This was the question Lingya most wanted to ask, but she never had the chance.

Jiang Tingzhou didn't hide anything from her, "It's certain that the mastermind behind it all was in Beicheng and had something to do with Jiang De'an, but I'm not entirely sure whether he was the mastermind or just a participant."

Ling Ya frowned. "Back then, Wanwan said you warned us to be careful of him, and we did just that. He does have some ability, but your disappearance is closely related to foreign countries, so I don't think he has that kind of ability."

Jiang Tingzhou said, "I have planted someone next to him, and it is basically certain that he is a prime suspect."

Ling Ya tilted her head in confusion, "If anyone was at fault back then, it was naturally your grandfather. If he really hated someone, it would definitely be your grandfather or your father, not you. Even if he wanted Tianwei, you're still your father after you're dead, and if your father gets into trouble, there are still the shareholders. At most, they'd give him some shares to participate in management, but he would never become the chairman."

"His appetite should at least be for Tianwei."

Jiang Tingzhou had people around Jiang De'an, so he had some understanding of him.

Simply put, Jiang De'an appears kind on the surface, but the emotions he occasionally reveals show that he is very twisted inside.

Lingya sighed, "Never mind, you can figure these things out yourselves. Let's eat."

This meal was cooked by Wang Yu.

To keep her son's secret, Lingya let Wang Yu leave first after the meal was prepared.

Lingya brought the dishes over and looked at the man following behind her, saying, "Go and get the bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen counter."

"Um."

Jiang Tingzhou did as instructed.

The two sat down facing each other at the table, and Jiang Tingzhou asked, "Mom, are you going to keep my return a secret from my brother?"

"Keep it a secret, keep it a secret, you're not allowed to tell!" Ling Ya immediately gave him a killer look. "I was going to tell him, but what he just said made him think I had mental problems, and he promised to study hard, which I thought was great."

"...Wouldn't he hate you if he knew the truth?"

“Sigh, a mother and son never hold a grudge overnight. Look, you’ve been hiding it from me for so many years since you disappeared. I was angry for a while, but I’m not angry anymore. He’ll probably be angry for two days at most.” Lingya picked up her chopsticks and put a piece of pork rib into her son’s bowl. “Your Aunt Wang made this pork rib. I haven’t had it in years. Try it.”

Jiang Tingzhou was rendered speechless.

Lingya had just finished dinner and was about to chat with him when Xu Wan sent her a message.

Upon hearing that Jiang Tingzhou was going to pick up Xu Wan, Ling Ya immediately opened the door for him and escorted him to the car. Before closing the door, she reminded him, "Be nice to Wanwan, do you hear me? If I find out you've made Wanwan suffer even the slightest grievance, I won't let you off the hook!"

"Yes, sir!"

Jiang Tingzhou quickly agreed.

-

When the man drove his car to the restaurant, he saw Xu Wan and a group of people standing by the roadside from afar.

In the dim light, he recognized a few familiar faces.

There is Yuan Shuxin, Zhou Yu, and Pei Zhao.

Several people gathered around Xu Wan and chatted.

Everyone drank quite a bit tonight, and Xu Wan drank some too.

Standing outside the restaurant, Yuan Shuxin kept saying, "Xu Wan, if you need any help, just ask. Don't be shy with me."

Zhou Yu also stated that people could contact him if they needed anything.

After everyone chatted for a while, Su Qiong asked, "Xu Wan, didn't you say a car was coming to pick you up? Has it arrived?"

Xu Wan looked around before spotting Jiang Tingzhou's car parked across the street. She pointed and said, "Here it is."

Ke Shanshan looked in the direction of the car, assuming it was a ride-hailing service Xu Wan had called, and asked curiously, "Lawyer Xu, did you call a six-seater van?"

"No, it's my... friend's car."

Xu Wan didn't know how to explain, so she could only use the term "friend".

Of everyone, only Su Qiong knew the truth. She asked with a gossipy look, "The friend who could come to pick you up must not be an ordinary friend, right?"

Xu Wan's face flushed slightly, and she couldn't say a word.

Su Qiong gave her a push: "Go quickly, your friend has been waiting for at least five minutes, don't keep others waiting anxiously."

Xu Wan then said goodbye to everyone and walked towards the car.

As she walked around to the other side of the car, the van door slowly opened for her.

Jiang Tingzhou's wheelchair was in the car. The man reached out to her and said in a calm tone, "I was worried that your colleague would bring you here, but thankfully they didn't."

Men's subtext is very easy to understand.

He was afraid of embarrassing her.