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The Yu family often says that Jian Yu's current living environment is a thousand times better than before.
Yu Cheng used to think so too, after all, the Yu family villa was a small estate.
Besides the main building where the owner lives, there are several smaller buildings next to it.
One building houses the security guards and gardeners, while another building houses the servants who work in the main building.
If it weren't for the fact that the maids lived far away and it was inconvenient for them to do something, Aunt Li and some other staff members wouldn't be living in the main building.
The bedrooms for the Yu family members include a separate bathroom and a walk-in closet, as well as a small living room and a small study.
Aunt Li and others' bedrooms also have separate bathrooms and walk-in closets.
This standard configuration unfortunately overlooks redundancy.
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and then turned off the lights and left.
Just as I reached the steps to the second floor, I heard a door close.
Yu Cheng glanced at the closed door with a puzzled look, then slowly stepped forward and knocked twice.
A few seconds later, Yu Yao opened the door. "Big brother?"
Yu Cheng asked, "Did you come out just now because of something?"
There are call buttons in the rooms; you can press one to give instructions to Aunt Li and the others if you need anything.
It's alright during the day, but at night we usually call the maid to come to our room to serve us.
Yu Cheng is busy with his studies and spends all day sitting at his desk, with too little time for exercise.
Sometimes when I want to get some exercise, I go downstairs to get myself a drink of water.
It's safe to say that, apart from Yu Cheng, almost no one else in the house would leave their room at this time.
Yu Yao is no exception.
Qi Yuexi has already rested.
According to past practice, Yu Yao wouldn't come out either.
"Oh, I'm a little thirsty, I was going downstairs to get a glass of water. But as I walked into the hallway, I remembered there was still half a glass of water in the room, so I came back."
Yu Cheng's eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly. "Okay, go to sleep! We have to get up early for school tomorrow."
Yu Yao nodded. "Okay. Goodnight, big brother."
Yu Yao closed the door again.
Yu Cheng withdrew his gaze and sighed almost imperceptibly.
Back in his room, Yu Cheng picked up a small note from the file box; it had Jian Yu's phone number written on it.
After leaving the Yu family, Jian Yu changed her contact information.
The next day, when Yu Cheng went downstairs, Yu Yao had already returned to school.
Qi Yuexi sat alone at the dining table. When she saw Yu Cheng, she smiled happily and said, "Please sit down."
Just as Yu Cheng pulled out a chair and sat down, Qi Yuexi handed him a bowl of porridge. "Yu Cheng, your aunt is almost fully recovered, and your dad is helping to keep an eye on things at the company, so there's no need to worry. You should go back to school as soon as possible!"
Yu Cheng lowered his head and ate his porridge. "No need to rush. I often video chat with my supervisor, and the thesis is almost finished. I can go back for the defense."
Qi Yuexi nodded, her smile not reaching her eyes, "As long as you have a plan."
Yu Cheng had been busy at the company all morning, and around noon, he invited Ou Xiang out for lunch.
Ou Xiang hadn't even gotten out of bed yet. "You've already read through so much material? Shouldn't you be looking for Jian Yu right now? How come you still have time to meet me?"
Yu Cheng smiled. "Coming?"
"Come!"
Ou Xiang put down his phone and quickly changed out of his pajamas.
The restaurant where we ate was not far from where Yu Cheng worked.
After the two finished their meal, Ou Xiang realized that Yu Cheng was carrying the file box from yesterday with him.
Prime Minister Ou couldn't help but laugh, "So you're so concerned? You don't even take it off your hands during mealtimes."
Yu Cheng didn't say anything, but handed him the file box.
The Prime Minister, puzzled, took it nonetheless. "Why are you giving it to me?"
Yu Cheng pointed to the file box, "Didn't you notice how light it is?"
Ou Xiang nodded casually, "I felt it."
His friend said something out of the blue, and Ou Xiang subconsciously opened the app to take a look and then casually flipped through it.
