Qin Manshu did encounter people who approached her because of her family connections. In other people's eyes, the Qin family was a plump, greasy piece of meat. The Qin family parents didn't care about anything, leaving only the old lady of the Qin family. No matter how capable an old lady was, how many years could she manage the Qin family? Moreover, Qin Manshu was now in charge of the Qin family. Regardless of whether Qin Manshu listened to the old lady, once she got married, controlling the Qin family would be too easy.
But Yu Jingchen was the first person to say this so bluntly, revealing his attitude without any hesitation: What I'm after is not you, but the Qin family behind you.
They had their eyes on the Qin family behind her.
Qin Manshu wanted to laugh. Her smile was complex and profound, even carrying a suffocating feeling that made people feel suffocated. Even Yu Jingchen couldn't sense the meaning behind her smile.
However, Yu Jingchen wasn't angry. He said calmly, "I know Miss Qin is a sentimental person, but in many practical situations, we always need to compromise. Marrying me will maximize Miss Qin's interests, and I won't interfere with her normal social life—"
"Do you think it's appropriate for you to talk to me about this on our first meeting?"
“After all, Miss Qin doesn’t seem to have any interest in me, so I have to give myself a chance.” Yu Jingchen smiled. “Being Mrs. Yu is not a bad thing. It’s not only a powerful alliance between our two families, but I am also someone who can give my wife enough respect and freedom.”
Qin Manshu could understand Yu Jingchen's unspoken meaning: after marriage, they would each do their own thing and not interfere with each other.
As for the respect and freedom that Yu Jingchen mentioned, it simply means that when he finds other people after marriage, he will be more discreet and will not be photographed by reporters. At the same time, Yu Jingchen will not make any other demands on Qin Manshu. She can also go find the person she likes. As long as it doesn't cause too much of a fuss, Yu Jingchen will turn a blind eye.
This is what marriage is like in families like this.
Qin Manshu remained silent.
Yu Jingchen gave Qin Manshu a business card. Now that things were out in the open, all that was left for Qin Manshu to consider was to come up with the plan.
Qin Manshu didn't say anything, but sat in the private room and ate some of the pastries.
Someone called her midway through the meeting. The caller seemed very interested in Qin Manshu's blind date, but Qin Manshu quickly dismissed the caller with a few words, instead asking, "Are you sure the person you were contacted about is—"
After hearing what the other person said, Qin Manshu lowered her head and smiled, "Since my little cousin called you, it must be him. Yes, what a coincidence."
After hanging up the phone, she sent another message to Ye Zhiwei: "I finished afternoon tea with the eldest son of the Yu family. Your cousin is next to you, right? Please ask him if it's convenient for us to have dinner together tonight."
Qin Manshu, who hadn't contacted Ji Shuli for a long time, launched another offensive. Since Ji Shuli hadn't refused before and did owe Qin Manshu a favor, Ye Zhiwei took the opportunity to ask Ji Shuli if he had time, and Ji Shuli didn't refuse.
Qin Manshu also mentioned that her younger cousin could come along, as she also had someone she wanted to introduce to the two of them.
Ye Zhiwei vaguely sensed that Qin Manshu was keeping something a secret, and even Ji Shuli was a little confused about who Qin Manshu was going to introduce to them. They didn't choose any other place, but instead chose to have dinner together at the nearby Tangxin Hotel.
Qin Manshu had chosen a private room where she and a young man were already waiting. The man was wearing a white tracksuit, had delicate features, and looked rather refined and gentle. He sat quietly next to Qin Manshu and didn't say much, suggesting he was rather introverted. It wasn't until Ye Zhiwei and Ji Shuli came in that Qin Manshu stood up and said "Sister Ying," and the man followed suit.
Qin Manshu took the initiative to introduce, "This is the younger brother of a family friend."
As soon as she said that, the man next to her frowned and explained, "He's less than a year younger, what kind of younger brother is he?"
Qin Manshu smiled but didn't say anything.
Ye Zhiwei was puzzled by the subtle atmosphere. Could it be that Qin Manshu brought another younger brother to Yu Jingchen after he left, just to make her cousin jealous?
Qin Manshu began introducing people to the younger brother of this family friend. When Ji Shuli was mentioned, the man's gaze darkened as he looked at Ji Shuli, "You are Ji Shuli."
Qin Manshu nodded with a smile, and the man said, "He looks very young too."
Then the man asked Ji Shuli his age. Ji Shuli was a little confused by this inexplicable hostility. When the man next to Qin Manshu heard that Ji Shuli was a little younger than him, his face immediately turned even uglier. He turned to look at Qin Manshu, but he didn't say a word because Qin Manshu's expression was slightly cold.
This series of reactions is truly intriguing.
Just as Ye Zhiwei was beginning to suspect that Qin Manshu was doing this for her cousin's benefit, the man next to Qin Manshu introduced himself: "I am Jiang Shichu, Qin Manshu's childhood sweetheart."
Returning the childhood sweetheart—
Ye Zhiwei suddenly realized that this was Qin Manshu's potential suitor. Even if he wasn't a suitor, he was clearly interested. As she looked at Ji Shuli with an ambiguous gaze, she suddenly remembered something: her father's donor's name seemed to be Jiang Shichu.
Coming from a well-off family, a shareholder in several pharmaceutical companies—
Ye Zhiwei was somewhat surprised, and Jiang Shichu also took the initiative to say, "Before, Qin Manshu seemed to be very concerned about bone marrow donation for leukemia and even participated in bone marrow donation herself, signing a consent form for donating hematopoietic cells. So I followed her. The chance of genetic matching between unrelated blood relatives is only one in ten thousand to one in one hundred thousand. I originally thought it would just be a matter of signing a consent form, but after a while, the hospital contacted me and I found out that my bone marrow matched that of a patient named Ye Qingcheng."
At this point, Ye Zhiwei understood what was going on. Jiang Shichu probably knew who Ye Qingcheng was and told Qin Manshu about it a couple of days ago. Now, this was the second time Qin Manshu had taken the initiative to help and introduce the two of them.
Qin Manshu's actions once again overturned Ye Zhiwei's thoughts. Ye Zhiwei had already sensed Qin Manshu's strangeness and decided to minimize contact with her as much as possible. However, now that Qin Manshu knew that her family friend Jiang Shichu and Ye Qingcheng were a bone marrow match, she actually took the initiative to act as a matchmaker.
Qin Manshu even patted Jiang Shichu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We are all medical professionals, so we know how lucky it is to leave a blood sample to save a life. Shichu, unless it's an emergency, you will definitely cooperate well, right?"
Although Jiang Shichu gave Ji Shuli an unfriendly look, he still nodded in agreement with Qin Manshu's words, "As I already said when Miss Ye called me before, I will fully cooperate with the hospital and the Red Cross in this donation."
After hesitating for a few seconds, Ye Zhiwei immediately sent a message to Ji Shuli: Cousin, I think it wouldn't be too much for us to treat Sister Manshu to a few more meals.
She used to be Qin Manshu, but now she's become Sister Manshu.
Women are indeed like the weather in July; their moods can change in an instant.
Ji Shuli replied expressionlessly: "The person who donated was Jiang Shichu. Didn't you see that he had feelings for Qin Manshu? My frequent invitations to Qin Manshu to have dinner are the real act of repaying kindness with enmity."
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