"I'm here to watch your boss film, to observe and learn properly, is that not allowed?"
"It is, of course it is!" Jian Zhou managed a dry smile.
Jiang Yushuang stared intently at Jian Zhou, making him feel uneasy.
After a long silence, Jiang Yushuang suddenly spoke.
"Buddy, why do you look so much like someone I know?"
"Huh?" Jian Zhou's heart fluttered slightly. "Do I?"
"Yes, very much so. He's my brother-in-law, named Jian Zhou. Do you know this person?"
Jian Zhou quickly shook his head like a rattle drum. "I don't know him!"
"You don't know him, then why are you wearing the Vacheron Constantin watch I gave him on your wrist?"
Jiang Yushuang didn't beat around the bush and saw right through him.
Upon hearing this, Jian Zhou knew he had been exposed.
This sapphire blue Vacheron Constantin Patrimony watch was a gift from Jiang Yushuang four years ago, for his sixteenth birthday.
He had loved this gift dearly and wore it almost every day.
Because this watch was specially custom-made by someone sent to Vacheron Constantin headquarters, with Jiang Yushuang acting as the Jian family's daughter-in-law, its appearance was very understated and subtle.
Unless someone was a top-tier enthusiast of luxury watches, it was impossible for anyone to recognize it, which was why he hadn't taken it off when he came to be Jiang Ling's assistant.
He hadn't expected his sister-in-law, who wasn't particularly clever, to have such sharp eyes that she recognized him at a glance because of this watch.
Jian Zhou sighed and took off his mask.
Jiang Yushuang immediately winked at him, signaling for him to move somewhere else to talk.
Jian Zhou nodded.
The two of them went to the snow scene of the Yumei Garden, which the film crew had built.
Jiang Yushuang crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Speak, what exactly are you up to?"
"Nothing!" Jian Zhou's eyes darted away guiltily.
"If it's nothing, then why are you acting so sneakily, like a thief?" Jiang Yushuang scrutinized him.
"Well... well I..."
Jian Zhou was still trying to find an excuse to mislead her, but Jiang Yushuang interrupted him. "Don't tell me you're running away from being the second young master Jian to become Jiang Ling's assistant just to experience life?"
"Of course not, I... I am for..."
"You like Jiang Ling, and that's why you're deliberately trying to get close to her, right?" Jiang Yushuang stated her conclusion.
"Huh?" Jian Zhou was stunned.
"Keep pretending. No one can fool me. Art comes from life. The cliché of a rich young master disguising himself as a poor boy and finally winning the beauty's heart has been done to death. How could I not think of it?" Jiang Yushuang spoke as if it was a given.
Jian Zhou didn't know what to say upon hearing this. Fearing she would investigate further, he smiled and nodded, "Truly, nothing can be hidden from sister-in-law. You are so smart."
Jiang Yushuang knew many people, but this was the first time someone had praised her intelligence.
Jiang Yushuang greatly appreciated Jian Zhou's flattery and smiled until her eyes were slits.
"Of course, you don't know who I am? But why would you pretend to be someone like that, and apply to be her assistant? Aren't you afraid of being misunderstood?" Jiang Yushuang asked, puzzled.
The misunderstanding here wasn't about romantic gossip between men and women.
It was about those who worked in industries closely related to the entertainment business, such as assistants, makeup artists, and designers. Men in these professions were often somewhat effeminate, or to put it bluntly, "girly." Seven or eight out of ten were gay.
"Could it be that you..."
Before Jian Zhou could answer, Jiang Yushuang began to make her own assumptions.