Chapter 22, Female Supporting Character in a Historical Fiction
Xu Qingzhou was slightly taken aback and subconsciously glanced at Yu Wanwan.
Yu Wanwan was stunned, her face full of confusion.
"What child?"
Where did this child come from?
【Wanwan, have you forgotten? In the original story, the male lead and the original owner had a child not long after getting married. Logically speaking, that child should be old enough to run errands by now.】
Yu Wanwan remained silent.
Although she and Xu Qingzhou lived together, they just chatted under the covers; how could they possibly have a baby?
"You child!"
Mother Yang reached out and gently tapped her.
“Look at all those women in the village who got married after you, their kids are already three or four years old, running and jumping around!”
Yu Wanwan almost couldn't keep up her smile.
"Mom, I'm only 23!"
Mrs. Yang nodded.
"23, a grown woman now!"
"..."
Xu Qingzhou pursed her lips.
It's impossible for him not to have any feelings for such a beautiful girl; he's not a saint.
Moreover, Yu Wanwan is not only beautiful, but also an outstanding girl in every way.
However, Xu Qingzhou was unwilling to make things difficult for the young lady.
He sighed and took the initiative to help her out of the predicament.
"Mom, my company is very busy right now, and Jia Hui is also tied up at the research institute. It's not the right time to have a child now."
Yang's mother wanted to say something more, but looking at her daughter's silent face and then at Xu Qingzhou's patient explanation, she held back in the end.
Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, why should she bother with that?
"You're all getting old, do as you please."
Because of Yang's mother's pressure to have a child, Yu Wanwan lost interest in staying in Maolin Village.
A few days later, he abandoned Xu Qingzhou under the pretext of having work to do at the research institute and returned to Kyoto ahead of schedule.
She is not Yang Jiahui.
She can be filial and take good care of Yang Jiahui's parents, but she can't change herself or make concessions for them.
Xu Qingzhou, who was left behind, was completely bewildered and utterly helpless.
The longer Xu Qingzhou spent with her, the more he discovered the coldness hidden beneath her gentle exterior.
Often, she doesn't even bother with the perfunctory formalities.
However, her temperament was simply too gentle, and that faint sense of approachability perfectly masked the deep-seated indifference within her.
For example, right now, Xu Qingzhou could tell that she was annoyed, but the captain and his wife only thought that she really had work to do and wasn't deliberately avoiding them.
Xu Qingzhou couldn't expose her, so he could only resign himself to cleaning up her mess, comforting the captain and his wife, and staying at the Yang family's house for a few more days before returning to Kyoto.
Before returning home, he also opened a small shop for Yang's mother in the village, so that she could sell some daily necessities in the village. She wouldn't earn much money, but she wouldn't have to work so hard.
Since the reform and opening up, the country has entered a period of rapid development.
The opening up of individual businesses and the flow of people have driven economic development in various regions, leading to a rapid rise in the national economy.
One high-tech product after another has emerged, and those advanced technologies have enabled the country to stand at the top of the world and become a true superpower.
Nowadays, high-definition surveillance cameras are everywhere in cities and even in rural areas.
The internet has long been available throughout the country, even in the most remote mountainous areas.
The flip phone that once amazed the world has long been replaced by smartphones.
Xu Qingzhou's industrial park was built ten years ago. Thanks to his collaboration with the research institute, he had already become a leader in the industry before the advent of the Internet age.
His current net worth is beyond the reach of most people.
Yu Wanwan, on the other hand, continues to work at the research institute.
However, her research has already reached another level.
She had already proposed the idea of Sky Eye technology when the internet was spreading to every corner of the country.
After several years of research, the FAST telescope has quietly covered the entire country.
Under the surveillance of Sky Eye, human traffickers have nowhere to hide, and criminals can always be arrested and brought to justice in the shortest possible time, thus improving the country's security to a new level.
Moreover, the FAST telescope technology can be used to observe celestial bodies, explore cosmic civilizations, and much more.
But Yu Wanwan's steps did not stop there.
