Not long after Jiang Tingzhou disappeared, Sun Jiayi married the man her family had arranged for her to marry and also resigned from Tianwei.

The two have hardly seen each other in the past few years.

Sun Jiayi has gained some weight and now has the air of a wealthy woman.

Before Sun Jiayi could speak again, the man beside her walked up to Jiang Tingzhou and respectfully handed him his business card: "Mr. Ryan, hello, I am Cheng Wei, the general manager of Jingwei Group."

Xu Wan reached out and took the name tag.

Sun Jiayi's husband had told her long ago that the main character of today's banquet was this man named Ryan.

She didn't know what relationship Xu Wan had with this Ryan, but seeing her husband's attitude towards the man Xu Wan was with, she was furious!

Watching Xu Wan accept the business card, Sun Jiayi deliberately said, "Mrs. Jiang, it's been a long time."

Xu Wan knew exactly what Sun Jiayi was thinking, and she smiled slightly, "Long time no see."

Cheng Wei didn't know who the "Jiang" in Sun Jiayi's "Mrs. Jiang" was, but he was happy that his wife could talk to someone close to Ryan. "Wife, do you know this lady?"

“Of course I know her. She’s the wife of Mr. Jiang, the guy who went missing in Tianwei. Before he disappeared, he doted on her.” Sun Jiayi looked at Xu Wan with a regretful expression. “I know you haven’t gotten over it all these years. I understand you. After all, it’s hard to find another husband in this world who treats you so well.”

Sun Jiayi suspected that Xu Wan had found a second spring in her life.

She can't stand this, and she's determined to ruin this whole thing!

Many people in Beicheng know that Jiang Tingzhou is married, but no one knows who Mrs. Jiang is.

Upon hearing his wife's words, Cheng Wei looked embarrassed and said, "Let's not talk about things from so long ago."

“Yes, yes.” Sun Jiayi nodded hurriedly. “Mrs. Jiang, no, Attorney Xu, you’re amazing. My husband just told me today that this Mr. Ryan is a legendary figure in the field of AI. This is his first time in Beicheng, and you’ve already met him.”

"A coincidence," Xu Wan said.

Jiang Tingzhou's expression was not good. He said, "If you want to catch up, you can talk in private."

Perhaps because he was concerned about what Sun Jiayi had just said, the man's voice was lower and deeper than before, making it somewhat different from his usual voice.

Cheng Wei quickly said, "Mr. Ryan, our company has a project we'd like to collaborate on with your company. Could we discuss it privately?"

The man said, "If you know me well enough, you should know that I'm only in charge of management. I know nothing about technology, so I'm of no use to you. Just follow the procedures and communicate."

"Okay, okay." Cheng Wei couldn't say anything more.

As soon as Cheng Wei left, someone else came over to chat with Jiang Tingzhou.

Xu Wan stood beside the man all night, occasionally getting him water.

Unfortunately, she was wearing 8-centimeter stilettos that she doesn't usually wear today, and her feet were about to break from standing all night.

Jiang Tingzhou left early at 9:30.

After getting back into the car, Xu Wan stretched her legs a little, and her phone rang in her pocket.

Xu Wan glanced at it; it was Xu Pingrong's number.

She answered the phone after asking the man.

"Mommy!" came Xiaoxiao's sweet, childlike voice from the other end of the line. "My smartwatch is out of battery, so I can only call you using Grandma's phone."

"Aren't you asleep yet?" Xu Wan glanced at the time on the front of the car. "It's time to go to sleep."

"Mommy, when are you coming back?"

"It will probably take a while longer."

Xu Wan wasn't sure if the man had another social engagement that night, so she didn't dare tell Xiao Xiao the exact time.

After a moment of silence on the phone, Xiaoxiao asked again, "Mommy, um... when can I talk to Daddy again? I want to hear Daddy's voice."

The little girl's voice was soft and sweet; you could tell she must have mustered up a lot of courage before asking the question.

Xu Wan glanced at Jiang Tingzhou beside her, waiting for his answer.

The carriage was dark, so she couldn't see the man's expression. Just as she was about to give him a perfunctory answer...

The man held out his hand and said, "Give me the phone."