Jiang Mansion
Tang Wan ultimately did not get to share a al with Zhou Zhongqing. When she returned ho, Jiang Jinsang was hunched over, still working on his puzzle, a completely pure white one without a single patterned clue, a thousand pieces, each unique.
She rarely played puzzles, at first finding them fresh and interesting, but after failing to find a single correct piece, she lost her sense of achievent, and naturally, it beca boring.
Jiang Jinsang, on the other hand, enjoyed it imnsely and quickly assembled over half of it.
"Back already? How’s Taotao?"
"She’s fine, eldest brother and Teacher Shen told to co back first." Tang Wan had intended to stay and help, but they said it was unnecessary.
"I heard she cracked her head?"
"Just a little skin broken, not too serious. Uncle Zhou said there won’t be a scar." Tang Wan sat down beside him, idly fiddling with the puzzle pieces on the table, "Fourth brother went to E country."
"What for?" Jiang Jinsang smiled at her.
"He said it was about transferring Taotao’s household registration, sothing about needing a birth certificate. How could Teacher Shen not even have the child’s birth certificate? It’s clear he’s just using any excuse to go over there..."
"Wanwan."
"What?"
"The pieces of my puzzle while chaotic, had order on the table, but you’ve jumbled them."
"..." Tang Wan furrowed her brows, put down the puzzle piece, and was about to walk away when he grabbed her wrist, "Take your ti with it, I won’t disturb you."
"These things, brother and sister-in-law, have their own considerations, we just need to watch the drama play out."
"At first, fourth brother didn’t find anything in E country," Tang Wan pursed her lips.
Originally Jiang Chengsi had gone abroad to investigate, but aside from discovering Shen Zhixian once carried twins, all other information was a jumbled ss, nothing useful.
There were suspects, but no evidence, no witnesses. If they had really locked onto soone, they wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble to make Shen Zhixian do so faux family separation.
It was all to flush out the snake, to make that person expose themselves.
Yet, after all this ti, the ghost in the Xie Family remained silent; one could say remarkably patient.
"We didn’t find anything before, but this ti might be different." Jiang Jinsang’s smile was laden with deeper aning, "Wanwan, don’t forget, tis have changed, last ti fourth brother went in secret, the Xie Family knew nothing, but this ti..."
Tang Wan narrowed her eyes in thought, "Doing it so ostentatiously on purpose, just to let the person in the Xie Family know, is to inform them he’s gone abroad."
"Taotao’s injuries weren’t serious, the Xie Family are aware, and fourth brother wouldn’t be criticized for traveling abroad over her minor injuries. Getting a birth certificate is just a pretext, for the Xie Family to know..."
"Fourth brother will go to the Hospital!" Tang Wan blurted out, "So..."
"Those with a guilt-ridden heart will definitely take action; we just need to wait for the fish to bite." Jiang Jinsang caressed her wrist, "Still angry? I’ve heard that if a woman is angry, nothing that a kiss can’t resolve..."
"Wanwan, do you want to kiss you?"
Tang Wan was flustered; what was this nonsense he’s saying!
While she was still stunned by his remark, Jiang Jinsang had already stood up, leaned over, turned his head, and pecked her lips:
"Is that enough? Are you not mad anymore?"
"Jiang Jinsang..."
"I’ve heard if once isn’t enough, then twice. If not, it’s settled in bed."
Tang Wan was both amused and exasperated; was there anyone else so brazen in their moves?
"Jiang Jinsang, if you want to kiss just say so; there’s no need to... mmm—" Tang Wan’s remaining words were lost between their lips, and it was only after she was kissed senseless that Jiang Jinsang whispered into her ear.
His breath was scorching, as if fire traveled from her ear to her neck, searing deep into her heart, leaving her entire body burning...
His voice was hoarse as he said,
"Wanwan, indeed, I want to kiss you."
Tang Wan’s face flushed bright red, embarrassed and nervous, but the man only beca increasingly shaless.
**
Hospital, outside the Xie Family elder’s ward
Jiang Chengsi’s departure to E country, reported as exile, yet the Hospital is a public place where no secrets can be hidden. Claiming he was going abroad for a birth certificate, but outsiders wouldn’t know, how could the Xie Family be oblivious, it was in Shen Zhixian’s hands.
His trip to E country was clearly for another matter.
When Shen Zhixian gave birth, it was said that Jiangjiang did not survive, yet now he has appeared in the Jiang Family. The Xie Family were not fools; everyone knew there was sothing fishy, very likely that foul play ca from within their own family.
It is difficult for an upright official to settle his own household’s issues, knowing that the problem might lie with one’s close kin, tacitly not discussing the issue...
Ultimately, it is still fear at heart.
Now with Jiang Chengsi abroad, it’s sure to result in so investigation, so the atmosphere in the Xie Family was far from good.
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