Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1587: Chapter 920: Doing Grandpa’s Duty? No Qualification, Unworthy (Second Update)

In the Taekwondo Hall, the summer class graduation performance was still ongoing. The coach was still performing on stage, with the students sitting around, and parents watching or applauding from the side.

But privately, they were discussing what had just happened:

"It really seems to be the father of the third young master of the Jiang Family? He hasn’t appeared in years, and he looks so different from the photos in the news before. You can tell he’s had a hard time these past years."

"If he had the ability back then, he should have left the Jiang Family and made something of himself instead of trying to fight for the inheritance."

"I think he’s not doing well now and wants to come back and rely on his son."

"That poor little girl seems to have been frightened."

"A stranger suddenly saying they’re your grandfather would scare anyone."

...

The parents’ section was timidly discussing.

Jiang Sese sat cross-legged, seemingly uninterested in the captivating performance. Her face was gloomy and unhappy, while Jiang Xiaowai sat close to her, pulling out a slightly melted candy from his pocket and handing it to her.

"Don’t be afraid. With your brother here, I won’t let any bad people bully you," Jiang Xiaowai declared confidently, forcefully placing the candy in her palm.

"He... did he say he’s my grandfather?" Jiang Sese tilted her head to look at him.

Although the child didn’t understand much of what had happened before, she knew one thing—her father and uncle were not biological brothers. Although she called Jiang Zhenhuan her grandfather, he wasn’t her biological grandfather.

Jiang Xiaowai pursed his lips, "You can’t trust what bad people say. We’ll go play at great-grandma’s house later this afternoon."

Jiang Sese responded in a muffled voice.

Lin Luyou and Tang Wan were still sitting below the stage, looking at their daughter’s gloomy face, also aware that she was startled. And it wasn’t just her who was surprised, even Lin Luyou was astonished.

She had been with Jiang Shiyi for so long, it was also her first time seeing Jiang Zhaolin!

She knew a bit about the affairs of the Jiang Family, everyone always avoided mentioning him, and he hadn’t appeared for so many years that Lin Luyou almost forgot that Jiang Shiyi had a biological father.

"Don’t worry, Third Brother and the others will handle this," Tang Wan reassured, patting her back.

"That person..." Lin Luyou’s gaze fell on her daughter, "What kind of person is he, really?"

She seemed to find it hard to imagine what could have happened to cause a father and sons to sever ties, to not be invited to the wedding, or informed about childbirth, completely treating him as a stranger.

Tang Wan sighed lightly, "It’s hard to explain in a few words."

...

In the coach’s office at this moment, the police sat in the middle, with Jiang Zhaolin on the left and Jiang Jinsang and Jiang Shiyi on the right.

Jiang Zhaolin had taken a good beating this time, with a bite from Jiang Xiaowai on his forearm, where clear teeth marks could still be seen. Had he not pulled his hand back in time, it might have drawn blood.

The police, upon understanding Jiang Zhaolin’s connection, instantly found themselves with a headache.

They initially thought it was a child abduction incident or someone purposely harassing children, but now this situation...

Seemed like a family dispute.

"If you wanted to see the child, why sneak around like this?" The police officer didn’t know how to mediate, looking at the Jiang brothers on the other side, "Third Young Master, Fifth Duke, this matter..."

Jiang Jinsang rubbed his fingers, "Uncle, I told you last time, is it really just that you want to see the child?"

"I knew she had a performance today. I just wanted to give her something, I didn’t mean for things to turn out this way."

"If you wanted to give something, there are many ways. You could have gone through me or found the coach. There’s no need to grab the child and force something on her, is there?" Jiang Jinsang sneered.

"I just wanted to talk to her," Jiang Zhaolin countered.

"Talk?" Jiang Jinsang’s tone suddenly turned stern, "You almost made her cry!"

The police officers had been watching their demeanor, worried they might start fighting, as involving a child meant any small spark could ignite a fire.

"If you really just wanted to see the child, if you truly cared for and loved her, how could you bear to pull her so hard?"

"We’re all adults, why be so secretive. I told you before, stay away from our lives, keep some dignity for yourself, but you didn’t listen to a word I said."

Jiang Zhaolin tightened his fingers, looking at him, "Is there anything wrong with wanting to see my granddaughter?"

