Chapter 43043 Evaporation
The high-speed rail from Suzhou to Haicheng takes three and a half hours.
Xue Yi used this trip to carefully collect and sort out various reports and information about sudden incidents at home.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in Haicheng.
She did not inform her parents in advance that she was coming back and hailed a taxi alone.
The vehicle passed through the bustling city center and finally stopped in front of a luxurious three-story villa hidden deep in the green trees. The iron gate was closed.
Xue Yi got out of the car and rang the doorbell skillfully.
"Who is it?"
The familiar voice of nanny Aunt Ding came from the access intercom.
"Aunt Ding, it's me, Xiaoyi."
"Oh! It's the young lady back!"
The door opened and Aunt Ding ran out of the villa excitedly and quickly took the suitcase from Xue Yi.
"Are you tired from the journey? Are you hungry? I'll go make you something to eat."
"Thank you, Aunt Ding. I won't need it for now."
Xue Yi changed into soft indoor slippers and walked straight into the house. "Where are my parents?"
"Mr. Xue and his wife have been busy with company matters these days and usually come back around dinner time."
That should be soon.
She had left at seven in the morning and had been running all day, exhausted. "I'm going back to my room to take a shower. Please let me know when my parents get back."
"Yes, miss."
Xue Yi took the elevator to her room on the second floor. The furnishings in the room were exactly the same as when she left, without any change.
The bedroom is decorated in creamy white and champagne gold tones. A crystal chandelier in the center of the room is adorned with tiny rhinestones, casting light onto the large velvet bed. A layer of translucent champagne-colored gauze ripples in the breeze. Double curtains hang from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and when you open them, you can see the elegant white rattan chairs on the terrace.
Xue Yi walked into the independent cloakroom and took out a set of comfortable home clothes.
When the bathtub was filled with water of suitable temperature, she slowly lay down in it. The warm water covered her body, and the comfort instantly dispelled the fatigue of the past few days, and sleepiness gradually came over her.
"Miss, Mr. Xue and his wife are back and are here to see you." There was a knock on the door and Aunt Ding's reminder.
Xue Yi opened her eyes, got up from the bathtub, changed her clothes, and just opened the door when her mother Zhao Jingshu was already standing at the door.
She first looked Xue Yi up and down carefully, her eyes full of concern, "Let mom take a look, why do you look so bad? Did you not get enough rest recently? You also seem to have lost a lot of weight."
"Don't worry, Mom. I'm doing fine."
Zhao Jingshu hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Why did you come back so suddenly?"
Xue Yi held her mother's arm and winked playfully: "Of course I miss you! Where's Dad?"
"He's taking care of something in the study."
"Mom, please sit down for a while. I'll blow dry my hair."
Xue Yi took out the hair dryer and was about to take care of her wet hair, but Zhao Jingshu took the hair dryer from her hand and said, "Mom, let me help you."
Xue Yi said nothing and sat quietly in front of the dressing mirror.
Two similar faces were reflected in the mirror. The face that had been weathered by time still retained its charm, but there was a hint of sadness between the brows.
Xue Yi said in a cheerful tone, "The last time you helped me blow dry my hair was probably in junior high school."
Zhao Jingshu smiled and gently combed Xue Yi's long hair with her fingertips: "Yes, you have grown up so fast in the blink of an eye. Time flies... By the way, how are your personal issues? Have you found a live-in son-in-law?"
Xue Yi's mind immediately popped up with Yu Zeyuan's figure, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose slightly.
Zhao Jingshu immediately noticed Xue Yi's shy look and said jokingly, "Looks like it's almost time."
Xue Yi rarely showed a hint of shyness, lowered her head, and then straightened her expression, "Are you and Dad doing well recently?"
Zhao Jingshu paused slightly as she fiddled with her hair, maintaining a smile: "We are all fine."
Xue Yi asked tentatively, "What about...the company?"
"The company is pretty good. By the way, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll ask Aunt Ding to make it. Aunt Wang has taken leave for family matters, so we can do our own daily routines. Aunt Ding is old, so don't overwork her."
