CHAPTER 651: CHAPTER 640: VICIOUS VILLAIN

Jiang Hongcai listened to his most beloved son demanding that he be driven out, his eyes turning red. Looking at his son, who seemed so strange and unfamiliar compared to before, he even thought about taking him to the hospital for a check-up.

"Why? You ask me why?" Jiang Yi said with a cold laugh, "Did you ever think about why when you had an affair and upset my mom? Did you ask yourself why there would suddenly be an illegitimate son when you brought Jiang Cheng back home?"

Seeing the hatred in his son’s eyes, Jiang Hongcai asked in a daze, "You hate me?"

Jiang Yi retorted, "Shouldn’t I hate you? Don’t you know how my mom died?"

Jiang Hongcai explained with heartache, "Your mom died of illness."

Jiang Yi pressed on, "Would my mom’s condition have worsened if it weren’t for the things you did, if it weren’t for bringing Jiang Cheng back? Both you and Jiang Cheng are murderers."

"Then why didn’t you talk to me about these things earlier? I am sorry for what I did to your mom, but I haven’t wronged you. If you had said you didn’t like Jiang Cheng, I wouldn’t have brought him back. It was you who said you wanted a younger brother back then."

"Just because I said I wanted one means I really wanted one? Even if I did, the brother I wanted was one born from my mom’s womb, what relation do I have with Jiang Cheng?"

"But weren’t you very happy when I brought Jiang Cheng home?"

Remembering the past, Jiang Yi yelled, "I was young back then, what did I understand?"

"But even later, even if I was mean to Jiang Cheng, didn’t you still like him very much?" Jiang Hongcai said instinctively.

Jiang Yi laughed at this remark, "If I didn’t act like I really liked him, how could I show off my generosity and sensibility? How could I highlight Jiang Cheng’s rebelliousness and impoliteness?"

Now Jiang Hongcai was also slowly recalling those past events. He realized that every time his eldest son was around, he would scold Jiang Cheng, and most of what he heard about Jiang Cheng’s faults also mostly came from his eldest son.

Back then he thought it was his eldest son caring for his second son, afraid the latter would go astray. Now it seems that it was all the eldest son’s doing!

"All these years, have you been pretending? Did you intentionally make my relationship with Jiang Cheng bad?" Jiang Hongcai’s face turned pale, his heart filled with immense regret. Not regret over losing Jiang Cheng as a son, but regret for not having raised Jiang Yi better, not having corrected his behavior sooner.

"That’s right, I did it on purpose." Jiang Yi laughed heartily, "So, Dad, please move out, don’t force me to kick you out."

Jiang Hongcai seemed to age ten years in an instant, losing his vitality. He looked at the son he had cherished and raised with a complicated gaze, thinking this must be retribution!

"Yi’er, if you could deceive your dad for so many years, dad is reassured that you won’t be easily fooled by others. Before I leave, let me teach you one last lesson. You can be ruthless in business, but don’t be heartless to your partners as you were to me. And regarding your father-in-law, it’s best if you can borrow their influence, but even if you can’t, don’t lose your own dignity."

Jiang Hongcai packed up his few belongings and left the villa. He had almost lost all his spare money to Luo Sitian before, not knowing where a person all alone in the world would go.

Jiang Yi’s gaze was complex, and his lips moved slightly, but in the end, he did not speak words of retention and locked himself in the study for the entire night.

Upon learning that Jiang Yi had driven Jiang Hongcai out, Mr. Wen called his daughter into the study alone and instructed earnestly: "Xiao Xiao, Dad is truly starting to regret marrying you off to Jiang Yi now. I never expected him to be such a heartless and ungrateful man. You must be careful with him in the future."

Wen Xiao, puzzled, furrowed her brows and asked, "Dad, how has Jiang Yi been heartless and ungrateful? It was his dad who wronged his mom, isn’t what he’s doing justified?"

Mr. Wen shook his head in disagreement: "Indeed, Jiang Hongcai did wrong Jiang Yi’s mother, but he never wronged Jiang Yi, not in the slightest. In fact, for Jiang Yi’s sake, he gave up everything and even abandoned his other children. Don’t you think Jiang Yi is too heartless? Such a person is too ruthless, there’s no one he can’t scheme against. Moreover, he can harbor resentment for over twenty years; even I couldn’t do that. He’s terrifying."

Upon hearing her father speak like this, Wen Xiao also felt uncomfortable. Thinking about it now, Jiang Yi’s father was indeed very obedient to Jiang Yi. But once Jiang Yi gained control of everything, he instantly turned his back on him. That man was still his biological father. What if it were her?

"Moreover, you once had a relationship with Jiang Yi’s younger brother. Jiang Yi is a profoundly calculative man, and it’s inevitable that he might hold a grudge and turn against you in the future. That’s why Dad is worried about you." Mr. Wen expressed his anxiety, unable to believe that he, who was shrewd his entire life, had miscalculated with his most beloved daughter and misjudged a person.

"Turn against me? He wouldn’t dare," Wen Xiao retorted disdainfully, "Can his company even compare to our family’s? Doesn’t he still have to listen to everything I say? If it comes to it, I’ll just get a divorce."

Mr. Wen glared at his daughter: "Marriage is not a trivial matter to be taken lightly. And you are pregnant, what about the child in your belly when that time comes?"

"So, what should I do!" In truth, Wen Xiao was merely speaking out of anger. If it came to divorce, she couldn’t bear to go through with it. After all, she did still like Jiang Yi, and he was utterly devoted to her. Everything right now was just her father’s speculation.

"What to do? From now on, you’ll learn how to manage the company with me. That way, you won’t be tricked by Jiang Yi in the future. As long as you are vigilant, he can’t do anything to you, and he’ll have to pamper you for life." A glint of determination flashed in Mr. Wen’s eyes.

Speaking of which, although Jiang Yi is ruthless, he’s also easy to control. If he can pamper his daughter for a lifetime, it would be fine to continue this way. The daughter is pregnant, and after a divorce, it would be tough to find someone better. As long as Jiang Yi doesn’t harbor any malicious intentions towards the Wen Family, he could be considered a decent son-in-law.

"Got it, Dad," Wen Xiao pouted in response.

When Jiang Yi visited the Wen Family again, the Wen Family didn’t ask or say anything; they were as gentle as before, but only they themselves knew that something had changed.

And Wen Xiao, her feelings for Jiang Yi were no longer as pure as before. Jiang Yi didn’t say anything, but he could feel it, even though his face still maintained a gentle and considerate smile.

Just as they thought they would continue to live this way for the rest of their lives, they saw the news about Jiang Cheng on the TV. He had taken the global internet by storm with his game, and he himself had entered the Forbes list of young rich tycoons.

"Is that Jiang Cheng?" Mr. Wen widened his eyes and then exclaimed, "I never expected him to have such potential." There seemed to be regret in his voice.

Uncle Wen was also full of praise: "It’s unexpected that he managed to connect with EA. Just this game alone is worth more than my company."

Jiang Yi, listening, clenched his fist, especially when he saw Wen Xiao staring blankly at the person on TV; his jealousy sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain.