Chapter 1639 - 1637: Past and Present Lives 75
Chapter 1639: Chapter 1637: Past and Present Lives 75
After an indeterminate amount of time, Xia Yu sighed deeply.
"Wanning, it was me who wronged you back then!"
"But the matter with our daughter, I truly did not foresee it!"
"Had I known she was at her mother’s, I would have certainly brought her back!"
Xu Wanning closed her eyes in regret, tears flowing like rain.
"If only I had known!"
"If I knew she would go missing, I would have taken her with me from the start!"
"But now!"
She broke down and cried again.
Who would have thought that a decisive and battle-hardened businesswoman would have such a vulnerable side?
"Stop crying!"
Xia Yu patted her shoulder.
"We’ll find her together; we will definitely find her!"
His tone softened, akin to how he was when they met some days ago.
Everything seems to have come full circle, as if nothing ever happened.
After crying, Xu Wanning gradually calmed down.
She spilled out her experiences over the years as if pouring out bamboo shoots from a tube.
"Back then, I hated you and was resentful, so I didn’t want to keep her close!"
"My mom called several times, asking me to bring our daughter back, but I refused!"
"She also wanted me to visit her, but I wouldn’t! One time our daughter had a high fever, burning with delirium, and I didn’t go back!"
"My mom was so angry that she went and changed our daughter’s name in a fit of rage!"
"Now, I don’t even know her name. I just know she should still carry the Xia surname!"
Xu Wanning sobbed and spoke at length.
Xia Yu listened silently, and for some reason, the silhouette he saw that afternoon suddenly appeared in his mind.
She said she was called Xia Ruqing.
She said she grew up living with her grandmother and hadn’t seen her parents.
The way she spoke, her eyes, her features, all had an inexplicable familiarity.
Xia Yu’s eyes lit up.
"Could she be that girl?"
Xu Wanning was pleasantly surprised: "Who?"
"That little assistant by Junyao’s side, named Xia Ruqing!"
"I saw her this afternoon..."
Xia Yu recounted his observations to Xu Wanning.
Xu Wanning smiled wryly.
"It’s unlikely, probably just a coincidence!"
Xia Yu was puzzled.
"Why not? You haven’t even met her!"
Xu Wanning smiled wryly.
"I haven’t met her, but haven’t you forgotten that my mom is illiterate!"
"The name Xia Ruqing is too beautiful for her to come up with! Have you forgotten?"
Xia Yu fell silent.
For a long time, he still held hope.
"What if someone else named her?"
Xu Wanning smiled wryly again.
"Someone else? Who? Anyone with some connections or literacy would have left that small town. Who would stay there!"
And who would give her such an... old-fashioned and unique name?
Xia Yu fell silent again, yes, that’s reasonable, but that young girl...
"I’ve seen that young girl long ago!" Xu Wanning said.
"Such a nice girl, smart and clever, kind and loves to smile, seems to have no hidden agenda!"
"I quite like her, but she’s not our daughter!"
Xia Yu said nothing more.
At this point, what else could he say?
After a lengthy silence, he sighed.
"Alright, from now on, we’ll search together; two people are faster than one!"
"Also, if you need anything in the future, make sure to reach out to me!"
Xu Wanning’s lips curved slightly, somewhat sarcastically.
"Me, reach out to you??"
"What would I do with you, a married man?"
Each of her words was barbed, leaving Xia Yu at a loss for words, forcing him to start the car.
"Let’s go have dinner."
Though Xu Wanning wanted to refuse, she ultimately didn’t utter a word.
...
In a high-end western restaurant, they sat face to face.
Xia Yu opened a bottle of red wine, poured himself a glass, and drank it down in one go.
Then he poured Xu Wanning half a glass.
"I’ve had a drink, so later, you might have to take me home!"
Xu Wanning refused.
"Call your driver yourself; I’m going to drink too!"
With that, she also downed the red wine in one gulp.
After finishing their drinks, they stared at each other.
The red wine was strong, and within half an hour, their chatter increased.
Xu Wanning toyed with her wine glass, her face reddened, murmuring complaints.
"You bastard!"
"If it weren’t for you, how would our daughter have gone missing?"
"If it weren’t for you! How would I have been drifting outside all these years and missed seeing my mom for the last time?"
"If it weren’t for you! How would I have..."
Xia Yu also reddened his eyes, looking at her.
"Have you been well all these years? Does the person you married treat you well?"
Xu Wanning was a bit confused.
"Well? What well? I haven’t gotten married!"
"Don’t speak nonsense!"
Xia Yu was slightly startled; his mind was still relatively clear, and he hurriedly asked.
"Then... your son!"
Xu Wanning felt uneasy, drinking heavily while shedding tears.
"My son, I realized I was pregnant after we parted!"
"What could I do?"
"No! I can’t say; he’s my son alone, he’s mine alone!"
"I can’t say..."
Xia Yu: "!!!!"
Is he his? She was already pregnant when they divorced?
His heart felt as if it was struck by a heavy blow, leaving Xia Yu dazed for a long time.
After a while, Xu Wanning was already drunk.
Tears streaming, she staggered around the table, coming to his side and holding his face, dazedly.
"You bastard!"
"Old yet still quite charming!"
"I live miserably, while you and your wife seem... quite happy!"
Xia Yu hung his head, neither denying nor confirming.
Happy? Hardly, just mundane.
"Her health is poor! It hasn’t improved over the years!"
"She has always felt guilty towards you!" Xia Yu spoke with difficulty.
Xu Wanning laughed aloud as if she heard a joke.
"Oh dear oh dear!"
"It’s the first time I’ve heard of a mistress feeling guilty after rising to status!"
"Quite an eye-opener!"
Xia Yu’s face showed no relief.
"Don’t talk nonsense; back then, I didn’t know about your situation!"
"She did nothing wrong; all of this is my fault!"
Young and impulsive then, youthful and spirited.
Back then, how did things become this way, harming two girls?
Leaving one guilty forever, and the other drifting forever.
In any case, it was all his fault.
They drank a few more glasses, and they were almost drunk.
So, they called drivers and went home separately.
Since that day.
Whether on the media or in newspapers, in missing person notices, there’s always a section with their information.
They communicated about matters through emails and never met privately.
Some people inevitably become different from before.
Some things can never truly be revisited.
...
Time rushes by like water, and in a blink, it’s the year’s end.
The fourth quarter is the best time for major companies to boost performance, everyone madly scrambling for orders.
Zhao Group is no exception.
As a major group integrating industry and marketing, their need for performance is greater than anyone else’s.
Sales teams are madly visiting clients and signing contracts.