The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 741 - 717:

Chapter 741: Chapter 717:

The situation with Lin Ziwen had a significant impact on Li Ruo and Tianya Group. For a long time, it became a popular topic of conversation among many people in Jianghuai City. Whenever they started discussing the matter, they would talk incessantly. Most people just repeated rumors, but they still spoke confidently and convincingly.

Li Ruo returned to Tianya Group, and many things needed her attention again. By now, everyone at Tianya Group essentially knew that it was just a shell, and it had effectively been merged into the Si Yang Group.

At first, everyone thought it was not a big deal, but after the announcement was made, the employees at Si Yang Group were not satisfied. They couldn’t comprehend why the headquarters had poorer benefits and wages compared to the branch offices. The internal employee benefits at Si Yang Group had never been reformed or altered, so they could only stick to the salaries and benefits initially set by Zhang Siyang. Once they heard the news, they immediately became discontented.

"Mr. Li, the employees at Si Yang Group are causing a commotion!" the secretary hurriedly rushed in.

"What’s the situation?" Li Ruo was taken aback. The secretary quickly explained, "Over at Si Yang Group, the employees have spontaneously gone out onto the streets to block traffic and create disturbances. They are protesting the wage disparities of several hundred yuan among staff at the same level as Tianya Group, so they..."

"Immediately contact Ye Chen!" Li Ruo realized the gravity of the situation.

"Yes!" The secretary rushed out in haste, but she soon found that she did not have Ye Chen’s contact information. By the time she returned, Li Ruo was already on the phone with Ye Chen.

Upon receiving the news, Ye Chen didn’t hesitate for a second, he leaped out of bed, washed up quickly, and hurried to Tianya Group. He was furious when he learned Si Yang Group’s employees were making trouble. When Ye Chen arrived at Tianya Group, Li Ruo was already waiting at the entrance.

"You’re here, let’s hurry and have a look. Fang Qin just called me!" Li Ruo said in haste, "Several hundred employees from Si Yang Group have been driven off the streets, and they’re planning to go to the City Government to cause trouble!"

"Hurry, let’s stop them!" Ye Chen quickly pulled Li Ruo as they raced off.

The two got into the car and sped toward the City Government. At that moment, on Construction Road in Jianghuai City, a crowd was holding up placards, waving flags, and carrying banners, all while shouting, "Improve our treatment, ensure fairness..."

They were heading toward the Jianghuai City Government. Along the road, there were dozens of police officers brought by Fang Qin, with police motorcycles leading the way and officers escorting on both sides. The group marched majestically toward the City Government. Jianghuai City was relatively enlightened; any protests could gain support from the City Government and would be protected by the police. There would be no violent expulsions or coercions like in other places.

When Ye Chen and Li Ruo hurriedly reached the City Government, the crowd had just arrived. They parked their car at the front of the line, and Ye Chen exhaled a deep breath, cursing, "Shit, if I had been a minute later, were these guys planning to storm into the City Government?"

"They wouldn’t really plan to break in, would they?" Li Ruo immediately froze.

"There must be someone behind this!" Ye Chen frowned deeply, "If it weren’t orchestrated, these people wouldn’t gather together. Besides, if they were protesting for a wage increase, they shouldn’t be causing trouble. They should have come directly to me for negotiations. They completely bypassed this step and came here to make trouble!"

"That makes sense!" Li Ruo nodded in agreement.

The crowd suddenly encountered Ye Chen’s Infiniti, and the leading few men immediately motioned for the group to stop. Ye Chen carefully scanned them, then coldly faced the group, asking, "I don’t recognize any of you guys!"

"Hmph, we are the new employees from Si Yang Group. What, you think just because Chairman Ye is always hands-off, you wouldn’t recognize us?" The leader glanced at Ye Chen, then smirked slightly, "This time, the employees of our entire group have collectively gone on strike, demanding fair and just treatment from the company. Why should Tianya Group merge with Si Yang Group and let Si Yang Group fund Tianya Group, yet Si Yang Group’s employees still have lower salaries?"

"Let’s not talk about that first, who instructed you to come here and cause trouble?" Ye Chen stared coldly at them.

"Hmph, we organized this ourselves. I’m a union person, and I have the right and duty to seek the treatment and retribution we deserve!" The leader said through gritted teeth.

