No one thought much of Ye Yingying sitting next to Qin Manshu. It was perfectly normal for the eldest daughter of the Qin family to know Ye Yingying's sister. They all assumed that Qin Manshu and the eldest daughter of the Ye family knew each other and that Qin Manshu was going to take good care of Ye Yingying at the banquet.
On the contrary, Lin Chaomu felt very wronged even though Qin Manshu hadn't done anything to her. She was both aggrieved and scared, worried that she had displeased Qin Manshu and even more worried that she had done something to displease Yu Jingchen. She felt that Qin Manshu was targeting her, and she couldn't help but feel smug that Yu Jingchen should still care about her. But then she thought about it and felt even more upset, since Qin Manshu hadn't appeared at all during the time she was with Yu Jingchen.
She treated Yu Jingchen as her girlfriend, and she did what a girlfriend should do. She also gave Yu Jingchen gifts, and she saw the man accept the gifts with a warm smile. But in the blink of an eye, she saw the cleaning staff at the garbage station downstairs find the things she had given Yu Jingchen. She was surprised and happy, as if wondering who had thrown away such a good thing.
When Yu Jingchen approached her, he clearly stated his reason, and she understood why he was looking for her. But she couldn't help but hope that maybe she would be different, just in case she was different from others.
She was as obedient as a delicate doll. After discovering that Yu Jingchen liked obedient people, she took her obedience to the extreme. She would always maintain the same posture whenever she found out what qualities Yu Jingchen liked in her. She would carefully remember what clothes Yu Jingchen liked her to wear and what makeup he had praised her for, and then she would do it according to Yu Jingchen's preferences.
She didn't know that Yu Jingchen had another important reason for ending the relationship: no matter how beautiful someone's makeup is, how exquisite their appearance is, or how well-behaved someone is, they can become tiresome and boring. Even without Qin Manshu, Yu Jingchen was already prepared to end the relationship.
She herself was trembling with fear, as if walking on thin ice. The people around her also thought that Qin Manshu came to give Lin Chaomu a warning, or even that Qin Manshu had not done anything, but had already given Lin Chaomu a full warning.
Little did anyone know that Qin Manshu had no interest in Lin Chaomu at all. She smiled gently at Ye Yingying and subtly probed her words. Ye Yingying, being quick-witted, went along with Qin Manshu's words, seemingly saying everything yet also saying nothing at all.
Both of them were very shrewd and cunning, each harboring their own secrets that they were unwilling to reveal.
However, Qin Manshu has a weakness: Ji Shuli. Ye Yingying discovered that Qin Manshu couldn't remain calm whenever Ji Shuli was mentioned in a slightly ambiguous way.
She smiled with her lips pursed, intentionally or unintentionally mentioning that Ji Shuli had taken good care of her during her time at Huayu Entertainment. She deliberately avoided mentioning that it was because of Ye Zhiwei's instructions, but casually mentioned that Ji Shuli was very good. Then she lowered her voice and said in a slightly hushed tone, "I originally thought that Miss Qin would be with Brother Shuli."
She sweetly called out to Ji Shuli, "Brother Shuli." In that instant, Qin Manshu's emotions seemed to surge violently, which was very unusual. So unusual was her rare loss of composure. She accidentally, or rather, not accidentally, deliberately spilled the wine. The wine, like blood, stained Ye Yingying's white skirt, soaking it completely.
Qin Manshu seemed to calm down only then. She quickly stood up apologetically and wiped the wine stains off Ye Yingying's clothes, saying gently, "Are you alright, Yingying? I didn't mean to—"
She immediately made a phone call to have someone arrange a new dress from the nearest place, while she kept apologizing to Ye Yingying.
Although the other crew members weren't familiar with Ye Yingying, they still asked her if she was alright. Ye Yingying stood up and smiled, "It's okay, it's summer now and it'll dry quickly, it's nothing—Miss Qin, there's no need to apologize, I know you didn't mean any harm."
She was the one with malicious intent.
Ye Yingying seemed completely oblivious to Qin Manshu's lapse in composure, and even teased, "I originally thought this white dress was too plain, but now it looks like a rose has bloomed on my skirt, doesn't it? I should thank Miss Qin for the rose."
Edward laughed and said, "Now that you mention it, it really does look like a rose, doesn't it?"
Yu Jingchen gave Ye Yingying a deep look and said with a smile, "She really does look like a rose. These young girls are so innocent and romantic these days."
Qin Manshu seemed to remember something, and she fell into a reverie, looking somewhat lost. However, she covered her emotions with her hand, lowered her head to help Ye Yingying straighten her skirt, and when she looked up again, she had that gentle and kind expression. She smiled and said, "It is indeed the innocence and romance of a little sister. My loss of composure has been described as poetic by you. No wonder your sister dotes on you."
Although Ye Yingying seemed indifferent, Qin Manshu still insisted on having a dress delivered, and even smiled as he offered to take Ye Yingying to the restroom to change.
The two went to the restroom together. Qin Manshu patted Ye Yingying's shoulder, seemingly probing but also joking, and said, "Your brother Shuli is so good at taking care of people, you little girls must be easily moved, right? Little girls are so easy to fool..."
Ye Yingying gave Qin Manshu a deep look, but did not follow up on Qin Manshu's words. Instead, she picked up the dress and changed the subject with a smile, "Miss Qin, you are too kind. Actually, I can change by myself."
She went into the inner cubicle, while Qin Manshu watched Ye Yingying's back with a gradually complicated expression. She seemed to be experiencing emotional fluctuations, and turned on the tap, trying to regain her composure through the sound of running water.
She had been avoiding Ye Yingying because she was worried about losing her composure, and sure enough, she did.
Although Qin Manshu tried her best to control her emotions, Ye Yingying had already noticed that something was wrong with Qin Manshu when they started talking about Ji Shuli. Her first reaction upon entering the cubicle was not to change her dress, but to send a message to Ye Zhiwei.
Ye Yingying: Sister Zhiwei, I saw Miss Qin today at the opening banquet. Miss Qin seemed very interested in me and, unusually, chatted with me for a long time.
Then she sent another message: "Miss Qin, have you misunderstood something? She seems very curious about my relationship with Brother Shuli. It's a bit strange. I haven't had much contact with Brother Shuli, but Miss Qin seems to think that something will definitely happen between us, just like when Sister Zhiwei tried to get information out of me. She seems to be constantly testing me~ [Cute][Cute]"
Ye Zhiwei, who had just finished eating, was lying on the sofa waiting for Jiang Jianian to cut the fruit after receiving the message. At first, she thought Ye Yingying would just chat with her as usual, but her expression gradually became serious after she saw Ye Yingying's message.
However, it turns out that the "green tea" girl knew all along that she was trying to trick her into revealing information. TAT
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