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They had targeted her, aiming to use her connection with Tang Wan.

Shen Shuci being so direct caught Liang Wenzhong off guard. They had crossed swords once, and he knew that if he denied it, finding help from her again would likely be impossible. He gave an awkward smile, ”I had no choice, this project is too important for the company.”

”The Jiang family has many options, but we’re running out of them.”

”If I hadn’t been forced to, I wouldn’t have come to you.”

Since it had come to this, Liang Wenzhong didn’t bother to hide it any longer.

”I know that you were later adopted by the Shen Family, and even Jiang Jinsang’s wife has to address you as ’auntie,’” he said earnestly. ”I was thinking... if it’s possible, could you just help out a little? I’m not asking for much, just for you to say something in front of Tang Wan or Jiang Jinsang would be good.”

Shen Shuci listened to him finish his spiel with an extraordinarily serious look. Liang Wenzhong had thought that by coming to her, he absolutely had a shot,

But all she did was stroke the coffee cup at her hand and looked at him with a smile:

”You want me to help...”

And then her tone shifted abruptly:

”Why should I? What right do you have to ask for my help?”

Liang Wenzhong had been speaking with enthusiasm, but her retort was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

”Don’t come looking for me in the future, and don’t send me anything either. We agreed back then to have nothing to do with each other, so please relay my exact words to your esteemed wife when you get back.”

”She came to you too?” Liang Wenzhong was clearly unaware.

”If there’s nothing else, then I’ll be leaving.” Shen Shuci got up to leave, and just as she was passing by him, he grabbed her arm.

”Shen Shuci, I’m asking you politely right now, but if I tell the Shen Family or Tang Wan about your past...”

Liang Wenzhong had bought a ton of things and personally came to ask for her help, not receiving even a morsel of respect, which naturally irked him.

Shen Shuci gave him a smile, shook off his hand, and instead took a pen and sticky note out of her bag and wrote down a series of numbers to hand to him.

”What is this...” Liang Wenzhong frowned. She gave him a phone number?

”It’s Wanwan’s mobile number, feel free to contact her anytime. I don’t know how much she’ll believe, but I can guarantee, if she finds out that because I didn’t agree to your demands, you go to her making insinuations and false accusations...”

”She’ll only think that you are acting selfishly and despicably!”

”Your Liang Family is so concerned about saving face, but if this gets out, I won’t care—what about your family’s reputation then?”

”You...” Liang Wenzhong’s face instantly turned ashen with rage.

Jiang Shiyi was quite a distance away and couldn’t hear what the two were saying, but he saw Shen Shuci decisively walk away, her movements clean and sharp. From his angle, he could only see Liang Wenzhong’s back.

After a while, he also got up and left, forgetting to take the luxury items he had set aside. It wasn’t until a waiter chased after him to hand over the items that his face turned iron blue, clearly having hit a wall.

This... seemed to be getting interesting.

...

Of course, Liang Wenzhong would not really go to the Shen Family elders or Tang Wan with any accusations, just like Shen Shuci had said, because the Liang Family cared about their public image.

After Tang Wan got home, she leaned into Jiang Jinsang’s arms, and the two of them were watching a documentary about pregnancy and parenting.

”Grandpa and Grandma are supposed to leave in a few days; I’m going to miss them a lot.”

”Once the baby is a bit more stable, we can go overseas to visit them.” Jiang Jinsang reached out to touch Tang Wan’s belly, ”It’s just that you’ll have to endure some hardships in the coming days.”

”I think our baby is quite good, I haven’t had many pregnancy symptoms. Just some nausea and retching when I brush my teeth in the morning; he must be a well-behaved baby.” Tang Wan stroked her belly.

The documentary was currently showcasing underwater births, said to lessen the pain of childbirth.

Jiang Jinsang squinted at the screen; as a man, it was always hard to imagine the pain of childbirth for a woman.

Jiang Jinsang had even specially consulted with Zhou Zhongqing about how painful childbirth really was.

”I have a friend who has a labor pain simulation machine, you could go and experience it.”