Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 54 - 0 Trouble Brewing Wanwans Persona Collapsing

Chapter 54: 054 Trouble Brewing, Wanwan’s Persona Collapsing?

Chapter 54: 054 Trouble Brewing, Wanwan’s Persona Collapsing?

Inside the bedroom

Tang Wan had just taken a bath, her hair tips still drenched, sticking to her back, and her entire body exuded a chilling coolness. However, at this moment, as their eyes met, she felt as though he had seen right through her, inside and out.

“Won’t you help me dry off?” Jiang Jinsang looked at her seriously.

His whole presence was clear and ethereal, as if enchanting, with pale skin and red lips.

“This…” Tang Wan’s hand hovered in mid-air, unsure of what to do.

He helped her apply medicine, and she had inadvertently splashed water on him with her wet hair. Technically, wiping it off was the logical next step, but she truly couldn’t bring herself to do it.

“There are tissues over there,” Jiang Jinsang said, nodding to one side.

“Okay.” Tang Wan felt relieved, grabbing a tissue to wipe it off seemed manageable.

However, she was so nervous that her hand trembled as the tissue absorbed the water.

“You seem to be really afraid of me,” Jiang Jinsang remarked as he watched the ointment on her knee nearly absorbed, and casually pulled down her rolled-up pant leg.

“Fifth Master, I can do it myself,” Tang Wan said, sitting on a chair and bending over to adjust her pants.

Just as Jiang Jinsang was about to stand up, their gazes momentarily aligned at the same level, and when their eyes met, Tang Wan looked away first. He lowered his voice, “Do I look that frightening?”

Perhaps because he was still bending over, his voice seemed to carry a teasing undercurrent, low and enticing.

“No.”

“Then why won’t you look at me? What are you avoiding?”

“…”

If Tang Wan kept dodging, it made her seem guilty, so she steeled herself and just managed to move her gaze back to him, only to realize just how close they were to each other.

“You always seem a bit nervous around me. Are we still not familiar enough?”

“Maybe that’s it.”

“Then you should look at me more, hmm?”

Tang Wan’s heart skipped a beat; his words seems offhanded, but they were loaded with implication.

But Jiang Jinsang had already risen by the time he finished speaking, “I’ll use the restroom.”

“Okay, make yourself at home.”

Only when the sound of running water came from the restroom did Tang Wan feel as though her face had been lightly scorched by fire.

…

By the time Jiang Jinsang left, Tang Wan had already taken out a small carry-on bag and was packing her belongings.

“Are you staying at the hospital tonight?”

“Yes, grandfather could wake up at any moment. Even if I go home, I won’t be able to sleep peacefully with him hospitalized.”

*

When they proceeded to the front hall, the housekeeper had already packed the soup and meals and suggested they eat something before heading out to the hospital.

Tang Wan had little appetite, yet she was aware that now was not the time to neglect her health. Even if she didn’t want to eat, she had to fill her stomach. She had only taken a couple of bites when her phone began to vibrate—a call from her best friend, most likely to inquire about her grandfather’s condition.

“Hello—”

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“Is Grandfather Tang alright? I saw the news.”

“He’s still in a coma, but he should be fine.”

“How about you?”

“I’m okay, just a little panicked earlier.” Concern tends to create chaos; Tang Wan had drunk too much the day before and her mind was in a whirl.

“But how did you get involved with He Shao, and that Qi Shao…”

“What?”

“There’s a scoop on the Pingjiang forum claiming you’re entangled with He Shao one moment and ambiguously involved with Qi Zeyan the next. They even said you were arrested a few days ago.”

“I was arrested?” Tang Wan, already lacking appetite, set down her chopsticks straight away.

Jiang Jinsang also put down his chopsticks and looked at her intently. The entire living room quieted down, as everyone tried to catch snippets of their conversation.

Meanwhile, Jiang Cuo handed his phone to Jiang Jinsang, displaying a sensational post from the local Pingjiang forum.

The headline was explosive.

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This was a forum for locals, usually filled with minor complaints or job postings; so when such news broke out, it instantly grabbed everyone’s attention.

The hospital is a place rife with prying eyes. Not many recognized Jiang Jinsang and the others, but a lot of people knew He Shao, who had previously been involved in fights, and indulgences like drinking and gambling—he had made the local news frequently. Seeing him and them together naturally sparked gossip.

Photos had been taken—Tang Wan in her pajamas, with red-rimmed eyes, looking worse for wear from the previous night’s drinking.

“I have a relative who said that He Shao personally pulled strings to consult specialists for Mr. Tang and sent many gifts over. This can’t be just an ordinary relationship.”

“A while ago when the police raided Fuyou Bar, didn’t they arrest a bunch of people? It was during He Shao’s birthday and a lot of people were taken in.”

“Mrs. Tang went to bail someone out that night. They say as soon as the person was released, they went straight to the Tang Family’s old house. It’s obvious, isn’t it? It was Tang Wan who got arrested!”

“My friend is a nurse and said that there’s been a lot of visitors at the hospital. The gossip is that someone from the Qi Family in Beijing came.”

…

Scanning the post in a glance, Jiang Jinsang handed the phone to Tang Wan. As she listened to her best friend and scrolled through the post, the fabrication was blatantly clear.

“All those are fake,” said Tang Wan, holding the phone.

“I know, during that night in Pingjiang when the police made arrests, we were on the phone; there’s no way you could have been caught.” The person on the other end was indignant on her behalf, “Let alone He Shao, how could you be linked to Qi Zeyan?”

“Business cooperation.”

“No wonder…” she muttered, “So what are you going to do about this? I’ve been so busy lately, otherwise I’d fly back to Pingjiang right away.”

“Don’t worry about it, take care of your things. I’m fine here.”

After a brief chat, Tang Wan finally hung up and took a closer look at the forum post.

“Do you need my help dealing with this?” Jiang Jinsang asked earnestly.

“No need, it’s false news. People will forget about it after a while. You’ve already been too much help today.” At that moment, Tang Wan was solely focused on her grandfather and had no interest in these issues.

Without another word, Jiang Jinsang helped Tang Wan pack up to head to the hospital, and of course, offered to take her.

“How about you don’t go? You’ve already been at the hospital all morning.”

“I don’t have anything else to do at home.”

Tang Wan thanked him before getting in his car. Halfway through the drive, Jiang Cuo received a call and turned to look at Tang Wan, “There are a lot of journalists at the hospital entrance.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

A few minutes later, Jiang Cuo repeatedly glanced back at the two people in the backseat.

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Jinsang raised an eyebrow.

“Zhang Liyun got stopped by a couple of reporters. She said something that’s a little…” Jiang Cuo’s expression was complex.

“What did she say?” Tang Wan asked directly.

Jiang Cuo passed his phone over. Jiang Jinsang had left people at the hospital to watch things; if anything happened, they could get firsthand information. When Tang Wan saw the video, her fingers clenched suddenly, and her face turned dark…