The secretary's words detonated like a heavy bomb in the minds of Chen Jiaomeng and the others!
It left their heads buzzing, feeling like the sky was about to collapse.
"How... how is this possible?!"
"Our Jade Bee Dew has been tested; there can't be any issues with it!"
"..."
The Gu family members, upon hearing this news, quickly started chattering in a panic.
And Gu Shiyu turned pale, faintly recalling the conversation between grandfather and Gu Shiqian.
Back then, they seemed eager to get ahead of Gu Xiyan by submitting the Jade Bee Dew to the Drug Administration for testing and market approval. They thought about making quick money and seizing the market before suppressing Gu Xiyan completely and then slowly continuing to research and improve this semi-finished beauty secret recipe, removing any hidden dangers later on.
But, plans can never keep up with changes. Who would have thought such a major disruption would occur? First, the Beauty Pill threatened to leave them with unsold inventory of Jade Bee Dew, and then Governor Du started investigating their Jade Bee Dew, leading to the premature exposure of its hidden dangers.
Gu Shiyu found it difficult to breathe and felt a wave of despair wash over him.
Amidst the Gu family's incessant chattering, Lady Du, after hearing what the secretary said, was also terrified, her face losing all color, and she exclaimed in horror, "Oh my God, I've been using it for several days, several times a day, could it... ruin my looks?!"
Lady Du was scared to death!
And when Chen Jiaomeng and the Gu family members heard Lady Du's cry, they were even more frightened to the core!
No wonder the secretary of Du Xiangcheng made a special trip to investigate their Jade Bee Dew; they had initially thought it was Mu Jinyu's malicious scheming that led Du Xiangcheng to conduct this investigation.
Now, it seemed that the Jade Bee Dew was simply too ostentatious, capturing the hearts of all the ladies of various families who purchased it, and they had failed to properly address the hidden risks!
Upon hearing this, Du Xiangcheng frowned deeply, glaring at the Gu family members before he turned to Mu Jinyu, asking with concern, "Mr. Mu, please tell me if my wife will..."
Chen Jiaomeng, fearing Mu Jinyu would say more and remembering that the secret recipe of Jade Bee Dew originally came from his company, hastily said:
"Governor Du, if anything happens to the lady, it's not related to us. As he just said, this recipe wasn't acquired through regular channels, it was initially theirs!"
Chen Jiaomeng was afraid that if Lady Du encountered any problems, it would bring calamity to the Gu family, so he quickly disassociated himself from the matter.
The other Gu family members also echoed:
"Right, right... even if there's a problem with the Jade Bee Dew, it's the issue with the recipe. We bought it from the former CEO of their company. This has nothing to do with us!"
"Exactly, we had no idea there would be such a problem!"
"..."
Impatient with their excuses, Du Xiangcheng turned his head and glared at them, barking, "Shut up!"
The Gu family members instantly fell silent, not daring to breathe too loudly, but their eyes were all pitifully turned towards Mu Jinyu, hoping he would not be so ruthless.
Mu Jinyu didn't bother with them—it was laughable they were even trying to shift the blame onto him.
With a sneer, Mu Jinyu began to speak:
"Our skincare products were originally unfinished goods and not yet ready for market release. If you stole a faulty secret formula, can you really blame me? Moreover, you opted for cut-rate competition to try to crush us in a price war, using substandard herbs to produce Jade Bee Dew, which is the true cause of the irritation experienced by normal skin!"
Chen Jiaomeng and the others felt utterly dejected upon hearing Mu Jinyu say this, their eyes brimming with despair—they knew the Gu Family was finished, utterly and completely finished!
At first, they had thought Mu Jinyu would sue them, making them pay compensation, and due to the Beauty Pill, they would have to sit on their stock of Jade Bee Dew, tying up their capital and leading to their total ruin.
But now it seemed, they had been overthinking after all. With the wife of the Governor of Jiangnan having used their problematic Jade Bee Dew, and Du Xiangcheng being made aware of it, their company was facing an investigation and a shutdown...
This was indeed the definition of total ruin.
Watching the Gu family members, who were like maggots in a cesspit, Mu Jinyu withdrew his gaze and looked toward Du Xiangcheng and his wife, who were eagerly awaiting his words, and began to speak:
"If you, madam, continued to use that Jade Bee Dew for a few more days, given your skin's sensitivity, you would indeed experience an allergic reaction. It would start with some red spots, then large patches of rash, along with itching and pain as if ants were biting you. Eventually, your skin would ulcerate and you would be completely disfigured..."
"What?!" Lady Du was terrified upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, hurriedly asking, "What should I do, is there any hope for me? I don't want to be disfigured!"
Mu Jinyu reassured her, "Madam, you can rest assured that this would be the outcome only if you continued to use Jade Bee Dew. If you stop now, there will be no further issues. After all, my Beauty Pill is not just for fun."
"Moreover, even if I had not discovered your use of Jade Bee Dew today and your skin ended up ulcerating after a while, taking one of my Beauty Pills would still sweep those skin problems away. So, in that sense, my Beauty Pill can also be considered an antidote."
After hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Governor Du and his wife instantly felt a sense of relief.
Even the Gu family members felt a sense of relief.
After all, if something really happened to Lady Du, none of them would be able to escape!
Although their current situation was still distressing, at least it didn't blow up into a huge scandal!
In that moment, they were somewhat grateful for Mu Jinyu's creation of the Beauty Pill; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
They began to blame Gu Shiqian, thinking it was all this fool's fault for tampering with the Jade Bee Dew and almost ruining their entire family!
A reporter who originally wanted to interview Mu Jinyu overheard their conversation.
Learning that the highly sought-after Jade Bee Dew had such severe hidden risks, and looking around to see that most of the reporters at the venue had left, he knew this big news would be his alone to report.
A group of people were about to make an announcement about the miraculous emergence of the Beauty Pill, and surely the public would be skeptical. But him, revealing the substantial issues with Jade Bee Dew, would secure the headlines for himself!
The reporter was overjoyed, no longer bothering to interview Mu Jinyu, hastily heading back, ready to use the photos he had taken to write up this earth-shattering news!
Soon enough, the article was published, quickly hitting the headlines!
The article first mentioned the huge hidden risks of Jade Bee Dew, explaining how its potent ingredients could cause various allergic reactions in people with slightly inferior skin quality, leading to disfigurement!
It was accompanied by a photo of the dejected Gu family members listening to the scolding of Du Xiangcheng.
As well as one of Mu Jinyu standing by, with a calm demeanor.
The article identified the individuals in the photos!