Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 301: 205 The Xie family acknowledges relatives, the man who can make Qi Duidui stomping her feet (4 updates)

“The heavy snow last night sealed off Beijing, falling ceaselessly throughout the entire day. Even several blizzard warnings were issued as the sky and the earth were shrouded in a vast expanse of white until evening when it finally abated.

On this day, as the Xie Group’s annual event approached, the news about Shen Zhixian’s illegitimate daughter burst onto the internet like a geyser, unable to be contained.

Unexpectedly, whereas the news would usually be pulled off the trending searches as soon as it appeared, today it stayed in the most conspicuous spot for the whole day.

Tang Wan initially argued a few points online with some netizens, hoping they could be a bit more rational and calm.

Instead, a bunch of people chased her down asking,

“How much did you get paid for posting this? If there’s money to be made, let’s all earn it together.”

This exasperated Tang Wan to the point of laughter and tears. She couldn’t turn the tide alone. She spent the day working on Cyan Feather headdresses in her room. Jiangjiang, with a notebook in hand, came into her room, solved some arithmetic problems for a while, and then started poking Lord Wansui with a pencil.

Fortunately, Lord Wansui was quick-witted enough to hide inside its shell and refuse to come out. Otherwise, its head would have surely been poked full of holes.

It was thought that if the heavy snow continued into the next day, many would be unable to attend the Xie Group’s annual event.noveldrama

Since many of Beijing’s roads were already closed and under control, no one expected the next day to be sunny and clear with a warm sun in the sky at noon. Although the temperature didn’t rise, it added a touch of warmth overall.

After several days of wind and snow, the dust in the air had been thoroughly cleansed away, even leaving the air fresher than usual.

The event was set to start at 6:28 PM, presumably after consulting with someone for an auspicious time. Apart from Jiang Yanting, even Jiang Zhenhuan and Fan Mingyu were to attend. Naturally, Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang would accompany them.

In the afternoon, a little past two, Shen Zhixian made a hurried visit to the Jiang Family, citing that there was no one at her home today and wanting to leave Taotao with them.

She feared that Xie Jing, in his madness, might actually harm the child. If the child was at the Jiang residence, even if he had the audacity of a bear or the guts of a leopard, he wouldn’t dare come over and cause trouble.

The old lady was naturally delighted. She had always favored girls, and this one was her legitimate great-granddaughter.

It was just that, because of the affair with the Xie Family, it wasn’t appropriate for Shen Zhixian to bring the child over all the time.

With Taotao here, Jiangjiang naturally stayed home as well.

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The Xie Group’s annual event was set in the well-known Xuanhuang Hotel of Beijing, where the largest banquet hall was booked. It was said to accommodate a thousand people. The entrance was decked early with flower baskets and a red banner was strewn across, along with an LED display scrolling welcoming words for the guests, and Xie Group’s advertisements cycled above.

The staff at the entrance were ready and waiting amidst tight security, with a red carpet stretching several meters out front.

Typically, the Xie Group’s annual event only attracted financial and economic journalists, but due to the Xie Family’s mysteriously exposed secrets on the internet, it garnered widespread attention, drawing many entertainment magazine reporters as well.

Aside from a few media outlets that had made early appointments that were allowed inside, all other last-minute reporters were turned away.

In the melting snow, Beijing was bitterly cold, and they stood guard outside, bristling with long cameras and microphones.

The Jiang Family was very low-profile, not entering through the main entrance. Regardless of Jiang Zhenhuan’s status, even Fan Mingyu, being a former singer, would attract quite a bit of attention, so their family entered from the side, escorted by the attendants, and advanced first to the second-floor rest area.

The Xie Family members had already arrived and exchanged greetings. The Jiang Zhenhuan couple bumped into acquaintances and stopped to chat, and Jiang Yanting, well-immersed in business dealings, also needed to socialize with some familiar faces.

“We’ll go ahead to the rest area, Zeyan’s already arrived,” Jiang Jinsang said, leading Tang Wan directly to the second-floor rest area.

Qi Zeyan was dressed in a crisp black suit today, his hair neatly slicked back, and his shoes shone brightly. The mother-of-pearl cufflinks on his sleeves sparkled, his appearance meticulously refined down to each hair.

Ruan Mengxi, on the other hand, donned a black gown with a subdued design but still looked radiant. A touch of maple-red on her lips seemed to make her whole being come alive.

“Lord Fifth, Wanwan,” Ruan Mengxi immediately stood up and greeted them.

As there were no strangers around, Tang Wan felt more relaxed too. She walked over and took her hand, “Have you guys been here long?”

“We came early worrying about the snow blocking the roads,” Ruan Mengxi said with a smile.

She obviously couldn’t say that she had been dressed and ready by two-thirty and had driven to the Qi Family to pick someone up, only for that someone to dilly-dally without end, not knowing what he was fussing over in his room, taking more time than a woman…

It was after four when he finally came out of his room.

She sat in the Qi Family’s living room, accompanying his grandfather as they caught up on two episodes of a TV series.

And when he came downstairs, the old man snorted coldly and said, “Xiaoruan’s been waiting for you a long time. How can you let a young lady wait like this? Don’t you feel embarrassed?”