Jiang Tingzhou looked at Xu Wan, deliberately showing a hint of mockery in his expression, "Miss Xu, do you know how much wealth I own?"

Xu Wan shook her head.

She hasn't had time to look into these things yet.

Jiang Tingzhou coldly said, "I have assets of 70 billion, but the value of my artificial intelligence patents is incalculable. If I were willing to find partners, all the world's tech giants would be willing to join forces with me. Simply put, what I possess will be immeasurable in the future. Compared to these, the problem with my leg is insignificant and negligible. There are plenty of young, beautiful women with no history of marriage or children who would be willing to sleep with me. Why should I want a woman like you who has been married, had children, and is obviously a jinx to her husband?"

The man's words, though not sharp and forceful, were like needles, leaving wounds in unseen corners of Xu Wan's heart.

Xu Wan felt that what the man said made sense.

The distance between them is so great.

He always had plenty of choices. He chose her, changed her life, and cleared away all obstacles in her life.

But that doesn't mean he should choose her now.

Xu Wan gripped the sand on the ground tightly. "Mr. Ryan is right. You are so rich and outstanding, there is really no need for you to choose me. I was just being presumptuous."

Having said all that, Xu Wan felt there was no need to continue the conversation.

She wasn't a celestial beauty, nor did she come from a privileged family. Jiang Tingzhou had helped her once, and now that he had a different identity and was still so successful, he really should find a better woman to marry.

She stood up and asked, "Mr. Ryan, what are you going to do? Should I contact your friend for you? Or should I call security?"

How could Jiang Tingzhou not sense a woman's emotions?

They even address him with the formal "you" now.

He turned around, braced himself against the sand with his arm, pulled a folding cane from the small mesh storage under the wheelchair, packed it away while sitting down, and said to Xu Wan, "If you help me, I can get up."

Xu Wan quickly went over and supported the man's arm.

Using this strength and his crutches, Jiang Tingzhou struggled to sit up and return to his wheelchair.

"Let me push you to the shore."

Xu Wan held onto the armrests of the wheelchair with both hands and pushed the man toward the shore.

The wheelchair itself is not difficult to push with electronic assistance, but at this moment on the beach, the man deliberately did not use electronic assistance.

Xu Wan struggled to push the wheelchair to the shore, rubbed her hands together, and said, "Mr. Ryan, you shouldn't come to the beach so late in the future. You can't always be this lucky."

Jiang Tingzhou looked at the woman in front of him and said, "When I saw you like that, I thought you were going to commit suicide."

Xu Wan knew that no matter what, they were husband and wife, and he was worried about her.

"No, I still have my daughter. I'll definitely live well." Xu Wan forced a smile. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

As the time for parting approached, a wave of reluctance washed over Jiang Tingzhou.

This separation means we don't know when we'll meet again.

He looked at the woman who had just taken a few steps and said, "It seems like the wheelchair's power assist system is malfunctioning. Could you please push me up to the elevator, Miss Xu?"

Xu Wan turned around and nodded gently.

Xu Wan gripped the handles on both sides of the wheelchair again, looking down at the man sitting in it.

His hair, clothes, and trousers were all soaked by the seawater, the fabric clinging to his body and outlining the contours of his arm muscles.

It seems that even with leg problems, he did not neglect his exercise.

Xu Wan suddenly wondered, did the man really not miss her at all?

As she pushed the man into the elevator, she said, "Mr. Ryan, my daughter is growing up, and I suddenly realize that her father is an indispensable figure in her life. I've also had a moment of clarity just now, and it's time to move on from the shadows of the past. What do you think of that lawyer Xu from earlier?"