Qin Manshu was detained by the police on suspicion of kidnapping. Later, because Qin Manshu had no such purpose, and the police repeatedly confirmed that the gun in Qin Manshu's hand was unloaded, the police reported the case to the investigation authorities and the procuratorate changed the charge to illegal detention.

Qin Manshu's previous large investment in Best Pharmaceuticals was also found to have problems. She repeatedly asked Jiang Shichu to bribe relevant personnel to put the drug on the market because the drug was not a real anti-cancer drug. Its efficacy was unstable and it might even cause some adverse reactions.

When the police interrogated Qin Manshu on suspicion of bribery and producing counterfeit drugs, Qin Manshu said many things that were incomprehensible to others.

She may have indeed had a spirit of saving lives and healing the wounded, and in her previous life she was determined to become a doctor. But in the end, all the good things she did were denied because of public opinion and the Qin family's verbal attacks on her. Even the people she had helped doubted her. She started over in despair and pain, but in the end she became the devil she once despised the most.

During the investigation, the police search of the Qin family home eventually led to the discovery of the death of Old Mrs. Qin, and Qin Manshu's step-by-step poisoning of the old lady was revealed.

Qin Manshu was prosecuted by the public prosecutor's office for intentional homicide, bribery, producing counterfeit drugs, and illegal detention.

While she was still in detention, Ye Zhiwei hired a lawyer for Qin Manshu on behalf of Dong Xiaoying's family.

The lawyer met with the client at the detention center.

Qin Manshu remained in a daze during the meeting, staring at the lawyer for a long while before finally laughing. She lowered her head and said, "I never imagined it would turn out like this, it really did—"

The lawyer-student meeting lasted a long time. Qin Manshu answered some questions and didn't answer others. But halfway through, the lawyer suddenly said, "Ms. Qin, are you aware of this matter?"

Qin Manshu asked, "What is it?"

"Old Mrs. Qin made a will before her death," the lawyer said, looking at Qin Manshu.

Qin Manshu was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "What will did you make?"

“Miss Qin is the sole heir to all her assets,” the lawyer suddenly said.

This made Qin Manshu stare intently at the lawyer. She asked, "Why?"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Qin, I'm just informing you of this news. However, since you are suspected of murdering Old Madam Qin, the will is invalid, and all the assets will likely be inherited by Mrs. Qin and the real eldest daughter of the Qin family," the lawyer added.

Qin Manshu was in a daze. She covered her face and started to laugh, but then she started to cry.

Before the meeting ended, Qin Manshu called out to the lawyer. The lawyer looked at her, and Qin Manshu hesitated for a long time before saying, "Ye Zhiwei sent you, didn't she?"

"It was your mother, Ms. Dong Xiaoying, who entrusted me with this task."

"She told you to say that? I know Ye Zhiwei sent you." Qin Manshu stared at the lawyer and said, "Please tell my little cousin that I may never be able to become her sister-in-law in this lifetime."

One wrong step leads to another.

She was in trouble. Baishi Pharmaceuticals went bankrupt, and Jiang Shichu was implicated. She thought of Jiang Shichu, covered her face, and cried again. In fact, the person she felt most guilty towards in this life was Jiang Shichu.

But she did not inquire about Jiang Shichu's situation again, nor did she leave any more words for him.

She secretly carried drugs with her, and eventually died in prison.

When Ye Zhiwei received the news, Jiang Shichu's parents and two older brothers were anxiously asking her about Qin Manshu. Their expressions changed drastically after learning that Qin Manshu had an accident in prison.

They dared not tell their son.

They didn't say anything, but Jiang Shichu also died in prison somehow. There was no suicide attempt, nor was it a sudden illness; it was eventually said to be a sudden death.

Ye Zhiwei was depressed for a while after receiving this news.

Ye Yingying only learned about everything during her depression because Jiang Jianian kept it from her, and because both Qin Manshu and Jiang Shichu had gotten into trouble.

She immediately asked the crew for leave and stayed with Ye Zhiwei during this time. It was only after Ye Zhiwei urged Ye Yingying that Ye Yingying returned to the crew.

Jiang Jianian stayed by Ye Zhiwei's side the whole time. He probably guessed the secret about Qin Manshu and connected it to Ye Zhiwei's strange behavior, but he never pressed Ye Zhiwei for answers.

He stayed by Ye Zhiwei's side as usual, taking care of her and trying to take advantage of her.

It wasn't until the end of her sophomore year that Ye Zhiwei seemed to have completely emerged from Qin Manshu's shadow.

During this period, Yu Shishu's new drama was renamed "The Perfect Criminal" and premiered at 9:00 pm.

