Chapter 16: The Company's Trouble

  Chu Nan waited until Wu Bei had finished venting before speaking up from behind, "Bei Bei, Uncle Wu just woke up and hasn't been eating much these past few days. He's still very weak... you're pressing down on him directly..."

  "Oh, I forgot, Dad, are you okay?" Wu Pei said as she stood up and wiped away her tears.

  Wu Changqing shook his head with difficulty and then his gaze skipped over Wu Pei and fell on Chu Nan.

  Wu Han's excited mouth was agape, and he smiled and said: "You guys chat first, I'll go instruct someone to prepare some food for the master."

  Chu Nan said: "Just cook some thin porridge."

  "Ah, I get it!"

  Wu Hanxing rushed out, Wu Pei shook her head and smiled: "The general manager has been following my dad for many years, with the deepest feelings for my dad, and this period of time also made him anxious."

  Chu Nan smiled and nodded, then looked at Wu Changqing. When Wu Changqing opened his eyes for the first time, Chu Nan felt that Wu Changqing's gaze was a bit unusual, and now that gaze was even more obvious.

  Wu Pei suddenly realized this and curiously asked: "Dad, this is the doctor who cured you, Chu Shen Yi. You were poisoned by a snake and all the doctors said it was incurable, but in the end, Chu Shen Yi saved you. Dad, what are you thinking?"

  Wu Changqing's expression became agitated, as if struggling to get up, his lips kept flapping. Chu Nan took two steps forward and pressed down on Wu Changqing, filled with doubt in his heart: "Uncle Wu, you can't move now."

  Wu Changqing's voice was trembling with excitement as he stuttered: "Y-you... are you surnamed Chu?"

  Chu Nan nodded and said, "Yes."

  Wu Changqing grabbed Chu Nan's arm with one hand, grasping it very tightly, and excitedly asked: "What's your dad's name?"

  "I'll take... Chu Changtian."

  "Chu Chang Tian, Chu Chang Tian, haha......hahaha......cough...cough...cough..." Wu Chang Qing burst out laughing, and then suddenly started coughing violently due to his excited emotions, a faint flush of sickly red rising to his face.

  No one had expected Wu Changqing's emotions to suddenly become so agitated, Wu Pei hastily went up to persuade him, saying: "Dad, your body is not well yet, you need to take care of yourself."

  Wu Changqing still stared tightly at Chu Nan's face, laughing and suddenly crying again. A big bunch of age, tears kept flowing, one side crying, the other side shouting hoarsely: "Chu brother, I finally see that you have someone to inherit your legacy, I finally see that you have someone to inherit your legacy......"

  By this time, everyone roughly understood that Wu Changqing must have known Chu Nan's father and had a deep relationship with him before, otherwise he wouldn't be so emotionally agitated.

  Chu Nan was equally excited in his heart, it's not easy to meet an old acquaintance of his father. Although he had heard the old man mention his father before, the old man hadn't been in contact with his father for a long time and didn't know much about him. After arriving at Jiangwan City, the Zheng family was so ungrateful that Chu Nan could hardly ask about his parents' affairs anywhere. Now that he met someone who knew his father, and their relationship seemed not ordinary, how could Chu Nan not be excited?

  However, Chu Nan also knew that the patient needed rest at this time. Just now, Wu Changqing's face didn't look good and he was panting heavily. Although there were many things in his heart that he wanted to ask, Chu Nan still said: "Uncle Wu, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it when your body is better. I will be staying here for the next few days, so we can meet at any time."

  Wu Changqing's face was excited, he nodded and pointed at Wu Pei, saying: "Pei Pei, take good care of Chu Nan..."

  "Wu Pei hastily nodded and said: 'Dad, I know.'"

  Wu Changqing took two deep breaths and then closed his eyes in exhaustion. The three people from Chu Nan quietly retreated.

  After leaving the room, Wu Pei bowed deeply to Chu Nan and said: "Thank you, Brother Chu, for saving my father."

  "This is what I promised you, and it will definitely be done."

  Wu Pei looked puzzled and said, "I've never seen my dad so emotional before. I didn't expect that my dad and uncle actually knew each other, what a coincidence."

  "Yes." Chu Nan also felt a sense of nostalgia in his heart, perhaps this was fate. If he hadn't come, Wu Changqing would probably have returned to the afterlife by now. But instead, he had saved Wu Changqing, and unexpectedly, the other man had known his father when he was alive. Maybe it was his father's spirit watching over him from above.

  "That's right." Chu Nan asked, "Bei Bei, how are things going with your company?"

  Wu Pei sighed and said, "The company's supervisor was negligent two days ago, and a batch of clothing had quality problems. They were not strict enough and were released into the market. Although some have been recalled, the reputation has suffered greatly, and the stock price has also started to fall."

  Chu Nan nodded and said seriously, "You'd better investigate these two managers to see if they've been acting strangely recently. I suspect they might have been bribed."

  "Will it be like this?" Wu Pei asked with a puzzled face, "They have been following me for several years, they shouldn't..."

