“Who is this?” Ye Zhi asked Ye Qinya, confused. The last person she had seen did not include this woman.
“She’s my friend Lin Shuangshuang…”
“My dad is the chairman of Yunhan Commerce,” Lin Shuangshuang said with her chin raised, full of arrogance, before Ye Qinya could finish speaking. “What, are you going to call the police and arrest me too?”
Before Ye Zhi could even speak, she heard a man walk up and say, “Lin Shuangshuang, are you bullying someone again?”
“Zhou Chengyuan, what does this have to do with you? Why are you minding my business?” Lin Shuangshuang sneered.
“It truly has nothing to do with me,” Zhou Chengyuan said, looking at Ye Zhi with a friendly smile. “But this young lady is unfamiliar. She should be attending our banquet for the first time, and it’s my birthday banquet, so of course I have to protect her.”
Ye Zhi’s gaze flickered, and she looked at their performance calmly. She suddenly understood Ou Minghan’s intention in indirectly asking her to attend this banquet.
She had initially thought it was another test, but now it seemed…
“Heh, you’re really quite the knight in shining armor!” Lin Shuangshuang sneered, speaking sarcastically. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you, this woman holds grudges. Be careful not to get yourself into trouble with her!”
“No, I believe her. She’s definitely not that kind of person!” Zhou Chengyuan said with firm conviction.
“I am exactly that kind of person~” Ye Zhi said with a smile.
The expressions of several people stiffened slightly. Ye Zhi’s words left them unable to continue.
“Lin Shuangshuang, is it?” Ye Zhi looked at her with a half-smile. “I do indeed hold grudges, and I settle them on the spot, never overnight.”
“What do you want?!” Lin Shuangshuang looked at her dismissively. “I’m warning you, I’m not Zhang Danni. Don’t think you can do anything to me!”
“Don’t worry, I’m not interested in you. But your company…” Ye Zhi suddenly frowned, and she sighed, “Never mind. Your company is almost bankrupt, so I won’t add insult to injury.”
“You, what nonsense are you talking about?!” Lin Shuangshuang’s face instantly turned ashen.
When everyone heard her say this, they immediately looked at Lin Shuangshuang with strange expressions. Many had already taken a few steps back, seemingly wanting to distance themselves from her.
Ye Zhi watched this scene with mockery. Birds of a feather flock together. This circle of Ye Qinya’s consisted of nothing but sycophants. Now that they heard the Lin family was going bankrupt, they naturally avoided her like the plague.
“You, you all, don’t listen to her nonsense. My company is doing fine, it’s absolutely impossible for it to go bankrupt!” Lin Shuangshuang hurriedly defended herself.
But the more she said it, the less others believed her.
“Oh my,” Ye Zhi said with a look of surprise, raising her hand to lightly cover her mouth. “So this is something that cannot be spoken of?”
“Ye Zhi, you… you wicked woman!” Lin Shuangshuang was furious. Once this matter was exposed, she wouldn’t be able to get by in this circle!
“Enough! Lin Shuangshuang, you’ve deceived us, and you still have the nerve to talk about others?!” Zhou Chengyuan said impatiently. “Are you leaving on your own, or should I have someone escort you out?”
“Qinya…” Ye Qinya was about to speak when Ye Zhi directly covered her mouth and whispered, “You are not the host of this banquet, so don’t meddle.”
Ye Qinya felt extremely wronged. How could Ye Zhi’s grip be so strong! She couldn’t even speak if she wanted to!
Lin Shuangshuang looked at everyone in the private room for help, but the others were all either trying to distance themselves or gloating. Finally, she glared hatefully at Ye Zhi and turned to leave. But she couldn’t understand how Ye Zhi knew about this matter, which they had always kept so well hidden!
Ye Zhi smiled slightly. She was a woman who had read the script, after all.
Of course, characters like these were not the main focus. So, in the past few days, Ye Zhi had investigated the situations of all these people thoroughly.
This Lin Shuangshuang, who always bragged about her family’s company, had a company whose capital chain had long been problematic. It was now heavily in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy.
In fact, if it were just Lin Shuangshuang’s rude remarks, Ye Zhi wouldn’t have done anything to her. But in the original plot, after Ye Yongxian had a car accident, Ye Qinya temporarily took over the Ye family.
Although Ye Qinya was completely clueless, the Ye Corporation still had its foundations. The directors of Ye Corporation were also working hard to maintain its stability.
But at this moment, Lin Shuangshuang sought help from Ye Qinya, asking her to help her family overcome their difficulties.
Ye Qinya truly believed her and became Lin Shuangshuang’s ATM, using the Ye Corporation’s money to continuously inject funds into Yunhan Commerce.
The directors of Ye Corporation were naturally angered by Ye Qinya’s extravagance. Coupled with Ou Minghan’s efforts to win over and divide the directors at that time, they felt that rather than letting Ye Qinya ruin the company, it would be better for Ou Minghan to take over.
Afterward, Yunhan Commerce weathered the storm, but Ye Corporation fell into a difficult situation. Not only did Lin Shuangshuang not help, but she also added insult to injury, colluding with Ou Minghan to carve up the Ye family.
For such an ungrateful woman, Ye Zhi certainly wouldn’t be lenient.
“Qinya,” after Lin Shuangshuang left, Zhou Chengyuan said with a smile, as if nothing had happened, “Aren’t you going to introduce me?”
“Chengyuan, this is my sister, Ye Zhi,” Ye Qinya said.
“Miss Ye Zhi, hello,” Zhou Chengyuan put on what he thought was his most perfect smile. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Ye Zhi’s lips curved slightly. “Your pleasure is premature.”
Zhou Chengyuan’s perfect smile showed a slight crack. He had no response to this!
What was wrong with this woman? Shouldn’t she have a good impression of him, even to the point of admiration?
After all, he was so handsome, and so graceful and charming. He had even protected her when Lin Shuangshuang was causing trouble for her, standing on her side. Shouldn’t she be very touched?
“Ha, haha…” Zhou Chengyuan forced an awkward smile. “Miss Ye Zhi, you are truly humorous. Today is my birthday, and I am very happy that you could come to my birthday banquet to celebrate with me.”
Saying this, Zhou Chengyuan revealed what he thought was a charming smile.
Ye Zhi almost threw up from the greasy display.
Zhou Chengyuan was Ou Minghan’s friend and a notorious playboy, with countless women around him. He was a complete scumbag.
She was now certain that they intended to execute a… honey trap!
No way, no way?
Did they really think she was blind and would fall for such a greasy man?
Although she had suspected this when she heard it was Zhou Chengyuan’s birthday banquet before coming, she hadn’t expected them to actually dare to do it!
Heh, perfect timing. She had also made preparations in advance.
“Mr. Zhou,” Ye Zhi said with a big smile, “I happen to have prepared a gift for you…”