"You don't really think he switched sides because he saw through Ou Minghan's scumbag nature, do you?" Ye Zhi asked, a hint of amusement in her voice.
Chen Wei felt a little awkward, as that was precisely what he had thought.
"Qianbai has been established for so many years, and yet they're still by Ou Minghan's side, even reaching the decision-making level. This means they're either in cahoots with him, birds of a feather, or their interests are too deeply intertwined with his to leave. Do you think he's that kind of person?" Ye Zhi continued.
Chen Wei sighed, "I just feel that someone like Ou Minghan will eventually be abandoned by everyone…"
"He will, but not now. Even the major capital investors are unwilling to give up on him right now, let alone the people around him?" Ye Zhi said calmly.
Chen Wei felt a pang of emotion. It seemed he was only suited for writing programs; this kind of scheming and maneuvering was truly not for him.
"But I really can't understand," Chen Wei frowned. "Why would Ou Minghan suddenly do this?"
"He's trying to muddy the waters," Ye Zhi scoffed. "This weekend, Taoxun's recruitment exam will likely have many Qianbai employees participating, right?"
Chen Wei blinked in surprise. "Yes. I heard that Qianbai has been experiencing extremely high workloads recently. And because the mobile application launch had poor results, many people not only received no overtime pay but also had their salaries deducted. So, quite a few people have secretly signed up for this exam."
"That makes sense," Ye Zhi nodded. "If Jia Yi pulls a stunt like this, and I were foolish enough to believe his nonsense and keep such a person around, it would be like planting a time bomb for myself. Even if I don't believe him, it doesn't matter. For Ou Minghan, if so many Qianbai employees suddenly want to jump ship, I would definitely wonder if there are Qianbai moles among them. When my attention is focused on these people, Ou Minghan can take the opportunity to place the real mole."
"So, he's doing all this just to plant a mole?" Chen Wei didn't know what to say.
"It's a common tactic for commercial spies," Ye Zhi said indifferently. "However, to make Ou Minghan go to such lengths, even sacrificing a decision-maker for it, it seems the mole he intends to plant must have an extraordinary identity."
"...Who could it be?" Chen Wei frowned.
"No need to think so much, you'll know when the time comes," Ye Zhi said nonchalantly.
Late at night, Ye Yuzhe lay on the hard bunk, his gaze fixed on the window, his thoughts a jumble. He had been at the construction site for a full three days and was gradually getting used to the life there.
Although it was tiring, his roommates would help him share the load. And at the end of work, they would also try to take him to watch movies, or play cards and chat together, so he wouldn't feel left out.
However, in the quiet stillness of the night, he still missed his soft bed at home, the delicious food, his loving mother, his stern father, and Ye... and the orange cat his mother had recently rescued. He wondered if it had given birth yet.
Suddenly, Ye Yuzhe's phone vibrated.
Ye Zhi hadn't confiscated his phone when she brought him to the construction site. However, few people had contacted him these past few days.
He quickly took out his phone. Seeing that it was his friends calling, he hurriedly got out of bed, quietly opened the dormitory door, and walked out.
Everyone was asleep, and he didn't want to wake them with his phone call.
Stepping outside the dormitory, Ye Yuzhe walked a distance away and pressed the answer button just before the call hung up. xxs
"Yuzhe, it's me, Qin Shou. Are you still at the construction site?"
"Mm, yes," Ye Yuzhe sighed helplessly.
Qin Shou was someone he had recently met, a student from the neighboring school. He was generous and righteous, and very protective of Ye Yuzhe, so Ye Yuzhe had a very good impression of him.
Qin Shou had called earlier to ask about his situation, and Ye Yuzhe hadn't hidden anything, telling him about his work at the construction site. Of course, he hadn't mentioned the bet with Ye Zhi; he was a man of his word.
"You've really been through it. We guys are here to pick you up!" Qin Shou said.
"What?" Ye Yuzhe was bewildered.
"We're at the corner east of the South Gate. Come over here!" After saying that, Qin Shou hung up the phone directly.
Ye Yuzhe was very confused. How had they found him here?
He hurried towards the vicinity of the South Gate. Before long, he saw his friends lurking suspiciously in a corner.
"Why are you guys here?" Ye Yuzhe walked over, frowning.
"Hey, we were worried about you, so we came to rescue you!" Qin Shou spat on the ground. "Your eldest sister is really something else. You're her own brother, and she could bear to throw you onto a construction site. That's just too much!"
Ye Yuzhe felt a sudden wave of revulsion. He had fallen out with Ye Zhi, but he didn't like hearing people speak about his sister like that.
"Exactly!" another person chimed in. "She's so rich, she couldn't spend it all even if she lived extravagantly. Wouldn't it be better if she supported you for life? Why is she being so stingy?"
Ye Yuzhe felt even more disgusted. The experiences of the past few days were already telling him how difficult it was to earn money. Besides, why should Ye Zhi earn money for him to spend?
"Yuzhe, you're good at everything, except you're too kind and too easily deceived! I see your eldest sister clearly wants to use this opportunity to drive you out of the house and claim your family's fortune for herself!"
Ye Yuzhe took a deep breath. He now realized that perhaps he was indeed too easily deceived. These friends of his didn't seem like good friends.
Seeing Ye Yuzhe remain silent, Qin Shou thought he had taken their words to heart. He said, "Alright, let's stop talking! We all sneaked in, we don't want to be discovered! Yuzhe, we know you must be very angry, and we guys have thought of a great plan to not only vent your anger but also to make your heartless eldest sister suffer a severe setback!"
Ye Yuzhe snapped back to reality and asked in a deep voice, "What plan?"
"We brought this!" Qin Shou produced a large bundle of fireworks, saying triumphantly, "You've been at the construction site these past few days, you should know where the warehouse is, right? Let's take these fireworks to the warehouse and set them off..."
Ye Yuzhe was filled with disbelief and apprehension. The warehouse at the construction site stored a lot of flammable materials like timber and paint. These people actually wanted to set off fireworks in the warehouse? What were they trying to do?!
He had initially thought he had just made the wrong friends, but now it seemed that the people surrounding him were clearly a pack of wolves!
"This will cause a fire!" he couldn't help but exclaim.
"So what if it causes a fire? Your family is so rich, what's such a small loss?" Qin Shou said dismissively. "Besides, if something really happens, your parents will definitely scold your eldest sister, and perhaps even dismiss her from her position. Then you'll have your revenge, won't you?"