Chapter 44044 Night
For several days in a row, Xue Yi waited for the right opportunity until Ma Juan was promoted to workshop team leader and invited everyone to dinner.
Excluding employees on rotation, there were a total of fifteen people participating, including Xue Jun’s childhood friend, Gao Yong.
Thirty-two years old, short, unmarried, lazy at work, and prone to making inappropriate jokes about his female colleagues. After three years working in the workshop, he was still a low-level quality inspector, with poor interpersonal relationships. If it weren't for that special connection, he would have been fired long ago.
In order to make it convenient for her colleagues who worked the night shift, Ma Juan specially booked the dinner at a restaurant not far from the factory.
As soon as she entered the box, Xue Yi noticed that the two seats next to Gao Yong were still empty. She walked over and sat down calmly.
"This dinner is not only to celebrate my promotion, but also to welcome our new colleagues! Come, let's raise our glasses together!" Ma Juan greeted everyone enthusiastically.
Xue Yi raised the glass filled with orange juice and took a symbolic sip.
Just as he put down the cup, Gao Yong's voice, hoarse from long-term smoking, came from beside him: "Your name is Xue Yi, right?"
Xue Yi turned around and smiled: "Yes, Brother Yong."
The call of "Brother Yong" made him smile brightly, "Sister Yi, let's have a drink together."
As Xue Yi picked up the juice cup, Gao Yong held her hand down and took the opportunity to touch the back of her hand. "Why are you drinking juice? It's boring! Drink some!"
Xue Yi frowned slightly, and said in an embarrassed tone: "Brother Yong, I'm allergic to alcohol and I really can't drink it."
Gao Yong met her dark eyes, his heart softened, and he waved his hand: "Okay, okay, then you drink the juice and I'll drink the wine!"
After a few beers, Gao Yong's true colors gradually showed up.
He moved his stool closer to Xue Yi and lowered his voice, saying, "Sister Yi, to be honest, I noticed you the moment you arrived at the factory. Your temperament is completely different from the others in the factory! Do you have a boyfriend? If not, tell me. I have a wide network of contacts and can introduce you to a good one!"
Xue Yi pretended to cooperate and lowered her head shyly: "Not yet, I just found a job, I want to wait until I get a permanent job and it's stable before I do anything."
Gao Yong slammed the table proudly and said, "Just because you called me brother, I'll leave this matter to Brother Yong!"
Xue Yi showed a curious expression: "Brother Yong, what do you mean?"
Gao Yong chuckled, revealing a row of teeth yellowed by cigarette stains, "I have some acquaintances up there."
Xue Yi filled his beer, her tone revealing admiration: "Brother Yong is so awesome! He even knows the people up there?"
This compliment made him extremely proud. He puffed out his chest and downed the wine in his glass in one gulp: "Of course! If you follow me, you will definitely get benefits in the future."
Xue Yi continued to pour the wine, frowning as he spoke hesitantly, "But I heard that Brother Yong has been working in the workshop for three years and is still just a quality inspector..."
As expected, he snorted in disdain, then leaned close to Xue Yi's ear and whispered, his voice heavy with the smell of alcohol and cigarettes, "I'm telling you something, I'm going to be promoted in a few days! Not to mention team leader, I'll even be workshop director!"
The unpleasant smell hit Xue Yi's face, and her stomach churned. She suppressed the discomfort, leaned back slightly, and asked in surprise, "Isn't the position of workshop director already filled?"
Gao Yong's hand slipped onto her shoulder, his smile becoming lewd. "Humph, what does it matter if they're satisfied or not? They just have to agree."
Xue Yi followed his words and asked, "Why?"
Gao Yong's eyes flashed with vigilance, and he waved his hand: "Don't worry about it."
She didn't ask any more questions, "Then let me congratulate Brother Yong first!"
Gao Yong narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, and the hand on his shoulder began to slide down restlessly.
Xue Yi stood up suddenly, his face slightly gloomy: "Sorry, I'm going to the bathroom."
She quickly walked into the bathroom, took out a wet tissue and wiped the back of her ears and hands vigorously, then rubbed them repeatedly with hand sanitizer several times, as if trying to wash away some disgusting virus.
After the questions just now, she was sure that Gao Yong must have the key evidence of the batch of drugs that exceeded the standard, which was why he dared to be so confident.
But what exactly it is still needs further exploration.
After retouching her lipstick in front of the mirror, she took a deep breath and walked back to the box.
Gao Yong was already drunk, his face flushed. Seeing Xue Yi coming back, he immediately called out, "What took you so long?"
Xue Yi explained with a smile: "I just received a call and was delayed for a while."
