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Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Sang Nanfeng’s Regret, He Wished He Hadn’t Lost His Temper Then

“She likes…” Su Nuanying thought for a moment but couldn’t come up with a single word.

Sister Qiao spent her days either watching TV or going to the company, appearing fresh but bland as if there was nothing that interested her.

Seeing that she couldn’t articulate it, Sang Siyang didn’t press further but changed the subject instead, “I’m planning to hold a banquet at the Su Family in Grandma Su’s name.”

“Good, I’ll help you decorate that day. Just don’t bring Sang Jiao.” Su Nuanying nodded, not forgetting to give a warning.

She despised Sang Jiao, and considering those past troubles, she didn’t think Sang Jiao was qualified to attend her cousin’s birthday party.

“I certainly won’t bring her,” Sang Siyang answered quickly. He also had no intentions of inviting their parents.

“Are you discussing Qiaoqiao’s birthday?” Grandma Su quickly returned from outside and joined in the discussion.

“Yes, Grandma, do you have any ideas?” Su Nuanying patted the sofa next to her, signaling the elderly lady to come sit.

“Let me think…” Grandma Su pondered seriously.

The two kids watched her, waiting for her to speak.

Thus, the three people downstairs began discussing the details of the birthday.

Meanwhile, upstairs.

Sang Qiao lay on the large bed, silently looking through over a dozen posts about her dog on Ah He’s Moments.

She exited WeChat and started browsing Weibo. Ever since that day she had a “friendly exchange” with that investor, they indeed hadn’t pulled any more tricks.

“Deeply Love You” had completed casting announcements today; Li Qingyan’s role as the deeply affectionate second male lead was successfully secured.

At the same time, the campus drama and period drama, which Fu Xing had breached the contract and refused to participate in, were both released. After broadcasting around twenty episodes.

The viewership was obviously in favor of the campus drama. It wasn’t because Director Li’s period drama lacked quality, but rather… a large part of the audience was criticizing Fu Xing.

His acting was skilled, but it gave off a vibe that his public persona had collapsed. Coupled with his appearance not matching his role well, it felt jarring and singlehandedly brought down the drama’s reputation.

Lu Anchi’s reception, on the other hand, was quite favorable, portraying a gentle, self-doubting man supporting the Cultivation World from the shadows.

The comments were uniformly berating Fu Xing for being unsuitable, harshly criticizing Director Li’s poor casting judgement, saying that if not for the plot and the third male lead, and the female lead’s presence, they would have ditched the drama long ago.

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Over at Starlight Entertainment, they also saw these statistics and comments. Sang Nanfeng sat on the couch with his usual expression.

On the other hand, Fu Xing, standing beside him, was so frightened that his lips turned pale, regretting his actions somewhat. If he had only known better, he wouldn’t have been so eager to breach the campus drama contract.

Now, the campus drama was a huge hit, and he was the only one in the period drama being heavily criticized.

“Brother Nanfeng, give me another chance, this was an accident…”

“Get out, from now on the company’s resources will no longer favor you.” Sang Nanfeng’s expression was cold, not showing the slightest upset over spoiling a good hand.

“I…”

“Didn’t you hear me tell you to get out?” Sang Nanfeng’s tone was tinged with impatience.

Fu Xing had no choice but to leave the office, feeling extremely unhappy. If he had known it would come to this, he would have never left Sang Qiao’s side.

When Sang Nanfeng was alone in the office, he unconsciously pulled out his phone and glanced at the empty message and call logs.

Sang Qiao was truly ruthless, not making a single call.

Her lawyer was siding with him in the lawsuit against the family; wasn’t it normal for him to be upset?

After all, Shangguan Yuan was her person, and she neither explained nor stopped him, even though the whole matter could have been resolved with just one word from her—just by not letting Shangguan Yuan help him sue the family.

Then he wouldn’t have gotten angry with her or taken Fu Xing away, and the events of the past would have come to light, and they would once again be a harmonious family.

At this moment, Sang Nanfeng suddenly felt some regret; he shouldn’t have been so petty with Sang Qiao, to the point where he now had no way to gracefully retreat.

What bothered him that day probably wasn’t the loss of the lawsuit or the money; he was just upset by Sang Qiao’s indifference to his company.

While he was submerged in deep vexation, a sudden ringtone broke his train of thought.

With surprise and joy, Sang Nanfeng quickly reached for his phone and saw the name “Jiaojiao” but couldn’t describe the disappointment he felt.

“Hello, Jiaojiao, what’s the matter? Why are you calling me?”

“Big brother, in six days it’s my birthday, but the second and fourth brothers don’t plan to make a big deal out of it for me—they want to do it for Qiaoqiao. But… Mom found out and she completely disagrees and insists on throwing a big party for me, what should I do?”

Sang Jiao on the other end of the phone deliberately said this to gauge her big brother’s attitude.

However, Sang Nanfeng, currently engulfed in his frustration with Sang Qiao, inadvertently sided with her.

“You should be firm. If it comes to it, just run away from home. You and Qiaoqiao’s birthdays are just a day apart, and it wouldn’t be good if having a big celebration for both of you overshadowed Qiaoqiao’s event. Besides, you’ve had several birthdays already; it would not hurt to not have a big one this year, to endure a little.”

On the other end of the line, Sang Jiao nearly fumed at those words. To endure again, even to the point of running away from home and not having a birthday at all?

The family employee ticket and her status as an adopted daughter had already been exposed, and everyone was laughing at her. If she didn’t even have a birthday celebration this year, what would people think?

“Big brother, wouldn’t that be bad? Mother will be unhappy.”

“It’s fine; I’ll handle Mom.”

“But…”

“There are no buts. Big brother is busy with other stuff; let’s talk another time.” Sang Nanfeng no longer had the patience to soothe her and hung up immediately.

Did Jiaojiao used to have so many concerns? He couldn’t remember, but he was certain that he never used to say anything that would upset Jiaojiao.

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but laugh, unable at that moment to tell whether his past kindness to Sang Jiao was genuine or merely to spite Qiaoqiao.

But even after treating Jiaojiao that well, Sang Qiao had never gotten angry.

Sang Nanfeng’s hand unconsciously clenched into a fist, and it was some time before he managed to call his younger brother.

“How are you planning to handle Qiaoqiao’s birthday?”

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Sang Jiao had never felt so neglected, and her heart was filled with grievance.

Mrs. Sang, who had been by her side all along, naturally heard everything her eldest son had said.

“Jiaojiao, don’t be sad. I swear I’ll throw you a grand birthday party this year!”

“But my birthday is just one day apart from Qiaoqiao’s. What if they all run off to organize Qiaoqiao’s birthday party and don’t have time to come?”

Sang Jiao cried with tears like pear blossoms bathed in rain.

“Don’t worry, they have to come that day!” Mrs. Sang assured her.

She really couldn’t bear to see Jiaojiao so sad and thought to herself that it looked like another visit to the Master was in order. The current Sang Qiao was not someone she could simply send away at her will; they needed another way to solve the problem.

“Mom, thank you. I don’t actually want to compete with Qiaoqiao for affection; I just feel sad to be ignored. The brothers used to prepare gifts for me a month before my birthday, but now they just don’t care about me. Moreover, Sang Qiao has Mr. Si making me promise not to move back in, and living alone outside sometimes, I really miss you, Mom.”