"Hey, what are you standing there for?"
Sun Meifen turned around and gave Sang Qing a cold look. "Are you new here? Can't you go make tea and get some snacks?"
Sang Qing suppressed her racing heartbeat and turned to go to the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks.
She deliberately lowered her head so that Sun Meifen could not see her.
Sun Meifen rolled her eyes at her, and the moment she turned around, that chestnut-colored long hair gave her a strange feeling.
Sun Meifen paused for a moment, then continued walking upstairs, where she ran into Jiang Can coming out of a room.
"Heh, Chan Chan!"
Jiang Can nodded in acknowledgment, but her smile was somewhat perfunctory.
"Why is Auntie here?"
"What are you saying, child! Can't your aunt come to see you for no reason?"
Jiang Can twitched the corner of his mouth. There's a saying, "If someone is being overly helpful for no reason, they're either up to no good or a thief."
"Can Can, I see you're quite far along in your pregnancy lately, and it must be difficult for you to walk, right?" Sun Meifen said, stepping forward to take her arm, but Jiang Can subtly dodged it.
"Thank you for your concern, Aunt. I'm fine."
Sun Meifen looked somewhat embarrassed.
But then he thought about it and realized that he wasn't there to pay his respects to her, so his tone hardened.
"Can Can, you heard about what happened at the board meeting? Hehehe... Ah, our Qingyan has finally made it through!"
"By the way, I heard you and Director Tang are best friends? Last time, Director Tang personally rejected our Qingyan!"
"Can Can, I'll have to trouble you to tell Director Tang that Qing Yan will need her guidance in her future acting projects!"
Jiang Can looked at her and deeply understood what the phrase "a petty person who gains power" meant.
"Yes, Aunt! Cousin Qingyan is both talented and beautiful, so it's only right that she gets the lead role."
“However…” Jiang Can smiled, “If it weren’t for your generous investment of 100 million yuan, Aunt, this movie really wouldn’t have been able to afford a leading lady like my cousin! Aunt, I didn’t expect you to be so wealthy! If you have any money-making tips, please teach me, I’m very interested!”
Sun Meifen's expression suddenly changed.
Jiang Can's words were unintentional, but they unexpectedly struck a nerve with Sun Meifen.
"What way to make money? What nonsense are you spouting!" Sun Meifen shouted in a panic, "This...this company belongs to Fu Chengwei, and he's the one who invested in it. It has nothing to do with me!"
"Aunt, what's wrong?" Jiang Can frowned. "I didn't say anything, why are you so agitated?"
"I……"
Feeling guilty, Sun Meifen licked her lips and avoided her gaze.
"Alright, alright, I just came to see you today! Now that you're all right, I'm relieved."
"Auntie, please have some food before you leave!"
"I won't eat it!" Sun Meifen was a little agitated and took several deep breaths to calm down.
Jiang Can, being extremely observant, immediately noticed that something was wrong with her.
But Jiang Can said nothing. He told the housekeeper to see Sun Meifen out, and when he turned back, he saw Sang Qing carrying a plate of fruit into the living room.
"That lady...is gone?" Sang Qing asked cautiously.
"Okay, I'm leaving." Jiang Can leaned back lazily on the sofa, picked up a cherry and ate it. "You haven't seen this person before, have you? This is Zhixing's aunt, the wife of the Fu family."
Sang Qing lowered her head and remained silent.
Jiang Can continued, "I don't think she came here for anything else today, just to show off that her daughter became the lead actress! Ha..."
Sang Qing remained silent.
Jiang Can then noticed her unusual behavior, gently took her hand, and was startled by her icy cold hand.
"Sang Qing, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell?"
Sang Qing shook her head and looked up at her.
Those large, dark, grape-like eyes lost their former luster, and a hint of fear flashed across them.
"Sister Jiang Can...that woman, I...I think I know her!"
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Manchester's climate in June is humid, mild, and rainy. Although it is close to summer, the temperature is not high, especially at night, when there is still a slight coolness in the air.
Huo Zhixing took a thin shirt and draped it over Jiang Can, who was standing by the window, and gently hugged her from behind.
What are you thinking about?
Jiang Can withdrew her gaze and turned to look at him. "Zhixing, do you think what Sang Qing said... is true?"
Huo Zhixing's eyes darkened.
Jiang Can told him about Sun Meifen's visit that day and what happened to Sang Qing on the day she was kidnapped.
"Although Sang Qing was blindfolded that day, she could hear clearly. Sun Meifen was speaking Chinese, which left a deep impression on her."
Huo Zhixing looked solemn and clenched his fists tightly.
If that's true, then Sun Meifen really is having an affair with Lü Maokun, and Fu Chengwei is still completely unaware...
If this is exposed, Fu Chengwei will lose both his money and his reputation, and he will definitely be the one who suffers the most. The entire Fu family may also be implicated!
"Knowledge and Action..."
Jiang Can sensed his emotional fluctuations, reached out her small hand to gently hug him, and rested her face against his chest.
"Don't think the worst, maybe it's not like that!" she whispered, trying to comfort him. "My aunt and uncle have been married for so many years, they can't be completely without feelings for each other. Besides, I don't think she would be that bold..."
"She doesn't know how?" Huo Zhixing sneered. "Ha, she's made a lot of money over the years by using my uncle's name, doing unprofitable business... Now I finally know why."
"She's using the money from the Fu family to support that Lü Maokun; she's stealing money from the Fu family to support her lover!"
Jiang Can grasped his hand.
"Zhixing, calm down!" She looked at him. "Sang Qing said that Lü Maokun mentioned the Fu family in his conversation with that woman. I think, regardless of whether that woman is his aunt or not, we must investigate Lü Maokun!"
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