Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 720 - 448 The foresighted Uncle Wu, the playboy Jiang Siye (3 more - s)
Tang Wan slept deeply, and by the time she woke up again, it was already dusk. As she shifted in bed, she heard a clear and brisk voice behind her.
"Awake?"
"Hm?" Tang Wan turned over to see Jiang Jinsang setting aside a stack of documents, "You’re in the room too? What are you looking at? So much?"
"I just met with the lawyer, he gave these documents, just flipping through them." Jiang Jinsang caressed the cover page of the documents, "The evidence is conclusive, with both witness testimony and physical evidence. The police will charge him with premeditated murder."
"What about the Liang Family? Haven’t they come to plead for leniency?" After all, there was a connection with the old lady, and Liang Han was their only child.
"They did come, but not to plead. They brought an invitation."
"What?" Tang Wan propped herself up with her hands and sat up on the bed.
"Their family has been committed to orphan assistance for years and holds an event annually. This year’s event was already settled, but suddenly they’ve made it much more high-profile."
"Supporting orphans." Tang Wan scoffed, "Throwing money for peace of mind? Hypocritical virtue."
Jiang Jinsang couldn’t help but chuckle softly at her indignant little appearance.
"Are they planning to give up on Liang Han and whitewash their reputation through charity?"
The fact that Liang Han had taken banned substances had not yet been disclosed, but the Liang Family’s public reputation had been deteriorating. A quick way to rebuild their image was through charity.
"However, at the moment they indeed have no plans to plead for Liang Han, perhaps they are plotting something else..." Jiang Jinsang twisted his fingers, pensive.
"It’s a foregone conclusion, they know pleading would just be humiliating," Tang Wan surveyed Jiang Jinsang, "Why do I feel like you are scheming against someone?"
"Just making precautionary plans. I’m just thinking... if I were a member of the Liang family... wanting to save Liang Han, what would I do?"
The Jiang Family would definitely not give in, pleading would be pointless.
Jiang Jinsang seemed to suddenly think of something...
If his family was indeed planning to do this, they must make preparations early.
He would not allow Liang Han to escape, if the Liang family dared to make a move now...
They would surely be crushed!
Tang Wan couldn’t see the myriad of thoughts swirling in Jiang Jinsang’s heart. As she got up, passing his desk, aside from some legal documents, there were renovations and parenting books, and surprisingly, educational books.
"Why are you looking at this? The child is still very young, there’s a long way to go before he’s born and can be educated. Aren’t you being too hasty reading books on education?"
"My mom said today that I should find a job. She mentioned that when people ask what the child’s father does, it wouldn’t be good to say I’m an unemployed bum."
"Education, you want to become a teacher?" Tang Wan laughed, "If you became a teacher, how pitiful would your students be?"
"I’m just browsing..."
At this time, Jiangjiang knocked on the door, saying his big brother had arrived and Fan Mingyu asked the two to come downstairs.
The brother he referred to was definitely Xie Duo. He now addresses Xie Duo endearingly as "big brother," much to Xie Duo’s dismay...
Occasionally taking him out, it’s inevitable for the kid to want snacks and drinks. Some shop owners would even praise, "Your son is so cute."
Jiangjiang would reply, "I’m not his son, I’m his brother."
Brother?
The snack shop owners would just offer a wry smile, probably thinking he was his real younger brother, their expressions mocking, almost praising him with a, "Your parents are really something..."
Pretty remarkable!
Xie Duo would have to clarify, "Cousin’s, my aunt’s child."
"Then your uncle and aunt are pretty remarkable too," having such a young little cousin added.
Most people would naturally assume that the aunt Xie Duo mentioned was about the same age as his father, so having a child at an older age seemed impressive, and Xie Duo couldn’t be bothered to explain.
As Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang went downstairs, Xie Duo was talking with the old lady, and Xie Tongtong was playing with the two children. Seeing the two descend, considering their generational relations, he should follow Jiangjiang and Taotao in calling Jiang Jinsang "Uncle."
Xie Tongtong didn’t mind, sweetly calling out "Uncle" and even remembered to congratulate them, while Xie Duo was a bit frustrated.
Calling Jiang Yanting "uncle" was one thing, but with three younger brothers below him, this damn setup!
He’s been saddled with three more uncles!
Xie Duo had previously resolved himself to accept having an arch-enemy as an uncle, gritting his teeth, but now he felt that the matter was far from simple. Jiang Shiyi and Jiang Jinsang were tolerable, but...
He also had to call Jiang Chengsi "Uncle"?
"Wanwan, are you awake? Hungry? There’s still soup warming in the kitchen." Fan Mingyu had truly moved into the old house, and Tang Wan had become a key person the Jiang Family was protecting.
Even Jiangjiang and Taotao had been warned not to frolic around Tang Wan as it might scare the baby, and both were very conscious of it.
"Are the three cousins and auntie gone?" Tang Wan looked around, not seeing them.