The opening scene, featuring rising star Wen Zhaolin as an elegant and charming manipulator who secretly craves the thrill of murder, immediately garnered positive reviews and achieved a successful premiere. Ye Yingying's latest appearance as a female college student also won countless screams in the first episode.

Yu Shishu's new drama is a departure from his previous style. He is engrossed in portraying a charming criminal, which has drawn a lot of criticism. However, while criticizing him, everyone agrees that Yu Shishu has extremely demanding aesthetic standards. Whether it is Wen Zhaolin's image as a murderer or Ye Yingying's public appearance as a female college student, every scene is as beautiful as a painting.

Ye Yingying's first appearance was even jokingly referred to as: a lost little deer.

She was youthful and beautiful, with big, bright eyes, and she even outshone the popular female stars in the same period who starred in youth romance idol dramas.

Netizens even boldly questioned: Did the suspense drama and the idol drama choose the wrong roles? So college students should be played by college students, beautiful female college students are so cute.

The popularity of Yu Shishu has reached a new high.

In this sweltering summer, as college entrance exam results are being released and a new batch of college students are graduating from high school, Yenching University has very impressively invited the internet sensation director Yu to film this year's promotional video for freshmen.

The representatives who filmed the video on behalf of the school were Jiang Jianian, who won the annual medical science and technology award at Yenching University, and Ye Zhiwei, the first debater who led the law school debate team to win the first prize in the college debate competition.

Of course, these fancy titles were added later. When it came to selecting the school's freshmen representatives, the selection method was still: look at their looks, look at their looks, look at their looks.

Thus, this academically gifted couple became the male and female protagonists of this video.

Initially, Jiang Jianian didn't seem very interested in this filming.

It wasn't until Ye Zhiwei confirmed her participation in the filming that Yenching University, which had originally only invited students who were alumni of renowned photographers in the industry, unexpectedly received a volunteer offer from Yu Shishu.

Jiang Jianian: Heh.

He directly approached the professor in charge of the filming project at the school and proactively secured the opportunity to star in the promotional video.

Because of the innate advantage of good looks.

Ye Zhiwei and Jiang Jianian's appearance in this promotional video received unanimous praise from the school. Even the teachers couldn't help but jokingly say that this wasn't a school promotional video at all, but rather an opportunity for the couple to film an idol drama.

The remaining time will be determined by the school.

Before her former love rival even arrived, Jiang Jianian was already jealous.

Miss Ye was very helpless, saying that she and Yu Shishu had no contact at all, so why was she jealous about this?

Jiang Jianian smiled slightly, "Guess why he volunteered to participate in the filming of this school promotional video?"

Ye Zhiwei smiled slightly, "It's probably because our school is too good—"

Jiang Jianian glanced at Ye Zhiwei.

Ye Zhiwei immediately had a bad feeling.

Yu Shishu was much more mature than a year ago when they met again. During this period when the Yu family was on the verge of bankruptcy due to Yu Jingchen's investment failure, it was almost entirely thanks to Yu Shishu's influence and status in the entertainment industry and the profits he had made in the industry over the years that they were able to turn things around.

Because of the Yu family's loss of power, Yu Shishu, who disliked socializing, had to force himself to participate in some necessary drinking parties that year, and also took on the responsibilities of being the second young master of the Yu family.

Yu Jingchen felt even more guilty towards Yu Shishu. When the Yu family turned their backs on him after the incident at Baishi Pharmaceuticals, it took Yu Jingchen a long time to recover.

Duan Meiyuan fainted because Yu Jingchen had mistakenly trusted Qin Manshu, which led to the Yu family's troubles. Now, the Yu family has to rely on the entertainment industry, which Duan Meiyuan used to despise, to get back on its feet. Her personality has also changed a lot. Duan Meiyuan, who used to enjoy socializing and showing off her two sons, rarely goes out anymore.

Although she wasn't a good elder, she was a good mother. When Yu Jingchen was at his wit's end and fell into despair, it was Duan Meiyuan who kept comforting her son. When she learned that Yu Shishu had taken out all the money for filming and even started to be wary of her, Duan Meiyuan naturally couldn't help but secretly wipe away her tears.

The Yu family survived, and Yu Shishu, who accompanied the Yu family during this period, was forced to grow up. However, the grown-up Yu Shishu could not escape the secret that had always been hidden in his heart. When he learned that Ye Zhiwei's school was going to shoot a campus promotional video, he couldn't help but come over.

Upon seeing Ye Zhiwei, Yu Shishu lowered his head shyly, even somewhat at a loss, explaining that he had only come because he thought Ye Zhiwei was very photogenic and he could take very beautiful pictures of her.

Jiang Jianian glanced at Yu Shishu, who immediately blushed and whispered, "I had no other intentions."

Jiang Jianian stared at Yu Shishu for a while, then simply hugged Ye Zhiwei affectionately and smiled, "Yes, I know."