Zhao Jingshu cleverly changed the subject
Xue Yi didn't intend to hide it, so she spoke frankly, "Mom, I've seen the news. You don't have to hide it from me."
Zhao Jingshu gently lifted her long hair and said in a gentle tone: "Don't worry about these things, your parents are here."
"But I'm also part of this family."
Xue Yi looked serious and insisted, "What's the current situation of the company?"
Zhao Jingshu pretended to be relaxed: "Your father has already sent people to comfort the sick family members. The matter has been handled almost completely. It's really okay."
"Mom, although I haven't been involved in the company's specific affairs in recent years, I know that this incident is by no means accidental.
You and Dad have always been very strict with the company, especially the pharmaceutical production line. How could such a serious problem of exceeding the standard occur? Is someone deliberately framing you?
Zhao Jingshu frowned upon hearing this, wanting to speak but stopping herself. "Actually... it's not that complicated. Your father and I are handling it. The most important thing right now is to comfort the patient and prevent the situation from escalating."
Xue Yi calmly analyzed the situation and offered his own opinion: "To be able to do this and bypass all the quality control procedures, someone must be extremely familiar with the entire production line and a trusted internal staff member. Moreover, this person must have a high position, otherwise they wouldn't have allowed so many problematic sprays to flow out."
Zhao Jingshu couldn't help but be a little surprised. She hadn't expected her seemingly indifferent daughter to be so meticulous. "We did have our suspicions, but after checking the entry and exit records of all management personnel and their purchasing receipts, we found nothing obviously unusual."
"Since that person was intent on framing us, he must have destroyed any evidence that would damage him long ago. If we want to find him, perhaps we should start with the lower-level employees on that production line, especially the senior employees. They're most familiar with the standard dosages and would likely notice anything amiss."
Zhao Jingshu stopped what she was doing and thought for a moment: "Then should I send someone to investigate thoroughly now?"
Xue Yi turned around and looked at her firmly: "Mom, if you trust me, leave this matter to me."
Zhao Jingshu looked at Xue Yi's calm eyes and smiled with satisfaction: "Well, my daughter has really grown up."
Seeing that her hair was almost dry, she put down the hair dryer and said, "Let's go, let's go eat first. Your dad must be waiting anxiously."
When they walked out of the elevator, dinner was already prepared, and most of them were her favorite dishes.
Xue Ruihua was sitting in the main seat, staring at his phone with a frown on his face. When he saw Xue Yi, his frown immediately relaxed, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Oh, my precious daughter is back!"
"Dad, I haven't seen you for a while. You've gained a lot of weight."
Xue Yi deliberately fixed his gaze on his bulging beer belly, trying not to notice the new white hair at his temples.
Xue Ruihua laughed heartily, and said something with a hidden meaning: "A happy heart naturally makes a fat body."
Zhao Jingshu poured a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Xue Yi: "Drink it while it's hot. Aunt Ding specially made your favorite soybean and pig's trotter soup."
"Thank you, Mom!"
Xue Yi took the bowl, lowered his head and took a sip, the rich and mellow soup spread on the tip of his tongue.
Xue Ruihua also poured a bowl of soup and agreed, "Yeah, it's a rare trip back home, drink more!"
While her father was drinking soup, she glanced at her mother.
Zhao Jingshu understood and took advantage of the harmonious atmosphere during dinner to tell Xue Ruihua the ideas they had discussed in the room before.
After hearing this, he looked at Xue Yi with deep eyes, pondered for a moment, and said in a serious tone: "Are you sure you want to get involved in this? Don't you still have things to deal with in Su City? Once you step in, it won't be so easy to get out."
It turned out that her parents had delayed telling her because they were afraid that it would affect her career. They had urged her to come back so much before, but now that they really needed her, they hid it from her.
Xue Yi's nose suddenly felt sore, and he pursed his lips, suppressing his surging emotions, with a firm expression: "I have thought it through."
