Chapter 571 - An Act of Robbery (1/2)

Su Li was feeding Su Xiaobei porridge, and she looked as calm as usual. She still looked mesmerizing, and her eyes were bright and alert even when she was doing such a mundane chore. Hearing Chai Zhiying’s words, she frowned and replied, “Two million in just half a month?”

She thought she had heard her wrongly as Sumir had always been profitable. Sumir was her fallback plan should she lose her influence and position in showbiz. And if that happened, she’d have to rely on Sumir for a living. How could they be losing so much money?

Luo Pingxiang was also shocked as she was convinced by Chai Zhiying and Su Li that Luo Workshop was not a big threat. On top of that, they had vanquished the threat from Feixue many years back, which further strengthened her belief that Luo Workshop would follow in its footstep. However, nobody expected that Luo Workshop could have overtaken Sumir within such a short period. This was indeed a formidable opponent.

“Luo Workshop’s TCM health drink, that new Chinese medicine drink, has the effect of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol and has been specially concocted to target the majority of senior consumers in the Xiahai bakery market. It drew that segment of the market over after its launch, and naturally, it provided an impetus to the sale of their bread and pastries as well, which drastically affected our own sales as we’re competing for the same market–it’s a zero-sum game. We are making a loss every day; forget about profiting. If we cannot come up with a solution soon, Sumir would be making a loss of 80 to 120 thousand a day!”

Chai Zhiying was very anxious, and she did not want to get Su Li involved initially. Her earlier assumption on Luo Workshop was that they would be able to temporarily attract customers due to their promotional discounts after opening, but they would not sustain it. However, after assessing their performance, she realized that things were not as simple as she believed them to be.

Su Li’s calm eyes finally showed a hint of surprise as the turn of the event had caught her off guard too.

“Is their Chinese medicine drink really that good?” she asked.

Chai Zhiying nodded and said, “According to my research, every consumer who tried that product had spoken highly of it. I even conducted an experiment with a person with high blood pressure. I instructed him to take the drink for a few days and then proceed to the hospital for a health test. The test really showed that his blood pressure was lowered.” She then let out a sigh and said, “It had never crossed my mind that Zhang Dashan would have such a trump card up his sleeve. We have grossly underestimated him. Li Li, what do we do now?”

“Have you eaten breakfast?” Su Li asked.

“Not yet. I came right to report right after getting up.” Chai Zhiying said.

Su Li showed no noticeable change in expression and was her usual calm self. “Then have your breakfast first,” she said.

She continued to feed Su Xiaobei, and the little girl acted like a cute little birdie with its mouth opened as she waiting for mama bird to feed her.

Chai Zhiying did not continue discussing the topic of Luo Workshop but sat down and dug into her breakfast. She was quite hungry, so she wasn’t about to argue with Su Li. Losing two million in half a month was merely a forewarning of what was to come for Sumir. Two million to them personally was a small amount, and it did not matter much. Even if they had misplaced the money, they would at most be a little bothered for just a few days, and not something that would steal their attention.

Ding-dong.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

“It’s Daddy. It must be him!” Su Xiaobei, still having her porridge, became visibly excited.

Aunt Li went to answer the door, and it was indeed Xiao Luo. He was wearing a pure white shirt with the two top buttons unbuttoned, making him looked rather casual and sexy. He strolled in like a well-mannered gentleman who came right out of a fictional novel.

“Daddy!”

Xiao Luo went to her and pinched her tiny nose. He then sat down, and aunt Li had already laid for him a set of utensils. He was not awkward at all as he grabbed a bun and bit into it immediately.

“Xiao Luo, where’s your friend, Zhang Dashan?” Chai Zhiying asked.

Xiao Luo pretended that he was unaware and frowned. “He should be at his company, I guess. Are you looking for him?” he said.