Chapter 119 - 111 I Want to Meet Yu Xian

Qiao Family The spacious living room, where the three sat, fell silent again after a few short and simple sentences. Seeing her, Chen Hui felt uneasy inside, her mind blank in bursts. And Qiao Yu simply didn’t know what to talk about. Their previous interaction pattern had always been that, when Zhao Shimeng wanted to talk to him, they chatted. If she didn’t want to speak, then whatever Qiao said, on any topic, she would almost never respond. Zhao Shimeng was quite spontaneous, sitting opposite them and watching. Once again, silence ensued, and Qiao Yu directly asked, "Is there something going on for this visit?" Zhao Shimeng still wore a smile on her face, even with a smile, she carried a presence that was hard to ignore: "Indeed, there are some matters." Qiao Yu, dressed in soft home clothes, sat upright. Having reached middle age, he maintained his physique well, exuding both elegance and a presence cultivated through years in the business world. He looked at her, signaling her to continue. Zhao Shimeng paused a moment and said, "I want to meet Yu Xian." Qiao Yu’s brow furrowed imperceptibly. Chen Hui also looked at her. Zhao Shimeng continued, "I’ve never met her, not knowing her at all, suddenly showing up before her might scare her, and I’m uncertain how to interact with her. So... I’d like to ask you to be intermediaries." Qiao Yu remained silent. After a few seconds of silence, Chen Hui suddenly asked, "We need to discuss this with Yu Xian first." Zhao Shimeng looked at her and smiled, "Of course." "Is seeing Yu Xian the main reason for your return?" Qiao Yu asked. "Yes." Zhao Shimeng didn’t conceal it, "I owe her too much, and while there’s still a chance, I want to make amends." She finished and added, "Rest assured, my husband understands and supports me seeing Yu Xian, he won’t mistreat or trouble her." Qiao Yu fell silent again. He wanted to ask her about abandoning her child and now wanting amends, yet the child no longer needed them. But he felt unqualified to ask. He was also an incompetent father. He didn’t accompany his daughters as they grew up either. He could only stay silent without saying a word. Seeing his silence, Chen Hui smiled and said, "We’ll talk to Yu Xian, then get in touch with you." "Okay. Thank you." Zhao Shimeng nodded and took out her phone, "Let’s exchange contact info, so it’s convenient to reach out." Taking out her phone, she looked at Chen Hui. Chen Hui then looked at Qiao Yu. Feeling her gaze, Qiao Yu recited a string of phone numbers. Zhao Shimeng held her phone still, glanced at Qiao Yu, then said to Chen Hui, "Leave yours too." "This is mine." Chen Hui said gently. Zhao Shimeng laughed a bit, entered the string of numbers into her phone, "Then... I won’t disturb any longer. We’ll be in touch over the phone." "Alright." Chen Hui didn’t say anything polite. Given the current atmosphere, saying something polite and warm would feel even more awkward. She and Qiao Yu got up to see her off. At the entryway, Zhao Shimeng said, "I don’t know what kids like these days, so I bought a bit randomly." "You’re too kind." Chen Hui said. "Here on business, it’s the least I could do..." Seeing Zhao Shimeng off, the couple returned to the living room, sitting silently together on the sofa. After a while, Qiao Yu turned around and pulled Chen Hui into his arms, gently stroking her head, "I’m sorry. I made you uncomfortable." Chen Hui chuckled, leaned on his shoulder, and said, "Not at all. I was just surprised seeing her suddenly, didn’t react right away." Qiao Yu held her without speaking further, just hugging a bit tighter. They hugged quietly for a moment, then Qiao Yu asked, "How should we tell Yu Xian?" "Tell her the truth." Chen Hui replied, "After all, she’s her biological mother, never met, Yu Xian might really want to see her. Leave the decision to her." "I feel her return this time isn’t simple." Qiao Yu voiced with some worry. "Why do you say so?" Chen Hui asked. "I can’t explain exactly, just have a bad feeling." Qiao Yu said, "She hasn’t returned for many years, suddenly she wants to see Yu Xian... I feel uneasy about it." "Don’t overthink it." Chen Hui comforted him, rubbing his back, "After all, she’s Yu Xian’s biological mother, could she really harm Yu Xian? Moreover... if something truly happens, we’re here to take care of and protect her." "Yes, ma’am is right." Qiao Yu kissed her neck gently, "I hope I’m overthinking." ... Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing returned to Fenglin Villa. Qiao Yuxian wiped Zhaocai’s paws and sent it to the side hall to rest while she and Gu Yanjing went to the study. On the second floor, Gu Yanjing noticed her following him to the study and asked, "Not going to rest for a bit?" "No need." Qiao Yuxian replied, "I have some homework to do." They entered the study together, sitting behind the desk. Qiao Yuxian had been frequenting the study lately, so her computer, test papers, and books were all directly placed in the study, taking up more than half of Gu Yanjing’s desk. She opened her computer, hands paused over the keyboard for a while, then started making a PowerPoint presentation. Gu Yanjing noticed her doing homework and sent a license plate number to Meng Yan via his phone. Ten minutes later, he received a reply from Meng Yan. He checked it on his phone. The owner of the license plate is Sheng Chendong, with A Continent nationality. No information on his background in A Continent could be found. It appears he adopted the name Sheng Chendong from a young age. No information was found under this name. The information found was regarding his schooling in the country. He came to the country in his teens, returned to A Continent at twenty-one. Over a year later, he came back to the country for over three months, and since then, there’s been no news of him returning. Gu Yanjing skimmed through these details, nothing particularly noteworthy, except for... Sheng Chendong’s wife, registered as his legal spouse in A Continent, was Zhao Shimeng. Meng Yan had included photos in the investigation. Gu Yanjing had come across this name before, and seen another photo of this woman. He had seen it while investigating Qiao Yuxian. It’s her mother. Gu Yanjing’s expression remained unchanged as he calmly looked at the information on his phone. The last time Sheng Chendong came to the country and departed was the same time Zhao Shimeng abandoned Qiao Yuxian. And they registered their marriage in A Continent the day after their arrival. He closed his phone and looked towards Qiao Yuxian’s computer. Watching her add a cartoon train to her computer. Her PPT presentation was filled with cartoon transportation tools. Qiao Yuxian sensed Gu Yanjing watching and turned her head to glance at him, asking, "Isn’t it cute, doesn’t it look nice?" Gu Yanjing looked at the pink bicycle without responding. Qiao Yuxian said, "Elementary school presentations. Needed for next week’s lesson." "Who are you presenting to?" Gu Yanjing asked. "To university students." Qiao Yuxian laughed, "Simulating an elementary school classroom, treating university students as grade schoolers for the lecture. Later there will be simulated middle school, high school, and university classrooms." Gu Yanjing looked at her. Qiao Yuxian turned to him with a mischievous grin, teasingly drawing out her words, "Gu Yanjing, little friend, want to hear the teacher’s lesson?" Gu Yanjing: "......" At this moment, she didn’t seem like a teacher at all, more like a big bad wolf ready to gobble up the little ones.