Ye Zhi sat directly in the chairman's chair. She didn't want to say a word at the moment, as she didn't want to waste her breath on this imbecile.
Ye Qin Ya still stood with her neck stiff, defiant. But seeing that Ye Zhi continued to ignore her, she felt it was pointless and sat down on the sofa beside her.
Before long, Ye Yong Xian rushed over.
He asked with some confusion, "What's going on?"
"Let her speak first," Ye Zhi said indifferently.
"Dad, I just wanted to help you..." Ye Qin Ya's wronged tears immediately fell. She remembered what Ou Ming Han had instructed her: if the matter succeeded, it would be his credit; if it failed, it would be her idea.
Afterward, Ye Qin Ya tearfully recounted how she had heard Ye Yong Xian was troubled about the land in Beihu and had come up with a way to help him solve the problem.
"Who said I wanted to acquire the land in Beihu?" Ye Yong Xian said unhappily.
Ye Qin Ya froze, her expression utterly bewildered.
"Furthermore, how do you plan to help me?" Ye Yong Xian's expression darkened further, a vague sense of unease stirring in his heart.
"I'll tell you about that," Ye Zhi said calmly. Seeing Ye Qin Ya looking at her with a wronged expression, Ye Zhi said lightly, "Ye Qin Ya, don't worry, I will let you know what a foolish thing you've done today!
Do you know what the problem with the land in Beihu was that made Father decide to give up on it?"
"I, I..." Ye Qin Ya suddenly looked confused.
"The land in Beihu was problematic because of demolition difficulties," Ye Zhi said lightly. "There lived a national treasure-level old artist who, in his old age, wanted to return to his roots and live in his hometown, not caring about the demolition fees. Major real estate companies also dared not offend this old artist lightly. And you..."
Ye Zhi picked up the contract, her gaze sharp. "You came to Dad's office to steal the company seal, didn't you?"
Ye Yong Xian looked at Ye Qin Ya with shock and anger. Ye Qin Ya's face turned deathly pale.
"Your contract commissions a small company to help Ye Shi resolve the Beihu issue, but that small company is actually a shell company formed by a group of thugs. And their method of resolving issues," Ye Zhi paused, "is forced demolition. They set out almost at the same time as you today to cause trouble for that old artist."
Ye Qin Ya's pupils contracted sharply, her face becoming even paler.
"And," Ye Zhi continued, "this USB drive you brought contains a virus. It contains a recording that has been maliciously synthesized. The content of the recording is Father demanding the forced demolition of the old artist's house!
As soon as the USB drive is plugged into the company's computer, the virus will automatically replicate and, through email, send this recording of Father directly to all Ye Shi employees!"
"No! This is impossible! That was clearly..." Ye Qin Ya bit her lip, unable to finish.
Ye Zhi plugged the USB drive into the computer. Ye Yong Xian was startled, "Xiao Zhi, you..."
"Dad, don't worry, Ye Qin Ya has already plugged the USB drive into the computer," Ye Zhi said calmly.
"Oh... Ah?!" Ye Yong Xian exclaimed in shock. However, seeing Ye Zhi's composed demeanor, he also felt reassured.
Ye Zhi clicked on the recording, and Ye Yong Xian's enthusiastic voice echoed from the computer, "Demolish everything here in Beihu, tear it all down, leave nothing..."
The recording wasn't long, but it was clear that the words "Beihu" had some unnatural traces.
"Ye Qin Ya," Ye Zhi looked at her coldly, "tell me yourself, if this contract bearing the company seal, this recording, and those thugs forcibly demolishing the old artist's house were all to explode simultaneously, what would be the consequences?!"
"I..." Ye Qin Ya opened her mouth but couldn't speak.
"Let me tell you," Ye Zhi said sternly, "then everyone will think that Father hired people to forcibly demolish the old artist's house. This contract alone is enough to send Father to prison! The company's reputation will plummet, projects will halt, the capital chain will break, Ye Shi will go bankrupt, and our family will lose everything and be forced onto the streets! Ye Qin Ya, is this what you wanted?!"
Ye Qin Ya's face was as pale as paper. She stumbled twice and collapsed onto the sofa.
Ye Yong Xian opened his mouth. He knew Ye Zhi was exaggerating, but scaring Ye Qin Ya like this to wake her up was good. After all, if Ye Qin Ya's plan had succeeded, and if their Ye family didn't have Ye Zhi, they would indeed face such a tragic outcome.
"Then now..." Ye Yong Xian asked with some worry.
"Dad, don't worry, her plan has failed," Ye Zhi said coldly to Ye Qin Ya. "Ye Qin Ya, let me educate you. Perhaps a small company's seal is carried by the boss personally to prevent accidents. But a large company's seal is generally managed by a dedicated person, and even for its use, there are layered procedures. Do you really think that after stealing the seal and casually stamping a contract, it would have legal validity? As for your USB drive..."
Ye Zhi tapped the computer and continued, "I have already upgraded the company's network system. Any external USB drive will be intercepted, and all viruses will be isolated in a virtual disk. Therefore, besides us a few people hearing this recording, no one else will receive it.
As for those thugs, I have already called the police. They have been taken away by the police and are likely being questioned now."
When Qin Yu Han had called her earlier and read her the contract, she had already guessed their true intentions. Ye Zhi immediately called the police, which was how they were stopped in time.
"That's great, that's great..." Ye Qin Ya's face regained some color, and she showed a smile of lingering fear.
"Ye Qin Ya, what are you happy about?!" Ye Zhi said coldly.
Ye Qin Ya said with an innocent expression, "Sister, I..."
"Don't call me sister!" Ye Zhi interrupted her indifferently. "Do you really think that because no serious consequences occurred, it's over? Ye Qin Ya, haven't you realized by now that you're being used? Stealing employee cards, making unauthorized access cards, breaking into Dad's office, stealing the company seal, compromising company network security, falsely accusing your own father—how dare you do all these things?!"
Ye Qin Ya said anxiously, "But, but we are..."
"Don't talk about us being family! I don't have a family member like you who would want to ruin her own family for Ou Ming Han!" Ye Zhi looked at Ye Yong Xian and said, "Dad, call the police. This matter cannot be tolerated this time!"
"Okay," Ye Yong Xian agreed.
He took out his phone but saw Ye Qin Ya saying with tear-filled eyes, "Dad, please, don't call the police, don't..."
ps: Regarding Ye Qin Ya's ending, I hope everyone isn't impatient. I want to write something that feels both unexpected and predictable. Everyone will feel after reading it that this is indeed the kind of choice she would make.