Hearing that Mu Jinyu was going to call the police,
Wen Yan's face turned pale with fright.
He quickly turned his head toward the side, lips pursed tightly, looking extremely displeased, Wen Rou panicked and exclaimed, "Xiaorou, please persuade your brother-in-law. It was just a moment of confusion for me; I just made a mistake. I will pay back the money right now, you must convince your brother-in-law not to be rash…"
Wen Yan was truly scared.
He was still very young and really didn't want to end up in prison for a few years because of a momentary lapse, nor did he want to have a criminal record that would hinder him everywhere after getting out.
So, regardless of how much he despised his own cousin, he immediately begged Wen Rou for mercy!
Wen Rou, lips still pursed, her face turning somewhat pale, shook her head slightly and sighed, "I can't help you. The chairman has already given you many chances, and you didn't cherish them."
Gu Xiyan, standing off to the side, felt particularly annoyed hearing this.
This guy, what kind of person was he? Just a moment ago, he was calling Mu Jinyu a 'pretty boy', and now, seeing trouble ahead, he immediately switched to calling him brother-in-law. This man really is shameless.
Wen Rou did not even argue back. Could it be that she really had feelings for that scoundrel Mu Jinyu?
With these thoughts, Gu Xiyan felt increasingly irritable.
Meanwhile, Wen Yan, under the finger-pointing of the crowd, continued to weep and plead with Wen Rou non-stop...
Mu Jinyu, having enough, said, "Alright, I'm done announcing the three items. Everyone can go back to work now. As for this guy, Xiyan, go ahead and call the police; how to deal with him afterward is up to you."
Upon hearing this, the employees responded in unison and then dispersed.
Manager Chen and a few other Public Relations employees who had been fired along with Wen Yan had ashen faces, filled with regret.
Originally, they had watched Wen Yan causing trouble, waiting for his success to then follow suit and demand their wages and compensation.
But now, seeing Wen Yan's fate, and having also done some minor tampering and taken some kickbacks themselves, they naturally didn't dare to create further trouble.
Thinking of the others who remained in the company, all receiving doubled salaries, they were filled with waves of regret, so much so that their guts turned green.
Leaving Jinyu Company to join another company with the possibility of getting a comparable salary was a huge question mark, let alone thinking about the doubled salaries which they could not even dare to consider.
"Hmph, what better beauty secret? I hope your company goes bankrupt soon!"
Manager Chen and others grew increasingly resentful, cursing in their hearts as they walked out.
...
With most of the gathered employees almost all gone, Gu Xiyan took out her cell phone, ready to call the police.
Seeing this, Wen Yan, slumped on the ground, knew they were not going to let him go, immediately thought of getting up and running away. He didn't want to stay here waiting for death.
However, when Mu Jinyu noticed his movements, he directly kicked him over, then shouted for the security guards to hold him down.
Afterwards, Mu Jinyu said to Gu Xiyan, "Alright, I leave him to you. I've sent you all the evidence that Liu Zhengguo sent me. You handle it when the police arrive."
"Mm," Gu Xiyan nodded, casting a disdainful glance at Wen Yan, held down by the security guards, and patted her chest, saying, "Don't worry, he won't escape from the palm of my hand!"
Hmph, let's see if this guy will dare to spout any nonsense again!
Mu Jinyu nodded slightly, unwilling to deal with the screaming Wen Yan, and said to Xu Qingya, "Let's go, we'll continue to the R&D department."
After speaking, he glanced at the uncomfortable-looking Wen Rou and said, "Wen Rou, if you're not feeling well, you should go home and rest."
"It's okay," Wen Rou lifted her head and gave Mu Jinyu a forced smile, saying, "I'm fine, let's go. We're off to see Old Chen at the R&D department about your Beauty Pill."
Although she felt somewhat distressed by Wen Yan's downfall, she knew it was entirely self-inflicted, and there was no way she would speak well of him to Mu Jinyu.
Seeing Wen Rou's insistence, Mu Jinyu nodded and said, "Alright, let's go then."
After speaking, he continued walking with Xu Qingya and Wen Rou towards the nearby R&D department.
"Wen Rou, you traitor, you won't die a good death..."
Wen Yan was still cursing from behind.
"Shut up!"
"Slap!"
The security guards restraining Wen Yan, already disliking him, now knew of his utter disgrace and that he dared to insult Director Wen, directly slapped him across the face to knock some sense into him.
...
In the company, the Procurement Department was very close to the R&D Department.
This was to facilitate the easy collection of materials by the R&D Department, by simply going directly to the opposite door, which was also the reason why Mu Jinyu and others came to the R&D Department looking for Old Chen to evaluate the Beauty Pill and instead first encountered Wen Yan.
As Mu Jinyu and Xu Qingya passed the Procurement Department, they could see that everyone inside was working with great zeal.
Whether they were motivated by the doubled wages or frightened by Wen Yan's fate, everyone seemed eager to show their dedication, afraid to be caught idle.
Mu Jinyu didn't bother with them and walked directly with the two women toward the R&D Department on the other side.
Upon entering the R&D Department,
the people there were initially startled, then recalling what Mu Jinyu had just mentioned, they realized that the beauty recipe they had been developing had been sold by the former President Xu. He was here now, likely to present the new beauty recipe that he claimed was better than the older one...
Thinking this, the staff members couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation.
An elderly man, who had been sitting behind a desk holding a box of beauty cream with a troubled expression, looked up upon hearing the noise and seeing Xu Qingya approach, stood up and asked, "President Xu, has the formula for the beauty cream really been leaked by the former president?"
He was the Old Chen that Xu Qingya was looking for.
Old Chen's full name was Chen Yinxu, hailing from a family renowned for its medical skills, ranked among the top three in River City, hardly inferior to Shen Changchun and was similarly regarded as a prominent figure.
With his status, it was unlikely for him to be merely a consultant in a small company.
The reason he joined was due to his old connection with the Xu Family, coupled with the shocking beauty recipe Xu Xiaojiao had presented, historically used by Noble Consorts in the royal courts.
Thus, he decided to stoop to joining this company to help develop and test this beauty recipe.
Unexpectedly, just as the beauty cream was nearly completed, due to internal strife within the Xu family, the recipe that he poured his heart and soul into was completely leaked to other companies.
Moreover, he understood that those companies, intending to overtake by cutting corners, would definitely not continue to invest money in research and might even use inferior materials to manufacture the beauty cream.
In order to wage a price war against them.
But by doing so, they would utterly destroy the secret recipe!
Being so would result in the innovative beauty cream shining brightly for only a moment before being completely discarded by the world!
Therefore, Chen Yinxu urgently wanted to know what exactly Xu Qingya planned to do, whether she too was prepared to give up investing further into the recipe, and to ignore the remaining flaws in the beauty cream.
If so, he, too, might have to leave Jinyu Company filled with immense regret.