Chapter 79: Jiang Fan’s Crafty Idea (Part 2)

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Jiang Fan’s Crafty Idea (Part 2)

"Jiang Fan, what are you doing here?"

Li Muwan’s voice was thick with disbelief, like a wife who had just caught her husband cheating.

"Ahem, uh, I’ll explain everything in a bit. You should deal with your own business first."

"Don’t you have something urgent to discuss with her?"

Jiang Fan said, pointing at Yin Ruxue.

"Oh, right."

"Why haven’t you been answering your phone? Where is Li Xiangyang?"

"If he’s not dead, find him immediately. What the hell happened with logistics and procurement?"

"Our Xuerong has always used the highest quality, top-grade materials. How did they become second-rate under his watch?"

"Now this entire batch of second-rate materials has already been made into finished products. If these get into the market... I can’t even imagine the damage it would do to Xuerong."

"The market reputation we worked so hard to build... the company could be ruined."

"Our competitors won’t give us any breathing room."

"What?"

"When did this happen?"

"He was the one who signed off on the material procurement yesterday. As the vice president, he naturally has the authority to handle these things, and he’s in charge of logistics and procurement."

"With his signature on the order, the factory below didn’t hesitate at all. They just assumed it was some kind of operational adjustment by the company."

"They produced all of it in just two days—over 30,000 units."

"So what about this batch of goods?"

"No matter what, they can’t be allowed to enter the market!!"

Jiang Fan could actually hear a slight tremor in Yin Ruxue’s voice.

For her, this was extremely rare, practically unheard of.

"I’ve had them impounded."

Yin Ruxue tilted her head back and stared at the ceiling.

She had probably already figured out the crux of the matter.

’It must be Li Xiangyang. He’s holding a grudge and trying to get kickbacks from this. After all, the difference between high-grade materials and top-grade materials isn’t that big, just a subtle distinction.’

’But Xuerong’s main focus is the high-end market, though we also have mid-to-low-end products.’

’Even so, we’re still unwilling to use those second-rate materials.’

’The mid-to-low-end products are for subsistence; the high-end market is our main strategic target.’

"Destroy the entire batch."

With Yin Ruxue, the Chairwoman, making the final decision, Li Muwan nodded.

"Huh?"

"Why can’t we sell them? They’re just second-rate materials. We could just lower the price."

"Or at the very least, sell them to some other brands. We could at least recoup some of the losses."

Jiang Fan was thoroughly confused.

"Every single product under the Xuerong brand is stamped with our unique logo."

"So selling them to someone else is completely unrealistic. And selling them at a lower price would only narrow Xuerong’s path forward."

"That’s not what we want."

Yin Ruxue explained.

Li Muwan, standing beside her, shot her a surprised glance.

She had about a million questions she wanted to ask.

But she suppressed them all.

"Are the losses from this huge?"

Jiang Fan asked, changing the subject.

"Over 30,000 units... the loss should be around six million."

"Holy shit! You’re just gonna throw away over six million??"

"Naturally, someone has to pay the price for this."

"Report this to the relevant authorities immediately and have them open a case for investigation."

"If he really took a lot of kickbacks and altered the contract’s contents..."

"Make sure he rots in prison for the rest of his life."

Hearing Yin Ruxue’s tone, Jiang Fan seriously suspected that if they weren’t living in a society governed by law, she might actually have hired someone to take out Li Xiangyang.

"Okay, I’ll arrange it."

"Daddy, what are you and Mommy talking about?"

"Mengmeng is sleepy. I want to go to sleep. Can you come tuck me in?"

A yawning voice called out from the room.

Li Muwan’s expression changed.

"Mengmeng...? Daddy and Mommy???"

"Uh..."

"I don’t know how to explain this."

Jiang Fan scratched his head. It was indeed a difficult topic to broach.

By this time, Yin Ruxue had already gone inside.

"You don’t have to explain to me."

"This is your personal business. I won’t interfere with anything outside of work."

Li Muwan’s cold voice made Jiang Fan’s heart clench.

He could clearly sense the turbulent undercurrent hidden beneath her indifference.

Then, Li Muwan turned and left the villa.

Watching her departing figure, Jiang Fan opened his mouth but couldn’t make a sound.

He could only lower his head and walk into the room.

A moment after entering, he found that Mengmeng was already asleep.

’She hasn’t been sleeping well these past few days, and it’s so late tonight. She must be really tired.’

"Um, you stay with Mengmeng. I’m going to head back now."

"Going out to check on Wan’Er??"

Yin Ruxue suddenly looked up at him.

"Huh?"

"No, I’m just heading back."

"I have work tomorrow, after all."

"My roommate got a girlfriend and moved out, so I have to help him clean up the place. I also need to find a new place for myself."

"I’m leaving now. Call me if you need anything."

Without giving Yin Ruxue a chance to respond, Jiang Fan turned, left the room, and gently closed the door behind him.

At that moment, Yin Ruxue’s beautiful eyes twinkled, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

...

But by the time Jiang Fan chased after her, Li Muwan was long gone.

’Didn’t I just lie to her a little? Is it necessary to be this angry?’

’It’s not like it was some unforgivable mistake.’

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes and muttered indignantly.

After all, his relationship with Yin Ruxue was awkward right now, but it wasn’t the kind of thing he could just go around explaining.

Shaking his head, Jiang Fan scanned a QR code for a rental bike. By the time he rode it home, he noticed a white BMW parked in the distance.

’Well, well, waiting here for me, are we?’

Jiang Fan chuckled, circled around, and crept quietly up to Li Muwan’s car.

"That damn man, that stinking man, he actually dared to lie to me!!!"

"And ’Daddy’! So Mengmeng is his daughter!!"

As she spoke, tears began to roll down her cheeks.

She didn’t even know why she was crying. All she knew was that she felt incredibly sad and wronged.

"President Li, stop crying. I have a great idea that can help the company recover the six-million-yuan order and bring our business back from the dead. Wanna hear it?"

Jiang Fan’s cheeky voice rang out, startling Li Muwan inside the car.

"You... what?"

Seeing Jiang Fan, Li Muwan frantically wiped away her tears.

She tried her best to put on the cold and aloof expression she wore during the day.

But the more she rushed, the more flustered she became.

In the end, she just ended up smudging her makeup.

"Tell me. How do we recover??"