"system."
[Yes, host.]
"Did you notice?"
"What?" the system asked, looking completely bewildered.
"Jiang Yan... really likes looking into my eyes," Qin Wan murmured softly, stroking her chin.
[It seems... each increase in favorability occurs after eye contact with the host.]
"Not only that..." Qin Wan recalled the brief encounter just now.
After several eye contact, Jiang Yan revealed his emotional fluctuations to her.
He would cover the corners of his mouth with his fist, his eyes would soften, and he even once showed her a rare hint of doting... in a way that had nothing to do with love.
And his popularity has increased...
“I’ve tried it,” Qin Wan suddenly said.
【What?】 While the system was still racking its brains trying to figure out what made Jiang Yan different, Qin Wan had already given the answer.
"If I'm not mistaken, he seems to be able to read my mind."
[Mind reading?]
"Forgot? I was fortunate enough to experience it once in one of those earlier little worlds."
"But how did you determine that, host?" The system still found it unbelievable.
“I’ve been testing the waters ever since he first showed interest in me.”
"I didn't do anything, but his affection level suddenly increased. Don't you find that strange?"
"Something unusual must be going on."
"So in our subsequent interactions, I always kept a close eye on his every move and never missed any subtle changes in his expression."
At this point, Qin Wan paused, a slight smile playing on her lips, "Did you really think I was hungry?"
"Do you think that, compared to Jiang Yan, these so-called new desserts are really more appealing to me?"
"Why do you think he would suddenly say he's a little hungry and even ask me if I want to go get something to eat together?"
【！！！】
[Host, you already knew?]
[So, during your conversation and interaction with Jiang Yan just now, you were constantly testing him?] The system was dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe that Qin Wan was so intelligent and alert.
Qin Wan raised an eyebrow, smiling but saying nothing.
"Something unusual must be going on."
"The storyline of this mission world is gone."
"I naturally have to be extra careful and attentive when I do things."
[...] Its host has eight hundred words of wisdom.
Their acting skills are so superb that it's impossible to tell the difference between reality and fiction.
Qin Wan didn't say anything, so the system genuinely didn't realize she was acting. It thought she was holding back, figuring out how to complete this mission without a plot.
It never expected that with just a simple meeting and a few pleasantries, Qin Wan would have already subtly begun her strategy.
“Wanwan”.
After escorting Qin Wan to the Qin family's gate, Jiang Nanyu suddenly called out to her.
Qin Wan paused as she left, then turned to look at him.
"Will you... distance yourself from or look down on me because of my identity?" Jiang Nanyu looked at her with unease and a hint of helplessness in his eyes, as if he desperately needed her affirmation.
"Won't."
"You can't choose where you're born."
Qin Wan smiled gently at Jiang Nanyu.
He was the one who plotted against her first; she was just playing along...
Thinking of this, Qin Wan's smile became even more genuine. "Don't overthink it. How we were before is how we will be in the future."
“I will not distance myself from you because of my background, so don’t overthink it.”
Upon hearing this, the unease in Jiang Nanyu's eyes was instantly soothed.
He looked at Qin Wan with tender eyes, his emotions more genuine than ever before.
"Wanwan, thank you."
Thank you for your unwavering support.
Thank you for still acknowledging my existence.
Thank you for not just following the crowd and for standing firmly by my side.
Thinking of this, Jiang Nanyu reached out to hug Qin Wan, but Qin Wan reacted quickly and immediately stepped back to avoid his hands.
Jiang Nanyu's hand froze in mid-air. After a brief moment of embarrassment, he calmly withdrew his hand.
"I have overstepped my bounds."
"It's late, Wanwan, you should go upstairs and rest early."
"Okay, goodbye, Brother Nanyu."
After saying goodbye to Jiang Nanyu, Qin Wan left without looking back, showing no hesitation.
Watching her departing figure, Jiang Nanyu's eyes held a complex expression.
What exactly does Qin Wan mean?
Should the engagement be continued?
Should we lift the ban?
She was encouraging him just moments before, saying she wouldn't distance herself from him.
But when he approached, her earlier avoidance was an instinctive reaction, and it couldn't be faked.
Inside Qin Wan's room at the Qin family residence.
Because there was no plot, Qin Wan could only understand the general situation through the original owner's memories.
She wants to win over Jiang Yan.
Jiang Nanyu is an illegitimate child who was switched at birth; his biological mother is Xiao Xiaosan.
Jiang Nanyu grew up in the Jiang family from a young age and was raised as the heir. He was outstanding in all aspects, so even after his true identity was revealed, Old Master Jiang still went against the opinions of others and gave Jiang Nanyu the right to compete for the inheritance.
As the daughter of the Qin family, she had a marriage agreement with the Jiang family since childhood. Before Jiang Yan returned, she was Jiang Nanyu's fiancée.
After Jiang Yan returns, she will be the fiancée of whoever is the heir to the Jiang family.
"Judging from Jiang Yan's reaction, he doesn't seem very interested in the Jiang family inheritance rights." Qin Wan lay on the bed, her slender fingertips gently stroking her chin, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.
If I remember correctly, after Jiang Nanyu appeared in the latter half of the banquet, Jiang Yan started avoiding her...
Raised in the countryside since childhood, she was finally brought back to the Jiang family after her true identity was revealed, but she didn't want to inherit the family business.
Jiang Yan... is up to something!
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Because of the summer vacation, the next morning, under the arrangement of Jiang's parents, Qin Wan and Jiang Yan went to the Jiang family company to report for duty.
Jiang Nanyu was very busy, but he still made time to introduce the Jiang Group to Qin Wan and Jiang Yan.
For example, the Jiang family mainly operates in real estate, involving building development, commercial district planning, and so on.
"There's an auction this afternoon involving the sale of that piece of land in the east of the city. My parents want us to go and take a look, and we absolutely have to get that land."
As he spoke, Jiang Nanyu took out the invitations and handed them to Qin Wan and Jiang Yan respectively.
Qin Wan glanced at it casually before losing interest and turning her gaze back to Jiang Yan.
"Land development in the east of the city..." Jiang Yan's eyes flickered slightly.
"What's wrong? Judging from Ayan's reaction, it seems like she knows something?" Jiang Nanyu asked, staring at Jiang Yan with a probing look in his eyes.
"Hmm, I heard that piece of land is in high demand," Jiang Yan said calmly.
"I didn't expect to hear about this so soon after Ayan came back. It seems Ayan has a very powerful network of connections," Jiang Nanyu said, half-jokingly and half-probingly.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan paused in the hand holding the invitation, but before he could speak, Qin Wan spoke first.
"I told him."
"Brother Nanyu, don't overthink it."
Qin Wan's words immediately drew the attention of both men.
Jiang Nanyu stared at her with a probing look in his eyes, while Jiang Yan frowned slightly as he looked into her eyes...
The moment their eyes met, Qin Wan's familiar voice echoed in Jiang Yan's mind.
Jiangnan Island is truly amazing.
It's just a piece of news, why are you making such a fuss?
I wonder if Jiang Yan was scared by him?
Jiang Yan: "..."
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