Top-class Bodyguard

Chapter 1107 1083: Even Greater Scandal

He liked this feeling. It was just like when he first met Liou Rumei. Although her speaking style was hard to handle, she never really let anyone take advantage of her.

Poor children become self-reliant early; society, like a whetstone, has polished Liou Rumei into something slick and razor-sharp.

He's grateful to have met her.

Liou Rumei handled this matter flawlessly and even directly transferred two hundred thousand to Mrs. Liu and her family's account.

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Within just a few days, this matter has escalated, showing signs of spiraling out of control.

Mrs. Liu's son and daughter expressed their struggles in defending their rights during media interviews and mentioned the cold treatment they faced when trying to communicate with Lefujia Mall.

This further fueled the crowd's hostility toward Lefujia. The mall's entrance was swarmed with people holding banners, loudly telling every customer who entered about how Mrs. Liu was deceived and seriously injured. Lefujia Mall's business plummeted, and countless businesses entering the mall demanded compensation from the company.

As a company listed on NASDAQ, maintaining the corporate image is vital.

The night when the United States stock market opened, Lefujia Mall saw a massive sale of stocks. Driven by these sales and the impact of the damaged reputation, Lefujia's stock price dropped nine percent, hitting a record low.

The sudden emergence of the Lefujia incident spread nationwide in an unstoppable trend, leaving Liou Chuan Dian stunned.

The Liou Family immediately held a core member family meeting.

"Conspiracy, this is a conspiracy against Lefujia!" someone shouted angrily.

"Exactly, this must be a conspiracy targeting our Liou Family!"

Liou Chuan Dian sat at the head, his eyebrows tightly furrowed. Busy with the matters regarding Liou Chengjiao, he hadn't expected another issue to come up so quickly.

One wave had barely subsided when another rose.

Moreover, even if he were foolish, he could see that this was entirely aimed at the Liou Family. Just as Liou Chengjiao, who was responsible for retail, was imprisoned, Lefujia was immediately attacked like this.

"It must be that wicked woman, otherwise how could reporters just happen to appear there? How could newspapers publish without a call?"

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly.

At this moment, everyone awakened to the reality that they had heard of Liou Rumei confronting the Liou Family, but they had never taken it seriously. After all, for them, someone trying to fight the Liou Family was as laughable as an ant trying to topple an elephant.

But now, they couldn't laugh anymore.

"If it really is her, then find a way to kill that woman. Damn it, just looking at her makes me angry."

Liou Chuan Dian sighed inwardly and gently said, "Everyone, calm down, calm down. I called you here to discuss the issue, not to have you curse others."

"She's cutting into our money pouch, why should we tolerate it? Just have her killed and be done with it."

"Exactly! Kill her!"

Liou Chuan Dian said coldly, "Kill her? Have you forgotten Ren Feng?"

Upon this, the previously tumultuous room suddenly fell silent.

The atmosphere grew awkward.

Yes, how could they forget that scourge? With him around, not only would any action be impossible, but even if Liou Rumei lost a hair, he'd likely destroy the Liou Family entirely.

"Unfortunately, our Patriarch isn't out yet." someone sighed.

"Even so, it won't work. I think we should retaliate. Even if we don't kill her, are we afraid of her on commercial grounds?"

"Exactly!"

The crowd engaged in another round of discussions. Liou Yujing watched this scene with a slight sigh inside. To be honest, he had always somewhat looked down on this group of family elders—these arrogant and conceited folks who had never thoroughly investigated Liou Rumei.

Liou Chuan Dian said, "The responsibility for this incident lies with me. That night, after learning about Chengjiao's accident, I didn't immediately dispatch someone to handle this aspect, which left the business side less monitored. Once the matter arose, the people below didn't react promptly and handled it just as they had previously—leading to today's situation."

"Patriarch, how will we handle it this time? If it's not handled well and if the stock market plunges again tomorrow, Lefujia will be doomed."

Liou Chuan Dian looked at Liou Yujing: "Yujing, say something."

Liou Yujing nodded, saying, "Firstly, instruct the company's vice president to personally negotiate compensation with Mrs. Liu's family, satisfying their demands as much as possible to win them over from hostility to praising our responsibility and resolve the biggest conflict.

Secondly, I'll let the public relations department communicate with major media and websites, offering to advertise with them as a condition for suspending coverage of this issue.

Thirdly, the company will organize scholars to discuss the incident to steer public opinion favorably toward us. These are temporary solutions I've thought of. If anyone has other suggestions, feel free to propose them."

Liou Jianyun nodded in satisfaction, saying, "These ideas are excellent, let's proceed according to this plan. We can't let this issue continue to be hyped."

Liou Chuan Dian nodded, saying, "Let's follow Yujing's plan. There should be no problem suppressing this issue. After all the experience Yujing's been through, if it doesn't work, let him give the publicity department a heads-up. But my concern is, what if other issues arise?"

Once again, the room fell into silence. The women bowed their heads without speaking, while the men silently smoked.

"That brat is someone we can't even touch now. We can only compete with her in business."

Someone spoke.

After a short silence, Liou Yujing spoke up, "No need to panic. She'll have her hands tied as well. Don't forget we have alliances in the Liou Family. Although it may seem like a family matter to the outside, not easy to intervene, if she disrupts the interests between the Liou Family and other allied families, wouldn't the Shen Family, the Sima Family feel compelled to intervene?"

As Liou Yujing spoke, everyone else also reacted.

"Exactly."

"Our biggest problem right now is getting through this crisis first." continued Liou Yujing.

Liou Jianyun nodded, "Right, let's get through this crisis first. The retail sector can't fail. If we don't withstand this blow, the Liou Family's income will sharply decline, and the money given to everyone will decrease likewise."

This statement ignited a fervor among the Liou Family.

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While the incident of Mrs. Liu encountering deceptive pricing at Lefujia was getting fired up socially, more significant scandals about Lefujia were exposed.