Tang Wan held her breath and her body tensed up. He was getting too close for safety.
However, before she could speak, Jiang Jinshang had already straightened up. It was just that his body had leaned forward just now, and the water droplets that had not been dried from the ends of his hair rolled down and splashed onto her shoulder.
It was hot to the core.
"You were too busy and focused. I called you twice, but you didn't respond," Jiang Jinshang explained the reason why he had approached her.
They pulled away from each other. He stood there calmly and indifferently.
"I was wearing my earphones and didn't notice. Are you done showering?" Tang Wan asked. She was trying to ease the awkwardness.
"Mm, then I'll be leaving first. I won't disturb your rest." Jiang Jinshang had been a gentleman and was restrained from the beginning to the end.
He could make people's heart beat faster, but he wouldn't make people feel that he was over-stepping the boundaries.
It had to be said that he was skilled.
"I'll send you out." Tang Wan stood up. After the door was closed, she leaned against the door and let out a long sigh. This man was too good-looking, but it wasn't necessarily a good thing. He was too troublesome.
At this moment, there was suddenly a knock on the door from outside.
"Ms. Tang?"
She was holding the door, and the low knock on the door seemed to hit her back. She was so scared that her heart started beating chaotically. "What's wrong?"
"My mother wants to talk to you for a moment. Is it convenient?"
His mother? Mrs. Jiang?
It was either a video call or a phone call. She probably knew that she was not asleep. The elders of the two families were so close that it was impolite to refuse. She had no choice but to open the door. As expected, Jiang Jinshang was holding his cell phone. It was muted and the conversation between them didn't reach the other side.
"It's fine, if it's inconvenient."
"It's fine. Give me your phone." Tang Wan had seen Mrs. Jiang before. She seemed to be a very noble and kind person.
She took the phone and couldn't stand at the door to answer it. She could only bring Jiang Jinshang back to her room for the second time.
The bodyguards stood at the door and looked at each other.
And now they were alone together, again.
***
Tang Wan cleared her throat. After she unmuted her voice, she said softly, "Hello, Auntie --"
There was no response.
"Auntie?" Tang Wan frowned.
However, before Mrs. Jiang could speak, she heard a child's muffled voice. "Are you looking for my grandmother? She went downstairs and will be back soon. Sister, what's your surname? I'll go get her for you."
Other than the little boy of the Jiang family, who else would call Mrs. Jiang grandmother? Her voice sounded young, obedient, and polite. Tang Wan's voice softened a little. "It's okay. I'm not in a hurry."
Tang Wan's voice was gentle and soft. It was the kind of voice that would even make a woman's bones feel weak. Deliberately speaking in a gentle voice was even more pleasant to the ear.
"Sister, your voice is really nice."
"Thank you."
"What's your surname?" The little guy was already holding the stairs with one hand and walking down with the phone in the other.
"My surname is Tang."
The little guy was quick-witted. "Sister, your voice is so nice. You must be very beautiful."
He had a scumbag uncle at home. The little guy had long learned how to be sweet and likeable.
"No." Tang Wan said this, but she must be happy in her heart. The two chatted for a while, and the little guy had already found his grandmother. "Grandma, the phone, it's..."
He opened his mouth wide and mouthed two words: [ Auntie ] .
Mrs. Jiang was amused. "Drink your milk and go to sleep." She went downstairs to get milk for her grandson.
When Mrs. Jiang picked up the phone, Tang Wan's tone was naturally different. In front of the elders, she would definitely be obedient.
"... Wan Wan, Jinshang is giving you nothing but troubles. I feel rather bad."
"It won't trouble me much. You're too kind." His schedule was handled by the Jiang family, so there was no need for her to be in charge of anything.
"He has a bad temper sometimes. You have to bear with him. Don't lower yourself to his level. If he really did anything out of the ordinary, just tell me. I'll make sure he doesn't do it again."
***
Tang Wan only listened. She definitely wouldn't snitch.
It was just that Mrs. Jiang's tone of voice was as if Jiang Jinshang was a bully at home. It didn't match his image at all. However, when she thought of how Tang Mo was almost beaten to death by him today, she really didn't think that mistaking Tang Mo for a thief was because he couldn't see clearly in the dark.
The people in the Jiang family were all martial artists. If one person was mistaken, it was impossible for a group of people to be blind. Moreover, Tang Mo had already announced her name.
The only possibility was..
Jiang Jinshang had wanted her to suffer.
Later on, the two of them chatted for a while and even exchanged contact details. Only then did Jiang Jinshang take his cell phone back to his room.
***
On the Jiang family's side, after Mrs. Jiang hung up the phone, she exclaimed that both Tang Wan and her were getting along well. It would be great if she could really marry into their family.
In the other bedroom, the little guy was holding a bottle of milk and knocking on his father's study door.
He was still working at the moment and was in the middle of a video call with one of the company's management. After seeing him enter, he concluded, "We'll stop here for now. If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it tomorrow at the company."
After the video call ended, the little guy had already placed the milk on the table. Like a koala, he stepped on the corner of the chair and climbed onto his father's body, hanging around his neck automatically.
"Still not sleeping?"
"If you really want to find a stepmother for me, you should go after what uncle is too."
He pursed his lips. "I've investigated, and I feel pretty good."
The man got up and supported his son's butt with one hand while holding the milk with the other hand. He brought him back to his room and only said softly after he left the study.
"I won't find a stepmother for you."
If he wanted to find..
It would be his biological mother.
***
That night, Zhang Liyun and her daughter was in the hospital for a long time before they went to bed in the early morning. On Tang Wan's side, there was an additional person in the courtyard. She felt strange and stayed up until the latter half of the night before going to bed.
The next morning.
After she washed up, she opened the door and went out. Her entire body froze on the spot.
The empty flower pots in her courtyard had all been planted with flowers. There were all kinds of flowers, and they occupied a small part of the courtyard. Jiang Jinshang held a pot of flowers in his hand as he sized it up carefully. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of her and said with a smile, "Morning."
"Good morning." Tang Wan pursed her lips. "This..."
"The flower pots are all pretty. It's a pity that they're unused. I have nothing to do here anyway. I can still do some gardening." As he spoke, he walked up to her. "Put this pot in your room."
"What's this..."
"Peppermint."
"Thank you." Tang Wan didn't think much of it. She took the flowers and placed them in front of the study desk in her bedroom.
Later, she found out that guys gift mint plants to show their pure...
Affection.
The members of the Jiang family were also puzzled. You are here to recuperate. Why did you suddenly start to grow flowers?
Later, he used his actions to prove that once the flowers were well-nourished, they could be taken away in pots in the future.