Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 68 - 0 Does an outsider have a say in Tang Family
Chapter 68: 068 Does an outsider have a say in Tang Family matters? (2 more)
Chapter 68: 068 Does an outsider have a say in Tang Family matters? (2 more)
Pingjiang City was experiencing turbulence due to the affairs of the Tang Family.
Zhang Liyun and her daughter were hesitant to appear in public, while Jiang Jiu worried about some shameless people taking advantage of the situation. He didn’t handle Zhang Defu harshly, but someone was acting as if they were on the brink of death, so the three didn’t see a doctor and just took a taxi home.
Tang Yunxian also inquired about the situation from the medical staff present at the time.
It was only then that Tang Wan knew the Zhang Family had arrived, seeing her father’s increasingly embarrassed look, she pulled him toward the hospital room.
“Dad, why don’t you go home and get some sleep? You haven’t slept for over twenty hours since yesterday, and the specialists are here anyway, so I can stay.”
“It’s okay,” Tang Yunxian insisted stubbornly, but his face showed extreme fatigue.
“Grandpa Five didn’t have a good rest either. It would be best for you to take him home to rest. If his health fails, we really can’t explain it to the Jiang Family…”
Unable to refuse her, Tang Yunxian agreed to go home to rest and took Jiang Jinsang with him while Qi Zeyan, who wasn’t traveling the same way, stayed a bit longer in the hospital.
“Wanwan.” Before leaving, Tang Yunxian couldn’t help but remind her, “Be more cautious.”
Qi Zeyan’s inexplicably pleasing behavior must have had some motive.
After they left, the room immediately quieted down. Qi Zeyan deliberately stayed to have some time alone with Tang Wan and to possibly share some feelings, but when they actually faced each other, he felt somewhat cowardly.
He was usually quite articulate, but now he didn’t know what to say. Left with no choice, he resorted to using Baidu:
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“How to find topics to talk to a girl about?”
There were many suggestions like zodiac signs, gossip, idol dramas, and so on…
Clearing his throat, Qi Zeyan asked, “Miss Tang, what’s your zodiac sign?”
“Mr. Qi, you’re interested in zodiac signs?” Tang Wan, peeling an apple, glanced at him.
Still in a sharp suit, with a parted slicked-back hairstyle, resembling a successful elite, a man discussing zodiac signs with her?
“No, just asking randomly. So, have you been following that recent infidelity scandal in the entertainment industry?”
“Um.”
Seeing her apparent lack of interest in the topic, Qi Zeyan clenched his teeth, “What variety shows and TV dramas have you been watching lately?”
Only then did Tang Wan looked up seriously at him, “Mr. Qi…”
“What?” He instinctively straightened up.
“Are you intentionally trying to find topics to talk to me?”
“How could that be? Just making casual conversation.” Qi Zeyan murmured a curse under his breath, all the Baidu suggestions were useless, truly awkward.
“Mr. Qi, would you like some apple?” Tang Wan handed him a freshly peeled apple.
“Thank you.”
“I heard that the Qing Palace Drama cast top-ranking actors, is that true? Since it hasn’t been officially announced, can you disclose anything?”
“There’s nothing inconvenient to disclose…” When it came to work, Qi Zeyan had much more to say, and the atmosphere naturally felt less awkward.
Leaving the hospital, Qi Zeyan even sent Jiang Jinsang a message:
“Indeed, the person I fancied is so gentle and caring. Didn’t expect we have so much in common, could it be a match made in heaven?”
Jiang Jinsang had left someone at the hospital, Jiang Cuo was more active, just right to keep Tang Wan company, and he could relay matters on time. After Qi Zeyan left, he couldn’t help asking, “Miss Tang, it seems like you were accommodating Mr. Qi in your conversation.”
Tang Wan raised an eyebrow: “He’s a major client.”
The implication: All for the sake of money.
So, Jiang Jinsang really wanted to respond:
“You two have no fate, it’s all about your money spends.”
