Turning Clouds with a Flip of the Hand

Chapter 36: Clouds Gathered in the Palm of His Hand

Thanks to the efforts of Xu Kaiyang's father, Kaiyang Real Estate and Dongfang Xingchen had almost dealt with the matter quietly.

Wang Yue had also uncovered the truth of the situation. That night, after Wang Yue fell asleep, his computer automatically captured dozens of screenshots from the midnight surveillance cameras.

Through the screenshots, he found the video footage from that period and discovered that a large batch of building materials had been successively removed and then brought back to the construction site at several intervals. It was clear that the materials had been swapped.

The only question was why the substandard products were also from Kaiyang Building Materials. Wang Yue hacked into Kaiyang Building Materials' warehouse management system and found that their defective products were sold to companies with less stringent material requirements. During the days when the materials were swapped, someone had purchased a batch of building materials from one of those companies.

Wang Yue eventually tracked down the person who purchased these materials using his hacker skills: two general managers from a branch of Dongfang Xingchen.

When he got the final result, Wang Yue felt conflicted. Chen Xiaozheng and Kaiyang Building Materials were being set up to take the fall.

If this was exposed, it would strike Dongfang Xingchen, but it would also completely offend them, which was unwise for Weimei Design at the moment.

Moreover, it would reopen the can of worms that Kaiyang Building Materials had finally managed to suppress. He decided to let it be for now and see what happened later.

However, some things don't go as you wish. Wang Yue wanted to let Dongfang Xingchen off the hook for the time being. After all, Kaiyang Building Materials had negotiated with the injured parties and provided them with sufficient compensation.

But within two days, the situation suddenly changed. The families of the injured workers protested outside Dongfang Xingchen's building, accusing Dongfang Xingchen and Kaiyang Building Materials of internal collusion, passing off substandard goods as quality products, and attempting to cover up their criminal acts with money.

When Wang Yue heard this, he knew someone was manipulating things behind the scenes. He had checked the workers' accounts after Kaiyang Building Materials' compensation, and the amounts were quite generous. It was rare for workers to pursue further action after accepting a private settlement. Faced with this turn of events, Wang Yue could only sigh about his busy fate.

The handling of the accident took a sharp turn. Soon, Xu Kaiyang's father was taken away for investigation, along with two vice presidents from Dongfang Xingchen. The General Manager Zhou, who had interviewed Zheng Wei, also faced joint liability.

The situation had escalated so quickly that it caught everyone off guard. Wang Yue couldn't reach Xu Kaiyang, which made him wonder if Xu Kaiyang had been taken under control.

Nothing was too difficult for Wang Yue. However, when he finally met Xu Kaiyang, the sunny, handsome young man was gone, replaced by a disheveled drunkard.

"Old Xu, is this really necessary! Even if things are irreversible, don't you still have your brothers? Weimei Design is ready to go. Instead of shining and contributing, are you trying to be a deserter?" Wang Yue thought mischievously, wanting to let him wallow in his despair a little longer. He felt Zheng Wei absolutely had to see Xu Kaiyang like this.

"How did you find me?" Xu Kaiyang slumped dejectedly on the sofa of a small inn.

"Ever since cameras became commonplace, it's been much easier for computer experts to find people!" Wang Yue said with a smile.

"I know you're capable, but you don't have to show off here at a time like this!" Xu Kaiyang's anger flared as he saw Wang Yue still smiling.

"If you leave like this, Zheng Wei will belong to someone else." Wang Yue got straight to the point after seeing a text message notification on Ruan Wan's phone.

"What can I do? Wei Wei didn't even agree with me in the past, let alone now!" Hearing Zheng Wei's name, Xu Kaiyang's emotions became even more unstable.

"That's not necessarily true. Look at Chen Xiaozheng and Lin Jing. Neither of them comes from ordinary working-class families. Zheng Wei might just like that type!" Wang Yue teased intentionally.

"That still won't do. I pursued her to give her happiness, not to have her endure hardship with me!" Xu Kaiyang's tone became somewhat bleak.

"That's what you think, not what I want! If my Little Flying Dragon were like that, would you still like me?" Ruan Wan followed Zheng Wei, signaling that Zheng Wei was not cooperating with the act and expressing her helplessness.

"You, why are you here!" Xu Kaiyang flinched, not wanting to present his disheveled image to the woman he loved.

However, his appearance struck Zheng Wei like a blow. This man who had brought her warmth and sunshine for nearly eight years had suddenly lost everything. Zheng Wei couldn't hold back any longer and embraced Xu Kaiyang.

"You still have me!" Zheng Wei's tears flowed uncontrollably.

"You don't mind me? I can't take care of you like I used to." Xu Kaiyang sounded uncertain.

"I don't mind!" Zheng Wei replied, her voice thick with tears.

"You're willing to be my girlfriend?" Xu Kaiyang was even more incredulous.

"Yes, starting today, you are my boyfriend, Zheng Wei's boyfriend!" Zheng Wei said tearfully.

Hearing Zheng Wei's answer, Xu Kaiyang burst into tears. He hadn't cried when his family might have gone bankrupt, nor when his father was arrested. But now, he cried, sobbing like a child.

After they had been embracing for an unknown amount of time, Wang Yue felt it was enough and said to Ruan Wan, "This display of affection is quite something. Should we tell them?"

"Love is enough to sustain them. I don't think they need it!" Ruan Wan also smiled, watching them. It hadn't been easy. Xu Kaiyang's long pursuit of love had finally seen the clouds part to reveal the moon.

"Yeah, I think so too! Let's just throw away this evidence!" Wang Yue said with a sigh.

"What evidence!" Zheng Wei, with her usual boldness, asked at a time when she shouldn't be shy, as Xu Kaiyang came out.

"Yeah, what evidence!" Xu Kaiyang also reacted.

"Evidence to turn the tables!" Wang Yue took a USB drive out of his pocket.

Ruan Wan saw Wang Yue acting like a child and realized the two of them were about to tear him apart. She stepped forward to explain how he had obtained the evidence.

"So, our family is actually fine, right?" Xu Kaiyang asked in disbelief.

"It's hard to say. After all, based on the series of evidence provided by the other party, you do have some issues, but they shouldn't be too serious!" Wang Yue was uncertain, as he was not familiar with judicial procedures.

"I'll ask Lin Jing, he's familiar with it!" Zheng Wei blurted out instinctively, causing the room to fall silent.

Fortunately, she realized her mistake and quickly corrected herself, "Let's find a lawyer to ask!"

"You'd better not mention Lin Jing, not because your boyfriend is jealous." Wang Yue had just said this when Zheng Wei's face turned red. However, what Wang Yue said next made her face turn pale.

"The reason things have developed this way is that Lin Jing intentionally had his assistant leak a financial statement to Chen Xiaozheng. And Chen Xiaozheng, to avoid taking the blame, incited the injured workers' families to cause trouble and escalate the situation to this point." Wang Yue glanced at Zheng Wei and continued, "One is the investor, and the other is the construction party. It's impossible they weren't aware that Kaiyang Building Materials had the least responsibility in this matter. Yet, they both chose to remain silent. Zheng Wei, guess why!"

"They've all changed," Zheng Wei said, turning to look at Xu Kaiyang, "I've changed too."

"No matter how you change, I'll be by your side." Xu Kaiyang took the opportunity to embrace his Wei Wei again.

"You stink, go wash up quickly!" Zheng Wei frowned and pushed Xu Kaiyang away.

"Okay!" Xu Kaiyang happily went to wash up.