"They went back to Hexi, it was on the way, all three of them left together." Old Madam Shen smiled.
In fact, they weren’t heading back to Hexi but rather Shen Shuci was going to the police station to assist with the investigation. After what happened with Liang Han, it was natural to be concerned about her, so she was accompanied by her two brothers.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, once the investigation was done, the two brothers could head home and could also conveniently drop off Shen Shuci.
...
At this moment, the three were at the police station with Shen Shuci being called away separately, while Jiang Shiyi and Jiang Chengsi waited in an office, drinking tea.
The cops were too busy to pay them much attention.
"What’s there to ask that takes so long?" Jiang Chengsi clicked his tongue.
"Aren’t you patient?" Jiang Shiyi glared at him, "What will you do when you get a girlfriend in the future?"
"She’s not my girlfriend." Jiang Chengsi nudged his arm and lowered his voice, "Hey, bro, be honest with me, have you dated anyone while you were abroad? You’re not still a virgin, are you?"
Jiang Shiyi raised an eyebrow, "I know you’re a virgin."
"Don’t say it so loud!"
"It’s nothing to be ashamed of; it shows you like to fool around but you keep it clean."
Jiang Chengsi hummed twice. His image on the outside was that of a playboy—a man who could drive onto the expressway. If people knew he was still a virgin, he’d probably be laughed to death.
At this moment, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came from the office.
"Team Leader Zhang, our lab’s test report is out."
Jiang Shiyi lowered his head to drink tea, while Jiang Chengsi turned his head, laughing, "Oh, it’s the miss from the toxicology report again, we’re quite fated, seeing her for the second time today."
"I’m finished here, sorry to keep you waiting so long." Shen Shuci had also come out.
"Let’s go, I’ll take you home." Jiang Shiyi stood up.
"It’s too much trouble for you."
"Don’t mention it."
"Hold on for a moment, I’ll see them out." The speaker was the criminal police team’s leader, Zhang, in charge of Tang Wan’s case. When he brought her back, he couldn’t help but say, "Each of the Jiang brothers is troublesome, I thought the Fourth Master was bad enough, but his brother is even worse?"
"His brother?"
"Jiang Shiyi."
The woman squinted her doe-eyes and snorted softly, unclear what she meant.
**
After Shen Shuci got home, she couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear from the day’s events.
"Meow—" Huo Chichi hadn’t seen her all day and affectionately rubbed against her feet.
"Did you miss me? Come, give me a hug!" Shen Shuci had just bent down to pick him up when the doorbell rang. Living alone, she checked through the peephole and, surprisingly, it was Elder Liang.
"I know you’re home; I just want to talk to you for a bit." Elder Liang had clearly been waiting a long time for her to come home.
When she didn’t open the door, he added, "Don’t worry, it’s just me, the driver is downstairs, I’ll leave after we talk."
"If you don’t open the door, then I’ll speak from here."
...
Speak from the door? It wouldn’t be good to disturb the neighbors. Hesitating, Shen Shuci still opened the door—indeed, it was only the old master. He leaned on his cane and paused when he saw the cat in her arms.
"Come in, please. Have a seat wherever you like; I’ll get you a glass of water." Shen Shuci set Huo Chichi down and turned to get a disposable paper cup.
Meanwhile, Jiang Shiyi and Jiang Chengsi left Left Bank Garden and went home. Jiang Chengsi called the old house to report their safety, while Jiang Shiyi returned to the laboratory, stroking his phone and still sent out a message.
But it was unclear when the person would see it.
Half an hour after the message was sent, someone saw it.
"Beijing has been restless recently; someone might harm her. If there’s nothing else, come back quickly."
Huo Qinqi had just finished a mission and turned on his phone, due to Jiang Shiyi’s message being sent last, it was pinned to the top.
Someone might harm her?
He scrolled down and saw Qi Zeyan’s message:
"High alert ahead, cuckold warning!"
"Damn, you better hurry back, you’re about to be cuckolded, someone’s saying your auntie is seducing a married man!"
"Is this Liang Han an idiot? He’s actually harassing your future in-laws."
...
Huo Qinqi frowned and compared it to Jiang Shiyi’s message, which was concise and to the point, without any superfluous bits. What on earth was all this crap Qi Zeyan sent!
He only smiled slightly when he saw the last one:
"Your wife is so fierce, she actually sent someone to the hospital."
His... wife?
"Captain, what are you looking at? A message from your sister-in-law? You actually smiled." A teammate tried to sneak a peek, but Huo Qinqi had already turned off the screen.
"Pack up; we need to head back quickly."
"It’s different with a sister-in-law. Usually after a mission, you let the brothers catch their breath, but today, before we could even breathe, you’re rushing us back..."
Despite the teasing, everyone quickly packed their gear and hurried back.
Huo Qinqi had to report back to the base, which would inevitably delay him, and Beijing had indeed had a big incident...
Even the Huo Family was implicated.
