Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 508 - 466: Jiang Xi’s Regretful Cancellation of Engagement

Chapter 508: Chapter 466: Jiang Xi’s Regretful Cancellation of Engagement

These women had always been overshadowed by Jiang Xi’s brilliance, forever made to appear dull in comparison.

Therefore, when they heard that Jiang Xi’s child was coming back, they harbored a sense of schadenfreude, believing that a child raised outside the Beicheng Continent certainly couldn’t amount to much.

Especially since no one knew who the father of Jiang Xi’s child was; if he was from a foreign land, how could the child turn out well?

Yet Jiang Xi’s child turned out to be Jiang Zhe? The girl whom their own children could not stop talking about after watching the live broadcast and had just gone to ask for an autograph?

Because of their children, they had seen more or less all of Jiang Zhe’s videos and knew that she truly deserved her merit during the military training.

Unexpectedly, she was the child that the Jiang Family had found and brought back.

No wonder... No wonder they had felt that Jiang Zhe seemed familiar; it’s just that they hadn’t given much thought to her identity since she was thought to be a student from out of town.

Now, suddenly knowing that she was Jiang Xi’s daughter, they found that the more they looked at her, the more she resembled the Jiang Xi in their memories.

Some bitterness was inevitable in their hearts; they had once been utterly outclassed by Jiang Xi, and now Jiang Xi’s daughter had become an idol among their own children.

The old Madame Jiang saw surprise, confusion, and a slight reluctance in their eyes.

She was well aware of what these people were really thinking.

She said with a smile, "The child our family has welcomed back this time is indeed Jiang Zhe. She is the daughter of Jiang Xi. Even though she hasn’t grown up by my side all these years, she certainly has not tarnished the good name of our Jiang Family or Jiang Xi."

"That’s wonderful, not only does Jiang Zhe resemble Jiang Xi, but her abilities also mirror Jiang Xi’s." Someone genuinely admired.

"So Jiang Xi’s child is Jiang Zhe..." another commented with a sour tone.

They couldn’t help but scrutinize Jiang Zhe, who was as beautiful and aloof in person as she was in the live broadcast, appearing untouchably and irreproachably gorgeous—more beautiful and colder than Jiang Xi had been.

Even amidst the crowd of finely dressed individuals, her beauty was so striking that it was impossible to ignore.

It even made others indifferent to what she was wearing or how she was dressed; their gaze was solely focused on her overly rich and attractive features.

The old Madame Jiang knew that Jiang Zhe’s appearance had quashed all the messy rumors and speculations, so she openly invited, "Let’s go inside and sit down, everyone. It seems I’ve kept you standing here with me for too long."

It was then that the group, each with their own thoughts, dispersed.

Only then did the old Madame Jiang have the chance to carefully and earnestly gaze at Qin Jingchen, realizing that indeed, he was a handsome and impressive-looking man—no wonder Jiang Zhe was taken with him.

"Madame Jiang," Qin Jingchen greeted with a nod.

The old Madame Jiang responded with a smile, "Let’s all go inside and have a seat."

"Madame Jiang, you and Jiang Zhe really do look alike. I can almost imagine what Jiang Zhe will look like in forty or fifty years," Jin Ruoshi said, beaming.

Jiang Zhe was already beautiful, and this compliment flattered both of them.

The old Madame Jiang smiled and remarked, "Xiaozhe, your friend sure has a sweet tongue."

Just as the party was about to enter, they saw someone pushing a wheelchair with a man seated in it.

The man in the wheelchair had a crooked mouth and eyes, and he struggled to speak, his fingers trying to lift in an attempt to help articulate his words. But even after trying for a long time, he couldn’t utter a single word.

In such a state, he inevitably looked somewhat disheveled.

However, judging by his attire and the clothes of the person pushing him, this man’s identity was certainly extraordinary.

Jiang Zhe looked up and seriously assessed the man in the wheelchair.

"Zhuo Yi?" the Jiang family matriarch recognized his voice at once, somewhat surprised by his arrival.

"Who is he?" Jiang Zhe asked.

"A member of the Zhuo Family, he hasn’t completely recovered since the car accident that year, he can’t even speak fluently, and he hasn’t appeared in public for many years," the Jiang family matriarch said with a slight worry, "Don’t be afraid, grandma is here."

Jiang Zhe frowned slightly, it seemed there were indeed many conflicts between the Zhuo Family and the Jiang Family, but she didn’t know what they specifically were.

While she was pondering this, her finger was hooked by Qin Jingchen, who gently squeezed it.

The Jiang family matriarch had barely finished speaking when Zhuo Jinman walked in.

She was dressed sharply and fashionably, looking several years younger than her peers yet possessing the dignified air of someone accustomed to high positions.

She was followed by a number of people, and among them a familiar figure, Qin Kuo.

Qin Kuo’s face was somewhat pale, but his movements were agile, obviously aided by the metal frame.

Zhuo Jinman had erased all videos of his last confrontation with Qin Jingchen, and since he wore a mask at the time, very few people could link him to the man who caused trouble at the military camp.

His unabashed appearance wasn’t surprising.

The Jiang family matriarch greeted them with a warm smile: "Jinman, what a rare guest. Welcome."

"Jiang Zhe has returned home, of course I had to come witness it," Zhuo Jinman smiled, "Even my big brother, I guess he too was very eager to see such a grand scene, so today I had someone bring him along, the elder madam doesn’t mind, does she?"

The ’big brother’ she referred to was Zhuo Yi in the wheelchair.

"Of course not, guests are always welcome," the Jiang family matriarch smiled.

Seeing Zhuo Yi and Zhuo Jinman appear, many people gathered around again.

Some came for the spectacle, others out of curiosity; growing up in a wealthy family doesn’t rid one of the love for gossip.

Jiang Zhe overheard the murmurs coming through: "Back then it was Jiang Xi breaking off the engagement that led to Zhuo Yi’s accident, leaving him like this."

"Yes, and afterward Jiang Xi even gave birth to Jiang Zhe, isn’t that deliberately making it difficult for Zhuo Yi?"

"No wonder the Zhuo Family has always had issues with the Jiang Family. If it weren’t for Jiang Xi, Zhuo Yi wouldn’t have ended up like this."

The events of that year still had lingering effects, with one person bringing up the topic, others followed with their commentary.

Zhuo Yi hadn’t appeared in public for a long time, but that didn’t mean the gossip from the past had faded.

His appearance now rekindled many people’s distant memories.

With just a few words, these people sketched out the events of that year, which all reached Jiang Zhe’s ears.

Jiang Zhe listened to these words, her expression unchanged, and noticing Qin Jingchen looking at her, she returned his gaze calmly.

The Jiang family matriarch said with a smile, "Then please come inside and sit."

Zhuo Jinman replied with a smile, "We are about to go in. However, we came today, actually, because there is something we wanted to discuss with the elder madam. What do you think? Are some matters okay to be discussed publicly?"

The Jiang family matriarch’s frown was imperceptible: "Today is a great day for Jiang Zhe’s return home, whatever it is, we might as well talk about it in private later."