"What? How is that possible?" Jiang Qiqi exclaimed in astonishment.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang also looked visibly startled. Lu Qingyan, seeing their expressions, was secretly delighted, but had to maintain a composed facade.
"Brother Chen?" Jiang Qiqi looked at Qiu Chen, unsure of what to say.
Rong Qing looked at Jiang Qiqi and said coldly, "Nominally, Qiu Chen is your nephew, but you shouldn't call him brother anymore, it messes up the generational hierarchy."
Lu Qingyan wanted to laugh, but an embarrassed look appeared on her face. She nodded and said, "Qiqi, your brother-in-law is right."
Jiang Qiqi's expression was as if she had a dead fly stuffed in her mouth, extremely unpleasant. She looked at Qiu Chen, then at Lu Qingyan, and suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.
"You are Qiu Chen's father?" Jiang's father felt like he was dreaming when he said this.
How could such an outrageous thing happen? His daughter married her ex-boyfriend's father, and the son-in-law he had chosen became his grandson? What kind of nonsense is this? Mr. Jiang couldn't accept it for a moment, and his mind couldn't process it.
Rong Qing nodded. "Yes, is there a problem?"
Rong Qing's aura was so strong that even Jiang's father felt inferior to him and didn't dare to raise his voice when speaking to him.
"Is everyone hungry? I'll call the waiter to bring the food," Lu Qingyan said.
Unfortunately, apart from Rong Qing and Lu Qingyan, no one else had much of an appetite at this time.
Mr. Jiang inquired about Rong Qing's family background: "Your surname is Qiu... then—"
Rong Qing nodded: "The Qiu family business is indeed a family business, but I'm here today just to recognize relatives, not to discuss work. If you have any work-related matters to discuss with me, you can contact my assistant next time."
Mr. Jiang smiled awkwardly: "There's no rush for cooperation. I was just asking."
He didn't want his future son-in-law to hold a grudge against him for coveting the Qiu family's possessions.
The Qiu family is large and powerful, and he has already heard a lot about their side branches. He can't compete with them.
Jiang Qiqi was extremely upset. She was willing to give everything for Qiu Chen, but why was Lu Qingyan stopping her like this? She clearly didn't love Qiu Chen as much as she did, yet she had married Qiu Chen's father. She just wanted to make both of them suffer and prevent them from being together.
However… Jiang Qiqi smiled mysteriously and touched her belly. She had already calculated the date. There must be a child of Brother Chen here. No one could stop her from marrying Qiu Chen.
Qiu Chen is completely distraught and has no idea that he has been tricked.
Lu Qingyan wouldn't deliberately remind him at this time, just waiting for Jiang Qiqi to court disaster and then drag Qiu Chen down with her.
From the very beginning, she had intended for these two to be together. Lu Qingyan knew that their personalities were completely incompatible. Jiang Qiqi's possessiveness and controlling nature were too strong, but she herself did not have the ability to match these desires, and sooner or later she would fail miserably.
Qiu Chen, while shrewd in a way, can also be incredibly foolish. At times, he's soft-hearted and ends up handing others leverage over his weaknesses.
After the meal, Madam Jiang came out and caught up with Lu Qingyan. She forced a smile and asked, "Ranran, are you going home?"
The wedding hasn't officially started yet, and Lu Qingyan will be staying at the Jiang family's house.
However, Lu Qingyan shook her head: "No need." Since Jiang Qiqi is there, what's the point of staying? To watch her and Qiu Chen's tragic love story?
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