Xu Wan smiled and coaxed her daughter in a low voice, "When has Mommy ever lied to you? Xiaoxiao, go to sleep obediently and listen to Grandma. Mommy will buy you something delicious when I go back tomorrow."
"Okay, goodnight, Mommy."
The child got sleepy so easily. He was all energetic just a moment ago, but then he suddenly yawned and his eyelids started to droop in the video.
Xu Wan couldn't help but laugh when she saw her daughter's adorable appearance.
After the video call ended, Xu Wan unconsciously looked in Jiang Tingzhou's direction.
She wanted to change her location and leave, but she didn't know where the other end of the corridor led.
After hesitating for a moment, she still walked in Jiang Tingzhou's direction.
Jiang Tingzhou's wheelchair remained motionless, neither moving closer to her nor leaving.
The closer they got, the more nervous Xu Wan became. Her fingers unconsciously gripped the fabric of her skirt, and she held her breath.
When the two people are only one meter apart...
"Mr. Ryan!"
A shrill female voice shattered the tranquility of the corridor.
Xu Wan and Jiang Tingzhou both looked toward the source of the sound.
The person who called out was a blonde, blue-eyed woman with long, flowing hair. She wore a long dress with very little fabric, and had a stunning figure, especially her snow-white breasts, which seemed to surge out from the deep U-neck.
The woman walked over and naturally half-squatted down, her ample bosom pressed against the armrest of the wheelchair. She looked at the man with a very suggestive gaze. "Mr. Ryan, didn't we agree I'd take you home to rest? Seeing you leave, I thought you were unhappy with me~"
These words are full of ambiguity.
It's as if it's foreshadowing what's going to happen soon.
The corridor was narrow, and a wheelchair and a woman squatting next to it completely blocked Xu Wan's way to the elevator.
To avoid listening to their foul language any longer, Xu Wan chose to leave in another direction.
She walked quickly and vaguely heard two people talking in a foreign language behind her.
They weren't speaking English, so she couldn't understand them.
It was obvious that the person speaking didn't want her to understand.
Xu Wan walked to the corner, and after turning the corner, she looked at the long corridor, still deciding which way to go...
"Bang!"
I heard the sound of metal hitting the wall behind me.
She turned around and saw that Jiang Tingzhou had caught up. The wheelchair was probably moving too fast and couldn't turn nimbly, so it crashed into the wall. The man's brows were slightly furrowed, as if he had hit his arm.
But he didn't dwell on these things. When he saw Xu Wan, he maneuvered his wheelchair over.
Xu Wan stopped in her tracks. "Is there something you need, Mr. Ryan?"
She tried to make her tone sound distant.
“…It’s nothing.” Jiang Tingzhou was speechless for a moment.
He chased after Xu Wan almost instinctively, and only realized he had done something wrong after he caught up with her.
Xu Wan looked at the man in front of her, her gaze sweeping over the scar on his right cheek. "Mr. Ryan, I did say some presumptuous things before, but you have made it very clear to me that you are not my ex-husband and you look down on me. Since that's the case, we should treat each other like strangers. I have done that, but you have repeatedly made things difficult for me."
"..."
"Don't you think your behavior is contradictory? What exactly are you trying to do?"
Xu Wan didn't want to expose the man's selfish thoughts.
Perhaps it was because I had been drinking, but some things came to mind and I couldn't help but say them.
Jiang Tingzhou gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Miss Xu, you said before that I was your ex-husband. If your ex-husband could only chase after you with difficulty and embarrassment, like he was just now, relying on a wheelchair, what would you think? Would you feel..."
“I won’t feel anything.” Xu Wan looked at Jiang Tingzhou and said seriously, “If it were him, I would never let him pursue me. I would always stay by his side, in a place where he can see me at any time and reach out to touch me.”
Previously in the man's room, Xu Wan had already expressed her feelings and thoughts, but the man chose to humiliate her.
Then there are some things she won't say anymore.
The corridor was long and silent.
Xu Wan took the initiative to break the atmosphere, saying, "But unfortunately, you are not him."
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