gentle fall

Wen Huaiyu sat at the table with a calm, upright and upright expression, but his eyes were bloodshot, showing a little tiredness occasionally.

She was taken away to cooperate with the investigation and temporarily lost her personal freedom, but before she was thoroughly identified, others were allowed to visit her.So she ordered Zhou Ran to come in.

Zhou Ran has been busy for several days without sleep, with sunken cheeks and unshaven beard: "Mr. Wen, we went to the scene of the accident to investigate yesterday, and the workers all said that Zhang Siquan was drunk after drinking a few bottles of liquor and insisted on climbing on the machine. He manipulated the equipment and yelled that he wanted to earn money to go back and marry a wife. Later, his co-workers tried to pull him down, but unexpectedly, the steel fell down, causing serious casualties...The narration of these people is consistent with the surveillance video.”

Wen Huaiyu listened quietly, didn't ask anything else, just asked: "You?"

Zhou Ran lowered his head: "The chairman didn't go. Manager Deng, your aunt, and Vice President Wen went."

Wen Huaiyu hummed lightly: "Investigate slowly. Don't worry. Let's talk about the internal situation of the company."

Zhou Ran continued: "The chairman of the board of directors was also present at the board meeting yesterday morning. After all, he founded the company by himself. He has a lot of power to speak. It can be seen that some directors are eager to move, but after all For the sake of his old man, he didn't say a word."

"Has the company's stock dropped?"

"It looks good so far. There has been a small decline, and there has not been a big fluctuation yet."

"What about compensation? Who did you ask to follow up?"

"This time, Manager Deng is following up and taking charge. Don't worry."

"What about the previous one? Didn't the families of the dead and injured say that they never received compensation?"

"We will take care of this problem. Don't worry. The compensation is not a big problem, the problem is..."

Wen Huaiyu frowned slightly, and tapped his fingertips on the table: "What is it?"

Zhou Ran let out a long sigh: "It's a contract issue. Mr. Wen, as you know, we have business contracts with many companies. But now...the public sector has restricted our production and operation activities, but this is a force majeure issue. Although there may be a little trouble, if you strictly follow the contract and hire a lawyer to defend, you should be able to completely avoid losses."

"The other party's company will be greatly affected. There is no problem in the legal sense, but it is a big problem in terms of business integrity."

She raised her eyelids, and her voice was calm, showing her attitude.

Zhou Ran frowned: "I understand what you said... But if the breach of these contracts is handled according to our breach of contract, the liquidated damages paid to the other party will be too high, which will seriously affect the company's capital operation."

"What did grandpa say?"

"The chairman said that all issues are now up to you to decide."

Wen Huaiyu pushed away the chair and stood up: "The compensation is that we failed to perform the contract, and we will compensate according to our breach of contract. If we have a problem, we will take care of it ourselves. There is no reason to shift the responsibility to others."

Zhou Ran shook his head and breathed a sigh of relief.In fact, before he mentioned this question, he knew how Wen Huaiyu would react.

Between money and conscience, she chose the latter.

He was not surprised, and even took out the documents from his bag: "Do you want to take a look at these contracts? Look at the huge liquidated damages inside, will it make Wen's go bankrupt?"

Wen Huaiyu laughed angrily: "Zhou Ran, your heart is getting worse and worse now?"

Zhou Ran also smiled wryly and shook his head: "Boss Wen, I didn't do it on purpose. Think about it, I managed to get to my current position. If I go bankrupt, I will be laid off automatically. I might as well go to the restaurant to wash dishes."

Wen Huaiyu waved his hand: "Don't take the documents. Just for a while, I will tell you three things."

Zhou Ran's hand holding the document paused: "You say."

"First, investigate the cause of the accident, the issue of compensation, and the issue of contract breach, and deal with it according to what I told you, and pay attention to the company's stock. Deng Ruo, my aunt, will be at your disposal."

"Second, don't let grandpa visit me. He's old and has a bad heart. You know?"

"I know. The chairman also knows what you mean, and he didn't follow today. What about the third?"

Wen Huaiyu's voice paused: "The third...how about her...how is she?"

At that time, things happened too suddenly, she was not as calm as she seemed on the surface at all, she made a decision purely by instinct, there was no time to think it over, and she didn't even have time to say anything.

She remembered that when Ji Yirou looked at her, there was a deep emotion in Ji Yirou's eyes, which seemed to be something she couldn't see through.

She wanted to ask Zhou Ran why Ji Yirou didn't come, but she couldn't ask, and in the end she only asked how she was.

Zhou Ran's expression flickered slightly, he lowered his head and never looked directly at her: "Do you want to see her?"

"I..." Wen Huaiyu paused, "Is she here?"

Want to see her, really want, really want to.

"did not come……"

The more Zhou Ran talked, the more guilty he felt. He suddenly remembered the way Miss Ji was talking to him before he opened the door and came in—the long thin bloodstain on her face had just formed a thin scab, and it looked even worse than when it was disinfected. shocking.

With faint eyes, she told him, "I won't go in."

Zhou Ran was puzzled: "Ah? It's all here, so you really don't want to go in?"

