In the evening.
Lin Jianjun had just returned to the employee dormitory when two "monsters" rushed out of the room, scaring him into swearing on the spot and raising his foot to kick.
"Wait! It's me, dear!"
"Don't you recognize me? Daddy~~"
Two familiar voices followed one after another, causing Lin Jianjun to freeze, instinctively halting his actions.
"Yuelan, Xiao Hao! How is it you two?"
"But you... your faces? How did they end up like this!"
Looking at the two horrifying faces, each covered with raised red rashes, Lin Jianjun, who had trypophobia, felt his scalp tingle.
He quickly turned his head, not daring to look any further.
"Daddy~~"
"We don't know what happened either. This morning, when Mommy and I woke up, we found our faces were suddenly disfigured."
"What are we going to do? Boohoo..."
Lin Hao's eyes were filled with tears. Habitually, he wanted to rush into Lin Jianjun's arms for comfort, just like usual.
But looking at the horrifying face, Lin Jianjun instinctively felt disgust and subconsciously moved aside.
Lin Hao fell into an empty space!
He froze for a moment, then looked at his father in disbelief.
His father, who usually doted on and loved him, was now avoiding him???
Why?!!
"Daddy? Don't you love Xiao Hao anymore?"
"Ahem... How could that be? It's just that I think Xiao Hao has grown up, and it's not appropriate to keep hugging like this."
Lin Jianjun felt a little awkward, pretending to cough and changing the subject.
"Let's not talk about this. What's going on with your faces?"
"Did you eat something unclean? Is it an allergic reaction?"
Mentioning their important faces.
Lin Hao, too preoccupied to care about Lin Jianjun avoiding him, spoke in a tone full of helplessness: "I don't know! These past few days, I've been feeling noticeable itching on my cheeks..."
"When I woke up this morning and looked at myself, I almost broke down right there."
Lin Hao held a small mirror, examining his face from side to side.
Looking at the horrifying face in the mirror, the more he looked, the more terrified he became. Even he felt nauseous just by looking at it.
The red rashes were dense, covering his entire face.
"Honey, have we completely lost our looks? What are we going to do?"
At this moment, Bai Yuelan also walked up, wiping her tears and snot.
She was truly scared.
As a woman who loved beauty, she took great pride in her appearance.
Now that she looked like this, how could she not feel hopeless?
Especially when she got closer to Lin Jianjun, she could vaguely see the hidden look of disgust in his eyes, which made her secretly angry.
Humph!
All those vows were lies!
Stupid man, they are all superficial creatures after all.
However, since Lin Jianjun still had some value to her.
She didn't dare to fully reveal her emotions, so she could only stand there looking pitiful.
Seeing that Bai Yuelan didn't approach him, Lin Jianjun secretly let out a sigh of relief.
He had to admit that men really are superficial.
Looking at Bai Yuelan's current appearance made him feel uncomfortable.
But he knew he couldn't show it, so he tried his best to speak softly and comfort her.
"It's okay! You must have come in contact with an allergen. I'm sure it will get better soon."
"Or you can get ready, and I'll take you both to the hospital."
"Oh, right, you should apply the [Beauty Cream]! Made by Lin Group, it's guaranteed to be a high-quality product."
"Our company's own product. It's safe to buy and use. Just apply it once, and it will cure all ailments."
"......."
Lin Jianjun was now completely confident in the effectiveness of his company's product.
Upon hearing this.
Lin Hao and his mother exchanged a look, hesitating to speak.
"What's wrong?"
"Actually... Xiao Hao and I just discussed why we both ended up like this."
"Huh? What conclusion did you come to?"
"Since the company launched the new product, we were among the first to use it. We've only been using the [Beauty Cream] lately. Xiao Hao and I applied it on the same day, and on the same day, our faces became like this..."
"........"
At this point, Bai Yuelan hesitated to continue speaking.
Because she had already caught sight of Lin Jianjun's increasingly unpleasant expression.
"Are you saying...?"
"That all of this was caused by applying the [Beauty Cream]?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!"
Lin Jianjun yelled in loud rebuttal.
He had full confidence in the newly developed beauty product.
