"Oh, so you're Dr. Shen?"
Lin Yuqing abruptly withdrew her hand from his, "Jiang Can and Gu Mang's matchmaker?"
Shen Xiao didn't notice the subtle change in her emotions, and he always felt that he had made the right choice in tying the knot, and he always thought that he had brought about a happy marriage.
So he straightened his white coat, a hint of pride in his voice, and smiled at her: "It is I. Heh, actually I wasn't much of a help. Their fate is predetermined, I just..."
"This isn't considered helping?" Lin Yuqing interrupted him, raising her voice, "Dr. Shen is really too modest!"
Shen Xiao frowned, only then noticing that something was wrong with her expression.
"Dr. Shen, you're a doctor! Saving lives is your duty, isn't it? Why do you seem like one of those idle, gossipy relatives, playing matchmaker for everyone..."
"You can play matchmaker all you want, but at least be a decent family!" Lin Yuqing couldn't help but vent. "With Gu Mang's conditions, if you let Jiang Can marry him, wouldn't that be ruining our Can Can's life?"
"You..." This was the first time in his life that someone had pointed a finger at him and confronted him, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"What are you saying?" he retorted. "This marriage was originally arranged by the elders of the Gu and Jiang families. It's just that the Gu family has fallen on hard times, but a person should always keep their word, right? You can't break off the engagement just because the other family is poor!"
"Ha, his family is more than just poor," Lin Yuqing rolled her eyes. "He has a criminal record and has been to jail! What kind of happiness can Jiang Can, an innocent girl, have when she marries someone like that?"
"Then you can ask Jiang Can if she's happy now?"
"..."
Shen Xiao curled his lips, a hint of smugness on his face.
Lin Yuqing's face flushed red and then turned pale; she was quite angry.
"Miss, my teacher taught me on my first day of medical school that the worst thing a doctor can do is to treat the symptom, not the cause. When reviewing medical records and analyzing symptoms, you have to be comprehensive. Sometimes, if there's a problem with the liver, you need to consult with a hematologist!"
"What are you saying?" Lin Yuqing glared at him angrily. "I don't understand!"
“What I mean is that you need to be comprehensive in your medical treatment and in your life.” Shen Xiao’s voice softened. “Although there are often gossips about Gu Mang in the village and he doesn’t associate with others, I took care of him for a while when he was recovering from his injuries. Based on my understanding of him, I concluded that he was a good person, which is why I helped him secure a marriage with the Jiang family.”
"Everyone has a past!" Shen Xiao laughed heartily.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuqing's brow twitched slightly, her eyes darkened slightly, and she stopped arguing with him.
Shen Xiao gazed at her slender yet proud back, a smile playing on his lips without him even realizing it.
...
After Gu Mang was discharged from the hospital, Jiang Can finally stopped having to go to the hospital, which lightened her burden a little.
She gradually became more adept at her work, and Su Chen had quieted down considerably lately, with no further news from him.
Jiang Can felt that everything was getting back on track.
However, Dai Wei suddenly called her to the conference room that day. When she rushed there, she saw Jiang Yao sitting there, smiling and greeting her.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she stood at the door, somewhat bewildered.
"Manager Jiang, what are you standing there for?" Dai Wei said with a smile. "You're familiar with this Ms. Jiang, aren't you?"
Jiang Can nodded awkwardly, and when she met Jiang Yao's gaze, she had a bad feeling.
The marketing director and several managers were present. After listening for a while, Jiang Can realized that Jiang Yao had come on behalf of Jiang Mingyuan to discuss long-term cooperation with Hongzhang Trading Company.
"It is our honor to cooperate with the Jiang family!"
"Exactly! The Jiang family is one of the top companies in the industry, and our company is just a small player. It's already pretty good if a small player can get a share of the pie by following its big brother!"
"Not at all," Jiang Yao said with a smile. "You flatter me. Actually, my father told me before I came that this collaboration should be considered as practice, since I'll be taking over the family business in the future! If I've done anything wrong, please forgive me and give me your guidance!"
The meeting room fell silent immediately.
Jiang Can felt the strange looks from everyone and sneered inwardly. What Jiang Yao meant by saying this was to tell everyone that the Jiang family would belong to her from now on, and that she, as an illegitimate daughter, had nothing to do with it.
Although she was the daughter of the Jiang family, she didn't get a single penny!
In that case, she'll probably have a hard time getting along with people at the company. These people are good at judging people based on their status; she's not favored in the Jiang family, and she won't be respected at the company either.
Jiang Can took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Yao with a light smile.
"How could my sister do something wrong? You've always been smart and hardworking, so this collaboration will definitely be successful!"
"Oh, thank you for the compliment, little sister!"
“I’m telling the truth, sister. You are more than capable of managing the Jiang family business. But I remember Dad once said in an interview that he would work until he died, and that he would stay in the chairman’s position for life!”
Jiang Can laughed lightly, "Heh, it seems that Dad has indeed reached the age where he should step down. He also really dotes on my sister, otherwise why would he say something like letting you take over the family business?"
“You…” Jiang Yao’s expression changed instantly.
It is well known that Jiang Mingyuan is greedy for both money and power, and the Jiang family's huge enterprise is still ruled by a single person.
Jiang Mingyuan enjoys this feeling of absolute power the most, and he also fears having this feeling taken away from him the most.
Jiang Yao's public declaration of taking over the family business was a serious taboo for him!
If this gets to Jiang Mingyuan's ears...
Jiang Yao bit her lip and glared fiercely at Jiang Can, who was smiling.
"This is the company, so it's not appropriate to discuss personal matters." Jiang Can stood up and calmly distributed the cooperation plan to everyone. "This was prepared by the planning department after working overtime for several nights in a row. Please take a look, leaders. If there are any areas that need modification, please let me know in time, and I will talk to the planning team again."
“Ms. Jiang,” she said calmly, glancing at Jiang Yao, “this is the most popular format for a business plan right now. You should be able to understand it, right?”
"What do you mean? Is this lousy plan some kind of incomprehensible mystery?"
"Heh, that's true, I guess I was being nosy." Jiang Can said, emphasizing each word. "Miss Jiang, as the heir to the Jiang family business, is certainly capable and will definitely understand it!"
"Jiang Can!"
Jiang Yao was furious and embarrassed.
Jiang Can deliberately emphasized the words "heir"!
She coldly watched Jiang Yao's expression—wanting to get angry but not wanting to lose her composure in front of everyone—and felt both pathetic and laughable.
In fact, she didn't care about anything in the Jiang family, and she never thought about competing with Jiang Yao for any inheritance rights.
But Jiang Yao's hostility was too much for her to bear.
Jiang Can sat calmly in her seat, while Dai Wei stood up to smooth things over and announced the start of the meeting.
However, at that moment, Jiang Yao's cold voice rang out again.
"After talking for so long, I'm thirsty! Does your company not even offer its customers a cup of tea?"
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