Ji Yirou hummed in a low voice: "No."

She didn't say why, but Zhou Ran suddenly understood, probably because he didn't want Mr. Wen to see the injuries on her face, and her injured and swollen ankles... During the investigation on the construction site yesterday afternoon, Miss Ji's heel suddenly stuck When I got into the gap, my ankle sprained heavily, and it was very inconvenient to move.

Zhou Ran was in a daze, and heard Wen Huaiyu repeat faintly: "... didn't come."

Her fingers slowly curled up, touched the palm of her hand, and then released them instantly: "I see. Go and do your work."

Zhou Ran's heart also tensed up, he thought of Ji Yirou's injured appearance, her calm appearance when she used alcohol cotton to disinfect the wound, she stood outside the door, saying that I would not go in, and always felt depressed Yes, a little uncomfortable.

But what he promised could never be changed. He endured and endured, without saying anything, and walked out.

"Zhou Ran," Wen Huaiyu suddenly stopped him, "Let Mrs. Ji participate... No, it's best not to let Mr. Ji get involved. The situation is unknown now, so be cautious."

Zhou Ran hummed, nodded, and opened the door to go out.

Outside.

The winter sun leaks from the window, clear and warm, and the sky after the snow is like a washed porcelain vase, extremely translucent blue.

The girl was leaning against the window, she was wearing a white turtleneck sweater, thin and clean, the coat was draped over her arms, covered with a faint golden halo, her expression was light, her long and thick eyelashes drooped, I don't know what I'm thinking.

When she heard Zhou Ran's footsteps, she raised her head: "Go back?"

Zhou Ran nodded and persuaded her to put on her clothes with concern: "You wear too little, so don't catch a cold."

Ji Yirou smiled gently, put on her clothes, and the two walked out side by side, she asked softly, "How is the situation now?"

Zhou Ran clearly explained the content of the conversation just now, especially the issue of compensation for breach of contract, he explained a few words, Ji Yirou didn't have much emotional fluctuations, and just nodded: "It's her way of doing things. "

Zhou Ran: "...It seems that it is unrealistic to ask you to persuade me. Then I should find a new job sooner."

Ji Yirou pursed her lips and smiled, but the smile was very shallow and fleeting: "What are you going to do next?"

"I'm going back to the meeting to implement Mr. Wen's arrangement."

"Is there anything I can do?"

Zhou Ran hesitated for a moment before saying, "Do you...do you know any friends who can get some information?"

Ji Yirou was startled: "I don't have such a friend. I'll give it to my family..."

Zhou Ran sighed and interrupted her: "No, no, no!"

"what happened?"

Zhou Ran wanted to say that it was Mr. Wen's advice, but he felt that it was inappropriate to say so, so he held back a reason for a long time: "I suddenly remembered that I have a friend who can help! Don't worry, I'm leaving first!"

He is really not good at lying. Because of his guilty conscience, he hurried into the car and waved at her: "Miss Ji, please wait for my news, don't worry. Lin Ling, remember to send Miss Ji back!"

Ji Yirou nodded lightly, her expression was clear and meaningful, her eyes were gentle, and the profile of her profile was extraordinarily clean and delicate in the skylight, she said softly, I got it.

Zhou Ran was relieved and urged the driver to drive to the company. The black car started and left quickly.

Lin Ling was urgently summoned back last night. She got her hair half permed at home and hurried out without complaining. She stopped the car with her hand and said, "Miss Ji, I'll take you home."

Ji Yirou shook her head: "I want to walk."

"But...but your leg...is injured." Lin Ling reminded her in a low voice, but she didn't dare to stop her.

Ji Yirou didn't hear her, so she made a phone call while walking, waited for a while, and after connecting, she asked directly: "Grandpa, something happened to Wen's family, you already know it. Could you please help, help?" Let me check temporarily? To the extent permitted by law."

Assistant Lin was taken aback. Didn't she just tell Zhou Ran that she knew? She didn't believe it.

I don't know what was said on the phone, Ji Yirou's expression slowly became serious, and she just gave a faint hum, and after a few minutes, the phone hung up, and she said something, I got it.

Lin Ling looked at her, a little worried, and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter?"

Ji Yirou breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay."

But grandpa told her that he had been reported years ago for various reasons, such as bribery, collusion with power and money, nepotism... etc., and even the big project that Wen's won last time was all because of He had secretly put pressure on the top brass.Although these things are not true and have been suppressed at present, he really can't get involved in this matter now.

Ji Yirou didn't push anymore, she knew the seriousness of the problem, so it's no wonder, thinking about the Chinese New Year, almost no one visits at home, it seems to be signaling something.What she knew before now seems to be just the tip of the iceberg, and the problem may be more serious than what grandpa said.

Then how can I... how can I help her?

Ji Yirou walked under the tree, raised her head, the clear sky light penetrated through the branches and leaves, and fell on her face, the corners of her lips twitched slowly, with a faint self-mockery.

What should I do, she really hates herself for being so powerless.

I used to think that it would be good to be by her side, but now it seems that it is not the case.