Six Years Later: Wrecking His World with Quadruplets

Chapter 201

“You’re right. Being too low-key isn’t necessarily a good thing.”

Nan Zhiyi nodded in rare agreement.

Sheng Shiyu sneered. “It’s not too late to be high-profile now. It’s time to let those people know that Aletta isn’t just a name-in the world of perfumery, she is a force to be reckoned with!”

Upon returning to ZELING, Sheng Shiyu immediately set to work on the matter.

Over at the Ling Group, the person in charge of ‘Frost Eternal Night’ was a man named Fu Cheng’an, who happened to be Chen Jing’s former classmate.

When he received the call from Sheng Shiyu, he was completely stunned.

Wasn’t this formula… from the Di Corporation?

Since when did it belong to Aletta?

And now, Aletta was turning around and accusing them of theft…

He was instantly thrown into a panic.

“President Sheng, is it possible there’s been a misunderstanding? We paid for this formula and acquired it through legitimate channels. How could it belong to Aletta?”

Fu Cheng’an finally found his voice and questioned Sheng Shiyu on the other end of the line.

Sheng Shiyu replied, “Misunderstanding? I haven’t misunderstood anything. This formula was indeed developed by Aletta. From start to finish, we have never authorized its use or sold it to anyone. Yet, here it is, appearing on your company’s official website…”

“Manager Fu, I don’t care how you obtained it, but since you’ve already started accepting pre-orders, we have every right to hold you accountable!”

“Our laboratory has all of Aletta’s research and development records on file… So, I hope you can handle this as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to use the law to protect our rights.”

Sheng Shiyu methodically analyzed the pros and cons for him. “Manager Fu, although the Ling Group is a large corporation, who do you think people in the perfume industry will believe if this gets out? Aletta, or the Ling Family?”

“Don’t underestimate Aletta’s standing in this industry. If the theft of a formula is proven as a solid fact, I’m afraid the Ling Family’s perfumes won’t be able to find a foothold in the market ever again!”

While there was a hint of exaggeration in her final words, it wasn’t entirely false.

Once industry experts verified that the research was indeed stolen from Aletta, the Ling Family’s perfume business would find it nearly impossible to grow.

Finally, Sheng Shiyu asked with a smile, “Or would you like to take that gamble, Manager Fu?”

The moment she finished speaking, a cold sweat broke out on Fu Cheng’an’s forehead.

He had never expected things to escalate to this point.

Taking a deep breath, he struggled to maintain his composure and said, “President Sheng, what you’ve mentioned is a grave matter. We’ve only just learned of this ourselves. Therefore, I need to report the situation to my superiors before providing a specific solution.”

Sheng Shiyu said calmly, “Fine. That’s acceptable. Please ensure you give us an answer within the day. Otherwise, we will have our lawyers draft a formal letter of intent to sue.”

With that, the call ended.

As soon as Fu Cheng’an hung up, he immediately called Chen Jing.

The moment the call connected, he demanded furiously, “Chen Jing! When you sold me that formula, didn’t you guarantee there wouldn’t be any trouble? Now, the people from ZELING have called saying that the upgraded formula was developed by Aletta! Are you trying to ruin me?”

Hearing the accusation, a bitter smile touched Chen Jing’s lips. “I didn’t know about this either. From the very beginning, I was just following orders.”

“Who are you trying to fool? You didn’t know!”

Fu Cheng’an clearly didn’t believe him. Convinced that Chen Jing was intentionally hiding the truth, he was seething with rage.

His tone became aggressive. “Now Aletta is going to sue us because of your formula! I’m telling you, if you don’t give me a clear explanation, I’ll expose this whole thing. If I go down, don’t think you’ll be keeping your comfortable position either!”

Chen Jing felt truly wronged.

From the start, Song Liqin had been the one pulling the strings.

At that time, Nan Zhiyi’s identity hadn’t been revealed yet.

No one knew she was the world-renowned Aletta!

