Reborn back to the day I descended the mountain, Miss Ji, I will take responsibility for you!

Hearing Lin Yiyi's words, Zhang Ze became furious.

"You, you, how dare you talk to me like that."

"Do you know who I am?"

Then Zhang Ze realized something and pointed at Lin Yiyi, saying, "I know, you're in cahoots with him."

"Let me tell you, my dad is Zhang Fuchao. Even if your Director Zhou came, you'd have to give him some leeway."

"You're abusing your power for personal gain! Be careful, or I'll make sure you lose your job!"

As Zhang Ze spoke, he wore an arrogant expression, while Lin Yiyi's face showed only disgust. She coldly said, "Threatening public officials? I think you're the one who's audacious."

"Now, I'm giving you two choices: either get out of here right now."

"Either come back to the station with me and see if your dad can save you!"

"You!" Zhang Ze pointed at Lin Yiyi, his face suddenly turning red.

"We'll see!"

After uttering these harsh words, Zhang Ze left with his men.

He didn't even glance at the two bodyguards lying dead at the door.

As they reached the entrance to the hall, Zhang Ze turned back to Ji Ruoyu and said, "Ruoyu, one day you will agree to my request."

"I'm putting this out there today: no one but our family can help you with this matter concerning the Ji family."

"Don't come crying to me begging for mercy then!"

After saying that, Zhang Ze gave Ye Chen another cold look, snorted, and turned to leave.

Only after Zhang Ze left did Ji Ruoyu come back to her senses from the kiss.

She glanced at Ye Chen with a complicated expression, then looked at Lin Yiyi and Zhao Miaomiao who had walked in.

His gaze lingered, almost unconsciously, on Lin Yiyi's ample bosom for a moment.

Even though hers wasn't small either, it was still a bit smaller compared to Lin Yiyi's.

"Who is this?" Ji Ruoyu asked, somewhat puzzled.

Zhao Miaomiao said with a smile, "Miss Ji, this is my good friend, Lin Yiyi, who currently works at the Public Security Bureau."

"Today, Brother Ye helped my best friend out."

"So my best friend wanted to invite Brother Ye to dinner, and she just happened to run into you here."

Lin Yiyi also said politely, "That's right, Brother Ye really helped me a lot. If you don't mind, you can come and eat with us."

Another Brother Ye!

Ji Ruoyu looked at Lin Yiyi, who had an impressive bust, and Zhao Miaomiao, who was a rich heiress.

Ji Ruoyu felt somewhat uncomfortable with the two people's intimate attitude towards Ye Chen.

However, he still politely replied, "No, I have something to do."

Ye Chen suddenly spoke up: "Isn't it time for work? What are you doing here?"

He was well aware that this was a special time for Ji Ruoyu.

She wouldn't easily leave her company to come here for a meal unless there were special circumstances.

Just as Ji Ruoyu was about to speak, her phone rang.

Ji Ruoyu's expression changed after glancing at the caller ID.

"I'll explain next time. There's something going on at home, and I have to go back."

With that, Ji Ruoyu turned and walked out.

Ye Chen noticed that Ji Ruoyu's expression was off and quickly said, "I'll go with you."

He quickly caught up with Ji Ruoyu, but then remembered that Lin Yiyi and Zhao Miaomiao were both there.

It wouldn't be right to just stand them up.

So he politely said, "I'm sorry, there's been a bit of a problem at home. I'll treat you to dinner next time as an apology."

Zhao Miaomiao and Lin Yiyi quickly replied, "Family matters are important, Brother Ye, please go and attend to your duties."

"If there's anything I can do to help, Brother Ye, remember to give me a call," Zhao Miaomiao said with a hint of worry.

Ye Chen simply nodded, and his figure vanished from the spot.

Watching Ye Chen's disappearing figure, a look of disappointment appeared in Zhao Miaomiao's eyes.

Lin Yiyi happened to see this scene. As her best friend, it was the first time she had ever seen Zhao Miaomiao like this.

Lin Yiyi teased, "Miaomiao, tell me honestly, have you taken a liking to your Brother Ye?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Miaomiao jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't!"

Despite Zhao Miaomiao's denial, Lin Yiyi became even more certain of her own thoughts...

In the car, Ye Chen asked, "What happened at home?"

Ji Ruoyu, focused on driving, didn't have time to explain in detail.

He simply tossed out some documents and said, "Take a look, this is the news from this morning."

Ye Chen picked up the stack of documents and immediately frowned.

