Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1386 - 794: Brotherly Bonds in the Jiang Family? A Life of Hardship and Turmoil (Part 2)

He is not a patient person by nature; perhaps he spent all his remaining patience on this matter. Forget about half a life, she might lose her entire life.

The next day, she slept until the afternoon. She was still sore all over and couldn’t recover her strength, while someone else had been busy all day, full of energy.

"Then you rest first. I’ll leave tomorrow. You don’t need to see me off; I’ll come to the Si Family to see you." Jiang Chengsi wasn’t exactly considerate, but he couldn’t bear for his girl to suffer.

He was well aware of how out of line he had been the previous night.

After hanging up the phone, he made calls to the managers of bars and clubs to give some instructions, and finally called Ruan Mengxi...

Qi Zeyan was staying over at Ruan Mengxi’s apartment tonight. Some things can’t be done every day; they depend on the mood and atmosphere. Tonight, both felt it, and as the sparks were flying, the phone rang.

He took a deep breath...

What the hell!

It’s midnight; who the heck could it be?

"Move aside, I need to answer this call. It might be urgent." Ruan Mengxi kicked Qi Zeyan, who was on top of her, off, glanced at the caller ID, cleared her throat, and answered, "Fourth Master? It’s so late, what’s up?"

Fourth Master? Jiang Chengsi?

Qi Zeyan sat on the bed, irritably tugging at his hair. Is this guy a psychopath or what?

What’s with calling his wife in the middle of the night?

He thought it would just be a quick call, but Ruan Mengxi was already rolling out of bed. "Alright, hold on; let me get a pen to take down some notes."

Qi Zeyan frowned, quickly got up, helped her with a coat, and handed her a pen and notebook.

"...You’re talking about the upcoming event arrangements, right? I understand... The friendship match with the Eastern Club next week is also set; I’ll manage it well..."

Ruan Mengxi was on the phone for about twenty minutes; even the most passionate fire gets extinguished.

Besides, this kind of thing depends on the current mood and feeling. With Jiang Chengsi’s interference, how could Qi Zeyan still have any feeling? He simply took a shower to cool off!

He warmed a cup of milk for Ruan Mengxi, just sat beside her listening, looking sullen...

Until he heard Ruan Mengxi about to hang up, signaling her to give him the phone.

Jiang Chengsi was just about to hang up when he heard a roar from the other end:

"Jiang Xiaosi, are you nuts? Can’t you say whatever it is during the day? It’s the middle of the night; what are you up to? Your father-in-law messed with you, and you’re bothering my wife in the middle of the night?"

"You two are together?" Jiang Chengsi was surprised.

"She’s my fiancée; is it strange we’re together?"

"Did I disturb you?"

"What do you think!"

"What? You can’t do it anymore?"

"..."

Ruan Mengxi was already used to their bickering and paid it no mind, drinking her milk, brushing her teeth, and going to bed.

Originally, Jiang Chengsi had the upper hand in their banter, but eventually, Qi Zeyan said something that knocked him out:

"I’m going to cuddle with my wife to sleep; you just hug a pillow."

Talking about the elephant in the room.

**

The next morning, Jiang Chengsi got up relatively early. He needed to go to the old house to have breakfast with his grandma and also visit the Si Family to see his wife, quite a busy schedule. Jiang Shiyi planned to see him off at the airport, but he refused.

"I’m not a three-year-old child, and it’s not my first time going out, no need for that, don’t see me off."

"Hmm."

"By the way, if you have time, keep an eye on my bars, clubs, and the club. The authorities have been cracking down lately, and I’m worried something might happen."

"Got it."

Jiang Chengsi didn’t want to go on this trip at all, but since he promised Si Yushan, he had to do it right. Traveling with him were three employees from the Si Group and Yuan, Si Yushan’s assistant, who had been by his side constantly. On the plane, Jiang Chengsi went through all the past projects in collaboration with Yan’s company.

Assistant Yuan had been observing him all along.

Natural talent and aptitude are given by the heavens; that can’t be helped. But what matters more is the effort put in afterward.

He came along not only to help sign contracts but also to help his employer assess this Fourth Master Jiang. After all, away from Beijing, far from the Si Family, some might reveal their true colors.

Besides, Si Yushan had some personal reasons, wanting to exile him to the frontier for training while also assessing him.

On Jiang Chengsi’s first day in Nanjiang, there wasn’t anything particularly arranged. Yan’s company’s manager hosted him, and in the evening, Mr. Yan invited him over for dinner. Naturally, when visiting someone’s home, one ought to bring a gift, and that’s when Jiang Chengsi learned that this Mr. Yan, of a similar age to Si Yushan, had a very young son...

An old man with a young child?

Even the coldest, most stern father still shows a hint of tenderness while caring for his child. Jiang Chengsi thought perhaps this Mr. Yan wasn’t as fearsome as rumored.

The following day during formal business discussions, he was thrown at sea. The opponent was not only professional but also unapproachable.

Straight-faced and taciturn, with a paucity of facial expressions, utterly aloof.

It wasn’t that Mr. Yan intentionally tried to make things hard for Jiang Chengsi, hearing he’s Si Yushan’s designated son-in-law and that he’s been following him to learn. He wanted to give some face too.

But Si Yushan called him specifically:

"I sent him to learn from you, not to let him enjoy it. Don’t give him any privileges; just act the way you normally do, no need to accommodate for him."

"Sending him alone is also for his training. If he just follows me around, he won’t gain any experience."

"So don’t consider my face. Just teach him well, show him how to conduct himself in business."

...

Teach him to know his place?

Mr. Yan was also a wise man; there are things Si Yushan shouldn’t do himself, especially if they might become in-laws someday. It would be awkward in the future, so Mr. Yan took the reins instead.

This directly led to Jiang Chengsi’s life in Nanjiang being a living hell.

He found it hard to voice his struggles, but he wouldn’t complain to Si Qingxiao. Occasionally, he would vent in group chats, yet no one paid him any mind.

Qi Zeyan was preoccupied with wedding plans, and the Huo Family was preparing for a baby’s month-old celebration; Jiang Jinsang would occasionally help out and had no time to reply to him, often the one answering his calls was Jiang Shiyi.

But chatting with him was too exhausting.

Complaining life is too hard, he’d only respond with: "It’s hard for everyone."

He complained that Mr. Yan was too demanding and that business wasn’t progressing, he’d apathetically say: "Endure it."

Sometimes Jiang Chengsi would get too upset and directly say: "Are you really my brother?"

Jiang Shiyi would directly reply: "I sometimes doubt if you’re my real brother."

"..."

While Jiang Chengsi was suffering daily in Nanjiang, Si Qingxiao was well aware his father intentionally made things difficult for him. She initially thought about secretly visiting him, but Si Yushan seized her ID under the pretense of property transactions and other reasons.

Once taken, the ID was never returned.

Devastated by life, without the nourishment of love, Jiang Chengsi felt he was about to wither away.

...

Jiang Chengsi in Nanjiang was extremely busy, stretched too thin, often only getting three or four hours of sleep a day, which led to him missing the Huo Family’s baby’s month-old celebration.

Huo Qinqi, being the father, wasn’t in Beijing, and the Huo Family hadn’t planned a grand celebration, but with many friends and relatives, they booked a few tables at the restaurant. Jiang Chengsi couldn’t make it, so he sent a red envelope to Shen Shuci, sent gifts, and even sponsored the banquet drinks.

The Huo Family’s month-old celebration was naturally quite lively, but with the recent tensions and chaos in Beijing, some ripples were inevitable.