They spent the entire day together, which was incredibly pleasant.
Back home, lying in bed and looking at the photos, Zhan Bei Jue's heart was in turmoil.
Just half a month ago, in the small town, Jiang Nan Fang had said such things to him.
He had thought their relationship was over.
But today, he finally saw a glimmer of hope again.
Love for someone cannot be hidden.
They say if you close your eyes, it will escape through your mouth.
If you close your mouth, it will show itself through your actions.
You can't stop yourself from wanting to move closer to the person you love.
He couldn't stop himself from moving closer to Jiang Nan Fang, and neither could she.
Even though she wouldn't admit it.
But today, Zhan Bei Jue clearly felt it.
It was like this.
She had him in her heart.
Once he resolved this public relations crisis, he would put his work aside for a while.
Even if he had to seek out renowned doctors worldwide, he would cure Ke Teng.
As long as he didn't owe Ke Teng, Jiang Nan Fang would surely reconcile with him!
It had been a long time since he felt his heart beat so vibrantly.
He was so happy!
However, as it turned out, Zhan Bei Jue was happy a little too soon.
He stayed up all night, excited, and by the time he arrived at the company the next morning, the head of public relations rushed over.
"Mr. Zhan, why was your phone off yesterday? We couldn't reach you all day, and Assistant Zhou didn't know where you were."
"The product investigation results are out, and there are indeed issues."
"What's more, the testing agency released the investigation results online without informing us. Netizens are reacting very strongly now. Please take a look."
What?
The product really had problems?
Impossible.
Li Shiyan was a well-known entrepreneur in the industry. Before Xinshijie was sold to them, its sales had always been good, and there had never been any issues.
How could problems be discovered right after taking over?
Zhan Bei Jue took the tablet from the supervisor and looked at it. The article published by the testing agency clearly listed the problems, one by one.
Indeed, some unscrupulous employees had used their positions to implant a hypnosis function into the product.
Among tens of thousands of comments from netizens, they were all scolding Zhan Shi.
"You acquired this piece of garbage product without testing it, are you in cahoots?"
"Hypnotizing customers? The thought is terrifying! I wonder if there's a surveillance function!"
"I'm a single woman living alone, and I've been using their product for over two years. Good heavens, I don't know how I've survived until today!"
"Zhan Bei Jue, come out! Give us a reasonable explanation. What are you trying to do?"
"We demand that the product be taken off the shelves and recalled! All products sold must be recalled! And all customers should undergo a full body check-up!"
"I'm already feeling unwell. I almost had an accident on the road today. Zhan Shi, you must compensate me for emotional distress!"
Because the article wasn't handled immediately, its readership had already reached over 200 million.
This was just on Weibo; the total across other platforms nationwide would be unimaginable.
Even People's Daily reposted the article, specifically criticizing Zhan Shi's acquisition.
"As an established group widely trusted by netizens, such an accident indicates either lax high-level management or a general decline in the industry's quality."
"Through this incident, we get a glimpse of the hidden aspects in various industries that should also be taken seriously."
"Perhaps after this incident, the electrical appliance industry will undergo a major reshuffle. We urge all departments to strengthen supervision, and enterprises to enhance their self-awareness and self-inspection."
"Eliminate unscrupulous enterprises and provide everyone with a clean consumption environment..."
That wasn't all; the deputy financial manager also rushed in with a report.
Within just one day of fermentation, Zhan Shi's stock had fallen by seven percentage points.
All products of Xinshijie had lost public trust, and Zhan Shi would have to wage a grand reputation defense war because of this.
The seventeen hundred million in cold, hard cash spent on acquiring Xinshijie had undoubtedly gone down the drain.
Zhan Bei Jue had been in the workplace for almost ten years and had witnessed much infighting within industries.
But he had never seen anything with such momentum as this before.
He didn't care about losing money.
But being framed and having dirt thrown on Zhan Shi? He would never agree to that!
"Mr. Zhan, what do we do now?"
"Issue lawyer's letters and pursue Li Shiyan's legal responsibility according to the acquisition liability clauses."
"Promise netizens that we will clarify the truth within three days. Don't let rumors spread. Sue all marketing accounts that have over a thousand likes."
The public relations supervisor immediately set to work.
As soon as Zhan Bei Jue returned to his office, heads of various departments approached him.
Some requested order cancellations, some were old customers inquiring about the situation, and some shareholders came to ask about stock matters.
The entire president's office was suddenly in a state of unprecedented busyness.
Zhou Jinbei entered with her phone to find Zhan Bei Jue.
"Second Brother..."
"Don't you have hands to knock?"
"..." He was in a bad mood, so she didn't dare to provoke him and retreated to knock again.
"Come in!"
"Second Brother..."
"Who is your Second Brother during work hours?"
"...Mr. Zhan..."
"What is it?"
"Your private phone couldn't be reached, so they called this phone. Grandpa is looking for you."
Grandpa?
So soon?
He had rarely paid attention to company matters during his years abroad recuperating. Did he already know this quickly?
He knew with his toes what his grandfather would say if he called, so Zhan Bei Jue couldn't be bothered to answer.
"What did he say?"
"He said he's flying back today, along with Big Brother..."
"???"
Zhan Bei Jue stared coldly at Zhou Jinbei for a few seconds, then leaned back on his chair.
"I know. You can go out now."
His current state was truly frightening, so Zhou Jinbei didn't dare to bother him further.
She withdrew, but less than a minute later, her office door rang again.
Zhan Bei Jue was annoyed. "Can't you say everything at once? Zhou Jinbei, you..."
Zhou Jinbei pushed the door open, with two stern-faced staff members standing behind her.
"Mr. Zhan, people from the Technical Safety Supervision Administration are here to see you."
Zhan Bei Jue was summoned for an interview.
This showed how significant the impact of this incident was.
But fortunately, to maintain network security and avoid causing unnecessary panic, the Safety Administration stepped in and suppressed the matter.
By the afternoon, when Zhan Bei Jue returned, most of the discussion posts related to the incident had disappeared.
Before he could even settle in, the old man arrived at the airport.
From the afternoon until ten o'clock at night, a shareholders' meeting was held, and Zhan Bei Jue was in the conference room the entire time.
Zhou Jinbei couldn't help much at the company and was sent home by Zhan Bei Jue to rest early.
That night, Zhan Bei Jue did not return to his apartment.
Zhou Jinbei endured the night with a heavy heart. The next morning at six o'clock, she received a WeChat message from Zhan Bei Jue asking her to deliver breakfast to Jiang Nan Fang.
Zhou Jinbei hurriedly asked him how the matters were handled, but he didn't reply.
Even at such a time, he was still concerned about his ex-wife having breakfast, and she didn't know what to say to him.
Zhou Jinbei couldn't sleep, so she got up, bought breakfast, and knocked on Jiang Nan Fang's door.
To her surprise, she was already awake, and the door opened in an instant.
Their eyes met. Seeing that Zhan Bei Jue wasn't behind her, Jiang Nan Fang blinked her large, watery eyes.
"Where is your Second Brother?"