Chapter 201: Beauty and Tranquility 2
Zhang Jingyi glanced at Xiao Qiang with red eyes, and said with a faint sigh, "Actually, it's okay to sue you, it's not a secret." I was born in a family of incense powder, from the beginning of my ancestors, it was to make women's rouge gouache, because the products of my ancestors were loved by a certain emperor's concubine, so it created a great cause for everyone, and even in Ninghai City, it was also ranked among the five major families. But in modern times, because of the closure and control of the state, the business of rouge gouache is very difficult to do, and the family has been labeled as a capitalist roader, which has suffered a huge blow. Later, although there was some improvement after the reform and opening up, some ancestral skills were incomplete, and I finally opened a cosmetics company, and this cosmetics company is the Melinda company I currently manage. β
Xiao Qiang really didn't have much research on cosmetics, originally he was a man, where would there be any contact.
Seeing that Xiao Qiang didn't speak, Zhang Jingyi continued sadly while drinking beer, "When Melinda's company first started, thanks to my parents' hard work, I gradually made some cheap beauty and whitening products, which gradually made the family's life better. But the good times did not last long, because there was no core technology, so the family company has not been able to grow and grow. What's more, because the Huamao consortium of the Xu family in Ninghai has a great say in this industry, it has been suppressed by it. My father died of overwork, and my mother remarried and left for the country...... The Zhang family has no rising star to support the company, and you also know that my cousin Zhang Shuai is an uneducated guy, and the younger generation in the family can only run the company by me. Three years ago, I dropped out of university and became the general manager of Melinda. β
"I have been working hard to develop products that can compete with the Xu family, but there is no technology research and development that has been greatly hindered. Later, as a last resort, I could only disguise myself as an ordinary applicant to enter the Huamao Foundation, wanting to be a commercial spy and secretly learn the core technology of the Xu family. During that time, I met Xu Zhixun, the general manager of the China Trade Consortium, who is my fiancΓ©...... He fell in love with me and kept pursuing me, and I was sincerely felt by him, so I told him that I was the daughter of the Zhang family. β
"Originally, I thought that Xu Zhixun would be very angry and would think that I was a thief who entered the Huamao Consortium for profit, but I didn't expect that instead of being angry, he planned to provide the Zhang family with the core technology of the Xu family on facial masks. So I researched with him and finally developed a Chinese herbal formula for skin mask. I was gradually moved by Xu Zhixun's behavior, and I also found that I liked him a little, so when he proposed to me, I agreed. β
"So that's the case...... Xiao Qiang nodded and said, "Then since Xu Zhixun and you have developed a facial mask, why is your company still on the verge of bankruptcy?" β
"Although Xu Zhixun and I have successfully developed a Chinese herbal mask for the Zhang family, the most important Chinese herbal formula in this mask has always been in the hands of the Xu family. After all, this formula is an indispensable ingredient in several cosmetics of the Huamao Consortium, even if Xu Zhixun likes me again, it is impossible to ignore the Xu family and share this formula with the Zhang family. Therefore, I stepped forward and reached an agreement with the Xu family, that is, the Huamao Consortium would provide the core raw materials for the Chinese herbal mask produced by Melinda. This mask has been a huge seller since it came out, and we can say that the two of us have formed a win-win situation because of my marriage to Xu Zhixun. But...... Who knew that the good times would not last long, but it was only more than a year later, and on the day of my wedding to Ji-hoon, there was a car accident......"
Speaking of this, Zhang Jingyi's emotions were a little out of control, and her delicate body trembled and picked up the wine glass and drank all the beer, as if she wanted to let the alcohol numb the pain in her heart.
"Zhixun and his father had a car accident together, and after they went, the power of the Xu family fell into the hands of Zhixun's stepmother." When Zhang Jingyi said this, a trace of anger flashed in her beautiful eyes and said, "Zhixun's relationship with his stepmother has always been bad, his stepmother has no business mind and ability at all, and the Huamao consortium is getting worse and worse in her hands, and she has sold a lot of second-tier property." The board of directors wanted to force her to take a back seat and hire a CEO to manage the company, but she was unwilling to do so, and in order to compete with the other shareholders of the board, she forced me to hand over the shares of the Huamao Consortium 5 (percent number) that Zhixun had allocated to me in his will. I didn't want to watch the Huamao consortium ruin in her hands and was unwilling to hand it over, so she ruthlessly interrupted the cooperation with Melinda's company and interrupted the core formula of the Chinese herbal mask! β
When Xiao Qiang heard this, he was also a little speechless and said, "Why did Xu Zhixun's stepmother do this?" β
"I don't know very well, after all, I'm not a member of the Xu family anymore...... However, it seems that I heard that the Huamao Foundation has recently cooperated with the Miyamoto family to invest in a large project, and it is in urgent need of funds, so I don't know if it is because of this that it will sell its property. Zhang Jingyi looked very helpless and said, "Maybe it is because the investment in this project is too large and risky, so the other shareholders of the board of directors are jointly opposed, and Zhixun's stepmother will want to take back my shares to continue to gain absolute control of the company......
"The Miyamoto family again?" Xiao Qiang frowned, why did he always feel as if things were not simple every time he heard that something was related to the Miyamoto family? After thinking about it, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he said hurriedly, "Miss Zhang, you said that Xu Zhixun has a very bad relationship with his stepmother?" I take the liberty to ask you something, on the day you married Xu Zhixun, Xu Zhixun and his father had a car accident, was his stepmother in the car at the time? β
Zhang Jingyi was stunned, she didn't expect Xiao Qiang to ask about this, she shook her head after thinking about it and said, "No, except for the driver in the car that day, there were only Zhixun and his father, and his stepmother didn't take that car, it seemed that she took the car in the back." β
"This is strange, as Xu Zhixun's stepmother, even if she has any opinions with him, she must be in the same car with her husband, right?" Xiao Qiang faintly felt something in his heart, and muttered, "Why did she leave Xu Zhixun's father and choose to sit in the car behind?" Don't...... She already knew that Xu Zhixun's wedding car would have an accident? β
"Mr. Xiao, please don't speculate!" Zhang Jingyi's pretty face changed violently when she heard this, and she bit her pink lip and said sternly, "Although Zhixun and his stepmother have a bad relationship, this does not mean that we can speculate about this kind of thing, this is disrespectful to the deceased, and it is also an insult to Zhixun's stepmother!" β
Xiao Qiang smiled helplessly, obviously his guess made Zhang Jingyi a little angry. He took a deep breath and said seriously, "Miss Zhang, I admit that if you hear this at first glance, it is indeed a prejudice and insult to Xu Zhixun's stepmother, but if I tell you the true inside story of this car accident, I'm afraid you won't think so!" β
Zhang Jingyi's delicate body trembled violently, her beautiful eyes widened instantly, there seemed to be some fear in her eyes, and some heartache, and finally she gritted her teeth and asked, "You, what do you mean...... Ji-hoon's death is not as simple as an ordinary car accident? β
"Didn't you notice that there was something strange about this car accident?" Xiao Qiang was a little strange and said, "Do you all think it's an ordinary car accident?" β