Just as all the big shots were rushing to the hospital from the Hidden Dragon Hotel, at the door of the special care ward, under the watchful eyes of her family, Nangong Yan finally mustered up the courage and said through gritted teeth, "Alright, since you all want me to speak, then I'll say it all! I really don't think I did anything wrong last night. I thought this Jiang guy was dead, and with good intentions, Shixiang and I wanted to introduce Nangong Qingcheng to someone so she wouldn't be a widow. Who knew she wouldn't appreciate it! And this Jiang guy suddenly barged in, attacked me without even asking questions, and almost strangled me to death!"
Nangong Jinming and the others, upon hearing this, glared even more angrily at Jiang Feng!
In their view, although Nangong Yan was a bit inappropriate in secretly introducing someone to Nangong Qingcheng, considering Jiang Feng's "bones weren't even cold," she was at least acting out of good intentions. How could Jiang Feng use violence?
Even when Jiang Feng was "alive," they already felt Jiang Feng was unworthy of Nangong Qingcheng. If Jiang Feng had died, naturally, they wouldn't want Nangong Qingcheng's talents to be wasted. Nangong Yan was simply expressing what everyone felt.
Moreover, Jiang Feng's lethal retaliation against Nangong Yan for this issue only made him appear even more furious and desperate!
Seeing Nangong Yan twisting the truth here, Nangong Qingcheng couldn't hold back any longer and angrily retorted, "Nangong Yan, can you stop being so fake? I don't need you worrying about me. Are you really doing it for me? Or are you doing it for yourselves? What exactly do you take me for in your heart?"
"Shut up! Qingcheng, let your cousin finish speaking first!" Nangong Jinming, naturally siding with his daughter, coldly rebuked Nangong Qingcheng.
"Ha!" Nangong Yan sneered, glancing disdainfully at Nangong Qingcheng, and continued to add fuel to the fire, "There's something else you don't know! Do you know who came to visit Grandpa last night? It was Young Master Shi, Shi Lang, the son of Binhai's richest man, Shi Guanlin from North City!"
"You've heard of the Ship King's fame, right? In the whole of Binhai, the Shi Family ranks fourth on the wealth list! Moreover, Young Master Shi also showed enthusiasm for Nangong Qingcheng—unfortunately, it was all ruined by this Jiang guy! I heard that after he drove Shixiang and me away, he also threw Young Master Shi out of the ward, and for his selfish reasons, he caused our Nangong Family to offend the Shi Family!"
"What did you say?!!" Upon hearing Nangong Yan's words, Nangong Jinwei erupted, "The... the Shi Family?!!"
He had no doubt that once his family established ties with the Shi Family, they would immediately soar. Even if Shi Guanlin spared just a fraction of his wealth on them, it would be enough for them to enjoy a lifetime of glory and prosperity!
But now, all of this vanished because of Jiang Feng? Waving goodbye to them just like that?
"Jiang Feng, are you a harbinger of doom? Even if you don't want to give up on Qingcheng, you didn't need to offend the Shi Family! Do you know what the Shi Family could bring us?" Nangong Li also shouted emotionally.
Nangong Jinrong and Wu Peixia felt deeply regretful. If Shi Lang could have become their ideal son-in-law, what a concept that would be! Far better than Jiang Feng by at least ten thousand times! But now, the glory and wealth that were within reach vanished into thin air because of Jiang Feng!
For a time, Jiang Feng once again became the family enemy, with everyone wishing they could strangle him!
Jiang Feng realized that because of Nangong Qingcheng's unparalleled beauty, she was a treasure in the family, and everyone wanted to use her for their benefit, but few genuinely cared for her!
Fortunately, the Old Master had foresight and betrothed her to him early on, sparing her much distress!
However, in the eyes of the entire family, Nangong Qingcheng was a fresh flower stuck in cow dung, shattering all their fantasies, which is why they all disliked him, and the differences between them were irreconcilable.
Since Jiang Feng had seen through everything, he didn't plan to spare them any dignity, and with a cold smile, said, "Since you're all putting things in the open today, let me reiterate: in the future, whether it's Shi Lang or anyone else, don't think about pursuing Qingcheng, and don't force her to do something she doesn't like! Otherwise, my patience is limited, don't force me to turn against you!"
"Ha, do you still think you have the right to say that?" Nangong Jinwei sneered disdainfully, hearing Jiang Feng still dare to utter such bold words, "Do you think it's still when Chu Renxiong was alive? Back when he was alive, you relied on him to back you up, ignoring us. But now? Chu Renxiong is dead, the Chu Family is in turmoil and has more than they can handle. Do you think anyone will look after you now? You're back to being the live-in son-in-law who eats and drinks from our family. What right do you have to act high and mighty?"
No sooner had he finished speaking when footsteps echoed from the hallway, and a cold voice followed: "Who said our Chu Family has more than we can handle? Even at our most tumultuous, Mr. Jiang remains our most esteemed benefactor and guest. If I ever hear anyone daring to slander and sow discord behind our backs, I will make sure they pay a price they can't afford!"
Suddenly, Nangong Jinwei turned in shock, seeing Zhuge Yuheng walking briskly toward the ward with a blank expression.
Moreover, he wasn't alone; behind him was a whole group, most prominently, a handsome young man standing at his right: his son, Zhuge Yi!
Everyone who knows Zhuge Yi knows that he is one of the most renowned Crown Princes in South City, the second most prominent figure among the young generation of the Chu Family, and Zhuge Yuheng's designated future successor, one of the future pillars of the Chu Family!
Beyond that, the scene was even more astounding; almost all the famous big shots in South City were present!
Zhou Rongfa of the Zhou Family, Pan Haoting of the Pan Family, Le Zhengyi of the Le Family, Jia Youcai of Jia's Pickles, salt tycoon Yang Wanli, electronics tycoon Jiang Tianxing, South City real estate mogul Tao Guoyi...
Such a gathering of top-notch figures is not something you'd necessarily see even at a city-held financial conference, yet early this morning, they had all arrived at Southern City Hospital, and just like Zhuge Yuheng, their target was very clear - they were all coming for Jiang Feng!
"Zhu... Zhuge Yuheng? And Zhou Rongfa... Pan Haoting... Le Zhengyi... Jia Youcai... Yang Wanli... Jiang Tianxing... Tao Guoyi..." Nangong Jinming and his company were stunned, as although the Nangong Family could be considered a third-tier family in South City, compared to these people, they were simply ants amidst ants, the dregs among dregs, on completely different levels, worlds apart!
"How... why did they come?" Nangong Yan was also bewildered, with the vengeful glee on her face completely vanished, replaced by deep anxiety and unease!