Since her mother went to prison, Xu Wan has been living alone in Yinyi Town. Her maternal grandmother often comes to take care of her, and each time she comes she gives her a lot of money, saying that an anonymous kind person is supporting her until she finishes her studies.
Xu Wan asked her grandmother several times who that person was, but her grandmother always said she didn't know.
Xu Wan had always regretted not knowing the name of this kind person and being unable to repay him, but she never expected that this person was actually Jiang Tingzhou!
"Yes, I thought your grandmother told you."
Xu Pingrong was also surprised that Xu Wan was unaware of this matter.
Xu Wan shook her head gently, her eyes stinging with tears. She said to Xu Pingrong, "Mom, did you know that Jiang Xuanzhou's original name was Jiang Tingzhou? After your case ended, he took on many criminal cases and won them all. In one case, a forced demolition murder case, the defendant was found guilty of self-defense and released without charge. This was the first such judgment in our country. Jiang Xuanzhou is now a legendary lawyer in the legal industry."
“He had just graduated from university when he sued my mother. He had been sentenced to life imprisonment several times before, but he came and the final appeal changed the sentence to 13 years. He was very outstanding.” Xu Pingrong said with some apology. “My mother shouldn’t have doubted him so much. If it was him, I would be very relieved.”
“But…” Xu Wan pursed her lips, “His family is very rich, he is very outstanding, while I am just an ordinary lawyer…”
Xu Pingrong understood Xu Wan's concerns. "Attorney Jiang is a very smart and outstanding person. He must have his reasons for choosing you. Since you are married to him, just be a good wife and do what you should do. Don't think about anything else."
Xu Pingrong's words did not comfort Xu Wan.
Xu Wan believed she had already guessed why Jiang Tingzhou married her.
It was his self-blame, coupled with his mother's words that he should take care of himself.
The chance encounter at the industry matchmaking party led him to decide to marry her, perhaps because it was, in his view, the best way to "take care" of her.
The reason she proposed getting married on Monday was probably because she was afraid she would regret it.
There are time restrictions for prison visits.
When the visitation time was over, Xu Wan had to leave the visiting room.
Xu Wan stood at the prison gate and saw Jiang Tingzhou's car parked ten meters away, the man's silhouette vaguely reflected in the dark glass.
She suddenly felt like crying.
The man may have truly been blaming himself for a mistake he made years ago, which led him to marry her.
Jiang Tingzhou saw Xu Wan standing blankly in the distance, opened the car door, and walked straight over.
Seeing the woman's eyes redden, he gently kissed her forehead and said, "Don't be sad. I asked around and found out that Mom has been behaving very well in prison and has already had her sentence reduced several times. There's another sentence reduction application being processed recently, so she might be released soon."
"mom?"
Xu Wan looked up, somewhat surprised, at the man.
Jiang Tingzhou didn't care at all. "What's wrong? Your mother is my mother too. Isn't it only right that I call her that?"
Xu Wan asked, "But my mother is an inmate, you..."
"So what? She did it to protect you. I'm only grateful to her. If anyone ever uses this identity to criticize her in the future, I'll be the first to stand up for her."
Jiang Tingzhou's voice was gentle yet firm.
Xu Wan hugged the man in front of her tightly, tears streaming down her face, but she couldn't utter a single word.
She loves him so much. If she could choose, could she never be separated from him for the rest of her life?
Jiang Tingzhou gently patted her back: "Why are you crying? I'm right here with you. Mom will be released from prison soon, and our baby will be coming into the world soon. Everything is fine. If you keep crying like this, your clients who come to get divorced will definitely say that you are ungrateful."
Xu Wan knew that Jiang Tingzhou was right.
Remembering her mother's words, she looked up at the man with teary eyes and said, "I'm crying because you've been hiding things from me."
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