Is this what you call knowing?

Even though he couldn't help but use force, this behavior was very much indicative of a protest.

Ye Zhiwei couldn't help but inwardly criticize Jiang Jianian, but noticing Jiang Jianian's gaze, Miss Ye still indulged her boyfriend and cooperated in showing affection.

What was originally just a promotional video introducing Yenching University to handsome men and beautiful women eventually turned into a flirtatious idol drama between Jiang Jianian and Ye Zhiwei under the guise of filming the school's promotional video.

Yu Shishu was very serious when filming Ye Zhiwei. Compared to his previous strict approach to actors' performances, he simply let Ye Zhiwei improvise. However, every angle he captured was beautiful. Yu Shishu even secretly filmed Ye Zhiwei intently watching Jiang Jianian's filming in the library. This scene, which had a personal touch, felt very much like an idol drama. Surprisingly, the school later approved it and allowed her to go.

After the filming ended, Yu Shishu still made an appointment with Ye Zhiwei, and even invited Jiang Jianian along. He didn't say anything else, but simply bowed to the two of them and said, "I'm sorry."

On behalf of her mother, and on behalf of Yu Jingchen, who harbored selfish motives because of her.

In fact, during this period, Jiang Jianian and Ji Shuli took advantage of the Yu family's misfortune, making the Yu family's start-up extremely difficult. Yu Jingchen also became quite haggard during this period, which may have been the only setback in his life. During this period, Yu Jingchen's personality also changed a lot.

Jiang Jianian gave Yu Shishu a deep look and smiled, "You're much smarter than your brother."

Although Jiang Jianian did not agree to anything for Yu Shishu, and Yu Shishu did not ask Jiang Jianian for anything else, they already understood each other implicitly.

Ye Zhiwei remained silent throughout, simply watching from the sidelines.

In any case, the relationship and grudges between the Ye family and the Yu family have indeed come to an end.

After filming the promotional video, Ye Zhiwei and Jiang Jianian went back. Along the way, Ye Zhiwei jokingly teased Jiang Jianian, saying that he was clearly jealous several times but still insisted on acting like a gentleman.

Jiang Jianian didn't deny it, watching Ye Zhiwei's quirky teasing.

Ten months have passed since Qin Manshu's accident, and Ye Zhiwei has finally emerged from the gloom of Qin Manshu's incident. Ye Zhiwei walks in front, and Jiang Jianian follows behind.

Ye Zhiwei turned to look at Jiang Jianian, who then quickly stepped forward and naturally took Ye Zhiwei's hand.

Neither of them spoke at this moment. It was very quiet around them, so quiet that it seemed as if the only sound they could hear was each other's footsteps.

Ye Zhiwei shook Jiang Jianian's hand. She secretly glanced at Jiang Jianian and after a long while, she asked in a low voice, "Why do you never ask me about Qin Manshu? You must have noticed something."

"That's not important."

"What's important to you?"

“You’re important enough to me.” Jiang Jianian chuckled. “I have a lifetime to discover all your little secrets.”

"Ah, actually you still mind that I'm hiding a lot of things from you, right?" Ye Zhiwei secretly nudged Jiang Jianian. "And you've guessed a lot from Qin Manshu, haven't you?"

Jiang Jianian grasped Ye Zhiwei's hand and replied, "I don't know much."

Ye Zhiwei gave a soft snort.

"I guessed a little bit." Jiang Jianian glanced at Ye Zhiwei and softened his voice, "I only guessed a little bit."

"Oh, aren't you curious?" Ye Zhiwei suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Jianian, who had also stopped. "Aren't you curious about the specifics? Aren't you curious about what happened before? Aren't you curious about what happened to me?"

“I’m not curious.” Jiang Jianian took Ye Zhiwei’s hand, put it to his lips, and said in a low, solemn voice, “I’m just grateful, Ye Zhiwei, I’m so grateful that you’re willing to come to my side.”

After he finished speaking, he hugged Ye Zhiwei, completely ignoring the stares of others, and continued to say in Ye Zhiwei's ear: "I've had a lot of bad things happen to me, and I've thought that my life would just be boring, dull, and long like this. But now everything is different. Because of your appearance, I even doubted and wondered if it was because of all those bad things that I brought you into my life. I hope this life is longer, much longer. I hope that you, my wife, will always be by my side."

He calls her his wife.

It sounded very serious, not like a love confession.

Ye Zhiwei was a little shy and embarrassed. She pushed Jiang Jianian away, saying that he was being sentimental and that it would be bad if people saw him in public.

She took Jiang Jianian's hand again and led him forward, whispering to him, "I have many secrets, so many and so incredible, and it's a long story. It might take you a long time to digest all my secrets..."

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