Chapter 557
Chapter 557
“If I tell you to tidy it up, then go tidy it up. Why are you talking so much?” Jiang Yuanrang said, his face displeased. This was the residence he intended to prepare for his younger sister and his biological parents.
Besides, Wen Xiu was currently living in his main residence, Qiyun Court. Why would she need to move to Qiwut Court?
As for Jiang Siyue?
Even looking at her made him feel disgusted.
How could he possibly be willing to let her move into Qiwut Court?
“Yes!” Changsheng was worried about provoking Jiang Yuanrang’s displeasure and hurriedly went off to carry out his orders.
Jiang Yuanrang, however, felt somewhat troubled.
At that very moment, someone else had arrived at Jiang Siyue’s residence.
“Siyue, what’s wrong?” Jiang Yuanjie asked, holding out a rose he had just picked from the garden.
“Go away.” Jiang Siyue looked down on this illegitimate son from the second branch.
How could he compare with her cousin?
Everyone knew that the Jiang family belonged to her cousin. This illegitimate son was nothing more than a pitiful wretch who had to beg his aunt for scraps in order to survive.
Only a fool would marry him.
“Siyue, I’ve heard about Big Brother Yuanrang. He isn’t actually a member of the Jiang family.” A flash of malice crossed Jiang Yuanjie’s eyes.
If not for the Jiang family’s assets, why would he bother coaxing this madwoman?
Just wait. Once he inherited the Jiang family, wouldn’t this woman obediently listen to him?
“Hmph. And what of it?” Jiang Siyue said unhappily. So long as her aunt believed that her cousin was a member of the Jiang family, then he was one. Everything in the Jiang family was ultimately decided by her aunt.
“Siyue, think about it. If Big Brother Yuanrang isn’t a member of the Jiang family, and my elder brother and second brother are both seriously ill in bed, then who do you think should inherit the Jiang family?” Jiang Yuanjie asked, pretending to be casual as his eyes shifted.
Inwardly, he thought that if Jiang Siyue wasn’t stupid, she should understand that he was the most suitable heir to the Jiang family.
Not Jiang Yuanrang, that nameless bastard.
And certainly not his two sickly elder brothers.
At the thought of this, Jiang Yuanjie felt deeply grateful to the person who had set the fire back then.
He would be able to gain the entire Jiang family without having to do a thing.
Whenever he thought about it, Jiang Yuanjie was so delighted that he dreamed of it—and even woke up laughing.
“Who should it go to?” After hearing Jiang Yuanjie’s words, Jiang Siyue fell into deep thought.
After considering the possibilities, she realized that the most likely person was actually Jiang Yuanjie, who stood before her.
Jiang Siyue stared at him in disbelief, a frightening thought taking shape in her heart.
Could Jiang Yuanjie become the next head of the Jiang family?
How was he worthy of that position?
At the thought, Jiang Siyue felt extremely conflicted.
“Siyue, when I become head of the family, will you marry me?” Jiang Yuanjie gazed at her tenderly.
Jiang Siyue froze.
Marry him after he became head of the family?
If he truly became head of the family, marrying him would not be out of the question.
However, she still wanted to make one more attempt to win over Jiang Yuanrang.
After all, Jiang Yuanjie was not as handsome as Jiang Yuanrang.
Watching Jiang Siyue lost in thought, Jiang Yuanjie felt triumphant. It seemed that this Jiang Siyue would not be difficult to win over after all.
Jiang Yuanrang treated her with indifference. As long as he showed her more concern and tenderness, Jiang Siyue’s heart would surely turn toward him even sooner.
When that happened, the two of them could join forces.
Wouldn’t Jiang Yuanrang be easily eliminated then?
After all, he was not even of the Jiang family’s blood. What right did he have to occupy the family’s fortune?
He was the one destined to take charge of the Jiang family.
Just imagining the glorious sight of everyone calling him “Head of the Family” in the future filled Jiang Yuanjie with smug satisfaction.
And when he imagined his former stepmother, who had once ordered him around, bowing and scraping before him in the future, he felt indescribably pleased.
“It isn’t even dark yet, and you’re already dreaming in broad daylight?” Jiang Siyue said irritably.
Still, her tone was no longer as forceful as before. Clearly, Jiang Yuanjie’s words had touched her heart.
“You’re right, Siyue. I’m just dreaming in broad daylight. The Jiang family still has Big Brother Yuanrang. How could the inheritance possibly fall to an illegitimate son like me?” Jiang Yuanjie said with self-deprecating humor, not the least bit angered by her words.
“That flower is quite pretty.” Jiang Siyue did not answer him. Instead, she took the flower from his hand and held it beneath her nose, giving it a gentle sniff.
It seemed that she had already made up her mind.
If Jiang Yuanrang refused to accept her, she did not have to insist on him.
After all, although Jiang Yuanrang still possessed the title of a young master of the Jiang family, everyone knew that he was not related to the Jiang family by blood.
How could the Jiang family’s fortune possibly be handed over to an outsider?
If Madame Jiang knew that Jiang Siyue was now planning to help an outsider seize her family’s fortune, she would surely be so furious that she would spit blood.
Jiang Yuanrang sat before Wen Xiu and told her about Madame Jiang’s plans.
“Why is Young Master Li telling me all this? It has nothing to do with me!” Wen Xiu was both exasperated and amused. She wondered whether Li Tingzhou thought she would sacrifice herself to fulfill his filial intentions.
Jiang Siyue was clearly no good woman. Wen Xiu did not believe that she would willingly remain in the Jiang family without going to the capital to bother them.
Besides, what made Li Tingzhou think that after he and Jiang Siyue had become involved, Wen Xiu would still want him?
Would she tolerate having an illegitimate child outside their marriage, one who could become a ticking time bomb at any moment?
“How does it have nothing to do with you?” Jiang Yuanrang grew anxious upon hearing this.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not accustomed to sharing either men or clothes with anyone else. I can’t do it. Why don’t you find someone else?” Wen Xiu was angry as well.
What did Li Tingzhou take her for?
If he had been involved with someone else before they met, she would not have interfered.
But now, their marriage had been personally bestowed by the Empress, and he was still behaving so fickle and indecisive. Did he really think she was that magnanimous?
Why should she be the one to make sacrifices for him?
“That’s why you need to protect me!” Jiang Yuanrang did not take offense at Wen Xiu’s words. Instead, he spoke excitedly.
“What do you mean?” Wen Xiu was momentarily confused. What was Li Tingzhou trying to do?
“I know you have people at your disposal. Can you find someone to protect me? I’m afraid my adoptive mother may force herself on me.” Jiang Yuanrang hurriedly sat down beside Wen Xiu, speaking nervously.
“How would she force herself on you?” Wen Xiu asked, puzzled. Could a man be forced in that way too?
Wasn’t it usually men who harassed women and forced themselves on them?
“I’m afraid my adoptive mother will drug me and make me consummate a relationship with Jiang Siyue.” After thinking it over, Jiang Yuanrang decided to tell her the truth.
Wen Xiu’s eyes widened.
Could someone actually do that?
“If I’m drugged, then even if I don’t want to touch Jiang Siyue, I might not be able to control myself. So have someone protect me. Whatever you do, don’t let me touch that woman.” Jiang Yuanrang looked at Wen Xiu with complete sincerity.