After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

"If your company takes this patent and combines it with your medical research, you will be far ahead not only in China, but also in the world's medical field."

Cancer is a medical challenge that has yet to be solved worldwide. If the medical research of the Auten Group can use this anti-cancer patent to develop a special drug, it will definitely cause a great sensation in the world. This will benefit both cancer patients around the world and Lu Xiyan's betting agreement.

She held out the patent file to Lu Xiyan, but he didn't take it.

"Do you know how much this patent you have is worth?"

Lu Xiyan looked into her sincere eyes, a faint smile in them.

An Ning glanced down at it. "Didn't someone say someone offered a sky-high price of over 100 million? It must be worth a lot of money."

"But so what?" She looked up at Lu Xiyan.

"So what?" Lu Xiyan chuckled and pinched her nose. "Your parents have spent their entire lives researching this patent, and it's worth hundreds of millions of yuan both domestically and internationally. More importantly, once the research results are successfully released, the profits and the glory that come with it will be immeasurable."

"Do you know you're practically a little rich woman now?" he asked with a laugh. "And you're just giving this to me like this?"

Aside from the fact that this patent was the culmination of her parents' hard work, which made Anning feel a great sense of accomplishment, she didn't really grasp the value or honor associated with it, or rather, she didn't care much about it.

She just felt that Lu Xiyan's company needed it now. Only by obtaining this patent could he avoid having to rely on his engagement to the Cheng family to complete the betting agreement.

She didn't care whether he inherited the Lu Group or not; she just wanted him to win, and to win spectacularly, just like when he won the racetrack, winning the spotlight.

"What does it matter?" An Ning's eyes remained sincere as she looked at Lu Xiyan with a smile. "What's mine is yours, and it's much more useful for you than for me."

"Don't be silly." Lu Xiyan took the file and put it back into her bag. "Keep it for yourself; you'll need it later."

After saying that, he got out of the car and opened the door for her, his eyes gentle. "Get in, that little brat must be crying from missing you."

Lu Xiyan insisted on not accepting the bag, and An Ning didn't force him. She picked up her bag, got out of the car, suddenly turned around and kissed Lu Xiyan on the corner of his mouth, then smiled and took the suitcase from Jiang Yao and waved to Lu Xiyan.

Only after she entered the gate and disappeared around the corner did Lu Xiyan get into the car.

"Go back to Duke Yuhe's mansion."

......

"Mother!"

As soon as An Ning entered the door, Xiao Anxian, who was playing with toys in the pile of toys in the living room, turned her head, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly ran over barefoot.

Anning crouched down, opened her arms, and hugged the little one who ran towards her tightly. "Baby! Mommy missed you so much!"

"Xianxian misses Mommy too!" Xiao Anxian hugged her neck tightly, then lifted her head and kissed her cheeks twice. "Mommy, kiss me."

"Miss An is back?"

Zhao Li was preparing lunch in the kitchen when she heard the noise and quickly came out, smiling and saying, "Are you hungry? Dinner will be ready soon."

At that moment, Li Chunfang also came out of Anning's bedroom upon hearing the noise. "Ningning's back?"

Looking at An Ning, her eyes held a mixture of excitement and guilt. "Are you... alright?"

Anning understood her and knew why she looked so flustered. She smiled and said, "It's fine."

"I knew you were coming back today, so I just changed your sheets and cleaned the room." Li Chunfang took her suitcase. "You must be exhausted from that long business trip?"

"It's alright, not too tiring."

An Ning smiled gently and took out a large toy from her suitcase.

"Wow! It's a motorcycle!" Little Anxian's eyes lit up, clapping and stomping her feet. "Mommy bought this big toy for Xuanxian!"

Speaking of this toy, Lu Xiyan bought it for An Xian when they were at Dianhai. It's a very cool motorcycle figurine, and he said it was a gift for An Xian.

Although An Ning didn't see the price, she knew from the motorcycle's realistic appearance and packaging that this gift wouldn't be cheap. Given Lu Xiyan's previous collection of motorcycle figurines, it was probably a limited edition.

Seeing how much An Xian loved it, her gentle gaze lingered on his fair and delicate face.

"Xianxian, do you like it?"

"I love it!" Xiao Anxian's round eyes remained fixed on the motorcycle figurine, and her little hands carefully touched every part of the motorcycle, as if she was afraid of breaking it.

"Mom, I love you!" His sweet, childish voice rang out as he hugged Anning again and pressed his cheek against hers.

Lu Xiyan's gift truly touched the child's heart; they were indeed father and son, even their tastes were exactly the same.

"Xianxian, actually this gift wasn't from your mother."

Xiao Anxian, confused, tilted her head and asked, holding the small figurine in both hands, "Who gave it to me?"

His big, round eyes are very beautiful, just like his father's, except that his father's eyes are deeper, as if they hold many stories.

She smiled gently, "It was a gift from my father."

The little guy's eyes widened. "Daddy!"

"Yes, it's Xianxian's father." Anning raised her hand to touch his soft hair. "Dad asked Mom to give it to Xianxian."

In Xiao Anxuan's memory, "father" is a word that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

He had never met his father, but his mother often talked about him.

For him, he did have a father, his father existed, but his father never bought him any gifts, and never even came to see him and his mother.

"Mom..." His clear eyes held no surprise, but rather a hint of confusion, "Who is Xianxian's father?"

Li Chunfang was also stunned. "Xianxian's dad? Anning, you saw him on your business trip? He went to Dianhai too?"

An Ning nodded. "I'll arrange for you to meet another day."

"W-what do you mean?" Li Chunfang's mind was a complete mess. "Girl, what does this mean? Didn't you still have feelings for Xiao Lu? How come you're involved with Xianxian's father again? Aren't you divorced? So, do you want to remarry him, or do you want to get back together with Xiao Lu?"

"Daughter," she said, taking Anning's hand, "we can't have our cake and eat it too."

Anxian didn't understand what they were saying, so she tugged at Anning's sleeve, looked up, and asked, "Mom, when can I see Dad?"

Anning thought for a moment, "How about in a couple of days? It's Dad's birthday in a couple of days, let's go celebrate Dad's birthday."

"In a couple of days?" Li Chunfang thought for a moment. "I remember it's Xiao Lu's birthday in a couple of days, isn't it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she froze, her eyes widening. "Xiao Lu is—"

She stopped mid-sentence, her gaze shifting to An Xian's small face, which increasingly resembled Lu Xiyan's. "His father?"

An Ning neither said yes nor no, but simply smiled gently as her answer.

Who is Li Chunfang? She's the person who raised her for over a decade. An Ning's smile made it clear to her—she was right.

Xiao Lu is really An Xuan's father!