Chapter 148 If Jiang Xingyao were really blind...
Jiang Cancan wanted to argue, she wanted to say that she hadn't had plastic surgery, but when she met Jin Qingyu's cold eyes, her breath hitched, and she finally didn't say it.
She knew very well that Jin Qingyu was not joking with her; if he could ruin her face once, he could ruin it a second time.
Seeing that Jin Qingyu was about to leave, Jiang Cancan glanced at the time on her phone screen, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. Suddenly, she lunged in front of Jin Qingyu, blocking his path.
Jin Qingyu's annoyance intensified. Before he could explode, Assistant Xu had already asked, "Miss Jiang, what are you going to do now?"
Jiang Cancan said, "Brother Qingyu, it's almost lunchtime. Could you have dinner with me? I'm alone in Gangcheng..."
“If you can’t stand it, then go back to the capital. Jiang Cancan, get this straight, you’ve long since lost the right to make demands of me,” Jin Qingyu said.
When she dared to scheme against Yao Yao and harm their child, his patience with Jiang Cancan had already been completely worn away.
Jiang Cancan's eyes flickered, still showing panic, but her steps remained firm and she didn't move an inch: "Brother Qingyu, I have something to tell you. It's about Aunt Qu. She's my sister's mother. Aren't you interested in her affairs?"
Jin Qingyu truly had no affection for Qu Xinting whatsoever.
But when he thought of Jiang Xingyao, he forced himself to remain calm: "My patience is limited, don't keep me in suspense."
Jiang Cancan then said, "Aunt Qu is also in Gangcheng. I saw her that day; she was with President Zhou."
I heard her mention it before, that she seemed to have some kind of cooperation to discuss with the Zhou family. Brother Qingyu, you know what kind of family the Zhou family is.
Even ten or eight Jiang families wouldn't be enough. Even if they really wanted to discuss cooperation, it wouldn't warrant President Zhou personally bringing Aunt Qu to Hong Kong. Don't you find that strange?
As she spoke, Jiang Cancan lowered her head slightly, concealing the fleeting malice in her eyes.
Jiang Yuncheng had mentioned the cooperation between the Jiang and Zhou families countless times at home these past two days, almost repeatedly warning everyone about the importance of this cooperation and that no one should cause trouble for Qu Xinting in this matter.
It was precisely because Qu Xinting somehow managed to climb up to the Zhou family that her status in the Jiang family rose even higher. Jiang Yuncheng was increasingly pampering her, to the point that he was practically making her and Bai Fang serve Qu Xinting by washing her feet.
Jiang Cancan is not living at home, which is a little better, but Bai Fang has suffered a lot of grievances lately and often calls Jiang Cancan to cry and complain.
Jiang Cancan herself naturally wouldn't dare to interfere, but if she could persuade Jin Qingyu...
Admittedly, a collaboration between the Jiang and Zhou families could elevate their status to a higher level, but if this collaboration was negotiated by Qu Xinting, Jiang Cancan would prefer it to fall through immediately.
The only one who can contribute to the Jiang family is her, and only in this way will Jiang Yuncheng remember the kindness of the mother and daughter.
Jiang Cancan sighed and said, "Aunt Qu hasn't had normal contact with people for a long time. I was worried that she would be tricked by someone and ruin the Jiang family's business, so I told you about this."
"Brother Qingyu, I know you're busy looking for my sister right now. Aunt Qu is my sister's mother. If something happens to her, even if my sister comes back, she probably won't be happy. For my sister's sake, you should at least show some concern for Aunt Qu."
Jin Qingyu remained silent for a long time, his brows furrowed as if he were pondering Jiang Cancan's intentions.
Jiang Cancan continued, "I know you don't believe me now. I'm telling you this news to protect the Jiang family's foundation. I admit I have ulterior motives this time. That way, Brother Qingyu won't doubt me anymore, right?"
Jiang Cancan stood in front of Jin Qingyu, looking at him intently. A ray of light shone down from the window, illuminating her profile, which resembled Jiang Xingyao's. Jin Qingyu's consciousness momentarily wavered, as if he saw Yaoyao standing in front of him and talking to him.
He raised his hand to rub his temples, suppressing the inappropriate feeling, and said with disdain, "Hurry up and fix your face, don't talk to me with that face."
He didn't mention Qu Xinting at all, and Jiang Cancan didn't know if he had listened to her or not.
She glanced at the time again; only half an hour had passed, and there was still a long time before the person on the phone made that request to her.
The unease in Jiang Cancan's eyes became more and more obvious. She no longer knew what reason she could use to stall Jin Qingyu.
Ever since she was repeatedly held down in the pool last time, Jiang Cancan was somewhat intimidated by Jin Qingyu.
She thought and thought, but still couldn't think of a second reason. Somewhat dejected, she watched Jin Qingyu leave, clutching her phone, about to dial a number.
My gaze shifted and suddenly fell across the street. In front of a private restaurant, a black Rolls-Royce stopped, and three figures stepped out of the car.
Jiang Cancan felt a huge sense of relief. She called out to Jin Qingyu again, "Brother Qingyu, it's Aunt Qu. I saw her and President Zhou go into that restaurant. Are you sure you don't want to go and take a look?"
