okay, good."
Upon hearing this, Li Yusha became puzzled. Who was their young miss? Could it be... Qingyan?!
An image of Qingyan suddenly appeared in her mind...
Li Yusha was thunderstruck. She quickly got into another elevator and got into her own car.
"House Manager Gao, follow Archen's car."
"Miss Yusha, what are you doing...?" House Manager Gao was somewhat perplexed, but seeing Li Yusha's concerned expression, he immediately started the engine.
"Lord Chen, there's a car from the Li family behind us. Should we shake them off?" Qingmu noticed the conspicuous license plate of the car behind them—it belonged to the Li family.
But Si Yechen didn't pay it any mind and lazily replied, "Let her follow."
As soon as Qingyan entered her office, she received a call from Si Yechen.
"I'll send you some afternoon tea. It'll be there in ten minutes," Si Yechen's voice was still deep and alluring. "Which floor is your office on?"
"Are you on your way?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll come down to pick it up."
She didn't dare to let the CEO deliver it to her office—it would attract too much attention!
"Afraid of being seen?"
How much did he dislike being in the spotlight? Was he not handsome enough? Not prestigious enough to acknowledge him as her fiancé? Or...?
"Don't you know your own identity?"
If this guy showed his face, not only the company, but half of the city would be in an uproar!
Then there would be a bunch of people chasing after them, asking about their relationship.
Would she still have a peaceful life then?!