Second-Generation Rich Kids Meet a Hacker

Chapter 35: Second-Generation Rich Kids Meet a Hacker

Ruan Wan and Wang Yue took Little Yuan Yuan around the campus. The excitement they'd felt before arriving had faded the moment they stepped onto the grounds. Only Little Yuan Yuan was thrilled by everything she saw. The main reason was that her parents had been spending every day with her lately.

After visiting a few familiar teachers and professors, the three of them headed back to their place. Just before they entered the residential complex, they spotted a sports car parked in front of the office building.

Wang Yue told Ruan Wan to take Yuan Yuan home first, then went into the office building by himself.

"Zheng Wei, tell me where Juanzi is right now, or I'm not leaving!" Wang Yue had barely stepped inside when he heard someone shouting.

The people in the office seemed used to this. They carried on with their work, though having someone show up and make a scene was still infuriating.

"He Yi, how many times do I have to tell you? Juanzi's gone. Get out of here!" Zheng Wei was clearly at the end of her rope.

"I'm not leaving until you tell me!" He Yi was obviously only wary of Xu Kaiyang. He didn't take this little company seriously at all.

"You'd better leave on your own, or you'll regret it!" Just as Zheng Wei was about to throw something at him, Wang Yue pushed open the door and came in.

"And who the hell are you?" He Yi still had that same insolent air about him.

"Really? You're throwing your weight around like this. Does your father know?" Wang Yue pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

"Director He? Yes, it's Wang Yue. Right, nothing much. Your son is here, and he refuses to leave. No, I'm not in the capital. I'm in Yuezhou right now. Sure, I'll let him take the call." Wang Yue put the call on speaker, then handed the phone to He Yi. "Your dad's on the phone."

There was no dramatic posturing or comeuppance. He Yi took the phone, looking doubtful, then respectfully handed it back to Wang Yue. He cupped his hands toward Zheng Wei and bolted.

"You know Director He?" Zheng Wei asked in astonishment.

"Otherwise, why do you think the He family works with us?" Wang Yue rolled his eyes.

"I thought it was because of Juanzi." Zheng Wei looked even more incredulous.

"That was just a convenient excuse. He Yi used to be a womanizer, but he never harassed anyone like this. Do you think he'd have the nerve without that old fox Director He giving him the green light?" Wang Yue explained.

"I don't really get it," Zheng Wei said, looking confused.

"It's nothing complicated. I think that old fox sees how close we all are and figures it'd be nice if his son found a decent daughter-in-law. And it'd bring him closer to me, too." Wang Yue couldn't help feeling a little pleased with himself. He was a big fish now, too.

"Wouldn't it be better to arrange a marriage with someone from a similar background?" Zheng Wei didn't understand.

"With He Yi's reputation in their circle, no parent with any sense would push their daughter into a fire." Wang Yue didn't mention that the He family was already in decline. Most people wouldn't want to get on their sinking ship.

"Fair enough. To be honest, Xu Kaiyang told me that apart from being a womanizer, He Yi is a pretty good guy. Juanzi likes him, too." Zheng Wei sounded regretful.

"They still have a chance. For most rich kids like him, if you're just a pretty face, he'll only fool around with you. If you're capable enough, he'll take the relationship seriously. You're lucky. Guys like Kaiyang are rare." Wang Yue spoke earnestly.

"I know. I just have some things I haven't gotten over yet." Zheng Wei sighed. She didn't really know why she couldn't let them go.

"Keep working on things at headquarters. I'm going back to my wife!" Wang Yue raised his eyebrows, sensing that Xu Kaiyang might be close to succeeding.

After leaving Zheng Wei's office, Wang Yue went to encourage Han Wen, telling him to keep a close eye on this territory. Han Wen hadn't expected to be entrusted with a responsibility of his own so soon. It was a pleasant surprise.

The family of three stayed there for a few days. Just as they were getting ready to head back, Wang Yue suddenly got a call from Zheng Wei: there'd been a safety incident during construction of a building the company had helped design.

This was the first time the company had taken part in designing a Class II building, and Xu Kaiyang had helped secure the project. The construction crew belonged to Dongfang Xingchen, but Zheng Wei and Xu Kaiyang couldn't rule out the possibility that the other side might pin the blame on Weimei Design or Kaiyang Building Materials.

They had no choice but to postpone their trip back to the capital. When a business owner heard there'd been an accident, the first thing to do was investigate the facts. As a hacker, Wang Yue immediately broke into the construction site's surveillance system.

Wang Yue rapidly typed on the keyboard, downloaded the footage, and played it over and over.

"It looks like a problem with the building materials." As Wang Yue watched, Ruan Wan finished putting Yuan Yuan to sleep and sat down beside him.

"Yeah. Kaiyang Building Materials supplied most of the materials for this project, but after all these years working together, I don't think Uncle Xu would be that shortsighted." Wang Yue couldn't believe Kaiyang Building Materials was at fault.

"Yeah, I think something's wrong, too. But if Kaiyang Building Materials is at fault, Xu Kaiyang's family could suffer huge losses," Ruan Wan said cautiously.

"They could go bankrupt. Let's watch the footage first and see if anyone replaced the materials." Wang Yue started typing again. "I hope Xu Kaiyang gets lucky. Construction-site footage is usually only kept for three months. I'll check whether anything was switched during that time."

"You're amazing with computers, honey. When did you learn all this?" Ruan Wan marveled at how much her husband knew.

"I studied for three years before coming to Huadong Construction. I had two Great Gods teaching me." Wang Yue was only half joking.

While Ruan Wan marveled at Wang Yue's good fortune, he had already downloaded all three months of footage—a feat that clearly went beyond normal internet speeds.

They watched the recordings at high speed for a while, but their eyes soon grew tired. Wang Yue found a simple motion-detection program that could pick up movement in the dark surveillance footage. After tweaking its design, he took Ruan Wan back to bed.

Before turning in, he called Xu Kaiyang to prepare him for the possibility that the materials supplier would be blamed. That happened all the time.

Sure enough, the afternoon after the accident, the investigation results showed that Kaiyang Building Materials was responsible for most of the blame due to quality issues, while the construction company, Dongfang Xingchen, bore part of it.

Xu Kaiyang had been prepared, but he still struggled to accept it. He'd studied architecture and knew how dangerous substandard materials could be. After joining the family business, he'd been extremely strict about quality.

"Dad, how could it be a problem with the construction materials? Didn't I tell you we couldn't be careless about that?" Xu Kaiyang called his father.

"The materials for the main projects are definitely all up to standard, but for ordinary projects, the figure is only around ninety percent. Otherwise, we wouldn't have a price advantage, and we'd never win the bids." Xu Kaiyang's father was at a loss, too. His son was still a little naive.

"Wouldn't that just give people ammunition to use against us?" Xu Kaiyang hadn't expected things to be this way. Only now did he realize how serious it was.

"That's why I have to deal with the aftermath right away. Otherwise, we're finished!" His father's voice was thick with anxiety.