"It's nothing. The people in Switzerland haven't made contact with Auntie Xia, so they made a phone call to enquire," Tang Xuan replied.
"You tell me what happened instead..." Elder Tang was aware of Tang Xuan's motive, so he turned to question the housekeeper instead. The housekeeper was a little taken aback as he looked at Tang Xuan. He then turned to Elder Tang and replied seriously.
"The Madam's secretary called. She said they encountered a robbery and the madam was kidnapped. Her whereabouts is currently unknown."
After hearing the housekeeper's response, Elder Tang took two obvious steps back, "How did this happen?"
"Grandfather, don't worry too much for now. The information might be incorrect," Tang Xuan immediately held onto Elder Tang as she tried to comfort him.
"You, hurry! Contact the guys in Switzerland and confirm the information. Also, ensure that this news doesn't spread around Tang Corps.," Elder Tang instructed the housekeeper.
Elder Tang returned to his study room urgently. It appeared he was going to see if he could contact anyone to locate Xia Yuling. As Tang Xuan watched him leave, a sneer appeared on her face.
"You think you can find her? Never!"
In reality, for everyone in Tang Corps. to find out about Xia Yuling, Tang Xuan didn't actually need to spread word herself; there was something called the news. Since the incident involved the CEO of an international perfume empire, news quickly spread from Switzerland.
It didn't take long before word spread to Tang Jingxuan. He immediately rushed home and ran into Elder Tang's room, "Grandfather, this..."
Elder Tang waved his hand, gesturing for him to dismiss the topic.
"But..."
Elder Tang looked at Tang Jingxuan with deep meaning. Tang Jingxuan's eyebrows were furrowed as he said in a panic, "Grandfather, you can't ignore what's happening to mom."
Outside the door, Tang Xuan listened quietly. After confirming nothing was out of the ordinary, she knocked on the door and entered the study room. As soon as she saw the two men, she handed her phone to Elder Tang, "Grandfather, you have a phone call from the higher-ups at Tang Corps."
Elder Tang looked at Tang Xuan and received the phone from her hands, "What is it?"
"Chairman, we heard that President Xia has been kidnapped. What's happening with our collaboration in Switzerland?"
As soon as Elder Tang heard the tone being used, he sneered, "What? Yuling has only just got in trouble and you are already eyeing her position? Let me tell you, the Tang Family will always hold authority over the company and no one can take it away."
"We aren't doubting that. It's just, Switzerland has called us multiple times. To avoid being implicated with the news, they've canceled their collaboration with us and used the fact that our representative didn't show up as an excuse. We've suffered a huge loss. Plus, Tang Corps. can't continue operating without someone to lead," the man complained, "Because of this reason, the board of directors have decided to hold an urgent meeting. Chairman, it's best if you also attend."
"Rubbis.h.!.+" Elder Tang hung up the phone, trembling in anger. "Yuling only just went missing and these people already can't resist trying to seize power. I'm not dead yet!"
"Grandfather, don't be angry," Tang Xuan immediately comforted. "Let's first think of a way to find Auntie Xia. Afterwards, we can deal with the problems at Tang Corps."
This time, Elder Tang was truly angered. He knew that even though a large portion of these people were manipulated by Tang Xuan, a lot of these long-time staff members had long developed ulterior motives towards Tang Corps. So, this time, they were given an excuse to revolt.
"Xiao Xuan, go and calm down the shareholders. I will go look for Xiao Ning."
"OK grandfather, I will protect Tang Corps well." Tang Xuan had been waiting for these words all along.
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