The Time-Limited Love and Marriage-Chapter 534

Jiang Guosheng, after receiving countless phone calls terminating partnerships, was also somewhat stupefied.

"What on earth is going on? Why suddenly want to terminate the partnerships?"

Yu Man was certain, "It must be that bitch Jiang Moxi! We had just argued with her, and now we face such difficulties! It must be her doing!"

She even started cursing, "An ungrateful wretch raised in vain! Given a little advantage by outsiders, she goes so far as to threaten her own mother, completely ignoring the kindness of her family..."

But Jiang Guosheng wasn’t in the mood to care about this, only saying, "The problem now is how to deal with so many contract terminations. Sigh, what to do when dad blames us?"

Yu Man said, "What can we do? Just tell him it’s that bitch Jiang Moxi’s fault."

That very evening, almost all collaborations between the Jiang’s and local businesses in Emperor City were unilaterally terminated.

The situation was extremely serious, and Jiang Guosheng couldn’t bear it alone, so he could only phone Jiang Tairan.

Upon hearing the news, Jiang Tairan was so angry that he spat blood and was sent to the ICU.

With Jiang Tairan in the ICU, all the Jiang Family’s matters could only be handed over to Jiang Guosheng, the eldest son.

Jiang Guosheng suggested, "Instead of the whole family starting anew in a strange city, why not go back to our familiar Yan City? We at least know some connections there, don’t we?"

Jiang Dinghai and Zhao Guangmei thought it made sense too.

Zhao Guangmei agreed, saying, "Right, at least we still own quite a few properties in Yan City. Developing there again could also cut some expenses."

So, to minimize losses, the Jiang Family hurriedly wound up all their affairs in Emperor City and pulled their businesses back to Yan City.

*

Jiang Tairan stayed in the ICU for a day and a night before being moved back to a general ward.

When he returned to the ward, Jiang Guosheng was waiting for him there.

Seeing Jiang Guosheng’s dejected appearance, Jiang Tairan had already guessed the answer.

But still not giving up hope, he asked Jiang Guosheng, "How is Jiang’s now?"

Jiang Guosheng cautioned him, "Dad, the doctor said your body is weak. Try to keep your emotions as stable as possible."

Jiang Tairan’s voice immediately rose, "Just tell me! Stop beating around the bush!"

Jiang Guosheng could only report the developments of the past two days—how they had been cut off by all local businesses in Emperor City, suffering heavy losses, and the market value shrinking to one-fiftieth of its original size.

Moreover, Jiang Guosheng also informed Jiang Tairan, "Right now, we really can’t stay in Emperor City. The longer we stay, the more losses we incur. So that night, we urgently transferred all our assets back to Yan City."

At the moment of hearing this, Jiang Tairan seemed to have aged by a decade in an instant, his eyes filling with tears.

"Such a sin..." he sighed softly, then lay down on the hospital bed, with a look of utter despair.

He had fought for a lifetime, toiled for a lifetime, just to develop Jiang’s to its current size.

But now, all of that had been undone overnight, rendering his lifelong efforts futile. How could his heart not be tormented?

Jiang Guosheng also knew Jiang Tairan was suffering, but still he tried to comfort him as much as possible, "Dad, don’t worry, things will get better. Right now, the most important thing is for you to recover your health."

"But I’ve struggled all my life, and now I have nothing left," Jiang Tairan looked at the ceiling, with tears shimmering in his eyes.

Jiang Guosheng consoled him, "I will help you get it all back, what’s most important now is for you to relax..."

Jiang Guosheng went on for an hour, constantly comforting Jiang Tairan.

The viewers in the live broadcast room were also inevitably moved by the interaction between father and son.

"I can’t bear to see elderly people cry nowadays. Especially when he is suffering from such a serious illness, why take away everything he cares about?"

"It feels like he has no motivation to live, it’s really pitiful."

"This was done by Designer X. I heard from my relatives that the family supporting her in Emperor City reaches the sky with their influence, they asked all enterprises in Emperor City to not cooperate with the Jiang family, which forced the Jiang family to move out overnight and suffer heavy losses."

"What kind of deep hatred does it take to treat an old man like this? And he’s her own family member! Designer X is the most vicious person I’ve ever seen, bar none."

"She did it just to win this contest! Look, if Jiang Tairan dies out of anger, wouldn’t the cure rate at Professor Fu’s end be lowered?"

Overall, Jiang Tairan’s look of despair sparked considerable discussion, resulting in Jiang Moxi being blasted in the trending searches again.

Hot search terms like "total annihilation," "Designer X’s ruthless tactics," "the ultimate malevolence" surged onto the search engines’ trending lists.

But in fact, Jiang Moxi did not know about the Jiang family being driven out of Emperor City until after the fact.

When Old Master Feng told her about it, Jiang Moxi felt especially guilty.

"Grandpa, I’m sorry, I’ve even caused you to be scolded as well."

Old Master Feng gently patted her hair, only revealing a kind smile on his face, "Silly child, it’s other people’s fault, not yours."

Old Master Feng continued, "I never really intended to drive their whole family out of Emperor City, I was just speaking out of anger. But I know, if they don’t leave, if they keep provoking us here, sooner or later you would lose control."

No matter what, Old Master Feng had always taken Jiang Moxi’s feelings into account when dealing with the Jiang family.

Otherwise, given the conduct of the Jiang family, Old Master Feng or Feng Ming and Feng Yu would have long dealt with the Jiang family and made them unable to recover.

But in the end, the Jiang family fiercely angered Jiang Moxi.

That day, Jiang Moxi’s loss of control had planted the seeds for future safety hazards.

To prevent Jiang Moxi from killing Yu Man and then committing suicide, Old Master Feng absolutely refused to allow those people to set foot in Emperor City ever again.

"Ah Ming and Ah Yu have also spread the word in the surrounding cities, and from now on there will not be any enterprise willing to cooperate with them, they should not disturb you again. Even Jiang Tairan, after he finishes the competition, will be sent away as well."

Jiang Moxi hadn’t expected that, without her knowledge, the Feng family had already done so much for her.

Her eyes drooping, she felt very remorseful: "Sorry, grandpa, I’m already so grown up, yet I still make you and my brothers worry about me..."

She understood that everything Old Master Feng had done was for her, which made her feel even more self-reproachful.

"Xixi, you are my granddaughter, you are Ah Ming’s and Ah Yu’s sister. No matter how old you are, you will always be a child to us, and as children, we must take care of you, protect you..."

Jiang Moxi nestled against Old Master Feng’s shoulder, quietly shedding tears.

She thought, perhaps Old Master Feng and Feng Ming, Feng Yu, were sent by the heavens to fill the void of her family’s love.