Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 745 - 459 The whole city knows, they are passionately in love (4 updates)_2
"Don’t pull on me; I want to save face. I’ll walk by myself!"
...
Jiang Chengsi frowned, "Jiang Xiaowu, I also want to indulge in gossip and watch the drama unfold."
Jiang Jinsang turned his head toward him, "You go home."
"I am going, Jiang Jinsang, I’m your brother! You’re ordering me?"
"Just a cousin."
...
At this time, Huo Qinqi and Shen Shuci’s matter had already spread far and wide in Beijing, leaving the family utterly confused. Jiang Jinsang helped Tang Wan adjust her clothes, "When you get back, Grandpa and Grandma will definitely ask, so before everything is clear, focus on calming them down."
"What’s not clear? My aunt’s relationship with the Huo Family?" Jiang Chengsi raised an eyebrow, "Isn’t that obvious? Mmm—"
Jiang Chengsi was cut off before he could finish when Jiang Shiyi covered his mouth again, "Xiaowu, you’d better hurry to the police station. The rest of us will take care of family matters."
"Okay, I’ll explain everything in detail when I get back," Jiang Jinsang said after exchanging a few more words with Tang Wan before leaving.
**
The police were ready to take someone back for questioning. They had planned to have Shen Shuci ride in their car, but Huo Qinqi stood there and said:
"Can I join her? Would that be convenient?"
What could the police say? They all got into the car together.
It was originally three police officers with Shen Shuci, four in total; now, with the addition of Huo Qinqi, the back seat inevitably became crowded, the three of them sitting side by side, Huo Qinqi in the middle.
The atmosphere was exceptionally strange.
"I had some matters at the station; I should have returned a few days earlier," Huo Qinqi spoke with a hushed voice, yet everyone in the car could clearly hear him.
"I didn’t have much going on..."
"Are you angry?" Huo Qinqi was the type to speak his mind.
Shen Shuci coughed softly, "No."
"I couldn’t contact anyone from outside."
"Okay." After all, with him there, things naturally felt different for Shen Shuci.
"You never answered my previous question."
"What was it?"
"Huo Chichi missed me, did you?"
The police in the car:
You two are supposed to cooperate with us on heading back to the station for questioning. This is a police vehicle; what are you doing?
Talking about love and romance, can you be serious?
But they couldn’t really say anything; instead, they were quite curious themselves and all ears to listen, while Shen Shuci turned her head to look out the window, not wanting to deal with him at all.
With so many people present, he didn’t seem to know how to be discreet at all.
Today, the Huo Family had come to help, and she felt grateful deep down, but the situation had developed entirely beyond her expectations.
She didn’t know how to explain to her parents when she got back.
It was like jumping into the Yellow River; no matter how she explained it, she couldn’t clear herself of blame.
*
Meanwhile, Qi Zeyan was having a tougher time...
Night had completely fallen, and he sat inside Jiang Jinsang’s car, where a light beam from the window fell upon his impeccable shoes. Qi Zeyan bowed his head to see that his shoes were a bit dirty. Here, bend down to wipe them...
His hair seemed a bit disheveled; better tidy it up!
In any case, he found things to keep himself busy with, avoiding direct contact with Jiang Jinsang.
"Zeyan," Jiang Jinsang said, his calmness after the initial shock almost terrifying.
"Ouch, I just remembered, I haven’t returned a work call." Qi Zeyan hurriedly pulled out his phone, "Look at my memory, this project is pretty important..."
Jiang Jinsang chuckled lightly, "No worries, go ahead with your call."
"We used to be very close, almost sharing everything, even telling me that you liked Wanwan."
Qi Zeyan was astonished: That was ages ago, why bring it up now?
"Maybe I’ve neglected you since getting married. Stay at our house tonight, we can talk all night long. I remember, we haven’t had an overnight chat since graduating from college."
...
Qi Zeyan felt frantic:
"I’d rather you neglected me, your sudden enthusiasm is even scarier."
**
By the time the news about Huo Qinqi and Shen Shuci reached the Jiang Mansion, it had already turned Beijing upside down. Despite the Huo Family’s reservations, no photos or videos had been leaked, the rumors were detailed and vivid.
