usatvline Chapter 74 Processing
Chapter 74 Processing
"Sister Jia, you're here!"
Although they were divorced, Gu Jia still came to the fireworks company. She simply didn't trust Xu Huanshan and Lin Youyou's abilities, believing they were incapable of handling these matters properly, and that, like Shen Jie, they might soon be taken away.
Gu Jia asked Youyou, who came to greet her, "Well, how is it?"
"The situation is very bad. The casualty figures have been reported: two dead and three seriously injured, who are still receiving treatment in the hospital! Reporters have already arrived at the scene!" Youyou knew the situation was urgent and succinctly described the developments.
"Okay, I understand. Xiao Wang, print out the commercial insurance contract. The law firm will send someone over later to discuss the insurance claim. Youyou, you contact the victims' families first, beg for their forgiveness, and discuss the compensation amount!" Gu Jia assigned tasks and had people carry them out. Then she went to Xu Sheng's office. "Xiao Xu, how much money is left in the company's accounts?"
"There's less than two million left! It's the end of the year now, and a lot of payments haven't been received. If this happens, many orders won't be completed, and we might face breach of contract and compensation issues. We can hold off on our good relationships with clients, but the outlook isn't optimistic!"
Gu Jia pondered for a moment, "I understand. First, calculate the required funds. Has the cause of the accident been determined?"
Xu Sheng hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up, "It was because of the blue fireworks. The last batch of goods spontaneously combusted in the warehouse due to the high humidity caused by the rainy weather."
Gu Jia nodded, indicating that Xu Sheng should go back on his own.
Upon reaching the general manager's office, Gu Jia hesitated for a moment before pushing open the door and entering.
Xu Huanshan and Lin Youyou were both sitting on the sofa. Xu Huanshan was lost in thought, while Lin Youyou's eyes darted around, seemingly preoccupied with something. Gu Jia walked in, and Xu Huanshan didn't even look up. He could tell from her voice that it was Gu Jia, "Old... Gu Jia, it's over! The company's over! I'm over too!"
Gu Jia didn't complain at all, and quietly sat down on the sofa on the other side. The room instantly fell silent.
Lin Youyou broke the silence first, "Gu Jia, thank you for coming!"
Gu Jia turned to look at Lin Youyou, but neither spoke nor smiled.
Xu Huanshan said, "Yes, yes, you go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and wait for me!"
Lin Youyou understood Xu Huanshan's meaning, but she still hesitated, "I..."
Xu Huanshan interrupted Lin Youyou, "Actually, the two of us were a mistake. Youyou, you are still young and shouldn't waste your time on meaningless waiting."
He then turned to Gu Jia and said, "I want to see Ziyan one more time. Can you take me there later?" Xu Huanshan was still more used to calling Gu Jia "wife," but they were divorced and no longer husband and wife. He had to change his mind no matter how awkward it felt!
Outside the kindergarten wall.
Xu Huanshan saw the cheerful and sunny Xu Ziyan playing games with a group of children. A gloomy smile gradually spread across his calm face, and tears of joy mixed with regret slid from the corners of his eyes, dripping onto the flowers at his feet and shattering into countless tiny droplets. (It must be said, Li Zefeng's acting is really good; that expression is amazing!)
"Should I ask the teacher to bring him out?" Gu Jia's face was calm, but she still felt a little reluctant.
"No need." Xu Huanshan composed himself, glanced at Gu Jia out of the corner of his eye, and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Gu Jia, I'm sorry!"
Some mistakes are not a big deal, but some mistakes, once made, can lead to irreversible consequences! No one can live a life without making mistakes, but one should know which mistakes cannot be made! Xu Huanshan kept repeating this thought to himself as he turned and walked towards the yamen, resolute and with a touch of tragic heroism!
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Chen Yu invited Lin Youyou to meet at Jiang Chen's coffee shop.
Lin Youyou and Chen Yu only met once, at the airport before she and Xu Huanshan visited the fireworks factory.
"Hello, Teacher Chen!" Lin Youyou was very polite and greeted Chen Yu when she saw him sitting on the inside.
Chen Yu smiled and nodded, "Please sit down."
Lin was given a menu and asked to choose a cup of coffee.
"The main reason I invited you here is to find out a question!" Chen Yu took a sip of coffee. "I'm very curious, how did you come to like Xu Huanshan?"
Lin Youyou didn't expect Chen Yu to ask this question, and smiled, "Huanshan people are very nice!"
Chen Yu tilted his head, indicating that he would elaborate.
"Alright then, you already know about our situation, so there's nothing I can't tell you! The first time we met, we weren't familiar with each other yet. I had blisters on my feet because I was wearing shoes that didn't fit properly, so I was walking on tiptoe. Huanshan saw that, and he was so gentle and considerate, always carrying band-aids with him. I thought he was such a sweet guy." Lin Youyou looked out the window; the late autumn scenery was somewhat desolate.
"Later I found out that he was also the boss of a company in Shanghai, which made me think he was both handsome and talented! You don't know, most of the bosses and leaders I've met are pot-bellied, only one or two aren't so fat, but they're so thin they're just skin and bones. No one can compare to Huanshan!"
"When I invited him to dinner, I found out that his wife was forcing him not to eat dinner! At that moment, I thought, this man is reliable! His wife is thousands of miles away, and he still listens to her so much! I also started to complain about Gu Jia, that woman is like an old witch."
"The more time we spent together afterward, the more I realized that Huanshan was a good man! He was just suppressing his feelings, and I wanted to help him! That's when I realized that I had fallen for him. Slowly, step by step, we've come to where we are today."
After recounting her romantic history, Lin Youyou felt a little thirsty. She took a sip of coffee, but the bitter taste made her frown. She didn't like the taste of coffee.
"Is it really unrelated to money?" Chen Yu asked the question that he most wanted to know the key point.
Lin Youyou looked up at Chen Yu and said, "It can't be said that there's no reason for this. Who can really say that they can live without the control of money? If Huanshan didn't have money and didn't run the fireworks company, maybe none of this would have happened. Who can say for sure?"
Do you regret it?
"All I can say is that if I had another chance, I definitely wouldn't be so willful! Maybe this is the price of growing up? It's just that Huanshan paid too high a price; I was wrong!"
"One last question: Why didn't you and Xu Huanshan get a divorce that day?"
Lin Youyou firmly stated, "I disagree! Huanshan said that the two of us were a mistake from the start? I don't think so! Maybe my actions were problematic, maybe it's morally questionable, but my love is without any problem!"
Chen Yu nodded, took out a photocopy of a document, and pushed it to Lin Youyou, "Xu Huanshan entrusted Gu Jia to sell the fireworks company. This is a photocopy of the transfer contract."
Lin didn't have the contract. "Even if we sell the fireworks company, it probably won't be enough. What will we do with the rest of the money?"
Chen Yu looked at Lin Youyou in surprise, "It really isn't enough. We're still short about three million. Gu Jia is planning to sell the house in Junyue Mansion, saying that half of the house originally belonged to Xu Huanshan, so even if that half isn't enough, it won't be too much of a deficit. By the time Xu Huanshan gets out, he'll be practically penniless!"
"I told you, there's no problem with my love. Even if Huanshan is penniless, I will wait for him!"
Chen Yu felt that Lin Youyou was like a gambler who had lost everything!
Perhaps, if Xu Huanshan hadn't said, "Their relationship was a mistake from the start," Lin Youyou would have left.