Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 285: 197 Fifth Master's considerate gentleness, the crappy dad's sly maneuvers As night fell, the snow grew heavier, bending the pine branches, and the whole world was a vast expanse of white.

Inside the study, the fragrance of the tea sweet as glutinous rice filled the air. After a brief chat among the four of them, Jiang Yanting made a call to Jiang Chengsi overseas, chastising him for the lack of progress in his investigation after so long abroad. Hadn't he even found out about the two children, or was it possible that he hadn't even uncovered that much? At that moment, Jiang Chengsi was sitting in a small riverside café, drinking coffee and soaking up the sun as it bathed him in its wanton splendor. "Hello-Second brother?" "How's the investigation going?" "Still in progress." "Did you know that I have two children?" "Yes, I do." "How long have you known?" "Just a few days ago." "Jiang Chengsi!" Jiang Yanting frowned. Such an important piece of information, and he had kept it to himself completely.

"I learned about it from a doctor, but with such a big issue, I couldn't just tell you without verifying it thoroughly. Besides, I can't guarantee that if there is a mole in the Xie Family, the children would still be there. Don't end up with false joy." Jiang Yanting chuckled lightly, "So there's still no progress?" "There are sleads, but I need to find evidence to confirm them. Otherwise, if I go back now and expose everything, I could get bitten if the snake isn't killed..." "When are you coming back?" "Probably around the twenty-seventh or twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month." After hanging up the phone on this end, Jiang Chengsi's mobile vibrated again. He squinted at the caller ID and dismissed the call directly, soon followed by a message.

[Jiang Chengsi, it's almost New Year. If you don't cback now, don't bother coming back at all!] The message was sent by Jiang Zhaolin.

For him to urge a return at this tcould only mean one thing: he wanted him to return for a blind date, to introduce him to a potential match. He was hoping for an arranged marriage to increase his leverage in the power struggle within the Jiang Group; and he had somehow heard that a man would settle down once he got married, leading him to call almost every day to urge him on.

Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan stepped out from the second floor, planning to return to their room when they passed by Jiangjiang's room and heard the sounds of children playing. Pushing the door open, they saw Jiangjiang standing on the carpet dressed as Spiderman, striking poses while going "biubiubiu—" Apparently not expecting someone to burst in suddenly, the atmosphere turned instantly awkward.

"Se-second uncle." Jiangjiang's face, hidden behind the mask, flushed red.

After all, he cared about his pride! "Second uncle." Taotao sat on the bed, well-behaved and quiet. She still called Jiang Yanting "uncle," and her calling Jiang Jinsang "second uncle" was purely to differentiate the two.

"You kids carry on." Jiang Jinsang said and left, closing the door behind him.

Jiangjiang, somewhat annoyed, yanked off his mask. Since he didn't have many peers to play with, he wanted to show Taotao all his favorite things.

"Brother, your face is so red," Taotao stifled a laugh.

"Oh, it's just really hot in this costume." He was afraid Taotao wouldn't believe him and even raised his hand to touch his forehead, "Look, I'm sweating." "Then let's not play anymore." "Con, I'll tell you a story!" Jiangjiang quickly took off his costand pulled out several illustrated storybooks with pinyin, tossing them in front of Taotao, "Which one do you want to hear?" For example, tales by Andersen, Grimm, and the like, which are must-reads for many children, Taotao had almost read them all. So she casually pulled out a book and handed it to him, "This one." "The Ugly Duckling," ah. Jiangjiang flipped through the story and began to narrate it to her.

Everyone loves to hear about underdog success stories, and little girls are no exception. What girlm hasn't dreamed of turning into a princess and marrying a prince? Taotao listened intently, waiting for the finale where the ugly duckling transforms into a swan, but then... "In the end, the ugly duckling was still an ugly duckling, and it could never beca swan." "This ending is different from the one I've read!" Taotao frowned tightly, clearly dissatisfied.

"Taotao, lettell you, it could turn into a swan because it was borna swan; everything it went through had nothing to do with it," Jiangjiang explained. Taotao furrowed her brows, what he said...

It kind of made sense! "Besides, as a duck, running around everywhere, it's easy for someone to catch it and turn it into roast duck." " " "Right, do you want to eat roast duck? Tomorrow I'll ask dad to take us for roast duck, okay?" Jiangjiang was a bit excited at the mention of food.

But Taotao pursed her lips, her ugly duckling becoming roast duck...

What a big goof! **

After Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang went upstairs, they each returned to their rooms to wash up. In the Wee ve hours of the night, Tang Wan was suddenly awakened by pain and realized that her period had cearly.