Chapter 163

I don’t know what kind of clothes my cousin bought, but when I saw her shy expression, my heart started pounding. It’s probably the kind I’m thinking of.

I secretly swallowed. “Sis, I’ll go check on things first. Be careful at home.”

“Yes, I know.” My cousin smiled sweetly. “You go ahead, be careful. Oh, by the way, we didn’t know you were coming back today. I’ll tell Yao Yao later, and we’ll go out for dinner together tonight.”

“I’ll do as you say.”

After saying goodbye to my cousin, I got into the car and headed towards my workplace.

I don’t know what happened, even Lin Gaofeng couldn’t handle it. I was going to call Lin Gaofeng, but I thought I’d go over and check on things first.

I wonder how Chen Hui is doing over there.

Those people probably won’t cause her any trouble.

However, we were really lucky today. If we had finished the fight later, my cousin might have found out. And she already has some issues with Wang Qin. I’m afraid that when she comes back from her vacation, she’ll really be thinking about moving.

After letting my mind wander for a while, I drove to work.

When I arrived, I found that each department was doing its job properly, and nothing seemed wrong.

A question immediately arose in my mind: Didn’t Lin Gaofeng say that something urgent had happened?

Why does it look so calm and peaceful?

As soon as I stepped into the office, I saw Lin Gaofeng covered in sweat. I couldn’t help but ask, “What happened? It’s hard to explain over the phone.”

“You’re finally back.”

Upon seeing me, Lin Gaofeng visibly breathed a sigh of relief, then reached up to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, “Lanmei has some urgent matters to attend to. I’ve been trying to contact their Manager Guo, but he’s either always busy or won’t see me.”

“What”

My heart sank when I heard that. “Something happened to Lan Mei. What could be the reason?”

“I don’t know what one of our deliverymen was thinking, actually harassing the warehouse clerk while collecting packages.”

Lin Gaofeng said helplessly, “Then I was beaten by their company’s employees. Lanmei has been demanding an explanation from us, but when I went there, their manager Guo specifically asked for you or manager Chen to come forward. I had no choice but to call you.”

“Teasing someone’s employee?” I asked, somewhat speechless. “Where is this colleague now?”

“Just taken to the hospital.”

Lin Gaofeng said somewhat nervously, “Manager Tang, Lan Mei has spoken now. If we don’t give you a reasonable explanation, they will have to consider whether to continue sending the goods to us.”

I frowned and asked, “Who in their company said that?”

“Manager Guo!”

Lin Gaofeng said, “This was said to me personally by Manager Guo on the phone.”

I rubbed my temples. “Have you talked to Manager Chen about this?”

“I did,” Lin Gaofeng nodded. “I told Manager Chen immediately, and she said that since you’re back, you’re in charge of everything.”

It seems Chen Hui trusts me quite a bit, actually letting me handle everything. But if I don’t handle it well, I might really lose Lanmei as a client.

I managed to close this deal with Lan Mei by going all out and drinking with her. I’d really be upset if I lost it like this. But who was the bastard who dared to harass the girl while picking up the package?

My mind raced, and I came up with two ideas.

Go to the hospital to see that jerk first. If he’s alright, make him apologize to that girl.

Try to contact Manager Guo, whether it’s for a meal or karaoke, just keep him calm. As long as he doesn’t pursue the matter, there shouldn’t be any problems.

Since Chen Hui entrusted me with the entire task, I must handle it well no matter what.

I took out my phone and dialed her number. The phone rang for a while before I heard her voice, “Tang Zheng, what’s wrong?”

“Manager Chen, about Lan Mei…”

Before I could finish speaking, Chen Hui interrupted, “You handle Lan Mei’s matter. I believe you can handle it perfectly, right?”

“I’ll try my best to handle it.” I thought for a moment, then said, “Be careful over there by yourself.”

“Okay,” Chen Hui said. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now. I still have some things to take care of here.”

After hanging up with Chen Hui, I called Manager Guo from Lanmei.

The phone rang three times before Manager Guo’s voice finally came through: “Xiao Tang, what brings you to call me today?”

I cursed inwardly, thinking, “What a cunning old fox! He knows exactly what I want to talk to him about, but he just won’t say anything first.”

“Manager Guo, you’re being too polite. I just got back from Tianjin. Manager Guo, do you have time tonight? I’d like to invite you to dinner. Please do me the honor.” I said, somewhat reluctantly.

Manager Guo smiled and said, “I’ll take a look tonight. I can’t give you an answer right now. I’ll call you back in half an hour.”

“Alright, then I’ll await Manager Guo’s good news.” I said with a smile.

Manager Guo said meaningfully, “Okay, I’ll hang up now. I have a meeting to attend. See you in half an hour.”

I guess this old bastard wants to eat me alive. Looks like I’m going to have to spend money again tonight.

I had just put the phone away when the finance person came over and handed me an envelope. I was taken aback. “What’s this?”

“Manager Chen told me this; it’s a promotional fund of ten thousand yuan, for you to use,” the accountant said with a smile. “I’ve already entrusted the money…”

Here you go, do you want to click?

