A second chance with my billionaire husband-Chapter 1429 - 279: Hidden Barbs, Terrifying Rumors (Part 7)

Jiang Li asked with great interest, "Oh? Why?"

The little girl spoke fluently, "Because uncle has the best temper, the deepest knowledge, brings me lots of delicious and fun things, and most importantly, he’s the most handsome... You don’t know, my dad loves to scold people. Every time he gets mad and scolds me, I get really scared. I’ve decided that I must marry a man with a good temper like uncle in the future...."

Jiang Li laughed, "You’re so young and already thinking about marriage. If your dad hears, he’ll scold you again."

"Shh..." The little girl put her index finger to her lips, sneaked a glance in Yan Nanrong’s direction, and saw Yan Nanrong sternly glaring at her. Frightened, she burrowed into Jiang Li’s arms, "Oh no, Dad found me out. Uncle, you have to save me...."

The small body in his arms was soft, and as Jiang Li held her, for some reason, a certain place in his heart suddenly softened.

He quite liked children. After marrying Yan Zi, he too wanted a child. For so many years, Yan Zi had never gotten pregnant, so his heart gradually faded. At this moment, holding this small, soft body in his arms, he thought if he had such a daughter, it wouldn’t be so bad.

For the first time, he had an expectation for the child in Yan Zi’s belly.

The corners of his lips slowly curved into a gentle smile.

Xiao Ling’er observed this scene and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang is a good father. If he is so devoted to Si’er, he will only be more attentive to his own child in the future. Sister Zizi, you are truly fortunate."

Yan Zi disliked Pei Xinyi and this annoying girl. Seeing how close Jiang Li was to her, she felt uncomfortable, as she hadn’t seen him care this much about the child in her own belly.

She couldn’t refute Xiao Ling’er’s words, so she just smiled awkwardly.

"It’s just that I feel, from a certain angle, Si’er and brother-in-law look quite alike." Yan Nankun suddenly dropped this remark casually, but the listeners picked up on it, and eyes immediately fell on Jiang Li and Yan Si.

Previously, it wasn’t so apparent, but standing together now, they truly looked alike, especially the nose and mouth, as if carved from the same mold...

Pei Xinyi’s face turned pale, her fingertips trembled slightly. She controlled herself not to lose control and said in a subdued tone, "Si’er, come back quickly, don’t disturb your uncle."

Yan Si pouted and nestled deeper into Jiang Li’s arms, "I don’t want to, I like uncle."

Jiang Li smiled and patted her on the head.

Yun Ya glanced at Pei Xinyi with a smile, thinking how deeply this woman conceals her secrets...

Pei Xinyi’s heart was in chaos, fearing others would start to speculate, so she shifted the topic to Yun Ya and said with a smile, "I heard Yun Ya was once my brother-in-law’s student? That’s truly fate. If Zizi hadn’t mentioned it that day, we wouldn’t have known."

Yan Zi glared angrily at Pei Xinyi, this wretch, always bringing up the most awkward topics.

Yun Ya smiled and said, "Back then, I wasn’t even as old as Si’er. Teacher Jiang taught at a university in Jiangzhou, known far and wide as an excellent teacher. My mother invited Teacher Jiang to enlighten me. Although he only taught me for a few short years, once a teacher, a lifelong father. Teacher Jiang had an immense influence on my life, almost like my own father."

This was indeed the highest form of praise.

With one sentence, Pei Xinyi’s attempt to stir trouble was completely extinguished, and Yan Zi felt much more at ease.

Jiang Li glanced at Pei Xinyi calmly and said, "Yun Ya was the smartest and most studious among the students I taught. Being called a prodigy is truly fitting. It was my good fortune to enlighten you."

The teacher and student began praising each other.

But with this, everyone forgot about Jiang Li and Yan Si’s matter. In fact, no one dared to think along those lines. While everyone focused on Yun Ya’s relationship with Jiang Li, only Yan Nanrong furrowed his brow deeper, his gaze repeatedly flitting between Jiang Li and Yan Si, his fists clenched tightly.

"Oh? Yun Ya was once Mr. Jiang’s student? That’s such a coincidence, and now you’re family. Fate is wonderfully inexplicable," Xiao Ling’er exclaimed.

At this moment, the feast was served, and everyone took their seats. Pei Xinyi poured wine for everyone one by one, "This is the famous osmanthus vintage wine, brewed from the spring of ’Hollow Pond’ at the Qiliang Ancient Happy Buddha Temple, infused with a thousand-year-old Tang osmanthus from the temple. It is a well-known fine wine in Jiangnan, a gift from an old friend of our mother, buried under the locust tree in the backyard for years. Today, Mother had it dug up for everyone to taste."

The wine appeared amber, rich and fragrant, with the sweet scent of osmanthus in the air; even without drinking, it made one feel intoxicated.

Yan Nankun took a deep breath and said, "Good wine."

With that, he downed it in one gulp.