"I've already said it, but there's still no news," Xu Ruping said truthfully.
Dillon's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure, forced a gentle smile, and affectionately touched her face to reassure her and help her recover.
Xu Ruping has a powerful background, so he has to appease her a bit.
Little did he know that just as his hand touched Xu Ruping's face and the two were gazing deeply into each other's eyes, a flash went off at the window.
Dillon quickly let go and stood up. By the time he ran outside the ward, the people in the corridor had disappeared.
Oh no, someone must have taken a picture of me being intimate with Xu Ruping just now.
Cold sweat poured down his back.
Who will take his picture?
If the photos fall into his wife Liu Fang's hands, he's finished; his father-in-law will definitely make things difficult for him.
With that in mind, he left the hospital, a place of trouble, without even saying goodbye.
In the days that followed, he had to deal with the factory workers and live in constant fear of the photos, walking on thin ice.
Meanwhile, Lu Wanqing was in her office, admiring their photos, still undecided whether to send them to Liu Fang.
She had Huo Xiao investigate Xu Ruping's matter, and they made a major breakthrough.
Xu Ruping only returned to Beijing in the last two years; she had been living in Shanghai all along.
While in Shanghai, she got involved with a foreigner named Frank. The two were probably in a romantic relationship, and she obtained the imported equipment from him.
Her relationship with Ti Lung was also ambiguous, which was confirmed by photos taken on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The key point is that Xu Ruping was hospitalized for a period of time in a foreign hospital in Shanghai, which had some of the first batch of plastic surgeons in the country.
As for whether she has had plastic surgery and who she was before, it is difficult to judge without photos for comparison.
If you want to find out more about her, you'll probably have to investigate that hospital.
However, the attack on the older sister hired by Lu Wanqing made her even more certain that Xu Ruping did indeed have a secret.
Just the day before, a woman named Rumei was walking down the street after her night shift when she was suddenly blocked by two people.
Those two were clearly intent on killing her, wielding iron bars and daggers. If Chu Yi hadn't been silently protecting her all along, she probably would have been killed.
Lu Wanqing had only met Sister Rumei once before, which was why she asked her for help. It's unbelievable that she would be brought to her death.
This further confirms that Ru Mei posed a threat to her.
So she invited Rumei to work at the factory and took the opportunity to protect her.
As for the two people who hurt her, they were beaten half to death by Chu Yi and thrown into the wild.
Because the two people had ill intentions, they dared not call the police.
After learning about this, Di Long did not dare to tell Xu Ruping the truth. He lied to her, saying that the matter had been resolved and that Rumei would not speak again.
Xu Ruping had no doubts and felt relieved.
As for the matter of resettling the employees, she had already spoken to Han Dongsheng about it, so if it couldn't be resolved, she couldn't be blamed.
A week passed quickly, and nothing progressed.
Before the jobs for those 100 employees were even secured, their own employees, having heard rumors, began to stir. Taking advantage of the employees' unrest, they organized themselves to put pressure on Dillon.
"Machines have taken away our jobs, and our wages have already dropped significantly. Yet you've hired so many new employees and are paying them more than the old ones. Do you think we're easy to bully?"
"Yeah, I heard that the factory is going to be fully mechanized, and all of us are going to lose our jobs. Let's go smash those machines!"
The emotions of everyone, stirred up by the third-year students, have reached a fever pitch.
The old workers in the factory watched the angry crowd rush in, completely disorganized, as they smashed the machines to pieces with shovels and wrenches.
Dillon was furious. Those were items worth millions! How could they just smash them like that?
He brought out Xu Ruping after she was discharged from the hospital and told everyone that she was Minister Han's daughter and that he would definitely give everyone an explanation.
"Explain? We've given you seven days, what measures have you taken?" the third-year student roared.
He felt that his acting skills were becoming more and more superb, and it would be a waste of his talent not to win a Best Actor award.
Standing on the high platform, Xu Ruping mustered her courage and announced to everyone:
"My dad is Han Dongsheng. If you have any problems, I will definitely help you solve them!"
As he said this, several police cars drove in to control the situation, which had briefly spiraled out of control, followed by a television station vehicle.
Just as the police were taking control of all the employees, Zhang Leilei approached Xu Ruping with a microphone, followed by a camera, intending to interview her.
"Comrade, I just heard you say that your father is Han Dongsheng. Can you be more specific?" Zhang Leilei shoved the microphone down to Xu Ruping's mouth.
Xu Ruping panicked for a second, but then thought that since she had already been recognized by the Han family, what difference would it make if she said anything? So she put on an arrogant air and said:
"Yes, my dad is Han Dongsheng, who is the Minister of Industry. He will definitely find a way to resolve the situation if the factory workers cause trouble today."
"You mean your dad will help you solve the factory's problems? Has he personally agreed to this? Or are you trying to use his position to make those people back down and avoid offending you?"
Zhang Leilei's sharp questions threw Xu Ruping into a moment of confusion.
“No, I mean, he won’t just stand by and do nothing… no…” Xu Ruping became incoherent as she faced her first interview with a television reporter.
This news was quickly reported in the news.
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