The door to the conference room was opened.

An elderly, frail old woman walked in.

It was the current head of the Chen Family, the grandmother of Chen Ziran and Chen Longxiang.

"Chairwoman."

"Chairwoman."

"Chairwoman."

As soon as everyone saw the old lady appear, they all stood up and greeted her.

Only Ye Guichen seemed not to see her, sitting quietly in the corner.

He was typing a message: Gather equipment worth eighty million within three days.

After finishing, he sent the message.

Soon, he received a reply: Yes, boss.

"Ye Guichen, Grandma is here, why are you still sitting? Stand up quickly!" Chen Longxiang intentionally tried to impress the old lady and saw Ye Guichen still sitting, feeling delighted inside.

At a time like this, you're really asking for trouble.

The old lady sat at the head seat, and Chen Ziran stood on the side nervously, not daring to make a sound.

The old lady looked around, her gaze finally landing on Ye Guichen: "Although I seldom handle affairs now, that does not mean I'm completely uninvolved. Such a big thing happened, does no one want to give me an explanation?"

As she spoke, the old lady's dragon-head cane struck the ground twice, making everyone freeze in fear, not daring to move.

Chen Longxiang, however, fawned, "Grandma, don't get angry. Your health is more important than anything."

The old lady snorted, calming herself, giving Chen Ziran a sidelong glance, and pointed at Ye Guichen: "Ziran, even though your grandfather had a last wish, and I know you are a filial child, some people lack the most basic manners, can't you teach them?"

The old lady had long known about Ye Guichen's arrival.

Yet, she didn't bother to care about it.

She really didn't hold such trifling matters in her heart.

But today, Ye Guichen actually disrespected her in front of all the company's senior executives, which made the old lady very angry.

Chen Ziran, feeling extremely awkward, glared at Ye Guichen: "Stand up and greet Grandma quickly."

Ye Guichen stood up lazily and looked directly at the old lady: "Ziran and I are not formally married yet; isn't it too early to call you Grandma?"

Boom!

The whole room was shocked.

This Ye Guichen must have gone crazy?

He actually contradicted the old lady to her face.

Chen Longxiang was secretly delighted.

You're really good at digging your own grave.

Ha ha, Chen Ziran, do you see now? Look at the man you've chosen; let's see how you defend him.

Chen Ziran was also stunned.

At this moment, she wanted to defend, but it was clearly impossible.

"Grandma, Guichen he..." Chen Ziran, though well-read, couldn't even utter a complete sentence now.

The old lady snorted, directly interrupting Chen Ziran: "Enough, don't explain to me! Even if you explain, I won't listen. I'm here today to find out how to deal with this crisis."

"Grandma, I will try to contact other medical equipment manufacturers to fulfill the contract with Renmin Hospital," Chen Ziran quickly said upon hearing this.

The old lady sneered: "Ziran, contacting other manufacturers at this time, won't they take advantage of us? And how much liquid funds does the company have now, do you have enough?"

Chen Ziran was immediately choked: "This, this..."

She really hadn't considered so much.

"Longxiang, what do you think?" The old lady looked at Chen Longxiang, her eyes filled with a doting love completely different from when she looked at Chen Ziran.

Chen Longxiang immediately smiled and replied: "Grandma, leave this matter to me. I will find a way to contact the other manufacturers, and I guarantee they won't charge us extra and will even give us credit."

"Credit?" Chen Ziran's eyes widened.

Those merchants are not charities, why would they give you credit for medical supplies?

The old lady seemed to have been waiting for this question and nodded approvingly: "Good, since Longxiang said so, he must be able to do it. If this crisis can be resolved, I can enjoy my old age."

The implication was obvious.

If Chen Longxiang could resolve this crisis, taking over as chairperson was possible.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately responded.

"The old lady is truly wise!"

"With Longxiang's abilities, he can definitely resolve this crisis."

"We firmly support Longxiang."

The flattery echoed endlessly.

Then, a discordant voice rang out: "Does no one want to ask how this fire started?"

Everyone turned to stare at Ye Guichen.

Chen Longxiang was even more secretly pleased.

I was just about to hold you and Chen Ziran accountable, and you brought it up yourself, it seems you've reached a new level of self-destruction.

"Grandma, Ziran signed the contract, so she should be responsible. And Ye Guichen, as the manager of the Security Department, didn't prevent such a basic safety accident, he can't escape blame either."

Chen Longxiang's words immediately prompted others to agree.

Chen Ziran's face turned even paler.

Ye Guichen, as if unaffected, walked up to Chen Longxiang with a disdainful smile: "Are you sure this fire was Ziran's responsibility?"

"Nonsense!" Chen Longxiang, visibly uncomfortable being stared at, quickly turned his head, not daring to meet Ye Guichen's gaze: "It's obvious, do I even need to say it?"

The old lady nodded silently: "That's right, Chen Ziran can't avoid punishment for this."

Chen Ziran had resigned herself, bowing her head, not speaking, just waiting for the old lady's verdict.

"Ha ha, old lady, I've heard you were biased from a young age, and now it seems your reputation is well-deserved." Ye Guichen suddenly laughed: "This matter clearly shows it's an arson case, and you don't even plan to investigate?"

As he spoke, Ye Guichen glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Chen Longxiang.

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