Chapter 307: You’ll suffer for your own sins

Three days later, Qin Chu Chu had completely taken control of Qin's Group and was collaborating with Brothers Investment Company to establish a large-scale Jewelry and Jade Industry Base in Jiangnan City.

Lu Banxia officially joined Brothers Investment Company as the General Manager at Ye Bufan's invitation.

In the morning, Ye Bufan, Qin Chu Chu, Gao Daqiang, and Lu Banxia gathered in the small conference room to discuss how to strengthen and expand the Jewelry and Jade Industry Base.

Among them, Qin Chu Chu had relatively more work experience, having worked at Qin's Jewelry for so many years.

She said, "Our future Industry Base will not only target Jiangnan City and Hong Kong but will also cover the entire China and even the global jewelry industry."

"Therefore, our Materials cannot be singular; they must include jadeite from Myanmar, jade from southern Xinjiang, and diamonds from Africa."

Lu Banxia said, "Chu Chu is right. To establish an Industry Base, Materials are the top priority and must be handled well first."

Gao Daqiang was completely clueless about both company operations and the jade industry, so he sat there silently. Gao Jiajun's most important task for him was to learn and grow as quickly as possible.

Ye Bufan said, "Da Qiang and I are both outsiders. You make the decisions. Just tell us what you need us to do."

Lu Banxia smiled and said, "I'm just an employee. You are the chairmen, how dare I order you around?"

Qin Chu Chu said, "We still have some jade in stock, but the most important thing is diamonds. Qin's Jewelry has never been involved in this Domain before; we are completely in the dark and must open up new channels."

While they were discussing, a sudden commotion came from outside the door. A woman's sharp voice shouted, "Let me in quickly! I want to see Qin Chu Chu!"

Qin Chu Chu frowned, thinking to herself how these security guards were doing their job, letting in all sorts of irrelevant people.

Just then, the woman shouted again, "Chu Chu, I'm Cao Xiaowan's mother! Where are you? I have something important to tell you."

Hearing that it was Cao Xiaowan's mother, Qin Chu Chu couldn't ignore her. She pushed open the door and walked out, followed by Ye Bufan and the others.

Outside the room, several security guards were pulling at a middle-aged woman, preparing to drag her out.

Qin Chu Chu said, "Let her go, this is my Aunt Zhou."

The middle-aged woman's name was Zhou Meifeng, Cao Xiaowan's mother. They had met before.

"Chu Chu, Auntie begs you, please save Xiaowan, I only have this one daughter…"

Zhou Meifeng immediately rushed towards Qin Chu Chu, knelt on the ground, hugged her leg, and wailed.

Qin Chu Chu was a bit stunned and quickly helped her up, saying, "Auntie, what's wrong? Let's talk inside if there's something."

Saying that, she helped Zhou Meifeng into the small conference room and pulled out a chair for her to sit down.

"Aunt Zhou, what exactly happened? What's wrong with Xiaowan?"

"It's all that scoundrel Kanu! He killed our Xiaowan…"

Zhou Meifeng started wailing again, leaving everyone around her looking bewildered.

Qin Chu Chu comforted her, saying, "Aunt Zhou, whatever it is, just say it. Crying alone won't solve the problem. You must explain clearly so everyone can help you find a solution."

"It's like this, that Kanu is not a prince at all, and he has 4 wives at home…"

Zhou Meifeng wiped away her tears and began to tell her story.

It turned out that Kanu was a complete swindler. Not only was he not a prince, but he was also dirt poor, living in a small tribe in Africa, with 4 wives and 12 children at home.

He tricked Cao Xiaowan onto the plane under the pretense of marriage, and once they arrived in Africa, he immediately tore up her passport, snatched her phone, and revealed his true colors.

By then, even if Cao Xiaowan knew the truth, it was too late. She had no one to turn to, no identification, nowhere to go, and no way to seek official help.

After being taken to their tribe by Kanu, she discovered it was an incredibly desolate place, even more backward than some remote mountainous areas in China.

The most crucial thing was that Kanu had abducted her with the purpose of making her sell herself to earn money to support his family of over a dozen people.

At first, she tried to resist, but she was brutally beaten by Kanu and those women, and eventually had to give in.

From that day on, Cao Xiaowan not only failed to become the princess of her dreams but instead began a Hellish life, having to receive over a dozen clients every day, sometimes even dozens.

Kanu and those black women were idle every day and would punch and kick her at the slightest displeasure.

Cao Xiaowan tried to commit suicide several times but failed, and each time she was saved, she would suffer even more inhumane treatment.

The people nearby listened dumbfounded. Although they had previously thought Kanu was unreliable, they never expected it to be this bad.

For people living in China, this was simply unimaginable; it completely updated their understanding.

Qin Chu Chu asked, "Aunt Zhou, how did you find out?"

Zhou Meifeng said, "Just a few days ago, Xiaowan met a Chinese customer who, after learning the truth, felt very sympathetic and lent her his phone to make a secret call. That's how we found out our daughter was suffering."

Lu Banxia said, "Then quickly find a way to rescue her!"

Zhou Meifeng said, "Her father flew over immediately, but unfortunately, he still found no help there."

"Africa is so vast, and it's not as developed as China. Most places don't have population registration, nor are they networked. Where would you even begin to look for someone?"

"He struggled there for four or five days, couldn't find her, and then was robbed of everything."

"In utter despair, he made one last call to me, and then he hanged himself from a crooked tree in Africa."

At this point, she burst into tears again. What was once a happy family of three was now just her.

"This…"

Hearing this outcome, everyone was speechless, not knowing what to say.

Zhou Meifeng then grabbed Qin Chu Chu's hand and said, "Chu Chu, Auntie truly has no other way. I know you are the CEO, and you have a good relationship with Xiaowan. Only you can help her. Please, you must save her."

"Our Qin Family has no business dealings or acquaintances in Africa."

"How about this, Auntie, I will definitely take care of Xiaowan's matter, but please give me some time to think of a way."

Qin Chu Chu finally managed to comfort her and then sent Zhou Meifeng away.

Upon returning, everyone fell silent in unison.

Gao Daqiang asked, somewhat puzzled, "What exactly happened? Isn't that Cao Xiaowan Chinese? Why did she end up in Africa?"

Lu Banxia also asked, "Yes, what exactly happened?"

"She completely brought this upon herself."

Ye Bufan recounted Cao Xiaowan's story from beginning to end. After he finished, Gao Daqiang slapped the table and angrily said, "Looking down on Chinese men, insisting on finding a black man, dreaming of becoming a princess.

"Such a person ending up in this situation is entirely her own fault and not worthy of sympathy."

Lu Banxia did not comment but shook her head, clearly disagreeing with Cao Xiaowan's actions.

Qin Chu Chu said anxiously, "Although Xiaowan did wrong, ending up in this situation is too tragic. Regardless, we should still rescue her."