Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 524: Crisis

Chapter 524: Chapter 524: Crisis

The senior employees of Beauty Company standing not far away were all surprised to see President Xia and Fang Bai holding hands and standing shoulder to shoulder in such closeness, secretly guessing who that handsome young man could be, to have won President Xia’s favor.

"What exactly happened?"

Fang Bai glanced at the emotionally charged crowd gathered outside the gate and casually asked.

"This matter is very strange..."

After organizing her thoughts, Xia Chenyu began, "In recent days, our company has received complaints from more than a dozen consumers claiming that after using our beauty products, they experienced skin allergies, poisoning, and other side effects..."

"Side effects?"

Fang Bai frowned.

Beauty Company’s beauty products, all developed by Fang Bai, were suitable for all skin types and should not cause any side effects unless someone was making counterfeit products to create trouble.

Xia Chenyu said, "No one in our company believes those complaints. Because our products are always tested by our staff before being released to the market, and we’ve never had any problems. However..."

Xia Chenyu spoke with a heavy expression, "After receiving the complaints, we sent people to the homes of those consumers for an investigation, and it turned out that the beauty products they used were indeed from our company... That’s strange!"

"Could it be counterfeit products?"

Fang Bai asked.

Xia Chenyu replied, "That’s what I thought initially, but after a careful examination, we confirmed that those products are real!"

She paused, then continued, "Yesterday morning, I asked Xiuyun to contact several consumers who had allergic reactions, asking them to bring the problematic products they bought to the Huaxia Quality Inspection Department for testing with our staff. The test results should be out this afternoon. I believe there won’t be any issues with our products!"

Fang Bai shook his head, "That’s futile. If someone deliberately sabotaged our products, they would have planned it meticulously. They could manipulate any stage from production, transportation, sales, even to inspections, making it impossible to guard against. Even if this batch is cleared today, tomorrow another batch might have issues..."

Xia Chenyu’s face changed slightly, she bit her silver teeth and said resentfully, "From the beginning, I suspected that someone with ulterior motives was scheming behind the scenes, wanting to tarnish Beauty Company’s reputation!"

"Who do you think is most likely behind this?"

Spirit flickering in his eyes, Fang Bai was ready to use some unconventional methods for a counterstrike if what Xia Chenyu said was true.

"Apart from the Shen Family from Anxi and the Li Family from Donghai, I can’t think of anyone else!"

Mentioning the Shen Family from Anxi, Xia Chenyu unwittingly clenched her fists, her tone turning icy.

"The Shen Family and the Li Family have always been in good relations. I think it’s very likely they’re colluding! That Li Dongyang who was here just now, he’s the second son of Li Chongshan, the Family Head of the Li Family, and also the Vice President of their business, the Heavenly Daughter Group. His presence here today already felt odd to me!"

Xia Chenyu turned her head to look outside the gate, seeing Li Dongyang’s sedan had not left yet, she said coldly, "Both the Shen and Li families’ beauty companies have long dominated the first and second market share in Huaxia’s beauty industry. But our Beauty Company has rapidly developed this past year, grabbing a lot of their market share. I think they must be desperate now..."

Fang Bai nodded, finding Xia Chenyu’s words reasonable.

Xia Chenyu had had her share of grievances with the Shen Family from Anxi, and Fang Bai was well aware of it all. But as the saying goes, "Even a tiger wouldn’t eat its offspring." If Shen Dongyang, the current Family Head of the Shen Family and Xia Chenyu’s biological father, would go as far as to harm his own daughter, that would indeed be chilling.

However, upon reflection, in those Prominent Clans, family interests often come before kinship, which can be extremely shallow. It wasn’t impossible for Shen Dongyang to do so.

As for the Li Family from Donghai, Fang Bai wasn’t very familiar with them. However, competitors often become enemies. The rise of Beauty Company inevitably shook the Li Family’s interests, so it was very possible that they might use unscrupulous means to suppress Beauty Company.

If Xia Chenyu was right about the good relationship between the Shen and Li families, it wouldn’t be surprising for them to join forces against Beauty Company. By bringing down Beauty Company, they could redistribute the market share to their joy. Why wouldn’t they?

"The key issue now is that our products causing consumers to have skin allergies and poisoning has hit the headlines of all major media today... True or not, this has already had a significant impact on our company. According to feedback from the market, many consumers are starting to return products, some stores are preparing to remove them from shelves, and our company staff are too upset to work..."

As she said this, Xia Chenyu sighed, a trace of distress appearing on her pretty face.

In the last half-year, with Fang Bai’s help and her own efforts, Beauty Company had risen rapidly. It seemed they were about to fulfill her late mother’s wish to surpass the Shen Family from Anxi. If this incident caused Beauty Company to collapse, she didn’t know if she could bear the blow.

"What are all those people outside doing?"

Fang Bai gestured towards the crowd gathered outside the gate.

Xia Chenyu gave a bitter smile, "A few of them are consumers who had issues after using our products, and most are probably their relatives! They’ve been gathering outside since early morning, demanding an apology and compensation from us. Those media outlets are likely called by them too."

Standing to the side, Zhao Xiaomeng angrily said, "They’re demanding ten million per person, such an outrageous sum! Hmph, I bet those people have been sent purposely by those with ulterior motives to cause trouble!"

Wu Xiuyun sighed, "Those people are shouting outside, and the media is reporting on it, making the situation worse. If we can’t come up with a timely response, the impact will only grow!"

Both of them, as veterans of Beauty Company, had deep feelings for the company and naturally didn’t wish to see it fail.

"Come on, let’s go out and see for ourselves!"

Fang Bai’s gaze swept over the few men and women who were shouting the loudest outside the gate and he smirked coldly.

The four of them passed through the human wall made up of about a dozen security guards and stood in front of the hundreds of rioters.

Concerned about the emotionally charged rioters rushing forward to scratch and scuffle, Zhao Xiaomeng and Wu Xiuyun instinctively stood behind Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu.

Neither Fang Bai nor Xia Chenyu were afraid; they stood side by side, their gazes slowly sweeping over the hundreds of people in front of them.

Seeing the four of them come out, the crowd fell silent for a moment before becoming agitated once again. A few women with red spots or acne on their faces stood in front of Xia Chenyu, pointing at her and demanding, "You’re the owner of this company, aren’t you?"

"I am."

Xia Chenyu answered calmly.