Xia Han felt a pang of sympathy seeing Jiang Rou crying uncontrollably. She realized she had been too harsh; how strong could a woman be, widowed and raising a child alone?
"I'm sorry, I got too emotional just now. Please don't take what I said to heart..."
Lu Haoran turned to look at the young woman beside him. He knew her heart was incredibly soft.
After a while, Jiang Rou lifted her head from Xiao Yan's shoulder. She wiped her face with her slender hands before looking at the woman in the black dress.
"I know you're both doing this for my own good, but right now, nothing you say feels meaningful. I'd like to stay here a bit longer. Thank you."
Just as Jiang Rou finished speaking, rain began to fall from the sky, gradually becoming heavier...
"Let's go. Judging by this, it's going to rain heavily soon. You might not mind, but do you want the child to get rained on too?"
Xia Han brought up the child, and this finally softened Jiang Rou's expression. She glanced at the child again, and finally stood up, tears silently streaming down her face...
Zhi Huan~ I originally wanted to look for you. They brought you back, but took my heart away...
In the end, Jiang Rou went to Xia Han's apartment. She said that after a few days of recovering, she would find her own place to live, and that she would settle in S City from now on.
After Lu Haoran dropped Xia Han off at her doorstep, he didn't rush to get out of the car. He turned sideways and gently held her in a tight embrace.
"Don't be sad. Aren't they a family now?"
His words only made Xia Han cry even harder. She couldn't control herself and burst into loud sobs.
Lu Haoran offered his shoulder, letting her vent. It was okay, crying it out would help.
As she finally stopped crying, Xia Han felt a bit embarrassed. "Your clothes..."
Lu Haoran smiled mischievously. "What, is Miss Xia going to wash them for me?"
Xia Han's face immediately turned red. She mumbled, "Who's going to wash them for you!" and then prepared to open the car door.
Lu Haoran pulled her back, lowered his head, and kissed her forehead. "Take the umbrella."
Saying this, Lu Haoran pulled out an umbrella from somewhere and handed it to Xia Han. She took it, managing a smile. "Drive carefully. Text me when you get there."
"Okay, alright~"
Lu Haoran watched Xia Han enter her home before driving away.
Back in her house, Xia Han didn't give the umbrella to the housekeeper. Instead, she folded it and took it upstairs.
"Honey, look! Hanhan's eyes are so swollen from crying. Did that wild man outside bully our daughter?!"
The more Xia's mother thought about it, the angrier she became. Xia Han was her darling, and when she cried, her mother lost all sense of reason.
Xia's father, on the other hand, was more level-headed. He also noticed something. "Didn't you see the umbrella in Hanhan's hand?"
An umbrella? She hadn't noticed. But she vaguely remembered it might be a man's umbrella.
Thinking of this, Xia's mother's eyes widened instantly. "You mean that man bullied our daughter outside, and then pretended to be a good guy when he brought her back?"
Xia's father rubbed his forehead helplessly, wondering about his wife's thought process...
"That is indeed a man's umbrella, and if I'm not mistaken, it's not something an ordinary person would have. So, the man Xia Han found is no ordinary man."
Xia's father paused and continued, "More importantly, that man brought her in without any pretense. This isn't provocation; it's a declaration. Just wait, he should be here soon!"
Xia's mother didn't quite understand the intricacies. She only knew one thing: her daughter had found a decent man who acted responsibly. As for money, that wasn't important.
Of course, if Xia Han had fallen for a poor boy, Xia's mother would have vehemently disagreed!
Yun Family, H City
"How's the investigation going?"
Yun Jianzhong glared at the people below, impatient that it was taking so long to investigate a matter.
The subordinates were in utter misery. The person the master wanted to investigate was no ordinary individual. If it were just a helpless young lady, it would be one thing, but it also involved the Qi family. Furthermore, he had now discovered a significant connection to someone from the Xuan family.
Moreover, that was S City, and investigations there were inherently inconvenient. The results he was providing now were the product of everyone working tirelessly.
"Master, the young lady... um... Yun Shurong has no connection with the CEO of Qi Corporation, but she has a strong link to the Xuan family."
"Oh?" Yun Jianzhong hadn't expected the Xuan family to be involved. This made things more complicated.
"Yun Shurong adopted a daughter over ten years ago, and she happens to be the woman President Xuan Mo Han favors!"
Yun Jianzhong narrowed his eyes fiercely. "She's just an adopted daughter, and he, Xuan Mo Han, wants to snatch her from me? He's clearly had it in for me for a long time!"
Indeed, those with dark hearts perceive everything negatively. Even if others do nothing, it can still cause trouble.
No one dared to respond, fearing that the master would take his displeasure out on them.
Yun Jianzhong detested their timid behavior. "All of you, get out!"
Within ten seconds, everyone in the living room had vanished.
Yun Jianzhong rubbed his thumb ring, his mind racing through various scenarios. He couldn't possibly move against the Xuan family due to the immense financial entanglements. However, remembering the financial losses and the injury to his chest, he felt a strong sense of unwillingness to accept it!
He could try to gauge the other party's intentions first. After all, he would eventually get his revenge!
Since the rain started in the morning, it hadn't stopped, as if the entire city had fallen into silence...
In a dimly lit room
A man reclined on the sofa, holding a wine glass, swirling it lightly.
When he heard someone enter, he took a sip and said casually, "Have you found anything?"
He knew that if they dared to enter, they must have found something.
"Young Master, Ji Anlan revealed some information about Lan Qianqian to a woman named Chen Man'er. She has admired Xuan Mo Han for many years."
Oh, another lovesick fool. I don't know what they like about Xuan Mo Han. If their eyesight is bad, they should just get rid of it!
"Go and help her. She needs a catalyst."
The man bowing his head obediently immediately understood that the master was referring to someone else, but...
"Young Master, Xuan Mo Han has been guarding that woman lately. We might not be able to make a move easily!"
The man on the sofa slowly swirled his glass, his voice unhurried. "Then let's throw some people out."
With those casually spoken words, the man standing trembled inwardly. He didn't know when his turn would come...
"Yes!"
Just as the man was about to leave, a low male voice echoed from within the room, as if from afar, "Have you found the little girl?"
"...No..." the man said with his head bowed low.
"Bang~"
"No matter what task you're doing, don't forget mine! If your brain isn't working well, get it replaced!"
The man who had been reclining on the sofa was now standing before the man with a bloody forehead, his expression sinister.
"Yes..." The man scrambled out of the room.