The little fangirl finally understood and pointed at Ye Zhiwei, saying, "Oh, Zhiwei, I know now, you're clearly just showing off your love."

Ye Zhiwei laughed and said, "I didn't show off my relationship. You guys brought up the topic of boyfriends on your own initiative."

The sweetness between them made the young female fans praise, "My idol is indeed a god. Not only is he handsome and capable, but he is also good to his girlfriend. I wish I could find a boyfriend who is even one percent as good as Jiang Jianian."

Ye Zhiwei smiled and glanced at her little fangirl, then patted her on the shoulder, "Believe in yourself, you can do it too."

As she was joking with her classmates, her phone vibrated. She initially thought it was a message from Jiang Jianian, but it turned out to be from Bai Zhi.

She actually participated in some activities regularly after coming to school. Her relationship with the boys was just average, but she became familiar with the girls and acted as a go-between, creating an opportunity for the two families to have business dealings.

Because Bai Zhi is more proactive, although he has a good relationship with everyone in this circle, he does have a better relationship with Bai Zhi. However, he heard that Bai Zhi has been busy with various things lately, often going to S City and rarely attending gatherings. He didn't expect her to contact him now.

Ye Zhiwei was taken aback for a moment, but did not refuse, and agreed to Bai Zhi's request to have lunch together.

Bai Zhi booked a private room at a French restaurant. When Ye Zhiwei arrived, she looked preoccupied, and only managed to force a smile after seeing Ye Zhiwei.

As soon as she sat down, Bai Zhi immediately poured juice for Ye Zhiwei, just like she always did after doing something wrong.

Ye Zhiwei blocked Bai Zhi's path and said with a smile, "Don't be so polite, don't be so polite. If you really need anything, just tell me. I'll definitely help if I can."

Ye Zhiwei spoke first, and Bai Zhi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, it's because of Sister Manshu."

Qin Manshu?

Ye Zhiwei was taken aback. After Qin Manshu came to Y City last time and asked her to help provide Ji Shuli's itinerary, she never contacted her again. Including what the situation was between her and Ji Shuli that time, every time she asked Ji Shuli, Ji Shuli would change the subject, as if he didn't want to talk about what happened between the two of them. Since Ji Shuli didn't want to talk about it, Ye Zhiwei wisely didn't ask again.

Because Qin Manshu was not in Y City, Ye Zhiwei had less contact with Qin Manshu. Until today, it seemed that she had only liked Qin Manshu's posts occasionally, and there had been no other interaction since.

When Bai Zhi asked her this, she asked curiously, "What's wrong with her?"

"Zhiwei, do you know what happened between Sister Manshu and your cousin? I don't know how to say it. I was originally an outsider and shouldn't comment. I just didn't expect that Sister Manshu's persistence for so long would just end like that." Bai Zhi clenched her hands, hesitant to speak.

Ye Zhiwei gradually felt something was strange: what did she mean by persisting for so long?

"Qin Man... cough, I mean, how long has Sister Manshu liked my cousin?" Ye Zhiwei asked.

Bai Zhi paused for a moment, seemingly surprised that Ye Zhiwei would suddenly ask this question. She was silent for a while, as if recalling something, before finally saying, "I don't remember exactly how long ago, but I remember knowing about this a long time ago."

"Do you know what kind of interaction she had with my cousin before? My cousin went abroad quite a while ago," Ye Zhiwei asked tentatively.

Bai Zhi seemed to be taken aback by the question again. She then recalled carefully and realized that she had indeed only learned about Qin Manshu's feelings for Ji Shuli in the past few years. If, as Ye Zhiwei said, Ji Shuli went abroad early and Qin Manshu and Ji Shuli had no contact, then when and why did Qin Manshu fall in love with Ji Shuli?

"I...I don't know either."

Ye Zhiwei, resting her chin on her hand, continued, "Don't you know? If Sister Manshu had some contact with my cousin when he was very young and fell in love with him, that would be possible. But I used to be with my cousin often and I never saw any other girls around him. Could it be that she had some contact with my cousin without my knowledge?"

Bai Zhi was also lost in thought. Her memories of her childhood were somewhat hazy. She vaguely remembered that although she had frequent contact with Qin Manshu when she was young, according to her indistinct memories, she didn't seem to admire Qin Manshu as much as she did now. Was it because of some opportunity or some other situation that Qin Manshu did something and she started to think that she was very capable? But now, when she recalled it, it seemed that Qin Manshu must have changed at some point in time, but she was no longer sure when exactly.

Ye Zhiwei had always felt that Qin Manshu had many strange aspects, but this strange and eerie feeling was always suppressed by what Qin Manshu did. It seemed that she had not done anything outrageous, but it seemed that everything about her felt strange.

Ye Zhiwei continued, "Putting that aside for now, I'm a little suspicious. There might be some contact between them that we're unaware of."

Bai Zhi naturally nodded in agreement. After being led astray by Ye Zhiwei, she did indeed begin to have doubts. However, she did not believe that Qin Manshu did not like Ji Shuli, because every time Qin Manshu mentioned Ji Shuli, her expression was clearly the shyness that only a girl would show when mentioning someone she liked.

Even the fact that Qin Manshu liked Ji Shuli wasn't something Qin Manshu told Bai Zhi; it was Bai Zhi who first discovered the secret.

Bai Zhi took a deep breath and continued, "Although I don't know exactly when Sister Manshu started liking your cousin, or why she likes him, I can really feel that she truly likes him. She would even talk to me about some of her interactions with him before—she even mentioned that she went to Y City to see him."

Ye Zhiwei nodded, "Yes, they went to find my cousin, so you know what happened between them?"

“Sister Manshu didn’t tell me what happened. After she came back from Y City, she’s often seen with Yu Jingchen.” Bai Zhi paused for a moment and continued, “Zhiwei, you must have some kind of conflict with Yu Jingchen, right? I’ve heard a little about it before. Although I don’t know exactly what caused the conflict between you two, I know that the Ye family and the Yu family were not on good terms before, and even had a conflict. I also know that the head of the Yu family is not a kind person. Although his business methods are very impressive and admirable, they are sometimes despicable. I don’t think Sister Manshu could like such a person. What’s strange is that she was pursuing your cousin one second and then started dating Yu Jingchen frequently the next second. When I asked her, she wouldn’t say anything.”

Ye Zhiwei paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Then it could be a business marriage. I've also heard that Sister Manshu's grandmother is a rather assertive person."

"But Sister Manshu never compromised before—"