Qin Manshu was still holding the key in her hand. She seemed not to have expected that the door could be opened without even a key. She slowly pushed the door open, and every movement made Ye Zhiwei's heart tremble.

She took a deep breath and stood almost by the door, trying to remain calm.

Qin Manshu smiled and looked at Ye Zhiwei.

Ye Zhiwei had calmed down by now. She didn't let herself show the slightest fear. She looked at Qin Manshu and said apologetically, "You know that I don't have a good relationship with Yu Jingchen from the Yu family. They suddenly came into the lounge I was in, so I asked the staff to arrange another one for me. I didn't expect them to arrange this one for me... I only found out that this is Aunt Qin after I came in."

Qin Manshu laughed too, "That's quite a coincidence, little cousin."

As she spoke, she stood silently by the door, then closed it again and even locked it.

Madam Qin's behavior changed the moment she saw Qin Manshu. While Ye Zhiwei was calmly playing chess with Qin Manshu, Madam Qin grabbed Ye Zhiwei tightly, saying, "Don't you believe me? Don't you believe me? She's not my daughter, she killed my mother, she tried to kill her grandmother, and now she's going to kill me! She's going to kill me!"

Madam Qin became increasingly flustered.

She gripped Ye Zhiwei's wrist tighter and tighter, almost drawing blood.

Ye Zhiwei endured the pain and pulled her hand back. She stared at the door, thinking about how to call for help. She knew very well that Qin Manshu must have also discovered something, which was why she rushed over so quickly.

She must be hiding something. Even Ye Zhiwei could vaguely guess from Madam Qin's words that Old Madam Qin's death was inextricably linked to Qin Manshu.

She could only pretend to be nonchalant and carefully coax Madam Qin, "Aunt Qin, I know, don't be nervous. Let me go first. I won't hurt you, and I won't let anyone else hurt you."

Madam Qin carefully released Ye Zhiwei's hand, and looked at her tremblingly, asking, "You believe me, don't you? You believe me."

Ye Zhiwei was almost driven crazy by Madam Qin. What was the use of believing her now? Only Qin Manshu was left in the room, and Ye Zhiwei had no idea what Qin Manshu was going to do next, or even whether the only staff member had been evacuated. The people standing outside might all be people arranged by Qin Manshu.

In this situation, how could she dare to reveal any indication that she believed in Madam Qin? If she could truly save people, she could only do so after they were outside.

She coughed and, playing along with Madam Qin's playful antics, as soon as Madam Qin released Ye Zhiwei, Ye Zhiwei suppressed her fear of Qin Manshu and, as usual, pulled Qin Manshu aside and said, "Sister Manshu, is Auntie alright? I've noticed that Auntie has been very agitated and keeps saying strange things. What's wrong with her?"

Ye Zhiwei's sudden change of attitude made Madam Qin's face change. She seemed to be becoming hysterical, even neurotic. She had another episode, and her previous plea for help from Ye Zhiwei turned into pointing at Ye Zhiwei and cursing that Ye Zhiwei helped Qin Manshu kill Old Madam Qin.

Qin Manshu looked at Ye Zhiwei gently and said, "I'm sorry, little cousin, for letting you see my mother in this condition. Actually, she shouldn't have come today. It's just that some relatives in the Qin family insisted on finding fault. You know that Grandma's passing thwarted their plans to get her to make a will. Now the shares are basically mine and my mother's. Now they've set their sights on my mother and insisted that I bring her out today. I didn't expect to scare you."

Ye Zhiwei patted her chest and said with lingering fear, "It was also my fault. I should have asked my brother to help you after I went out. You've helped me so much in the past, how come I just sat by and watched when you were so busy?"

As Ye Zhiwei spoke, she looked toward the door, which was still locked. Qin Manshu hadn't simply latched the door from the inside; she had locked it with the key. This meant that without Qin Manshu's key, Ye Zhiwei couldn't even open the door.

Qin Manshu seemed to notice Ye Zhiwei's gaze, and she continued with a gentle smile, "I'm mainly worried that my mother's condition will frighten the other guests. Little cousin, I trust you the most. Now that you know about my mother's situation, I can only ask you to help me."

"Otherwise, call me cousin—" Ye Zhiwei felt the pressure of Qin Manshu's gaze. Qin Manshu held Ye Zhiwei's hand, and Ye Zhiwei was surprised to find that Qin Manshu was so strong. With her hand so tightly held, Ye Zhiwei could hardly break free. Qin Manshu even touched the spot where Madam Qin had just scratched and bled.

Under Qin Manshu's stare, Ye Zhiwei forced herself to continue, "Your cousin must be busy with other things. You're right, I'll help you. It's really not right to trouble your cousin with something like this, especially since it involves your family's privacy, Sister Manshu."

She was practically being helped by Qin Manshu.

When Madam Qin saw Qin Manshu, she was so frightened that she backed away. "Don't come any closer! You murderer, don't come any closer—what do you want to do to me?"

Qin Manshu took out gloves from the medical kit and put them on, then took out needles from the medical kit.

Ye Zhiwei looked at Qin Manshu nervously. Qin Manshu smiled and said, "Little cousin, don't be afraid. Don't you know me after all these days? This is a sedative. Mom is not in a good mood right now. If she doesn't take a sedative, she won't calm down for a while, which is not good for her recovery. At this time, she definitely needs a sedative to calm her down and get some sleep."

Ye Zhiwei clenched her hands tightly, while Qin Manshu nodded slightly, her tone becoming a little more serious as she asked, "Didn't my little cousin just say she was going to help me?"

Under Qin Manshu's almost suffocating gaze, Ye Zhiwei had no choice but to step forward and restrain the hysterical Madam Qin.

She knew in her heart that Qin Manshu probably really did have a tranquilizer in his hand, and that Qin Manshu probably wouldn't do anything to Madam Qin right now, so Ye Zhiwei had no choice but to help Qin Manshu.

But Ye Zhiwei never dreamed that Qin Manshu's needle wasn't meant for Madam Qin at all. While Ye Zhiwei was helping Qin Manshu hold Madam Qin down, Qin Manshu had already taken the needle and stuck it directly into the vein in Ye Zhiwei's arm. Ye Zhiwei looked at Qin Manshu in disbelief but quickly fainted. It was Qin Manshu who caught Ye Zhiwei.

Just as Madam Qin was about to scream, Qin Manshu immediately put her finger to her lips and made a quiet gesture, thus swallowing Madam Qin's scream.

Qin Manshu stroked Ye Zhiwei's hair and said in a low voice, "Little cousin, I didn't want to do anything to you, but you just happened to discover my secret. Oh right, this is also something Jiang Jianian owes me."