Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 86 Your mother will definitely come to pick you up.

Seeing the duck that was about to be eaten fly away, Nan Dongxue was furious. He turned around and roared at Nan Wu, "You brat, do you know how important this cooperation is to the Nan family? I've been working hard for a month to negotiate, and it was almost done. And what do you do? Deliberately sabotage me, aren't you? How did I, Nan Dongxue, give birth to such a spendthrift daughter? Let me tell you, if this cooperation falls through, I'll make you take responsibility!"

Nan Wu's eyes were cold. "Finished? Now it's my turn to speak!"

"Where is the child?"

Nan Dongxue was drinking tea to calm his nerves when he heard this. The muscles at the corner of his eye twitched, and he put down his teacup, looking completely bewildered. "What child? Whose child?"

Nan Wu ignored his pretense. "Why should you involve a child in the grudges between adults? Dad, you have children of your own. I really don't understand how you can be so heartless?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? I don't understand. Get out of here, and stop making me angry all the time!"

Nan Wu gave a cold laugh, "Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me because you feel guilty?"

"How dare you talk to me like that!" Nan Dongxue slammed his fist on the table, puffing out his cheeks and glaring at his father.

Nan Wu glanced at the broken water glass on the ground and continued, "If you hadn't dragged Chen Ruyu into this abyss, would she have been so desperate as to bite you? The child in her belly is yours too, Dad. You don't want to pay up or acknowledge the debt, so what's the difference between you and a scumbag who abandons his partner after he's done his business?"

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"Besides, Chen Ruyu has facilitated many collaborations for the Nan family over the years. Even if she hasn't made any great contributions, she has certainly put in a lot of hard work. If you ask me, isn't she better than Jiang Xue? But what about you? You're stingy and heartless. When a woman is driven to the brink by you, she's capable of anything!"

"Dad, you've already hurt her, so please let her child go!" Nan Wu pleaded almost in anguish.

Seeing that she already knew so many secrets, Nan Dongxue stopped pretending and sneered, "I forced her? If it weren't for me, she would have been forced into working as a hostess at a club long ago. She's an ungrateful wretch, and now she wants to drag me down with her. People like her deserve to die!"

Nan Wu closed her eyes. Judging from the situation, even if she talked until she was hoarse, Nan Dongxue probably wouldn't realize his mistake. So why should she waste her energy on this?

"I'll just ask you one question: Where is the child?"

Nan Dongxue leisurely sipped his tea, seemingly unfazed, and said, "How would I know?"

Nan Wu smiled and nodded, "Dad, you're my real dad. Actually, I really don't want to hurt you, really!"

Nan Dongxue sensed something was wrong and suddenly looked up warily, "What do you mean by that? What are you trying to do?"

Nan Wu stood up and smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt. "I think I should just hand Chen Ruyu over to the magazine. Maybe I can make a fortune from it!"

"You little brat, how dare you!" Nan Dongxue gritted his teeth.

Seeing that Nan Wu didn't turn around and seemed to be serious, he finally took off his shoes and said, "You, you stop right there!"

A victorious smile bloomed on Nan Wu's lips.

……

A dark and damp warehouse.

The sounds of children crying echoed incessantly.

The bodyguard in charge of guarding the area impatiently stepped forward and threatened menacingly, "Cry, cry, all you do is cry! Damn it, your crying is driving me crazy. If you cry again, believe me, I'll throw you into the river to feed the fish."

Startled, the girl cried even harder, "I want my mommy, I want my mommy, waaaah..."

Another bodyguard brought over the food, saying, "Eat up, or I'll take you to see your mother! Otherwise, you'll starve!"

"Waaaaah, you're lying, you're lying! I don't want to eat, I want my mommy..."

The girl overturned the bowl and chopsticks in front of her, crying and running outside.

"Holy crap, they got away!"

"Hurry up and chase after them!"

Being just a child, the bodyguard easily caught her, grabbed her hair and dragged her back. "Little brat, you've grown legs now, huh? Trying to run away? I'll break your legs!"

Just as his raised hand was about to land on the little girl, a water cup suddenly flew over and hit his hand.

"Ow!"

Taking advantage of their momentary lapse in attention, Nan Wu snatched the little girl away. The bodyguards, realizing what was happening, immediately stopped them.

Nan Wu shielded the little girl behind her, saying, "Don't be afraid, your mother will come to pick you up soon!"

He then turned to the bodyguard and said, "I'm taking him with me. If the chairman is angry, let him come find me!"

The two bodyguards looked at each other in bewilderment.

Even after sitting in the car, the little girl still looked terrified, hugging her knees and shrinking into the corner of the back seat, staring at Nan Wu with her big eyes, without saying a word.

Nanwu offered her a bottle of Wahaha, but the little girl refused. She then offered her snacks, but the little girl still refused.

This is treating her like a bad person.

"What's your name?" Nan Wu put on what she thought was her most amiable expression and tried to chat with her.

Chen Yuru is already on her way. She just heard on the phone that her daughter had been found, and she burst into tears of joy.

The little girl just wouldn't open her mouth.

Nan Wu sighed, feigning regret, "Fine, since you won't tell me anything, I'll just have to send you back..."

"I don't want to go back, I want to find my mom!"

Finally, they've decided to speak up; it wasn't easy.

"My name is Niu Niu, I'm five years old, and I work in the senior class at Lantian Kindergarten. I like..."

"Okay, that's fine!" Nan Wu said, both amused and exasperated, bending down to get as close to the little girl's height as possible. "Niu Niu, right? You can't tell strangers so much about yourself in the future, okay? Maybe they're bad people, and it could be dangerous!"

The little girl blinked her big, dark eyes. "But you're the one who asked me!"

Three black lines appeared on Nan Wu's forehead. "Uh, okay!"

"Niu Niu!" Chen Ruyu rushed over on horseback, her voice arriving before her.

The little girl jumped out of the car at the sound, calling out in her childish voice, "Mommy!"

With its little wings spread, it rushed towards Chen Ruyu, and the mother and daughter hugged each other tightly.

Only when she saw her mother did the little girl relax her guard, burying her head in her mother's arms and acting spoiled.

Nanwu stood quietly to the side, watching the mother and daughter reunite, and couldn't help but smile.

She thought of her parents and the happy scenes of her family together, but unfortunately, she could never go back. She was now an orphan.

After a while, Chen Ruyu came over, holding the little girl's hand, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes. "President Nan, I was too emotional about what happened earlier, I..."

"Alright, I've booked your tickets for 4 o'clock. If you dawdle any longer, you'll be too late!"

Only by sending Chen Ruyu and her daughter away can they be safe; the farther away, the better.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the airport, and Nanwu helped them with their luggage.

"Mommy, where are we going?" The little girl tugged at Chen Ruyu's hand, tilting her head up and asking curiously.

Chen Ruyu gently patted her head. "Mommy will take you to a more fun place. I'm sure you'll like it, okay?"

The little girl nodded obediently.

Chen Ruyu took the luggage and held her daughter's hand as they crossed the street.

Sunlight falls on their silhouettes; the mother is kind and gentle, the girl innocent and carefree—the scene is warm and loving.

Just then, a pickup truck came speeding towards them without slowing down at all.

(End of this chapter)