Chapter 103: 099 The whole city is watching, dog bites dog (3 more updates)_3
Tang Wan thought that her father brought up a different topic on purpose to avoid discussing the He Familyâs matters with her grandfather, but after listening carefully, it seemed that her maternal grandfatherâs family really planned to return.
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In Pingjiang, a small place, by around noon, news had already spread wildly that the He Group was going to hold a press conference.
Normally, a company holding a press conference to talk about its business operations would only be of interest to business people and was unrelated to most, hardly anyone paid attention.
But now, with the scandal involving He An, which had caused an uproar, this press conference was ostensibly to discuss recent company conditions, but in reality, it was a public disavowal of He An, naturally drawing citywide attention.
Past one oâclock in the afternoon, Tang Wan changed her clothes and prepared to leave.
The old master was leaning in a wicker chair in the courtyard, playing with a bird, with the radio playing Chinese opera. Hearing that his old relative was coming back to the country, he nodded his head in pleasure.
Seeing Tang Wan about to leave, he lifted his eyelids, "Going out for something?"
"Iâm meeting with Uncle Chen to talk about work."
Old Tang nodded, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Jiang Jinsang was also coming out, dressed neatly, obviously also going out, "Xiaowu, you are..."
"Iâm going out to buy something for Jiangjiang to eat, he likes the Pine Nut Cake from Yiyu Tea House a lot."
"Youâre going together?"
Tang Wan smiled awkwardly, "Not really, itâs just on the way."
"Is that so..." Old Tang hummed a little tune, his smile pregnant with meaning.
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Tang Wan hadnât originally planned to take Jiang Jinsang with her, but he insisted, and she had no choice.
"Just follow your own plans, and Iâll be behind watching..." Jiang Jinsang turned his head to look at her, "If you need help, just turn back, Iâll definitely be there."
His voice was as usual, gentle and doting.
At this moment, inside the press room of the He Group, it was not yet the appointed time, but journalists had already set up their equipment and adjusted the cameras to the best angles, ready to shoot.
"To publicly abandon his own son, thatâs quite harsh."
"The man is ruined; they canât let him continue to drag down the family, and besides, in business, who doesnât have a bit of ruthlessness? Just like Mr. Tang, a man so genteel and mild-mannered ordinarily, can be so decisive in business."
"I heard the He Family has an illegitimate son outside; with He An ruined, Mrs. He might not stay in their home much longer either, after all her years of careful management, it ends up benefiting someone outside, how could she be willing?"
"Thatâs why they say, having money isnât necessarily a good thing."
...
Journalists whispered and murmured amongst themselves.
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At two oâclock, the press conference started precisely on time, attended by the manager of the public relations department of the He Group, two supervisors, a representative of the groupâs lawyers, and He Anâs motherâLun Huiru.
Lun Huiru glanced subtly around the hall, she...
She didnât come?
Was she not afraid this would end with them both destroyed, leaving her with no good days ahead?
After a brief introduction, the representative of the groupâs lawyers spoke, "Given the recent turmoil and the losses it brought to all our shareholders and investors, our group expresses deep regret and has been thinking of ways to compensate..."
"After resolutions by the board of directors, weâve decided to revoke Mr. He Anâs shareholder status."
"For the specifics, please let Mrs. He provide a detailed explanation."
At this moment, Tang Yunxian was sitting in his office, watching the live broadcast of the press conference, his lips curling up in a sneer.
His son was in trouble, yet as a father, he hid behind, letting a woman face so many journalists, publicly disowning her son, the men of the He Family really were something!
Lun Huiruâs microphone was already on at this moment.
She took a deep breath, "First of all, I want to thank all the media friends for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend our groupâs press conference."
"Regarding the things my son has done, itâs my failure in parenting, and it took up so much of everyoneâs time and resources. I deeply apologize, and here, I also apologize to Miss Tang and everyone in the Tang Family."
As she spoke, she stood up and faced the camera, bowing deeply.
At this moment, He Anâs father stood in the backstage, very satisfied with her actions, as everything proceeded methodically as he had planned.
However, just as Lun Huiru straightened up, she suddenly faced the camera with a smile.
"I know everyone has a bad impression of my son, thinking he is just a playboy, ruining the Tang Familyâs clean threshold, and you are very indignant."
"But I also want to remind everyone, how much do you really know about Tang Wan?"
"A fly does not bite a seamless egg, is she really as innocent as you think? Does she truly have no flaws?"
...
Below, the reporters began whispering to each other, and the people from He Group on stage looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Thatâs not how the script was supposed to go!
"Whatâs going on? What is this Mrs. He saying? This isnât part of the procedure, is it?" Reporters who entered the venue were generally aware of the entire conferenceâs flow in advance, and Lun Huiruâs remarks were completely off-script.
"It seems like she knows something else. These wealthy families have many secrets, surely they all know some not publicly known secrets."
"Her own son was ruined, and now she wants to drag Tang Wan down too?"
"Iâm just curious, what does Tang Wan have thatâs worth slandering?"
"This Miss Tang is really unfortunate, being targeted by her son was bad enough, and now sheâs being dragged into this."
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At this moment, Mr. He in the backstage was already panicking, calling the staff, "Cut her microphone! Sheâs really gone mad, spouting all kinds of nonsense!"
But before the staff could act, the display behind Lun Huiru switched from the words [Press Conference] to several images.
All were loan receipts from different platforms with varying amounts, but the borrower was the same person...
[Tang Wan].
There was also some personal information, though a few digits were redacted, but local reporters in Pingjiang could tell these documents were authentic.
Then the screen shifted to images of Tang Wan clashing with several sturdy men, with the background only showing an office area, so messy that it was hard to tell where.
However, given the debt documents shown earlier, it wasnât hard to guess these men were debt collectors.
"Whatâs going on? Does the Tang Family not have money? Is she borrowing from outside?"
"Dang, if Mr. Tang sees this, his face would turn! He might be furious."
"I checked with someone at one of the platforms, Miss Tang really borrowed two hundred thousand from them, and itâs almost overdue, if she doesnât pay on time, her credit will be affected."
...
Several photos later, the entire hall exploded!
Lun Huiru gripped the microphone tightly, "I donât know how credible a person she is, what she says, how true it might be, whether my son was pestering her, or if she was intentionally seducing him, itâs really hard to say."
As soon as her words fell, a rough, murky man suddenly burst from the reporter seats, pointing at her nose, yelling:
"Nonsense! This is all fake, sheâs lying!"
Lun Huiru saw who it was and her face instantly turned pale.
The man was corpulent and bulky, with sly, shifty eyes, clearly not a decent man, and he...
was Zhang Defu!