“She’s my wife, not yours. Of course you can stay calm!”
“If you can’t cure my wife, if anything happens to her, I’ll tear this hospital apart.”
He was being completely unreasonable, yet his eyes were rimmed with red, making him look terribly aggrieved.
“Yes, yes, of course, Mr. Jiang.”
The doctor followed carefully behind him, repeatedly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
Every one of them was a tyrant…
Unfortunately, the Jiang family invested tens of millions in the hospital every year and was also its largest donor.
They absolutely couldn’t afford to offend this walking fortune.
In Tang City, who didn’t know that Jiang Xingming had been a notorious troublemaker in his youth? Only the Du family’s eldest daughter, Du Ruoyao, had ever been able to keep him in line.
When the two married, the media had eagerly waited to see when the couple would fall out and when the refined young lady, Du Ruoyao, would be thrown out by the Jiang family.
But after they married, Jiang Xingming seemed to become an entirely different person.
Not only had he turned Jiang Corporation into an even bigger and stronger enterprise, firmly claiming the top spot in Tang City, but he also doted on his wife beyond reason.
After all these years of marriage, he had eyes for only one woman. There hadn’t even been a single scandal involving him.
“Waaah… My darling, wait for me. Your husband is coming.” Jiang Xingming wailed as he made his way over.
This was a public hospital, and people filled the corridors.
Hearing the commotion, one person after another poked their heads out to watch.
“Who’s that? Why is a grown man crying like that?”
“It’s just his wife being sick. Is there really any need to cry so hard?”
“He’s pretty handsome, though. Just a little crazy. Does he think he’s some domineering CEO? Huh, wait… isn’t that Jiang Xingming, Chairman of Jiang Corporation?”
“Oh no. He really is a domineering CEO!”
“…”
Standing not far away, Jiang Ruitian covered her face with one hand.
This was so embarrassing!
“Old man, what are you doing? Keep your voice down.”
She hurried over, using both her hands and feet to tug at Jiang Xingming’s arm. Stomping her foot, she looked thoroughly disgusted. “This is a hospital!”
“Tiantian, Daddy’s here. Daddy absolutely won’t let anything happen to your mother! Don’t worry!”
Jiang Xingming immediately pulled his daughter into his arms and buried his face against her shoulder to wipe away his tears.
Jiang Ruitian rolled her eyes. Just who was comforting whom?
She couldn’t help silently sympathizing with her mother for one second.
How had she managed to spend her whole life with this… jerk?
Zhou Suisui stared at the man before her, who was crying so hard that his face was covered in tears and snot. She was completely dumbfounded.
Was this really the same Uncle Jiang she knew—the man who held absolute power in Jiang City and could summon the wind and call down the rain?
She had known for a long time that Uncle Jiang loved his wife more than life itself, but this was still a bit too much, wasn’t it?
Her eyes shifted, and she secretly glanced at Jiang Zongyan standing beside her.
She wanted to see how he would react.
Just then, the man seemed to sense her gaze and turned to look at her.
Their eyes met by accident—eyes bright as a galaxy.
Deep and composed, as still as an ancient well.
No wonder he could be a top executive. His self-control really was extraordinary.
Impressive, impressive. Didn’t he feel embarrassed at all?
Their eyes met for a second. Zhou Suisui forced out a fake smile. “Uncle Jiang and Auntie have such a wonderful relationship. Hehe.”
Jiang Zongyan remained expressionless. “I’m used to it.”
“…”
From inside the hospital room came Mrs. Jiang’s gritted voice.
“Jiang Xingming, make one more doggone sound and see what happens! This is a hospital. Show some basic manners!”
“Woof, woof! Honey, I’m here.”
Jiang Xingming immediately let go of Jiang Ruitian and strode toward the room.
The next second, his startled cry rang out. “Ow, ow, ow! Honey, go easy!”
All three of them jumped and hurried into the room.
The man who had been so overbearing just moments ago was now half-sprawled across the hospital bed, with one ear being tugged high into the air by his wife.
“Honey, don’t pull so hard. Be careful not to hurt your hand.”
He had thick skin and tough flesh. How much strength could his wife’s soft, fragrant little hand possibly have?
What if she failed to hurt him and ended up hurting herself instead?
“You’re the patient right now. Don’t get worked up. Once you’re better, you can hit your husband all you want.”
He looked up—and came face-to-face with three pairs of stunned eyes at the door.
“…”
Mrs. Jiang’s pretty, fair face instantly flushed red.
She released his ear and shot Jiang Xingming a furious glare. “What are you saying in front of the children?”
Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, however, shimmered with embarrassment and playful reproach.
“…”
Jiang Xingming looked up and met Zhou Suisui’s curious, assessing gaze.
He didn’t seem to realize that his tall, dignified image had been completely destroyed. Instead, he gave her a kindly smile.
“Suisui.”
Now that she had been addressed, Zhou Suisui awkwardly stepped into the room and obediently called out, “Uncle Jiang.”
Uncle Jiang?
Jiang Xingming’s gaze darkened slightly, and he looked a little disappointed.
He secretly leaned toward Mrs. Jiang’s ear, his voice tinged with jealousy. “Why doesn’t Suisui call me Dad? Does she not like me?”
Mrs. Jiang quietly pinched him around the small of his back.
Narrowing her eyes, she threatened him ominously: Don’t start acting up! If you scare our daughter-in-law away, you’ll regret it!
Jiang Xingming didn’t dare cause any more trouble.
He immediately sat up straight, once again becoming the powerful and dignified Chairman Jiang.
“Suisui, we have you to thank this time. You’re practically the lucky star of the Jiang family.”
Zhou Suisui hurriedly waved her hands, not daring to take credit. “No, no, Uncle Jiang. It was really just a small favor.”
Zhou Suisui stood there awkwardly and glanced at the darkening sky outside.
Judging by Uncle Jiang’s attitude… it didn’t seem as though they needed so many people to keep watch here.
“Uncle Jiang, I’ll head home for now. I’ll come back tomorrow to accompany Auntie during her surgery.”
“Go on, go on. You’ve worked hard all day. Go home and get some good rest. I’m here.”
As he spoke, Jiang Xingming turned to look at his son, who was standing beside them like a door panel. The more he looked, the more displeased he became.
“You take Suisui home. It isn’t safe for a young woman to be out alone so late.”
“No need. I can just take a taxi home.”
Zhou Suisui quickly refused.
But Jiang Zongyan gave her no chance to argue. “Let’s go. I’ll take you.”
With that, he turned and walked out.
Zhou Suisui said goodbye to Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Xingming once more before following Jiang Zongyan out.
As soon as the two of them left, Jiang Xingming took his wife’s hand and complained unhappily, “Honey, why does Suisui call you Mom but not me Dad? She definitely doesn’t like me!”
Mrs. Jiang replied speechlessly, “You should blame the son you raised. At least he didn’t inherit your shamelessness.”
Thinking back to how shamelessly that man had pursued her back then, Mrs. Jiang couldn’t help but sigh.
How had their son managed to resemble his father in absolutely none of those ways?
—
“Achoo!”
Jiang Zongyan sneezed as they walked downstairs.
“Brother Yan, you really don’t need to trouble yourself by taking me home. It’s very convenient for me to get a taxi.”
Zhou Suisui didn’t want to be alone with him.
Ever since he had cornered her in the room yesterday, she had been frightened whenever she saw him. Her heart would start pounding wildly.
It was better to stay as far away from this dangerous man as possible.
