Before today, Jiang Tingzhou had thought it through clearly: he would not reconcile with Xu Wan before the surgery.
After the surgery, if it is successful, he will come back; if it fails, he may never return to Beicheng.
Just pretend he's dead.
Xu Wan's words that afternoon not only gave him a push, but also made him realize that he had overestimated himself.
Xu Wan stopped dwelling on what had happened before and asked, "So now? When do you plan to tell her the truth?"
I will see her before I leave Beicheng.
"How about tonight? I'll call her now and ask her out. If she's free, I'll invite her to dinner, and you can come too."
As Xu Wan spoke, she took her phone out of her pocket.
She could see the struggle on the man's face, and earnestly advised, "Mom misses you a lot, but she always seems so relaxed when she sees me. I know she's afraid of hurting my feelings. Before, on your birthday, she called me in the middle of the night when she was drunk and said a lot of things. She really... misses you."
The car was very quiet.
Jiang Tingzhou remained silent.
After a long pause, the man finally said, "Okay."
Xu Wan bent down to get out of the man's arms, sat in the back seat, carefully straightened her clothes, put her hair behind her shoulders, adjusted herself into a dignified posture, and then dialed Ling Ya's number.
"Wanwan, is something the matter? How's Xiaoxiao doing lately? I haven't seen her in a long time. When are you going to bring her to my place?"
Lingya's voice came through the phone quickly, her tone relatively light.
Xu Wan tightened her grip on her phone slightly, glanced at the man beside her, and said, "Mom, what are your plans for tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner, and then... I have something to tell you."
Xu Wan's tone was serious, clearly indicating that something was wrong.
There was a moment of silence on the phone.
Lingya maintained a relaxed tone and said, "Looks like you need something from me? Of course I'm free then. Tell me where you want to eat, I'll come over after I get my nails done."
The two women seemed to have an unspoken agreement; one didn't ask many questions, and the other didn't say much.
Xu Wan quickly agreed: "Okay, I'll send you the restaurant address right away."
By the time the call ended, the car had already arrived at the kindergarten gate.
Xu Wan glanced at the cars of parents lined up on both sides of the road, then at the time on her phone, and said, "You can book the restaurant. Find a place you trust, then send me the address and time. I'll go there after I bring Xiaoxiao home."
Judging from that villa today, even though Jiang Tingzhou wasn't in Beicheng a few years ago, he still had some connections here.
There must be a reason why he didn't revert to his original identity.
Jiang Tingzhou has been missing for more than four years, and most people would assume that he is dead.
Xu Wan and he were close, and most people thought that Xu Wan had decided to let go of the past and start a new life.
However, if this "Mr. Ryan" is close to both Xu Wan and Ling Ya at the same time, he is likely to arouse suspicion.
The van was parked on the side of the road, while Lü Wei chose to park his car on the opposite side of the road.
Xu Wan put her phone away and had just stepped out of the car when she heard the man in the car say, "Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?"
Xu Wan turned around.
Her first thought was that the man might be hesitant about meeting his mother.
The man waved to her.
Xu Wan leaned back into the car.
As soon as her face touched his, the man raised his arms and awkwardly circled her loose hair with his hands. After combing her long hair together, he tied it with the almost inelastic hair tie, folding it once, then once more, until he had folded it three times.
After the hair tie secured the woman's long hair, Jiang Tingzhou leaned down and kissed her forehead, saying gently, "Although it's been a long time, I've returned the hair tie to you. Does that mean I haven't broken my promise?"
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