When Jiang Cancan cried out in surprise, Jin Qingyu also saw Qu Xinting's figure.
He hesitated slightly, but finally made up his mind and pushed his wheelchair across the road.
Seeing this, Jiang Cancan breathed a huge sigh of relief and exited the dialer interface from her phone.
In the private room of the private restaurant, Zhou Keyuan looked at Qu Xinting with bright eyes: "Xinxin, I finally found you. I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime."
Are you still angry with me? I'll apologize, okay? I didn't mean to be late that day.
This morning, Zhou Huaiyan took Qu Xinting to the Zhou family home.
Zhou Keyuan recognized her at a glance after just one glance, and this was already the umpteenth time he had apologized to Qu Xinting.
It was as if, in front of Qu Xinting, he had nothing left to say except "I'm sorry."
Zhou Huaiyan said, "Aunt Qu, my uncle's illness has become quite serious these past two years. Please bear with him."
Qu Xinting came to Hong Kong not for Zhou Keyuan. Zhou Keyuan's excessive enthusiasm caused a few complicated emotions to flash in her eyes, which she quickly suppressed. She finally asked, "How long has your uncle been like this?"
“It’s been about three or four years now. At first it wasn’t that serious, I just had a bad memory. But now, I can only remember you and the people around me,” Zhou Huaiyan said.
He was exceptionally polite to Qu Xinting. He had gone to great lengths to coax her from the capital, all to make his uncle happy.
Now, naturally, we must handle it carefully.
Qu Xinting glanced at Zhou Keyuan with a complicated expression. She seemed to be thinking about something and fell silent for a moment. Zhou Huaiyan said, "Although it's a bit inappropriate to say these things at this time, Aunt Qu, my uncle really cares about you. He has never married and has always been chaste. As far back as I can remember, I've always seen your picture in his room."
"I don't want to talk about this right now, let's get down to business." Qu Xinting's expression was briefly dazed, but she quickly regained her coldness.
Zhou Huaiyan was forced to swallow many of his words. Just as he was about to speak, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open, followed by the restaurant manager's apology.
Several people turned around in unison and saw Jin Qingyu and Jiang Cancan standing at the door.
Qu Xinting immediately noticed Jiang Cancan's face, which resembled Jiang Xingyao's. She frowned almost imperceptibly before looking at her with disgust: "Jiang Cancan, are you sick?"
Knowing I hate Jiang Xingyao, you still got plastic surgery to look like her? Seeing this grotesque face of yours annoys me. Get out of here and don't show your face in front of me.
Qu Xinting's merciless words made Jiang Cancan's face turn pale.
Zhou Huaiyan simply waved his hand, and someone came in and dragged Jiang Cancan out.
He then looked at Jin Qingyu: "I heard that President Jin has been very busy lately. What brings you here today?"
Jin Qingyu said, "Mr. Zhou, do you really not know? You brought my mother-in-law to Hong Kong to discuss business without saying a word. It would be a bit unreasonable for me not to come and see her."
We're stable business partners, after all. It wouldn't be right for you to have business to discuss with my mother-in-law without informing me first, would it?
He pushed the wheelchair directly to the dining table, his gaze probing as it landed on Zhou Huaiyan's face.
"Mother-in-law? Mr. Jin, your memory is really bad. Putting aside your divorce from Xingyao, Xingyao has already severed ties with this Ms. Qu, and your mother-in-law is not here. Mr. Jin, please." Zhou Huaiyan said.
Qu Xinting added sarcastically, "Oh dear, I never thought I'd live to hear President Jin call me 'mother-in-law.' Someone as esteemed as you, who has never cared about Yao Yao or the Jiang family, is not worthy of such a title. I can't accept it."
Jin Qingyu frowned slightly, sensing that Qu Xinting's words had a hidden meaning.
Especially the word "Yaoyao," which sounded like it carried a hint of protecting Jiang Xingyao.
She doesn't hate Jiang Xingyao as she claims to.
Jin Qingyu looked a little embarrassed because of Qu Xinting's mocking remark. Upon careful reflection, he realized that it was indeed the first time he had called Qu Xinting that.
The name he couldn't bring himself to use before suddenly slipped out at this moment, surprising even Jin Qingyu himself.
He ignored Qu Xinting's mockery and said to Zhou Huaiyan, "Mr. Zhou, you're doing business with my mother-in-law in an upright manner. You shouldn't mind me listening here, right? Or are you saying that doing business is just a pretense, and you have other motives?"
"Mr. Jin, has anyone ever said you're like a ghost that won't go away? I really don't know how Jiang Xingyao could be so blind at such a young age, picking and choosing and falling for you." Qu Xinting spoke sarcastically again, her gaze towards Jin Qingyu filled with undisguised disgust.
When Jin Qingyu heard her say the word "like," a hint of self-mockery flashed across his face. He even thought that if Jiang Xingyao were really blind, she wouldn't have seen his pathetic struggles to climb into this circle, and she wouldn't have shown such disgust towards him on their wedding night.
Jin Qingyu once again ignored Qu Xinting: "I've been here for a while, and it seems that President Zhou hasn't said anything yet. What business are you and my mother-in-law talking about?"
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