"Pregnant?" Xu Pingrong was stunned for a moment and immediately asked, "Didn't you and him just get married? How come you're pregnant so quickly?"
“Yes, it was an accident, but we believe that since the child chose us and came into this world, we cannot abandon him,” Xu Wan replied.
Xu Pingrong's face showed even more self-reproach. "Wanwan, it's all my fault for being impulsive back then. I didn't spend enough time with you as you grew up, and there were many things I didn't have time to tell you. There's no such thing as an accident. If you take proper contraceptive measures, there won't be any accidents. So-called accidents are just excuses men use to indulge in pleasure and not take any precautions!"
Xu Pingrong has never met Xu Wan's husband.
However, during the years of her marriage, she experienced a great deal of hardship and witnessed the selfish and self-serving side of men.
"No, Mom... He was supposed to wear it. I thought it would only be this once. If I got pregnant, we would have the baby. If I didn't, we would take precautions and wait a few more years. I never expected it to happen so easily..."
As Xu Wan spoke, her face turned completely red.
She didn't want to talk about such private matters between husband and wife, but in order not to worry her mother, she had no choice but to tell her everything.
"He agreed just because you suggested it? Didn't you say he's much older than you? You're only in your early twenties and don't understand the responsibilities of raising children, but he's in his thirties, how could he not know?"
"Mom, he's a really good person..."
"Okay? You can't tell if he's good or not until you give birth to the child!"
Xu Pingrong was somewhat angry, but even more so, he felt guilty.
Her failed marriage made her very wary of men, and she was saddened that she couldn't help her daughter choose the right one.
"mom……"
"I'm sorry, Wanwan, Mom was worried about you. I was afraid you were too young and inexperienced to be deceived, afraid that this person had ulterior motives. I wasn't by your side, and I was afraid you would suffer and follow in my footsteps..."
As Xu Pingrong spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.
Xu Wan couldn't bear to see her mother like this. After hesitating for a moment, she told the truth, "Mom, actually... you've met this person before."
"I've seen him before?"
Xu Pingrong was stunned.
"Yes, he is the lawyer who defended you in the final trial, Jiang Xuanzhou."
Xu Wan revealed Jiang Tingzhou's other identity.
Xu Pingrong, sitting across the glass, suddenly calmed down. She looked into the distance and began to recall events from ten years ago.
She thought about it carefully for a long time, and said with a relieved look, "That child... if it's him, then Mom can rest assured."
"Why?"
Xu Wan was slightly stunned.
She never expected her mother's attitude to change so drastically after learning that she had married Jiang Xuanzhou.
“When he took on this case, I thought he would act like other lawyers, but I didn’t expect him to tell me that in order not to cause you further harm, he would try not to ask you any more questions,” Xu Pingrong said.
Xu Wan pursed her lips; she wasn't surprised at all.
Jiang Tingzhou is a kind person, so it's not surprising that he would do this.
Xu Pingrong continued, "After the final verdict came down, he came to see me and cried as he apologized to me repeatedly. He said he hadn't performed better and that the sentence would have been lighter. To comfort him, I could only say that I had killed someone and that I was guilty and willing to go to jail."
"You killed someone, you are guilty..."
Xu Wan was slightly surprised.
So that was what my mother said...
“He asked me if there was anything else he could do for me. I said that the only thing I couldn’t let go of was you, and I hoped that he could take care of you. When my mother came to visit me, I heard that he later sponsored you.”
Xu Pingrong seemed to be recounting some old stories.
Xu Wan was extremely shocked. "You mean, the person who has been sponsoring me all these years is Jiang Tingzhou?!"
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