This question caught Sang Qing off guard.
"What... does he not like this nickname?"
"No, that's not it!" Jiang Can hurriedly said. "I'm just curious. He's my cousin, and in our Yangcheng, he's a movie star with a huge fan base! How come he's just an old man in your eyes?"
Sang Qing lowered her eyes slightly, her face flushing.
She gripped the water glass tightly with both hands, her fingers fidgeting nervously back and forth.
But the corners of her lips were subtly turning upwards.
Why is he called an "uncle"?
Because in her first impression, Nie Xin was a mature, steady man with a cold demeanor, like... like those cold-blooded killers in suspense novels.
At that time, she genuinely felt that he was an unapproachable older man.
But later, that "uncle" became her special way of addressing him.
She calls everyone else "brother" or "sister," but she treats him differently.
And the uncle can also create distance between them, so as not to arouse suspicion from others.
This feeling is very subtle. When you can't see him, you miss him, but when you do see him, you're a little afraid, worried that others will notice. So you carefully use the word "uncle" to protect your fragile self-esteem...
Sang Qing secretly smiled.
Jiang Can held her hand; in truth, she had already understood everything.
"By the way," Jiang Can changed the subject, "haven't you noticed that our names are very similar?"
"Huh?" Sang Qing was taken aback.
"My name has the character '灿' (can) in it, and your name has the character '晴' (qing) in it. Both of our names mean sunshine!"
"Really?" Sang Qing smiled shyly. "I can only speak Chinese, I can't write it, and I don't even know which characters your name has!"
“It’s okay if you can’t write my name,” Jiang Can said, taking out a piece of paper. “You must remember Nie Xin’s name well!”
"Sister Jiang Can..."
"Hey, look!" Jiang Can laughed, "Xin and Qing both have the 'sun' radical in their names, you're more destined for each other!"
Sang Qing blushed instantly, bit her lip, and quickly hid to the side.
Suddenly the doorbell rang, and the maid went to open the door, but no one came in for a while.
Jiang Can was puzzled, but then she vaguely heard a commotion.
"What are you doing? This is my cousin's house. I'm here to visit my sister-in-law!"
"I'm sorry, Miss Fu, but Young Master Huo has ordered that you are not allowed to set foot in this villa!"
"Stop making a mountain out of a molehill! Don't you recognize me?"
"Who's making a racket?" Jiang Can, her belly protruding, came out and, upon seeing Fu Qingyan, sneered, "Oh, it's my cousin. What brings you here?"
Just as Fu Qingyan was about to speak, her gaze was drawn to Sang Qing, who was standing next to Jiang Can.
So this is the master who replaced all the ripped holes in his dresses with embroidered patterns overnight!
She clenched her fist, her nails digging into her flesh, and her eyes gradually turned vicious.
"Oh, sister-in-law!" Fu Qingyan said, feigning concern. "I came here specifically to see you!"
Jiang Can glanced at the things she had brought.
Sea cucumber and abalone are both top-quality delicacies, while the bird's nest in that box is a very rare blood bird's nest, which is even more valuable.
"Sister-in-law," Fu Qingyan said with a smile, "these are just small gifts, nothing special, but they're for you to help your health. Please accept them!"
Jiang Can curled her lips into a smile. Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious.
Huo Zhixing kicked Sun Meifen out in front of the entire board of directors, but unexpectedly, the mother and daughter were still so unruly!
"Just say what you want to say," Jiang Can said calmly. "You should know my temperament; I don't like beating around the bush."
“Well… then I’ll tell her.” Fu Qingyan paused for a moment. “Sister-in-law, please, please plead with my cousin to let my mother go back to the board of directors! She already knows she was wrong, and these past two days she’s been crying every day, constantly regretting it…”
"She knows she was wrong?" Jiang Can scoffed. "Cousin Qingyan, is it really all your aunt's fault? I think it's more likely she'll take the blame for you!"
"you……"
"I have witnesses and physical evidence. Do you think I don't know the truth? Only you would do something so stupid as to let someone easily find fault with you!"
Fu Qingyan's eyes widened, and she gasped.
“Although your aunt took the blame for you, you wouldn’t have done this without her tacit approval and indulgence.” Jiang Can saw everything clearly. “Cousin Qingyan, you should go back. It’s only right that you should be punished for your mistakes.”
"Sister-in-law, are you really that unreasonable?"
Jiang Can rested one hand on her stomach, her expression aloof, with a faint smile playing on her lips.
"If you want me to agree, no problem. Cousin Qingyan, are you willing to admit in front of everyone that you were the one who did all of this?"
Fu Qingyan's face turned pale, and she was speechless.
Jiang Can stared at her for a long time, then let out a soft, cold laugh.
She knew that with Fu Qingyan's cowardly yet wicked personality, she couldn't possibly take responsibility for everything alone. Sun Meifen, out of love for her daughter, took on everything for her, and she was now very grateful that the fire hadn't actually burned her.
So how could she possibly admit in public that she did these things?
"You don't even have the courage to take responsibility for your actions," Jiang Can said coldly. "Cousin Qingyan, your aunt has raised you for nothing. I truly feel sorry for her!"
Fu Qingyan stood frozen in place, her shoulders trembling slightly.
They say you can't hit someone who's smiling, but what is Jiang Can up to today?
Not only were they slapped in the face, but they were slapped hard!
Does this mean Huo Zhixing no longer cares about his uncle? Does that idiot in the family... no longer have any influence in the Fu family?
Fu Qingyan trembled violently.
No, she couldn't let Jiang Can trample her underfoot like this! If her mother lost all standing on the board, she wouldn't have a good life either, and she wouldn't get a single penny of the Fu family's assets!
"Sister-in-law, you're so heartless!" Fu Qingyan gritted her teeth. "Even if you don't consider me and my mother, you should at least think about my father! Grandpa loves my father the most. What he said at the board meeting was just a momentary outburst! If my father says a few nice words to him in the future, I don't believe he'll really disrespect him!"
“What Uncle wants to do is his prerogative,” Jiang Can chuckled. “If he can really change Grandpa’s mind, then cousin… you shouldn’t be standing in front of me right now, right?”
Fu Qingyan was speechless after being rebuked.
"Alright, Zhixing will be back soon." Jiang Can stretched, a sly smile playing on her lips. "I advise you to leave quickly, and whatever you do, don't let him see you here! Last time he used a black bodyguard on your aunt, this time... I really don't know which country's bodyguards he'll use on you!"
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