Her purpose in doing all this was, from beginning to end, to make Xu Yang pay the price openly and honestly.
She never forgot this.
After handing over the semi-finished Tianyan (Sky Eye) for Zhong Lao and his team to continue their research, Yu Wanwan immediately began her main task.
Ten years later, Yu Wanwan developed a technology.
This isn't some new high-tech product, but rather a repair technique.
No matter how blurry the video or image was in the past, this technology can restore it to high definition, even making it clearer than what is captured by current surveillance cameras.
This is no longer a simple matter of repair.
This technology existed in later generations, but it is still ahead of its time in an era where photo editing techniques are not very advanced.
As soon as the technology was available, the first thing Yu Wanwan did was go to the former police station and use her research institute work ID to retrieve the surveillance video from ten years ago.
Because Yu Wanwan reported the case at the time, the surveillance video was filed.
Neither Xu Yang nor his father considered that Yu Wanwan might have any other way to turn things around; their only thought was to destroy the surveillance footage.
Even though more than ten years have passed, the video is still preserved.
After obtaining the video and restoring it to high definition, Yu Wanwan immediately took Xu Yang to court.
If it were someone else, and so many years had passed before they started investigating this matter, the higher-ups wouldn't really want to get involved.
But she is Yu Wanwan, the institute's darling, and the higher-ups can't ignore her.
We must not only manage it, but manage it with great importance.
Xu Yang, who was still indulging in food and drink with his friends in Hong Kong, was suddenly stunned to receive a summons from a mainland court.
When Xu's father and his family came to the port city to do business, Xu's father set his sights on the clothing industry.
At first, things were alright, but the mainland developed too fast and left Hong Kong, which had always looked down on the mainland, far behind.
However, Mr. Xu's perspective was still stuck in the past; the clothes he liked in Hong Kong were considered outdated by mainlanders.
Although they were not destitute in Hong Kong and were considered among the wealthier people there, their situation was far from what Xu's father and his family had initially envisioned.
What angered and frustrated the three members of the Xu family the most was that Xu Qingzhou's image could be seen on television and in financial reports.
Especially with the rapid development of mainland China, the real estate industry is now extremely popular, with housing and land prices soaring many times over.
The thought that they once owned so much land and could have become world-class billionaires without doing anything, but now they can only cower in Hong Kong and be rich people in Hong Kong, makes them feel nauseous.
Because of this incident, Xu Yang and his mother became estranged from Xu's father.
In previous years, Xu's father had fallen ill due to excessive worry. While he was seriously ill, Xu's mother was having a passionate affair with the richest man in Hong Kong. Xu Yang, harboring resentment, was even less likely to take care of him.
Ultimately, Xu's father died in bed for three days before the nanny discovered him and notified Xu Yang and his mother.
Looking at the summons in his hand, Xu Yang tightened his grip, his expression terrifyingly gloomy.
Xu Yang eventually returned to the mainland.
Today, the development of the mainland has far surpassed that of Hong Kong. In the face of the mainland, Hong Kong has no right to say no.
Xu Yang simply couldn't hide in the port city and stay inside.
Yu Wanwan did not appear in court. Now, she has plenty of people to help her handle those troubles.
Xu Yang only found out who was suing him when the trial began.
More than ten years have passed, and if it weren't for this time, he would have completely forgotten what he had done.
But the high-definition video footage was right there, leaving him with no way to argue his case.
Ultimately, Xu Yang was arrested for intentional injury and taken to the police station.
None of the delinquent teenagers who used to chase after Yu Wanwan were left out; they all went in to accompany Xu Yang.
Although they were not the masterminds, they were the perpetrators of violence, and their punishments were not much lighter than those of Xu Yang, the mastermind.
That is to say, the crime of hooliganism has now been abolished; otherwise, they would probably be facing execution.
One can imagine what life would be like for Xu Yang after losing all his support and being locked up with this group of thugs.
Xu Qingzhou didn't know what Yu Wanwan had done until Xu Yang's results came out.