“Ten thousand”

I touched the envelope. I didn’t expect Chen Hui to think so far ahead and have the finance department give me the money in advance. I originally thought I would have to pay for it myself.

I smiled and said, “No need, don’t you trust me?”

The finance person rolled their eyes at me. “No, let’s get this money sorted out first.”

As she spoke, she took the envelope and counted the money on the money counter on her desk. There were exactly one hundred bills. She put the money back into the envelope. “Manager Tang, I’m handing this money over to you. If it’s less than what I expected, it’s not my problem.”

This accountant’s surname is Huang, and her given name is Huang Yu. She can be quite cold when she speaks.

I smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t come looking for you if it’s less.”

Now that the money issue is settled, it’s time to go to the hospital to see that guy.

I called Lin Gaofeng over. “Which hospital is that kid in? Let’s go there together.” “Okay, he’s at the Third Hospital,” Lin Gaofeng said. “It’s nothing serious, just a superficial wound, but he still needs to be bandaged and checked out, just in case there are any disputes later.”

“Yes, you handled this very well,” I nodded.

I finally understand why Chen Hui chose Lin Gaofeng as the deputy team leader; his work ability and interpersonal skills are quite good.

I drove Lin Gaofeng to the Third Hospital. I’m going to see that guy later and I need to ask him why he went to Lanmei to harass their employees. If this isn’t handled properly, Lanmei might really stop shipping our goods.

Just thinking about this mess makes me furious.

When we arrived at the hospital, Lin Gaofeng took out his phone to make a call to ask for the ward number, and then said to me, “Third floor.”

I followed Lin Gaofeng up to the third floor and saw the deliveryman harassing someone’s employee in a ward.

This guy’s surname is Tang, his given name is Tang Yuan, he’s in his twenties, and he’s currently resting in a hospital bed.

As soon as he saw Lin Gaofeng and me enter, he snapped out of his daze and hurriedly asked, “Boss Tang, Boss Lin, what brings you here?”

Lin Gaofeng didn’t speak, but instead looked at me. I walked over, sat on Tang Yuan’s bed, and asked, “How are you? Are you alright?”

“No.” Tang Yuan shook his head, then said with a bitter face, “Boss Tang, Boss Lin, I really didn’t flirt with that woman.”

“If you didn’t harass that woman, why would she sue you?” I asked, frowning.

Tang Yuan said with a long face, “I just went in to get the delivery slip, and then I accidentally bumped into her. She insisted that I was harassing her, and just then, a male employee from her company came over and beat me up.”

“I really didn’t flirt.” I couldn’t help but narrow my eyes slightly as I stared into Yuhara’s eyes.

Tang Yuan nodded. “I’m not at the point where I can’t control myself when it comes to women. I just touched her, and I apologized afterward, but she insists that I harassed her.”

I initially thought that Yuhara had really harassed her, but now it seems there’s more to the story, and Yuhara doesn’t seem to be lying.

“Do they have CCTV footage in their office?” I pressed. “Or were there any other witnesses present at the time?”

“There were only the two of us in the office at the time, and there were no security cameras. I was stunned. She just shouted that, and then several people rushed over and beat me up.”

Tang Yuan said somewhat speechlessly, “Besides, I didn’t touch anything sensitive at the time. I just accidentally touched her hand when I was taking the form.”

“I apologized to her, and she suddenly ran to the window and shouted that I had molested her.”

Tang Yuan said with a worried look, “Boss Tang, could you help me with this? I can’t just let myself be tricked like this.”

According to Tang Yuan, something about this feels off to me, like it’s specifically targeting us.

Although we don’t have that much contact with Tang Yuan on a regular basis, I believe he wouldn’t do such a thing.

However, what exactly happened needs to be investigated further, but will Lanmei be willing to cooperate with my work?

Could this be a premeditated plan?

But it seems there’s no deep-seated grudge between our company and Lanmei.

As I was lost in thought, my phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was Manager Guo calling me. So I quickly answered, “Hello, Manager Guo.”

“Brother Tang, I’m free tonight. How about we have dinner together?” Manager Guo said with a smile on the phone. “I also have something I’d like to discuss with you.”

Our two companies are just business partners, and my relationship with him doesn’t seem that good. So I’m a little suspicious that he’s suddenly acting like a brother to me.

However, it’s best not to ask that question. We’ll find out the details tonight.

So I smiled and said, “Alright, then I’ll treat you tonight. How about Juweiyuan Restaurant, Manager Guo? Seven o’clock is fine.”

“Sure, see you tonight.” Manager Guo smiled, then suddenly asked, “Has your Manager Chen returned?”

He immediately started asking about Chen Hui. Could it be that, as I suspected, he has feelings for Chen Hui?

I smiled and said, “Manager Guo, I’m sorry, Manager Chen has some things to take care of in Tianjin and won’t be back so soon.”

“Oh, I was just asking. See you tonight then,” Manager Guo said casually, and then hung up the phone.

As I was pondering the problem, Tang Yuan suddenly said from the bed, “Boss Tang, I remember now…”