Xiaoxiao was too young to understand what the adults were thinking. After she finished expressing what she wanted to say, she ran back to her mother and obediently held her mother's hand.
Xu Wan looked at the man who showed no reaction and said, "Xiao Xiao, say goodbye to your uncle."
Xiao Xiao raised her chubby little hand and waved at Jiang Tingzhou, "Mommy and I are going home now, goodbye Uncle."
The man didn't speak, but his gaze remained fixed on his daughter.
He was injured before and suffered amnesia for a period of time after waking up. When he regained his memory and learned that he and Xu Wan had a daughter, he had very complicated feelings.
First, I feel guilty for not being by Xu Wan's side when she was pregnant, and second, I feel responsible for not being there for my daughter as she grew up.
For a long time, he sought out people to investigate everything about Xu Wan and Xiao Xiao in great detail.
Clear photos of the mother and daughter were transferred to his phone one by one.
So many cold words and photos are not as vivid as my daughter standing in front of me right now.
My daughter looks a bit chubby in the photos, with rosy cheeks and bright, sparkling eyes like precious black pearls from Tahitian.
Her facial features and temperament are very similar to Xu Wan's.
It's probably a case of loving the house because of its owner.
Or perhaps it's the power of blood ties.
He loved Xiaoxiao so much the first time he saw her.
Xu Wan could see the emotion in the man's eyes, but she still picked up her daughter and said politely, "Mr. Ryan, we'll be going now. Please wait for us."
Jiang Tingzhou watched his wife and daughter's retreating figures, gripping the armrests of his wheelchair tightly, but ultimately remained silent.
They didn't even say goodbye.
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Xu Wan's previous mention of working in Nancheng wasn't just talk.
She did indeed formally respond to the invitation from a top-tier law firm in Nancheng and scheduled an interview.
Over the years, Xu Wan has accumulated a considerable number of clients, each of whom is a person of status and position.
Besides ability, the most important thing for a lawyer is the source of cases.
Xu Wan has a lot of connections and is not a partner at Tianyuan Law Firm, so she can be considered the best candidate from other law firms.
So this interview was more about negotiating terms than actually an interview.
Xu Wan and the law firm in Nancheng had arranged to meet on Sunday morning.
Since it involves changing jobs, it's inappropriate to take up work time.
The plane is on Sunday morning.
At 9:20 a.m., Xu Wan had just entered the first-class lounge at Beicheng Airport when she saw someone stand up and greet her.
"Junior, what a coincidence."
The man is Gu Qing.
He was dressed casually in a light-colored trench coat, but the laptop bag next to him suggested that he was going on a business trip.
There were empty sofas on both sides of Gu Qing's seat, but the sofa on the left was next to the one he was sitting on, while the sofa on the right was separated from the one the man was sitting on by a low table.
Xu Wan walked over, chose the sofa on the right and sat down, then asked, "Is Mr. Gu going on a business trip?"
"Yeah, I'm going to Nancheng to take care of some things." Gu Qing pursed her lips and continued, "I didn't expect that we would meet you here, junior."
Actually, their meeting was not a coincidence.
Since meeting Xu Wan in Haicheng, Gu Qing knew that the woman had started traveling for work, so he specifically asked someone to keep track of Xu Wan's ticket bookings and travel plans.
Xu Wan looked at him and said, "Mr. Gu, we've been out of school for so many years now, and I'm not a little girl anymore, so please stop calling me 'junior'."
Xu Wan had been wanting to find an opportunity to talk to Gu Qing about this, and today was the perfect opportunity.
Xu Wan had mentioned before that Gu Qing had been prepared for this.
"No matter how many years have passed since graduation, you'll always be my junior." The man lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly. "Maybe I'm just unable to move on. I keep thinking, if I had been braver back then and stood up for you, would our ending have been different?"
"President Gu..."
"You can call me Gu Qing, and I'll call you Xu Wan, okay?"
Xu Wan had just opened her mouth when Gu Qing interrupted her, his tone pleading.
The lounge was nearly empty in the morning, and nobody paid any attention to them.
Xu Wan hesitated for a moment, then tentatively called out "Gu Qing," before continuing, "People should look forward. I'm married now, and my daughter is old enough to run errands, while you've just turned thirty. With your qualifications, you're sure to find a very outstanding girl. Don't think about the past anymore."
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