Qin Yuezhi was drinking coffee. Seeing her face change, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Wanci put on a serious face, frowned, and said, "Director Yu booked me a flight to Italy. It might be a mistake. I'll give him a call."

"Wanci," Qin Yue grasped her hand quickly, "Perhaps it's fate. Why don't you go? It won't take long anyway, I'll help you with Bo Jingzhou..."

She wanted to say she'd help keep an eye on him, but halfway through, she realized that even though they were best friends, watching over a man like this wasn't really her place.

So it naturally changed its words: "I asked Huo Tingdong to watch over you. He'll call you immediately if there's any movement."

If Shen Wanci is really in love, let her be. As long as she's happy, it doesn't matter if she wins or loses the competition.

But Shen Wanci wasn't in love with her brain, she wasn't just not, but was also very passionate about that industry.

Qin Yuezhi was afraid that she would regret it later, after all, she was just going to compete, and it would only be a month or two at most.

And she could tell that Wanci wanted to go.

Shen Wanci was held down by Qin Yuezhi, unable to break free. She smiled helplessly: "The list of participants has already been submitted. Even if I went now, it would be useless."

As they were talking, Shen Wanci's phone rang. It was Bo Jingzhou calling: "Wanwan, have you received the flight information?"

"Did you get the plane tickets from the curator for me?"

"Well, I ran into Director Yu the other day during a social event and we chatted about the competition. He said you turned it down. This is a rare opportunity, and it would be great experience for you. So I took the liberty of signing you up."

Bo Jingzhou lied. It wasn't a coincidence; instead, after Shen Wanci refused to participate, Curator felt it was a pity and personally called him to find out why she declined.

He wasn't in front of Shen Wanci right now, and he didn't know what her reaction was at this moment. He was afraid she would cry, so he jokingly said, "I know you don't want me to leave, but we are young, and we have plenty of time in the future..."

Shen Wanci was touched at first, but when she heard this, she laughed angrily: "I don't know who was pathetic a few days ago, asking me not to go. Now he pretends to be righteous and acts like a white lotus. How can your face get thicker and thicker?"

"Wanwan, I hope my hands are supporting you in your flight, not dragging you down," the man's voice was low and full of indulgence and pampering, shattering Shen Wanci's hard-won determination.

It was like a warm current, surging violently through her limbs and into her heart. Shen Wanci's eyes instantly reddened. Fearful that she wouldn't be able to control herself and cry openly in public, she hurriedly lowered her head, using her falling hair to shield her face.

Qin Yuezhi had already tactfully gone to the front desk to pay the bill and was sitting on a bar stool, chatting animatedly with a handsome bartender.

Through the receiver, Bo Jingzhou's words continued: "Go on, you should climb higher and stand farther. This is also what grandpa and mom hope to see. I don't want to be the one who confines you. Wait until the competition ends, and I'll pick you up in Italy."

Shen Wanci: "Jingzhou..."

The man on the phone let out an ‘mm’ and didn’t press her to continue.

For a moment, no one spoke. Only the faint background noise filled the air.

After a long time, Shen Wanci calmed down her emotions before speaking, feigning ferocity: "These words, you can only say them to me."

She didn't like the idea of people reaping the benefits of something others had worked hard to build.

Heaven knows how much effort she put into extracting such words from the mouth of a poisonous clam spirit.

Bo Jingzhou smiled and said, “Well, I’ll only tell you.”

After ending the call, a short while later, Curator's phone rang. "Wan Ci, did Mr. Bo tell you about the competition?"

"Yeah, he just called me."

"I'm really sorry, Wanwan. This was supposed to be your thing, and logically I should respect your decision. But I truly feel it would be a shame if you just gave up like this..."

Shen Wanci interrupted him, without waiting for him to continue apologizing: "I know, Curator Yu, thank you."

"So, about that competition?"

Although things seemed to have worked out, he couldn't get a definite answer from Wanwan. He was still unsure.

"I will arrive at the airport on time."

"Okay, I'll add you to the group chat. Just message me on WeChat if you have anything."

Qin Yuezhi didn't hear what Yu Guanchang said, but she could guess the general idea from Shen Wanci's reply: "So, the competition is set then?"

"Yes, Jingzhou will sign me up."

Qin Yuezhi raised an eyebrow.

After finishing their coffee, the two went shopping at a luxury goods store to buy Qin Jingrui a watch.

Shen Wanci looked at the secondhand shop in front of her, with a dubious expression: "You're going to buy him a second-hand one?"

Given the Qin family's financial status, they could easily afford luxury brand products, so she was surprised.

Qin Yuezhi grumbled, "Is he ordering a regular dish or one of the most popular ones? The counter has to source it. I just want one watch, but they keep stuffing me with useless stuff. They've gotten too used to doing this. Plus, the counter doesn't have any in stock right now, so I have to wait, and who knows how long that will be. Maybe by then Qin Jingrui will have graduated."

Shen Wanci: "It's not that exaggerated."

"I'm going to see if I can find a new one."

This is Kyoto's largest luxury goods store. Qin Yuezhi and the owner know each other, so after a greeting, she gave him the model number of the watch: "Do you have any new ones?"

Big business came! The boss laughed brightly: “Miss Qin, you’re here just in time. I just received a piece the other day, the tag is still on it. I'll go get it for you right now. You can take a look at some others first.”

Qin Yuezhi didn't need to buy anything else, Shen Wanci didn't lack these things. She couldn't carry such an expensive bag to work on a daily basis, and every new model released each season, Bo Jingzhou had it directly delivered to her house.

Then the two leaned against the table, chatting and waiting for the boss to bring over their things.

Someone pushed the door open, a man in his fifties, and as soon as he came in, he went straight to this place: “Do you collect clothes?”

Clerk: “Here you go, but take a look at the quality. What brand is this clothing? But there will be quite a big discount on clothes.”

The man took out the clothes from his pocket: “I don’t know, you guys take a look, how much can it sell for?”

The clerk glanced at the logo. "Is this yours?"

"What do you mean? Those aren't my clothes. Do you suspect I stole them?"

"No, this is just a routine inquiry. We ask every customer who brings in items. We need to know the origin of the goods before we can accept them."

The men didn't understand their so-called process, they just impatiently waved their hands and said: "My daughter's boyfriend's, he doesn't want it, you take a look quickly, how much can you sell it for."

Shen Wanci glanced at the coat as if casually, it was a medium-length overcoat. The style looked familiar. Thin Jingzhou seemed to have one too. "Sorry, can I take a look?"