Chapter 15 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Weilai woke up a little late. By the time she had washed her face and headed downstairs, her parents were already done with breakfast.

It was a weekend today, and Mr. Xu didn’t need to go to the office. At that moment, he was seated on the couch in the living room with Mrs. Xu. Both of them had somber expressions on their faces.

Seeing this, Xu Weilai frowned slightly. Instead of walking to the dining room as she had originally intended to, she changed the direction of her feet and headed into the living room.

“Good morning, Dad, Mom.”

Her father looked up at her, but only sighed and didn’t say a word. Her mother, on the other hand, had sorrow written all over her face as she said, “Weilai, you came at the right time. Something horrible has happened.”

“What is it?”

Just as Xu Weilai asked the question, her eye caught sight of the newspapers that had been flung on the table. When she saw the headlines, she understood what was going on immediately.

Something horrible had indeed happened, but not to them. It had happened to Zhang Lei.

Xu Weilai reached out for the newspapers and sat down beside her mother on the couch. She quickly skimmed through the news article to gain a better understanding of the situation.

Zhang Lei was in the food and beverage industry, and food safety issues had arisen in his restaurants. At the same time, the health products that were produced by his company were involved in a serious complaint regarding carcinogenic compounds. Their consumers had reported them, and due to the severity of the offenses, Zhang Lei had been arrested that morning.

Mrs. Xu couldn’t help sighing in despair. “How could the timing be this unlucky? Just as both of you were about to get engaged, this happened to him. Now that he can’t even protect himself, how will he invest in our company?”

Mr. Xu’s expression was dismal, but he still held on to a sliver of hope. “He’s only a.s.sisting them in their investigations at the moment. Perhaps it isn’t that serious. After all, Mr. Zhang has acc.u.mulated many contacts over the years. Perhaps this might be as simple a matter as just paying some people off.”

Xu Weilai pursed her lips.

She was a reporter herself. She knew well that if such a report was publicized, it meant that there was evidence present. Now that the whole country knew about it, who would dare to pull any strings on Mr. Zhang’s behalf? Furthermore, the problem didn’t just lie with his food products. It was also related to the carcinogenicity of the health products from his company. There was no way he’d be able to get off easily.