Chapter 289 Extra 5 (Wang Shan’s Previous Life 5)

The next day they had dinner at a small restaurant they often visited.

When Wang Shan arrived, she found Dr. Huang was already waiting there.

Wang Shan sat down slightly awkwardly, and Dr. Huang warmly asked her to order food.

The two sat opposite each other and were silent for a while.

Wang Shan thought of what happened yesterday and mustered up the courage to speak: "Doctor Huang, I..."

"Let's order the food first. We can talk about anything while we eat later."

After Dr. Huang finished speaking, he poured Wang Shan a cup of tea and placed it in front of her.

Wang Shan nodded, stared at the teacup in front of her, and said nothing more.

The scene suddenly became a little deserted and cramped.

Doctor Huang broke the silence. He pointed to a dish on the menu and said with a smile, "Finally we found the spicy and sour lotus root. It was sold out twice before. It seems we are lucky today."

"Well...it's indeed very lucky." Wang Shan echoed.

The waiter came over and wrote down the names of the dishes, and Dr. Huang handed the menu to Wang Shan.

"It's your turn."

Wang Shan did not refuse. She took the menu and flipped through it. "How about pickled fish?"

Doctor Huang nodded, "Okay, order another one."

Wang Shan ordered another salted egg yolk eggplant and then returned the menu to the waiter.

After the waiter left, Dr. Huang looked at Wang Shan with a smile and said, "I'm sorry to have interrupted you just now."

Wang Shan shook her head. "I was in a hurry and didn't notice the waiter coming over."

"You can say whatever you wanted to say before now."

Under Dr. Huang's gentle gaze, Wang Shan slowly spoke: "To be honest, what you said yesterday made me a little panicked. I never thought you would like me."

"I don't know when I started to like you." Doctor Huang looked at her seriously, "Maybe it was your attentiveness when taking care of your mother in the hospital, maybe it was your courage when handling things, maybe it was your strong and optimistic attitude towards life. But I am sure that my feelings for you are definitely not a momentary impulse."

Wang Shan was touched by his eyes and felt a little moved.

However, she was still a little hesitant, "But, I..."

At this time, the waiter brought the dishes and Wang Shan had to stop.

"Let's eat first, and then we'll have a good chat." Dr. Huang stood up and served her a bowl of rice.

Wang Shan ate her meal in silence, but her mind was not on the food at all.

After the meal, Wang Shan took a sip of the water that Dr. Huang had poured for her. "I believe you should know something about my situation."

"Yes." Dr. Huang looked at her and nodded slightly.

"To put it bluntly, I am a small-town test-taker. My parents are ordinary migrant workers. By doing a lot of test-taking, I was admitted to a good university, and then after graduation, I was admitted to a civil servant position, which means I have settled down..."

"Over the years, relatives, friends and school leaders have introduced many people to me, but I have never met the right one." Wang Shan paused and took another sip of water. "It is possible that I met one, but he was scared away by my requirements."

At this point, Wang Shan had some evil taste in her stomach and wanted to see how Dr. Huang would react when he heard her request. Will I be like all the blind dates before and keep my distance after hearing this?

So, she looked at him deliberately, "Do you know what my request is?"

"What is it?" Dr. Huang was very cooperative.

"If I get married, I will live with my parents." Wang Shan stared at him carefully, not wanting to miss any subtle changes on his face.

To her disappointment, Dr. Huang was not surprised at all. Instead, he said in agreement, "It's normal. You are the only child in your family. Your parents are old. Everyone will feel more at ease if you live together."

Dr. Huang continued, "Besides, being filial to your parents is what you should do. I admire that about you."

Wang Shan looked at him in surprise. She didn't expect him to say that.

"What you said is not a problem for me." Doctor Huang said seriously, "I have a general understanding of your situation, so let me tell you about mine."

"My name is Huang Jiahao, I am 35 years old, and I also used to be called Li Hongyi."

Wang Shan raised her head, somewhat puzzled.

"Do you think it's strange that I have two names?" Dr. Huang asked with a smile.

But Wang Shan felt that this smile looked a little sad.

"Because before my parents found me, I lived in Yunnan Province as Li Hongyi for more than 20 years. After I was found five years ago, I changed my name back to Huang Jiahao."

"You mean you were..."

"Yes, I was abducted when I was over three years old, and was not found by my biological parents until I was 30 years old," Dr. Huang said frankly.

Wang Shan didn't expect that he had such a tragic experience, and she looked at him with a little pity in her eyes.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not as miserable as you think." Dr. Huang waved his hand.

"I was lucky. I got seriously ill due to the unfamiliar climate and was dumped at Kuncheng Railway Station by human traffickers. Then I was picked up by a police officer on duty at the railway station. My adoptive parents are his colleagues. My adoptive mother was injured during the mission and had no children, so they adopted me."

"They treated me very well, and I grew up smoothly. However, my adoptive mother died when I was in my first year of high school due to an old injury. This was the opportunity for me to study medicine in the future."

"When I was 30, I was at work when I suddenly received a phone call from someone saying that I was abducted and that my biological parents had been found. I thought it was a prank, but later the police brought my biological father to me. After a paternity test, I realized that it was all true."

"The story should have ended here, but real life is far more miserable than the story. My biological father told me that because I was abducted, my grandparents blamed themselves and died early. My mother was in a state of anxiety while looking for me and was hit by a car. My father wanted to go with them, but my mother held him back before she died and asked him to find me, so he insisted. He posted advertisements everywhere regardless of weather conditions and searched for more than 20 years before he found me."

When Wang Shan heard this, she couldn't help but shed tears. She didn't expect that Dr. Huang's life was so tragic.

Dr. Huang handed the tissue to Wang Shan. "After my adoptive father found out, he changed my name back. My biological father was also grateful for my adoptive father's training and was willing to let me continue to support him. Now they both live with me, and I take them with me wherever I go."

"I am not telling you these things to gain your sympathy. I just want to tell you because I hope you can understand me more comprehensively. I have always had a good impression of you and hope to have a bright future with you. Of course, I will not force you to make a decision. After all, this is a major event in life and you can take your time to consider it." After saying this, Dr. Huang looked at Wang Shan with a smile, waiting for her response.

Wang Shan wiped away her tears, feeling overwhelmed with emotion, and a corner of her heart gradually loosened.

"Thank you for telling me this. I will seriously consider it." Wang Shan said softly.

Dr. Huang nodded. "That's good. I'll wait for your answer. No matter what, we are still friends."

At this moment, the sunlight outside the window was shining on the two of them, as if covering them with a layer of warm glow.

Wang Shan looked out the window, feeling a surge of anticipation in her heart. Maybe, her future will be different because of this man..."