Chapter 1212: Chapter 1212 - 1213: Knowing When to Stop

At that time, you were already the Chief!

When Jiang Conghe heard these words, his heart raced, pounding intensely with excitement.

Jiang Dafang watched the excitement on his face and the undisguised passion in his eyes, slightly lowering his eyelids to hide the disdain and ridicule in his gaze.

He slowly sipped his tea and continued, "Sending her to a mental hospital for recuperation was a last resort, but with your status, couldn’t you find a reliable, comfortable, and clean place? Make it feel just like home so she can recuperate inside without any difference from being at home. But for you, it would be different, at least you wouldn’t have to worry about Chiang Qing causing trouble and losing face now and then."

Jiang Conghe remained silent.

"Over the past few years, her actions have been so unreliable; surely, you’re aware of this yourself. The good cards in your hand are now almost unplayable - and who’s responsible for that? I’m not afraid of offending you or making you unhappy, but if Chiang Qing creates a few more similar incidents, you’ll definitely be far from achieving that position," Jiang Dafang said sharply.

Jiang Conghe was slightly chilled inside, looking at him, "You’re really pushing your sister into that place; quite ruthless."

He was just short of outright saying that Jiang Dafang had ulterior motives.

Jiang Dafang showed no panic, sneering, "By blood, she’s indeed my sister, but in my heart, you’re my only family, so I’ll only consider matters from your perspective."

Jiang Conghe was startled but then understood. He thought, the name is Dafang (meaning generous), but who would be truly generous? After all, his father and another woman lived together for many years, whereas he clung to his mother. Anyone else would not really treat the children of the woman who took away his father as their own, right?

Thinking about his own actions of abandoning his wife and children, Jiang Conghe felt a bit uncomfortable, yet he had no doubts about Jiang Dafang’s motives. That’s only natural; if he were genuinely sincere towards Chiang Qing and the others, that would be worth questioning.

People only believe what they think is right. Jiang Conghe never even considered that Jiang Dafang’s hatred could be so blatant and vengeful, making it impossible for others to see his true intentions.

Inwardly reflecting, Jiang Conghe still voiced, "She is your sister!"

Jiang Dafang heard the doubts fade and said, "That’s besides the point; right now, consider your situation carefully. Time passes quickly. Once things become settled, whatever she wants to stir, you won’t need to worry! But if she starts meddling now, not to mention other issues, just tripping you up a little could make you lose ground with your superiors. Look at Commander Ning. Isn’t he more carefree than you? I heard their elder is an Old Red Army soldier. If they joined forces with other Old Red Army soldiers, then..."

"Enough!" Jiang Conghe’s face darkened, "Stop talking!"

Jiang Dafang fell silent, leisurely picking up his chopsticks to eat again. Ning Ge had mentioned that sometimes less is more, achieving a more effective result.

Jiang Conghe drank quietly, pondering Jiang Dafang’s words.

The current situation indeed is disadvantageous for him. Reputation, once lost, requires considerable effort to regain. If the reputation is lost now, so be it; in the future, with some achievements, it will restore.

But what if there are repeated troubles?

Jiang Conghe didn’t dare to think about it. The situation today was all caused by that defiant daughter, Chiang Qing, because she fell in love with someone she shouldn’t have, and now he was busy cleaning up after her, causing everything to go awry!