He constantly fantasized about using this product to propel the Lin family forward and reach the pinnacle of the magical city!
How could he allow others to slander it?
Even if that person was his dear wife, it was not acceptable...
"Daddy, please don't be angry. Mommy didn't mean that. She was just making her own guess."
"Hmph! A guess is not acceptable!"
Lin Jianjun snorted coldly, seeing that Lin Hao still wanted to explain.
But having lost his pleasant mood, he waved his hand dismissively and turned to enter the room, leaving behind one sentence.
"Forget it! It's a bit late, and I'm tired."
"I'll take you both to the hospital tomorrow. We'll know the specific cause then. No more overthinking or making all sorts of suspicions!"
Bang!!!
The room door slammed shut with a loud noise.
In the living room, only Lin Hao and his mother were left, staring in stunned silence.
This was the first time they experienced this kind of treatment from Lin Jianjun. In the past, it was always Lin Xuan who had the privilege of receiving such treatment...
"Seriously, what's his problem?"
Bai Yuelan, snapping out of her shock, stomped her feet in anger. She didn't even have time to self-pity about her disfigurement and spat in Lin Jianjun's direction.
"Alright! Mommy! Daddy was just confused because he cares."
"Our face issues are most likely caused by something else..."
"Otherwise, why would it take so long before any adverse reactions appeared?"
Lin Hao patted his mother's shoulder, signaling her not to overthink it. They would go to the hospital tomorrow and find out.
To be honest.
He hoped more than Lin Jianjun that the issue wasn't with the [Beauty Cream].
Otherwise, the chain of consequences that followed would be a devastating blow to the Lin family...
He had just driven Lin Xuan out, and had finally become the sole heir of the Lin family.
Lin Hao, more than anyone else, hoped the company could seize this opportunity and rise rapidly.
That would lay a very solid foundation for him to completely control the Lin Group in the future and reach the pinnacle of the magical city.
"Well, no matter how I think about it... Sigh, alright, I'll listen to you..."
Bai Yuelan sighed and didn't say much more.
In fact, her hope that the [Beauty Cream] wasn't the issue was no less than Lin Hao's or Lin Jianjun's.
After all, the Lin Group would sooner or later fall into her son's hands, and naturally, she hoped he would do better and better.
But as a woman, her strong intuition made her feel a constant sense of impending disaster...
…..
On the other side.
In the small room, Lin Jianjun had originally planned to rest for a while.
But he was woken up by the ringing of his phone. Frowning, he picked it up.
"Chairman, some people suddenly appeared outside the company. They unfurled a banner and are accusing our product of causing them disfigurement."
Huh?
Disfigurement???
Remembering Lin Hao and his mother's faces, Lin Jianjun couldn't help but shudder.
Could it be that the [Beauty Cream] really has a problem?!
Lin Jianjun was a little flustered. He quickly asked his employee for confirmation.
"What's the problem? What symptoms do they have? What exactly happened?"
Soon.
The answer came from the other end of the phone:
"There are only a dozen or so people outside! Most of them are relatives of the victims!"
"And they are all wearing masks, so I can't see clearly. It seems they're saying that after using our product, it caused unbearable itching..."
One victim?
And it's unbearable itching?!
Upon hearing that it wasn't rashes, Lin Jianjun smiled.
He was 95% sure that the issues on their faces had nothing to do with his company's product.
It was definitely one of the competitor companies, jealous of Lin Group's recent rapid development. They must have sent people to pose as victims and create trouble, trying to tarnish his brand.
Such tactics were common in the business world.
Lin Jianjun himself had used such tactics several times before...
Moreover, even if this person's face was related to the [Beauty Cream], it was a personal health issue, and had nothing to do with the product.
Otherwise, why would so many other users be fine?
Why is it only you who has a problem, when everyone else is fine?!
Especially after such a long time?!
"Chairman? How do you want to handle this?"
"What else can we do? Are the security guards just standing around? Tell them to get those people out of here immediately. What do they think they're doing in front of the company? This is damaging our image!"
Without hesitation, Lin Jianjun gave the order.
He then hung up the phone and threw himself onto the bed...