"Shocking! Ji's Beauty Technology's cosmetics contain heavy metals exceeding the standard by 100 times!"

"Many consumers have reported facial ulceration after using Ji's Whitening Cream!"

"According to sources, Ji's Beauty Technology uses toxic raw materials!"

Ye Chen quickly took out his phone and did a quick search, only to find that all the results were negative news.

Various influential bloggers and influencers have also published articles condemning the attacks and providing concrete evidence, causing the topic to gain increasing attention.

The top ten trending topics in Wucheng are almost all related to this issue.

Even related reports on the national trending topics list made it into the top five.

"What exactly happened? Everything was fine yesterday?"

Ye Chen was a little confused, but he quickly understood that the Ji family had now won the Yunhai Financial project.

It can be said that the Ji family is now a thorn in the side of the entire cosmetics industry in Wucheng.

Countless people want to bring down the Ji family, and spreading rumors and smearing them is undoubtedly the fastest way.

After all, rumors have almost no cost, and once they gain popularity...

So even if it's just mud falling into your pants, it's still considered poop.

Ye Chen frowned and said, "So you went to see that Zhang Ze today for this?"

Ji Ruoyu nodded and said, "Yes, the Zhang family is the largest media company in Wucheng, and has considerable influence in Wucheng and even the whole country."

"If they can step in and help us speak out in the media, the situation will change dramatically."

"But now, I just pray they won't kick me when I'm down."

Faced with Ji Ruoyu's self-deprecating words, Ye Chen knew it was because he had offended Zhang Ze.

Now the Zhang family has no reason to help them anymore; not kicking them when they're down is already considered righteous.

Ye Chen frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me about this beforehand?"

Ji Ruoyu glanced at Ye Chen and said, "What's the use of telling you?"

"And then you're telling me to beg Boss Liu or go to the Zhao family? You may have no shame, but I do!"

After saying this, Ji Ruoyu felt that her words were a bit harsh, so she softened her tone and said, "I'm sorry, I wasn't targeting you, it's just that I've been too busy lately, and I don't want to owe you anything."

"After all, we're just playing husband and wife, you don't need to do so much for me."

Ye Chen fell silent upon hearing this. Suddenly, a commotion arose ahead, and Ji Ruoyu snapped out of her daze and looked up.

They had arrived at the entrance of Ji's Beauty Technology Company.

Now, the area downstairs from Ji's Beauty Technology building is completely surrounded by a crowd.

Countless people were there holding various banners, denouncing Ji's Beauty Technology.

Many media reporters were also conducting interviews and live broadcasts.

The security guards at the entrance were trying their best to maintain order, but they were already showing signs of losing control.

Ji Xiaoren stood at the door, shouting repeatedly, "Everyone, our Ji's Beauty Technology is an established brand with over ten years of history."

"All the raw materials we use are screened."

"Furthermore, our products undergo thorough quality control before leaving the factory, so there are absolutely no problems with them!"

Unfortunately, the crowd below wouldn't listen to a word.

Some people even took out rotten eggs and threw them at Ji Xiaoren.

Faced with this situation, Ji Xiaoren dared not stand in front anymore and quickly shrank back.

"If you don't give us an explanation today, we'll smash up your company!"

"Yes, I mean the more I use whitening cream, the darker my face gets. If you don't give me an explanation today, I'm smashing up your heartless company!"

Encouraged by those with ulterior motives, the crowd surged even more fiercely, and it looked as if they were about to break through the security guards' defenses.

Ji Xiaoren was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but he couldn't come up with a good solution.

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, a calm voice resounded throughout the venue through a loudspeaker.

"Gentlemen, please calm down and listen to me."

As she spoke, the great-grandmother of the Ji family, leaning on her cane, walked out of the gate and stood before the crowd.

Upon seeing Ji Xiaoren's great-grandmother, Ji Xiaoren exclaimed excitedly, "Mom, why are you here? It's dangerous up ahead!"

Looking at her son, the great-grandmother of the Ji family was somewhat disappointed and said, "Such a big thing has happened to the company. If we don't take the lead, do you expect others to take the lead for us?"

Upon seeing the Great-Grandma Ji, the crowd below calmed down somewhat, as they had all heard of her deeds.

It's no easy feat for a woman to build such a large family business.

Just then, a man stepped forward and coldly said, "You must be the boss, right? You've come at the perfect time."

"My wife developed facial ulcers after using your cosmetics."

"I'm too ashamed to show my face now. If you don't give me an explanation today, I'm not done with you!"