"Okay," Xue Ruihua nodded, finally relenting, "Then I'll do as you say."
Xue Yi slowly clenched her fists and said, "Mom and Dad, please rest assured. I will definitely find out the culprit behind this."
*
Xue Yi went out early the next morning.
She rarely shows up at the company, and almost none of the lower-level employees know her. The day before, on the high-speed train, she had carefully looked up job postings, submitted her resume, and successfully received an interview notice at 9 a.m. this morning.
In order to avoid exposing her flaws, she wore no makeup and dressed very simply.
The interview process went exceptionally smoothly. The requirements for grassroots positions are not high to begin with, and the main focus is on whether the applicant is nimble and quick in reaction.
I passed the interview in the morning and started working directly in the afternoon.
Xue Yi and two other newcomers were taken to the disinfection area, changed into uniform white work clothes, put on masks and hats, and entered the pharmaceutical production workshop.
"My name is Ma Juan. You can call me Master Ma or Sister Juan. I'm mainly responsible for teaching you the operating procedures, including raw material processing, filling, sterilization, quality control and record keeping, as well as post-production cleaning and tidying up..."
After an afternoon of training, Xue Yi grasped a key piece of information: the production line conducts a quality check every 15 minutes. To ensure that every operation is traceable, all records must be clear and accurate down to the specific time and date, and alterations are strictly prohibited.
She found an opportunity and immediately checked the quality inspection records for the problematic batch period, but found that they had already been modified and no direct clues could be found from them.
It seems that we can only get information from the quality inspector who was involved at the time.
Even more bizarre was the fact that the employees involved were either on vacation or had already resigned. The only two remaining employees were both close to the higher-ups and were extremely tight-lipped, making it impossible to pry into the matter.
"So... you've made no progress this week?"
On the other end of the phone, Guo Yingying sighed helplessly.
Xue Yi was not discouraged: "Not entirely. At least I found out that one of those two people is Xue Jun's sister-in-law, and the other is his childhood friend. And Xue Jun is my uncle's nephew."
"Could it be that your uncle is behind this?"
"It's not certain yet."
"Let's put aside these headaches for now," Guo Yingying changed the subject, "How are you and brother Xiaoze doing?"
Xue Yi couldn't help but frown. "I left in a hurry and didn't have time to explain to him in person, but I asked a colleague to pass on the message. I did send him a message later, but a few days ago when I was investigating something, my phone accidentally dropped in the water, and both the phone and the SIM card were ruined. Although I have a spare phone, it takes three to five business days to get a new SIM card in another place, so I haven't been able to contact him recently."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, life is truly unpredictable! You've been out of touch for so many days, aren't you afraid that something unexpected might happen?"
Xue Yi also felt a little uneasy, but compared to her personal feelings, the current crisis at home obviously needed her to solve more.
"After I finish dealing with things here, I will explain everything to him. I'll leave Xiao Yudian in your care for now."
"OK, leave it to me!"
After hanging up the phone, Xue Yi tried to log into the previous WeChat account, but was prompted with a verification code from the original phone number.
She couldn't help but feel annoyed. She should have written down Yu Zeyuan's cell phone number. With his sensitive personality, he would probably get angry again after not contacting her for such a long time.
Xue Yi's worries were unfounded.
Ever since he knew that she had returned early, Yu Zeyuan began to wait anxiously, his heart hanging in his throat. However, all the messages he sent fell on deaf ears.
Later, I learned from Wang Zhide that Xue Yi had applied for resignation the day after he returned.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Yu Zeyuan tried to call the other party again, but all he got in response was a long busy tone, as if the person had disappeared from the face of the earth.
Finally, after repeated disappointments, the fingers holding the phone gradually turned white.
Even if there was a huge emergency at home, how could there not be time to check the news or answer a phone call?
So, she was deliberately avoiding him?
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Author's words: The white-haired male protagonist will return for a limited time in the next chapter! [Lop-eared rabbit head][Lop-eared rabbit head]
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