Feeling guilty after Ji Shuli's words, Ye Zhiwei looked away, and Jiang Jianian laughed at her expression.
Ji Shuli's teeth ached from watching this.
He looked away, unable to bear watching this sickeningly sweet couple; it was just too cheesy.
Ye Qingcheng also came downstairs quickly. Although Ye Zhiwei could be affectionate with Jiang Jianian in front of Ji Shuli, she wasn't so thick-skinned in front of her father. When she saw Ye Qingcheng come downstairs, she immediately shook off Jiang Jianian's hand.
Ye Qingcheng and Song Min went downstairs together. Seeing everyone waiting in the lobby, Ye Qingcheng laughed and said, "I'm late. I've made you all wait for me for ages on an empty stomach. You must be starving. Next time I'm a little late, you can go eat by yourselves first. You don't have to wait for me like this."
Ji Shuli shook her head, "How can I be hungry? I'm almost bursting with food."
Ye Qingcheng laughed at Ji Shuli, "What did you steal to eat? Xiao Jiang and your cousin are waiting here, and you're all alone, sneaking around eating."
Ji Shuli said helplessly, "This is not something I wanted to eat; my little cousin insisted on stuffing it into my mouth."
Ye Qingcheng was surprised, "Oh? She gave you the snacks instead of her boyfriend."
Seeing that Ji Shuli was teasing her and Jiang Jianian for being lovey-dovey and forcing him to eat dog food, Ye Zhiwei immediately tugged at Ji Shuli's sleeve and glared at him. Jiang Jianian, seeing his girlfriend run to Ji Shuli, also looked at Ji Shuli with a meaningful gaze.
Ji Shuli, who was about to continue teasing, swallowed back his words under the pressure from both sides. He laughed and said, "I won't say anymore, Uncle. Look, my little cousin is glaring at me."
Ye Qingcheng didn't know what the younger generation was joking about, but he just smiled and said, "Then I guess you were the only one who got the snacks, and you were afraid your boyfriend would be jealous."
These words made Ji Shuli laugh, Ye Zhiwei looked away embarrassedly, while Jiang Jianian seemed unconcerned.
Ye Qingcheng was puzzled by the children's reaction. He turned to Song Min and said, "I must be getting old. Otherwise, how could I not understand what these young people are thinking?"
Song Min said gently, "Their children have their own ideas."
The scuffle ended under Ye Qingcheng's helpless gaze.
They were about to go to the restaurant when a maid came over and told them that a Miss Qin was coming over to deliver something to Ji Shuli.
"Miss Qin?" Ye Qingcheng looked at Ji Shuli with a puzzled expression.
Ji Shuli hadn't thought about what she had lost at the moment. Just as she was wondering what it was, she noticed Ye Qingcheng's gaze and explained, "Because of Dean Jiang's introduction, I went to see the Qin family's research center today. Oh, I remember now, there was a medical device that was in the experimental stage that I could try out today. When I tried it out, I think I took off my watch and put it aside. I guess I forgot to put it back on."
After explaining to Ji Shuli, Qin Manshu arrived at the hall. Ji Shuli's watch was in a small bag. She had changed into a dress, wearing a wool coat and a haute couture gown. She looked very gentle and handed the bag to Ji Shuli when she saw her.
Ji Shuli felt a little embarrassed and said politely, "I forgot to take it back then and had to trouble you to make the trip yourself."
Ye Qingcheng knew that this was Qin Manshu, and since she had come all this way, it was only right and proper to entertain her. So he smiled and tried to persuade her to stay, saying, "My nephew is so careless. It's such a trouble for you to personally deliver this. You even brought it over yourself."
Qin Manshu said a little embarrassedly, "I felt the watch was quite valuable, and I didn't have anything else to do, so I brought it over."
Ye Qingcheng invited, "Child, you haven't eaten yet, have you? If you don't mind, we can have a meal together."
Ye Qingcheng glanced at Ji Shuli as he spoke.
Qin Manshu had gone out of her way to deliver something to his door, so how could Ji Shuli remain unmoved? He had to persuade her to stay no matter what, saying, "Yes, Miss Qin, if you don't mind, let's have a meal together."
Qin Manshu had been looking directly at Ye Qingcheng, speaking very politely and maintaining a very good posture, until Ji Shuli spoke, at which point she glanced at Ji Shuli. There was also someone following Ye Zhiwei next to Ji Shuli.
When she saw Jiang Jianian, her gaze paused for a moment, as if something was amiss, but she quickly regained her gentle demeanor and abruptly changed her words, saying, "No need, I actually already had dinner at home. I was being presumptuous. I should have sent a message to Zhiwei before I came to ask her if it was appropriate for me to come."
Qin Manshu bowed slightly and smiled, "Since you haven't eaten yet, I won't disturb you. Giving you a watch won't help much, and besides, Shuli already said he would treat me to a meal."
That's just polite talk—
With Qin Manshu saying this, it was practically a done deal that Ji Shuli would treat everyone to dinner.
Ye Qingcheng nodded with a smile and looked at Ji Shuli, saying, "Then you'd better treat them well later. They specially brought the watch over for you."
Ji Shuli smiled apologetically, "That's right, that's right."
Qin Manshu was about to leave. Before leaving, she looked at Ye Zhiwei gently and said, "Little cousin, I'll be going now. I've already mentioned the matter you asked me to do to the relevant personnel at the research center."
Then she turned her gaze to Jiang Jianian, seemingly puzzled.
Ji Shuli then introduced, "Miss Qin, this is Xiao Jiang."
Qin Manshu seemed to suddenly realize, "No wonder you looked so familiar, it's Jiang Jianian. I'm not very good at recognizing people, sorry."
She apologized again and left, behaving very politely throughout. But Ye Zhiwei felt that something was off. She felt that Qin Manshu seemed to have complicated emotions when she noticed Jiang Jianian was there. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but it definitely wasn't a good emotion.
Originally, it was thought that Qin Manshu would stay for a meal after her father persuaded her to stay after giving her a watch, but unexpectedly she declined in the end, and her question to Jiang Jianian before leaving was also a bit strange.
After seeing Qin Manshu off, Ye Qingcheng seemed to realize something and looked at Ji Shuli with a smile, "Shuli, this girl came here for you."
Ji Shuli immediately distanced herself from the situation, "Uncle, what are you saying? Don't tease me. I just happened to run into you when I went to Dean Li's research institute. I was thinking about future collaborations with IV, and it was through Dean Li's introduction that I went to the Qin family's research center to take a look. We've only known each other for a short time."
Although Ye Zhiwei felt something was off, she didn't think too much about it since Ji Shuli clearly wasn't interested. After Ye Qingcheng finished speaking, she joined in the fun by casually saying, "Who knows? Just because you haven't known her for a few days doesn't mean Miss Qin hasn't known you for a few days. Maybe this Miss Qin has been secretly observing you for a long time."
Ji Shuli lowered her voice and warned Ye Zhiwei, "Little cousin, don't say anything that might upset me. What if Uncle misunderstands?"
Ye Zhiwei smiled secretly: This is how fortunes change. She was having a great time teasing her just now.
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