Chapter 804 She Cares About This Relationship
The female parent wanted to rush over and attack Wang Ye, but since this was a hospital, the more rational parent stopped her.
"Mr. Wang, we have nothing to say to you. We have already hired lawyers to file a lawsuit against your hot pot restaurant. Any questions can wait until we get to court."
Upon hearing that he was being sued, Wang Ye felt a sudden surge of panic.
Although he was certain there was nothing wrong with his shop, he knew that if the matter went to court, something that could be easily resolved would escalate into a major conflict.
Moreover, with the internet so developed these days, if it gets posted online, even if it's later proven not to be a problem with the store, it will still have a very negative impact.
Wang Ye tried to communicate with the parents, saying, "Here's the thing, I came here today to confirm where the problem lies. If it really is the hot pot restaurant's fault, I won't shirk responsibility and will compensate them accordingly. But I also run a small business, and it's not easy to open a shop. Let's not take this to court, okay?"
The parent who had just spoken became agitated again, shouting, "Don't give me that crap! Let me tell you, this is no different from murder! We don't care about your compensation! We'll make you pay for this!"
The female parent was very agitated, and her husband kept comforting her.
Perhaps fearing that Wang Ye's presence would disturb her composure, she said to him, "Mr. Wang, we have already made things very clear. Everything will proceed according to court procedures. Please do not come again until this matter is completely resolved."
Wang Ye was thus kicked out of the hospital.
Just as he was thinking about whether there was any other way to resolve the matter, a group of reporters suddenly swarmed up to him from nowhere.
They cornered Wang Ye and bombarded him with questions.
"Hello! Are you the manager of La Zhi Wei Hot Pot Restaurant? I heard that your restaurant recently had a gutter oil incident, and some children have been hospitalized after eating your hot pot. Do you have any explanation for this?"
"Your hot pot restaurant has consistently ranked in the top three on the app. As a newly opened restaurant, how can it be so popular? Is it also related to the use of gutter oil?"
The reporter shoved the microphone right in Wang Ye's face, giving him no chance to speak at all.
However, he doesn't plan to speak, because anything he says now will be amplified by the media.
He will not make any public statements until the matter is clarified.
Wang Ye was at odds with the reporter for a while before finally finding a way to escape.
As soon as he ran out, he immediately got on his electric bike and twisted the throttle very fast, as if afraid that the reporters behind him would catch up.
I finally made it back to the store, but I didn't expect things to be so turbulent there.
A young waitress stood at the entrance, holding a broom and sweeping up the mess in front of the store.
The shop door looked like it had been vandalized, but it wasn't damaged, because all that was thrown around were rotten vegetable leaves, eggs, and the like.
"What's going on?" Wang Ye parked the car and quickly went over to ask.
The little girl's nose was a bit red, clearly she had been crying.
She was terrified by what had just happened and cried. "Several of our former customers came to the store and caused trouble."
Wang Ye was startled. "Did they damage anything in the store? Have they called the police?"
The girl said, "We called the police, and they came to check, but there was no direct property damage, so they treated it as a private dispute. Nothing in the store was damaged, but they threw away a few eggs and rotten vegetable leaves, and also dumped garbage in front of our store."
Because of the extremely foul smell, the owners of several neighboring shops were planning to file a complaint.
Wang Ye could hardly believe that in the 21st century, there would still be people causing trouble at his door, and using such a low-level way to vent their anger.
However, he was relieved that nothing in the store was damaged.
He said to the little girl, "You've worked hard."
He put his car keys in his pocket, pushed open the door, and went inside. He saw another waiter holding a cotton swab, dipped in medicine, gently wiping Zhou Hui's forehead.
Zhou Hui said to the little girl, "Thank you for your help."
Wang Ye had no idea why Zhou Hui was in the store. He was already flustered enough and didn't want to deal with her at all.
When the waitress saw Wang Ye return, she quickly ran over and explained to him, "Brother Wang, a few people came to the store and caused trouble. Miss Zhou came looking for you and happened to run into them. Miss Zhou spoke up for you, but she was accidentally beaten up."
Wang Ye mentally complained.
If you've been assaulted, go to the hospital. What are you doing in his shop? This isn't a place to save lives.
It had been less than three days since Wang Ye deleted her from his contacts, and now that they met again, Wang Ye couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
But Zhou Hui acted as if nothing had happened, and instead asked him, "You're back. I've heard about what happened at the shop. Is there anything I can do to help?"
The blow to her forehead wasn't serious, but because her skin was good, it was very noticeable.
Since the other party was speaking to him "without holding a grudge" and in such a nice tone, Wang Ye couldn't very well just give them a cold shoulder.
So Wang Ye said to Zhou Hui in a fairly normal tone, "I can handle this, so there's no need to trouble Miss Zhou."
Zhou Hui said, "This is not a problem. As a friend, I should lend a helping hand."
Wang Ye chuckled, as if mocking, "The shop is closed, so whether or not you lend a hand is no longer important."
"No matter what, I am the legal representative of this store. I will take full responsibility for this matter and resolve it properly. Ms. Zhou, you should go back first. Otherwise, I'm afraid those troublemakers will come again. Maybe next time they will throw stones at you instead of vegetables and eggs."
Wang Ye's few words immediately made the atmosphere stiff.
Zhou Hui's previously composed expression froze on her face.
Zhou Hui wasn't indifferent to being deleted as a friend. Since she took the initiative to contact Wang Ye, she was telling him that she cared about the relationship.
But Wang Ye was clearly trying to embarrass her, and even the most good-tempered person would find it unacceptable.
Wang Ye didn't care whether she could accept it or not; he had a lot of things to do.
We still haven't figured out what happened with the photos Bai Yi took, the hospital is going to sue him, and we don't know when the food safety bureau's results will be released.
He's completely overwhelmed and has no idea which problem to solve first.
After Wang Ye finished speaking with Zhou Hui, he ignored her.
After a while, when he came out, Zhou Hui was no longer there.
Wang Ye gave the store's employees the day off, allowing them to go home and rest. He will notify them when they can return to work.
The two older women in the back kitchen thought the shop was going to close down. As they left, they were crying and saying, "Xiao Wang, I know I was wrong before, please forgive me. I know it's not easy for you to run such a big shop at such a young age..."
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