"I don't know who beat me up. I was hospitalized for over half a month to recover from my injuries. Who knew that Chen Wei would run off while I was in the hospital! Young Master Ou, I went to cause trouble for him as per your instructions. This is a work-related injury, you have to reimburse me..."
Before he could finish, Ou Minghan impatiently hung up the phone. He cursed the person as useless and an idiot several times before calming down.
From the current situation, it was highly likely that Chen Wei was stationed at Ye Zhi's side. However, it didn't matter even if he wasn't.
Ou Minghan quickly came up with a plan. He said coldly, "Feng Jie, find someone to write an article saying that the newly opened Taoxun Company has actually hired a scoundrel who stole company secrets, is ungrateful, and is despicable and shameless! Also, find the court judgment from the lawsuit against Chen Wei and attach it. I want this article to appear on the front pages of major websites. I want to ruin Chen Wei and Ye Zhi's reputations!"
Feng Jie hastily agreed. However, after leaving Ou Minghan's office, he received a phone call.
Soon after, he went downstairs to retrieve a letter and returned to Ou Minghan's office.
"Is the article ready?!" Ou Minghan asked coldly.
"Not yet..." Seeing Ou Minghan's increasingly displeased gaze, Feng Jie said with a gulp, "President, we can't publish that article!"
"What did you say?!" Ou Minghan's face was filled with rage.
"Look at this," Feng Jie quickly handed over the letter in his hand. "This is a notice from the court. Chen Wei counter-sued, and the previous case has been sent back for retrial. That judgment is already null and void..."
"What nonsense are you spouting? It's been so long, why would he counter-sue?!" Ou Minghan was shocked and furious. He slammed the table again forcefully, with no intention of opening the letter.
"The court said it's because Chen Wei submitted strong new evidence proving his innocence, so they..."
"What evidence?!" Ou Minghan asked irritably.
Feng Jie reminded him helplessly, "President, we need to apply to the court to view his evidence..."
At this moment, Ou Minghan was filled with uncertainty. He had handled that matter cleanly back then, leaving no traces. How could Chen Wei possibly find any new evidence?
Could it be Ye Zhi again?!
He suddenly realized that this woman was far more terrifying than he had imagined! It seemed like all his steps were anticipated by her, yet he knew nothing of her methods, not even what crucial evidence she had found!
He had never felt so powerless, and it was against a woman he had always looked down upon!
"President," Feng Jie asked tentatively in a low voice, "should we still write that article..."
"Write what! If we write it and publish it, we'll give them a chance to refute and attract attention for them?! Get out!" Ou Minghan was so angry he wanted to throw something, but he found that everything on the desk had already been thrown by him.
Feng Jie quickly left, but as soon as he reached the door, Ou Minghan called him back.
"Now go and notify those brand merchants, Qian Bai He and Taoxun. They can only choose one!" Ou Minghan narrowed his eyes and said viciously, "I'd like to see how Taoxun can get by without anything to sell!"
Feng Jie hesitated. He didn't dare to say anything more and quickly left.
At Taoxun Company, the attack on the website by the Jin Ying team had temporarily stopped. Ye Zhi searched the internet using Chen Wei as a keyword but found nothing.
"Ou Minghan must have guessed who you are," Ye Zhi smiled slightly. "However, it seems the court's notice has also reached him. Once the formal trial begins, we will be able to clear your name."
"Ms. Ye, thank you so much." Chen Wei said sincerely, "I thought I would never be able to clear my name in this lifetime..."
Back then, Ou Minghan had arranged for Chen Hong to go undercover by Chen Wei's side. Chen Hong secretly copied the files from Chen Wei's computer and sent them to Ou Minghan.
Ou Minghan then used the program for Chen Wei's new website, which Chen Wei had written, and after a minor modification, turned it into the program for Qian Bai Company's new website. He then launched the revamped version an hour before Chen Wei's new website went live.
Afterward, Ou Minghan stirred up public opinion, making everyone believe that after leaving his job, Chen Wei had directly used the program for his original company's new website for his new website, intending to retaliate against Ou Minghan, who had appreciated and valued him.
Then, with lightning speed, he sued Chen Wei on the grounds of stealing company secrets.
Chen Wei knew Ou Minghan's character. He had originally kept a copy of his resignation list and scanned documents. He intended to use these to prove that during his tenure at Qian Bai, the company had no plans or actions to revamp the website, and that the program for his new website was written after he resigned, without any theft or plagiarism.
However, Ou Minghan was prepared. He arranged for Chen Hong and a group of thugs to stage a fight. When Chen Wei was not around, they directly smashed Chen Wei's company. They burned the copy of the resignation list, and even the electronic files Chen Wei had saved were destroyed when Chen Hong and his group smashed Chen Wei's computer to pieces, physically eliminating the evidence.
When Chen Wei rushed back, his computer had already been thrown into the garbage dump by Chen Hong, shattered into pieces and mixed with other garbage, making it impossible to find the chip storing the evidence.
Without evidence, Chen Wei had no choice but to lose the lawsuit, and investors withdrew their funding. He was left with nothing but debt.
Chen Wei originally felt that he would never be able to clear his name in this lifetime. But after Ye Zhi heard the entire story, especially when she learned that his computer was worth fifty thousand yuan, Ye Zhi was very sure that his computer had definitely not been smashed. Chen Hong would never bear to part with such an expensive computer. He had likely sold the computer, and as for Ou Minghan, he could have just used the shells of some worthless old computers, smashed them to pieces, and that would have been enough to report back. This was also why, after searching the garbage dump for so long, he couldn't find his computer chip, because they were never there.
Chen Wei didn't quite believe it at first, but Ye Zhi really helped him find the computer. His computer had been resold several times, but thankfully it was well-preserved, and the evidence was all there.
"You don't need to thank me," Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "If you want to thank someone, thank Qi Xuan. He was the one who helped you retrieve the computer. I don't have that much influence."
Chen Wei said firmly, "But it was you who first realized the computer might not be lost, and you who asked Young Master Qi for help. Ms. Ye, I owe you a debt of gratitude that is too great to repay."
"Then don't repay it," Ye Zhi waved her hand directly. "Just help me make money!"
Chen Wei: ...
At such a touching moment, how could Ye Zhi ruin the atmosphere with a single sentence?