Gu Mang sat on the rooftop terrace of the Emperor Hotel, the cigarette almost burned out between his fingers. The distant sea shimmered, seabirds circled overhead, and white sails dotted the landscape, creating a breathtaking scene.
The phone on the table vibrated with a "buzz"—it was a transfer notification for three thousand yuan.
Bai Jingyuan and Ye Chen exchanged a smile, and Bai Jingyuan said in a carefree manner, "Third Brother, you really have a lot of luck with women! Not only is your sister-in-law beautiful, but she's also willing to spend money on you, hahaha!"
"This is the first time in your life you've ever spent a woman's money, isn't it? Doesn't it feel great?"
Gu Mang glanced at him, then calmly put the phone back where it was.
Although his face remained expressionless, a warm feeling welled up inside him.
He didn't expect Jiang Can to actually transfer the money; he had calculated that she only had three thousand yuan left in her bank account.
He put the cigarette butt into the ashtray and crushed it a few times, then gazed into the distance, a complex expression flashing across his eyes and brows.
“By the way, Third Brother,” Ye Chen said in a low voice, “Old Bai couldn’t come forward, so I was the one who investigated Hongzhang Company. Cheng Xiaoxiao is a mid-level manager in the company, and she’s always arrogant because her uncle is a shareholder. And she’s also…”
Halfway through his sentence, Ye Chen hesitated, wondering whether he should tell him the rest.
Gu Mang's eyes darkened. "Speak."
“She’s still Fang Jinyang’s girlfriend,” Ye Chen said with difficulty. “As for Fang Jinyang, he’s Jiang Can’s department head and also her senior in college. He pursued her…”
He glanced at Gu Mang's face, which remained as cold and expressionless as ice. Yet, his hands, resting on the table, clenched tightly.
Ye Chen coughed lightly, "Third Brother, it's all from our student days, nothing serious."
“Hmm,” Gu Mang raised his eyelids, “Did I say anything?”
Ye Chen chuckled to himself.
They didn't say anything, but it was more serious than if they had.
"continue."
"Li Xiaoxiao in the company always makes trouble for Jiang Can, which is why Jiang Can didn't sign a single order in her first month at the company."
Gu Mang's face grew increasingly gloomy.
"Hey, what's so difficult about that!" Bai Jingyuan waved his hand. "Brother, do you want to deal with Cheng Xiaoxiao? Leave it to me! I'll also take care of that Fang guy while I'm at it!"
Ye Chen coughed hard and gave him a hopeless look.
"No need." Gu Mang's voice was stern. "These are all trivial matters. Stirring up trouble in such a small company would only attract attention. Let Jiang Can handle it herself. There's no need to worry about her."
“Heh, yes.” Ye Chen echoed, “I understand what Third Brother means. There’s no need to waste energy on people like Cheng Xiaoxiao and Fang Jinyang. At worst, we can have Jiang Can resign. It’s not like Third Brother can’t afford to support her.”
Gu Mang hummed in agreement and poured himself a cup of coffee. After a moment of silence, his eyelids twitched, and his gaze seemed to hold a deeper meaning.
"Jiang Can went out to run some business today." He simply said this before getting up and leaving the rooftop.
Bai Jingyuan stared at his retreating figure, dumbfounded like a fool. Ye Chen, being a smart man, quickly grasped the meaning behind those words.
"What's going on?" Bai Jingyuan's mouth dropped open. "That's the most annoying thing about Third Brother, he never explains things clearly!"
Ye Chen smiled, first restoring the man's jaw from almost hitting the ground, then softly instructed, "Go investigate quickly!"
"Investigate what?"
"Check which clients Jiang Can visited today! You idiot!"
Bai Jingyuan was completely confused. "Didn't we say we wouldn't care about her?"
Ye Chen rolled his eyes several times; talking to this kind of person was such a hassle!
Gu Mang returned home, but Jiang Can hadn't come back yet. He checked his watch; it would still be a while before she got off work.
Looking around, although Jiang Can had been busy with work, the house was still bright and clean, and everything in the kitchen was in good order.
He smiled slightly. She was already so busy, yet she still worked tirelessly without complaint and still had to take care of the household expenses.
It seems she was telling the truth and genuinely intended to spend her life with him.
lifetime……
Can he really promise her a lifetime together?
Gu Mang frowned slightly, paused for a long time, and then turned and walked into the bathroom.
Regardless of whether they can spend their whole lives together, he should focus on living well in the present. He remembered Jiang Can saying that this family belongs to both of them, and as a husband, he should share some of the housework.
He chuckled and glanced at the laundry basket, where clothes from the past two days were still piled up and hadn't been washed yet.
Gu Mang planned to wash these first, and Jiang Can would be very happy to see them when she came back.
He deftly emptied the dirty clothes from the basket, but then a small white object suddenly caught his eye...
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