Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 408: 263 Direct Confrontation vs. Sneaky Stabbing, Each More Ruthless Than the Other (2 updates)

Hua Mei chirped ceaselessly, as if sensing something, showing aggression towards Jiang Zhaolin’s arrival.

"Stay still." Shen Shuci walked over, pinched some dried earthworms for it, and ever since Jiangjiang started calling it that, the name had caught on.

Jiang Zhaolin cleared his throat softly, "Actually, my visit today is not only to offer congratulations but also because of my troublesome daughter..."

He was well aware, deliberate manslaughter combined with a hit and run, she faced multiple charges, and Jiang Shuyan couldn’t escape unless Tang Wan produced a letter of understanding to possibly lessen the punishment.

Though he knew it was a difficult method, he had to come here and give it a try.

"I must formally apologize to you for the past incident," Jiang Zhaolin had lost a lot of weight during this period, his naturally fierce appearance now seemed more gaunt with both his cheeks thinned down, giving a sense of skeletal sharpness, yet his request allowed no lowering of stance.

"As for the harm caused to Miss Tang, I’m terribly sorry, and I know it’s irreplaceable, but here is a small token of my sentiment..."

Jiang Zhaolin said as he pulled out a check from his chest pocket and placed it in front of the father and daughter.

"Shuyan broke both her legs, even if she recovers well, she will likely be impaired for life, she’s learned her lesson, and today I’m shamelessly here to ask..."

However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Tang Yunxian.

"Fifty million? Mr. Jiang, what do you mean by this?" Tang Yunxian glanced at the check.

"A small token?"

"Do you think that my daughter’s life is worth fifty million to you?"

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"Mr. Tang..."

"You know you’re shamelessly here, so you shouldn’t have come."

Jiang Zhaolin’s breath deepened, his eyelids twitched violently twice, he hadn’t anticipated being rebuffed by Tang Yunxian mid-sentence.

"She has received her due punishment, she’s only in her twenties..."

"Eighteen years old, deserves to go to jail if she commits a crime!" Another statement choked Jiang Zhaolin up, he probably didn’t expect the genteel-looking Tang Yunxian to speak so incisively with little regard for face, "Even a three-year-old knows not to bully others, is she still young being in her twenties?"

"Moreover, now that she’s in this condition, it was her fleeing from crime that caused the accident."

"Everyone must take responsibility for their actions, and hers is to face the legal consequences."

Tang Yunxian sat on the couch, finishing his statement and leisurely sipping hot tea.

His tone was lukewarm, but his attitude was immovable.

"Miss Tang is physically fine and about to get engaged, a festive occasion. After marrying Xiaowu, she should even call me uncle, so this matter really can’t..."

Jiang Zhaolin was completely shedding all pretenses of dignity.

But as soon as Tang Yunxian heard this, it was as if a raw nerve was touched, he slammed the purple clay teacup on the table and abruptly stood up.

With equal stature, they locked gazes, as if sparks flew.

"Jiang Zhaolin, if anything had happened to Wanwan that day, do you think we could still be sitting here chatting?"

"The night of the incident, I immediately went to Beijing, knowing Jiang Shuyan was reaping what she sowed, being resuscitated in the hospital, and as parents, knowing you were also frantic, I didn’t come to settle scores."

"Otherwise, even if Wanwan was unharmed, I would have gone there to demand an explanation from your family!"

"I was already being very merciful by not pressing you step by step, and now you tell me she’s not badly hurt? Could you bear the responsibility if something had really happened?"

A child is a parent’s treasure, Tang Yunxian cherishing his only daughter Wanwan even more so.

"You just mentioned Wanwan going there, and having to call you uncle..." noveldrama

"But with the recent troubles in the Jiang Group, if you truly considered them family, why would you persist in bitterness, causing strife within the group?"

"On one hand, you plot for power, and on the other, you play the sentiment card, do you think that’s appropriate?"

Tang Yunxian’s words were quite diplomatic, barely stopping short of openly scolding him for being shameless.

At that moment, Hua Mei suddenly chirped again, Tang Yunxian turned to look at it, "You see our Hua Mei bird, merely a bird, but if you feed it and tame it a bit, it becomes nice. However, some people, no matter how you raise them, can never be fed enough..."

"Always thinking of sneaking an opportunity to peck at you, truly shameless."

"Some folks really are not worth more than these little animals, right? Mr. Jiang."

Tang Yunxian smiled at him, his smile light, his brows and eyes gentle.

Jiang Zhaolin’s fingers clenched slightly, a visible vein popping on his forehead; he had specifically avoided coming when the old Mr. Tang was out, always feeling that without the old master, there might be a glimmer of hope, not expecting...