"Do you have her information?" Ye Zhi asked.
"Yes, here is her resume," Ye Yongxian handed her a job application.
Ye Zhi flipped through the resume, her expression a little surprised.
This friend of Ye Qinya, named Qin Yuhan, was one of Ye Qinya's few true friends.
In the original plot, after the Ye family went bankrupt and Ye Qinya was imprisoned and tormented by Ou Minghan, Qin Yuhan learned of her friend's plight. She was the only one who tried everything she could to save Ye Qinya.
It was a pity that although Qin Yuhan had arranged everything for her and successfully helped her escape Ou Minghan's clutches, Ye Qinya directly called Ou Minghan to say goodbye, exposing their location.
Ye Qinya was then recaptured by Ou Minghan, and Qin Yuhan naturally suffered severe retaliation.
Ou Minghan not only ruined the Qin family, but upon learning that Qin Yuhan was very passionate about playing the piano, he directly had her tendons severed, rendering her unable to play the piano for the rest of her life.
This was a devastating blow to Qin Yuhan. She disappeared thereafter, and never reappeared even by the end of the story. It was unknown whether the author had forgotten her, or Ye Qinya had completely forgotten this friend who had once risked her life for her, or perhaps she had met a tragic end.
Ye Zhi put down the resume with a sigh. She had a good impression of Qin Yuhan. Given Qin Yuhan's personality, she wasn't the type to be a spy for others. However, it was not impossible that Ou Minghan might have used her without her knowledge.
"Dad, I seem to remember Qinya mentioning her. Didn't Qin Yuhan really like playing the piano and plan to study it abroad? Why did she give up her overseas studies and come to work at our company?"
Ye Yongxian sighed, "This child did want to go abroad, but her parents disagreed. Her parents felt that playing the piano was fine as a hobby, but as a profession, how could it support oneself? Her parents cut off her financial support and refused to pay for her studies abroad. She had to find ways to work during the day and practice the piano at night."
Ye Zhi helplessly covered her forehead. While her spirit was commendable, at this rate of working odd jobs, when would she ever earn enough for her overseas studies?
"Then let her stay," Ye Zhi said.
"Xiaozhi, do you think it's alright?" Ye Yongxian said hesitantly.
"You arranged for her to be in the administrative department, and it's a relatively leisurely and unimportant job. Even if she wanted to do something, it would be quite difficult. Moreover," Ye Zhi continued, "if she were truly planted by someone else, wouldn't it be alerting the enemy if we chased her away now? Then someone would likely find more discreet ways to bring people in, making it even harder to guard against."
"You're right," Ye Yongxian nodded in agreement.
The matter was settled. Ye Zhi actually wanted to help Qin Yuhan, but helping someone required finding the right opportunity, otherwise it would seem too abrupt.
With the matter resolved, Ye Zhi left the Ye Corporation. She had other things to attend to.
The new shopping website had been quietly set up, but for a shopping website, the most important thing was merchants onboarding. After all, a website with nothing would not be able to retain users. Ye Zhi had already negotiated with several brands, and they all had intentions to join. Ye Zhi wanted to strike while the iron was hot and finalize things with them as soon as possible.
After a busy day, as Ye Zhi prepared to go home, she suddenly remembered something important.
The butler had mentioned that the supper tonight was European blue lobster. Ye Zhi had only seen others eat it on short video platforms; she hadn't tried it herself, so she was really looking forward to it.
Although Qi Xuan had also invited her, she hadn't forgotten that she still owed Qi Xuan a gift! If she didn't prepare a gift, Ye Zhi wouldn't enjoy the meal!
Ye Zhi drove to the mall, but she was at a loss about what gift to choose.
It wasn't that she was short of money; she was very wealthy now and could afford many things. It was just that she couldn't guess what Qi Xuan would like at all. Moreover, she had never had experience giving gifts to male friends.
Seeing her pacing back and forth by the counter, looking troubled, a nearby sales assistant asked, "Miss, are you looking for a gift for someone?"
"Mmm..." Ye Zhi nodded. She decided to seek advice. She humbly asked, "Excuse me, if I were to give a gift to a male friend, what would be suitable? By the way, money is not an issue!"
The sales assistant had an "I understand" expression. She smiled and said, "You could consider a tie or a belt. Both are good choices."
Ye Zhi blinked. She felt that these two gifts might be too intimate.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is there any particular meaning to these?"
"A tie signifies that you want to tie him down, and a belt's meaning is that you want to tie down his lower half..." the sales assistant said suggestively.
Ye Zhi: ...
She shouldn't have asked!
Tie him down? She really would tie him up!
If she gave one of these, and Qi Xuan misunderstood, thinking she had some inappropriate intentions towards him, what would happen to their pure friendship?
Impacting their friendship was secondary. If it affected their cooperation, that would be disastrous!
"I'm giving it to a male friend, not a boyfriend," Ye Zhi emphasized.
"Oh, I see..." The sales assistant was somewhat disappointed. Then, she recommended other items like wallets and tie clips, but Ye Zhi felt they were also too intimate and could easily lead to unnecessary speculation.
She absolutely would not let anything affect her precious and pure friendship with Qi Xuan!
"Or, you could consider giving him a watch?" the sales assistant suggested helplessly.
"A watch doesn't have any meaning of tying someone down, does it?" Ye Zhi asked warily.
"No, no!" the sales assistant said. "Even ordinary friends can give watches."
Ye Zhi finally felt relieved.
Afterward, the sales assistant enthusiastically led her to the watch counter and introduced her to a very nice mechanical watch.
When she heard that this watch was a Cartier, Ye Zhi had a bad premonition.
"How much is this watch?" Ye Zhi asked.
"This is the latest model," the sales assistant said with a smile. "It's not too expensive, only thirteen thousand yuan."
Ye Zhi gasped. What?!
Thirteen thousand yuan wasn't expensive?
She was just going to have a lobster dinner. If she gave such a thing, the lobster wouldn't even taste good.
The sales assistant continued to persuade her, "Miss, you've come at the perfect time. We only have one of this watch in our store. Actually, another customer was interested in it before. If it gets sold, the next one won't be available for a month..."