**
Tang Family Villa
The hospital wasn’t far from here, Tang Yunxian had originally planned to have someone drive Jiang Jinsang to the old house.
“Sending me back to the old house and then coming back to rest will take quite some time. I just need a place to rest, and besides, it’s far from the hospital; it wouldn’t be convenient for me to visit the patients.”
“We can stay at my place first. I’ll have someone arrange a guest room for you.”
“You arrange it, I’m fine with anything.”
“I heard from Wanwan that you’ve been troubled quite a bit lately; you even specially invited experts to come over. Thank you.”
“Mr. Tang has always taken good care of me too; it’s all I should do. You’re being too polite.”
“About what happened this morning, I want to apologize to you first,” Tang Yunxian was naturally talking about the incident involving Zhang Defu.
“It’s not related to you.”
“You were innocently implicated…”
Throughout the journey, the two of them did chat quite a lot, maintaining a harmonious atmosphere.
When they arrived at the doorstep, Tang Wan seemed to have timed it perfectly, calling Tang Yunxian just as he was letting Jiang Jinsang enter first, “Hello—Wanwan.”
Tang Wan was merely asking if they had reached home or something alike, “Did you take Fifth Master there?”
“Yes, actually, the children raised by the Jiang Family aren’t bad at all. Whether it’s finance or journalism, they know quite a lot and are insightful and proficient in their speech.”
“He also knows a lot about history. I consulted him on many questions before.”
“That’s quite learned, and his character isn’t bad either; conscientious and steady, never hasty or rash in speech.” Elders generally dislike loud and brash individuals.
…
At this moment, Jiang Jinsang didn’t realize that this father and daughter were discussing him. Thinking they had private matters to discuss, he decided to enter first.
By this time, Zhang Liyun and her daughter, as well as Zhang Defu, were in the living room, already aware of Tang Yunxian’s return.
Hearing the car, Zhang Liyun kept instructing her brother, “When he comes back later, don’t mention anything else, just apologize to me first, or do you really hope I get divorced?”
Zhang Defu, now aware that the slap wasn’t given by Tang Yunxian, felt somewhat guilty and grumbled without responding.
Unexpectedly, when the door opened, who came in was Jiang Jinsang.
Zhang Defu exploded instantly, bouncing up from the sofa, and bellowing loudly, “Why the hell are you here!”
Jiang Jinsang raised an eyebrow, his expression unchanged:
It seems the beating wasn’t enough.
“I haven’t settled the last matter with you, and you dare to come here?”
“Zhang Defu!” Zhang Liyun was furious; she had explained Jiang Jinsang’s identity before, but the fool obviously hadn’t listened.
Hearing the shouting from inside the house, Tang Yunxian slightly frowned, hung up the phone quickly, and before reaching the door, he heard Zhang Defu’s words and his face turned even sterner.
Jiang Jinsang, fingers curling, had a dangerous look in his eyes, but retracted it as soon as Tang Yunxian arrived, still appearing harmless.
“Why can’t he come here?” Tang Yunxian entered directly, standing beside Jiang Jinsang.
“Brother-in-law!” Zhang Defu was stunned.
“Uncle Tang.” “Yunxian.” Zhang Liyun and her daughter immediately stood up.
Tang Yunxian had driven all the way the day before, had not slept all night, and his eyes were bloodshot. Despite always being scholarly, the bloodshot eyes made him look intimidating.
“Jinsang is my invited guest; I haven’t even uttered a word, what right do you have to order him around?”
“This is the Tang Family’s home; is it your place to be in charge?”
Zhang Defu, also middle-aged, with his younger family members present, felt humiliated, yet clung to his pride.
With a shameless smile, he stubbornly said, “Brother-in-law, what you say… Aren’t we all family? Do we need to make such a clear distinction?”
“We’ll not be soon.”
The expressions on the three faces turned grim instantly.
Perhaps due to the sleepless night, his voice was somewhat hoarse, colder and bleaker than the autumn wind outside.
