CHAPTER 222: CHAPTER 213: A GIFT FOR THE LITTLE PRINCESS

"If you still want to keep your pension, I advise you to give up that thought."

Lin Zhenxin didn’t turn around, she just spoke coldly.

The surroundings were silent, no one spoke, just glanced at each other.

They seemed not to expect that Lin Zhenxin would say something like this, without even a hint of concealment.

"I was joking." Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin tidied up the papers on the table, turned her head, and smiled.

But at this moment, she may not have realized that she had inadvertently foreshadowed an impending storm that would sweep the entire business circle of J City...

It all began with a construction collapse accident.

Although the plot of land she most wanted was snatched away by Li Yanan, the Li Family, after all, was a big enterprise with several projects still in progress.

Among them, one building was the most critical of all these projects.

And unfortunately, that was the very building where the incident occurred!

The building was planned to be 17 stories high, but when construction reached the eighth floor, the main staircase collapsed.

At that time, there were two teams on the scaffolding, and now they were all trapped under the debris.

The accident happened around three-thirty in the afternoon.

Within less than ten minutes, major media in J City received tip-off calls.

The funniest part was that Li Chengze, as the president of the Li Family, was the last of the directly responsible people to be notified!

Even the collaborating developers found out fifteen minutes earlier than he did!

By the time Li Chengze rushed from the Li Mansion to the construction site, his head was about to explode.

Ambulances, TV broadcasting vans, reporters from various media, and the families of the workers, as well as all types of responsible parties, had blocked the accident scene completely!

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say this was the first time Li Chengze encountered such a situation!

In usual times, because Li Yingying was there to "supervise," even if there were accidents, they were not managed by him.

But this time was different. Li Yingying was nearly mentally unstable, and Lu Dawei was unreliable!

From the moment Li Chengze got out of the car, he was surrounded by people, with countless flashlights and the accompanying sound of clicking cameras.

His voice seemed stolen, as he opened his mouth but couldn’t make a sound.

Reasonably, this was the project Li Chengze felt most assured about, because it was entrusted to a relative of the Li Family.

But despite calculating in every way, no one expected the first issue to arise from this "most assured" project!

Just when Li Chengze was surrounded and squeezed tightly...

Suddenly, there was a commotion from not far behind him.

Soon enough, bodyguards approached and formed a barrier around him.

"Dear media friends, even if you want to interview, I hope everyone can wait until the first wave of rescue is over to discuss it, after all... right now, time is life!"

A rather soft female voice came from behind.

Li Chengze slowly turned around, looking expressionlessly at the woman walking from afar getting closer!

It was Tu Haohao!

The next second, Tu Haohao grabbed Li Chengze’s arm, and with the assistance of the bodyguards, led him towards the temporary shelter!

Pictures were immediately posted on Weibo.

Originally, the Li Family’s stock had opened high and risen steadily, but after this incident was exposed, it plummeted.

The people in the office looked at Lin Zhenxin with a gaze now tinged with fear.

After all, a little more than an hour ago, she had just said something like that, and no sooner had she finished than the Li Family got into trouble.

Clearly, Lin Zhenxin didn’t expect this either.

Upon seeing the news online, her first thought was of Li Yanan.

The Li Family’s trouble must be connected to Li Yanan, but whether this accident would implicate him or not...

Lin Zhenxin was more worried than anyone!

Staring at the news on the computer screen, Lin Zhenxin’s expression was very grave!

At the same time, in the T.N.C Group’s president’s office.

Li Yanan was having a video call with Xun Chen.

Also online were Jiang Dongting and Jin Muchi.

At this moment, Li Yanan wore a cruel smile on his thin lips.

He spoke a single sentence to the three people on the other end of the video.

"Start reeling them in!"

Inside the temporary shelter.

The room was very cold, and although there was an electric heater, it was ineffective.

For now, there were only the two of them in the room.

Tu Haohao stood beside Li Chengze, wearing a camel-colored coat that made her face look quite pale.

And the recorder in her pocket had already stopped working right after leaving the café.

"Li Chengze, now is the time for you to stay alert, there are still many things outside that need you to handle!"

She raised her head, temporarily setting aside the matter of the recorder.

Li Chengze looked down at Tu Haohao, a flicker of complexity and despondency in his eyes.

Her hair was cut short to shoulder-length, looking clean and neat.

Li Chengze was still somewhat disoriented, as if unable to snap out of the shock, and for a long time, he didn’t answer Tu Haohao’s question.

As Tu Haohao said, time is life; she couldn’t afford to waste more time here with him!