When it reached the Jiang Mansion, it had become a completely different scenario.
"I heard that Young Master Huo and Miss Shen have already been living together, they’re cohabiting," the elders of the Shen Family were stunned. Cohabiting?
"What cohabiting nonsense, they are preparing to get married!"
The elders of the Shen Family were dumbfounded again.
This was a triple jump, yet they, as parents, were utterly clueless about it?
Insider No. 1: "It is said that the Huo couple took leave and came back just to propose marriage. Otherwise, why do you think the elders of the Shen Family have been staying in Beijing for so long, and even at the Jiang Mansion? This incident with the Liang Family was a scheme concocted by both families."
Insider No. 2: "I have a friend who said they’ve already registered their marriage."
Insider No. 3: "I heard someone witnessed them at the Civil Affairs Bureau, if you don’t believe it, go check."
It sounded as though it was real.
Shen Shuci probably didn’t even know which way the door to the Civil Affairs Bureau opened, yet she had inexplicably become a married woman.
"I heard they’re getting married soon. The Huo family has come back to Beijing just to organize their wedding. The Huo Family hasn’t had a celebration in a long time, I’m quite looking forward to it. I just don’t know from where Shen Shuci will be marrying out."
The outside world had distorted the story beyond recognition.
...
The elders of the Shen Family were completely stunned.
Living together, getting married, engagement, even registered marriage?
They weren’t close with the Huo Family. Just a few hours ago, they had worried whether this family was going to side with the Liang Family against them, and now...
What a turn of events.
They wanted to call Shen Shuci, but since they needed to cooperate with the police investigation, they didn’t want to disturb her continuously, so they could only wait helplessly.
"This..." Old Madam Shen looked towards the Jiang Family members.
She had said before that Huo Qinqi was not bad, but that was just talk. To truly consider him as a son-in-law was completely different.
Old Madam Shen just felt he was a spirited young man... 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
How did they actually end up together?
The most important thing was, they had been totally unaware, and one could only imagine the shock this news had on both of them.
The Jiang Family members were also confused. The old lady coughed twice, "There are too many rumors now. Let’s wait for the kids to come back and ask them carefully. Don’t rush, as long as the kids are fine."
"How can they be fine." Old Master Shen suddenly frowned, "With the situation blown up like this, even cohabitation and marriage registration are brought into it, how is Shuci supposed to find a partner in the future? Isn’t this..."
"Actually, Qinqi is a pretty good kid, you see, thanks to their family’s intervention in this matter..." Fan Mingyu tentatively said, her best friend’s son was no different from her own.
"I was saying, it’s impossible that the Huo Family would suddenly cut ties with us and stand on the side of the Liang Family. Look, there’s clearly more to this story."
"It’s just that this drama they’re playing out is really..."
Fan Mingyu wanted to put in a good word for the Huo Family, but she also didn’t know the inside story. After talking a bit, she realized...
She really couldn’t fabricate any further.
"The whole family was involved, and yet the situation still spiraled to this." Old Master Shen frowned, "I think they have been conspiring for a long time, turning the uncooked rice into cooked rice, making everyone believe my daughter has already married into their family."
"Drink some water first, don’t get too agitated." Fan Mingyu poured him a glass of water.
She carefully observed the expressions of the two elders of the Shen Family, who were advanced in years, fearing they might not handle the shock well.
"Thank you." Old Master Shen was about to reach for the glass, his hand trembled, and the cup dropped to the floor. Fortunately, it was lukewarm water, or it would have caused a burn.
With so many highs and lows, Old Master Shen was truly at a loss.
Initially, he had only wanted to resolve the issue with the Liang Family, but out of the blue, how did his daughter get settled as well?
If it weren’t for this incident, he might not have noticed until the walls were dug through to the core of the earth that the two of them had "secretly hit it off"...
Going to her apartment, a single man and a single woman, both abroad, he might be too late to find out if he delayed any further, perhaps even a child would already be born.
Old Master Shen became more alarmed the more he thought about it.
No wonder he didn’t like that boy at first glance!
Now? Although the specifics were unknown.
But the whole city believed the two were "deeply in love," how could his daughter marry someone else in the future...