Helpless, Chen Jing had no choice but to recount the entire sequence of events.”
Fu Cheng’an was stunned by what he heard.

So, from the very beginning, Madam Di was the one who ordered the sale of this formula?

His expression turned incredibly grim, and his voice carried a chill as he asked, “Chen Jing, did you conspire with Madam Di to set a trap for us from the start?”

The Ling Group and the Di Group had always been at odds.

Their commercial competition was fierce.

The reason they had taken the risk to buy the formula was because they saw that Di Corporation had not yet launched the product. Therefore, after obtaining the formula, the Ling Group had taken the liberty of making modifications to turn it into their own product.

However, now that he knew the truth, a chill began to spread through his heart. He couldn’t help but wonder: was Di Corporation trying to destroy the Ling Family?

“No, absolutely not! This matter shouldn’t be that complicated…”

Chen Jing was about to explain, but at that moment, Zhou Yi arrived.

As soon as he saw him, Chen Jing’s heart skipped a beat. Without another word, he immediately hung up the phone.

Fu Cheng’an trembled with rage, becoming increasingly convinced that Di Corporation had done this on purpose.

He could no longer handle this situation on his own and had no choice but to go to the general manager.

The general manager of the Ling Group was named Ling Jun, a member of the Ling Family who held significant power within the company.

After hearing Fu Cheng’an’s report, Ling Jun kicked him over and roared, “You idiot! How dare you buy a formula from Di Corporation!”

Fu Cheng’an scrambled to his feet and said bitterly, “General Manager, I fell for their trick too. I had no idea it was developed by Aletta…”

Ling Jun thought he was incredibly stupid. He was so enraged he wanted to kick this fool to death!

However, it wasn’t easy to cultivate a trusted aide in the company.

Consequently, Ling Jun could only grit his teeth and try his best to control his internal fury while brainstorming a strategy to resolve the matter quickly.

Ling Jun made a decisive move and contacted Sheng Shiyu, requesting to buy out the copyright for the formula.

Sheng Shiyu hadn’t expected the other party to react so quickly.

But upon hearing the request, she rejected it without a second thought. “No. The base formula for this perfume belongs to Di Corporation, and the upgraded formula was developed by Aletta. Neither Di Corporation nor Aletta will agree to this request.”

“Right now, you only have one choice: cancel the pre-orders immediately! You can still cut your losses. Otherwise, the Ling Family’s perfumes will likely be blacklisted by the Perfume Association for life. From now on, no perfume produced by your Ling Family will ever be able to go international!”

Sheng Shiyu’s attitude left no room for negotiation, causing Ling Jun’s face to darken.

He hung up the phone, his expression gloomy.

Fu Cheng’an, standing nearby, didn’t understand the gravity of the situation. He said tremulously, “General Manager, Aletta is just one person. Does she really have that much influence? We are the Ling Group, one of the Five Great Families in the country. Can’t we deal with one woman?”

Ling Jun snapped irritably, “It is indeed easy for the Ling Group to suppress an individual, but the problem is that this person has achieved a high level of success in a specific field…”

“In cases like this, strength becomes a constraint! The perfumes developed by Aletta are already considered authoritative. Against her, our products have zero chance of winning.”

In other words, their only option was to withdraw the pre-orders.

The Ling Group had just invested a large sum of money into their perfume line. If Aletta decided to pursue the matter, it would affect the group’s entire future.

If things escalated, the Ling Family’s perfume business would be completely ruined!

Ling Jun hated this feeling of being threatened.

After gnashing his teeth for a long while, he finally compromised and instructed Fu Cheng’an, “Send out the notice. Take ‘Frost Eternal Night’ off the shelves and cancel all existing pre-orders. Additionally, contact ZELING as soon as possible to seek a partnership or buy a new formula from them.”

“We can try to win Aletta over. If she’s sensible, she’ll know to take the olive branch we’re offering. If she isn’t, then the Ling Group will remember this debt!”

Fu Cheng’an nodded. “I’ll get right on it.”