Zhao Qiuyan saw that her mother was so enthusiastic and realized something was wrong. "Mom, let the driver take me. Don't trouble him," she said.
Xiao Qingfeng stood up with a smile. "I happen to be going to the airport to pick someone up. I can give you a ride to the airport," he said.
Zhao Qiuyan knew she couldn't refuse. "Okay, thank you for your trouble," she said.
Ye Changqing remained silent. Since Xiao Qingfeng was Zhao Qiuyan's classmate, he didn't feel it was appropriate to say anything. He got into the back seat with Zhao Qiuyan and sat quietly.
Xiao Qingfeng started the car and drove slowly towards the airport. "Qiuyan, I came back from abroad this time with a project. It's related to medicine. I don't know if you're interested," he said.
"Medical agency. If you're interested, we can cooperate."
Ye Changqing didn't hide the truth. "Your parents don't like me. Maybe it's because I've been in prison and divorced," he said.
Zhao Qiuyan stared at Ye Changqing with her big, bright eyes. When Ye Changqing felt a bit uncomfortable under her gaze, she finally spoke. "In fact, I think the fact that you've been in prison is your greatest virtue," she said.
Ye Changqing was confused. "What do you mean? Do you have a thing for ex - convicts?"
He had heard of people who liked men in uniforms, those who liked muscular men, and those who liked bad - boy types.
Could it be that this ice - beauty liked men bad enough to go to prison?
Zhao Qiuyan gave Ye Changqing a disdainful look. "You went to prison because you took the blame for your wife. It shows that you are a responsible man. That's the most outstanding quality I see in you. Everything else... are flaws," she said.
When talking about flaws, she remembered how Ye Changqing made up the lie that she needed a man to cure her illness just to get her.
She couldn't help feeling both angry and shy.
Ye Changqing had mixed feelings. He went to prison for Jin Yurong, but she divorced him.
This woman, Zhao Qiuyan, was just an onlooker, yet she appreciated his sacrifice. They were both women, but the difference was like heaven and earth.
Half - jokingly, he asked, "Do you mean... you like me because of this virtue?"
Zhao Qiuyan blushed slightly. She had to admit that it was because of this. She even thought that if Ye Changqing would sacrifice so much for her, she would never leave him even if it cost her life.
"I want to keep getting to know you."
Wu Tian was stunned. A sense of guilt filled his heart instantly. Divorce could harm a child so much, but he was going to get a divorce today.
Yuanyuan continued, "I want a real mother."
Wu Tian frowned. "Baby, Bai Xue is your real mother."
Yuanyuan pursed her lips tightly. "She's not my real mother. She never comes to see me. I've long forgotten what she looks like. Last time she came to pick me up, I didn't even recognize her, but I still went with her happily. But she didn't act like a mother at all. She just left me there. She can't be my mother," she said.
When Wu Tian heard Yuanyuan's words, his heart broke. The child was so disappointed with the word "mother".
He thought about how he hadn't seen Yuanyuan for three years either and felt even more guilty. "I haven't seen you for three years either. Do you think Daddy loves you?" he asked.
Yuanyuan smiled. "Daddy loves Yuanyuan. Daddy buys me a lot of candy and is always with me," she said.
Wu Tian's heart warmed. He had only done a little, but he was still recognized. "Daddy will love Yuanyuan more in the future. You haven't told me your second wish yet. Come on, tell Daddy," he said.
Yuanyuan's eyes sparkled. "Some of my classmates in kindergarten whose mothers left found new mothers. Some new mothers are bad, and some are good. Daddy, you must find a mother who loves Yuanyuan and Daddy. That's my second wish," she said.
Wu Tian didn't know what to say. A child of this age seemed to know everything.
But she was too young.
She shouldn't have to experience this at such a young age.
How disappointed she must be with her mother to say such naive words.
Wu Tian picked up Yuanyuan, looked at her cute little face, and said softly, "Okay, Daddy promises."
Finding a new mother wouldn't be easy. This wish seemed hard to fulfill, but he agreed without hesitation. He just wanted to make his daughter happy.
Yuanyuan smiled. "Daddy, come on! I hope that one day, Mommy and Daddy will send Yuanyuan to kindergarten together. I want all my classmates to know that Yuanyuan has a Mommy and a Daddy," she said.
Wu Tian's eyes became a little moist. "Okay, Daddy will try. Daddy will send Yuanyuan to school today," he said.
Wu Tian helped Yuanyuan get dressed, washed her face, and brushed her teeth. He sent the child to the kindergarten gate at 7:50.
Yuanyuan saw her classmates and happily greeted them. "My daddy sent me to school today. See? That tall daddy over there," she said.
Wu Tian straightened his back when Yuanyuan said that, showing himself to Yuanyuan's classmates.
He watched Yuanyuan enter the campus before heading to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
At the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau, a red sports car was parked by the roadside. Wang Yiming in the car looked at his watch from time to time. "I have an appointment with Zhao Mingcheng for lunch today. He promised to help me make an appointment with President Xiao. I asked several friends for your sake," he said.
Bai Xue smiled. "When I get divorced and we get married, what's mine will be yours," she said.
Wang Yiming laughed. "You're right. It'll all be mine. If Wu Tian knew that his wife and his money would be mine, he'd surely regret it until he vomited blood," he said.
After chatting for a while, it was ten o'clock. Bai Xue became more worried. "Could Wu Tian have changed his mind?" she said.
Just as she finished speaking, Wu Tian walked over from a distance.
Wang Yiming pointed at Wu Tian. "Damn, no wonder he's so late. Did he walk here?" he said.
Bai Xue sneered. "He just got out of prison. Where would he get the money to buy a car?" she said.
Then she got out of the car.