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Shen Yu gave Yang Zhiyan quite a few things. In addition to the three car keys, there was a diamond bracelet, a designer watch, and a bank card with 800,000 yuan.

Every time she took out something, Grandma Qin would say, "Okay, this is good," and Yang Zhiyan would reply, "Thank you, Auntie."

What could have been a tense meeting turned into a gift-giving event, thanks to the skillful maneuvering of Grandma Qin and Qin Yuzheng. Yang Zhiyan didn't know what to call it.

Grandma Qin gave Yang Zhiyan a wink. What did that wink mean?

Yang Zhiyan understood. The gist of it was: learn from this, and you'll reap the benefits.

Yang Zhiyan put the car keys, bracelet, watch, and cards into her bag one by one.

The bag was the designer bag Qin Yuyan had given her. When her fingers touched it, it felt cool and smooth, a somewhat unreal sensation.

These things weren't given to her because Qin's mother liked her, but because Qin's grandmother and Qin Yuzheng had put her in that position, and she had no choice but to give them to her.

When the event ended, Shen Yu walked at the front, her high heels clicking away, much faster than when she arrived.

She didn't turn around. Grandma Qin walked behind, with Qin Yuyan supporting her.

When Grandma Qin reached the door, she stopped and looked back at Yang Zhiyan.

"Zhiyan, the competition is over, when are you going back to Haicheng?" Yang Zhiyan said in a couple of days. Grandma Qin nodded.

"Come visit the old house sometime, I'll make you some soup. You've gotten so thin."

She left, and Qin Yuyan helped her up; the silhouettes of the grandmother and granddaughter were stretched long under the corridor lights.

Yang Zhiyan and Qin Yuzheng stood at the door of the private room, watching them walk away.

"Your mother..." Yang Zhiyan began, then paused, unsure of what to say.

Qin Yuzheng didn't wait for her to finish. "You don't need to worry about her affairs. If you can get along with her in the future, great; if not, see her less often."

His tone was firm and left no room for negotiation.

Shen Yu is the only daughter of the Shen family. She was pampered like a precious jewel since childhood, which made her a spoiled young lady. Apart from being pretty and willful, she was almost useless.

In the year the Shen family encountered an economic crisis, they arranged a marriage with the Qin family to overcome the difficulties.

The Qin family and the Shen family have always been close friends, and the Qin family is willing to get involved in this mess for the sake of the Shen family.

At that time, Shen Yu was in a deep and passionate relationship with a senior in college.

She cried, made a scene, and even went on a hunger strike, but in the end, she compromised and married Qin Guobing.

Qin Guobing was a soldier by origin. He was straightforward, quick-tempered, and spoke as if giving orders.

In Shen Yu's eyes, he was naturally no match for that gentle and considerate senior.

For the first two years of their marriage, the couple lived a chaotic and stressful life.

Qin Guobing thought she was pretentious, immature, and ungrateful; Shen Yu thought he was rude, unromantic, and didn't love her at all.

Qin Yuzheng was born in the third year of their marriage.

Having a child forced the two of them together. After two years of adjustment, they gradually started living like a family.

Later, that senior returned to China. Shen Yu reconnected with him, and the two met, had tea, and chatted.

The embers of desire that hadn't been extinguished in Shen Yu's heart reignited. She didn't cross any lines, but she didn't reject her senior's advances either.

Moreover, the truth is that the senior student owed a large sum of money abroad and returned to China to get money from her to cover his debts.

Shen Yu still had a conscience; although her mind was wandering, she ultimately did not take that step.

Unable to get the money, the senior student secretly took Qin Yuzheng away and threatened Shen Yu to give him money to pay off his debts.

Shen Yu dared not tell Qin Guobing, so she told her father. Shen's father rushed over that night and confronted his senior.

In the chaos, Shen's father and his senior fell from the high-rise building together. Shen's father died instantly.

Grandma Qin didn't really like this young lady, but out of consideration for the Shen family, they had kept to themselves.

After this incident, Grandma Qin's attitude towards Shen Yu completely changed; she felt that Shen Yu was hopelessly stupid.

So Grandma Qin took Qin Yuzheng to live with her and raised him herself.

Shen Yu's feelings towards Qin Yuzheng were complicated; she felt guilty and blamed him.

Then that blame is something that cannot be spoken, and should not be expressed.

Shen Yu knew she shouldn't blame him. He hadn't done anything wrong at such a young age. But that's how people are; to make themselves feel better, they always have to find an outlet to pour out those inexplicable things.

Qin Yuzheng was the outlet. Later, Qin Yushang was born, and Shen Yu poured all her love into her youngest son, spoiling him too much and almost ruining him.

Qin Yuzheng grew up with his grandmother. Seeing his mother's favoritism towards his younger brother, he couldn't help but feel something, but he didn't say anything.

He would only secretly tease Qin Yushang. Later, when the two were in the army, Qin Yushang was secretly beaten half to death by Qin Yuzheng. But Qin Yuzheng was good at saying nice things, so every time Qin Yushang was beaten, he had to thank Qin Yuzheng.

It's like being sold out and still helping the seller count the money. But Qin Yushang's later rise to become a business tycoon is inextricably linked to Qin Yuzheng.

Therefore, to a certain extent, Qin Yushang should indeed thank Qin Yuzheng.

Qin Yuzheng drove Yang Zhiyan back to the small building. He stopped the car in front of the black iron gate and turned off the engine.

He turned to look at her, the light from the streetlamp shining through the car window onto her face, casting the shadows of her eyelashes onto her cheekbones.

She wore makeup today, with a thin layer of glossy lip gloss on her lips.

"Are you happy today?" he asked.

Yang Zhiyan thought for a moment. They won the competition, Grandma Qin came, Qin Yuyan gave her a bag, and Qin's mother gave them a bunch of valuables.

"I'm happy," she said.

Qin Yuzheng's lips curved slightly. He reached out and tucked the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear, then lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

Qin Yuzheng locked the car, and Yang Zhiyan walked ahead, opened the door, and the light in the entryway turned on.

When she changed her shoes, her bag was on the shoe cabinet, the zipper open, revealing a corner of a dark green velvet handbag. She hadn't yet taken out the designer watch that her mother had given her to examine closely.

Yang Zhiyan carried the bag to the living room, sat on the sofa, and took out the contents one by one, placing them on the coffee table.

Three car keys, a diamond bracelet, a watch, and a card.

They shimmered under the lights: the metallic sheen of the car keys, the refracted light of the diamonds, the reflection of the hands on the watch face, the matte finish of the black card—each gleaming made you want to look at them a few more times.

Looking at these things, Yang Zhiyan felt they were a bit unreal.

The value of these items on the coffee table is something she might not be able to afford even if she made cheongsams her whole life.

Qin Yuzheng walked over and sat down next to her. He glanced at the things on the coffee table and then at Yang Zhiyan's expression.

His lips were slightly parted, his eyes were bright, and he had a dazed look on his face, as if wondering, "Am I dreaming?"

"What should we do with these things?" Yang Zhiyan turned to look at him. "We can't just keep them, can we?"

Qin Yuzheng leaned back on the sofa, one hand resting on the back of the chair behind her.

"Since it's given to you, it's yours. Keep it safe."

Yang Zhiyan shook her head. "The car is too flashy, I can't drive it. With my driving skills, I'd be on the news the very first day I drove it, 'Woman crashes luxury car into flowerbed'."

Qin Yuzheng was amused by her description. "How about I exchange it for cash?"

Yang Zhiyan thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up.