He stared at the woman huddled in his office playing Candy Crush, utterly exasperated.
"Next time you want to do something, can you talk to me first?"
He's been secretly plotting something big behind the scenes without saying a word. He must be really worried, okay?
Yu Wanwan gave a soft snort and turned over while holding her phone.
"It's not a big deal."
Xu Yang is such a nobody, she could crush him with a flick of her finger, why bother discussing anything with him?
[...It took over ten years and countless hours of effort to finally kill him, are you sure it was just a matter of moving a finger?]
Yu Wanwan swiped the little yellow chick, and the screen exploded instantly.
Perfect!
As she watched the little animals disappear one after another from the screen, Yu Wanwan's eyebrows relaxed.
She tapped the screen.
A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years, don't you understand?
Daoguo rolled his eyes and fell silent.
Hearing the game sounds coming from the other end, Xu Qingzhou gritted his teeth, threw down the documents, walked over, and forcibly pulled her phone out.
"So, if you're not going to work, what's the cat doing in my office?"
Isn't she always holed up in the research institute and never seen?
How come you have time to come here?
Yu Wanwan looked up at him, smiling as she reached out her hand.
"Give it back to me."
"..."
Xu Qingzhou felt a chill whenever he saw her smile like that, and silently put the phone back in her hand.
Yu Wanwan picked up her phone and started tapping away again.
"I resigned."
"?"
Xu Qingzhou was a little taken aback.
"What did you say?"
Resign?
She's only a few years old!
Even Professor Zhong is still tenaciously persisting on the front line of scientific research!
If she resigns now, let alone whether the people at the research institute are happy about it, will the higher-ups agree?
Suddenly, Xu Qingzhou realized why she was there.
So she came here to hide from someone!
Xu Qingzhou pressed his temples, grabbed her, and pushed her out of the office.
"Get out of here!"
He was so angry with her!
Who is this guy? Do you really think he has three heads and six arms and can withstand the pressure from above?
Yu Wanwan stood outside the office, completely bewildered by the loud bang of the door slamming shut.
Outside the office, the secretary looked up blankly, stared at Yu Wanwan in bewilderment, and then quickly lowered her head, only daring to peek at her secretly.
Yu Wanwan turned her phone around, casually put it in her pocket, chuckled, and turned to leave.
She wouldn't want to stay if we didn't let her!
When Xu Qingzhou heard news of Yu Wanwan again, it was because someone from above had come to inquire about her whereabouts.
Xu Qingzhou looked completely bewildered, his heart pounding wildly.
When he got home, he discovered that Yu Wanwan hadn't returned at all; she hadn't gone back to the research institute, nor had she gone back to Maolin Village.
Under the expectant gazes of those above, Xu Qingzhou silently dialed the phone.
Fortunately, the call was answered.
Yu Wanwan seemed to know why he had called.
"I said I'm quitting, don't bother me, or I'll kill myself!"
Her tone was still gentle and smiling, but the words she spoke made you want to strangle her.
Xu Qingzhou felt helpless, but she could only help her deal with the people above her.
After that, the country kept trying to find her, but she didn't know how she managed to perfectly evade those people in places where surveillance cameras were spread all over the country, and she was never found.
Only Xu Qingzhou could occasionally contact her and knew that she was still safe.
But she refused to reveal her location or come back, so even if Xu Qingzhou wanted to find her, he couldn't.
Thirty years later, after the brigade leader and his wife passed away from illness, Yu Wanwan reappeared and held a funeral for them.
Xu Qingzhou had long since given up on arguing with her, and simply asked her calmly.
Are you still leaving?
Decades have passed, and Xu Qingzhou's face is now lined with wrinkles, making him more mature and composed.
Yu Wanwan, however, still looked the same as when they first met, as beautiful as a young girl.
Time has left no trace on her.
"I won't leave unless you bother me."
Xu Qingzhou sighed, lowered his head, and asked softly.
"If you're leaving, can you take me with you?"
Author's Note: Xu Qingzhou: This is so hard! [crying emoji]
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