Yan Keyi didn't think too much about it; since Jiang Ning agreed, she stayed with him.

But Yan Keyi is the kind of person who can't sit still, and since Qin Yiran had helped her a lot, she felt bad about it, so she followed Qin Yiran into the kitchen. Anyway, Jiang Ning and He Yin get along quite well.

For a moment, only Jiang Ning and He Yin remained in the living room.

"What's going on, Teacher He?"

Jiang Ning knew a little about their relationship from Qin Yiran, but Qin Yiran's explanation wasn't very detailed, so Jiang Ning didn't know the specifics.

However, the atmosphere between the two was indeed a bit off. People are naturally curious, so Jiang Ning asked the question.

Faced with Jiang Ning's doubts, He Yin did not show any displeasure, but she also did not answer her question directly.

The main issue is that the matter between her and Qin Yiran is not something that can be explained in a few words. Moreover, since they themselves don't understand the situation, they don't want to involve outsiders, so He Yin really doesn't know where to begin.

"It's okay, everyone has their own secrets. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

Seeing that He Yin seemed genuinely conflicted, Jiang Ning didn't press the matter. Everyone has things they don't want to talk about. There's no need to make things difficult for others just because of your own curiosity.

However, just as Jiang Ning was about to give up, He Yin suddenly spoke up.

"I heard her say that you two actually knew each other before, but I'm not sure if you know that she used to have a boyfriend."

He Yin didn't know much about the relationship between Jiang Ning and Qin Yiran. She knew that as long as she asked, Qin Yiran would definitely tell her.

However, she didn't want to appear too proactive, so she wouldn't ask unless Qin Yiran brought it up herself.

Jiang Ning actually knew about this matter.

Although Jiang Ning had already stopped contacting her family and old friends because of coming out when Qin Yiran started dating her boyfriend, she still heard some rumors because of Yang Xingsui.

This is why she felt strange when she noticed the awkward atmosphere between Qin Yiran and He Yin. She had never heard of Qin Yiran liking women before.

Before speaking, He Yin was unsure how to tell Jiang Ning about this, but once she started speaking, everything seemed to flow naturally from her lips.

Qin Yiran and her boyfriend seem to have a pretty stable relationship.

But fate did not favor them. Her boyfriend was in a car accident. Qin Yiran's previous hiatus from acting was actually due to this incident. Because she was taking care of him, she couldn't balance her career and thus left the entertainment industry.

But even after spending a lot of time, energy, and money, they still couldn't save that life.

Her boyfriend signed an organ donation agreement before he died.

He Yin had always been in poor health, and she could have been a dazzling film and television star. However, after collapsing during the filming of a movie, she was diagnosed with a heart problem, making it difficult for her to continue her beloved acting career.

That year, her health had deteriorated to the point where she would not survive without a heart transplant.

He Yin had already resigned herself to the fact that her life might end tragically.

But coincidentally, Qin Yiran's boyfriend's heart was a match for hers. In the end, she survived thanks to Qin Yiran's boyfriend's heart.

At first, Qin Yiran was unaware of this matter, but after she found out, she came to confront him.

This wasn't the first time He Yin and Qin Yiran had met. Shortly after Qin Yiran entered the entertainment industry, He Yin had been invited by a former friend to mentor her.

At first, she thought Qin Yiran had found her because of a past connection; she only found out about this later.

He Yin was surprised to learn that the two of them had such a connection. She was very grateful to them, and Qin Yiran also took good care of her.

But as they spent more time together, Qin Yiran seemed to develop different feelings for her, and even He Yin...

However, she couldn't quite tell whether it was the feeling of being with Qin Yiran that made her happy, or the reason she fell in love with Qin Yiran because of her heart condition.

However, He Yin was also proud, and she stood by Qin Yiran's side because she did not want to be a substitute for someone else.

Furthermore, her health condition remains poor.

Even though she received the transplanted heart and is now barely clinging to life, no one knows if her condition will deteriorate again any day.

When He Yin was alone before, she wasn't so afraid. But now that she has someone to rely on, she worries that if she really gets together with Qin Yiran, what will Qin Yiran do if her health deteriorates again someday?

Her boyfriend's situation back then almost broke her, and she finally managed to pull herself together. She didn't want to see Qin Yiran become the same as before.

In either case, He Yin couldn't quite accept it, but even though she refused many times, Qin Yiran persisted. That's why the two of them remained in this awkward situation.

Logically, He Yin knew she should stay completely away from Qin Yiran, so her heart wouldn't be in turmoil and Qin Yiran wouldn't fall deeper into her trap. But in reality, she couldn't control her actions at all.

Furthermore, even if she tries to stay away, Qin Yiran will still stick to her.

So later on, He Yin simply gave up on the idea.

After hearing He Yin's story, Jiang Ning realized that such a thing had happened between her and Qin Yiran.

No wonder she had always felt that there was an ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them, but she had never seen any progress between them.

At the time, Jiang Ning didn't understand why. But now she knows why He Yin kept rejecting Qin Yiran.

Indeed, if she were in He Yin's position, she wouldn't accept it either.

She had a gut feeling that she and He Yin were both the kind of people who were naturally attracted to girls.

Qin Yiran originally liked men. However, due to an accident and a series of unforeseen circumstances, she fell in love with He Yin. To put it bluntly, she might have been using He Yin as a substitute for her boyfriend.

But who would willingly become someone else's substitute?

But the way they both looked was truly torturous.

Jiang Ning couldn't persuade He Yin to accept Qin Yiran. Even if she was Qin Yiran's friend, she wouldn't do such a thing.

However, based on He Yin's description, Qin Yiran has already persisted for so long; it's unlikely she can be persuaded to give up with just a few words...