Chapter 98

Chapter 98: You Are My Achilles' Heel (New) "I, I..." Under the scrutiny of everyone's gaze, Xu Jingxuan felt immense pressure. She stammered, "I was jealous that you took away my brother's affection, and I wanted to find a sense of presence in front of my brother. I'm sorry, I really was wrong..." Ruan Chutang asked, "Is that all?" "Yes." Lin Yueying sighed, "Child, how can you be so immature? Do you still think you're a three-year-old?" Xu Jingxuan lowered her head, her voice tinged with tears, "Mom, I was wrong. I won't do this again in the future." Jiang Yi said, "It's good that you recognize your mistake. Don't ever do this again. You've nearly shamed the Jiang family completely." Ruan Chutang stared intently at Xu Jingxuan. She knew Xu Jingxuan wasn't telling the truth. However, getting Xu Jingxuan to admit her feelings for Jiang Shixu in front of Jiang Yi and his wife was clearly impossible. Ruan Chutang didn't dwell on it and said casually, "Oh, so that's how it is." Jiang Yi looked at Ruan Shaodong, "In-laws, it's our Jiang family's failure in raising our daughter. Please calm down. What about those videos online..." Ruan Shaodong pretended not to understand, "What videos?" Jiang Yi explained, "Someone filmed what happened at last night's banquet and posted it online." "Oh." Ruan Shaodong took a sip of tea, "Let me take a look." He took out his phone, "Where are they?" Ruan Chutang walked over, opened Weibo, and found those videos. After watching the videos, Ruan Shaodong almost laughed out loud at the absurd titles. Then he looked at the comment section—it was uniformly filled with people cursing Xu Jingxuan. Ruan Shaodong said with a smile, "Isn't this good? When you do something wrong, you should bear the consequences. Bearing the infamy is what she deserves." Jiang Yi: "That's true, but this shames both our Jiang family and your Ruan family." Ruan Shaodong: "I don't feel ashamed. It's not my Tangtang who did wrong. Besides, no one online dares to say Xu Jingxuan is related to the Jiang family. Your old lady's part was cut out, and Shixu didn't show his face either. How does this shame the Jiang family?" Jiang Yi: "But everyone who attended the banquet yesterday knows the person in the video is Xu Jingxuan and knows her relationship with the Jiang family." Ruan Shaodong: "Exactly. Your Jiang family already lost that face yesterday. Those who know, know; those who don't know won't find out. What's the use of taking down the videos and removing the trending topics?" Jiang Yi: "..." That actually made some sense. This conversation lasted two hours. Xu Jingxuan also knelt for two hours. Chutang's anger had mostly dissipated by now. When they left, Xu Jingxuan limped, seemingly having injured her knees. She walked ahead of Jiang Shixu, trying the same trick again, hoping to make him feel sorry for her. However, Jiang Shixu turned a blind eye, completely indifferent. ...... At the hospital. The bone marrow donor's indicators were all normal, and the hospital scheduled the bone marrow transplant surgery for two days later. Seeing that his sister's illness could be cured, Liu Ming showed a smile he hadn't worn in a long time. "This is really wonderful. Thank you so much, Lawyer Ruan. You saved my sister's life. I have no way to repay this lifesaving kindness. As long as you don't mind, Xiao Yue and I will do whatever you say from now on!" Liu Ming said, wiping tears of excitement. Chutang smiled brightly. Learning that the bone marrow matched successfully and the surgery could proceed soon, the heavy stone hanging over her heart finally settled. "I'm glad I could help Xiao Yue." She linked arms with Jiang Shixu, "This time I also have my fiancé to thank—he helped find the matching bone marrow." Liu Ming expressed his gratitude repeatedly. Yu Jiaojiao was also overjoyed beyond words. Chutang had promised Xiao Yue she would help her with makeup this time. She exchanged a few words with Liu Ming, left the ward, and went to Liu Yue's room. Jiang Shixu still had matters to attend to and left after a while. Chutang and Yu Jiaojiao arrived at Liu Yue's ward, and the two worked together to put beautiful makeup on Liu Yue. The young girl looked in the mirror and smiled sweetly, "Sister Ruan, Sister Jiaojiao, this is the first time I've seen myself look so pretty." Chutang gently patted the young girl's head. "Hurry down to find your brother." "Okay!" The young girl nodded firmly. ...... Back at Chutang's apartment, Jiang Shixu received a call from Shen Yan. They had secured the project Fu Yuanzhou was pursuing in Country A. Fu Yuanzhou had suffered a massive loss and was currently scrambling to fill that huge hole. Before long, Fu Yuanzhou would find out it was Jiang Shixu who had made the move. Shen Yan warned Jiang Shixu to be careful of Fu Yuanzhou's retaliation during this period. Although Fu Yuanzhou was in Country A, he still had people working for him in China. After hanging up, Jiang Shixu said seriously, "Tangtang, there are some more things I need to tell you." Seeing how serious he was, Chutang sat up straight. "What is it?" "The illegitimate son my father had outside is named Fu Yuanzhou. Back then, my grandparents wouldn't let him return to the Jiang family. He lived a hard life alone in Country A for a while, then was adopted by a powerful gang leader there. In recent years, he's established his own base and subordinates in Country A—he even has armed forces at his disposal." Chu Tang blurted out, "Isn't that very disadvantageous for you? Brother Shi Xu, if you go up against him, you must be extremely careful!" Jiang Shixu was momentarily stunned, a warm current flowing through his entire body. He embraced Chu Tang, "Tangtang, I'm fine on my end. I'm just worried about you. You're the most important person to me. I'm afraid that in order to deal with me, he might come after you." "Come after me?" "Yes, it might be hard for him to deal with me directly, but you're my Achilles' heel. If he targets you, I'm afraid..." Chu Tang hugged Jiang Shixu tightly, "Don't worry about me, I'll protect myself. Didn't you already assign two more bodyguards for me? It should be fine. Besides, isn't this Country A? It's not within Fu Yuanzhou's sphere of influence. He shouldn't have that much power to cause trouble in our country, right?" Jiang Shixu's brows furrowed slightly, "He has people in the country too. The one who kidnapped Jiaojiao on the day of the engagement ceremony was one of Fu Yuanzhou's men." Jiang Shixu repeatedly urged, "No matter what, remember to always bring your bodyguards wherever you go from now on." "I've got it." The two of them cuddled together on the sofa for a while when the doorbell rang. Jiang Shixu got up, "I ordered food." Chu Tang asked with a smile, "When did you order? What a coincidence, I just got hungry." "Right when I was driving back from the hospital." "How thoughtful." The food Jiang Shixu ordered was the signature dishes from a five-star hotel nearby. Seeing the logo on the bag, Chu Tang looked up at Jiang Shixu with a puzzled expression, "Don't they not offer delivery?" Jiang Shixu smiled, opening the food containers one by one and arranging the dishes on the table, "If you want to eat it, they'll deliver." Chu Tang looked at him suspiciously, but quickly understood. No delivery was only for ordinary people. Jiang Shixu was no ordinary person. Chu Tang sat down at the dining table, picked up her chopsticks, and her eyes lit up. She was genuinely hungry. She had slept through breakfast in the morning, and by the time she woke up, she had already missed lunch. The dishes on the table were lavish. Chinese food that was a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate—all of it was what Chu Tang loved to eat. Their restaurant was famously expensive with small portions, but the taste was truly beyond reproach.