Chapitre 252: Returning to the Mansion

He waved a hand dismissively. "You give me too much credit. That information alone wouldn't have been enough for you to win if you didn't have the strength in the first place."

She poured them both cups of fragrant tea. "Still, it would have been problematic for me to win against a single one of them without your help, much less win against two of them."

They sipped their tea in comfortable silence for a moment, the peaceful atmosphere easing any lingering tensions from the day's events.

After a while, Han Qingyu spoke again. "You seem to be quite lost, does something happen in the competition after I left?"

Shen Yuan hesitated briefly before answering. "It's just... there are some unsettling developments that I need to look into. But nothing for you to worry about."

She looked at him with concern. "If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know."

He smiled appreciatively. "I will. For now, let's not dwell on uncertainties."