spring bite mark

Chapter 83 He is not an illegitimate child
Jiang Manman was taking a walk in the garden of the old house.

In the large living room, only Yan Changye and Old Master Yan were present.

Yan Changye called three times in a row, and Xie Jian sent a long string of angry messages, along with a brazen statement:
"Should I call Manman?"

Yan Changye silently cursed "rebellious son" in his heart and answered the fourth video call:

"what's up?"

On the other end of the video, Xie Jian's soft, chubby face was covered in snot and tears, and her lips were so pouting they could hold a kettle:

"I'm hurt! I'm hurt and I want comfort, but you're ignoring me!"

The childish voice made Old Master Yan, who was standing next to him, pause slightly! Then, he put on his reading glasses and looked at Yan Changye's phone screen.

Yan Changye silently turned slightly to avoid Old Master Yan's gaze, and frowned slightly as he asked Xie Jian, "How did you get injured again?"

Xie Jian stretched out a hand wrapped up like a big white steamed bun in front of the camera: "I was pinched by a king crab, I bled, and the doctor even gave me a shot."

Yan Changye was annoyed: "Why did you go play with crabs for no reason?"

"It's kindergarten's weekend homework! We have to make a dish and upload it to the group chat. The housekeeper said steaming crabs is easy, just throw them in the steamer and you don't have to worry about it."

Yan Changye's face darkened: "Next time, just boil the eggs. It's simpler."

"We'll talk about next time later." Xie Jian sniffed. "When are you coming back?"

"Tomorrow," Yan Changye replied perfunctorily.

"Tomorrow morning or afternoon? I'll be waiting for you!"

"Late tomorrow night," Yan Changye said calmly. "Don't wait for me. I'm hanging up now."

"Is there anything else?" Xie Jian wiped her face with a tissue, but her fair face only got dirtier the more she wiped. "Why didn't you pick any vegetables to take back with you this time? Don't you know she really likes the vegetables I grow?"

"We left in too much of a hurry, let's talk about it next time."

"Will you bring me the gift she gave me when you come back this time?"

"I don't know, it depends on her mood," Yan Changye added. "Don't pester her for things; if you don't know your limits, you'll be disliked."

Xie Jian's tone lowered slightly: "I know."

Yan Changye watched as Old Master Yan walked towards him, then subtly moved his phone further away. "Can I hang up now?"

"What about her?" Xie Jian's round eyes darted around. "I haven't talked to her yet."

"It's inconvenient, next time." Just before Old Master Yan leaned over, Yan Changye decisively hung up the video call.

Old Master Yan stared at him with suspicion and uncertainty.

Yan Changye calmly put away his phone: "What are you looking at?"

Old Master Yan's tone turned slightly somber: "You've been keeping it a secret from your wife, having an illegitimate child outside?"

Yan Changye gave a nonchalant "Oh": "Don't talk nonsense, he's not an illegitimate child."

"Given your personality, if it weren't your own child, would you have the patience to talk to him for half a day?" Old Master Yan clearly didn't believe it.

Yan Changye didn't want to talk much: "Mind your own business."

"I can ignore everything else, but this concerns the Yan family bloodline..." Old Master Yan persisted, pressing, "Just tell me, is it true or not?"

Yan Changye stood up: "If you insist on talking about this topic, then our conversation ends here today."

After saying that, without looking at the gloomy-faced old man Yan, he strode out of the living room and headed towards the garden.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Manman was found in the garden: "Let's go home."

"Are you finished talking?" "Yeah, nothing much to say." Yan Changye didn't mention Xie Jian and left with his arm around Jiang Manman.

The next day, Yan Changye did not go out again, and stayed at home with Jiang Manman.

At midnight, we flew to the port city once again.

“There’s been a lot of commotion overseas lately, and I’ll be getting busier and busier. I might not be able to come back next week.” Before leaving, Yan Changye hugged Jiang Manman tightly for a long time. “If you have time, Madam, you can come to Hong Kong to keep me company.”

Thinking of her own equally packed schedule, Jiang Manman couldn't bear to spoil the mood and softly hummed in agreement.

Time flies, and the college entrance examination season is here.

