Yan Yidan didn’t take it seriously, "I have the ability to bring down the Yan Family, but there is something very important to me within the family. I can only seize it, not destroy it. They guard against me the same way they would a thief. Only by being with you can they trust that I have truly returned to the family."
"Then think of another way; I can’t possibly be with you," Lu Qingyan stated bluntly.
"Isn’t that what I’ve thought of?" Yan Yidan said with a smile, "I’ve successfully joined you guys."
"Helping me with this, Nannan surely wouldn’t mind. Couples should help each other out; our motto is to never abandon or give up."
Lu Qingyan gave her a glance, expressionless, "..."
Xu Xi, following from behind, quietly peeked at Lu Qingyan walking ahead and muttered in confusion, "What are they talking about?"
Jiang Nanshu shook his head, "I don’t know."
"Hey, is that Wanwan?" Xu Xi stood still, watching Xu Xingwan get out of a luxury car. A man’s arm extended from inside the vehicle, handing her a bag.
The man was in the car, and Xu Xi did not see his face, but Xu Xingwan’s complexion wasn’t good.
She frowned, "Is that man Wanwan’s foster brother? She doesn’t look happy."
Jiang Nanshu also hadn’t been in contact with her for a while.
Because Xu Xingwan had been avoiding her quite seriously, even not returning to the dormitory at night.
That’s why, among the four, only she and Xu Xi saw each other every day.
Xu Xi couldn’t help but sigh again, "Did her foster brother say something to her? She’s been ignoring me lately."
Xu Xi valued friendships deeply, and as she grew closer to Jiang Nanshu during this time, Xu Xingwan drifted further away from her.
Jiang Nanshu looked at her troubled face and couldn’t help responding, "Don’t overthink it; she has her own thoughts."
Xu Xi clenched her fist. Xu Xingwan, with her bag on her back, saw Xu Xi and walked around her.
"We were just fine at the Mid-Autumn Festival party last time," Xu Xi said, biting her lip.
The first person she had gotten to know at the beginning of the school year was Xu Xingwan.
Although she was targeted by He Lianzhi because of her, she never blamed Xu Xingwan and instead treated her like a good friend.
"Do good friends drift apart for no good reason?" Jiang Nanshu asked.
Xu Xi’s eyes opened wide in surprise, "Of course not!"
Realizing how absolute she had sounded, she added, "At least I wouldn’t. I would never treat a friend like that."
Xu Xi paused, suddenly catching the implication in Jiang Nanshu’s words.
So, Xu Xingwan didn’t consider her a friend?
Jiang Nanshu glanced at Chen Qian entering in a wheelchair from the corner of his eye, his gaze flickering. He patted Xu Xi on the shoulder, "Go on and think about it yourself. I’m going to find Qianqian. She looks so lonely by herself; I’ll take her to the classroom."
After Jiang Nanshu left, Xu Xi turned to look for Xu Xingwan; she had to ask if there was any trouble she was facing that they could solve together.
And not far away, Chen Qian had already noticed Jiang Nanshu approaching.
Having been her informant for so many days, she was not so scared of her anymore.
As long as she didn’t act out, Jiang Nanshu was quite gentle towards her.
Jiang Nanshu pushed her wheelchair and asked faintly, "How is Chu Muxi doing?"
Chen Qian pressed her lips together, "She went to follow your third brother... Then she discovered he was deeply involved with another woman. I have no idea what she’s thinking now; she doesn’t want to talk to me, but her mood is getting worse by the day..."
Jiang Nanshu sensed that Chu Muxi was on the verge of breaking down.
She slightly curved her lips, "Thank you for your hard work. In these next few days, I’ll need you to help me keep an eye on Chu Muxi. The moment she goes to the scientific research institute, let me know immediately, understood?"
Chen Qian nodded, her face pale.
After a long time, she asked, "After this is over, can I leave Beijing?"
Jiang Nanshu lowered her gaze and smiled at her, "Of course, you can. I’ve never stopped you; you’re free to go wherever you want."
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