Jiang Che looked at Wang Shuo and asked calmly, "Tell me, what exactly are you framing behind my back?"

Wang Shuo vaguely sensed his anger and, feeling somewhat guilty, didn't dare to look him in the eye. He mumbled, "What can I say, Brother Che? It was just the brothers joking around."

Jiang Ze lay on the hospital bed looking at him, his brows furrowed, and said, "A coward who has the guts to say it but not the guts to admit it!"

Faced with Jiang Ze's insults, Wang Shuo instantly became agitated, pointing at him and saying, "Jiang Ze, don't push your luck! What's wrong with me telling the truth? Isn't Ye Zhao a woman who's been with Shen Du...?"

Before the words were finished, two voices, barely concealing their anger, suddenly rang out from inside and outside the house: "Wang Shuo!"

Jiang Che immediately pulled Ye Zhao into his arms, instinctively glancing at her expression, and hurriedly said, "Zhao Zhao, don't listen to this..."

Ye Zhao wasn't angry; she even smiled and patted Jiang Che's hand.

She wouldn't get angry over someone like that; it's neither worth it nor disgusting.

As soon as Chen Du entered the room, he happened to see the two embracing each other. He abruptly looked away, feeling as if a thorn had suddenly pierced his heart, causing a sharp, persistent pain.

Jiang Che gave Jiang Ze a look, and the next second, the person who had been lying on the hospital bed crying nonchalantly sat up, reached out and pulled Ye Zhao's arm and said, "Zhao Zhao, I have a wound on my hand, come with me to the bazaar."

The medical staff who were in the room had all left. Ye Zhao knew Jiang Che's intention and obediently followed Jiang Ze to the door.

Upon seeing the calm Wang Shuo, he suddenly fell silent and dared not say anything more.

Jiang Che simply looked at him and said with a forced smile, "Has the Wang family had it too easy in City A these past few years?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shuo suddenly looked up at him, suppressing his anger, and said, "Jiang Che, how dare you!"

Even He Jie looked at Jiang Che with great surprise. He had always thought that Ye Zhao was just an interesting woman, nothing special to people like them. But seeing Jiang Che's expression, Wang Shuo had probably kicked a hornet's nest. This time, he unusually refrained from trying to smooth things over.

Jiang Che didn't even look at him, but instead looked at Chen Du, who had just entered, and asked, "What do you think?"

If the Wang family were to be jointly ostracized by the Jiang and Shen families in City A, then the Wang family would truly be finished. Wang Shuo didn't even dare to think about it. He immediately turned to Chen Du and said in a pleading tone, "Brother Du, I know I was wrong..."

In any case, admitting your mistake is the most important thing.

Chen Du glanced at him only once, then looked at the people beside him, and turned to Jiang Che, saying, "I'll listen to you..."

Their tone was calm and even, without the slightest fluctuation. Despite the fact that they were deciding the fate of a family business, the two men remained completely nonchalant. Wang Shuo was stunned for several seconds before he suddenly reacted, quickly saying, "Brother Che! Brother Du! I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have talked nonsense..."

Neither of them paid him any attention. They exchanged a glance and then left in tacit agreement. He Jie looked at Wang Shuo's anxious and helpless appearance and felt a chill in his heart.

"I heard the old man is in the hospital? Is he alright?" Jiang Che asked softly.

Chen Du shook his head: "It's nothing, a minor issue. I'll have Yang Xu come and handle the Wang family matter..."

Jiang Che nodded upon hearing this and slowly said, "Thank you!"

It would take a lot of effort for the Jiang family alone to bring down the Wang family, but with the Shen family's involvement, everything is much easier.

When Shen Du met his honest and sincere gaze, he suddenly looked away somewhat awkwardly and said in a low voice, "I'm not trying to help you... She's Yuanbao's mother."

Jiang Che didn't notice anything amiss with him, smiled and said, "Yeah, I know."

"Where's the gold ingot?"

"I was having dinner with the old man when I heard about this, so I came downstairs to see what was going on."

"OK!"

The two still communicated like old friends, with tacit understanding and familiarity. Only Chen Du knew that some things were different.

Jiang Ze had a cut on his hand, not too big or too small, but it definitely needed to be bandaged.

After bandaging the wound, Jiang Ze led Ye Zhao to the end of the corridor and said, "Zhao Zhao, they said some nasty things, don't take it to heart."

Jiang Ze still looked indignant when he recalled what Wang Shuo and the others had said.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Do you think I'm being sentimental? It's good that you're alright. Don't get into arguments with people like that in the future. There are so many of them, what if they hurt you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ze tilted his chin up and said nonchalantly, "There won't be a next time. I'll beat them up every time they say it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ze was suddenly slapped on the back of the head. Ye Zhao quickly looked over and instinctively tried to pull Jiang Ze behind her, but when she saw who it was, she suddenly stopped.

Jiang Ze first turned around angrily, but when he saw who it was, he suddenly froze: "Mom..."

He had barely finished speaking when he was hit on the back of the head again.

Tan Yuqiu said through gritted teeth, "You're spineless. You beat someone up and ended up in the hospital yourself."

"Mom?" Ye Zhao looked at Tan Yuqiu, suddenly feeling a little lost. She opened her mouth again and again, finally calling out, "Auntie!"

Upon hearing this, Tan Yuqiu stopped and turned to look at Ye Zhao with a smile on her face: "You are Ye Zhao, right?"

Her tone was very calm, showing neither surprise nor disdain or displeasure; it was neither cold nor indifferent.

Ye Zhao smiled and said generously, "Yes, hello Auntie!"

Tan Yuqiu silently observed Ye Zhao, then nodded slightly: "Didn't you say you were in Jiashui? When did you arrive?"

Ye Zhao didn't hide anything and said frankly, "I heard that Grandpa Shen was hospitalized, so I brought the child to visit him."

Tan Yuqiu nodded thoughtfully. Jiang Ze subtly pushed Ye Zhao behind him and said, "Zhao Zhao, aren't you going to find my brother? Go on."

Ye Zhao was momentarily confused, but after receiving a look from Jiang Ze, she smiled and said to Tan Yuqiu, "Auntie, I'm going to find A-Che. Would you like to come with me?"

Jiang Ze: "..."

Tan Yuqiu glanced at Jiang Ze with a half-smile, then said to Ye Zhao, "Let's go, I was just about to ask about what happened today."

"good."

Jiang Ze walked behind the two, looking at their backs with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Che saw Tan Yuqiu and Ye Zhao walking towards him from a distance. He suddenly paused and looked at Jiang Ze, who helplessly shrugged.

"Mom, what brings you here?"

Tan Yuqiu retorted, "Can't I come? If I hadn't accidentally heard that this brat got into a fight, were you two planning to keep me in the dark forever?"

After saying that, he turned around and looked behind Jiang Che, saying, "I want to see who dares to bully the Jiang family..."

Ye Zhao was a little confused. Did this "Jiang family member" refer to Jiang Ze or her?