With a loud slap, Tu Haohao’s hand swung hard against Li Chengze’s cheek.

"Li Chengze, are you awake now?"

Tu Haohao asked coldly!

Almost at the same time, the vacuous pupils of Li Chengze finally found focus.

"Even if you lose, you have to stand straight, don’t let others laugh at the Li Family!"

At this moment, other project supervisors also walked in dejectedly.

Rescue efforts were difficult and continued outside, but currently, the results seemed very bleak.

"So far, five have been pulled out, all were beyond saving, and the others don’t look promising either! Be prepared!"

"First, spare no cost in getting people out, then find some people to take the families into the temporary shelter as family units, to prevent them from contacting the media, hurry up!"

It was as if Tu Haohao’s slap had brought Li Chengze back to clarity, as he began solemnly ordering them!

"President Li, the stock is plummeting uncontrollably, and all our previous liquid funds are tied up in stocks, now... apart from these stocks, we..." The Li Family’s executive who followed up explained the situation to Li Chengze.

In short, the company is out of money; all the money is locked up in the stock they previously bought back!

Li Chengze’s face turned dark as he stared at them!

"I’ll call my grandfather to borrow some of the Tu Family’s liquid funds! No matter what, we must control the current situation!"

Tu Haohao’s voice was determined, though she was simple-minded in some respects, but the Tu Family had also gone through business turmoil over the years, so she couldn’t understand nothing.

If this incident were categorized as a major safety accident, all projects related to the Li Family would have to stop, by then...

It wouldn’t be a matter that money could solve anymore!

Compared to the Li Family’s turmoil, Lin Zhenxin seemed much happier.

Before leaving work, Aunt Xu called, saying she had already made chicken soup waiting for her to come home.

The chicken soup was boiled for 4 hours, so even the bones were tender.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenxin’s stomach filled with craving, undoubtedly, the food made by Aunt Xu was indeed extraordinary.

Since Aunt Xu heard about her pregnancy from Li Yanan, she had been making various dishes for her every day.

She quickly tidied up her things and left the office.

It was indeed much more stable now compared to the late-night radio shows before.

And just as she walked out the radio station’s entrance, she saw that familiar Range Rover.

Opening the car door, she got into the passenger seat, with the midday driver gone, and now Li Yanan was driving.

"You seem to be in a good mood."

Lin Zhenxin turned her head to look at Li Yanan, and in turn, the man gazed back at her with a captivating look.

"I might become very busy these days."

He said.

"Is it because of the Li Family?" Lin Zhenxin paused in her act of fastening the seat belt, but quickly resumed.

"Yes." Li Yanan had no intention of hiding it, after all, the matter had blown up this big.

"Those workers..." Although only news photos were released, it still revealed the horrific scene at the site.

"I admit, I knew there were issues with the Li Family’s projects early on, but rest assured, the scaffold collapse was not something I orchestrated!"

Li Yanan understood immediately what Lin Zhenxin was concerned about.

"Even if not for myself, I have to consider the little princess now."

Li Yanan reached out, gently caressing her lower abdomen, as if stroking a second lover.

That expression made Lin Zhenxin feel a bit jealous.

"The Li Family’s projects were originally contracted to unreliable people; it was lucky no problems occurred, but deservedly when they did."

The timing of the incident merely facilitated his confrontation with the Li Family.

"Hmm, I believe you."

Since Li Yanan said so, she trusted that he had nothing to do with the scaffold incident.

In the hospital room.

He Bainian quietly watched the picture on the TV.

Li Yanan, is he going to reel them in...

The moon rises and falls.

The rescue mission continued on the construction site.

Due to the chaotic internal management, the list of construction workers in the supervisor’s hands didn’t match the actual number buried.

The supervisor reeked of alcohol upon arrival; perhaps knowing it involved casualties had terrified him, rendering him clueless.

After the initial chaos, Li Chengze gradually calmed down.

Currently, it’s tentatively determined there are forty-three people buried in the rubble, and less than half have been rescued.

Moreover, most of them showed no signs of life.

These were just the initial ones dug out; not to mention the deeper they excavate, the more...

"It’s certain it will be classified as a major safety accident; the earliest tomorrow, a work group from the higher-ups will be stationed at the site."

Tu Haohao entered from outside the temporary shelter, covered in dust.

Through internal relations, she had already learned of the higher-ups’ decision in advance.

"So now, what can I do?" Li Chengze looked deeply at Tu Haohao.

Perhaps Li Chengze could never have imagined that after the incident, the only one to stay by his side...

Would be the seemingly weakest and most inconspicuous Tu Haohao!