The serene and pure smile still lingered on her face. She was born with an air like that of the Goddess of Mercy, making people feel that even if she deliberately targeted Shen Jianyi, they couldn't bear to blame her.
But unfortunately, Lu Jinsheng was no ordinary person. He was born cold and stubborn.
He cast an impatient glance at Lu Yuan. With Qin Yue and Shen Jianyi both absent, he took on the role of half the person - in - charge. He told the host to keep the audience calm and quickly headed towards the backstage.
However, he hadn't walked far.
Shen Jianyi and Qin Yue emerged with cold expressions, accompanied by several people in blue uniforms.
"Miss Shen, we're extremely sorry. After verification based on the report, the cosmetics from your company have excessive mercury content. We've already submitted the inspection report to the relevant department," the middle - aged man at the head said in a cold voice.
His look at Shen Jianyi was filled with disdain.
These unscrupulous merchants these days would do such immoral business just to boost the sales of their products!
Shen Jianyi held back her anger. "Have you investigated thoroughly?"
The middle - aged man shook his box. "Of course. We're all professional inspectors."
Professional?
Shen Jianyi sneered inwardly, clenching her small fists so tightly that Qin Yue had to stop her.
"Yiyi, don't be impulsive. They're the largest inspection agency in Shencheng. They shouldn't wrong us," Qin Yue whispered in her ear.
Only then did Shen Jianyi release her fists, but her cold and fierce eyes still stared fixedly at the middle - aged man.
"Mr. Xu, I'd like to know who reported our company. Could there be some misunderstanding?"
Qin Yue had always been in charge of external dealings before. She was very adept at handling such situations.
Mr. Xu's expression softened a bit, but he still refused to give in. He arrogantly lifted his chin. "I'm not at liberty to disclose that. You'd better think about how to explain this to the relevant department."
After saying that, Mr. Xu led his team away.
The reporters outside also caught wind of the news that Olin's cosmetics had excessive mercury content and immediately sent the news back to their headquarters.
Right after the press conference ended, the news "Olin Cosmetics with Excessive Mercury Content" was released.
In the top - floor office of Olin.
Qin Yue's face was an unusual shade of livid, and Shen Jianyi, sitting opposite her, also looked displeased.
Lu Jinsheng was also in a bad mood. He called Shen Jianyi a few times but got no response, so he stopped calling and just sat on the sofa, waiting for Shen Jianyi to speak.
"Was it that woman Lu Yuan who did this!"
After thinking for a while, Qin Yue suddenly slapped the table and stood up. Her willow - leaf eyebrows were raised in anger. "That girl looks so good - looking, but her methods are so dirty."
She had been in the business world for so many years, and this was the first time she had been defeated by a little girl.
"Stay calm," Shen Jianyi said briefly.
She knew this matter had something to do with Lu Yuan, but what she was more worried about was another thing.
"No matter how powerful she is, her hand can't reach into Olin," Shen Jianyi twirled a pencil, her eyes and eyebrows calm. "It seems there's a traitor inside our Olin."
Someone who could access the production process of the new products and quietly add illegal substances.
Good.
Shen Jianyi curled her lips, showing a cold smile.
She, Shen Jianyi, was not someone who could tolerate a speck of sand in her eyes.
"What about the news outside? Negative news is flying everywhere now, and our stock price has dropped a lot," Qin Yue said worriedly, rubbing her temples with a headache.
"I'll handle it," Lu Jinsheng suddenly spoke up.
Hearing Lu Jinsheng's words, Qin Yue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
How could she forget that this master was here!
With Lu Jinsheng's help, the negative news about Olin was temporarily suppressed.
However, some small rumors still spread on the Internet, causing Olin's stock price to continue to drop sharply.
In the evening, at the Lu Family Mansion.
A slender girl in a white dress stood on the open - air balcony. The moonlight bathed her body, making her look as holy as a fairy.
But the next second when she turned around, a slender hand clasped around her neck.
In front of her appeared a cold and beautiful face on a par with her own.
"Sister - in - law, what are you doing?" Lu Yuan didn't move. She blinked innocently, her tone a bit scared.
But Shen Jianyi knew she wasn't scared at all!
All her expressions, emotions, and actions were extremely proper, but Shen Jianyi just knew that this little girl named Lu Yuan was not afraid of anything.
"Why did you target Olin?" Shen Jianyi's fingers tightened slightly, and her fingertips touched the smoothness of Lu Yuan's neck.
"Sister - in - law means I'm targeting you? Yuan Yuan has no such intention," Lu Yuan shook her head.
"I don't like nonsense," Shen Jianyi said coldly.
Lu Yuan laughed softly. Just when Shen Jianyi thought she was going to take action, she suddenly withdrew her hand.
"Olin can stop cooperating with the Lu Corporation. If you stop, I'll act as if this never happened," Shen Jianyi said angrily.
She was very annoyed now.
She originally wanted to break this slender neck directly, but when she saw Lu Yuan's eyes, she couldn't help but soften!
Was she out of her mind? Being soft - hearted towards a woman!
"..." Lu Yuan was also completely confused by Shen Jianyi's mysterious actions.
After a while, she laughed softly again. "Is sister - in - law using the strategy of retreating to advance?"
"..." This Lu Yuan had too many ideas.
Couldn't she simply want to be a magnanimous good person?
Seeing Shen Jianyi not saying a word, the smile on Lu Yuan's face deepened.
She walked downstairs. When passing by Shen Jianyi, she suddenly said, "If we had met earlier, maybe we could have been friends."
It was a pity that they met too late.
When she returned to the villa, Shen Jianyi was still pondering over the words Lu Yuan left before she left.
What did it mean that if they had met earlier, they might have been friends?
She couldn't guess the meaning of these words. She asked Lu Jinsheng, "What's the background of your sister?"
Lu Jinsheng had just finished instructing He Yu on how to handle the public opinion. Hearing this, he looked up, as if recalling Lu Yuan's origin.
After a while, he said softly, "She was adopted by Lu Ziqian. At that time, Lu Ziqian and I were on very bad terms. He was afraid that if I left the Lu family, there would be no one to inherit his position as the head of the Lu family, and he was also afraid that it would fall into the hands of other side branches. So he simply adopted a little girl and trained her as his successor."
"What about her relatives?"
With Lu Yuan's current scheming and means, it was impossible for her not to be able to find her biological parents.
Lu Jinsheng raised his eyebrows. "She forgot."
"Forgot? Was she very young when she was adopted?" Shen Jianyi asked.
She was only a few years old when she was taken away by the professor, but she could still clearly remember her family. So why couldn't Lu Yuan remember?
Could it be that she was very young... Thinking of this, a trace of loneliness flashed across Shen Jianyi's eyes.
Vivienne was also wandering outside since she was very young.