Hearing this, Ye Rong looked at Old Lady Shen. There were always women around Shen Yanqing. Although they changed frequently and he was a bit of a germaphobe at times, he did not reject others getting close to him.

As if knowing what she was thinking, Wei Yunshu continued, "Yan Qing has always been alone. He started having women around him a few years ago, but none of them stayed with him for long. Only you are different. I can see that Yan Qing treats you differently from others."

"………" Ye Rong felt that although Shen Yanqing's favorability towards her had increased, in Shen Yanqing's eyes, she was essentially no different from others.

Shen Yanqing was a man who was so pure and indifferent to his own life that he had already passed the age of thirty. His temperament had long been stable, so how could others easily shake him? He had such a past, witnessing his mother being imprisoned and tortured, and being forced to watch her leave the world in such a tragic way. Not only did he not become cowardly and choose to escape or go crazy, but he also became the head of the Shen family with a thunderous hand, and he is still settling accounts with her.

Shen Yanqing didn't want those people's lives either. Death was a relief. He obviously preferred to cut the flesh of the Shen family with a blunt knife. Seeing those people live a life worse than death.

For example, letting Old Lady Shen witness those people in the Shen family going crazy step by step, not knowing when the knife hanging over her head would fall on her neck, and having to watch her own son lingering on and living without dignity in front of her.

This is indeed a bit stimulating for an 80-year-old woman, but the old lady Shen in front of her is obviously not an ordinary person.

"I've heard about your story, too. You're still in college." Wei Yunshu looked at the distracted girl in front of him, knowing that she had listened, and continued, "Although I don't know why Miss Ye ended up with Yan Qing, Yan Qing doesn't care about it. I can see that you care about Yan Qing too. He's experienced some bad things in the past, and he's always longed for others' company and understanding, and only you can do that."

Ye Rong: “…”

If she didn't know what kind of person Chen Yanqing was, she would have really believed this nonsense and her self-confidence swelled.

But at this moment, Ye Rong wanted to know what Mrs. Shen was up to. Seeing that she had already thrown the bait, she followed her words and said, "Mr. Shen treats me well, of course I am willing to stay with him...but, what do you mean by bad things?"

"It's been more than 20 years. He witnessed his father committing suicide when he was a teenager." Old Mrs. Shen looked a little dazed when she talked about the past. "Yan Qing's parents had a bad relationship. They were both a little paranoid and had a natural understanding of feelings. They tortured each other but were unwilling to let go. The situation got worse after Yan Qing left home. Yan Qing faced his parents' indifference, and was treated hot and cold by his parents. He also suffered long-term abuse from his parents... As a result, he couldn't speak at the age of six or seven. Later, Yan Qing's parents committed suicide in front of him. This incident became Yan Qing's nightmare. He took medicine for a long time at that time, but because the situation did not improve, he changed several psychiatrists.

Fortunately, as Yan Qing grew up, his condition improved and he no longer needed a psychiatrist. I originally thought that was the case, until Yan Qing inherited the position of the head of the Shen family with a thunderous hand among the heirs. "Wei Yunshu paused, his expression unable to hide his fatigue and old age, "After that, the Shen family members went crazy or ran away, and in the end, only he and I, an old woman, were left in the huge Baizang Mansion."

"Later, I learned that Yan Qing's condition did not improve, but became worse. He was more paranoid than his father, and his cognitive defects about emotions were also inherited. This made it impossible for him to fall in love with someone normally, and he could not understand emotions. He would not hesitate to use any means even against his blood relatives, even if that person was his own grandparents."

“………” Ye Rong’s expression was blank for a few seconds, and he showed a hint of surprise at just the right moment.

Wei Yunshu felt that the girl in front of him was a smart person. She might really like Shen Yanqing himself, or maybe she just liked the wealth behind Shen Yanqing, but this liking was not enough to make her take the risk of not getting enough in return. She was gentle but sober, and she must have something to ask for by trying every means to get to Shen Yanqing, which Shen Yanqing naturally knew better.

But Shen Yanqing was only different to her.

Perhaps even Shen Yanqing himself did not realize what was different about Shen Yanqing's treatment of her. Over the years, Wei Yunshu had seen many women around Shen Yanqing. To Shen Yanqing, those women were like pets that could breathe and pant. They were tools for him to make himself look more like an "ordinary person".

At first, in Shen Yanqing's eyes, Ye Rong was no different from those women.

Later, a trip to Awolle caused a subtle change in Shen Yanqing's body - the man who was on the verge of collapse almost stopped, and a glimmer of hope burst out from the man who was originally dying.

However, Shen Yanqing's natural defects made his understanding of feelings different from that of ordinary people. Wei Yunshu did not think that Shen Yanqing really fell in love with this girl all of a sudden.

But she is indeed special to Shen Yanqing.

Just like a gleaming spider silk hanging from the burning hell, Shen Yanqing might not have planned to leave with the help of the spider silk, but it was the only existence that did not belong to hell that he could sense.

Now, the presence of spider silk has stirred up this stagnant water.

When the spider silk suddenly disappears, it will inevitably accelerate his own disintegration.

And when the person holding the other end of the spider silk knows who he wants to pull out, how can he not cut the spider silk?

