Chapter 12: Drunk to the point of not being able to distinguish people after just two bottles?

"Mrs. Qin?"

Jiang Li called out twice, and only then did Mrs. Qin, who was standing by the dining table, respond.

After hurriedly putting away her phone, she quickly said, "Yes, yes, Miss, what did you say?"

Jiang Li looked at her and said with a light smile, "Pour me a glass of water."

Jiang Yan suddenly snorted: "I thought you had really changed. Isn't the kettle right next to you? Do you have to make Auntie come and pour it for you?"

Jiang Li ignored him and just pushed her cup a little further out.

"Mrs. Qin, I want hot water."

Mrs. Qin's expression shifted slightly but quickly returned to normal as she picked up the cup.

"Okay, Miss Jiang, I'll go to the kitchen and get you some hot water right away."

But as soon as she turned around, her face darkened.

She had had enough of being ordered around by this pampered Miss Jiang. She used to command her to do this and that all the time, and now she wouldn't even pour her own water.

Mrs. Qin cursed under her breath as she entered the kitchen and pulled out her phone again.

"What's the matter with this girl? She hasn't answered her phone all day. Didn't she say she had everything under control?"

"What a day it has been. When will I ever see the light at the end of the tunnel?"

"Drink, drink, Miss, do you want hot water? Let's see if I don't scald you."

Mrs. Qin's eyes turned fierce as she simply poured the boiling water into the cup before turning back to the dining room.

At that moment, Jiang Li was chatting with Lin Manru, her smile particularly sweet.

Mrs. Qin's face changed again, but in the next second, she fixed a smile and walked forward, "Miss Jiang, your water is ready."

But Jiang Li acted as if she hadn't heard her and continued chatting with her mother.

Mrs. Qin called out again, but Jiang Li ignored her and directly placed a meatball into Lin Manru's bowl.

"Mother, try this."

Mrs. Qin, feeling overlooked, had a stiff expression, and the cup in her hand gradually absorbed the heat, becoming scorching.

"Miss Jiang, your water is ready. I put it on the table for you."

She instinctively moved forward, but Jiang Li raised her elbow to stop her.

"Mrs. Qin, since when have you been so unwilling to hand me a glass of water? Or is there something in the cup that's too hot for you to hold?"

Jiang Li spoke in a casual tone, cleaning her fingertips with a napkin without even looking up.

"How could that be?" Mrs. Qin forced a smile, enduring the burning sensation on her fingertips, "I'm just worried that you'd be thirsty, Miss."

"I'm not thirsty now, and there's no room on the table. You can hold it for a while."

"But...."

Jiang Yan, who had been holding back, finally seized the opportunity, immediately speaking up: "Hey, what are you doing now, going crazy again?"

Lin Manru glared at him and then looked at Jiang Li, "Lili, what's wrong? Is the food not to your taste?"

Jiang Li glanced lightly at Jiang Yan across from her, then her thoughtful gaze fell on her mother.

"Mother, have you not paid the servants recently?"

"How could that be?" Lin Manru replied, "Not only do I pay them on time every month, but I also give them bonuses. These wages could hire twice as many people elsewhere."

Jiang Li feigned confusion, "Then that's strange. Why would they plot against you if you've been so good to them?"

Mrs. Qin, already feeling guilty, was startled by the remark, causing a lot of the hot water to spill out onto her fingertips.

She couldn't help but scream, dropping the cup and covering her scalded hand with a contorted expression.

The glass shattered on the floor with a crash, attracting the attention of the entire dining room.

Seeing this, Mrs. Qin quickly moved to clean up, explaining, "Sorry, Madam, Miss. I, I just lost my footing and got burned."

Jiang Li's expression remained unchanged, "Didn't I ask you to pour me drinkable water? How did you end up scalding yourself like this?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan also sensed something was wrong, turning his doubtful gaze to Mrs. Qin, his expression souring.

"What's the matter with you? Can't even hold a cup steady?"

"No, no," Mrs. Qin quickly waved her hands, "I, I was just dizzy from working all day, so just now—"

Jiang Li ignored her defense and opened her phone, placing it in front of Lin Manru.

"Mother, take a look at this."

Jiang Yan curiously stretched his neck, but the moment he heard "Brother Yan" from the video, his face immediately darkened.

Jiang Li hadn't deleted this damn video?!

Even the always-good-natured Lin Manru's expression turned cold the moment she saw the video.

She slapped the table, glaring at Mrs. Qin, who was bending over.

"Qin XiuZhi, what is this? Why is your daughter with my son?!"

It's not that she has anything against the servant's child, but Qin Xiaoxiao's character was questionable.

The mother and daughter entered the Jiang family together, but it wasn't long before she caught Qin Xiaoxiao secretly trying on Jiang Li's clothes and even saw her getting close to Jiang Yan.

At the time, she thought there must be some misunderstanding. After all, Qin XiuZhi was honest and straightforward, so her daughter shouldn't be too different. Plus, she didn't want to cause a scene, so she held back from addressing it.

But she never expected...

"This is what I captured when I went to find Jiang Yan today."

Jiang Li, with the calmest tone, dropped the most shocking bomb.

Lin Manru was completely shocked.

If Jiang Li hadn't found Jiang Yan in time, wouldn't...?

Wouldn't it be their Jiang family facing disgrace today, not the Qiao family?

Qin XiuZhi was completely stunned.

She didn't expect things to happen so suddenly.

One moment Jiang Li was commanding her to serve tea and water, the next, she produced a video of her daughter with Jiang Yan.

But on second thought, Qin XiuZhi calmed down.

If the video were real, wouldn't that mean Xiaoxiao had succeeded?

Was she deliberately avoiding calls to avoid being caught by Jiang Li?

Thinking this, Qin XiuZhi quickly knelt down, crying, "Madam, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have kept it from you, but, but they are young and in love, and it's normal for something to happen. As adults, we can't stop it."

Lin Manru was dumbfounded and looked at her son with disappointment, "So you don't want to get married because you're with Qin Xiaoxiao?"

Jiang Yan didn't speak, just glared at Jiang Li with a dark face.

He knew that girl wasn't up to any good!

Seeing him silent, Lin Manru became more anxious, "I'm asking you a question! Aren't you going to explain?"

Jiang Yan irritably pushed his chair away and stood up.

"What's there to explain? Think whatever you want. I'm tired!"

Did he have to explain that he was drunk and mistook Qin Xiaoxiao for his crush, Su Yinwan, and almost made a mistake?

Wouldn't that make him look even more like an idiot?!

But just as he was about to leave, Jiang Li suddenly asked:

"Jiang Yan, how much did you drink that time?"

Jiang Yan became more annoyed, "I drank two bottles of whiskey, what's it to you?"

"Two bottles and you were so drunk you couldn't tell people apart?"

"No, are you questioning—"

Jiang Yan stopped mid-sentence, stunned.

Right, he usually drank three bottles without any issue, maybe just a little dizzy.

How could he have been so drunk today that he mistook someone's identity?