Bai Jingyuan was completely dumbfounded.
The Bai family does have some influence in Jiangzhou, but not to the point that they can investigate even the smallest companies. Besides, given his status, it's bound to attract attention if he were to investigate.
What if we punish Jiang Mingyuan like last time, and someone misunderstands us...?
Bai Jingyuan coughed twice and said awkwardly, "Third Brother, it's fine to investigate, but let me make this clear beforehand: if anyone spreads any rumors during this time, saying that I'm having an affair with your little wife or something, you can't believe them... Ouch!"
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Chen punched him on the head.
In her second month at the company, Jiang Can began to work even harder. She had also learned some basic survival rules for newcomers to the workplace. She knew how to handle Cheng Xiaoxiao's difficult behavior and how to protect herself from Fang Jinyang's overt and covert harassment by minimizing contact with him at work.
However, this takes a lot of energy, and she is very tired every day.
When she got home, she took off her high heels and lay down on the sofa. Sometimes she was so tired that she would fall asleep in the middle of the night. When she woke up, she found herself covered with a thin blanket, and Gu Mang was sleeping on the floor next to her, with his arm as a pillow.
She occupied the sofa where others were sleeping, but Gu Mang didn't go into the bedroom to sleep in her bed.
Jiang Can smiled gently, feeling uneasy yet also a surge of warmth in her heart.
Gu Mang once told her, "Since this job is so hard, why not just quit?"
"How can that be?" Jiang Can glanced at him. "If we don't work, where will we get the money to eat and pay rent?"
"You're really concerned about such a small amount of money?"
"Small change?" She paused for a moment, then laughed. "You really are a big shot. You don't know the cost of living until you're in charge, do you? My salary is barely enough to support the two of us... Sigh, if we don't close a few more deals and get our bonuses, our hard times are yet to come!"
She had unconsciously started using "the two of us" as she spoke.
Gu Mang smiled slightly. This feeling was quite peculiar, something he had never experienced before.
He teased her on purpose: "Before you married me, weren't you the eldest daughter of the Jiang family? Why do you always seem so reluctant to spend money? Now you have to go out and work hard on your own. Are you just going to watch your family suffer like this?"
Jiang Can was chopping vegetables when she almost cut her finger, her heart pounding wildly.
"What are you talking about!" She gave an awkward smile, trying to brush it off. "Even if I am a rich heiress, I am married now and have my own family. I am no longer part of my parents' family. Of course, I have to plan my life and not spend money recklessly."
"Really?" Gu Mang's smile deepened as he leaned closer to look at her. "But there's a saying that even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even if you're married and no longer the daughter of the Jiang family, your savings must be more than the average person's, right? By the way, when a young lady gets married, doesn't she have a considerable dowry? I've never seen one."
Jiang Can's face flushed red, and she suddenly turned around to stare at him, her beautiful big eyes bright and embarrassed.
"Why are you asking these questions? Since we got married, have I...have I starved you or kept you cold? In every aspect of this house, how have I failed to take good care of you? Are you asking this because you suspect I'm hiding money? You really are..."
The little woman's exasperation was quite endearing; as she spoke, her voice weakened, her eyelids drooped, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, making her all the more endearing.
What did I fail to serve well?
To this day, one sleeps in the bed and the other sleeps on the sofa. Is this what you call taking care of someone?
Gu Mang tried hard to suppress his laughter and coughed lightly twice.
"We were just chatting, why are you in such a hurry?"
Jiang Can took a deep breath and straightened her neck. "Am I in a hurry? Heh, I was just saying that casually, I'm not in a hurry!"
After saying that, she turned around and continued working, but out of the corner of her eye she saw the man standing at the kitchen door and felt his gaze fixed on her, as if he were a sharp blade behind her back.
Jiang Can calmed down and continued cooking, but although she was usually quick and efficient at preparing a whole table of dishes, she almost burned the simple hot and sour shredded potatoes today...
Jiang Can sighed helplessly.
In order to keep the secret of the substitute marriage, it seems that the persona of "the daughter of the Jiang family" is absolutely necessary from now on!
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