What's wrong with you? You seem a bit out of it.
Luo Hang squinted and stared at Jiang Nan.
Today is Friday. The two of them usually meet up for a meal every few days. Today they ate at a self-service grilled fish restaurant, where there was a long wait.
The grilled fish was incredibly fresh, with a perfect combination of color, aroma, and flavor; its deliciousness alone made it far superior to other restaurants.
Halfway through the Luo Hang noticed that Jiang Kounan was acting very strangely.
He squinted, carefully observing Jiang Nan's expression.
Jiang Nan sighed heavily.
"By the way, when are you and my brother getting your marriage certificate?"
Luo Hang dangled the diamond ring on his ring finger. "By the end of the year, I guess."
"Sigh." Jiang Nan sighed heavily again, "You, an unmarried person, don't understand the heartache of someone like me who is married."
Luo Hang felt a chill run down his spine from his appearance.
He held up his chopsticks and waved them in front of Jiang Nan, as if trying to scare her away. "Speak properly."
Jiang Nan glanced around, then crept closer, saying in a very serious, yet strangely sad tone, "I suspect Zhouzhou is cheating on me."
"Puff--"
"Cough cough cough--"
Luo Hang choked on the water first, and then coughed violently several times.
I almost coughed my lungs out.
Jiang Nan quickly ran over and patted him on the shoulder, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Luo Hang patted his chest.
Even if your brother cheated, President Fu would never cheat.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nan clicked her tongue.
"So, my brother's reliability rating with you is a bit low."
What are you saying?
Luo Hang glared at Jiang Nan with displeasure and tapped him on the head.
Jiang Nan was speechless for a second, then said, "You're really starting to look more and more like my sister-in-law."
Luo Hang looked at him, puzzled. "From what angle do you think your husband is cheating on you?"
"Not husband, wife."
Many years have passed, and Jiang Nan is now twenty-eight years old, yet she still harbors an inexplicable persistence regarding this matter.
"Okay, okay, your wife." Luo Hang readily asked, "So why is that?"
Jiang Nan felt a little sad when she thought about it.
He hasn't kissed me when he leaves the house these past few mornings.
Luo Hang: "... And then?"
Jiang Nan grew increasingly upset. "He didn't even video call me at noon today to ask what I wanted to eat."
Luo Hang: "..."
He found these words a bit hard to understand and tried to communicate with Jiang Nan: "Is that all?"
"Yes!" Jiang Nan bit into her steamed bun with a bitter expression. "The general manager's assistant Lin Shen, went to a branch office to become a manager. His new assistant is a very handsome Beta."
Jiang Nan can still vividly recall the day she met her new assistant.
Fu Jingzhou pinched his earlobe and said with a smile, "He's very young, single, and has a personality similar to yours—quite lively and cute. When I'm tired from work, I can look at him to cheer myself up."
Jiang Nan repeated the sentence completely to Luo Hang.
Luo Hang hissed, "That sounds a bit scummy."
Jiang Nan sniffled, feeling wronged. "See? He really cheated on me."
Luo Hang squinted and thought for a moment, feeling that this wasn't something Fu Jingzhou would say in a normal state.
Even though he didn't have much contact with Fu Jingzhou, they only maintained a "sister-in-law" relationship.
He stared at Jiang Nan for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and immediately asked, "By the way, how's your new intern doing?"
"Him? He's fine."
Attorney Jiang is now a partner at the law firm and has an intern under her supervision.
Luo Hang: "What does he look like?"
Jiang Nan without hesitation, "Super handsome, and looks just like my wife."
Luo Hang: "... And then?"
"He's incredibly good at video games, and he knows a lot of things too. We often play games together, and occasionally we go to the arcade."
"I mean, is it possible that your wife is jealous?"
Jiang Nan wasn't stupid; reminded of that, she suddenly realized, "Oh! That's right!"
He figured it out and immediately became happy again.
Only then did the two of them start eating properly.
After we finished eating, it was getting dark.
Luo Hang, wearing a hat and mask, left the restaurant, with Jiang Nan beside him. A black sports car was parked at the entrance.
The man's hand hung down from the window, his finger bones clearly visible, and the ring on his ring finger was dazzling.
Luo Hang's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked over. "What brings you here?"
Jiang Qingye said, "I'll pick you up."
Jiang Nan secretly rolled her eyes.
Only a fool like Luo Hang would be fooled by such sweet talk.
His first instinct was to slip away.
A smug voice rang out. "You little brat, you don't even need to greet your esteemed brother?"
Jiang Nan turned her head. "Oh."
So what?
He made a face. "Are you going to come and hit me?"
Jiang Qingye was so angry she laughed.
He unbuckled his seatbelt and just opened the car door.
Jiang Kounan and Ben Nan took off running.
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Fu Jingzhou hadn't finished work yet at this time.
Jiang Nan quietly took the elevator to the top floor.
The new assistant was sitting at the desk in the outer room, organizing documents.
Jiang Nan leaned closer and cleared her throat.
The new assistant looked at him.
A distinct look of doubt surfaced in his eyes.
Jiang Nan tried to make conversation. "Are you very busy?"
"Not busy."
Do you play video games?
The new assistant shook his head. "No."
The conversation had died down, Jiang Nan sniffed to ease her awkwardness. "Do you like grilled fish?"
The new assistant shook his head. "I'm a vegetarian."
Jiang Nan nodded hurriedly; "Vegetarian food is good, very good, so is there anything you don't like?"
The new assistant looked at him sincerely. "Speak."
He shook his head and said, "I can't imagine how happy it would be if everyone stopped talking and only communicated through their phones."
Jiang Nan was greatly shocked.
So this is what his wife meant by "lively"?