Ye Zhiwei did not want to make any rash moves. Without knowing Qin Manshu's exact situation, she could only wait and see.
In fact, she had a vague suspicion that Qin Manshu might have had a similar adventure to hers, especially since Qin Manshu's unusual behavior made Ye Zhiwei think in this direction. But now it seemed that she was not in the open, while Qin Manshu was in the dark. Qin Manshu might have appeared in the plot, but Ye Zhiwei had almost no impression of her. She could only cautiously speculate on what Qin Manshu's situation was.
She did not approach Qin Manshu without permission, but she did get a chance to meet Madam Qin.
With Old Madam Qin's accident, the Qin family certainly wouldn't neglect their duties. The entire Qin family has already begun preparing for her funeral, and Qin Manshu even used her personal account to buy a private cemetery for Old Madam Qin.
Although Old Mrs. Qin had an eccentric personality, she was indeed very capable and shrewd. Many prominent figures who are now in positions of power had received her help back then, and she even personally performed surgeries for them. On the day of her funeral, people came to the cemetery in an endless stream.
Ye Qingcheng, Ji Shuli, and Ye Zhiwei also came over.
Jiang Jianian had no connection with the Qin family, so Ye Qingcheng didn't make things difficult for him. He simply asked Jiang Jianian to keep an eye on things at the company while he brought two younger relatives to the Qin family's cemetery.
The Ye family and the Qin family don't actually have a good relationship, especially because of the Ji family. The old lady really dislikes Ji Shuli, and by extension, dislikes Ye Qingcheng, who is close to Ji Shuli. Moreover, although the Ye Group is growing bigger and bigger in the chip industry, this emerging industry can't compare to the Qin family, which has been established for a long time. As the largest private hospital chain group in the country, the Qin family is undoubtedly prominent.
The old lady was very arrogant and would find fault with anyone she didn't like. Even Ye Qingcheng was considered a nouveau riche in her eyes.
Ye Qingcheng hadn't had much interaction with Old Madam Qin. The reason he came here was because of Qin Manshu and Jiang Shichu. Jiang Shichu saved his life, and Qin Manshu was the one who pushed him along. Logically and emotionally, Ye Qingcheng should bring his two children to see Qin Manshu's grandmother in trouble.
They brought wreaths, and as soon as they got out of the car, people helped them fill several staircases with wreaths. More people came one after another, and the wreaths were almost placed outside the cemetery.
The atmosphere was gloomy, but even in this oppressive environment, a group of people with ill intentions arrived.
With the death of the Qin family matriarch, Fu Peiyun, Qin Manshu is now the head of the Qin family. It seems that the matriarch did not mention anything about a will, and Qin Manshu is the only direct blood relative. Therefore, Qin Manshu has become the true head of the Qin family at this moment.
She's so young!
Madam Qin was unwell and couldn't be helped. Qin Manshu was an only child, and her value increased several times over. Those who came not only pitied the old lady Qin, but also took this opportunity to sized up Qin Manshu.
She's too young. What does being young mean?
Youth means being easily deceived, youth means being easily controlled, youth means they can manipulate her to maximize their profits.
Even families who weren't acquainted with the Qin family or Old Madam Qin wanted to curry favor with Qin Manshu, even knowing that Old Madam Qin actually favored the eldest son of the Yu family and intended to arrange an engagement between Qin Manshu and the eldest son of the Yu family.
But now that the old lady is gone, it takes real skill to win Qin Manshu's favor. Everyone is using their own tricks to please Qin Manshu.
Especially those wealthy women.
The wealthy woman expressed her sorrow over Fu Peiyun's departure in front of Qin Manshu, then asked in a low voice, "What happened to the old lady? Manshu, what about your affairs with the Yu family..."
Qin Manshu just watched the noblewoman he was chatting with.
In such a gloomy environment, where the grief of the family is surrounded by oppression and even the clouds seem to be densely packed and pressing down, she is still able to maximize her profits.
Qin Manshu lowered her head and remained silent.
The lady seemed to realize she had asked something inappropriate and said awkwardly, "Manshu, don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to say anything inappropriate in this situation. I'm just worried that after the old lady passes away, you're so young and have such a powerful Qin family behind you. You might be taken advantage of and end up with nothing. Do you really think Jing Chen is the same person you see, a gentle and refined gentleman? Actually, he's not very clean. He's had many mistresses in the entertainment industry. Do you know that little celebrity who's been getting a bit of buzz lately? I just saw him this morning. I think his name is Lin Chaomu—he was still flirting with girls in the entertainment industry even when you were about to get engaged. Don't be fooled."
The woman pretended to care about Qin Manshu. She talked a lot, but eventually revealed her true purpose. She began to talk about her nephew and her nephew who had returned from studying abroad. She even took out her phone to show Qin Manshu, but she wasn't looking at Qin Manshu, but at the Qin family behind her.
Those eyes, blatantly filled with desire for money.
She practically had "I want to swallow the Qin family" written all over her face.
Qin Manshu didn't get angry. She wasn't sad at all. She just found it funny as she stood there watching this woman comically introduce her husband.
Before Fu Peiyun's remains had even cooled completely, people were already arranging blind dates for her in front of her corpse.
The wealthy woman was scrolling through her phone, listing her other handsome younger brothers, but Qin Manshu had lost all interest. She interrupted the woman, emphasizing, "Excuse me, I'm busy entertaining other guests who were guests of my grandmother."
She emphasized the words "before death".
The woman then realized she had been impolite, but she still wouldn't give up. After stopping her persuasion, seeing Qin Manshu about to leave, she couldn't help but call out to her again, "Manshu, let's chat sometime, sometime. Your matter isn't urgent; you still have to choose for yourself. You can contact Auntie, and Auntie will help you choose..."
The woman grew increasingly anxious and sent Qin Manshu a bunch of text messages before leaving.
Not only her, but many others stared at Qin Manshu with increasingly blatant gazes. Even Duan Meiyuan, who came to pay her respects, could sense the strangeness in the situation. When she realized that someone was actually encouraging Qin Manshu not to get engaged to Yu Jingchen at the old lady's funeral, Duan Meiyuan became anxious.
She was actually even more dissatisfied with Qin Manshu after learning that Old Madam Qin hadn't passed away. The Qin family was all women, and now that an elder had suddenly disappeared, she wondered if there was something wrong with the Qin family. But she quickly changed her mind: No, that's not right. If Old Madam Qin is gone, then the Qin family will all belong to Qin Manshu. And when Qin Manshu marries into the Yu family, won't all of this belong to Jing Chen?
Even though they weren't engaged yet, Yu's mother, Duan Meiyuan, had already labeled everyone in the Qin family as her own.
When she saw another woman clinging to Qin Manshu, insisting on talking to her, she stepped forward before Yu Jingchen could speak.
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