"Miss An, you really misunderstood. I do like Shi Yaoguang, but... I don’t have any romantic feelings towards her, and I hope you can understand that."
"As for your suggestion not to tell anyone and use it as leverage in a deal with , I can only say... you’re dreaming."
Ming Yan said, curling his lips into a slight smirk, "By the way, I didn’t ask you here today to listen to this nonsense."
An Siqi took an instinctive step back, "What, what do you want to do?"
"Nothing much, just... to give you a little gift."
After Ming Yan finished speaking, he waved his hand.
An Siqi inhaled a mouthful of so unknown powder and then fainted.
...
The day after the public service advertisent aired, An Siqi’s Weibo was updated.
The gist of the update was: I’m sorry for occupying everyone’s public resources. I apologize here to everyone. I am sorry for the trouble caused by my personal reasons, and I am willing to edit my personal image out of the public service video...
If it were really An Siqi herself, she would certainly never post such a thing.
Those who knew her were guessing whether it was her agent or soone who posted it on her behalf.
Those who didn’t know her well didn’t even consider paying attention to it.
Shi Yaoguang sensed sothing was amiss.
"An Siqi does not seem like soone who would give in so easily. There is sothing strange about this Weibo post."
Shi Yaoguang shared her thoughts with Quan Jinbei.
Quan Jinbei asked, "What’s strange about it?"
"The results of the Weibo poll ca out, and based on her personality, she wouldn’t be edited out quietly without making a fuss, let alone not seizing the opportunity to stay relevant."
"Now not only is she not seeking attention, but she is also humbly apologizing. Obviously, there’s a problem," Shi Yaoguang said.
Quan Jinbei pursed his lips, "What kind of issue could there be? Perhaps she knows she was wrong and wants to change her mind?"
Shi Yaoguang shook her head, "I know her all too well. If she could think that way, she wouldn’t have co to..."
She didn’t finish her sentence, but her eyes narrowed.
An Siqi’s situation was indeed full of oddities from every aspect.
Seeing Shi Yaoguang’s concern, Quan Jinbei offered to help investigate, "Since you’re worried about her, why don’t I have soone look into it?"
"I’m not worried about her," Shi Yaoguang said coldly, "I just don’t want her to do anything else that would harm others or herself."
An Siqi was an extrely self-centered person.
Indeed, whatever it was, if things didn’t go her way, she would always hold a grudge.
Shi Yaoguang and An Siqi were once friends, so naturally, she would not have minded this before.
However...
They were no longer friends now.
"Got it," Quan Jinbei said after spending five minutes to confirm An Siqi’s location.
Shi Yaoguang looked surprised upon hearing this, "Jingtai Garden?"
Quan Jinbei nodded, "According to the location trace, she is indeed at Jingtai Garden."
After he spoke, he typed a few keys on his computer and a puzzled expression crossed his face, "How is An Siqi getting mixed up with Quan Siyan?"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Yaoguang grew even more astonished.
An Siqi and Ming Yan?
Didn’t Ming Yan despise An Siqi?
Jingtai Garden was Ming Yan’s private property; how had An Siqi ended up there?
"Quan Siyan usually dislikes trouble, logically speaking, he shouldn’t..."
He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly halting.
Shi Yaoguang, curious, asked, "What’s the matter?"
Quan Jinbei’s expression changed abruptly, and he shot up from his seat, "This is bad!"
"What’s going on?" Shi Yaoguang was still confused.
Quan Jinbei glanced at her and shared his suspicions.
"An Siqi might... have beco Quan Siyan’s prey."
"Prey?"
Shi Yaoguang rubbed her temples, "Why do you say that in such a strange way? I haven’t seen Ming Yan do anything extre to An Siqi apart from bickering with her. How could he consider her prey?"
Quan Jinbei looked at her with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Quan Siyan... he..."
"Suffers from dissociative identity disorder."
Shi Yaoguang’s eyes widened suddenly, "What did you say?"
Quan Jinbei repeated what he had said and sighed, "He was betrayed as a child and almost died outside. After returning, he developed dual personalities and doesn’t rember any of this."
He rubbed his temples, his voice tinged with helplessness, "He might have been triggered by the incident with An Siqi, awakening his second personality. With An Siqi in his clutches, I fear she might be in danger."
Shi Yaoguang listened to him and began to carefully recall what happened that day at Grape Manor.
An Siqi was taken away by Ming Yan under the pretext of "seeing a private doctor." When they left together, her face was deathly pale.
At that ti, Shi Yaoguang didn’t give it much thought, but now, she realized An Siqi might have been hard at that very mont.
Thinking about it, she felt that it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible.
Hesitant, Shi Yaoguang asked Quan Jinbei, "So what do we do now?"
If Ming Yan was lucid, Shi Yaoguang wasn’t worried that he would do anything outrageous; at most, he would just be foul-mouthed and infuriate An Siqi half to death.
As for his second personality, Shi Yaoguang had no contact with it and didn’t know what kind of character it was.
If he was especially vicious, Shi Yaoguang didn’t even want to imagine it.
"I have a way to deal with him..."
Quan Jinbei said, pausing for a mont, "But it’s a bit tricky."
Shi Yaoguang gestured with her eyes for him to continue.
Quan Jinbei explained, "Ming Yan’s second personality erged autonomously to protect the primary one. As long as it doesn’t co into contact with things that discomfort the primary personality, it will remain dormant."
"This ti, he was awoken by An Siqi; you could say she’s just unlucky. To eliminate the second personality’s grudge, we might need An Siqi to suffer a bit."
Hearing this, Shi Yaoguang involuntarily rolled her eyes, "How is that different from saying nothing at all?"
"It is different," Quan Jinbei said earnestly, "I can ensure An Siqi survives under his control."
Shi Yaoguang: "???"
Quan Jinbei: "It’s just a bit of suffering; compared to her life, it’s not much."
Shi Yaoguang’s mouth twitched, "Your ideas are truly unique."
Quan Jinbei raised an eyebrow, "Did I say sothing wrong?"
Shi Yaoguang shook her head, "Third Master, you are correct. We should do just that."
Quan Jinbei gave a light snort, "Let’s go, we’ll make a trip to Jingtai Garden."
"Alright."
...
When the two arrived, Ming Yan had just finished arranging the room.
Hearing the doorbell, he went downstairs to open the door.
Seeing Shi Yaoguang accompanied by Quan Jinbei, a trace of surprise flickered in his eyes.
"Uncle, what brings you here?"
Quan Jinbei replied coolly, "Ca to see you."
Ming Yan feigned surprise, "Uncle, what made you think of visiting ? I’m really flattered."
Quan Jinbei glanced at him, grunting noncommittally, "If I didn’t co and see you, who knows what you’d end up doing."
Ming Yan pretended to be confused, "What do you an, Uncle? I don’t understand what you’re saying..."
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