Yu Jingchen's contact with Old Madam Qin did indeed lead to her urging him to get married. The old lady brought up the matter of marriage several times, and even bluntly said that Qin Manshu was not young anymore. Every time the old lady mentioned Qin Manshu, she would change the subject, but Old Madam Qin had a bad temper, so Qin Manshu had no choice but to agree to continue contacting her.
When Yu Jingchen couldn't get a word out about Qin Manshu, he would call Qin's grandmother. Qin Manshu was in a particularly bad mood at the moment.
Qin Manshu didn't want to go home, so she went to Jiang Shichu's place for dinner.
Jiang Shichu did not live with his family. He disliked being teased and interrogated by his family about his relationship with Qin Manshu. After he became able to invest independently, he quickly took the money and bought a detached villa in the city center.
Jiang Shichu was not surprised to see Qin Manshu; he opened the door and went inside.
Jiang Shichu doesn't like eating takeout or having maids at home. Apart from a regular hourly worker, he cooks all his meals himself. Although he's not a professional chef, the food tastes pretty good.
Qin Manshu came in carrying her bag.
Why are you here?
"Aren't you welcoming me?" Qin Manshu smiled.
As if she hadn't seen Qin Manshu, Jiang Shichu returned to the semi-open kitchen to continue making the cold dish she was halfway through. Now that the weather was getting warmer, she had no appetite, so Jiang Shichu would make cold dishes for herself.
Seeing that she was being treated coldly, Qin Manshu deliberately walked to the pillar by the kitchen and crossed her arms while looking at Jiang Shichu.
“I’m so annoyed by Yu Jingchen,” she said.
Jiang Shichu paused for a moment. "You can have a good talk with Grandma about this."
“She won’t listen to me. She’s already been convinced by Yu Jingchen and thinks he’s the best person for me to marry.”
"You can resist."
Qin Manshu remained silent.
Jiang Shichu continued, "Why don't you resist? Since you don't like her decision, why keep compromising? You don't need to be bound to the Qin family at all. You can be anyone you want to be."
"I can't do it."
"There's nothing we can't do."
Qin Manshu looked at Jiang Shichu and said, "I can't give up the Qin family."
"Why."
Qin Manshu remained silent.
Jiang Shichu poured the food onto a plate, washed his hands, and remained silent.
Qin Manshu remained silent.
"I cannot leave the Qin family," she said again.
Jiang Shichu looked at Qin Manshu and said, “You are different from what I thought. I thought you were courageous, independent, and dared to pursue your dreams, but if you are really willing to give up marriage for the sake of inheritance, then it will be very disappointing. I can accept you choosing Ji Shuli, but I cannot accept you compromising and marrying Yu Jingchen.”
"Can't accept it?" Qin Manshu chuckled. "Leaving the Qin family, you make it sound so easy, Jiang Shichu. You make it sound so simple. Do you think I haven't left before? Do you think I haven't been abandoned? It's because I left the Qin family that I lost everything. Nobody respects me, everyone despises me—they think—"
Qin Manshu was on the verge of a breakdown, but she quickly held back. She looked at Jiang Shichu for a long time and said with a smile, "Shichu, don't you just like me after I've been packaged by the Qin family, the Qin family's eldest daughter after I've been packaged by the Qin family? If I lose everything, everything will leave me, including you."
Jiang Shichu wanted to object, but Qin Manshu stopped her, saying, "That's fine. I'm sorry to have bothered you today. I was just in a bad mood and had nowhere to go, so I came here. If you don't like it, I won't come again."
Qin Manshu picked up her bag from the sofa again.
Jiang Shichu clenched his fist as he watched Qin Manshu's retreating figure. A few seconds later, he called out to Qin Manshu, "Ji Shuli is about to graduate. A large number of employees at the Ji Group are not satisfied with this newly appointed heir, thinking that Ji Shuli is just a pretty face. Right now, Ji Shuli is paying close attention to IV Pharmaceuticals, which he has invested in. If IV Pharmaceuticals can succeed, he can use this excellent investment to shut up a lot of people. I heard that he will be paying close attention to the IV project recently. He will probably be in Y City these days. Since you like him so much, you can try to marry Ji Shuli. Even without the Qin family, you can still be as glamorous as you are now."
Qin Manshu did not answer Jiang Shichu. She left the villa that Jiang Shichu had bought, wearing high heels. She did not go far and sat in the small garden outside Jiang Shichu's villa. Jiang Shichu walked to the window on the third floor and looked down. He watched Qin Manshu go from being depressed at the beginning to making a phone call as if she had thought of something. Then, a special person came to pick up and drop off Qin Manshu.
Jiang Shichu immediately understood that Qin Manshu still couldn't let go of Ji Shuli. Using the excuse that she also needed to travel to Y City for a related project, Qin Manshu followed her to Y City.
That evening, he had his driver take him to Y City.
After arriving in Y City and exiting the highway, Qin Manshu contacted Ye Zhiwei. Ye Zhiwei had only just learned about this matter. When Qin Manshu called, Ye Zhiwei specially came from the villa to the school gate to meet Qin Manshu.
Ye Zhiwei was somewhat surprised when she saw Qin Manshu. "Sister Manshu? You really came."
"Yes, I happen to have a project here, so this is a business trip."
What a coincidence! My cousin just came from S City yesterday, apparently to check on IV's condition and deliver some experimental materials to Li Lizhang.
It was obvious that Qin Manshu knew about this, because she kept inquiring about Ji Shuli's situation. After a few words, Ye Zhiwei realized that this was not a project that led her to come here on purpose, but rather a business trip to chase after Ji Shuli.
Under Qin Manshu's persistent questioning, Ye Zhiwei forced herself to say, "Yes, my cousin is indeed here, and he does live at my place."
"Will you live with me at school?"
"How could I possibly live at the school? I live nearby and there was a spare room, so my cousin came to stay with me," Ye Zhiwei explained.
Sure enough, as soon as Ye Zhiwei finished speaking, Qin Manshu immediately laughed and said, "It seems my little cousin owns property around here. Although I think I bought an apartment around here before, I haven't touched it and it must be gathering dust. I came here on short notice and didn't book a hotel, so..."
"You want to stay at my place?" Ye Zhiwei hesitated for a moment. "There are indeed spare rooms, but the villa isn't mine. I'll talk to Jiang Jianian, and it should be fine."
"Jiang Jianian?" Qin Manshu's smile froze for a moment, and she said with a strange expression, "So you live with Jiang Jianian, right?"
“There were no vacant properties nearby at the time, so Jiang Jianian bought it from one of his senior classmates,” Ye Zhiwei explained. “I had a falling out with my roommates, so I temporarily moved in with him. It was actually quite empty, and I was sure he would agree if I told him.”
"No need, little cousin." Qin Manshu calmly declined Ye Zhiwei's suggestion and said with a smile, "I was just joking to see if you would like me to stay for the night. My secretary has already arranged a hotel for me."
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