Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 232: 171 Girls grow up beyond their father’s control, dealing with love rivals quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly (2 updates)

After the Tang Family decided to stay in Beijing for the New Year, the Jiang Family naturally became busy, while Tang Yunxian took time to return to Pingjiang once, as the company had quite a backlog of issues that truly needed addressing.

The night before leaving, he even called Tang Wan into his room and chatted with her for a long time.

“What did Uncle say to you?” At the café, Ruan Mengxi slowly stirred her spoon, leisurely enjoying the cake in front of her.

She was about to take her New Year holiday and return to Pingjiang as well, having squeezed in a lunch with Tang Wan; now was the time for dessert.

“He reminded me to help out more with the Jiang Family…”

“Is that it?” Ruan Mengxi eyed her.

Tang Wan coughed, picking up her coffee to take a sip. Actually, Tang Yunxian had said some other things, probably bottled up inside him for a long time and unsure how to start, until at the last minute, just when she was ready to go back to her room, he suddenly asked her a question.

“I know it might be inappropriate for me to bring this up, but your mother passed away early, and there are certain things I must address,” he clearly prepared himself well emotionally.

“What things?” At the time, Tang Wan was stunned, observing his hesitation and she impulsively asked further.

“How far have you and Jiang Jinsang developed in your relationship?”

As they were all adults, although Tang Yunxian hadn’t spelled it out clearly, she knew what he was referring to. Discussing such matters with her father would embarrass anyone; she dropped her head, her face flushing immediately.

Tang Yunxian coughed, “Just the two of you living on the third floor, I’m just reminding you, you haven’t known each other long, be careful in your relationship, after all, you’ll be the one at a loss if anything happens.”

Tang Wan hung her head in silence, awkwardly wishing she could vanish into thin air.

“Dad…”

“How is his health, really?”

Tang Wan’s face reddened even more. How would she know something like that!

Perhaps having discussed such topics with her father, and encountering Jiang Jinsang later, he noticed her flushed face and instinctively reached out to touch her forehead, “So hot, do you have a fever?”

“No, maybe the heating is too strong, I’m a bit hot. I’ll go back to my room first.”

She swiftly retreated to her room, and once asleep, images of Jiang Jinsang filled her mind, recalling a past ludicrous dream, feeling hot and restless again.

…

“Tang Xiaowan?” Ruan Mengxi saw her daydreaming and couldn’t help raising her voice slightly.

“Huh?” Tang Wan came back to her senses.

“What’s up? I’ve been talking to you for ages and you haven’t taken in a word.”

“What did you say?”

Just as Ruan Mengxi was about to speak, her phone vibrated with many group messages popping up. It was a private group chat created by some close colleagues from her previous department without their boss knowing.

[Wow, starting the year with such big gossip, Director Xiaoqi finally got wise and is involved in a scandal!]

[Well-matched in social and educational status, handsome man and beautiful woman.]

[The boss kept it very hidden. I just knew, in the end, he would choose a distinguished lady from Beijing.]

[I think it’s fake.]

[How can it be fake? Previously, so many people wanted to create gossip about him and nothing surfaced, immediately shut down, and now this news has spread everywhere, with pictures and proof, how could it be fake!]

…

Ruan Mengxi hurriedly unlocked her phone, and among the group messages, there was a news item [Young Director Qi Spotted with Miss Xie, Perfectly Paired] with photos that, although not very clear, she recognized instantly, having worked under him for so long!

As an assistant under Qi Zeyan, she inevitably had to deal with some privileged and prominent people in Beijing, so on her first day at work, Assistant Xiaozhu had given her photos and information of some key individuals in Beijing to memorize, to avoid offending anyone due to lack of recognition.

Xie Family…

She was aware of them.

This Xie Tongtong was famously known as a leading socialite of Beijing, their family members might not be particularly striking in appearance but carried an air of distinction that made them stand out even amidst a crowd.

Would the budding flame of love be extinguished by cold water so soon?