Besides, Zhang Jingye's wife, Lee Shu-hyun, lived in a luxurious apartment in Guangzhou for a long time because of her weak body and convenient medical treatment. Her husband was usually busy with work, but he did not forget to go home to visit her. Even if he could not go home, he would call to ask about her. He had to go home on Sunday. However, she had not seen her husband come home for the past few days, nor had she received any calls. She began to complain, Was this old thing too busy? Or was he putting on an act again and going out to participate in some charity event? Or did he take a fancy to some pretty and flirtatious lady and flirt with her again? He didn't even go home on Sunday. It was really incomprehensible! Besides, even if there was an important matter at the company that you had to attend and you couldn't come back, you should have called to report the situation. Why didn't you call back? Do you still have me in your heart? Was there such a home? Is it not worth a penny if I can't bear you a son? You have such a big Zhang Corporation today, so many assets. Could it be that it's all your credit? Without my contribution? He really burned the bridge after crossing the river and was ungrateful! I don't believe that you won't need me in the future.
Victoria was indignant. But on second thought, she felt that she should not hate her husband so much. He was in poor health and had been sick for many years. He couldn't do anything, but he lived in a luxurious apartment. He was hospitalized when he was sick, and he lived at home when he wasn't sick. He wore luxurious clothes and ate delicious food every day. Zhang Jingye never complained. Such a big company, and he had to rely on himself to work hard. He didn't even have to go home on Sunday. It was really hard! Am I wrong to blame him? After all, they had been husband and wife for decades. They had worked together to start a business and were in the same boat through thick and thin. They had a deep relationship and should understand and forgive each other. Therefore, when Victoria did not see Zhang Jingye return home, she decided to take the initiative to call him and ask him about the situation. However, after calling several times, she still could not get through. She became suspicious. What was going on? Did he go to play? Or did he go out to do something? Could it be that he had caused some trouble outside? Did something happen? Why didn't you call home or pick up my calls? Puzzled, she could only call Gao Wenya, the female secretary in Zhang Jingye's office. She knew that Zhang Jingye trusted his secretary the most. She was willing to talk to her about anything, discuss it with her, and leave everything to her. This female secretary did her best and he was satisfied.
Victoria immediately picked up the call.
"Hello, Xiao Gao, is Mr. Stanley in the company? Why haven't you come home for a few days?"
"Mr. Stanley hasn't been in the company for the past few days. He told me that he had something to do in Shen Zhen.”Gao Wenya quickly answered when she saw that it was Mrs. Zhang.
"You went to Shen Zhen to handle some business? Was there something important in the company that he had to handle personally?”
"I haven't heard anything big about the company recently. Perhaps it was Mr. Stanley's personal matter, and no one else could do it for him. He had to do it personally.”
"How's it going? Did he call back?"
"Mr. Stanley didn't call back. We don't know how things are going. Because it's Mr. Stanley's private matter, it's not convenient for me to call and ask. Of course, he couldn't just make random guesses. Mrs. Zhang, I'm really sorry!"
Victoria complained again when she couldn't get any results. She was also a little suspicious. She said,
"When you go to Shen Zhen, regardless of personal or business matters, if you don't come back for a few days, even if it's inconvenient to call the company, you should at least call home. He didn't call the company or his family. I called him a few times today, but he didn't pick up. Don't you think it's strange? What was so important that it was so difficult? He had been gone for a few days without coming back. The company and his family did not know about it. I'm so anxious!"
Gao Wenya saw that Mrs. Zhang was anxious, so she also expressed her opinion.
"I also feel that it's a little strange for Chairman Zhang to go to Shen Zhen this time. It's hard to understand. You said that it was a personal matter, but you brought the company's staff with you. The people they brought were also strange. They didn't bring anyone from the marketing department. They only brought Division Chief Song from the security department and Ding Xian, the security guard. Other than guarding the door, what business do you think they would discuss? Moreover, Mr. Stanley had been gone for a few days without returning. He did not call back, nor did he make any arrangements for the company's business. There were not enough people on duty at the security department, so they couldn't find Section Chief Song. The supervisors of the various departments of the company reported that they could not find Mr. Stanley to ask for instructions. The documents could not be approved, and the business could not be carried out. There were also many discussions in private.”
