Jiang Tingzhou quickly turned around and headed towards the bedroom.

The woman who had just been lying flat was now curled up in a ball. She was clearly sleeping, but tears were streaming down her face.

"Wanwan..."

Jiang Tingzhou called her softly.

"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, please don't hit me, please don't hit me..."

In her sleep, Xu Wan trembled and begged for mercy. Even with her eyes closed, her expression was filled with fear.

Jiang Tingzhou was at a loss for words.

The woman's nightmare continued. "Daddy, I was wrong. I'll never eat so much again... Please don't hit me anymore, it hurts..."

"Wanwan."

Jiang Tingzhou knew what she was dreaming about.

Thinking about what the little girl went through when she was a child, my heart aches slightly.

He reached out to take the woman's hand, but the moment his fingertips touched hers, she reflexively pulled her hand back. "I'm not eating anymore, I'm not hungry, I won't be hungry all night, I'll only eat one meal a day from now on... I won't be hungry all night..."

Even though he knew she was dreaming, Jiang Tingzhou couldn't just let her leave.

He sat on the bed, placed his hand on the woman's arm, and patted it gently, like soothing a child. "Wanwan, I'll be by your side from now on. I won't let you go hungry, and I won't let anyone bully you. You don't have to be afraid anymore..."

A man's words are like a good medicine.

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman who had been struggling suddenly calmed down considerably.

"Um……"

Half-asleep, Xu Wan groped around and grabbed the man's other hand that was on the mattress.

They held on tightly, as if grasping at a lifeline.

Jiang Tingzhou waited a while, and seeing that the woman seemed to be fast asleep, he gently pulled his hand away. The woman pulled his hand closer to her with even more force, murmuring and pleading, "Don't go, don't leave me..."

Since leaving the legal profession at the age of 25 to become the head of Tianwei Group, Jiang Tingzhou has impressed others not only with his exceptional vision, but also with his decisiveness and unwavering commitment.

In just a few years, the attitude of Tianwei Group's stubborn and difficult old shareholders towards him changed from looking down on him to respecting him. Especially in recent years, as the amount of dividends has increased, they will never say a word against him.

Many people say that Jiang Tingzhou is overly calm and that no emotion can be seen in his eyes.

This is also why Jiang Tingzhou usually wears glasses when he goes out.

Hearing the woman's helpless plea, he felt so sorry for her that he couldn't bear to refuse.

"I'm not leaving." The man took off his glasses and kissed away the woman's tears. "Go to sleep, I'm not going anywhere."

As the morning light filled the room, Xu Wan opened her eyes, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

In the past, every time she returned to Yinyi Town, she would have nightmares all night long, and when she woke up in the morning, she felt as tired as if she had been paralyzed by a ghost.

But I actually slept very well today.

Xu Wan thought of getting up, only to realize that she was holding one hand tightly with both of hers. She looked over and saw that Jiang Tingzhou was also sleeping in the same bed with her.

However, the man didn't touch her at all; he just lay on his side at the very edge of the bed, with a space between them that was about one person's width apart.

Xu Wan had just let go of the man's hand...

"Hmm."

The man, half-asleep, shifted his body slightly. Since he was already on the edge of the bed, the slight movement caused him to fall directly onto the bed!

"careful!"

When Xu Wan grabbed the man's hand, she thought it was too late and there was no time to let go.

The next second, Jiang Tingzhou fell to the ground, and Xu Wan fell directly on top of him, their lips colliding heavily.

The wound on the man's lip, which had just healed overnight, started bleeding again, this time with red blood.

Looking at the woman's face so close to his, Jiang Tingzhou frowned slightly and uttered a single word in a hoarse voice: "It hurts."