Ye Chen jumped onto the hood of his Infiniti, then climbed onto the roof, hands on hips, facing the employees of Si Yang Group and shouted, "Colleagues of Si Yang Group, although Tianya Group has merged with Si Yang Group, Tianya makes several times the profits and benefits each year compared to Si Yang. Yes, their salaries are higher, but don’t envy them. However, to appease everyone’s feelings, I, Ye Chen, as the chairman, declare that starting this month, everyone’s salaries will be increased to the same level as the employees of Tianya Group!"

"Wow, really? That’s great!"

"Awesome, our treatment is finally going to match that of Tianya Group!"

The employees of Si Yang Group were ecstatic when they heard this. They were well aware of the gap between Tianya Group and Si Yang Group. Although both companies belong to the same parent company, the performance of the two was markedly different. When Zhang Siyang was in charge, there was a significant disparity between Si Yang Group and Tianya Group. So, they all understood this internally.

"Don’t be fooled, everyone!" The leader immediately waved his hand and shouted, "He’s just giving you an empty check; once you leave here, he absolutely won’t honor his promise. My colleagues, don’t believe his words. Capitalists are always the exploiting class, and they will never understand our pain and labor."

"That’s right, never trust the words of capitalists!" Someone in the crowd began to echo. The crowd seemed to become restless again.

At this point, Fang Qin quickly leaned toward Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, there must be someone in the crowd inciting this group to act!"

"Damn it, I’m going to take down that leader!" Ye Chen immediately jumped off the car. Fang Qin was afraid that Ye Chen would act rashly, having seen Ye Chen’s abilities; would a man who dared to kill the offspring of a City Secretary with his bare hands be afraid of a troublemaker in the crowd?

"No, don’t be reckless!" Fang Qin quickly pulled at Ye Chen, who coldly said, "Shit, if I don’t teach him a lesson, he won’t know how badass I am!"

"That’s enough!" Fang Qin glared at him and said, "With so many people paying attention to this, if you, as the chairman of Si Yang Group, lash out and hit someone, it would not only affect Si Yang Group but also have a great impact on Tianya Group. So, if you’re going to make a move, you need to think it through!"

"Shit, I don’t even have the right to hit someone now?" Ye Chen spat.

At that moment, Lin Xue’er, holding a microphone, hurried out and anxiously asked, "Ye Chen, what... what exactly is going on?"

"How would I know!" Ye Chen glanced at Lin Xue’er. With the media now involved, Ye Chen became annoyed, realizing that the mastermind behind the scenes was looking to escalate the situation. Ye Chen asked, "Xue’er, who told you guys to come report on this?"

"Somebody called in a tip, so we came!" Lin Xue’er looked at Ye Chen in astonishment.

"Shit, playing dirty tricks on me!" Ye Chen was frustrated. Li Ruo beside him suggested, "Could it be the man who framed Ziwen?"

"I don’t think so, I know Shen Haotian’s temperament!" Ye Chen took a deep breath and then said, "He was born a soldier, so when he fails, that’s it—no playing other tricks!"

"Oh!" Li Ruo nodded.

At this time, important officials from the City Government began to show up, including Jiang Zhonggen, who briefly got the gist and then approached Ye Chen. Jiang Zhonggen had some respect for Ye Chen, considering what he had done and his powerful connections in the Central Government. To put it simply, he was a man of significant stature in the society!

"Ye Chen, you need to handle this properly!" Jiang Zhonggen earnestly told Ye Chen, "Jianghuai City is currently striving to become a model city, so you must resolve this matter properly!"

"Don’t worry, I’ll handle it properly!" Ye Chen nodded.

"That’s good!" Jiang Zhonggen nodded, adding, "If you need anything, just ask us, and we will try to accommodate."

Jiang Zhonggen wanted to prevent the situation from escalating. After all, certain matters were not that simple. If someone were to exploit these issues, it would be troublesome for him. In response to such situations, the normal approach for the government was suppression, and there is an apparatus called the City Appeals Office in each city. This department was not just a simple office; it was filled with riot-control soldiers.

Their daily job was to prevent petitions and keep an eye on habitual petitioners. Additionally, they handled other matters, like dealing with disruptive crowds, especially those targeting the City Government.

"Secretary Jiang, rest assured, I can handle it!" Ye Chen smiled, offering Jiang Zhonggen a cigarette.

"Hehe, some situations require special measures!" Jiang Zhonggen whispered into Ye Chen’s ear, "Shall we let the Appeals Office personnel take care of it?"

"Man, Secretary Jiang, wouldn’t that just add to the chaos?" Ye Chen murmured.