When Victoria heard Secretary Gao's words, she became even more anxious. Where did this old thing go? He actually ignored the company's major matters. Wasn't this affecting the company's business development? He also heard from Gao Wenya that the supervisors of the various departments in the company had reported that they could not find him to ask questions. There were many private discussions, and they felt that the problem was too serious to not ask. Hence, he said,
"What are the various department heads discussing? Was it serious? Would it affect the company's development? Tell me."
The executives 'discussions were a mess. There were all kinds of suspicions, speculations, and no conclusion. There was no unified opinion. When Gao Wenya heard Mrs. Zhang's question, she did not know how to answer. This matter concerned Mr. Zhang and the company's reputation. She felt that it was not good to say it, nor was it good to not say it. She thought about it seriously and felt that she should explain the discussions of the executives and Mr. Stanley's actions to Mrs. Stanley. Mr. Stanley was not around, and there was no one in charge of the company's business. It was also good for Mrs. Zhang to know the current situation of the company and help the company think of a way to solve the problem and calm the chaos. Hence, he said,
"There are a lot of discussions. It's a mess. There are all kinds of theories. It's not convenient to say it over the phone. I'm at work and have a lot of things to do. It's not convenient for me to leave without permission. Now that Mr. Stanley was not in the company, there was no one in charge, and many businesses could not be carried out. I think it's necessary for you to know about these situations so that you can help the company think of a way to get a leading opinion. If you really want to hear it, you have to come to the company. I'll slowly tell you all the discussions and opinions I've heard.”
"Alright, I'll go to the company.”
Victoria actually agreed. If it was in the past, she, the esteemed chairman's wife, was already so old and frail. She needed to recuperate. She would never agree to go with an ordinary employee. However, the situation was different now. Zhang Jingye was not at home, and such a big company had no one in charge. She could not let the company's business suffer losses. This was related to the reputation and interests of the Zhang Group, and the reputation and interests of the Zhang family. It was extraordinary! Gao Wenya was Zhang Jingye's most trusted person. Since she wanted her to go, she must know the inside story and have something important to tell her. It seemed that if he wanted to know the true situation of Zhang Jingye's trip to Shen Zhen, what the executives were discussing, and the secrets, he would have to make a personal trip to the company.
Victoria arrived at the Zabe Corporation by car. As soon as she got out of the car, she saw Gao Wenya waiting for her at the entrance of the company building. When Secretary Gao saw Mrs. Zhang coming, he quickly went forward to help her out of the car. Then, he helped her into the secretary's office. He first asked Mrs. Zhang to sit down on the sofa and then went to make tea.
Victoria was anxious to know where Zhang Jingye had gone and what he had been up to, as well as the many discussions that the company's executives had about his trip. She beckoned for Gao Wenya to sit down and said,
"Tell me quickly. I heard that Chairman Zhang went to Shen Zhen this time to do something. What had the executives of the various departments been discussing in private over the past few days? Was it serious? When he comes back, I can tell him about the impact on the company and remind him to be careful in the future. This will ruin the company!"
"I only heard about it. You asked me to tell you, so I didn't dare to hide it. However, I have to make it clear in advance that what I heard was what the executives discussed in private. They also heard it, so it might not be true.”Gao Wenya wanted to say something, but she had some concerns, so she could only say this first to shirk responsibility.
Victoria naturally understood why Gao Wenya said that. She said,
"Just say it. The speaker is innocent. I might not take it seriously."
"Alright, I'll tell you. He heard that Mr. Stanley had brought Section Chief Song to Shen Zhen to get his son back.”
"You want your son back? Whose son?"
"Of course it's Mr. Stanley's son."
"He has a son? When did this happen? Why didn't I know? Could it be that the old thing is hiding such an important matter from me?”
