Jiang Jianian only briefly mentioned that he was taking the exam ahead of schedule, without specifying how. He simply told Ye Zhiwei to wait for him in the office of a company under the Ji Group.

The weather was getting colder and colder. Because Ji Shuli's office had the heating on, Ye Zhiwei took off her heavy woolen coat, vest, and fluffy scarf. Just then, Ye Zhiwei received a message that Jiang Jianian had already taken the elevator. She put on her coat and scarf and went out to find Jiang Jianian.

As the elevator doors opened, Ye Zhiwei saw Jiang Jianian, who was only wearing a black shirt. Jiang Jianian was also carrying a cage, inside which a small plush toy had its fluffy tail wrapped around itself. Upon seeing Ye Zhiwei, it became lively, circling around the cage several times and frantically scratching at the lock.

Ye Zhiwei: She is such a careless owner. After learning that the Ye Group might be in trouble, she immediately returned to S City and forgot about this little doll.

It's impossible for Jiang Jianian to hold the little rag doll right away after bringing it back. He clearly coldly locked the chubby little cat in a cage until now, when he finally picked it up again. Now that the little rag doll sees its owner who always holds it and allows it to act cute, it immediately meows, as if accusing Jiang Jianian of cruelty and heartlessness.

Ye Zhiwei reached out and teased the little plush toy in the cage. When the little plush toy meowed and begged Ye Zhiwei to let it out, Ye Zhiwei immediately put the cage aside and focused all her attention on Jiang Jianian. She touched Jiang Jianian's hand and frowned, saying, "Why are you dressed so lightly? Aren't you cold?"

"Hmm, it's not cold."

"You're lying, your hands are so cold." Ye Zhiwei took off her scarf and wrapped it around Jiang Jianian's body. The scarf was large and unisex, but it didn't look out of place at all around Jiang Jianian's neck.

Jiang Jianian did not refuse Ye Zhiwei, letting her wrap the scarf around his neck, and then pinched Ye Zhiwei's cheek with a smile.

Taking the opportunity, Ye Zhiwei asked him, "Don't you finish your exams tomorrow?"

"Well, I originally applied for a deferred exam, but the professor in my research project helped me communicate with the professor who taught the course, so I took the exam early," Jiang Jianing said casually.

Ye Zhiwei paused for a moment, then asked Jiang Jianian, "Why are you suddenly preparing to apply for a deferred exam?"

"Because of you, after you rushed over so quickly, I roughly guessed what must have happened, and I came because I was worried about you." He answered simply, concealing some information.

Jiang Jianian was very perceptive, especially regarding Ye Zhiwei's situation. Upon learning that Ye Zhiwei had some urgent matter, he began to search for relevant information about the Ye Group. He roughly learned that Ye Qingcheng's medical records had been leaked, and through the investment shareholder information of these companies, he found Yu Jingchen of the Yu family.

He didn't realize what had happened to Ye Zhiwei; rather, he had already guessed the general outline of the situation.

Jiang Jianian was always sensitive and suspicious about Ye Zhiwei's affairs. The reason he came was only to find out whether Ye Zhiwei had been affected by Yu Jingchen. Even though he knew that Ye Zhiwei had kept this matter a secret because of his exam, it still made Jiang Jianian feel insecure.

He didn't tell Ye Zhiwei all his thoughts, and just like usual, he said to her, "Besides, I miss you very much too."

Ye Zhiwei could vaguely sense that Jiang Jianian was in a bad mood. Not only her, but the little doll could also sense Jiang Jianian's slightly gloomy mood. It had been very well-behaved in Jiang Jianian's hands until it saw Ye Zhiwei and was sure that it was safe, then it scratched at the cage and became active again.

Jiang Jianian did not show his emotions. When Ye Zhiwei wanted to ask him, Jiang Jianian had already concealed his emotions and said to Ye Zhiwei, "Tell me what happened that made you come back in such a hurry."

Ye Zhiwei had no choice but to say, "Yu Jingchen went to my house to steal my father's medical records and planned to publish them on the internet. When the medical records were circulating on a small scale, my classmate saw them and sent them to me. So I came back and went with Ji Shuli to talk to Yu Jingchen and ask him to stop spreading this news."

"And then?" Jiang Jianian asked.

Ye Zhiwei didn't know how to start the conversation, so she changed the subject, saying, "My cousin is still in his office, and it's so cold outside. Let's go inside and talk."

Jiang Jianian didn't press further. He followed Ye Zhiwei step by step, then suddenly asked with narrowed eyes, "Yu Jingchen is Yu Shishu's brother, right?"

He certainly knew about the relationship between Yu Jingchen and Yu Shishu, but he wanted to get confirmation from Ye Zhiwei again.

Ye Zhiwei nodded.

Jiang Jianian chuckled softly and asked in a low voice, "So Yu Jingchen's conversation with you was to try and match you with Yu Shishu?"

He spoke slowly, his tone devoid of any emotion, but Ye Zhiwei could still sense his displeasure from Jiang Jianian's flat tone.

Ye Zhiwei nodded, but immediately explained, "I refused, I've already rejected him!"

Jiang Jianian stroked Ye Zhiwei's face and whispered, "Mmm."

Ye Zhiwei still felt something was off. Jiang Jianian had been comforted a lot by her side, and he hadn't been very unhappy for a long time. When expressing his feelings to Ye Zhiwei, and as their emotions gradually became sweeter, he always spoke to her with gentleness. This made Ye Zhiwei feel that he had completely broken free from his past gloom. But at this moment, Ye Zhiwei sensed the gloom in Jiang Jianian's eyes. This was an emotion that hadn't appeared for a very long time. Although it was not easy to detect, it was precisely because she hadn't seen this side of Jiang Jianian for so long that she could quickly notice the incongruity.

Ye Zhiwei led Jiang Jianian into the office. Once inside, Jiang Jianian took off Ye Zhiwei's scarf and placed it on the sofa.

Ji Shuli coughed and gestured to Ye Zhiwei with her eyes, asking why the atmosphere had suddenly become so gloomy.

Ye Zhiwei chuckled dryly to ease the tension, saying, "Jiang Jianian, what Yu Jingchen did not only anger you, but Ji Shuli and I are also very angry. However, the most important thing now is to keep Yu Jingchen calm. If he were to make this news public, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Ye family... But it seems that Ji Shuli and I have no way to stop Yu Jingchen..."

Jiang Jianian asked, "You and Ji Shuli have no way to deal with it, and Uncle Ye has no way to deal with it either?"

"Uncle?" Ji Shuli said helplessly, "Uncle didn't really want to go to the hospital in the first place. What if he finds out about this and is worried about the company and doesn't want to stay in the hospital? So my little cousin and I thought we should keep it from him for now."

“Keep it a secret.” Jiang Jianian repeated Ji Shuli’s words, then looked up at Ji Shuli and asked, “If we keep it a secret, will he not know?”