"Someone deliberately leaked it," Ye Ziyu could only answer.
As for why the person behind it did this, they would only know once they found him and made him answer personally.
Stepping out of the elevator, Ye Ziyu's phone rang in her pocket. Glancing at the screen, she stopped in her tracks.
Ye Shaoting, hearing her mention Di Mingjue, got into the car ahead of her.
For some reason, he always felt that the leak of the project proposal was related to Ye Yubin.
A few minutes later, Ye Ziyu emerged. After getting into the car, she asked Ye Shaoting to drive back quickly.
Her right eyelid twitched uneasily. Ye Shaoting pushed aside the subsequent matters and drove back as Ye Ziyu requested.
Entering the Ye family's living room, everyone was seated on the sofas, and even Old Mrs. Ye had been brought over.
"Ziyu, what's happened that you've summoned everyone?" Ye Qianzhi asked.
She summoned them?
Ye Shaoting was stunned. They had been together the entire time; when did she arrange this?
Ye Ziyu walked to the sofa, facing Old Mrs. Ye's displeased gaze. She glanced at the time and said, "You'll know in a moment."
"What on earth are you fussing about!" Old Mrs. Ye, leaning on her cane, tapped the floor.
Shen Mei, beside her, seized the opportunity and quickly chimed in, "Yes, everyone is busy. If there's something, just say it directly. Being so secretive makes people wait here for nothing."
They were so cheerful now; soon they'd be crying and wailing.
Ye Ziyu sat on the sofa, her eyes fixed on the living room entrance. Judging by the time, Di Mingjue should be back.
"Ziyu, I know you've just returned and are still unfamiliar with our relationships. But as an aunt, I must say something. Shaoting and the others are busy every day with many company matters to handle. If you have something to say but don't, and we all sit here staring blankly, it's truly awkward." Shen Mei lectured her while also feigning concern, acting every bit the good mother.
If he truly considered her children, he wouldn't have allowed them to act so recklessly!
Ye Qianzhi glared at Shen Mei Xiu. "Ziyu said to wait, so there must be something. Company matters can't be completed in a moment; will the company collapse if we delay?"
Shen Mei Xiu's cheeks flushed. In front of the children, Ye Qianzhi gave her no face at all. Moreover, it was to protect Ye Ziyu, and he didn't even treat her as his wife. How could his stepdaughter Ye Ziyu consider her a mother?
Shen Mei Xiu looked tearfully at Old Mrs. Ye, aggrieved.
"Ziyu, isn't it ready yet?" Just as Old Mrs. Ye finished speaking, Ye Yubin's miserable cry came from outside the door.
Ye Ziyu's eyes lit up, and she immediately stood up from the sofa. "It's ready."
Everyone's gaze followed her movement as they watched Di Mingjue drag Ye Yubin by the collar into the courtyard.
At this moment, Ye Yubin had lost all his usual spirited demeanor. His face was covered in droplets, making it impossible to tell if they were tears or sweat.
Di Mingjue dragged him into the living room, then loosened his grip, and Ye Yubin collapsed onto the floor in disarray.
"Oh no!" Shen Mei Xiu shrieked. "What's wrong with you? You can't just push people onto the floor!"
One Ye Ziyu was troublesome enough, and now there was Di Mingjue.
Ye Qianzhi looked bewildered.
Why had Di Mingjue resorted to violence?
"Ah! Yubin, you, your hand!" Shen Mei Xiu crouched down, attempting to pull Ye Yubin up. However, as soon as she reached out, she saw his blood-covered hand.
One of his five fingers was missing.
Everyone present, except Di Mingjue, was terrified.
"Mingjue, what is going on!" Ye Qianzhi demanded.
He brought the person back; he was the clearest about what had happened.
Ye Ziyu knew that Ye Yubin's missing finger was related to him.
"Do you want to explain, or should I?" Di Mingjue asked Ye Yubin, who was on the floor.
The pain in his fingers made Ye Yubin unable to speak.