Wen Li glanced at it, her eyes scrutinizing.
Wen Tingsong naturally noticed that something was wrong with his daughter.
When Luo Mingyi gave his daughter money, she accepted it without hesitation. But why did she keep a cold face the whole time when it came to Pei Daguang?
Wen Tingsong narrowed his eyes, separated the two, and said in a relatively amicable tone, "President Pei, my daughter is just an ordinary child, I'm afraid she can't be of any help to you."
"How could this be? The Huo family..."
When Wen Tingsong gave him a look, Pei Daguang felt his scalp tingle and didn't dare to say a word.
Wen Tingsong pulled his daughter into the van, and Pei Daguang, realizing what was happening, quickly followed.
Just as he was about to close the car door, Pei Daguang suddenly pressed down on it: "Don't close it, don't close the door!"
Pei Daguang, panting heavily, leaned against the car door and said, "Let's talk this out, Miss Wen. Do you feel the gold bars aren't enough? Don't worry, after it's done, I'll give you another million... Ouch!"
Sitting in the car seat, Wen Li slammed the car door shut behind her. Pei Daguang's hand was caught in the door with a snap, and the intense pain made him scream in agony.
Wen Li remained expressionless. Pei Daguang finally withdrew his hand and was about to speak when Wen Li slammed the car door shut and said to the driver in front, "Uncle, let's drive away."
Pei Daguang inhaled a mouthful of exhaust fumes.
He watched the blurry shadow of the van drive away and couldn't help but spit out a curse, the movement so forceful that he winced in pain.
Pei Daguang's assistant approached at this moment, a hint of anxiety on his face: "President Pei, the news of the sudden death is getting more and more popular on various short video platforms, and it's about to become uncontrollable."
"We have to suppress it, even if we can't. I must have offended someone to have such bad luck this year!"
Pei Daguang's assistant cautiously said, "The lawyer's proposed solution is to pay compensation to the employee who died suddenly and issue an apology letter..."
"Change what!" Pei Daguang glared at his assistant with dissatisfaction. "Even if I spend a lot of money to suppress the trending topics, I will never admit that the employee died suddenly because of the company's problems."
"Can……"
"But what is it? Keep suppressing my trending topics, do you still want to lose your performance bonus?"
Pei Daguang stared fiercely at the road and muttered to himself, "It must have been that brat Pei Yu who did it. Once I get the Wen family's little wench to change my luck, I'll definitely ruin everyone!"
The assistant standing to the side had a complicated expression on his face.
But as an insignificant employee, the only option to avoid losing their job is to obey orders.
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On the other side, inside the car.
Wen Li closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. Wen Tingsong had things he wanted to say the whole way, but he didn't know how to start.
"Dad wants to ask me why I was so impulsive today?" Wen Li asked softly, her eyes closed.
Wen Tingsong turned his head to look at him and said what he thought: "It is a bit strange, daughter. You don't seem like someone who would refuse money."
Wen Li: "..."
Wen Li, under the starry sky car roof, slowly opened her eyes, turned her head slightly with a hint of helplessness, and said in a speechless and helpless tone: "I just like money, but I never make money through dishonest means."
Wen Li continued, "The person who just came to me had a fierce look on his face, messy and sparse eyebrows, and a birthmark next to his nose. Judging from his appearance, he is a selfish person who doesn't care about others."
"Every man for himself, but we live in a harmonious society now. Selfish people, especially those in positions of power, can be deadly."
Wen Tingsong paused, immediately recalling the news he had seen in the past few days.
"The person who just contacted you is Pei Daguang. He has a nephew named Pei Yu, who, like your second brother and you, has worked in the entertainment industry. But he's much more capable than your second brother. Pei Yu mainly deals in jewelry and jade. He has a good eye for business and has managed the Pei family business quite well over the years. The brooch you wore to the event last time was a gift from him."
Wen Li was somewhat surprised.
She vaguely remembered the brooch; it was a very vibrant rose, but unlike ordinary rose brooches, the rose-red part was inlaid with dazzling gemstones, making it look like a rose slowly blooming under the light.
Wen Li still treasures it in the center of her walk-in closet.
"Do I know him? Why would he give me something so expensive?"
“He and Huo Yinghuai are good brothers.” Wen Tingsong himself couldn’t understand why Pei Yu would send such an expensive gift, but at the time he felt that the gift was very suitable for his daughter, so he accepted it.
Wen Tingsong guessed, "It's probably because of your good relationship with Huo Yinghuai."
Wen Li: "...He's really strange."
It would be even better if it were a little weirder, so that next time I could inexplicably receive something from myself.
Wen Li thought for a moment, then asked, "What about Pei Daguang? Does he not get along with Pei Yu?"
"Yes, Pei Yu and Huo Yinghuai have very similar family relationships. The only difference is that their parents are still alive. Pei Daguang is an illegitimate child, but Old Master Pei loves his illegitimate child very much. Otherwise, he wouldn't have grown up like that. The uncle and nephew don't get along. Although the old man likes his illegitimate child, no matter what, he is not as important as his grandson who can make money. So he simply arranged for Pei Daguang to work in the branch company."
"Pei Daguang has some business acumen, but his employees are not doing so well. A few days ago, an employee died suddenly at home. The deceased's family wanted the company to recognize it as a work-related death, but Pei Daguang would rather spend money to suppress the trending topics than compensate the family."
Wen Tingsong himself didn't know much about the situation and was unaware of the current state of affairs.
However, as a fellow boss, Wen Tingsong did not approve of this "default" rule of having employees on call 24/7.
Working overtime is allowed, and overtime pay will be paid in accordance with national regulations.
Everyone in the industry knew that Pei Daguang exploited his employees, and even though Wen Tingsong hadn't seen it, he still had some idea.
Wen Li picked up her phone and found that there were very few cases of employees dying suddenly on short video platforms, but if she refreshed the page, she would find new accounts making their voices heard.
Wen Li found the video account of the deceased's family. The latest video was posted by the deceased's sister ten minutes earlier.
The deceased graduated from a prestigious university with a degree in design. His parents were both farmers. Three years ago, both of them fell ill, and the monthly medical expenses alone amounted to 10,000 yuan. This amount of money almost crushed a young man who had only been in the workforce for a few years. However, for the sake of his parents, the deceased still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Just a month ago, the deceased's sister and parents suddenly lost contact with him. After reporting the case, the police came to the deceased's rented house, only to find that he had been dead for a month.
After the incident, many of Pei Daguang's employees said that ordinary employees work more than 14 hours a day on average, and their mobile phones need to be on standby 24 hours a day.
After the deceased's death, Pei Daguang's employees stood up to criticize the unreasonable working hours, and the number of people discussing it naturally increased. However, Pei Daguang not only did not respond actively, but also suppressed the trending topics.
Several days have passed, and the employee's mother, who died suddenly, passed away three hours ago due to excessive grief.
Wen Li turned off her phone and said calmly, "From now on, let the bodyguard kick this kind of scum out of the house."
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