Catherine naturally understood Mr. Lin's meaning. According to the terms of the contract, if the project encountered problems solely on Feng's side, Feng would have to pay compensation and also compensate 30% of the project's funds.
Whether it was the workers or Mr. Lin, this large sum of money was no small amount.
Catherine had no idea how she got back to the company, her mind filled with thoughts of project compensation.
This incident should not have happened, yet it had. This project was enough to completely ruin her reputation at Feng, but she was unwilling to accept it.
But even if she was unwilling, what could she do now?
She could no longer think of any other solution.
"That's right, the contract must be carefully checked. There are already many examples to show that small mistakes can lead to big problems."
Catherine suddenly heard Wei Yumeng's voice. She was reviewing a contract drafted by an employee.
But somehow, Wei Yumeng's words seemed to be directed specifically at Catherine. Hadn't Catherine also stumbled badly because of a contract?
A plan formed in Catherine's mind. Since she couldn't handle this, she didn't believe Wei Yumeng could either.
The project had been initiated before Wei Yumeng became the project director, but now that Wei Yumeng held this position, shouldn't she be the one to handle all issues arising from Feng Group's projects?
Catherine's lips curved slightly. She would leave this matter to Wei Yumeng and see what she could do. Even if she failed, others would only blame Wei Yumeng, as no one would trace back who was originally responsible for the project.
She returned to her office and glanced at Wu Yi. "Organize this project, send it to Wei Yumeng, and tell her that there's a problem with the project and she needs to handle it."
Wu Yi nodded. "Okay."
"Oh, and you can stay and help her for now. I'm quite curious to see how she'll handle this situation."
Wei Yumeng frowned as she looked at the project before her.
Wu Yi knew that Catherine was deliberately making things difficult for Wei Yumeng and felt a bit uneasy.
"Director Wei, I can help you throughout the process of handling the project... sincerely."
Even if Catherine hadn't said anything, Wu Yi still wanted to lend Wei Yumeng a hand. She felt guilty not only for her own and Catherine's actions but also, to a greater extent, she wanted to contribute to Feng Group.
After all, before becoming Catherine's assistant, she was just an employee of Feng Group.
Hearing this, Wei Yumeng looked up at Wu Yi. She could sense that Wu Yi's words were sincere. Moreover, the conflict was between Catherine and herself, and it shouldn't be blamed on others.
"Then I'll trouble you," Wei Yumeng said with a slight smile.
This made Wu Yi feel even more ashamed, as she had been prepared to be rejected by Wei Yumeng, but Wei Yumeng didn't pursue the past matters.
After Wei Yumeng read through all the documents, she looked up and said, "Why isn't the original contract among these documents? Also, since there's an issue with the contract, I'd like you to help me get a copy of the contract from those workers."
Wu Yi was slightly stunned. Only then did she understand what Wei Yumeng intended to do. The current situation was based entirely on the workers' word. Even the contract at that time was produced by the workers.
If the original contract was available, it could be compared to see if the contract was genuinely problematic or if the workers were deliberately causing trouble.
However, Catherine hadn't thought of this and had chosen to shift the blame to others after the incident.
Thinking of this, Wu Yi clenched her fists slightly.
"Wu Yi?" Wei Yumeng saw her head bowed and not moving, so she softly reminded her.
Wu Yi finally reacted. "I'll go right away."
In fact, Wei Yumeng also had some doubts about the contract having such a significant issue. No matter how incompetent Catherine was, she knew the importance of project matters, especially since the failure of this project would only cause trouble for herself.
Therefore, she had to investigate from two angles.
One was that the contract genuinely had flaws, and the other was that the workers were deliberately causing trouble.
Wu Yi arrived at the project site. Fortunately, a few workers hadn't left yet and were sitting in a circle chatting.
"Hello."
Hearing Wu Yi's voice, the workers turned around. "Who are you looking for?"
"I am an assistant to the President of Feng Group, here to investigate this accident."
"What is there to investigate? The contract is clear in black and white, and it's your problem." One worker grumbled, "If you have time to investigate, why not just pay us quickly? If we have the money, then nothing will be a problem."
Wu Yi found the speaker familiar. It was him who had produced the contract and pointed out the problem.
"Sir, could you please give me a photocopy of your contract? We are currently investigating internally to determine the cause, and this will be used as evidence." Seeing the man's suspicious look, she added, "If we quickly find out who is responsible, we will naturally process this matter with funds more quickly."
The man's demeanor changed completely upon hearing about money.
"Sure, you want a photocopy, no problem."
With that, the man went with Wu Yi to a copy shop.
Soon, Wu Yi returned to the company with the photocopy. She repeatedly checked it along the way, but unfortunately, she found no issues.
Then, she hurried to find the original contract and, after comparison, she finally understood.
Everything Wei Yumeng had guessed was correct. In the original contract, the date and project content were normal, but only the photocopy was abnormal.
This completely proved that the contract the man held was forged.
Wu Yi stood up, intending to take the documents to Wei Yumeng, but turned around and saw Catherine.
"Ka... Miss Catherine."
Catherine looked surprised. "Why are you so nervous? I'm just looking for some documents."
Wu Yi felt a bit awkward because she had subconsciously remembered the conflict between Catherine and Wei Yumeng, so when she was doing something for Wei Yumeng, she felt an involuntary sense of guilt upon seeing Catherine.
However, her guilt made Catherine notice something.
"What are you holding? Has there been any result in the project handling?"
Wu Yi quickly shook her head. "Not yet, it's just that a few pages were missing from my previous documents. Director Wei noticed and asked me to find them and bring them to her again."