Chapter 1247: Chapter 726: Wanwan Bullied by Her Brother and Sister-in-law? Tracking vs. Counter-Tracking (Part 2)

You Hongxian originally wanted someone to follow Si Qingxiao to see what kind of person she was dating, but it didn’t go well, and they lost track of her on the first day.

Worried about losing her again, the people tailing her simply decided not to sleep and took turns watching the Si Family residence 24 hours a day.

Sure enough, they saw Si Qingxiao the next morning, a little after seven.

They had never met Si Qingxiao in person, only had photos provided by You Hongxian. With the cold weather, she wore a scarf and mask, and after careful identification, they confirmed her identity and quietly followed her.

You Hongxian couldn’t help but smile when he received the news that they spotted her.

He instructed them to relay promptly and in detail whom she met and what she did.

Originally, he thought Si Qingxiao was going on another date, but she called for a car and arrived directly at a building, and after she went inside, the people tailing her didn’t dare to follow rashly, but they found out that she went to Tang Wan’s studio.

They waited in the car, observing from the building’s periphery, and soon saw Jiang Chengsi, likely also going to Tang Wan’s studio.

This had nothing to do with their mission to follow whom Si Qingxiao was dating.

The most confounding part was that they never imagined Si Qingxiao’s date would be Jiang Chengsi, so they didn’t report any of his information to You Hongxian.

Who would think to put such unconnected people together?

...

When Jiang Chengsi arrived at the studio, Si Qingxiao was looking at the screen, while Tang Wan stood next to her, seemingly taking notes. She glanced at him from the corner of her eye and wasn’t surprised, "You’re here, Fourth Brother."

Si Qingxiao was originally half-squatting, examining the details of the screen. Seeing Jiang Chengsi arrive, she tilted her head to look at him.

They exchanged a simple smile, while Tang Wan stood beside them, feeling somewhat redundant.

And Chen Zhi watched Jiang Chengsi directly walk beside Si Qingxiao, appearing quite intimate, and he couldn’t make sense of it.

The situation only grew more baffling...

Because before "Miss Xiao" said anything, Jiang Chengsi spoke first.

"I think the details here could be better refined, like the filigree on this side, this pattern doesn’t seem very coherent here."

Si Qingxiao pursed her lips and nodded thoughtfully, "It does seem a bit mismatched."

"And here, could this flower be replaced with another, maybe a peony or hibiscus, would it be better?"

"Actually, a lotus could also work," Si Qingxiao said plainly.

"Then let’s change it to lotus blossoms," Jiang Chengsi agreed smoothly, "When Cyan Feather colors it later, the color can be brighter, not as solemn as I usually make it."

"I’m placing it in the living room at home, a slightly more vibrant color is indeed suitable."

...

Chen Zhi was dumbfounded, what was happening?

When did these two picky people form a united front? Their back-and-forth was driving someone crazy!

Tang Wan held onto a pen in her hand, her mouth twitched vigorously.

Were these two here to nitpick and cause trouble? What was their intention? How come Fourth Brother’s priorities seemed so misaligned? After all, they’re family, this is too much bullying.

Si Qingxiao sensed something was off with Tang Wan and signaled to Jiang Chengsi to stop talking.

If it were before, she would have directly told Tang Wan if she had any needs, after all, it was just a transactional relationship. It’s different now; she might become family, perhaps Tang Wan’s sister-in-law...

Such "bullying" a family member isn’t appropriate.

Jiang Chengsi looked at Tang Wan, "Sister-in-law, did you note what we said?"

Tang Wan’s professional instincts kept her from getting upset. She smiled and said, "I did, do you have any other requests?"

"That’s all for now," Si Qingxiao smiled.

"If you have any requests, just say it, it’s better to have her redo it now than to have to make adjustments after it’s finished. Besides, with Sister-in-law’s craftsmanship, she can certainly meet your requirements," Jiang Chengsi stated candidly.

Tang Wan’s smile grew even brighter:

On Lantern Festival, what on earth did she do for them?

"That’s all, Teacher Tang, thank you for your hard work," Si Qingxiao remained polite.

"It’s nothing, I have to ensure you’re satisfied with custom orders," Tang Wan’s smile was gentle, showing no hint of displeasure, "If there are no other requests, why don’t you come to my office for some tea and rest a bit? I’ll list the points that need revision and you can check if they’re correct."

Jiang Chengsi and Si Qingxiao entered Tang Wan’s office, and that’s when Chen Zhi privately asked Tang Wan:

"What’s going on? What’s with ’Miss Xiao’ and Fourth Master’s harmony today? Did you offend Fourth Master? He’s helping outsiders?"

