"What if it's someone else?" Fu Shaoming suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan was taken aback. "What other people?"

"If someone else investigated you without your consent, would you be indifferent and not angry?"

Qin Wan paused, her brows furrowing slightly as if she were pondering something seriously.

Under Fu Shaoming's expectant gaze, it took Qin Wan quite a while to come back to her senses. She looked at him with complicated emotions and gently shook her head.

"meeting."

“If it were someone else, I would be unhappy and feel that their behavior was offensive and excessive.”

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Fu Shaoming smiled contentedly.

Fu Shaoming's favorability increased by 5, current favorability is 75.

At this moment, such a simple question answered a certain guess in Fu Shaoming's mind.

"Ding-dong."

"Ding-dong."

...

The urgent doorbell shattered this brief moment of tranquility in the living room.

"Qin Zhi should have arrived," Qin Wan said softly.

"I'll go open the door."

Seeing Qin Wan about to get up, Fu Shaoming suddenly grabbed her hand and stopped her.

The moment their skin touched, both of them stiffened almost imperceptibly.

A flicker of panic flashed across Qin Wan's eyes.

"You sit down first, I'll go."

Before Qin Wan could refuse, Fu Shaoming got up and walked towards the front door.

The lingering warmth in his palm made him unconsciously clench his fingers, trying to grasp that warmth that had already gone...

"Fu Shaoming, where's my sister?"

Where did you hide her?

In his haste and worry, Qin Zhi momentarily forgot Qin Wan's instructions to avoid suspicion.

Fu Shaoming turned to the side, revealing Qin Wan sitting on the living room sofa behind him.

"Sister, are you alright?" Qin Zhi rushed forward and pulled Qin Wan up to look her over.

Qin Wan shook her head.

“Fu Shaoming is clearly up to no good. If you had brought him home, that would have been fine, since I'm here at home. But what’s with you going home with him? Aren’t you just throwing yourself into the lion’s den?”

"Ah Zhi, don't talk nonsense." Qin Wan hurriedly interrupted him.

Qin Zhi was about to retort when a clear male voice beat him to it.

He was right.

"I do have ulterior motives towards you."

Qin Zhi: "!!!"

Qin Wan: "..."

"Fu Shaoming, don't get your hopes up. There's absolutely no way my sister would like you."

"Don't think you're so great just because you have a few pennies. Do you really believe the posts on the school forum are true?"

"Let me tell you, Qin Wan is my sister, she's my blood-related sister, the eldest daughter of the Qin family. Do you think she's short of money?"

"If it weren't for my mom, I would have thrown a huge welcome party for my sister long ago!"

"Qin Zhi, stop talking."

Unlike her previous tone, which was a mix of helplessness and a touch of doting, this time Qin Wan's tone carried a clear warning.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhi immediately fell silent. When he turned his head, his eyes were filled with grievance and disbelief.

"sister?"

"Go outside and wait for me. I'll talk to Fu Shaoming for a bit and then come out." Qin Wan's expression and attitude remained gentle, but her words carried a clear air of unyielding authority.

Qin Zhi opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when Qin Wan glanced at him with her narrowed eyes, he immediately shut up.

"Then, I'll wait for you outside." Qin Zhi emphasized again, "Two minutes, that's all, no more!"

Qin Wan squinted at him, remaining silent.

Qin Zhi: "...Then I'll go out first."

Qin Zhi kept turning back to look at Qin Wan in the living room, reluctant to leave, his eyes occasionally shooting daggers at Fu Shaoming.

As Qin Zhi passed by Fu Shaoming, he deliberately bumped into his shoulder, trying to retaliate against Fu Shaoming for "stealing his sister" in a childish way.

"Thanks."

Unexpectedly, Fu Shaoming not only wasn't angry with him, but even thanked him.

Qin Zhi: "???"

What the heck?

Has Fu Shaoming taken the wrong medicine?

Qin Zhi wanted to stop and question Fu Shaoming, but as soon as he paused, a familiar, burning gaze fell on him.

Qin Zhi: "..." Never mind, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. He'll keep it in mind for now and endure it for the future.

After Qin Zhi left, the large living room returned to silence.

Qin Wan looked at Fu Shaoming with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Fu Shaoming smiled slightly, "I understand, and I have never blamed you."

"Thank you." A look of relief appeared in Qin Wan's eyes, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief.

"You heard that, didn't you?" Fu Shaoming asked abruptly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan's body stiffened for a moment, but only for a second before she looked up at Fu Shaoming with feigned confusion.

"Huh? What did you say?"

Upon noticing her deliberate avoidance, Fu Shaoming was not angry; his face remained full of gentle smiles.

"I was being presumptuous. It's perfectly normal that you didn't know how to react for a moment."

"However, I still want to say that I will not give up."

"I will show you my actions and my intentions."

Qin Wan opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.

Seeing this, Fu Shaoming interrupted her first, seemingly afraid of putting her in a difficult position, or perhaps afraid of hearing her say no.

"It's late, let me take you home."

"Otherwise, Qin Zhi will get anxious later."

"Don't rush to learn stock trading. I'll organize the relevant books tonight, and I'll contact you again after you wake up tomorrow..."

At this point, Fu Shaoming paused, his gaze towards Qin Wan becoming even more intense.

"The study location can be your home or mine, either is fine, as long as you're happy."

Qin Wan: "..." Are they starting to play it straight so quickly?

Qin Wan feigned panic, averted her gaze, and hurriedly walked outside.

"I think I heard Qin Zhi calling me, so I'll be going now."

In the instant they brushed past each other, a warm, slender hand belonging exclusively to a man suddenly gripped her wrist.

Qin Wan's body stiffened, and her departing steps abruptly stopped. For a moment, she stood there, stunned, unsure whether to leave or stay.

The air suddenly became still, and an ambiguous atmosphere, difficult to define, lingered between the two.

"You haven't answered me yet." Fu Shaoming's gentle gaze was fixed on her, his eyes burning with passion.

"Reply, answer what?"

Their eyes met for less than a second before Qin Wan hurriedly looked away. The hand that Fu Shaoming was holding also moved unconsciously, trying to break free from his grasp.

However, Qin Wan never expected that with just a slight movement, Fu Shaoming would actually let go of her.

Qin Wan was startled and subconsciously looked up at Fu Shaoming, her eyes filled with a faint sense of bewilderment.

"Since you can't make up your mind right now, I'll ask you again tomorrow morning when you're awake."

As he spoke, Fu Shaoming affectionately ruffled her hair, and before she could react, he calmly and naturally withdrew his hand.

"Let's go, I'll see you out."

Qin Wan: "..." Fu Shaoming is really something else!!!

After stirring up her thoughts and emotions, he suddenly changed the subject, leaving her wanting more...