Page 888 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

Just that... her good mood was completely crushed upon arriving at the Gu Family’s headquarters.

Because... the Gu Family was in trouble.

Jian Ran sat in the car, looking out through the window to see banners hung outside the Gu Family building.

Jian Ran’s beautiful eyes widened... Her gaze fell on the words on the banner, and her complexion changed.

Gu Family Design Department plagiarizes, return our originality!

We demand justice!

Gu Family must apologize!

Gu Family damages our interests... We must firmly resist.

Jian Ran: "..."

Keywords such as "Design Department," "plagiarism," and the like were exposed before Jian Ran’s eyes. Jian Ran pursed her lips; Gu Mochen, who was driving, obviously saw it too. Gu Mochen’s phone rang – it was a call from Secretary Zhou.

Gu Mochen was planning to answer the call directly, but Jian Ran softly said: "Mo Chen, turn on the speakerphone. I want to know the situation too."

"Mhm."

Gu Mochen pursed his lips and, hearing Jian Ran’s determined attitude, turned on the speakerphone.

"President Gu, several works from the design department have been accused of plagiarism... Now the partners are demanding a lawsuit over copyright issues, with the Chen Group taking the lead."

The Chen Group, Jian Ran had an impression... it was the partner that Han Siming had secured the deal with.

Previously had good relations with the Han Family.

The Chen Family was trivial.

But why... were there multiple works accused of plagiarism?

Jian Ran’s beautiful eyes flashed a hint of darkness, and she immediately spoke up.

"It’s impossible... Before, I would always arrange for the Gu Family’s design works to be submitted to the inspection department for review. Only after they were approved would I sign off on them."

"Mhm."

To prevent plagiarism, the Gu Family had a dedicated inspection team to ensure there were no errors.

After all, if a company gets linked with plagiarism, the consequences are unimaginable.

Especially for one involved in design.

If the reputation is tarnished, future works can forget about securing any collaboration.

This involves copyright issues, and the penalties are an incalculable part.

The Gu Family’s penalties... have always been the highest in the industry. If Jian Ran is not mistaken... it’s a hundredfold indemnity.

Jian Ran pursed her lips...

If it’s a cooperation worth hundreds of millions, then the penalty would be tens of billions.

If there are multiple collaborating parties and they stir up trouble...

It could truly be more than just hundreds of billions. Plus reputational damage and such, the Gu Family’s losses are an abyss.

...

Gu Mochen’s thin lips tightened, and he did not rush to respond to Secretary Zhou but first raised his hand to hold Jian Ran’s small hand, soothing his wife’s emotions first. The instigator behind this... goes without saying.

As soon as Han Siming arrived at the Gu Family’s design department, trouble arose for the Gu Family.

This Han Siming... truly has been plotting for a long time.

Jian Ran, who was initially worried and tense, felt her small hand being encompassed by the man’s, and her heart warmed.

"Secretary Zhou, immediately arrange for someone to count the number of partners, and at the same time... arrange for someone to deal with those demonstrators at the door. It’s unrealistic to deploy ordinary security for these people, hmm... just call in the special forces from Old Master Qin."

Gu Mochen gave concise and clear instructions.

"Yes, President Gu..."

He paused, and Secretary Zhou hesitantly said: "President Gu... if we do this, won’t it give the media a reason to make a big fuss?

With the situation at Gu Family laid out like this, it seems the other party came prepared.

.. and the media has also arranged for people to be heavily bribed in advance. "

Gu Mochen’s slender eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze settling on the protesters not far away. The ones protesting this time were all street hoodlums, not at all like regular company employees.