Jiang Che, the younger brother, is taking the college entrance examination. Jiang Manman has been staying at the Jiang family home for the past few days, partly to keep an eye on her parents' emotions and partly to help Jiang Che adjust his mindset.

At the dinner table, Jiang Che asked Jiang Manman, "Mom said that my brother-in-law hasn't come to our house for a long time. Did you two have a fight?"

Jiang Manman glared at him: "Don't be so suspicious. He's just on a business trip. He's been very busy lately and only comes back once every two weeks. When he does come back, he only stays for one night and then leaves again. He doesn't have time to visit my parents at home."

"So busy?" Jiang Tiancheng pondered. "I haven't heard that Yanjing Group has been very busy lately."

"It's about something overseas," Jiang Manman said briefly, picking food for Jiang Che. "Don't worry about me. Tomorrow is the last day of exams, Jiang Che. After the exams, I'll give you a gift. What do you want?"

"No need, my brother-in-law said he'd give me a car." Jiang Che smiled happily, "One of the most expensive sports cars in the world, take your pick."

Jiang Tiancheng tapped him on the head: "You have the nerve to ask for a sports car worth hundreds of millions!"

"Why should I be embarrassed? My brother-in-law and I have a great relationship!" Jiang Che opened his phone's chat page. "We chat whenever we have time, and we have so many things to talk about. Plus, he helps me with my studies whenever he has free time, which has really boosted my scores. Last night he even reminded me to pick up my sports car after the exam tomorrow!"

Jiang Manman glanced at her phone and indeed saw a lot of chat history between Yan Changye and Jiang Che.

In the latest chat log, besides mentioning sports cars, they also talked about some career choices, clearly showing that they care about Jiang Che.

Jiang Manman looked at the handsome young man and said, "Ache, expensive sports cars are not suitable for driving at school. I'll give you a more understated one later."

“No need. There are more than a dozen cars in the garage at home. He can just take one to drive when he goes to college.” Chen Suyan smiled at Jiang Manman. “After he finishes his exams, he’ll be free anyway. I see you’ve been quite busy lately, so I’ll just leave him to you as free labor.”

Jiang Manman chuckled: "The only time you can relax is during the summer vacation after the college entrance exam. After that, you'll be working like a beast of burden. Let A-Che have a good two months of fun. I'll cover all the expenses for his food, drinks, and entertainment."

Jiang Che smiled dashingly: "Sis, I'm a grown man, how could I possibly take your money? I have plenty of savings!"

At night, Jiang Manman lay on the bed in the Jiang family home, sending videos to Yan Changye as usual.

Recently, Yan Changye has been extremely busy. The video calls have changed from once every one or two days to once every three or four days, and sometimes he doesn't even have time to say a word or two for a whole week.

Jiang Manman looked at Yan Changye, who was still wearing a suit, and was slightly taken aback: "It's eleven o'clock, and he's still not off work?"

"Let's chat for a bit, I have to get back to work later." Yan Changye pressed his temples. "How did Jiang Che do on the exam?"

"You're busy as a dog yourself, how can you still have time to worry about Jiang Che?"

"He's my brother-in-law," Yan Changye joked. "As his brother-in-law, it's only natural to show some concern at this crucial time of the college entrance exam."

Jiang Manman teased, "I think you've already lost yourself in his constant calling of 'brother-in-law'."

Yan Changye hummed in agreement: "That child has a sweet tongue and is genuinely good to you."

Jiang Manman smiled and said, "Then I must thank you for your kindness. By the way, Xie Jian's birthday party attire is finished, more than a hundred sets. Should we send them back to Hong Kong?"

"No rush, let's leave it." Yan Changye thought for a moment. "His birthday is still two months away. If we give it to him early, he'll touch it too much and it'll get dirty and old."

"No way, Xie Jian is a clean kid."

“He has to change a hundred sets of school uniforms every year,” Yan Changye complained. “Those clothes are basically worn only once or twice before they get so dirty that they can’t be washed out. And his hands are so dirty that not a single page of his homework paper is clean.”

Jiang Manman looked at him, a little curious: "When you talked about Xie Jian, the tone of your voice... felt like you were complaining about your own child."

(End of this chapter)