"Who is it? What did you say?"
"Oh, my parents are urging me to go on a blind date again."
Gao Yong became interested when he heard this. "What kind of blind date do you want? Tell me and I'll help you find one!"
Xue Yi curled her lips and said deliberately, "My parents said that he is quite well-off. He is a director of a company and has a car and a house in Haicheng."
Gao Yong sneered, "What's the big deal? I'll have all these things in a few days! Why don't you consider it?"
"Brother Yong, stop making fun of me!"
"I'm serious!"
Xue Yi frowned in mock embarrassment: "But how can I believe what you said?"
Gao Yong looked around to make sure no one was paying attention. He leaned closer to her and said in a low voice, "I have the evidence in my phone! As long as I get rid of that thing, they'll agree to any conditions!"
"What's the handle?"
"I can't tell you that."
As he spoke, he put his hand on the back of Xue Yi's hand again.
Xue Yi's eyes flashed, and he quickly pulled his hand back, keeping some distance. His expression returned to indifference, "Then we'll talk about it later."
After the dinner, Gao Yong was drunk. He held Xue Yi's arm and refused to let go, muttering "Yimei, don't go". In the end, he was dragged back by several colleagues.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Xue Yi immediately contacted his high school classmate Luo Bin.
He runs a mobile phone repair shop in Haicheng. After briefly explaining the situation, the other party readily agreed to help.
Rushing to the store, Xue Yi took out the black phone and asked, "How long will it take to unlock it?"
Luo Bin glanced at the model and said, "No big deal, it'll be done in five minutes."
Xue Yi breathed a sigh of relief. She had to put her phone back before Gao Yong discovered that it was lost.
"Old classmate, it's alright."
Not long after, Luo Yu handed her the unlocked phone.
Xue Yi took it and quickly opened the photo album.
Filled with unsightly candid photos, she frowned and scrolled quickly, finally finding a few that resembled documents. Zooming in and examining them, they were indeed the quality inspection records for the batch of problematic pharmaceuticals that exceeded standards! Gao Yong must have secretly taken these photos before destroying them, keeping them as leverage.
She backed up the photos and thanked Luo Bin: "Thank you so much! I'll transfer the money to you."
"It's just a small favor, you're welcome."
"Then next time, I will definitely treat you to a meal!"
*
After obtaining the key evidence, Xue Yi asked Gao Yong to meet alone in a coffee shop the next day.
As soon as Gao Yong sat down, he said with a playful smile: "Sister Yi, why did you suddenly want to ask me out? Have you figured it out..."
Before he could finish his words, Xue Yi took out a stack of printed quality inspection reports and pushed them in front of him.
Gao Yong took a few glances, his originally excited expression instantly frozen, and turned into panic: "You, where did you get this?!"
Xue Yi said calmly, "Because my last name is Xue too. Xue Ruihua is my father."
Gao Yong's eyes widened in shock, his face ashen, but he still held on: "So what?! What does this have to do with me!"
Xue Yi chuckled, her eyes sharp. "I asked you out because I wanted to give you a chance. As long as you're willing to tell me everything you know, I can forgive you on behalf of the Xue family. Otherwise, once those photos of your female colleagues and the evidence of your deliberate destruction of important company documents on your phone are handed over to the police, there's really nothing I can do to help you."
"You! How dare you peek at my phone!" Gao Yongqi's face flushed red, and he gripped the corner of the table tightly with both hands.
Xue Yi said calmly, "There's only one chance."
Finally, he seemed to have lost all his strength. He collapsed in his chair and closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate: "Okay, I'll tell you..."
*
"Dad, it's me."
"Come in."
Xue Yi walked into the study and placed the quality inspection report and the recorder of Gao Yong's conversation on the desk. "This is the result of my investigation."
Xue Ruihua stopped what he was doing, picked up the information, and carefully reviewed it. He pondered, "Although this proves that the spray exceeded the standard intentionally, the real mastermind behind this is still nowhere to be found."
Xue Yi seemed to have expected this and asked softly, "Dad, how is your relationship with uncle lately?"
Xue Ruihua was stunned for a moment, his expression turned serious: "Do you think this matter is related to your uncle?"
Xue Yi pursed her lips and spoke cautiously, "I know that Xue's Pharmaceutical was founded by you and your uncle. But Gao Yong was instructed by Xue Jun, and Xue Jun is your uncle's nephew. It's hard not to make connections."
Xue Ruihua pondered for a moment, his expression becoming increasingly serious. "I understand. I will personally investigate this matter in depth. You may leave first."
"good."
