Ye Yongxian felt quite disheartened.
Indeed, he also had a leaky, black-hearted padded jacket, and when it came to tricking him, his own father, she was no less capable than the children of the Zhang family.
"Forget it, this time that old fellow Zhang Yicheng will definitely have a bigger headache than us!" Ye Yongxian breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Zhi's gaze flickered, and she ultimately said nothing.
Ou Minghan had acted very cautiously this time, leaving no handle. The whole affair looked like an internal power struggle within Chengan Company, which then accidentally involved the Ye Corporation. Therefore, Ye Yongxian did not suspect Ou Minghan.
It seemed that the previous incident where his car was tampered with had only led Ye Yongxian to believe that Ou Minghan had impure intentions and should not let his daughter marry him, but it hadn't led him to suspect that Ou Minghan was deliberately targeting their family.
Just as Ye Zhi was about to remind Ye Yongxian a few more words, she heard Ye Yongxian suddenly ask, "Xiao Zhi, you should be dating by now, shouldn't you? What kind of man do you like?"
Ye Zhi: ...
She was here to save people, not to date! Besides, with Ou Minghan eyeing the Ye Corporation covetously, their very survival was uncertain. How could she possibly have the leisure to consider matters of the heart? Men would only affect her speed of drawing her sword!
To prevent Ye Yongxian from having a sudden whim and trying to set her up on blind dates, she calmly said, "I haven't considered relationship matters for now. I only want to focus on my career."
Ye Yongxian gave a wry smile. "You've always had your own ideas. Actually, Dad isn't worried that you'll be deceived like Qin Ya. Dad believes that any man who catches your eye must be exceptionally outstanding. But Dad is worried..."
Ye Yongxian looked at her and sighed helplessly, "I'm worried that you're too opinionated and won't fancy anyone!"
Ye Zhi: ...
She actually rather wanted to tell Ye Yongxian that his worries would surely come true. But she decided against it; wasting time on such matters was meaningless.
"Dad," Ye Zhi said, "I'll go handle the follow-up matters first."
Ye Yongxian looked at her mournfully. He waved his hand helplessly. "Alright, I knew you didn't like listening to these lectures. Go ahead and busy yourself!"
Stepping out of the office, Ye Zhi then remembered that she had intended to remind Ye Yongxian earlier. But on second thought, she decided it was fine; there would be plenty of opportunities later.
*
After leaving the Ye Corporation, Ye Qinya went to Ou Minghan feeling very upset. However, Ou Minghan was not in the company. Ye Qinya, finding him absent, could only call him.
"Minghan, where did you go?" Ye Qinya asked aggrievedly.
"My sister is hospitalized, and I'm taking care of her at the hospital," Ou Minghan replied.
"Then I'll come to the hospital to find you," Ye Qinya said.
"No, Qin Ya, it's better if you don't come. Oh, right," Ou Minghan asked with expectation, "Didn't you say earlier that Zhang Danni's father and brother went to the Ye Corporation to make trouble? What happened afterwards?"
"I was just about to tell you..." Then, Ye Qinya aggrievedly recounted everything that had happened to him.
However, after she finished speaking, there was a silence on the other end of the phone, so silent that Ye Qinya looked at her phone in confusion, thinking it had hung up on its own.
"Minghan, are you listening?" she asked, confused.
Ou Minghan snapped back from his shock. He couldn't understand!
In fact, the Ye Corporation had already expressed their intention not to cooperate that morning.
But he hadn't taken it too seriously, because he had already completed his arrangements at Fengleju, and cooperation or not, the difference wasn't too significant.
Still, he was very displeased, so he used a stratagem to enrage Zhang Danhai, causing him to call Zhang Yicheng to go to the Ye Corporation to demand an explanation. He had also arranged for Ye Qinya to monitor them.
This was clearly a sure-win situation. Regardless of whether the Ye Corporation or the Zhang family lost, or what kind of mess ensued, it was all something he would happily witness. But now, it turned out that a pawn he had placed in secret had been discovered?!
His plan was completely ruined!
"Why did Ye Zhi discover the problem with the building materials?!" Ou Minghan asked indignantly.
"Ah?" Ye Qinya looked blank. "I, I don't know either... It seems my father asked her to be responsible for Fengleju, and she personally went to inspect the site today, and then she discovered it..."
Ou Minghan was still in a state of great shock. It was Ye Zhi again, this woman! It seemed that ever since she appeared, things had been very unfavorable for him, and he had been thwarted everywhere!
Thinking about it, the Ye Corporation's sudden withdrawal of cooperation was likely this woman's idea! But why could she so easily ruin every single one of his plans?!
"Qin Ya, move back home now!" Ou Minghan said sternly.
"Ah?" Ye Qinya was very puzzled. "Minghan, didn't we agree to wait a while before I moved back, so it wouldn't be too abrupt..."
"I can't wait any longer! Go back now!" Ou Minghan gritted his teeth. He couldn't remain so passive. This woman Ye Zhi was too dangerous. He had to place an informant by her side to keep a close watch on her every move!
"Okay..." Ye Qinya lowered her eyes sadly and agreed.
As if sensing his overly intense attitude, Ou Minghan immediately changed his demeanor and appeased Ye Qinya for a long time. Afterwards, he repeatedly instructed Ye Qinya to keep a close eye on Ye Zhi's every move and to call him with any abnormalities.
Ye Qinya agreed.
In the evening, Ye Qinya returned to the Ye family home.
The Ye family was preparing dinner. Seeing Ye Qinya return, Ye Yongxian and Liu Lingyu were overjoyed and immediately invited her to join them for dinner.
Sitting at the dining table, Ye Qinya found the food tasteless.
Seeing her preoccupied expression, Ye Zhi's gaze flickered slightly. It seemed Ou Minghan had given Ye Qinya some new trouble?
"By the way, Qin Ya, Dad has prepared two apartments, one in the suburbs and one in the city. Dad plans to give you the one in the city to make your commute easier. What do you think?" Ye Yongxian said.
Ye Qinya's internal alarm bells rang loudly. She hurriedly said, "Dad! I don't want an apartment! I want to move back home!"
"Move back home..." Ye Zhi instantly grasped the key point. Her eyebrows arched. "Then what about your boyfriend?"
"I, we..." Ye Qinya suddenly stammered.
"Did you have a fight?" Ye Yongxian desperately controlled his expression, afraid he might burst out laughing. "Then come back and live with us. Don't worry, this will always be your home!"
"Dad..." Ye Qinya was deeply moved. She hurriedly continued, "We didn't, didn't fight. It's just that he's been very busy recently..."
Ye Zhi watched her with interest. She now understood. They really hadn't argued. It was likely that Ou Minghan wanted Ye Qinya to stay by her side constantly, to monitor her.
However, their wishful thinking was destined to come to nothing.
Ye Yongxian said happily, "No matter the reason, it's good that you're coming home! By the way, Qin Ya, those two apartments are being given to you and your sister as private property. You don't have to move in right away..."