After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 117 The New Teacher
Several days passed peacefully for Song Jin'an. Du Lan did not come to the villa again, and many new teachers' information was handed to her in the past few days.

Wei Zhou said that these were already the materials that President Gu had screened, and asked his wife to select a few for the final round of interviews.

Song Jin'an flipped through several resumes and noticed that they were all PhDs who had studied abroad, possessing both professional expertise and various special skills. She decided to select two for a trial period, and if they weren't up to par, she would choose the next one.

She handed the choice to Gu Hetang, while Lin Ma chimed in, "Miss, which aunt in the photo would you like to play with?"

Because Song Jin'an couldn't speak, Lin's mother would often speak up for her to avoid such an awkward situation.

After all, the child is still young and needs a language environment. Besides, Gu Hetang doesn't understand sign language right now. The little guy flipped through a pair of resumes, finally picked one up, his eyes crinkling with a smile, and mumbled, "Mommy, Mommy..."

Everyone was taken aback. Lin's mother smiled and joked, "Mom's here!"

Gu Hetang kept calling out "Mom, Mom!" Song Jin'an took the resume from her hand. She hadn't seen this one before. When she looked closely at the photo, she was stunned. This person actually looked somewhat like her.

Lin's mother also came closer, and upon seeing the photo, exclaimed, "Madam, this person looks three or four parts like you, especially the eyebrows and eyes..."

Their eyebrows and eyes look like they were made from the same mold.

Song Jin'an glanced at the second half of her resume: she had lived abroad for many years and held a doctorate in education.

Why did she come back?

Do we need to go back to Haicheng?

Song Jin'an's heart pounded wildly, because she knew that her biological mother was not Liu Qin, but the mother in that photograph...

She grew up in a situation lacking parental love, so she longed to regain what was rightfully hers.

"Aunt Lin, please tell Assistant Wei that I need to interview her first."

Lin Ma nodded and immediately relayed Song Jin'an's words verbatim. Wei Zhou nodded: "Pick another one, Madam."

"We'll have one interview in the morning and one in the afternoon, that will be faster."

Song Jin'an wasn't really focused on choosing a teacher, but she still picked one that she thought was pretty good.

"I will arrange interviews for these two people as soon as possible."

After saying that, Wei Zhou left. After he left, Song Jin'an went to the room and took out the old photo. The photo was still black and white, but it couldn't hide the girl's youthful smile.

……

A week later, Song Jin'an took the driving test (Part 2) and passed it on his first try. Since he couldn't register for both parts consecutively, he practiced for Part 3 at the driving range and had to wait a few more days before he could register.

During this time, she and Gu Xijue maintained a peaceful relationship and occasionally had marital relations. However, every time, he seemed to want to get her pregnant, so he wouldn't allow her to take the medication.

But Song Jin'an was taking medication behind her back. She didn't want to gamble with her health, nor did she want to be tied to the Gu family, because she knew that one day she would leave.

This time she was smart; she didn't tell anyone when she took her medicine and hid it carefully, afraid that it would be switched.

But whenever she thought about not being able to give Gu Hetang a complete family, her heart ached. As a mother, she was greedy because she didn't want her daughter to experience the life she had when she was young...

We can't have another child, it would be a burden on the child.

When she returned and didn't see the child, alarm bells went off in her mind. Lin Ma rushed out and said, "Madam, the madam has taken the young lady away."

Song Jin'an was stunned. She hadn't expected Madam Gu to bring Gu Hetang back to the old house. Could it be...?

Are they refusing to give their child to them?

Without much thought, Song Jin'an had the villa's driver take her to the old mansion. At the entrance of the old mansion, she rushed out, but within minutes, she was stopped by the mansion's butler: "Young Madam, you're back. Please wait a moment while I go in and inform Madam."

She hadn't expected to be turned away again. Could it be that they were really going to make a move?

Song Jin'an took a breath, ignored him, and walked straight inside. The butler could only stumble along beside her, saying, "Young Madam, Madam is receiving guests with the young lady. Please wait a moment."

She stopped in her tracks. Was she there to receive a guest?

What kind of guests are we meeting?

She only paused briefly before continuing inside, quickly jogging to the inner courtyard. In the living room, she unexpectedly saw Du Lan…

Moreover, Du Lan is playing with Gu Hetang, and the little guy is having a great time.

As Gu Hetang played, he spotted Song Jin'an. His eyes sparkled, and he immediately let go of Du Lan's hand and ran towards Song Jin'an.

She kept calling out, "Mommy, Mommy..."

Soon, she hugged Song Jin'an's leg, wanting to be picked up. Song Jin'an picked up the child, looked at her little face carefully, and kissed her face.

The two of them were being affectionate, while Duran looked at her with red eyes.

Her fingers twitched, her palms still warm from Gu Hetang's touch. Her smile froze on her face, and panic flashed in her eyes.

But she quickly recovered and greeted him with a sweet smile, "Mrs. Gu."

She was much more sensible than Su Ruoya. After all, the woman in front of her hadn't divorced Gu Xijue, so she could only be called Mrs. Gu.

When Madam Gu saw Song Jin'an arrive, her expression turned sour, and her voice was heavy: "What are you doing here?"

Song Jin'an typed out the text on her phone and played it.

—I've come to find Tangtang.

Madam Gu glanced at her and sneered, "Why are you in such a hurry? I'm Tangtang's grandmother. I bring my granddaughter back to visit occasionally when I miss her. Is that a problem?"

Of course, what she said is not wrong, but Durant's presence alone is enough to indicate that there is a problem.

“Mrs. Gu, don’t overthink it. Here’s what happened.” Du Lan slowly explained, “I’m going abroad to study in two days, so I thought I’d come to the old house to visit your aunt. Your aunt said that I taught Tangtang for more than a month and was considered Tangtang’s first piano teacher, so she had the driver pick Tangtang up.”

As she spoke, her gaze remained fixed on Song Jin'an, her fingers curling tightly.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward, and Madam Gu's expression was also unpleasant; she still had a lot to say to Du Lan.

Because she had her own reasons for calling Du Lan over, she waved to Gu Hetang and said, "Tangtang, come to Grandma's."

When Gu Hetang heard his grandmother calling him, he hurriedly ran to her side. After all, Madam Gu had always treated this granddaughter quite well, and Song Jin'an had never spoken ill of his grandmother in front of Gu Hetang.

Madam Gu fed her a few grapes and then asked her to take a few more to Du Lan.

Gu Hetang happily gave it to Du Lan, then took Song Jin'an's favorite Sunshine Rose from the fruit plate and ran over: "Mom, have some."

Her speech is somewhat slow, but it is also gradually improving.

Song Jin'an asked the maid to take the child inside to play for a while before taking out her phone: "Miss Du, I'd like to talk to you."

(End of this chapter)