Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 932: Chapter 932: An Apology Alone Is Not Enough

If not necessary, Lucas also doesn’t want to confront Zhao Gushen directly.

What Lucas and his team didn’t know was that the reason Zhao Gushen didn’t call immediately.

It was simply because he got up late.

On a fine Sunday, of course, he wanted to enjoy the joy of waking up late.

After breakfast, Zhao Gushen found some free time and went to the study to make an overseas call to Lucas.

Lucas hadn’t expected that what he feared would actually come true.

He still held onto the hope that Zhao Gushen wouldn’t personally call over this matter.

Having a protest issued in the name of Changping was already a very serious matter.

Who knew that just after he finished discussing it with the secretary-general, he received a call from Zhao Gushen.

"Mr. Zhao." Lucas answered the call with Zhao Gushen, facilitated by the secretary.

"Mr. Lucas, did your company receive the complaint email sent by our company?" Zhao Gushen directly asked.

"Yes, we received it." Lucas said, "Our company is investigating Zhuang Mingyan and will complete the investigation as soon as possible."

"Mr. Zhao, rest assured, I have watched the video, and it is indeed Zhuang Mingyan who is at fault." Lucas said.

"However, this is just my personal opinion. Zhuang Mingyan holds an important position in our company, and we cannot punish her without an investigation, as this would not be in accordance with regulations, and it would indeed damage our company’s reputation." Lucas said.

"Therefore, we still have to conduct the necessary investigation. As soon as we received the email this morning, we immediately launched the internal investigation. The investigation results should be out today."

"Once the investigation results are out, tomorrow, our company will have a meeting to discuss the details of Zhuang Mingyan’s punishment." Lucas said.

In fact, the decision regarding Zhuang Mingyan had already been made.

It was just like the colleague had previously told Zhuang Mingyan.

But to Zhao Gushen, he couldn’t say that.

"A big corporation like Changping can’t afford to fabricate such things." Zhao Gushen said.

"I certainly understand that, but the internal investigation is a necessary procedure, otherwise, our large company would become a laughingstock." Lucas said.

"Of course, I completely understand that." Zhao Gushen said, "I just want to express that every word in the email Changping sent to you is true. Every frame of the video is real, with no falsification."

"We are worried that you might not understand Chinese, so we even provided a translation for you. If you are not assured, you can verify it yourself." Zhao Gushen said.

"Actually, lodging a complaint in the company’s name is already a very serious matter." Zhao Gushen said, "But I personally called you to let you know that I take this matter very seriously, and I hope you take it seriously as well, and do not dismiss it."

"Of course not." Lucas said, "Even without your call, we would take it seriously. We absolutely do not tolerate such violations either."

"That’s the best." Zhao Gushen said, "But there is one more thing I think I need to tell you."

"Go ahead." Lucas said.

Zhao Gushen said: "One of the people involved in this incident, and also a victim, is Ye Fei."

Lucas certainly remembered.

Although he had some difficulty recognizing Asian faces.

They all looked somewhat similar.

But because the low score Zhuang Mingyan gave Ye Fei was so shocking.

Ye Fei appeared more frequently in the video clips.

It left a deep impression on Lucas.

So, he naturally remembered her.

"She is my wife." Zhao Gushen said.

Now, well, Lucas felt as if his whole being exploded.

If it was an ordinary contestant that was offended, at most, it would ruin the finals of the Changping Competition.

But now, it’s not just ruining the Changping Competition, the victim is also Zhao Gushen’s wife!

This matter cannot be easily resolved.

Even though Lucas previously wanted to protect Zhuang Mingyan.

But before he even hung up the phone, he was already pondering how to handle Zhuang Mingyan.

He no longer thought about how to protect Zhuang Mingyan.

"The reason I am saying this is not to make you impose a harsher penalty on Zhuang Mingyan because of it." Zhao Gushen said.

"It is because the fact that Ye Fei and I are husband and wife is known in Hua Country, and we have not kept it secret externally."

"Therefore, you can easily find out during your investigation." Zhao Gushen said, "I don’t want you to think I am deliberately hiding it, so I am telling you straightforwardly."

"I understand." Lucas said, "Mr. Zhao, rest assured, we will certainly ensure justice for Ye Fei, and the Changping Competition finals cannot be held again, nor can the results be changed."

"I know, no matter what I do, I can’t change what has happened. But I will do my utmost to ensure that everyone whose rights were harmed in this event receives justice. We will not take sides or appeal, please rest assured."

Only then did Zhao Gushen say: "Then I will wait for your handling results."

Lucas put down the phone.

Then muttered: "Saying there’s no intention of hiding from us is just to make me take it more seriously, isn’t it?"

This forced him to change his earlier decision to protect Zhuang Mingyan.

If he were to protect Zhuang Mingyan, he would certainly offend Zhao Gushen.

For someone who just bullied his wife, how could Zhao Gushen be willing to see her receive only a mild punishment?

Simply apologizing is definitely not enough.

Lucas immediately called the secretary-general to his office.

Discussed the situation with the secretary-general: "Although we do not expect to receive Changping’s support in Hua Country, we certainly do not want to make them an enemy."

"Since we do not touch the area of Chinese cuisine, our competition with Changping in Hua Country is much smaller." Lucas said.

Competing for market share will inevitably result in some collision with Changping.

But by not competing in the same cuisine category, the collision will be somewhat reduced.

"But if this issue is not handled well, it will completely make us foes with Zhao Gushen." Lucas said.

The secretary-general, however, was not as cautious as before.

The secretary-general said: "It shouldn’t be so bad. Public and private matters must be distinguished, Zhao Gushen wouldn’t confront us on business over his wife. After all, it’s also detrimental to their interests."

"Moreover, a wealthy man is unlikely to have only one woman as a wife, regardless of which country. This is a common problem among men." The secretary-general said.

"Especially for young and promising men like Zhao Gushen." The secretary-general said.