Jiang Can didn't react for a moment.
On the other end, Yin Cheng was overjoyed, saying that not only were there medical expenses covered, but the Jiang family had even changed her hospital room, moving her to a VIP ward with dedicated caregivers and the most advanced imported medications.
"Sis, actually your dad still cares a lot about Mom," Yin Cheng said with a simple smile. "Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to go to evening self-study!"
"Oh right, sis, don't forget my textbook fee. I'm the only one in the class who hasn't paid yet!"
"Oh..." Jiang Can murmured in agreement, and she still didn't understand what was going on until Yin Cheng hung up the phone.
Did Jiang Yao have a change of heart?
Is Jiang Mingyuan really still attached to his mother?
These possibilities are extremely slim.
Thinking back to how the Jiang family treated her on her homecoming day, she no longer held any hope for the 300,000 yuan dowry.
Unexpectedly...
Jiang Can quickly hid in the bedroom and carefully put the bracelet back into the box.
Thank goodness I didn't sell it!
She smiled, her slender, jade-like fingers tracing the gold jewelry in the box one by one, and murmured to herself, "I will protect you well from now on, and I will never sell you to anyone else!"
Gu Mang stood outside the door, peeking inside, taking in the playful look in the woman's eyes and brows. He smiled, a warm feeling washing over him.
Looking down at his phone, he saw a message from Bai Jingyuan with only two words: Done.
"Good, I'll reward you later."
Gu Mang was always sparing with his words, and only replied when he was in a good mood. This was the first time in Bai Jingyuan's life that he had received so many words.
...
On the weekend, Jiang Can cleaned the house, while Gu Mang punched a sandbag in the yard.
She listened to the rhythmic striking sounds of his blows and chuckled softly. Although she didn't understand why men were almost obsessed with this violent sport and practiced it every day, she never stopped them; on the contrary, she was very supportive.
It's better to hit the punching bag here than to go out and fight.
Jiang Can finished tidying up the house and was about to go into the kitchen to cook when her phone rang. When she answered, she heard Jiang Yao's sharp and angry voice.
"Little sister, you're really something! You even managed to seduce the young master of the Bai family. You must have inherited your old slut's genes!"
"What nonsense are you spouting so early in the morning!"
Jiang Can was scolded for no reason and thought he had provoked a mad dog. Just as he was about to hang up, he heard Jiang Yao sneer angrily: "If it weren't for the Bai family interfering, how could Dad have lost that piece of land? Do you know what the young master of the Bai family said to Dad? He said that Dad could even deduct from his daughter's dowry, so who knows how he would treat his business partners!"
"So that piece of land was lost, lost!"
"Do you know how much your father sacrificed for this project? That project was valued at a billion! Months of hard work, and it's all gone! You little bitch, it's all your fault!"
"What..." Jiang Can was completely confused.
What young master of the Bai family? What place?
"Are you crazy? You were the one who went to the hospital to give the diamond necklace to my brother, and now you're denying it and bringing up some young master from the Bai family? I don't know this person at all!"
"Stop pretending in front of me! You little slut, you act all innocent and pitiful on the surface, but you're full of bad intentions and only know how to seduce men! I bet you've slept with countless men behind my back, right? Gu Mang is incredibly lucky to have married a used shoe like you!"
"you!"
Jiang Can trembled with anger, her face flushed red. She was gentle by nature, but she was not afraid of trouble. She had experienced countless provocations and humiliations from Jiang Yao since childhood, from silently enduring them at the beginning to being forced to fight back later.
This time, however, she didn't even know how to retaliate.
What Jiang Yao said was utterly nonsensical!
Just as she was at a loss, her phone was suddenly snatched from behind. Jiang Can was startled and turned around to see Gu Mang's sinister face.
He spoke into the microphone in a calm voice, "I don't care who you are, when you talk to my wife, show me some respect!"
"If I were to hear those filthy words again, do you think I could bear the consequences!"
The ruthlessness in his words was clearly conveyed through every single syllable; just listening to his voice sent chills down one's spine.
The phone suddenly fell silent, probably because Jiang Yao was intimidated by his imposing presence and dared not speak.
Gu Mang hung up the phone, returned it to Jiang Can, and went back to the yard to hit the sandbag expressionlessly.
Jiang Can was stunned for a moment, then a surge of indescribable emotion welled up in her heart. No one had ever protected her like this before; Gu Mang was the first.
...
In the courtyard, Gu Mang punched the sandbag a few times, then took off his boxing gloves and threw them aside, panting heavily with a gloomy face.
A short while later, Bai Jingyuan received his message: "What did you tell Jiang Mingyuan?"
Bai Jingyuan carefully chose his words and replied cautiously, "Third Brother, shouldn't we put pressure on him as you suggested?"
The call came in as soon as the message was sent, his voice as cold as ice.
"I asked you to put pressure on him and to reveal the dowry details? Hmm?"
"Third Brother, this..."
You just want to vent your anger for your wife, right? What else is there to say if you don't bring up the dowry?
"Bai Jingyuan!" Gu Mang enunciated each word clearly, "A brain is a good thing, and you haven't even fully developed one yet!"
The call ended abruptly after he finished speaking. Bai Jingyuan was completely bewildered for a long time. Fortunately, his strategist Ye Chen was there, who had just arrived from the central city.
As childhood friends, Ye Chen burst into laughter after hearing Bai Jingyuan recount the whole story.
"Third Brother is right, you really aren't fully developed!"
Bai Jingyuan swung his fist at him.
"Think about it, you used the dowry issue to pressure Jiang Mingyuan and take away his land. Isn't that clearly you standing up for Jiang Can? Now look what's happened, even the eldest daughter of the Jiang family thinks you and Jiang Can are having an affair. Do you think Third Brother would be happy about that?"
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