"He can be cruel to others, but Miss Ye is different. Your company is what he needs most." Wei Yunshu drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, coughed a few times with difficulty to slow down, then looked at Ye Rong and said, "I am not feeling well, so I will not see Miss Ye out. Yan Qing will trouble Miss Ye to take care of you from now on."

"I will." Ye Rong stood up and smiled slightly. It sounded like a business courtesy. In her heart, she finally understood what Mrs. Shen wanted to do.

On the way back home, Ye Rong couldn't help but admire the old lady's ability to avoid things easily. This ability to blur the point and give people unlimited room for imagination was really amazing.

However, through Mrs. Shen's reminder, Ye Rong realized that Shen Yanqing was essentially a very dangerous person, even though he had always behaved very gently and gentlemanly, and had never lost his composure or behaved impolitely.

Although the information provided by the investigation team also shows that Shen Yanqing is essentially a cold-tempered and ruthless person, this fact is often overlooked when getting along with Shen Yanqing.

If she really wanted Shen Yanqing's face or money, she would have packed up her things and run away overnight after confirming that what the old lady said was true. Shen Yanqing himself was indeed pleasing to the eye, and his wealth was attractive enough, but in the face of uncertain danger, these were no longer necessary.

Isn't it good to be alive?

The old lady had a keen eye for people and calculated that she would make a "smart" choice, and her "betrayal" would inevitably accelerate his "death", which was what the old lady wanted to see.

The only thing the old lady didn't expect was that she did have something to ask for when she came to Shen Yanqing, but this request was neither Shen Yanqing himself nor Shen Yanqing's wealth, but a task from the system.

If there was no system, she might never have met Shen Yanqing in her life.

Now the system's mission concerns the future of the country, and the involvement has suddenly become larger. No matter whether it is the danger from Shen Yanqing or from other external dangers, the country is standing behind her. With the protection of the country, she is suddenly full of confidence and is not at all weak.

In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is just a paper tiger.

Ye Rong's eyebrows curved and she suddenly looked happy.

She walked briskly. In fact, compared to what she heard from others about Shen Yanqing, Ye Rong believed more in what she had experienced and felt from their daily interactions.

Indeed, Shen Yanqing was by no means a flawless person. His original family and his life experiences also made it impossible for him to become that kind of person.

However, Shen Yanqing was the target chosen by the system for her, and she had the country as her backing, so she would never let Shen Yanqing really go down a dead end from which there was no turning back.

The country has this ability.

Ye Rong was sure of this.

From a distance, Ye Rong saw a car slowly approaching.

It was Shen Yanqing who came to pick her up as promised.

Without waiting for the driver to get out and open the door for her, Ye Rong opened the door herself. As expected, she saw Shen Yanqing in formal attire. Her eyes naturally fell on his face that was favored by time. No matter how many times she saw him, she would still be amazed by his handsome appearance.

"What are you standing there for?" Shen Yanqing noticed that she was also looking at him, and he met her clear and soft eyes, which were filled with pure admiration without any disguise. Suddenly, he seemed to be back to the time when they first met. Shen Yanqing knew that she didn't have any extra thoughts, but it was precisely because of this that he couldn't ignore her gaze. Perhaps he was also unconsciously curious about what he looked like in those eyes. She seemed to be in a good mood, and everything reflected in her eyes became beautiful. This joy also touched Shen Yanqing a little. He looked at her with a smile: "If you don't get in the car, you will be late."

"Okay." Ye Rong got in the car.

The car drove slowly. In addition to the driver, there were two bodyguards sitting in the car, one in front and one behind.

Ye Rong and Shen Yanqing sat face to face. The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and light and shadows passed by. Ye Rong held her chin and looked at Shen Yanqing opposite her. She remembered that the car that picked her up was clearly heading towards Old Lady Shen's residence, which meant that Shen Yanqing must have known about what Old Lady Shen was looking for her.

But he didn't ask at this moment, and didn't seem to care.

Shen Yanqing and the old lady have been fighting for so many years, it is impossible for him to be unsure, so Ye Rong took the initiative to ask: "How do you know that I went to the old lady?"

Shen Yanqing said gently: “After you were called away, the housekeeper called me.”

Oh, so that’s how it is.

Just when Ye Rong thought Shen Yanqing didn't care at all, she heard Shen Yanqing speak softly and slowly: "Don't take the old man's words too seriously."

Nor did she ask what the old lady said to her.

Hearing his words, Ye Rong suddenly looked at him and smiled: "The old lady told me some stories about your past."

Chen Yanqing nodded slightly, but did not ask any more questions, as if there was nothing worth worrying about. In the sunlight, the lines of his face were smooth and without any temperature. When he was not smiling, he was cold and majestic. The air was filled with his unique smell of ebony mixed with tobacco, which always reminded people of the cold air they inhaled unexpectedly in the forest in late winter.

Ye Rong blinked at him, then smiled mischievously: "Old Madam Shen said that you changed women very quickly in the past, but you treated me differently. Is that true?"

Shen Yanqing was stunned for a moment, met her beautiful eyes, and then laughed.

I don't know if it was Ye Rong's illusion, but the exhausted feeling on his body that made him feel like he was about to die seemed not as gloomy as before, like the curling of grass leaves, and his whole person was a little softer.

He said, “Really.”