Victoria looked at Secretary Gao in surprise and urged her to tell him. Gao Wenya thought for a moment and said,"
"Do you know Mr. Stanley's South Hill Villa?”
"I know. I've stayed there a few times. The scenery there was not bad. The stream flowed through the wall, and there was a well-designed garden in the courtyard. The bamboo and wood were verdant, and the flowers were fresh all year round. The air was also fresh. It's just that it's in the suburbs and too far from the city center. It's not convenient to go shopping or see a doctor, so I don't want to live there. Auntie Li, the manager there, is an old member of the Zhang family. She has served the old lady before, so we are very familiar with her.”
"Other than Auntie Li, who else are you familiar with in the villa?”
"At that time, the villa had just been built, and the staff was not complete. Other than Auntie Li, there was only one security guard at the door, Old Yang. I've seen him a few times, but I'm not familiar with him.”
Gao Wenya noticed that Mrs. Zhang didn't know what had happened in Nanshan Hill recently, so she said,"
"When you came to the villa, it was about a year ago, right?”
"More than a year? Not only that. It had been two years, almost three years.”Victoria carefully recalled the situation when she came to the South Hill Villa and calculated the time.
"No wonder you didn't know that Mr. Stanley has a son. If you go there and ask now, there's probably no one who doesn't know that Mr. Stanley has a son. He also heard that Mr. Stanley had named his son Jiye, hoping that his son would inherit Mr. Stanley and the Zabe Group's business when he grew up. Just by hearing this name, you can tell that he's Mr. Stanley's son. Mr. Stanley values this child so much and places so much hope on him!”
"He always had this wish. He wanted to have a son of his own and inherit the Zhang family's business. However, after I had a miscarriage when I was young, I suffered from a gynecological disease and couldn't grow. He's already so old. If I don't care, which woman is willing to give birth to him?”
"Naturally." Gao Wenya told him about the rumors that she had heard from some of the company's staff who were close to Chairman Zhang." I heard that a young woman from the countryside from northern Jiangsu gave birth to Chairman Zhang. This kind of thing was not rare. In society, it was called surrogate pregnancy, or borrowing one's belly to give birth.”
"Is there really such a thing? It was truly a strange story in the world! This is the first time I've heard of it."
"What's so strange about that? As the saying goes, there are all kinds of strange things in the world. Modern science was developed and technology was advanced. Regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, as long as one party could bear a child, if one wanted a child, there were not only substitutes but also test-tube babies. As long as you had money and were willing to spend it, there would be people willing to do anything and help you.”Gao Wenya explained.
"Someone is willing to do such a thing? There are still people willing to help you?"
"Yes. If you don't have children, you feel that it's a big pity that you don't have a successor, so you want children. People had no money and could not do what they wanted to do. They were sad and impatient. They had no choice but to think of ways to find money and make money. The two of them hit it off: You spent money, had a child, and had a successor in your career in the future; They had done something, helped out, and had money. They had done what they wanted to do, and they had gotten what they wanted. This was called losing and gaining, gaining and losing, each taking what they needed, each having their own gains and losses.”
Mrs. Zhang seemed to have heard some strange news. She kept shaking her head and felt that it was incomprehensible. Gao Wenya said," You live in a big mansion and a high-rise building every day. You have clothes and food on hand. You have a car when you go out and people at home to serve you. How would you know the sufferings of the people? It was said that the farmers in the rural areas of northern Jiangsu were still very poor. If there was a natural or man-made disaster, or if someone in the family was suffering from a major illness, or if their child went to college, they would have to spend a lot of money, and they would not be able to solve it. Borrowing money, the farmers 'income is not much, and the loan is not enough; There was no mortgage guarantee, so it was impossible to get a loan. If there was really no other way and they were in a hurry to use money, some people could only take this kind of crooked way to earn more money quickly.”