Jiang Shiyi glanced at him, jaw tight, a cold edge in his otherwise indifferent expression. This was their first confrontation since the Jiang group’s past assembly, with a stark, emotionless gaze.

"You said see your granddaughter?" Jiang Shiyi laughed coldly.

"Xiaowu calls you Uncle, probably just because of your seniority, giving you a little dignity, not recognizing you."

"As for between you, me, and Chengsi, we severed father-son ties long ago, you are not our father anymore..."

"On what basis, what qualification do you have to say you are her grandfather!"

His eyes were icy, and while Jiang Jinsang chose his words cautiously, Jiang Shiyi gave no face at all.

He directly rebuked him...

Unfit, unworthy!

Jiang Zhaolin had only ever crossed Jiang Shiyi once, in the old Jiang family shareholders meeting, where the blow severed all his paths.

Back then, it was Jiang Chengsi who clashed head-on with him, speaking sharply and with heart execution, but this son before him...

He was the kind who speaks of murder without shedding blood!

The police stood by watching; these kinds of family-related disputes were challenging to mediate.

If this was a stranger harassing a child, they would have been arrested immediately.

Facing Jiang Shiyi, Jiang Zhaolin felt an inexplicable apprehension in his heart, forcing himself to say: "I know I did many wrong things back then, that’s all in the past, I’ve changed now."

"So many years have passed, I haven’t disturbed your life."

"Shiyi, I..."

Before Jiang Zhaolin could finish, Jiang Shiyi interrupted him, not wanting to hear these justifications, only saying very indifferently:

"What do you want?"

Giving no face at all, this question was even more embarrassing than a direct slap!

"I don’t want anything, I just..." Jiang Zhaolin’s face turned pale as he hurriedly explained.

"Just suddenly realized the importance of family, and want some affection?" Jiang Shiyi looked at him seriously, "When we wanted fatherly love back then, what did you give us?"

"Now you want to return to the family, and with a simple acknowledgment of wrongdoings, I should forgive and accept you?"

Jiang Zhaolin’s body stiffened, Jiang Shiyi was already getting up, signaling Jiang Jinsang to leave with him.

"Shiyi..." Seeing that he was about to leave, Jiang Zhaolin quickly got up.

"I don’t care if you’re genuinely repentant or have other motives, stay away from my daughter, the same goes for Chengsi. If this happens again, I won’t be this polite."

After Jiang Shiyi and Jiang Jinsang left, the policeman looked at the dispirited Jiang Zhaolin, uncertain how to comfort him.

The Jiang family affair was too sensational back in the day, and besides, this kind of family matter wasn’t something the police could intervene in excessively. Moreover, Jiang Zhaolin had also been beaten up today, his face still showed the bruises.

The police gave him a verbal warning to stay away from the children in the future, and then let him leave swiftly.

**

What was supposed to be a good performance event, due to Jiang Zhaolin’s incident, turned into a mess, and with it happening at a place like a tutoring class, it couldn’t be hidden even if they wanted to.

Any gossip involving powerful families immediately gets widely spread.

Within just a few hours, almost everyone in the circle knew Jiang Zhaolin resurfaced, wanting to see his granddaughter, but got beaten up.

"Has Jiang Zhaolin really repented sincerely, hasn’t life been tough for him these years as it’s said, with his beloved daughter imprisoned and his two sons doing well, wanting to rekindle the old ties?"

"Leaving the Jiang family and getting beaten up by society, he might really have repented, who knew he got beaten up."

"Back then, he did quite a few unscrupulous things, if he had money and power now, and Third Young Master and Fourth Master were not doing well, do you think he would still want to look back?"

"Previously, with Third Young Master overseas and Fourth Master being a prodigal, he probably didn’t even look at the fourth master straight, right? But now having become the son-in-law of the Si family, even without shame, licking or kneeling would want to go back. But it’s difficult to take actions against adults, hence the thought of approaching the children."

"I’ve heard that Jiang Zhaolin’s financial chain is tense recently, borrowing money from everywhere. If Third Young Master and Fourth Master were willing to accept him, this wouldn’t be a problem."

...

Most people within the circle thought that Jiang Zhaolin had ulterior motives.

After this incident broke out, while the Jiang family became the topic for a few conversations, it didn’t suffer any substantial damage. Instead, Jiang Zhaolin nearly had a heart attack from anger.