"When you gave it to me yesterday, was there as much information inside as there is now?"
Ou Xiang gave him a strange look. "You said it's light, so how come it's the same amount?"
Yu Cheng didn't respond, his expression complicated.
Ou Xiang's eyelids flashed. "What do you mean? The data was stolen?"
Yu Cheng remained silent.
"Where did you put it?" Prime Minister Ou asked, "At home?"
Yu Cheng picked up the water on the table, took a big gulp, then opened his phone and put a video in front of Prime Minister Ou.
In the video, there is a trash can filled with shredded paper scraps.
"Hmm? Is it part of the abridged information I gave you yesterday?" Ou Xiang's eyes narrowed. "Who did this? Your mother?"
Yu Cheng shook his head. "No."
"That must be Yu Yao?" Ou Xiang asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't she have been at school yesterday?"
"I met her on the road, and we took a car home together."
Ou Xiang understood, but he was even more curious about how Yu Yao had taken the information.
"She took it while I was driving, when my attention was on my surroundings, and used the cover of the document and the handbag to hide it."
"Didn't you notice at the time?"
Yu Cheng nodded.
"So how did you find out later?"
"She gave it to me again when she got off the bus."
"After you took it, you noticed the weight was wrong, and that's when you discovered her little trick?"
"Hmm." Yu Cheng sighed. "How much less?"
Ou Xiang clicked his tongue. "This Yu Yao is really something, taking more than half. Isn't she afraid you'll find out?"
"She knew I hadn't seen it yet, and thought it wouldn't matter if she took it."
European Prime Minister pointed to the video, "This one?"
Yu Cheng's gaze dimmed. "There's a paper shredder in the study on the third floor. After Yu Yao shredded these documents, she took the scraps back to her room and threw them into the trash can behind the school the next day after she went to school."
Last night, Yu Cheng came out of Jian Yu's room and went to the tea room to pour himself a glass of water.
On his way back to his room, Yu Cheng glanced at Jian Yu's room twice as he passed by.
Feeling increasingly upset, I took a couple of sips of water to calm myself down.
Then, I accidentally discovered that Yu Yao was at the other end of the second-floor corridor.
There is a huge study on the third floor, with an elevator at the entrance, located at the other end of the corridor.
So when they came out of the study, Yu Cheng and the others liked to take the elevator downstairs.
The bedrooms are located on either side of the stairs on the second floor. If they want to go to the first floor, they are used to taking the stairs.
Yu Yao clearly went to the study.
Yu Cheng went to the study on the third floor, but couldn't find the documents there. However, he did find some residual shavings on the shredder.
The study is regularly cleaned by a professional, so such an oversight would not occur.
The only explanation is that the user is not very skilled, which is why paper scraps get stuck in the gaps of the shredder.
Yu Cheng then instructed his driver to keep an eye on Yu Yao.
"Usually, Yu Yao would have the driver drop her off at the teaching building, but this morning, before she even reached the school gate, she told the driver to go back. The driver pretended to go back, but actually kept an eye on her and saw her take a bag of paper scraps out of her handbag and throw it into the trash can."
The driver went to check after Yu Yao left.
Because the powder is so finely ground, it's impossible to pick it up.
The driver could only record a video and that was it.
After thinking for a moment, Ou Xiang couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you expose her on the spot yesterday after you found out?"
Yu Cheng curled the corners of his lips, his expression quite helpless. "I just want to know how she will handle it? Will she be moved after reading it and then return it?"
Not only did they not return it, they also secretly disposed of it.
"Then I'll contact Oona and prepare another copy."
Yu Cheng nodded, "Thank you!"
"Don't mention it!" Prime Minister Ou put away the file box, then opened his mouth as if thinking of something, but closed it again.
Yu Cheng touched his mouth, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I..."
Prime Minister Ou immediately perked up, "Have you thought this through?"
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