After hanging up the phone, Qin Shengyi immediately rushed to Xu Yanshu's residence, running several red lights along the way. When he arrived, Xu Yanshu's car happened to be parked next to him.

Qin Shengyi opened the car door, rushed forward, and looked the person up and down.

"Shengyi, you..."

"Brother Yan Shu, are you alright? Did you call the police?"

Call the police?

Xu Yanshu was taken aback by the question, vaguely sensing that something was amiss. He spoke gently to reassure her, "Shengyi, calm down, I'm fine. Have you misunderstood something?"

"Brother Zhengyu said... he said a group of people surrounded you and beat you to a pulp!" Qin Shengyi hadn't recovered from the panic yet, and his voice inevitably trembled slightly as he spoke.

That Jiang Zhengyu is really something!

Why would anyone make such a joke?! Xu Yanshu's eye twitched uncontrollably.

Seeing how nervous and concerned Sheng Yi was about him, it would be a lie to say he wasn't moved at all. At that moment, the indescribable feelings deep in his heart grew even stronger.

"Okay, nothing like that," Xu Yanshu reached out and patted Shengyi's shoulder, gently reassuring him, "Zhengyu was probably just joking with you."

No...

Qin Shengyi gradually regained his senses. Since Xu Yanshu was standing in front of him unharmed at this moment, it meant that he had not been attacked by Wei Du at all.

The next second she pretended to turn around, "You bastard, I'm going to settle the score with him right now!"

"Wait a minute, let's let that bastard go for now," Xu Yanshu thought to himself, realizing something was wrong. He stopped Qin Shengyi in time and then suggested, "If you're free, why don't you go upstairs and sit for a while?"

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Shengyi nodded and then followed Xu Yanshu upstairs.

"I've been tidying up old things lately, so the house is probably a bit messy."

Qin Shengyi glanced at it briefly, then commented objectively, "This is much better than Jiang Zhengyu's shanty!"

Although she had known for a long time that Xu Yanshu lived here, this was the first time she had come upstairs to his home.

Knowing full well that this evaluation was somewhat tinged with personal grudges, Xu Yanshu couldn't help but chuckle, turning to walk towards the kitchen, "Mineral water or orange juice?"

"Just give me a bottle of mineral water!"

Qin Shengyi readily agreed and sat down on the sofa. She looked up and saw the photos scattered on the coffee table. The next second, she unconsciously reached out and picked up one of them.

Group photo of the graduating class of xxth grade.

I never expected that Brother Yan Shu would still have this photo...

Qin Shengyi was momentarily dazed. She remembered that the photo was taken the day before the end of the third year of junior high school. At that time, their class was having a physical education class, and she and several other female classmates who were bursting with curiosity watched the whole process.

Because of his tall stature, Xu Yanshu had difficulty finding a suitable position and was constantly being moved around by the homeroom teacher. In the end, Xu's patience ran out, and he almost quit and left.

Qin Shengyi couldn't help but chuckle to himself, who would have thought that someone as composed as Xu Yanshu could be so rebellious?

As the filming was about to end, she had actually thought about asking Xu Yanshu for his contact information, but as soon as she mustered up the courage to go up to him, he was pulled away by a few boys.

It seems like things were the same back in college. If they had met then, many things might have been completely different...

Xu Yanshu turned around and came out of the kitchen. When she looked up, she saw Qin Shengyi looking at her graduation photo.

He raised an eyebrow noncommittally, the bold guess from before resurfacing in his mind, his eyes darkening slightly.

If she really is the girl she was back then, then it's understandable why she's unwilling to talk about the past. But whether that's true or not, we need to go back and verify it further.

Cough cough...

Hearing the sound, Qin Shengyi suddenly came to her senses, feeling embarrassed for a moment as if she had been caught red-handed. Then, she cheerfully placed the photo on the table.

"I...I just want to take a look!"

Xu Yanshu nodded as if she understood, said nothing more, and handed the bottled water in her hand to Qin Shengyi.

"I heard that you will return to Chengdu after this project is finalized."

Qin Shengyi paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, that's what my dad... that's what the higher-ups arranged!"

She knew without a doubt that it was Jiang Zhengyu who leaked it! She couldn't help but feel indignant, thinking to herself, "How incredibly boring. Why bring this up for no reason?"

Thinking back to his silly prank earlier, she immediately made a mental note of it, secretly planning to get her revenge later.

Xu Yanshu sat down on the soft couch next to him, selectively ignoring the slight disappointment in his heart, and said, "Then there may not be any chance to meet again in the future!"

"Not necessarily. I'll definitely come back to see you and Jung-woo when I have time!"

The atmosphere became somewhat heavy as the topic came up.

Although he said that, Qin Shengyi knew in his heart that it was not very realistic. If he frequently traveled between Kyoto and Chengdu, it would inevitably attract his father's attention, which might cause trouble for Yan Shu.

If they lose touch more and more, they might get separated again in the vast sea of ​​people... This thought made Qin Shengyi suddenly feel a little sad, and even her eyes dimmed a bit.

Xu Yanshu suddenly regretted bringing it up, and after waving his hand awkwardly, he changed the subject.

"I was just coming back from Zhengyu's law firm. I really didn't expect him to play such a joke on you. An eye for an eye, I'll definitely teach her a lesson another day!"

Realizing the other party was trying to lighten the mood, Qin Shengyi relaxed as well, and chuckled lightly, teasingly saying, "I thought you were going to advise me to be magnanimous!"

"How could we? What goes around comes around. We can't just let him off so easily."

As they were talking, Xu Yanshu suddenly understood why Zheng Yu had specifically mentioned Sheng Yi's impending departure from Kyoto, and her expression became complicated without her noticing.

Having spent so much time and effort to finally end this terrible marriage, he probably won't be thinking about starting a new relationship anytime soon...

Besides, his background and status are simply not a good match for Sheng Yi.

A marriage between people of unequal social standing is destined to be a tragedy, so why should he waste her time? Xu Yanshu smiled bitterly.

Sensing the man's sudden drop in mood, Qin Shengyi looked up, puzzled. She wanted to ask him something, but inexplicably chose to remain silent.

Sheng Yi raised his hand to look at his watch, then stood up on his own. "Brother Yan Shu, it's getting late. I need to go back and chair the meeting."

Xu Yanshu suddenly came to his senses and immediately stood up.

"Then I'll take you downstairs!" [Traffic Officer: Ms. Qin, there's a traffic ticket here that you need to sign for...]