Tang Wan laughed ruefully, perhaps in Fourth Brother’s mind, apart from his girlfriend, she’s already an outsider as a sister-in-law.

"These two getting together, oh my god, unbelievable!"

"Why did you invite ’Miss Xiao’ here and also brought Fourth Master? What’s he up to this time? Ordering something?"

...

Tang Wan lowered her head, organizing the details the two had just discussed, "I didn’t ask Fourth Brother to come, he’s like a bee, drawn by the scent."

"Drawn by the scent?" Chen Zhi was stunned for a few seconds, seemingly realizing something, looking at Tang Wan incredulously, "Are you saying, these two... No way."

Tang Wan nodded, not denying it.

"Though they look good together, it was really unexpected they’d end up together."

Tang Wan gave a sly smile, "There’s something even more unexpected..."

"I didn’t expect them to ’bully’ me together."

Chen Zhi laughed out loud, "Now that Xixi is getting engaged, and Fourth Master has found someone, there are really so many happy events lately."

Tang Wan was quite happy about them getting together, but she was a bit uncomfortable with them teaming up to "bully" her.

Si Qingxiao could tell that Tang Wan was having a headache, and since on the Lantern Festival day, she helped her and Jiang Chengsi out of a bind, she planned to invite her to lunch at noon. At noon, Jiang Jinsang also came, and the four of them found a nice restaurant near the studio.

With the four of them together, those keeping a watch didn’t think much of it.

"Aren’t you going home for lunch, what about the kid?" Si Qingxiao looked at them both working, "Is family helping to take care?"

"Grandpa came to pick him up this morning, he’s probably at the Huo Family now, visiting Little Auntie," Tang Wan smiled.

Even though Xiaowai metaphorically "triple killed" Huo Zheng, he didn’t mind at all and still really liked him. Basically, whenever they went to the Huo Family, it was Huo Zheng holding him.

"Little Auntie..." Si Qingxiao pursed her lips, "Isn’t she due soon?"

"Not yet, but soon," Tang Wan smiled.

"Their child with Master Huo, I wonder what they’ll be like?" Both their personalities are rather aloof and quiet, it’s hard to imagine how they will coax and take care of a child, "By the way, Teacher Tang, are you and Fifth Master... planning to have a second child?"

Before Tang Wan could speak, Jiang Jinsang directly said, "Not planning to at the moment."

One Jiang Xiaowai is troublesome enough, having another one would drive them crazy.

Just then, Jiang Chengsi suddenly tilted his head and asked Si Qingxiao, "How many do you want to have in the future?"

"..."

Tang Wan lowered her head, holding back a laugh, the atmosphere became a bit awkward.

They’re not even at the stage of discussing children yet, and he’s already asking how many she wants to have?

**

At this time, Jiang Jinsang’s car was also parked beneath Tang Wan’s studio building, with Jiang Cuo and Jiang Jiu both there. Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan went to a nearby restaurant for lunch, not following closely behind, but after eating lunch, they just sat in the car waiting.

Jiang Cuo fished out a piece of gum from his pocket and handed it over, "Want some?"

Jiang Jiu was still wearing sunglasses, his expression unreadable, and it was unclear what he was observing.

"Hey, I’m talking to you."

"That black Volkswagen has been parked for over two hours."

"So what?" Many people working in the building park their cars here, some leaving it parked all day, it’s not unusual.

"There’s someone inside the car."

"Hmm?" Jiang Cuo also leaned in to scrutinize the car parked not far away, "What do you mean, a reporter? Or paparazzi?"

Even though Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang are not celebrities, recently Jiang Jinsang started getting involved with the Jiang Group, with constant rumors outside, some even saying he and Jiang Yanting were about to start a brotherly war or something, naturally attracting followers.

"Not sure, the car was already there when we arrived, and it just opened the window before. It’s too cold, so they must have the heater on inside, a sealed space without ventilation for so long, you can imagine the smell."

"Aren’t you overthinking it?" Jiang Cuo chewed on his gum, looking at the car again and seeing nothing special.

Jiang Jiu didn’t say anything, but when Jiang Jinsang returned to the company, he reported this matter to him.

The car parked under Tang Wan’s studio building might be after the kid, anything suspicious shouldn’t be overlooked.

Jiang Jinsang, following the principle of better safe than sorry, instructed him to have someone keep an eye on that car. If it’s all just their overthinking, a false alarm it is. If there’s really something, they can prepare in advance.

This group of people was actually tailing Si Qingxiao, focusing all their attention on her, as long as the person involved didn’t notice.

So they never expected, in their fruitless watch, Jiang Jinsang’s men would counter-surveil them.