Xue Yi closed the study door and just turned around when she ran into Aunt Ding, who was holding a file bag in her hand.
"Miss, there's a delivery for you."
"Thank you, Aunt Ding."
If I'm not mistaken, it should be the arrival of the new mobile phone card.
She couldn't wait to open the package, and sure enough, there was a brand new SIM card inside. She took out her mobile phone and plugged it in. As soon as she logged into WeChat, the interface showed that it was receiving messages.
After waiting anxiously for more than ten minutes, the progress bar finally filled up.
Xue Yi immediately opened Yu Zeyuan's chat box.
There are more than fifty unread messages.
She flipped through the pages one by one -
Y: [Is the family situation serious?]
Y: [Just take care of it. I'll wait for you to come back.]
Each one was like a heavy hammer hitting her heart, making her feel guilty.
Continuing to scroll down, the information gradually changes from concern at the beginning to anxious questioning, and finally to suppressed anger.
Y: [What happened?]
Y: [Why don’t you reply to my messages? Why don’t you answer my calls?]
Y: [Are you avoiding me? ]
………
Xue Yi quickly edited the message to explain.
Yiyi: [I'm not hiding from you! A lot of emergencies happened at home, and my phone accidentally fell into the water and broke, so I've been out of touch. I'm really sorry for making you worry. I'll be back to Sucheng as soon as I finish dealing with things here.]
The moment I clicked send, a glaring red exclamation mark popped up.
He actually blocked her!
Xue Yi quickly dialed Yu Zeyuan's cell phone number to comfort him, but a cold and mechanical female voice came from the receiver: "The number you dialed is turned off..."
She called again using Haicheng's new number. This time the call went through, but it rang for a long time and no one answered. Later, the phone was turned off.
This guy! He actually blocked both of her phone numbers!
Xue Yi gritted his teeth, and thinking that it was indeed his fault, his anger subsided a little.
The only way now is to explain it in person.
She directly bought the earliest flight to Sioux City the next day.
Xue Yi is prone to airsickness and usually chooses the high-speed rail for travel, but this time, in order to see Yu Zeyuan as soon as possible, she chose the fastest way.
As the plane landed, the familiar heat wave hit me in the face.
Xue Yi hurried back to her home in Sucheng. The moment she opened the door, she felt a sense of desolation. Yu Zeyuan was no longer in the house, nor was his suitcase. The bedroom and guest room were tidy, as if they had never been there.
It seems that I can only go to the company to block him.
Xue Yi contacted Liu Shuang and asked about Yu Zeyuan's recent speaking schedule, but the news she got shocked her: he had resigned a week ago, and Lin Wei left with him.
I've only been out of contact for half a month, is it necessary to be so ruthless?
After much thought, the only person who might know his whereabouts now is Zhang Yu.
Yiyi: [Have you been in contact with Yu Zeyuan recently?]
Zhang Yu: [I haven't contacted Brother Yuan in a long time. What's wrong, Sister Yi?]
Yiyi: [Then do you know where he usually goes? ]
Zhang Yu: [I can’t really say, but in the past, it was either a bar or a billiards court.]
Fortunately, there are not many bars in Suzhou, only about a dozen or so.
After Guo Yingying found out, she immediately promised, "I'm familiar with all the bars in Suzhou! I'll greet all the owners one by one, and as soon as I see Yu Zeyuan, I'll call you right away!"
"Thanks! I really depend on you this time!"
After hanging up the phone, a complex emotion surged in Xue Yi's heart.
Rather than finding him, Xue Yi wanted to question him face to face. Why did he give up so easily without even giving her a chance to explain?
She couldn't accept that a relationship that hadn't even begun ended so unclearly.
Around ten o'clock in the evening, the phone screen suddenly lit up, and Guo Yingying's excited voice came from the other end of the line: "Yiyi! I found it, at the Night Bar! Come quickly, I've asked the boss to keep an eye on it for you!"
"Okay! I'll be there right away!"
The taxi sped all the way and stopped at the destination.
She hurriedly got off the bus, looked up at the familiar neon sign, and her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
This is where Guo Yingying celebrated her birthday, and it is also the bar where she and Yu Zeyuan first met.
Xue Yi walked through the long corridor, deafening music whistling in the air. Under the dim lights, a group of fashionable young men and women swayed freely to the beat.
She anxiously searched for Yu Zeyuan's figure when someone suddenly bumped into her shoulder. She heard an impatient scolding in her ear: "Watch out, don't block the way!"
Xue Yi frowned and was about to speak when her sight was suddenly attracted by a dazzling white light.
It's him.
He returned to the way he was when we first met.
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