Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

It was frustrating to see the juicy gossip but not be able to feast on it.

Moreover, these two had been sitting in the car for so long without leaving; what were they dilly-dallying around for?

The melon Qi Zeyan had eyed, ultimately, went uneaten.

…

After eating her meal, Tang Wan saw that Jiang Jinsang’s car was already waiting outside the hotel. She greeted Ruan Mengxi before getting into the car and then they headed straight for the hospital.

She really wanted to ask about Jiang Yanting, but she felt Jiang Jinsang might not know either, and spreading rumors about Jiang Yanting’s business seemed inappropriate.

“What are you thinking about?” From the moment she got in the car, Jiang Jinsang sensed that she might be preoccupied.

“Work,” Tang Wan smiled.

“Didn’t you say today you ran into that person from the auction before?”

Tang Wan nodded. “It was quite the coincidence. I never expected to meet her here. Just thinking about how I made her remember me in that way makes me feel a bit embarrassed.”

“It’s okay.”

If his elder brother would step up, when they’d all become family anyway, they’d have to see each other in every light. So what’s the harm?

“By the way, today Second Master even went to President Qi’s company.”

Jiang Jinsang rubbed his fingers, a glint of light flickering in his eyes. “Is that so? What did he go there for?”

“Probably work, I’m not sure.”

…

The two of them had a tacit understanding, not to break the silence on the matter, each probing covertly, hoping to hear something different from the other.

But when clever people talk, they naturally won’t reveal anything they don’t want you to know. So by the time they reached the hospital, they hadn’t heard any valuable clues from one another.

Knowing that his elder brother had gone to Qi Zeyan’s company, Jiang Jinsang felt sure that something would be done and hence had some peace of mind.

When they arrived at the hospital room, Zhou Zhongqing was also there, inquiring about the old master’s bowel movements today.

With the younger generation suddenly dropping in, the old master felt a bit embarrassed; how could he discuss such things in front of his granddaughter?

“If there’s any issue, you must tell me immediately. Don’t let shyness prevent you from seeking medical attention.” Zhou Zhongqing seemed to have seen through his predicament and pierced right through it without hesitation.

“I…shy about what?” The old Tang was irritated; what nonsense was this being said?

“So, did you have a normal bowel movement today? How was it?”

“…”

Tang Wan, having coughed to signal a leave, pulled Jiang Jinsang out, after which the old master grimly relayed the details to Zhou Zhongqing.

“Old Tang, you need to cooperate with my work and treatment actively so you can be discharged soon. Surely you don’t want to spend the family reunion over New Year’s in the hospital, right?”

Zhou Zhongqing smiled as he looked at him.

If the old master didn’t have stitches painfully reminding him of his condition, he would have leaped up and smacked Zhou Zhongqing on the head. He had never been threatened like this in all his long life.

After all, the power over whether he could be discharged from the hospital was entirely in the hands of Zhou Zhongqing, his attending physician.

**

Tang Wan spent the afternoon in the hospital, accompanying the old master for dinner, before returning home with Jiang Jinsang.

After taking a shower, she noticed an unread message on her phone.

[Got a moment? Let’s chat.]

Usually, the person who would say such things to her was Jiang Jinsang. But when she looked more closely at the sender, it turned out to be…

Jiang Yanting!

She wasn’t foolish. Although she had lived in the Jiang Family home for quite some time, the number of times they had actually spoken was very few. If he was contacting her at this time, it surely had to do with the incident she had stumbled upon earlier that day.

Remembering his gaze from then, so chilling that even the bone-deep cold of a frosty wind paled in comparison.

He…

He wasn’t planning to silence her, was he?