  Just then, Wu Pei's mobile phone suddenly rang. After answering the phone, Wu Pei said a few words and her face immediately turned icy cold. Finally, she said coldly: "I know, you are paying attention all the time. By the way, summon all department heads and above company members to wait for me in the conference room."

  Hanging up the phone, Wu Pei looked at Chu Nan and said in a low voice: "The company really has something wrong with it. I don't know how this batch of clothes' quality problem was exposed and made a big deal out of it. Many people are holding banners opposite the company, and two patients are lying down, saying that they were poisoned by toxic substances on the clothes. They want the company to give an explanation. Now the stock price is falling even more severely. I need to go back to the company to take a look."

  Wu Pei's expression was solemn, and it was clear that things had become serious to a certain extent. However, at this moment, her father woke up, and the stone in Wu Pei's heart fell to the ground. Even in such a bad situation, Wu Pei still looked calm and composed, revealing her strong personality without a doubt.

  Just two steps away, Wu Pei stopped and suddenly turned back to say: "Luo Xi sister, can I borrow your boyfriend for a while? Chu brother, this time the matter on my company's side, maybe you can help."

  Chu Nan knew that Wu Pei was referring to the two people who were poisoned and lying across from the company. If they could be rescued, the situation would at least subside a bit. Chu Nan nodded immediately, and Ling Luo Xi also said: "The matter is urgent, let's have Brother Chu accompany you together."

  "Alright, let's go, no time to waste."

  Wu Pei and Chu Nan hastily left the villa, with Wu Pei driving herself to the company entrance. Across from the company, nearly a hundred people were shouting slogans: "Give us justice!" The cries grew louder and more intense, wave after wave.

  Behind them, a banner was hung high, which read: "Tianqing Group, plotting for wealth and harming lives, the law is clear, but heaven's justice is hard to contain."

  These troublemakers were just shouting slogans across the street, never thinking that they would directly confront Wu's Tianqing Group, but they brought endless discussions among onlookers, having a very serious impact on the reputation of Tianqing Group.

  Wu Pei's face turned gloomy and she said coldly: "If this matter is not handled properly, it won't take two days for the company's stock to plummet. Alas!"

  "Your family runs a clothing company? How did toxic substances end up on the clothes?"

  Wu Pei's face was gloomy, and she slowly explained: "In the process of making clothes, workers need to strictly follow the procedure to make them. At the same time, there is another step that needs to be completed, which is to remove endocrine disruptors from the clothing. These endocrine disruptors are also called environmental hormones. They will not immediately cause serious harm to the human body, but long-term wear of clothes with these substances can lead to endocrine disorders and even affect a person's reproductive function and...".

  "Oh." Chu Nan nodded and sneered, "However, the moment this batch of clothes was sold out, two people immediately fell for it and are now lying on the street. Isn't that a bit too fast?"

  Wu Pei also furrowed her brow and asked: "You mean to say that this is someone intentionally setting a trap to frame our company?"

  "Besides this, what other explanation can be made?"

  Wu Pei has been in the business for many years, known for being astute and capable, but not good at this kind of conspiracy. Chu Nan had discovered something early on that Wu Pei only now realized, her eyes coldly saying: "After things are settled, I will definitely conduct a thorough investigation within the company."

  Chu Nan said calmly: "Also, your family's maid needs to be investigated, especially the one who takes care of your father's daily life."

  Wu Pei's face was filled with sorrow as she said, "There's no need to investigate. On the second day after you arrived, in the afternoon, a female servant who was responsible for cooking meals at my house resigned and left, leaving behind only a resignation letter."

  Chu Nan sighed and said: "The other party's movements are indeed very fast, and they are also very cautious. Forget it, let's deal with things here first."

  Wu Pei and Chu Nan got off the car, looked at those people across the road, Chu Nan suddenly walked straight over, Wu Pei was stunned for a moment, hastily chasing after him, shouting: "Chu Nan, what are you doing? It's too dangerous to go now."

  Chu Nan smiled and said: "When something happens, it must be resolved, right? We need to settle these people first, then we'll deal with those in the company."

  "But...". Wu Pei quickly caught up with Chu Nan and said with a bitter smile, "But now is the time when people are most agitated..."

  Seeing Chu Nan unmoved, Wu Pei smiled wryly and said, "Alright, at worst if they want to take action, I'll be with you."

  Chu Nan glanced at Wu Pei and smiled easily: "Can this be considered husband and wife singing in harmony?"

  "Wu Pei's sudden cry made her heart skip a beat, and she glared fiercely at Chu Nan, huffing: 'No wonder Luo Xi always pinches you, be careful or I'll report to her.'"

  As she spoke, Wu Pei's eyes darted to one side and her expression became unnatural.

  Chu Nan touched his nose awkwardly and thought to himself, "Is it really necessary to be like this? It was just a joke."

  "Hey, who are you?" A group of people from the opposite side suddenly surrounded Chu Nan and the other person with a swoosh.