Victoria was finally convinced by Secretary Gao. She finally nodded and said,
"The situation you mentioned might happen in the countryside. When I was young, I heard about it in the countryside.”"Did you hear about the family background of the rural woman from northern Jiangsu who had a son with the chairman?" she asked.”
"I heard that her son has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. It requires a lot of surgery fees, and her family doesn't have enough money.”
"How much did the chairman give her?"
"How would I know? Only Mr. Stanley and the woman from Northern Jiangsu knew about it. It was difficult for outsiders to know. But he was sure that it was a lot of money. Otherwise, who would do such a thing? The rural women in northern Jiangsu were very feudal.”
"Northern Jiangsu is so far away from Guangzhou. How does the chairman know this Northern Jiangsu woman? Who introduced you?"
"As long as you are willing to pay a high enough fee, there will naturally be someone to introduce you. It was said that the person who introduced Mr. Stanley to him was Miss Jin, the owner of the company's product exhibition store. She was also from Northern Jiangsu and used to be Mr. Stanley's secretary. She had always had a good relationship with Mr. Stanley.”
"How long has this woman from Northern Jiangsu been here?”
"More than a year. Coincidentally, it was during the period when you weren't at the South Hill Villa.”
"No wonder I wanted to come to the villa garden to take a look once. The chairman said that the garden had just been sprayed with medicine and it was not good for my health, so he did not ask me to come. So there's a secret."
"At that time, that woman from Northern Jiangsu had not given birth yet. You would be angry if you saw her, so it was inconvenient for you to come. Now that she has given birth and that woman from Northern Jiangsu has been fired, she won't hide it from you anymore. Maybe he'll even take the initiative to invite you to see the child. After all, the Zhang family has an heir, and the Zhang Corporation has an heir. It's a great news!”
"He hasn't told me about it yet, so I don't know. Actually, I shouldn't hide this matter. I'll find out sooner or later.”
"I heard that the child is only one month old and that woman from Northern Jiangsu has just been fired. Perhaps the child was stolen before Mr. Stanley could tell you.”
"Tell me. I won't come to the villa to take a look. I can't raise the child for him either. I still have to take care of the nanny. However, I don't understand. The children are raised in the villa, with high walls and deep yards. The security is tight, and outsiders are not allowed to enter. Very few people know. Tell me, how could the child be lost? Isn't that strange?"
"I don't know about that. For this reason, it was said that Mr. Stanley and Section Chief Song had also been investigating for a long time. Recently, they had even hired a private detective to help with the investigation.”
"He even hired a private detective? It was so difficult! Have you investigated it clearly?"
"That's for sure. Otherwise, where would Mr. Stanley get his son?”
"Did you hear who stole the child? The two walls of the villa were tall and sturdy. There were guards on both iron gates. How did the thieves break in and steal the children?”
"I haven't heard any concrete news. They say it's the kidnappers and that woman from Northern Jiangsu. We still don't know the true situation. If you want to know more, you can only go to the South Hill Villa to investigate. Since Mr. Stanley had gone to pick up the children, the staff there should know by now.”
"That makes sense. We'll go to the South Hill Villa to investigate now. Only the people there knew where the problem was.”
Victoria stood up and was about to leave when she stopped and said to Gao Wenya with a heavy heart,
"There's one more question I don't understand. Since the child had been found, wouldn't it be easy to bring him back? Why did they need so many people? Even the security chief, Song Cheng, had gone. Moreover, he had been gone for so many days. Many important matters in the company had been delayed. The child had not been brought back, and none of the people who had gone had returned. There was no news either. Could there be other problems?”
"You're right. The company's executives all thought so. I think so too. There must be other problems here, and they were big problems that were not easy to solve. Think about it, with Mr. Stanley's ability and the reputation of the Zabe Group, what problem can't be solved? There was no news about this matter for so many days. There must be something else. This was also the key to the company's supervisors 'worries and discussions. Some people even guessed that Mr. Stanley had not returned for so many days and had not called. He was probably in big trouble!”
Victoria nodded silently and sighed. She stopped talking and pulled Gao Wenya away.
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