During the conversation between Qin He and Qian Zimuo, Gu Qichen remained silent.
Yu Jing, who was driving, gripped the steering wheel slightly tighter. Qin He's voice wasn't hushed, and he was familiar with the other voice coming from the phone.
It was the voice of the eldest young master of the Qian family, from Qian Group. But the usually frail young master Qian now spoke with a cold, deep tone, completely unlike his usual gentle demeanor!
His conversation with Miss Qin revealed some peculiar information.
He had initially thought Di Shishi's arrest was just a misunderstanding. However, seeing Miss Qin and the young master Qian's expressions, it was possible that Di Shishi genuinely had something she couldn't reveal to the police. Moreover, as young master Qian mentioned, it could easily implicate Miss Qin—
Yu Jing glanced at the rearview mirror. What had Miss Qin done? Was it something illegal—
Qian Zimuo ordered Qin He to go back.
Qin He pondered. Jiangcheng was Qian Zimuo's territory, after all. Since he said he had a way to get Shishi out, it should be reliable.
The car had only traveled two kilometers. Qin He put down her phone, gritted her teeth, and said in a low voice, "Let's go back."
Gu Qichen turned to her, "Not going anymore?"
Qin He nodded, "Not going anymore."
What good would going now do? It was possible the police might even detain her and ask all sorts of questions.
She had indeed been impulsive earlier. It was just that the people from Qingyan Mansion felt like family to her.
She truly couldn't bear to leave Di Shishi alone at the police station.
The car slowly drove back to the pink beach. Qin He had lost the mood for today's task. However, the director team, having brought some gold coins, found her and directly gave her two thousand, counting both their tasks as five-star achievements.
Qin He took the gold coins and returned to the villa. Inside, several women were already sitting on the living room sofas. Among them were two male designers, chatting animatedly.
As soon as Qin He entered, everyone fell silent.
However, Fang Ruonan, who was standing by, stood up and looked at Qin He provocatingly, "Qin He, how dare you come back?"
Qin He was taken aback, her brow immediately furrowed. A hint of fierceness flashed in her clear eyes.
Qin He was worried about Di Shishi and couldn't be bothered with these people.
She turned to go upstairs, but Fang Ruonan's little follower ran over and arrogantly blocked her way.
"Qin He, our lady is talking to you, didn't you hear?"
Qin He took a deep breath. Before, she could ignore Fang Ruonan. But now, she had nowhere to vent her frustration and was reaching her limit.
Suppressing her anger, Qin He turned to Fang Ruonan, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Fang Ruonan crossed her arms and looked at Qin He, "Yesterday I said that you definitely didn't get so many ingredients by doing the tasks. I was right, wasn't I? Today, we all went fishing, and that fish wasn't that easy to catch!"
Qin He raised an eyebrow, "So?"
"Qin He, we all live under the same roof. I think you should stop lying. If you have a good way to earn gold coins, you should share it with everyone. You can't just watch us starve, can you?"
Qin He sneered, "You couldn't catch fish, so you assume others can't either, is that it?"
Fang Ruonan gritted her teeth, "Many of us went there today, and in the end, we caught fewer fish than the number of people present! How dare you say you weren't lying!"
The gold coins she had exchanged were only enough to buy instant noodles!
Furthermore, she had thought fishing would be a good opportunity and deliberately called many people over, precisely to prevent Qin He from getting a spot.
"Even if you were lucky enough to catch some, it would be at most two or three. Qin He, you and your assistant went to the river for a while yesterday and caught dozens of pounds of fish. Are you taking us for fools?"
"It's not that I'm taking you for fools, it's that I'm taking *you* for a fool." Qin He crossed her arms, a slight smile playing on her lips.
She decided not to hold back anymore. Her sharp gaze swept across the people in the living room, "Do you all think so too?"
Everyone in the living room fell silent. After all, Fang Ruonan was the eldest daughter of the Fang family. They didn't dare to get involved in the conflict between her and Qin He; they couldn't afford to offend either side.
Seeing everyone's silence, Qin He had a clear understanding.
"Fang Ruonan, your inability to catch fish only proves you're stupid. If you think I cheated, go find evidence yourself."
Qin He sneered, "And by the way, I earned another two thousand gold coins today."
"You!" Fang Ruonan was so furious she felt dizzy. "You must have used some underhanded trick again! Qin He, don't think I don't know, you're just selfish and don't want to share with everyone. You want us to eat instant noodles every day, and then when the competition goes poorly, you'll shamelessly snatch the rankings, right!"
Qin He tilted her head, smiling mockingly, "Your mind is truly dark. To even come up with such a reason."
"The rules were set by the program team and approved by the competition organizing committee. If you have any objections, you can withdraw. Miss Fang, since you have issues with the rules, you probably won't shamelessly cling here, right?"
"You!" Fang Ruonan's eyes widened. She gritted her teeth, momentarily speechless.
Qin He had shifted the blame to the organizing committee. How could she dare offend them!
This bitch!
Seeing Fang Ruonan at a disadvantage, a woman who had been sitting on the sofa stood up.
Zhang Caiyu, appearing to be a peacemaker, walked over to them.
"Alright, don't be angry. After all, we all live under the same roof."
Zhang Caiyu coaxed Fang Ruonan and then smiled at Qin He, "Miss Qin, please don't argue with Miss Fang. She's just outspoken and doesn't mean any harm."
Qin He let out a snort.
A green tea bitch and a saintly bitch together, their ability to twist facts was truly remarkable.
She simply turned and sat on the sofa.
"Since you insist on moral blackmailing me, I might as well indulge you."
Qin He placed the small pouch of gold coins she was holding onto the table.
"Currently, the program is divided into four villas. For other villas, my influence doesn't reach that far. However, in our villa, there are a total of thirteen people, plus your assistants, making it twenty-five people."
Qin He poured out the gold coins, "I know you prioritize the competition and don't want to spend too much time on tasks. These today, I can distribute equally among everyone in our villa.
Of course, this excludes Miss Zhang Caiyu and Miss Fang Ruonan. One is a moral role model, and the other is a senior. I'm sure they won't be competing with us for these things, right?"
A girl on the sofa looked surprised, "Are you really going to share with us?"
Qin He smiled. She had two hundred gold coins left from yesterday, plus the two thousand she earned today, making it a total of two thousand two hundred.
Each person received one hundred gold coins.