Chapter 439 - 282 Shameless, the old lady makes a strong move

Chapter 439: 282 Shameless, the old lady makes a strong move

Tang Wan dropped Shen Zhixian off and then headed back to the studio to continue working, thinking that her employees had been working hard recently and decided to bring everyone afternoon tea on the way.

Just as she arrived at the studio building, she received a call from Chen Zhi.

"Uncle Chen, do you know I brought some food for you..."

"A gentleman came to the studio insisting on seeing Teacher Shen." Chen Zhi had come over from Pingjiang a few days ago.

"Teacher Shen?" Tang Wan frowned, "Why would someone looking for her come here? Just offer him a cup of tea and give him Teacher Shen’s contact information."

Managing public relations was Chen Zhi’s responsibility. Where did he need her guidance?

"He claims to be Teacher Shen’s foster father."

"Hm?" Tang Wan paused.

"He said someone saw Teacher Shen here today and came looking, he seems..." Chen Zhi struggled to find the right adjective, "you’d better hurry over and see for yourself."

"I’ll be there momentarily."

...

Tang Wan’s studio was not that large to begin with. As soon as she pushed the door open, she was hit with a strong smell of cigarette smoke, where a man in his fifties was seated, pinching a cigarette, puffing smoke rings.

"Teacher Tang." The studio staff couldn’t work and were all waiting for her to deal with the situation.

"Wanwan, it’s him." Chen Zhi seemed helpless. If it were an outsider, it would be another matter, but he was claiming to be Shen Zhixian’s foster father, and that complicated things. "I told him she’s not here, but he wouldn’t listen or leave, and I couldn’t deal with it, so I had to wait for you. However, I did call Teacher Shen."

"You called her?" Tang Wan frowned.

"Is there a problem with that?" Since he was her foster father, it wasn’t odd for Chen Zhi to notify her.

Tang Wan shook her head and observed him. The man hastily snuffed out his cigarette, stood up, and reached out to greet her with an ingratiating smile, "You’re the boss, hello..."

"Hello." Since he claimed to be Shen Zhixian’s foster father, she extended her hand politely for a brief handshake.

The man’s fingers were rough, calloused, and yellowed from nicotine; his nails were poorly trimmed and rather unkempt.

"You’re looking for Teacher Shen?" Tang Wan was still very polite in speaking with him.

"I heard she was here today, I’m her foster father, and I wanted to talk to her. I apologize for troubling you."

The man had been casually smoking and swinging his leg before, but now he was smiling at her fawningly, clearly someone who changed his tune depending on who he was dealing with.

"She’s not here," Tang Wan stated plainly, "She just dropped by earlier and has already left."

"Could you trouble yourself to find her for me? I don’t have her contact info."

"Are you really her foster father?" Tang Wan scrutinized him. "Sorry if I come across abrupt, but I don’t know you, and based only on your word..."

The man hastily took out several photos from his pocket and handed them to her "I’m telling the truth, look, these are photos of her and her mom, and here’s her ID photo from when she was in school."

Tang Wan took them and indeed, it was Shen Zhixian...

"I am not a bad guy, here’s my ID card." The man said as he handed Tang Wan his ID card.

Name: Zhong Jijun.

Zhong...

Wasn’t that the surname Shen Zhixian had mentioned on the phone...

"After her mother died, she lived with us the whole time. Once she went abroad, we lost contact. I saw her on TV recently and have been wanting to reach out to her. When I heard she was spotted here, I came over..." the man explained with a smile.

"If you really are her foster father, you can go check at the Xie Family. They will surely treat you as an honored guest," Tang Wan said as she returned his ID with a smile.

"No need, I just want to meet her."

"She doesn’t work here, and she’s already gone..."

"Then you must be able to contact her, right? I’ll just wait here, I won’t interrupt your work."

It seemed to Tang Wan that this man was intent on stubbornly waiting for her. If it were someone else, she would have thrown them out by now, but uncertain of his relationship with Shen Zhixian, Tang Wan wasn’t sure what to say at the moment.

...

The studio employees looked at each other in confusion. Teacher Shen was knowledgeable and polite, how could she have such a shameless foster father.

As Tang Wan was in a difficult spot, the man was unhurried, pulling out a cigarette from his pocket, lighting it, and continuing to puff away. But soon enough, Shen Zhixian arrived.

Covered in dust, her face full of anger.

"Oh, Xianxian, you finally made it," the man said with a smile.

"Wanwan, I’m truly sorry," Shen Zhixian couldn’t even face Tang Wan.

"I’m fine."

"Zhong Jijun, this is someone else’s place, what are you doing here?" It was the first time Tang Wan had seen Shen Zhixian so angry. She was usually dignified and elegant, and even when she was soft-spoken, she didn’t sound as fiercely stern as now, "This is a workplace for others."