Xu Wan looked down and saw that the screen displayed the note 【Ryan】.

She was so nervous that she didn't dare to open it immediately, fearing she would see a rejection message.

After a moment of internal struggle, Xu Wan finally turned on her phone and saw the message the man had sent.

Simply put, one word: 【Good.】

It's brief, yet the message is clear.

Xu Wan edited a message asking: 【Is it okay now?】

This time, the reply came quickly: 【Okay.】

Xu Wan took a deep breath, put on a relaxed expression, and said to her daughter beside her, "I asked Dad, and he said it's okay now."

"Really? Really?" Xiaoxiao's little pigtails bounced with excitement. "Then quickly call Daddy, I want to talk to Daddy!"

"Okay, wait a moment."

Xu Wan lowered her head and deleted the contact name "[Ryan]" before dialing the number.

The call was answered about ten seconds after it was dialed.

"Hello."

A familiar male voice came from the other end of the receiver.

The man's voice was completely unchanged when he spoke on the phone, unlike when they were face to face. Xu Wan was even a little dazed when she heard it.

It was as if everything was the same as before, and nothing had changed.

Xu Wan composed herself and said to the man on the other end of the phone, "It's me. I'll have Xiaoxiao answer the phone now."

“Okay,” the man replied.

Xu Wan held the phone to Xiao Xiao's ear, "That's Dad on the other end, he can hear you."

Xiao Xiao was overjoyed when she found out she was going to talk to her dad on the phone, but now that the call was actually connected, her expression turned serious, and she even looked a little flustered as she looked at Xu Wan.

Xu Wan didn't turn the volume up to the loudspeaker. She knew that Jiang Tingzhou would definitely know how to talk to his daughter on the phone.

Xiao Xiao didn't speak, but Jiang Tingzhou on the other end of the phone spoke first: "Xiao Xiao, is that right?"

With just one sentence, Xiaoxiao's beautiful eyes suddenly filled with tears, and crystal tears streamed down her face.

The little girl sniffled, and after saying just one word, "Dad," tears started falling again. In the end, she burst into loud sobs.

Xu Wan hadn't expected this either. She quickly took out tissues from her bag and wiped her daughter's tears and snot while holding her phone to Jiang Tingzhou, saying, "I'm sorry, this is the first time Xiaoxiao has spoken to her dad..."

"It's alright, I'll wait a bit," the man said.

Xu Wan wiped away Xiao Xiao's tears, and finally simply put her phone aside.

Xiao Xiao cried for several minutes before finally managing to control her emotions. She looked at Xu Wan expectantly and asked, "Mommy, did Daddy hang up the phone?"

"No, not yet." Xu Wan quickly turned her phone over and showed her the call log. "Dad is still waiting for you to speak."

"Then, then turn it on speakerphone. My face is covered in snot, and I'll get your phone dirty."

As Xiaoxiao spoke, she didn't forget to wipe away a tear.

Xu Wan was both amused and exasperated by her words, but she still turned on the speakerphone on her phone.

Xiao Xiao sniffed hard before saying, "Dad, it's me, Xiao Xiao. I'm sorry, I missed you so much. I feel like crying whenever I hear your voice..."

Children these days are smart and can express their emotions very accurately.

There was only a moment of silence on the phone before Jiang Tingzhou's voice came through: "Dad misses you too."

Just a few words, but it wasn't Xiaoxiao who was frightened, but rather Lü Wei, who was sitting in the driver's seat.

As the car was moving, Lü Wei looked at Xu Wan with surprise through the rearview mirror, seeking an answer.

However, Xu Wan's attention was focused on Xiao Xiao at the moment, and she didn't see her.

Xiao Xiao sniffed and said, "You're lying. You don't miss me at all. If you missed me, why didn't you call me?"

The man said, "I'm sorry, it's Dad's fault."

"Dad, when are you coming back? Today the teacher asked us to draw a family, but I've never seen you and I didn't know how to draw you, so I only drew Mom. The other kids in my class said I don't have a dad..."

As Xiaoxiao spoke, tears streamed down her chubby cheeks.

Xu Wan used a tissue to wipe her.

At the same time, they were also waiting for Jiang Tingzhou's reply.

When does he plan to come back...?