Even though he knew it was impossible, Jiang Tingzhou felt an unbearable frustration in his chest and slammed his fist hard on the armrest of his wheelchair.
Unfortunately, the wheelchair was of good quality, but it made a dull creaking sound.
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Leaving the dinner party.
After returning to her room, Xu Wan washed her face to clear her head and then turned on her computer to start working.
She added Xu Zeqian on WeChat, and the two chatted about Fang Ting and her husband's agreed divorce.
A consensus was reached close to midnight.
Xu Zeqian sent a message: "That's all for now, you should get some rest."
Xu Wan replied: 【Good night.】
After sending the message, she stretched and stood by the window in a daze, already somewhat regretting agreeing to Jiang Tingzhou's request to return to Beicheng as his guide.
She had to find a reason to refuse.
Since we can't be together, why can't we at least leave some dignity behind?
In Xu Wan's heart, Jiang Tingzhou has always been the perfect man, without a single flaw.
However, ever since he appeared before her as Ryan, everything about Jiang Tingzhou, which had once seemed perfect, began to crumble.
She didn't want things to continue falling apart, and the best way was to stop seeing Ryan.
The biggest problem now is that she doesn't know Ryan's phone number.
Just as Xu Wan was worrying, the phone on her desk rang.
It was an unfamiliar number.
Who's going to make a phone call at this hour...?
Xu Wan hesitated for a moment before answering the phone.
"Wanwan..."
The moment the call was answered, she heard an incredibly familiar voice calling her by her nickname.
Even though the man's voice was unclear due to excessive alcohol consumption, she could still make out what he was shouting.
You don't need to guess who's on the other end of the phone.
"Wanwan, I'm sorry..."
The person on the other end of the phone had a hoarse voice, and it even sounded like they were about to cry out in grievance.
Xu Wan gripped the phone tightly, her heart pounding, and called out the name, "Jiang Tingzhou."
"Yes, it's me," the man replied in a hoarse voice. "I missed you so much. I'm sorry for leaving you alone for so long..."
"Um."
"Honey, what should I do? My leg is broken, and I can't walk anymore. I'm so afraid you'll despise me. I don't dare to see you..."
When drunk, Jiang Tingzhou spoke incoherently, without any logical flow.
My memories seem to be somewhat confused as well.
Xu Wan did not speak.
“Honey, someone showed me a photo the other day, and I saw Xiaoxiao. She’s so cute, she looks just like you. I knew our daughter would be this adorable.”
The man continued in a drunken voice, "Tell me, if one day I go back in a wheelchair and say I'm her father, will she not welcome me? After all, other people's fathers can run and jump, but I can only sit in a wheelchair. I can't go with her to kindergarten activities. Tell me... will she hate that her father is like this..."
Xu Wan's eyes welled up with tears as she listened.
This was the first time she had heard Jiang Tingzhou speak like this, and the first time she had come to know this side of him.
The power of alcohol allowed him to easily express all his anxieties and fears.
She said earnestly, "No, Xiaoxiao misses you a lot. She's very sensible and will understand what you've been through and how much effort you've put in to come back to us."
"But... I don't want you to have a husband like me, I don't want Xiaoxiao to have a father like me. I'm a cripple now, a cripple who can't even take care of himself. I don't dare to go back to you, I..."
The man's voice grew softer and softer until Xu Wan could barely hear it anymore.
Xu Wan asked, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone; clearly, the man was asleep.
But the call hadn't ended yet.
The man on the phone fell silent, and Xu Wan could faintly hear the sound of water in the background.
She worried that the man had fallen asleep in the shower, so after thinking it over, she called the front desk.
Chiang Ting-chou was staying in the presidential suite, and the front desk staff did not dare to barge in, only saying that he could knock on the door.
Judging from the phone call just now, it's easy to tell that Jiang Tingzhou must have been completely drunk. How could he possibly wake up when he knocks on the door?
Xu Wan could only ask the receptionist to find Ying Gan.
It was already past midnight, and the front desk was worried about disturbing the VIPs in the presidential suite, so they had to ask Xu Wan and the housekeeping manager to go find Ying Gan.
Ying Gan is still awake at this hour.
After learning the situation, he said, "This Miss Xu is Mr. Ryan's girlfriend. Please open the door and let her in. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Only after Ying Gan gave the order did the housekeeping manager bring out the room key, allowing Xu Wan to enter Jiang Tingzhou's room.
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