Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 334: 222 Did intimacy get disrupted? Do you want to be my stepdad? (2 updates)_2

"Keep your distance from me, if you want to talk, we can talk properly..." Shen Zhixian couldn’t take it anymore, her heart was beating too fast, at this rate, she feared she might die of heart failure.

But as soon as she lifted her hand, her wrist was caught by him, and with a struggle, his fingers moved down to hold her palm.

"You’re sweating, are you so nervous around me?"

"When you’re so close to me, of course I’ll... mm!"

Before Shen Zhixian could finish, her voice was sealed by his mouth...

Her wrist was pinned to the wall, immobilized, and the disparity in strength between men and women left her with no energy to struggle, allowing the man to have his way.

...

With both children present, she didn’t dare to move excessively. Her entire being was tense, so she didn’t notice that the door of the next room was quietly opened.

Taotao originally wanted to come down for some water—since the move, they hadn’t installed a humidifier, and the room was painfully dry at the moment.

Light-footed, she tiptoed out, looking for Shen Zhixian’s help and naturally headed toward her room out of habit.

Taking just a few steps, she saw Jiang Yanting and Shen Zhixian...

Taotao’s eyes went wide with shock. Even at her young age, she could tell they seemed to be kissing, something she’d seen on TV where elders would cover her eyes and tell her children shouldn’t watch such things.

But this was the first time she’d seen it in real life, and it was with her own mother, leaving her frozen in fright. Just then, a hand reached out from behind and covered her eyes.

Taotao was scared stiff, forgetting even to scream, letting the person lead her back into the room with stealthy steps.

"Brother?" Taotao’s face was red with embarrassment, unsure what to do.

"What’s wrong?" Jiangjiang was quite composed.

"They... they..." Taotao was incoherent, clearly overwhelmed by the scene she had witnessed.

"They were just kissing."

"..."

Jiangjiang, having been raised by Jiang Chengsi from a young age, was familiar with these matters. Where some elders might treat such topics as taboo, Jiang Chengsi did not, having given him an early, indirect education in matters of men and women.

Some people in this world could be lecherous, and he simply wanted Jiangjiang to be aware early on of the differences between men and women, to instill a sense of self-protection. To him, such matters were no big deal, although it seemed Taotao had been quite frightened.

"It’s totally normal, don’t be scared," Jiangjiang said in a reassuring, adult-like tone, patting her shoulder. "What did you go out for?"

"For water, and you?" the two weren’t sleeping in the same room.

"I was getting water as well." This was, conveniently, the truth. "Stay in your room, I’ll get the water for you."

Jiangjiang went out, making deliberate noise. Jiang Yanting and Shen Zhixian, aware of the need for discretion, quickly separated.

"Dad, my sister and I both want water," Jiangjiang said nonchalantly.

"I’ll get it for you." Jiang Yanting, not wearing a shirt, grabbed a jacket and wrapped it around himself before heading off to get water. Shen Zhixian went back to her room to straighten up her clothes.

"Dad, Taotao saw you earlier when you were... you know, and she seemed frightened," Jiangjiang reminded him while receiving the water.

"I understand. Drink up and go to sleep. I’ll take care of your sister’s situation."

Jiangjiang nodded, taking his cup back to his room.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yanting, holding a glass of water, knocked on Taotao’s door, "May I come in?"

With the two of them not being close and her being a girl, Jiang Yanting’s tone was exceptionally gentle.

"You may." Taotao climbed down from the bed, standing up straight as if preparing to confront a great challenge—although young, she was well aware some things weren’t to be done indiscriminately, especially since he’d been growing close to her mother lately, which she didn’t miss.

Young as she was, she wasn’t clueless.

The tall man entering the room could very likely become her stepfather.

"Here’s some water." Jiang Yanting bent down to hand her the glass.

"Thank you," Taotao remained very formal with him.

"Get into bed, the floor is cold." Jiang Yanting lifted her by her arms to sit on the bed; his tall, wide frame and strong arms made holding her seem effortless, a completely different feeling from when Shen Zhixian would do the same.

Jiang Yanting sat her down on the bed and didn’t leave. Instead, he sat close beside her, immediately making the little girl tense up.

To be true, this was their first time being alone together.

In fact, Jiang Yanting was also a bit nervous, but given the current situation, he couldn’t exactly be straightforward with her and only thought to comfort her a bit, yet he didn’t know what to say.

"Taotao..."

"Uncle, are you going to be my stepdad?"

"..."

"I already know."

"Sorry, I’ll be more careful next time." In these circumstances, that was all Jiang Yanting could say.

Their first conversation as father and daughter, after just two sentences, they had entered an incredibly awkward silence.

"Well..." Jiang Yanting coughed softly, "Let me tell you a story."

"Okay." Taotao seemed a bit uneasy too, putting down her cup and snuggling into the blankets. noveldrama

Shen Zhixian stood at the door, listening to the father and daughter talk and couldn’t help but feel torn between laughter and tears. She knew that with Jiang Yanting’s temperament, he was probably not cut out for this, but when she heard he was going to tell a story, she suddenly became anxious.

He had already led one child astray, she didn’t want him telling his own daughter some dark fairy tale.

But this was a rare moment for father and daughter together, and it seemed inappropriate for her to go in and kick Jiang Yanting out right now, so she stayed outside to listen. If he started to twist the plot, she wouldn’t hold back.

Today, he was telling the story of the Mermaid, which was a bit strange...

He recounted the original tale without deviation, losing any hint of darkness.

"The little Mermaid is so pitiful," Taotao sighed.

"Go to sleep early. Your Uncle Chengsi will come to take you out tomorrow. It wouldn’t be good if he came and you were still not up."

Hearing this, the little girl dove under the covers and obediently went to sleep.

Jiang Yanting’s mouth twitched. All the talking he did with her couldn’t compete with Jiang Chengsi’s name?

However, by the time he left the room, it was already midnight, too late, his clothes were still damp, and with no other choice, Shen Zhixian let him stay another night...

With Taotao there, in her heart, Shen Zhixian still saw Jiang Yanting as an "outsider" and wanted to be considerate of her feelings, so he didn’t insist on staying in Shen Zhixian’s room but instead opened the door to Jiangjiang’s room.

Jiangjiang was already sound asleep, only to discover the next day that his imperfect dad had sprawled beside him, using his blanket and pillow, nearly squeezing him to the edge of the bed.

"You’re sleeping in my bed, and you nearly pushed me off."

"You’re the one who moves around in sleep, almost rolling off, and you’re blaming me?"

"When have I ever fidgeted in my sleep?"

"Do you really not know how you sleep? Has anyone ever shared a bed with you and not been kicked by you?"

"..."

**

Around eight-thirty in the morning, Jiang Chengsi arrived. Shen Zhixian prepared thermos cups among other things for the kids and thanked Jiang Chengsi before letting him take the children away.

"Can he handle them by himself?" Shen Zhixian was worried.

After all, there were two kids, and her first impression of Jiang Chengsi was that he was a risky man.

"He can." Jiang Yanting was quite confident, "Don’t we have to do some shopping? Let’s go to the mall."

Still not entirely at ease, Shen Zhixian headed to the mall while Jiang Chengsi had already driven the two kids to his regular Racing Car track...

"Fourth Master, what brings the two kids here?" a staff member asked with a smile.

"Just bringing them here for fun, to see the world. Help me find two sets of suitable clothing for them, and helmets and protection gear..."