Chapter 17
It took Shi Wan two days to recover, but he became even thinner. Gu Zhinian felt that if Shi Wan stood on the terrace, a strong wind would blow her away. Two consecutive illnesses had drained Shi Wan's energy.
"Sir, the Jiang family is here again." Aunt Lin told Gu Zhinian the news that the Jiang family had come. Aunt Lin was very annoyed with these people from the Jiang family. They came every day since the sir came back. "He said he has something to tell you about the young sir." Aunt Lin felt that it was impossible for this member of the Jiang family to say anything good.
"Are they still in the mood to come?"
"Hehe, then let them in. I want to hear what they have to say." Gu Zhinian sneered, his glasses shining coldly.
"Then should we ask the young master to come along?" Aunt Lin took two steps and turned back to ask.
"No, don't let the Jiang family disturb his good mood."
"Yes." Aunt Lin turned around and asked someone to open the door to let the Jiang family in.
Gu Zhinian sat leisurely in the main seat in the living room, with the pressure of a superior in his every move. Gu Zhinian clearly did nothing, but Jiang Heng stood in front of Gu Zhinian and his body trembled slightly involuntarily, as if there was an invisible pressure pressing down from the top of his head. Jiang Heng's back was slightly bent, and he didn't even dare to look up at Gu Zhinian.
Old Master Jiang stood in front of Gu Zhinian, leaning on his cane and trembling a little. No one told them to sit down, so the two of them just stood there. After about ten minutes, Gu Zhinian put down the book in his hand and spoke.
"Didn't Young Master Jiang say that he wanted to tell me about my lover? Why don't you tell me?" Gu Zhinian said slowly, and every word was like a chisel on Jiang Heng's soul, making Jiang Heng feel suffocated. His lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.
This was different from what he had imagined. Why wasn't Shi Wan here? Shouldn't Gu Zhinian be furious when he heard those words, teach Shi Wan a lesson, and then ask Shi Wan to stay aside?
"Mr. Gu, there are some misunderstandings between my evil grandson and Shi Wan. I came here this time to resolve the misunderstanding between them." Old Master Jiang's voice was hoarse and had a bit of an air of seniority, and he wanted to put on some airs of an elder.
"From what I have seen, there is no misunderstanding between them." Gu Zhinian sneered.
"Gu... Second Brother, I can..." Shi Wan came in with a cell phone. When he saw Jiang Heng and Old Man Jiang, he stopped talking and turned to leave.
"Shi Wan, stop and come here to explain clearly to Mr. Gu. What shameful thing have you done? Don't you know what you have done?" Jiang Heng saw that Shi Wan had found an outlet, so he yelled directly, as if the louder and more pretentious his voice was in front of Gu Zhinian, the more he could dispel the fear of Gu Zhinian in his heart.
Jiang Heng's voice was so loud that Shi Wan was startled. Shi Wan didn't expect Jiang Heng to suddenly yell like that.
"Shut up." Gu Zhinian glanced coldly at the hysterical Jiang Heng. Jiang Heng looked like his neck was being strangled, his face flushed red, and there was only fear in his eyes.
Gu Zhinian walked over to Shi Wan, put his arm around Shi Wan's shoulders and sat down together. Shi Wan was a little uncomfortable. Even though they had a closer relationship, Shi Wan was still not used to it.
"If Young Master Jiang feels unwell, please go to the hospital as soon as possible. I don't think the Jiang family needs such a small amount of medical expenses." Gu Zhinian played with Shi Wan's fingers with an indifferent tone.
"Mr. Gu, that's not the case. Jiang Heng is a jerk who just doesn't care what he says. Please don't bother with him. For the sake of my old face..."
"Who are you?" Gu Zhinian directly interrupted Mr. Jiang's attempt to take advantage of his seniority. For the sake of his old face, he had to have a face to show to Gu Zhinian.
"Mr. Gu, please don't be fooled by that bitch Shi Wan. He's a complete scoundrel. How can he be a good person when he grew up in such a poor place? He just wants to cling to anyone he sees. I don't know if they are clean or not."
"How can someone who can even steal his brother's fiancé be a good person?"
"Mr. Gu, how can you think that a person who is disliked by his own parents can be a good thing?" Jiang Heng was also desperate, with madness in his eyes. He could not get better anyway, so he was going to drag Shi Wan down with him. Why could Shi Wan live in such a good house and live such a good life while he was in such a bad condition now!
"I've always been very curious—"
"I don't even know what your name is. How did you know I have feelings for you?"
"What do you think I like about you? That you are an illegitimate child? Or that you claim to be affectionate but you flirt with other women? Or do you think I would like a slut?" Shi Wan's voice was very soft, but she casually lifted the veil from Jiang Heng's body.
Old Master Jiang and Jiang Heng's expressions were very grim. Old Master Jiang glared at Shi Wan fiercely. If Gu Zhinian hadn't been there, Jiang Heng would have probably hit Shi Wan. He hated being called an illegitimate child the most! His mother was the one his father loved!
"Shi Wan, you'd better be careful when you speak in front of Mr. Gu." Old Master Jiang said in a deep voice, his eyes like a venomous snake.
"Mr. Jiang, you've crossed the line." He himself couldn't bear to say that to his people, so what kind of person was Mr. Jiang?
Old Master Jiang's face, like dry tree bark, turned red and his body couldn't help shaking. He was so angry.
Shi Wan leaned on the sofa, enveloped by Gu Zhinian's aura, and looked at Jiang Heng coldly. Sometimes when he was working, he would accidentally run into Jiang Heng with all kinds of people, very intimate, and then he would call Pei Shijin to coax her tenderly and sweetly, holding the beautiful girl in his arms on one side and coaxing his fiancé on the other. Sometimes when Shi Wan saw Pei Shijin bragging about how great Jiang Heng was, Shi Wan felt it was so ironic.
"You are just quibbling. If you don't like me, why do you target Pei Shijin? Why do you follow me? Tsk, you don't want to admit it now that you have climbed up the social ladder." Jiang Heng naturally refused to believe what Shi Wan said. He thought it was all Shi Wan's quibbling.
"I don't like trash, and I won't pick up Pei Shijin's trash. Please put your trash in Pei Shijin's trash can." He said the most irritating words calmly.
"you--"
"Puchi..." Aunt Lin couldn't help laughing. How could the young gentleman say such irritating words with such a pretty face?
"In that case, Aunt Lin, please see us off and don't delay Mr. Jiang's business."
"Mr. Gu, this is our apology. We hope you will be merciful." Old Master Jiang pushed a card in front of Gu Zhinian. At first, Old Master Jiang didn't think of taking out the money. He thought that if Gu Zhinian disliked Shi Wan, the 100 million could be saved. However, he ended up making things worse.
"Who do you want to apologize to?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Gu Zhinian's eyes. He came here to make amends but still had to save face. He thought he was being praised by others.
Old Master Jiang's body stiffened for a moment: "Apologize to Young Master Shi." He squeezed out every word from the depths of his throat.
"Since Mr. Jiang has given it to you, Wanwan should accept it." Gu Zhinian handed the card to Shi Wan. Shi Wan was confused when holding the card. She looked at the card, then at Gu Zhinian, and then at the card and then at Gu Zhinian again.
"How can she be so cute?" Gu Zhinian couldn't help but smile and rubbed Shi Wan's hair, completely ignoring Jiang Heng and Old Man Jiang.
Old Master Jiang and Jiang Heng's faces turned ashen. Old Master Jiang tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and pinched Jiang Heng's hand so hard that his nails dug into the flesh. If it weren't for Jiang Heng, how could he, a man of his age, endure such humiliation and even apologize to a junior? The career he had worked hard for all his life would be ruined because of Jiang Heng.
"I have received Mr. Jiang's apology, so I won't keep you any longer." After Gu Zhinian finished speaking, he winked at Aunt Lin. Aunt Lin understood and politely sent Mr. Jiang and the other person out.
When he returned, Jiang Heng was thrown at the door again.
"This..." Shi Wan carefully pushed the card in front of Gu Zhinian, and secretly glanced at Gu Zhinian's face. His beautiful eyes were wide open, just like Xiaoxiao.
"This is an apology to you, consider it as pocket money. You just came to me to talk about something." Gu Zhinian tapped Shi Wan's nose.
"Can I invite Scarlett and the others to dinner here?" Scarlett and the others were about to go back to school, and he was worried about them so he wanted to come and see them to feel at ease.
"Of course, you are the owner here too, you can do whatever you want."
"Thank you, second brother." Shi Wan didn't take Gu Zhinian's words to heart. He didn't dare to regard this place as his home.
Gu Zhinian sighed silently in his heart, feeling helpless.
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