“But he likes you more.” Mr. Wen was direct. “Miss Qiao is a smart woman, so I won’t beat around the bush. Wen Ru has already told you about what I asked Miss Qiao to discuss, right?”

"You're willing to relinquish custody of Eleven, right?"

Mr. Wen nodded, “Children are not objects; they have their own consciousness. Since he prefers to live with you, we adults cannot be so selfish and disregard his feelings.”

Qiao Wanwan said, "If Chairman Wen really thinks that way, then I thank you on behalf of Eleven."

“I know what Miss Qiao is thinking.” Mr. Wen smiled self-deprecatingly. “I can’t deny that it was because of Jing Ting’s pressure that I handed over Eleven. But today, I am here to see Miss Qiao as a father and a grandfather.”

“If Wen Xue has done something wrong, I, as her father, apologize to Miss Qiao on her behalf.”

"Chairman Wen, there's no need for this. What's between me and Wen Xue is none of your business."

“I have failed in raising my daughter, which is why she offended Miss Qiao. I’ll drink this first as a sign of my apology.” Mr. Wen finished his drink and continued, “Miss Qiao, I’ve lived to this age and I consider myself to have a good eye for people. From your interaction with Eleven, I know that you will treat Eleven as your own son and raise him to adulthood. As his grandfather, I am very relieved to entrust him to you. I only have one small request.”

"Ms. Wen told me that you don't want us to deprive Wen Xue of her visitation rights, right?"

“It’s not just Wen Xue’s, but also ours.” Wen’s father looked at Eleven. “Although this child isn’t close to me, he has my blood in him, and I really want to witness his growth. So I would like to ask Miss Qiao if I can see him occasionally in the future.”

Qiao Wanwan said, "As long as someone is genuinely good to Eleven, I have no reason not to let him see them. Wen Xue is Eleven's biological mother. Unless the law mandates that she cannot get close to Eleven, I personally have no right to deprive her of her visitation rights. Chairman Wen can rest assured."

Mr. Wen was very pleased. "Thank you, Miss Qiao, for your understanding."

Qiao Wanwan took a bite of food and said, "Chairman Wen, if I may be frank, do your words represent Wen Xue? Does she agree to let Jing Ting raise Eleven? Or are you coming to see me today without telling her, and she will still come to take Eleven back later?"

After hesitating for a moment, Wen's father said, "Wen Ru, he's almost finished eating. Why don't you take him out to play for a while?"

"good."

After Wen Ru left with Eleven, Wen's father finally spoke.

“Miss Qiao, to be honest, Wen Xue’s emotions have been quite unstable lately. The doctor has diagnosed her with severe depression. I will send her abroad to relax and recuperate. She will not return to the capital to disturb your lives until she is fully recovered.”

"Eleven is a smart child. I don't want him to know that his mother has this disease. I hope you understand."

“In that case, we should definitely treat him properly,” Qiao Wanwan promised. “Don’t worry, Chairman Wen, neither Jing Ting nor I are the kind of people who would speak ill of his biological mother in front of the child.”

"Thank you." Mr. Wen raised his glass. "Miss Wen, it's a deal then."

It's a deal.

Qiao Wanwan finished her orange juice and was about to get up to find Eleven when suddenly the world spun around her and she fell back into her chair!

"Miss Qiao, what's wrong?"

Before Qiao Wanwan could answer Wen's father, everything suddenly went black, and she lost consciousness!