After she left her father and kept her son, President Pei lost control and knelt down.

Rong Wenying slammed her teacup on the table with a bang, furious and embarrassed.

"How can you two, as parents, be so shameless? Do you usually speak to my grandson like this?"

Qiao Wan curled her lips, her expression full of disdain.

"I know better than you how to raise a child. Xiaobao knows what love is and knows how to give love, unlike you, who raised a son who is incapable of love."

Rong Wenying was so angry that her hands trembled. The timid and submissive Qiao Wan was nowhere to be seen. Now she dared to go against her, and her sarcastic and mocking words hit the nail on the head, striking at her sore spots.

She swept the tea set off the table, and the photos and agreements that Qiao Wan had brought were soaked and scattered all over the floor.

"Qiao Wan, don't even think about seeing your son again!"

After uttering this highly threatening remark, Rong Wenying turned and left.

Qiao Wan leaned back, glanced down at the mess on the floor, her expression indifferent, and let out a sigh of relief.

She would rather die than give up the child she raised to the Pei family.

After sitting in the tea room for a while, Qiao Wan pondered her next steps.

She was wondering whether to tell Pei Hansheng about Xiaobao's background, but it seemed that whether she told him or not, it wouldn't change anything. They would get divorced, and she would leave the capital with her son to live two completely different lives.

She figured she could just leave Xiao Bao in the Pei family's care for now, and Rong Wenying wouldn't tell Pei Hansheng this secret, so she was at ease.

The phone rang.

Qiao Wan answered the phone: "Ji Zhou, what's the matter?"

Ye Jizhou's voice was like a gentle breeze; one could imagine him speaking with a smile on his face, handsome and sunny.

"Can't I call you unless there's a reason? Do we need a legitimate reason to contact each other now?"

Qiao Wan said, "No, it's just that I thought you must be very busy at the research institute."

"I stayed up all night with my research group for a mathematical conjecture. I ate a bite of breakfast and started working on it again. You ask me if I have anything to do? Well, I really do."

"you say."

"Do you remember Teacher Chen, whom I mentioned to you a few days ago?"

Qiao Wan paused for a moment, then asked, "Has Professor Chen already arrived in Beijing?"

"She contacted you?"

"No, it was Pei Hansheng who arranged it. We'll meet together tonight."

Ye Jizhou scoffed coldly: "Now he suddenly wants to help you find your biological parents. You've been married for four years. If he really cared about you, he would have done some research instead of trying to pry information out of me. Pei is best at stealing other people's hard work."

Qiao Wan suddenly laughed: "What you said makes a lot of sense."

Pei Hansheng was like that, and so was his mother.

"Why don't I contact Ms. Chen now and ask her to let us meet tonight?"

"Ji Zhou, stop getting distracted by my affairs. You've just joined the research institute and you're quite busy. Since Pei Hansheng has taken over, let him handle it."

Do you think I'm not as capable as him?

"Oh dear, what were we talking about?" Qiao Wan wasn't in the mood for this. "Ji Zhou, let's not talk about it anymore. You're busy."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Wan called the old house.

"Hello, this is the Pei family's old residence. Who are you looking for?"

"Is Grandpa home? Please transfer the call to his room."

"You must be Mrs. Pei? There's no need for you to be so polite, Mrs. Pei. I'll transfer you here now."

After a few rings, Pei Xiongkai answered the phone.

"Xiao Wan, Grandpa was just about to call you when you called. Grandpa asked you, why did Rong Wenying bring Xiao Bao back?"

"Ms. Rong had a paternity test done on Xiao Bao. She said he was a child of the Pei family and wouldn't let me see Xiao Bao."

"Xiao Bao is having a great time at the old house, Xiao Wan. Don't worry, with Grandpa here, he definitely won't let the child suffer any injustice."

"Grandpa, I'll come and pick up Xiaobao once I'm done with this busy period."

Pei Xiongkai hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Now the whole family knows about Xiao Bao's background, but Pei Hansheng is still in the dark. If he finds out, who knows what kind of storm he'll cause.

"Xiao Wan, go ahead and do your work without worry, just take good care of yourself."

"Yes, Grandpa, you too."

After hanging up the landline, Pei Xiongkai called Pei Hansheng.

When will you have time to come back?

"Grandpa, I'm in a meeting, I don't have time."

"My wife and kids are all leaving, and I'm so busy every day that I don't know what to do. I have to come to the old house tonight."

"Grandpa, is something the matter?"

"You'll know when you come back and see."

"Grandpa, I can't go home tonight, I'm on a date with Qiao Wan."

Pei Xiongkai paused, thinking he had misheard: "You've finally come to your senses? You know how to spend time with your wife now?"

"That woman is petty. When I asked her for her opinion on a blind date, she seemed very generous on the surface, but she was holding a grudge against me. I have to coax her."

"Don't be so arrogant. Xiao Wan doesn't care about you as much as you think right now."

Pei Hansheng frowned, displeased, and said, "Grandpa, whose grandpa are you anyway? Can't you wish me well for once?"

"Of course I want you to get better, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a hurry. It's not too late for you to admit your mistakes, correct them, and make amends."

The old man muttered to himself as a final thought: "After all, you and Xiaowan have a child together; it can't be severed."

"Okay, that's all for now, I'm going to work."

Pei Hansheng returned to the conference room, only to be met with a series of phone calls urging him to leave the meeting early.

Back at the Pei Group, Zhao Zhao lingered outside his office.

Pei Hansheng rubbed his temples, admitting he was a little tired.

"What's wrong? Get to the point."

He opened the door and called people in.

"Hansheng, your mother has contacted me."

Pei Hansheng paused, glancing sideways at him: "What did you say?"

"She asked me to have dinner with her tonight. I don't know how she found out about me. I'm a little scared now. I don't know how to face your mother tonight. Hansheng, can you come with me? With you there, Auntie won't make things difficult for me."

"Excuse me, I have plans for tonight."

Pei Hansheng tossed the meeting materials in his hand onto his desk.

"Why is everyone looking for me, and it always tonight? Does the world have to turn without me? I just want to spend time with Qiao Wan."

Zhao Zhao was stunned for a moment, and her eyes quickly welled up with tears.

I don’t know when it started, but Pei Hansheng became more and more impatient with her. He used to complain to her about his marriage and how Qiao Wan tormented him.

Now he doesn't say anything to her, only talking about his good relationship with Qiao Wan.

"I'm sorry, Hansheng. I didn't know you had a date with your wife. I'll be going alone tonight. If your mother asks me what our relationship is, I'll tell her everything, including our two children. We've been a burden to you for too long, and we should make things clear."

"Zhaozhao, you mustn't tell anyone! Qiao Wan absolutely cannot know about this!"

Pei Hansheng's tone suddenly became sharp, and Zhao Zhao could actually hear a hint of panic and fear in his voice.

It turns out this man also has a cowardly side; he cares too much, which is why he's so insecure.