"I...don't know." Sheng Yue looked at Qin Wan with a confused expression, a hint of helplessness hidden in her eyes.
"There's something I'm not sure if it's convenient for me to tell you," Qin Wan suddenly changed the subject, speaking tentatively.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yue and she stared at each other for a while before she asked softly, "Is it related to Chu Yan?"
"Um."
If it were just about Chu Yan, she shouldn't be so hesitant...
"Who else is it related to?" A struggle flashed in Sheng Yue's eyes.
"I heard that the Sheng family intends to form a marriage alliance with the Yan family?" Qin Wan asked tactfully.
"Yan Mu?" Sheng Yue's expression changed slightly, her tone filled with disbelief.
Feeling Sheng Yue's trembling hand, Qin Wan tightened her grip on her hand, trying to comfort her and give her strength in this way.
[Sheng Si's favorability increased by 5, current favorability 27.]
At his desk, Sheng Si watched the interaction between Qin Wan and Sheng Yue with a deep gaze.
Watching Qin Wan guide, comfort, and show favoritism towards Sheng Yue...
"What should I...do?"
At this moment, for some reason, Sheng Yue developed an inexplicable and blind trust in Qin Wan.
"Do you like Yan Mu?" Qin Wan asked.
Sheng Yue frowned and thought seriously for a moment, "I like it, but..."
"If he doesn't like me, I won't force him. I, Sheng Yue, am good enough and excellent enough. Losing me would be Yan Mu's loss."
"He's blind to have taken a liking to Chu Yan."
"How ridiculous it is to not cherish my precious pearl and instead mistake a fish eye for a pearl."
Putting aside the so-called plot, Qin Wan really likes Sheng Yue's temperament and personality.
She is proud, but not blindly confident; she has the ability and the confidence to back it up.
Because of her age, her methods of competing with Chu Yan for love were somewhat childish.
But she never harmed Chu Yan from beginning to end...
Chu Yan, on the other hand, constantly provoked Sheng Yue by taking advantage of Sheng's father's favoritism.
"Do you know what to do now?" Qin Wan asked again.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yue was taken aback. After a brief eye contact with Qin Wan for a few seconds, she suddenly realized what was going on.
Then, she excitedly grasped Qin Wan's hand and said, "Qin Wan, thank you."
Qin Wan smiled and shook her head, "I didn't do anything."
"No, you've enlightened me. Otherwise... given my dislike for Chu Yan, I might have gotten stuck on this issue of Yan Mu."
She liked Yan Mu, even setting aside the reason for the arranged marriage.
If Yan Mu likes someone else, she will at most think that Yan Mu has no taste, but she will not force him.
But if Yan Mu likes Chu Yan, her father's favoritism and her fiancé's infidelity will surely cause her to get stuck on these issues, given her personality.
Thinking of this, Sheng Yue suddenly hugged Qin Wan tightly, "Thank you, thank you so much."
Even if she dislikes Chu Yan and can't stand her, she has plenty of ways to make things difficult for her and drive her away.
She had absolutely no reason to ruin her life for a momentary argument.
After calming down, Sheng Yue stood up, clutching the leather bag.
"Brother, Qin Wan, thank you."
"It's getting late, I'll go out and help greet the guests at the banquet. I won't disturb your time together."
Before Sheng Si and Qin Wan could speak, Sheng Yue turned and left.
Watching Sheng Yue's departing figure, Sheng Si looked at Qin Wan and said, "I'm sorry, Sheng Yue is young and her words were tactless and offended you."
Qin Wan smiled and gently shook her head. "It's nothing."
As she spoke, Qin Wan seemed to have thought of something and looked at Sheng Si curiously, "That leather bag...?"
Sheng Si sat down on the sofa, poured two cups of tea, handed one to Qin Wan, and picked up the other cup to his lips to quietly savor it.
"I have a very good impression of you, and a marriage between our two families is almost inevitable."
"Compared to other rich young ladies I know, you have left the deepest and best impression on me."
"In addition, I can assure you that I will be absolutely faithful after marriage."
"For the reasons mentioned above, I hope you can get along well with Sheng Yue, and I hope she will like you."
"So, that leather bag is a token of my sincerity."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan nodded in understanding.
"However, are you so sure I'll choose you?" Qin Wan changed the subject, raising an eyebrow at Sheng Si and asking deliberately.
"I'm not sure."
"So I'm trying to make friends with you."
“That leather bag is one of them.”
"The second point is that I will never cheat on my spouse after marriage, as I just mentioned."
"In addition, in order to show you my sincerity, I will do my best in the future and strive to gain your approval."
Sheng Si's words left Qin Wan speechless.
This man... is a bit strange.
"We...know each other before?" Qin Wan asked Sheng Si with a strange look in her eyes.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Si remained silent for a moment, then said, "...I suppose so."
Hearing this ambiguous answer, Qin Wan frowned even more.
Could you please explain?
Sheng Si looked up at her for a long while, "We met when we were young, but you just don't remember."
Qin Wan: "?"
After searching through the original owner's memories, Qin Wan couldn't find anything related to Sheng Si, so she gave up.
Whether they are old acquaintances or not is not important.
As long as the positive impression is genuine, that's fine.
Moreover, she always felt that Sheng Si wasn't telling the truth... or rather, that this man was hiding something.
"If there's nothing else, I'll head downstairs now," Qin Wan said, standing up.
"I'll see you off." With that, Sheng Si stood up.
Then, his gaze lingered on Qin Wan's school uniform for a moment, "Do you need me to take you to change your clothes?"
Just as Qin Wan was about to refuse, her phone vibrated in her pocket.
Upon taking it out and recognizing the caller, Qin Wan immediately looked up at Sheng Si and said, "Then I'll trouble you."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Si's meaningful gaze fell on Qin Wan's phone screen.
I see……
Sheng Si's thin lips curved slightly, and a faint smile flashed in his eyes.
Half an hour later.
The scene in the banquet hall.
Sheng Yue sat in the corner, squinting at Chu Yan, who was surrounded by several men in the crowd.
How come she never noticed before? Chu Yan is such a scheming woman.
She's just a mere orphan girl living under someone else's roof, yet so many wealthy young men are fawning over her...
Let me see...
Yan Mu, the eldest son of the Yan family.
Song Hengzhi, the youngest son of the Song family
Jiang Haochen, the young master of the Jiang family.
One of them was her fiancé, Sheng Yue.
One was the marriage partner chosen by the Chen family.
And Jiang Haochen, if I remember correctly, this man seems to have a childhood sweetheart with whom he grew up?
Chu Yan... you're really something.
"What is Yueyue looking at?"
Just as Sheng Yue was staring at Chu Yan with her eyes half-closed, lost in thought and seemingly bewitched, a familiar, melodious female voice entered her ears, startling her and pulling her back to her senses.
Turning to look at Qin Wan, who was dressed in a magnificent gown, Sheng Yue's eyes showed a strong sense of amazement.
"Qin Wan, you're so beautiful..."
"She's prettier than Chu Yan, prettier than me, no, prettier than all the young ladies at this banquet." As she spoke, Sheng Yue's eyes were full of joy, making no attempt to hide her affection for Qin Wan.
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