"Perhaps." Wen Lijing chuckled lightly and said calmly, "But I heard that Jingting's poison is extremely painful when it flares up, and it gets more and more painful as it goes on. Are you really willing to watch him suffer like that?"
"Also, that person told me to tell you that if you and Jingting die together, he will definitely do a good deed to the end and send your three sons to join you."
"Wen Lijin!" Qiao Wanwan was furious. She stood up abruptly, wishing she could kill him immediately. "You are truly heartless and insane!"
"I wasn't the one who was heartless; I was just relaying someone else's message," Wen Lijing said innocently. "So, Wanwan, in the end, I was actually helping you. You're a smart person; you know how to choose..."
"Bang!"
Qiao Wanwan hung up the phone immediately and slammed it forward!
The phone didn't hit the wall; it fell directly to the ground.
When Jiang Dong knocked on the door and came in, he inexplicably felt an invisible pressure.
He saw the phone on the ground and immediately picked it up.
"Madam, what has happened?"
"It's nothing," Qiao Wanwan replied absentmindedly. "I want to be alone. Don't bother me unless it's something important. Also, don't tell Jingting if he asks."
Jiang Dong nodded. "Yes, Madam."
Qiao Wanwan's mind was in complete turmoil. She needed time to sort everything out before coming up with a solution.
Qiao Wanwan had just woken up from a light sleep when Xiao Jiu called.
She picked up the phone, swiped to answer, and said, "Hello?"
"Mommy, when are you coming back?" Xiao Jiu asked in a soft, sweet voice, "You promised to draw with me today."
"Mommy remembers," Qiao Wanwan said softly. "Mommy is busy with work right now, but I'll come home to be with you in a little while, okay?"
"Okay, then come back quickly."
"Um."
Qiao Wanwan hung up the phone and realized it was almost four o'clock.
At noon, her secretary brought her lunch, but she only ate a couple of bites before losing her appetite and falling asleep on the sofa sometime later.
Qiao Wanwan got up, went to the bathroom to wash her face, looked at her pale complexion, took out her makeup bag and did a simple makeup to make her look better before going home.
The atmosphere at home was the same as usual. Qiao Wanwan had a smile on her face, but her heart was filled with endless sorrow.
Both she and Zhan Jingting concealed it very well.
After dinner, Qiao Wanwan accompanied the two children to draw, while Zhan Jingting held the youngest child and watched from the side.
The scene was warm and beautiful, but Qiao Wanwan couldn't help but want to cry.
She once thought that she had passed the test of fate—Zhan Jingting and the child had returned safely.
She thought that her family would never have to be separated again.
It turns out that everything she thought was just a mirage!
Fate, in the end, couldn't bear to see her happiness and decided to take it all away!
"Wanwan? Wanwan?"
Zhan Jingting's voice abruptly pulled Qiao Wanwan back from her wandering thoughts.
"Huh?" Qiao Wanwan turned to look at him, her face full of confusion. "What's wrong?"
"I should be asking you what's wrong. Why are you spacing out? Are you feeling unwell?"
"...I was thinking about something." Qiao Wanwan then realized that Eleven and Xiao Jiu were not there. "Where are the children?"
"I finished the painting and went to show it off."
Qiao Wanwan smiled slightly. "As long as they're happy."
“Yes,” Zhan Jingting said. “Our children should have a happy childhood. I don’t want them to repeat my mistakes.”
“No, they’ve always been very happy because their daddy loves their mommy. The best upbringing in a family is when the parents love each other.”
"My wife is right."
"Jingting, I want to watch a movie."
"I'll send someone to bring the third son upstairs so we can go see him."
“I don’t want to watch it at home,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Although the home theater is better than the ones outside, I really want to be down-to-earth and go out shopping and watch movies together like ordinary couples.”
“Okay.” Zhan Jingting naturally wouldn’t refuse. “Let’s go on a date.”
"Um!"
Zhan Jingting drove Qiao Wanwan to a large shopping mall.
Before getting out of the car, Qiao Wanwan put a mask on Zhan Jingting, and she herself didn't forget to wear a mask and a hat, fully armed.
Qiao Wanwan bought the movie tickets on her way here, choosing a comedy with good reviews.
With more than an hour to go before the movie started, the two went to the mall and bought clothes for the elders and children.
Just before the show was about to start, Qiao Wanwan went to buy cola and popcorn.
The two of them were seated in the last row, and because the stadium wasn't full, there were only the two of them in that row.
Qiao Wanwan took off her mask and ate while watching.
The movie was great, full of laughs, and bursts of laughter frequently filled the theater.
Qiao Wanwan watched intently and laughed along with the other viewers.
Zhan Jingting has always had a low threshold for laughter, and he didn't react much throughout the whole thing. He focused more on Qiao Wanwan, sometimes handing her a drink, sometimes handing her a tissue.
The final part of the movie is the climax and also the most tear-jerking, and many viewers couldn't help but shed tears.
Qiao Wanwan didn't know what was wrong with her. Perhaps she was genuinely moved by the story, or perhaps she finally had a reason to vent the emotions she had been holding back all night. She just couldn't stop crying.
Zhan Jingting took a tissue to wipe her tears and said in a low voice, "Baby, it's just a movie. You're getting way too involved."
"It's so touching..." Qiao Wanwan said, choking back tears, "It really makes me cry..."
Zhan Jingting: "......"
All right.
After the movie ended, Qiao Wanwan went to the restroom to calm herself down before going out to meet Zhan Jingting.
Instead of going home, the two went to the food street next door.
Compared to high-end shopping malls, food streets feel particularly down-to-earth.
Zhan Jingting never eats at roadside stalls, and he couldn't understand why Qiao Wanwan's eyes were shining.
"Honey, is it really that delicious?"
"It's delicious."
When eating, one naturally has to take off their mask. Qiao Wanwan deliberately pulled her hat brim down, so she couldn't see the disgust in Zhan Jingting's eyes at all.
"Would you like to try some?"
"No need, you should eat less."
"Uh-huh."
Qiao Wanwan verbally agreed, but her actions betrayed her. She visited many stalls and bought one of everything she liked.
"You can't eat that much," Zhan Jingting reminded him.
"I'll buy it and have it with Zhan Yin at home."
Zhan Jingting: "......"
It was already past ten o'clock when we got back to Wutong Bay.
Zhan Jingting went straight back to his room to take a shower, and Qiao Wanwan called Zhan Yin, saying, "Let's have a late-night snack."
Zhan Yin scurried out of the room and was shocked to see the table full of food that was a rare sight in Wutong Bay. "Wow, Wanwan, is the end of the world coming? You bought so many things that you usually want to eat but dare not eat too much of?"
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