Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 288: 198 Jiangjiang Night Raid, Young Master Xie is Too Sensitive (2 more chapters)_2 He wanted to knock on the door, but if his little sister saw what the two of them were doing, she would definitely think her father was a scumbag. After sthought, he decided to take her back to their room instead.

Taotao was drowsy from sleep and didn't think much of it, simply following him back to the room. Maybe it was because she was in a strange place, but once she woke up, she couldn't fall back asleep.

"Taotao?" "Um..." "Can't you sleep?" "Mmm." "How about I tell you a story?" "I suddenly feel a bit sleepy." ** That night, Jiang Yanting and Shen Zhixian fully demonstrated that when a man and a woman are left alone in a room, nothing necessarily has to happen.

They talked for a long time, mostly about the two children. It was around three in the morning when Shen Zhixian finally returned to Jiangjiang's bedroom.

Tang Wan had gone to bed late last night and didn't wake up until eight-thirty. When she cdownstairs, the snowstorm had stopped, and the community's property management was clearing the roads. Jiangjiang had said the day before that the little girl liked the snow, and now she and Taotao were already outside making snowmen. "Why not stay for lunch before you go?" The old lady held onto Shen Zhixian, clearly not wanting to let her and her daughter leave, "I'll call Old Xie." "That's right, no rush, at least wait until after lunch," Fan Mingyu agreed.

However, at this tthey couldn't make their relationship with the Xie Family public, the act over there had to go on, and they couldn't possibly let the mother and daughter stay on indefinitely. This left the Jiang Family with smixed feelings.

Madam Jiang personally made the call, saying she really liked Shen Zhixian and her daughter and wanted them to stay for lunch. Old Xie had no choice but to agree.

After hanging up the phone, there was still a bit of a sour feeling in his heart.

"Dad, the Jiang Family liking Zhixian and accepting her and her daughter is a good thing. Haven't you always hoped she'd find a good family? Jiang Yanting was personally picked by you, and now everything is on track, you should be happy," Du Jinglan said with a smile as she began to open the tea caddy to make tea for him.

"Yes, I should be happy," Old Xie smiled wryly, "But I worry about what if Jiangjiang's birth mother suddenly returns? What then for Zhixian? Yanting has such a temper, and he has his own child too. What if he doesn't treat Taotao well? Different treatment of the children will greatly affect their psyche..." The more he thought about it, the less feasible he found this marriage.

"Dad, you're just overthinking it. You want to resolve everything for her, but even if she and Yanting had no children and were first loves, who can guarantee they'd last forever?" Du Jinglan said, pouring him tea.

"I'm aware of all you're saying..." In the midst of speaking, Xie Duo entered the room. The post-snow chill was biting.

"Aren't you going to the company? Why are you back so soon?" Du Jinglan looked at him with a smile.

"Just wanted to see how the venue setup was going. There's nothing much." "Xie Duo, do you remember where Jiang Yanting studied abroad before?" Old Xie asked, for the two were arch- enemies and knew each other all too well.

"E country, why do you ask?" "It's the splace as your little aunt. What a coincidence," the old man teased with a chuckle.

Xie Duo was standing in the entryway removing his shoes. Hearing this, his expression stiffened for a moment as something seemed to burst forth in his mind, but this surprise was fleeting, and no one noticed.

"Sit down and have a cup of hot tea," Du Jinglan said, looking at her son with a contented smile.

In Beijing, who wouldn't praise Xie Duo with a word? As a mother, she naturally felt pleased.

Just as Xie Duo walked over, the old man suddenly leaned on his cane to get up, "I'm a bit tired, Xie Duo, helpto my room to rest a bit." "Mom, I'll take Grandpa back to his room first," Xie Duo said, smiling and supporting the old man as they walked to the bedroom. Everyone was wise to the situation, including Du Jinglan; clearly, the old man had something to discuss alone with Xie Duo and purposefully avoided her.

As soon as they reached the bedroom, the old man raised his arm to signal, “Close the door." Xie Duo did as told, shutting the door, then turned to look at him, "Grandpa, do you have something to instruct me? Did you specifically avoid my mom?" "I'm not deliberately avoiding her, I just don't want too many people to know about this." "Is it still about your younger aunt?" "Your great-grandmother, on her deathbed, earnestly askedto find her. We've found her, but there have been quite a few issues. She was naive when she was young, got mixed up with a scoundrel, and I don't know how she ended up pregnant by that trash. When I press her for details, she just cries. Back then her health was too fragile; I didn't dare stress her, so the matter was put aside." "Do you wantto find that man?" Xie Duo asked in a low voice. “She and Jiang Yanting are making good progress. Why bother looking for that irresponsible scumbag?" Although he was at odds with Jiang Yanting, Xie Duo knew the man's character well; if Shen Zhixian truly married into that family, she wouldn't suffer in this lifetime.

"From your tone, are you siding with Jiang Yanting? Weren't you strongly opposed to their relationship?" Old Xie chuckled lightly.

"That's two separate matters. I don't like him, but that doesn't mean he's not a good person." Xie Duo wasn't the type to be blinded by prejudice.

"I don't want to find that scumbag; I want you to secretly check into Jiang Yanting's background. His child was adopted from overseas a few years ago. Find out a little more..." Old Xie couldn't help but sigh. "I'm just worried that if your aunt really marries into that family, there might be unexpected troubles later on." "I understand," Xie Duo said, immediately grasping what he meant.

"Keep it low-key; make sure the Jiang Family doesn't find out. Prying into other people's privacy is not good, after all." "I get it." "Your aunt and Taotao are going to stay at the Jiang Family's for lunch. In the afternoon, go withto their house to pick them up, and drop by to make amends. We kept them in the dark initially during the matchmaking, and they didn't blus, so I can't just play dead." Old Xie looked at Xie Duo. "Jiang Yanting will, after all, be your elder. You should be more careful when you talk to him, not like before..." "He's not yet!" "Soon!" "Let's talk about it when he can actually marry my aunt away from our family." Old Xie was speechless. "Stubborn as a dead duck." Xie Duo wasn't just being stubborn; it was his last stand. But if those two really got together, it wouldn't be easy for Jiang Yanting to marry someone away from their family.

**

Xie Duo couldn't personally go overseas at this time, so he had to make phone calls and ask for help. Without any clues, he could only start the investigation from the Hospital and the school where Shen Zhixian had studied. Unexpectedly, news cback soon, indicating that someone had also inquired at the Hospital recently.

"Somebody went there? Who?" "They only mentioned it was a tall, Asian man, very distinctive looking." "Any photos?" "None. The person was very cautious, and also skirted the surveillance cameras, very seasoned." Xie Duo narrowed his eyes. If it wasn't their family, this Asian man could only be from the Jiang Family checking on Shen Zhixian.

"How long ago did this happen?" "A few days, I guess." The fact that Shen Zhixian had a child was known to many people in the Hospital, just not to anyone domestically. If it really was the Jiang Family...

If they had found out several days ago, it meant that they had known she had a child all along and had purposefully kept it a secret. Yet despite that, they were still willing to accept her and her daughter? The Jiang Family's actions were a bit strange...

Then, he remembered the 'Eureka' moment in his mind earlier. Because his grandfather suddenly mentioned they were fated, he abruptly realized that these two individuals seemed to have attended the suniversity during a certain period.

Not to mention going abroad, but even studying out-of-province in the country would mean forming a m 'hometown association'. And that was overseas? It was very possible that the two actually knew each other... The deeper he delved, the more his head ached. It shouldn't really be as he suspected, right? So tic...

What about Jiangjiang...

Xie Duo's heart suddenly clenched, and his temples throbbed!