Chu Yunxing's voice always gives people a sense of inexplicable peace of mind.

Bai Wan'er was no longer as flustered as before, and nodded gently: "Okay."

Song Xingchen did not intend to kidnap An'an; he simply took her to a nearby dessert shop.

Unaware that the world outside had already turned upside down, she looked down at An'an, who was intently eating her dessert, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"Now you believe that your mother and I are friends, right?" Song Xingchen said softly.

An'an nodded thoughtfully, but still with a hint of doubt: "If you really are Mom's friend, why would you ask me these things?"

“Because I had some conflicts with your mother, she didn’t tell me she was returning to China. Now I find that your mother doesn’t recognize me at all, which is why I thought of you.” Song Xingchen looked at her sincerely.

As a child, it is naturally impossible to easily distinguish between lies and truth.

An An tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then accepted the explanation.

She sighed helplessly, "My mother recently wants to terminate her contract with the company, which is her biggest worry."

Contract termination?

Song Xianchen was secretly delighted. As a top designer, the company naturally wouldn't easily terminate her contract.

If this matter is exposed, the company will definitely not let her off the hook.

She nodded happily, then asked expectantly, "Anything else?"

An'an peeked out mysteriously: "There's nothing else."

“Your mother has been back in China for so long, how could she not have encountered any troubles? Unless you don’t trust me and that’s why you’re unwilling to tell me.” Song Xingchen deliberately pretended to be angry.

An'an sighed helplessly: "Mom is a very happy person, how could she have so many worries?"

"Your mother raised you all by herself, and she worked so hard. Didn't she ever tell you about your father?" After talking to her for so long, Song Xinchen finally got back to the topic.

Upon hearing this question, An'an immediately put down her knife and fork and hugged her doll tightly: "Auntie, Mommy said that anyone who mentions Daddy is a bad person."

"How could that be? Look, Auntie's here to take you to get some dessert."

Just as Song Xingchen was about to continue coercing and bribing, Bai Wan'er strode into the dessert shop.

She had only turned her head unintentionally when she saw An'an sitting obediently in her seat, staring at the woman in front of her with a wary look.

"Mommy!" An'an ran forward happily, opened her two little arms, and jumped directly into Bai Wan'er's arms.

Bai Wan'er checked An'an's condition thoroughly and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was not injured.

Turning around, she stared coldly at Song Xingchen and said sharply, "Who gave you permission to take my daughter away without cause?"

Song Xingchen crossed her arms and said, "Aren't you afraid that your daughter will be in danger if you leave her out alone?"

She knew that Bai Wan'er always cared about her daughter, so there must be no problem with her saying that.

Bai Wan'er squatted down to be at An'an's eye level: "This aunt didn't do anything to you, did she?"

"Auntie is very kind to me and bought me a lot of desserts and snacks. But Mom can't ignore Auntie anymore. She cares about you so much, how can you ignore her?"

Bai Wan'er was even more surprised when she heard An'an say these words so seriously.

She turned around and looked at Song Xingchen: "Are you my friend?"

Song Xingchen looked around guiltily, but didn't say anything. She tried to make amends for her behavior, but she was in the wrong after all.

"It seems you haven't heeded my warning at all."

Chu Yunxing also rushed in anxiously, and vaguely heard a few words of conversation between the two.

Although incomplete, it still allows one to sense that Song Xingchen has done something wrong.

Song Xingchen shook her head repeatedly, and in the blink of an eye, she burst into tears: "I just saw her alone outside, so I kindly brought her here to eat dessert."

"Do you think working at Yunxing Group is unsafe?" Chu Yunxing glanced at her coldly.

Just that one glance sent a chill through Song Xingchen, from his feet to the top of his head.

The oppressive atmosphere made it hard for her to breathe. She shook her head nervously, but that was all she could do.

Chu Yunxing's aura was too strong for ordinary people to resist. The oppressive feeling emanating from his superior revealed his constant anger and ferocity.

Bai Wan'er held An'an tightly in her arms, then turned to look at Chu Yunxing: "Master Yun, whether this is your private matter or not, I hope it won't involve An'an. She's just a child and can't be subjected to any more frights."

Song Xingchen wanted to find out about An'an's father, but after spending so much time, he still couldn't get any useful information from An'an.

She is now completely unable to explain her actions, and has even thoroughly enraged Chu Yunxing.

The situation, where she was caught in the middle, completely broke her down. She reached out to grab Chu Yunxing, but he slapped her hard across the face.

There were other customers in the dessert shop at the time, who, upon seeing this scene, raised their phones with gossipy expressions.

Before I could even press the shutter button, I was stopped by the security guards brought by Assistant Lu, who wouldn't allow anyone to take pictures.

Although everyone was curious, they didn't dare to provoke Master Yun and could only quietly watch the drama unfold.

"Ah Xing, I've been by your side for so long, and you actually hit me for this woman?" She looked stunned, completely unsure of how to express her anger and grievance.

“They don’t understand any rules. No matter how long they stay with me, they can’t stay.”

Her behavior crossed Chu Yunxing's bottom line, and he could no longer tolerate it.

"That's not it. I was just taking care of her out of kindness. If I had really treated her badly, wouldn't she have asked for help?" Song Xingchen hurriedly explained, then looked up and met his emotionless gaze.

At that moment, she truly understood what it meant to lift a rock only to drop it on one's own foot.

She felt utterly humiliated and turned to run away.

Bai Wan'er noticed that everyone was staring at An'an, and looked up at Chu Yunxing warily: "I'm leaving first."

Chu Yunxing grabbed her wrist, trying to explain, "What happened today was an accident."

"Master Yun, our relationship is just a simple business partnership, yet An'an has to be implicated. I simply cannot accept this."

Over the years, he and An'an have depended on each other, and he raised her with his own hands.

Despite having Ji Fenghe's help, the strong-willed Bai Wan'er would not easily ask for help.

For her, An'an was more important than anything else, even more important than life itself.

"I can guarantee that this will not happen again in the future." Chu Yunxing still wanted to persuade her to stay.

“If everything can be resolved verbally, there is no need for laws and written regulations.”