Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

A private hospital abroad

Seeing that Su Yu had hung up the phone, Qin Kai couldn't help but tease him, "Your sacrifice for this act of bravery was a bit too much. It'll probably be hard for you to move around freely without your leg recovering for at least three months."

Su Yu put down his phone, looked down at his leg wrapped in bandages, and couldn't help but chuckle. "Am I that weak? It's just a fracture, how could it possibly take so long?"

Qin Kai said irritably, "You're just showing off. It takes 100 days to recover from a broken bone. What are you trying to achieve? You save someone and then don't even leave your name, acting like a hero?"

Su Yu didn't respond to his comment, but just smiled and said nothing more.

25th floor of Yixinyuan.

Tang Junyao was genuinely happy to receive the message from Su Xue. If she had known that Su's mother was so resilient, she wouldn't have needed to perform every week. It seemed she would have to go to the Su family this afternoon to apologize, since she was also an accomplice.

With that thought in mind, she decided to take Lele to the mall to buy a gift. Turning to the kitchen auntie, she said, "Auntie, I'm going downstairs to check on Lele after I finish eating. I'm planning to take him out for a bit, so we might not have lunch at home."

Aunt Wu from the kitchen answered loudly, "Okay, if you're not coming back, we'll go to the courtyard; it hasn't been cleaned for several days."

The two aunts have a deep affection for the courtyard house, having lived there for decades. In addition, their grandfather treated them very well, so they would always take time to go back and clean it from time to time. Even when no one was living there, they would clean it spotless and without any smell.

"Okay, Auntie, I'm going out now."

Aunt Wu suddenly remembered that she had just recovered from her illness. "Won't it be too much for you to take the young master out? He's quite heavy. Why don't I go with you?"

Tang Junyao smiled, looking touched. "Auntie, I'm not as fragile as Lin Daiyu. Look, I'm all better now. I'm going to Su Xue's house this afternoon." After saying that, she circled around in front of Aunt Wu to show that she was really better.

Once the topic turned to the eldest daughter of the Su family, the aunt stopped stopping her, saying, "Alright then, take care of yourself."

She wasn't annoyed by her aunt's nagging. People who genuinely care about you will keep reminding you before you leave, afraid that something might happen to you. "Okay, I understand."

With Su Xue's matter settled, Su's mother wasn't particularly angry, which finally put her mind at ease. To be honest, she wasn't particularly worried about Lu Jinnan's matter for some reason. When she went downstairs, she was completely stunned.

In the distance, in the playground of the residential area, the man, as always, was dressed in a black suit. Under the golden light, he stood tall and elegant under the horizontal bar, a faint smile appearing on his usually cold face. His long arms held a child up to grab the bar, and once the child had grabbed it, he stood below, protectively watching over him, his movements visibly careful, ready to catch him at any moment.

The child was having a great time, and it was clear that this wasn't her first time playing like this; she never imagined she would see this scene.

She felt a pang of indescribable sadness and inner turmoil. Leaning against the wall, she adjusted her breathing for a full five minutes. Then, she straightened her back, exhaled a breath of stale air, and seemed to have made a decision.

As she approached, the man's gaze shifted to her, and he stopped raising his hand. The child also turned to look at the man, and seeing Tang Junyao out of the corner of his eye, excitedly waved his arms and legs, calling out repeatedly, "Mommy, Mommy..."

The man gently placed Xiaoyouzi on the ground, intending to lead her towards Tang Junyao, but Xiaoyouzi ignored the man when she saw Tang Junyao and shook him off.

Looking at my empty hands, I felt a sense of emptiness in my heart.

She ignored him and didn't ask why he was with Xiaoyouzi. Instead, she picked up Xiaoyouzi from the ground and asked softly, "Are you tired from playing? Are you hot?"

Little Yuzu said in her sweet, childish voice, "It's not hot, Mommy's good friend."

Tang Junyao narrowed her beautiful eyes, frowned, and asked, "What good friend?"

Standing to the side, Aunt Zhang smiled. "Miss, it's like this. This gentleman is the one the young master bumped into earlier. Today, this gentleman bought a toy to apologize to the young master, and our young master generously forgave him. Now they're good friends." After saying that, Aunt Zhang waved the toy in her hand, indicating that it was this Transformer.

Tang Junyao: ".............." Had we met before? So his actions were only for the child?

He didn't get too close to her, but just stood there, his eyes fixed on her face. His expression was unreadable, but he wasn't as cold as before; his eyes had softened considerably.

He seemed to see right through her, and said calmly, "I didn't pursue you because of the child."

Aunt Zhang: What did I just hear? This gentleman is here to pursue Miss Zhang?

The young lady is not only beautiful but also kind, so it's not surprising that she has admirers. I remember back in Blue City, many people were pursuing her. However, this gentleman is very handsome and has a dignified appearance; he looks like he's from a wealthy and noble family.

Aunt Zhang had already imagined many scenes in her mind, but Ji Hancheng's question almost made her faint.

Tang Junyao understood that he was explaining that the reason he was pursuing her wasn't because of the child, but because of her, and said aloud, "It has nothing to do with me."

Ji Hancheng's eyes darkened, a hint of disappointment in them, but he still wanted to ask her directly, "The child..."

She quickly responded, "My private life isn't as chaotic as you think, but the child has nothing to do with you. If there is any connection, it's that you provided the seed. What I want is for the father to leave and the child to stay. But I'm not an unreasonable person. Even if you only provided the seed, you are Lele's father by blood, and that's something I can't change. So I won't stop you from meeting. This is my biggest concession. But if you want to fight me for custody, I will fight you to the end. Of course, I don't want a custody battle to happen. If you insist on doing so, I will fight you to the end."

Tang Junyao's biggest fear right now is that Ji Hancheng will use the custody battle to force her to compromise. It would be better to make things clear face to face now. She is not one to hide things. When her uncle suggested changing the date, she said it was unnecessary. With Ji Hancheng's influence, he wouldn't be unable to find out about the child unless he didn't want to. However, her uncle and the others still decided to change it. As for the child's father, her uncle and the others have never asked about it.

Unless she said it herself, her uncles and aunts rarely inquired and respected her exceptionally.

Ji Hancheng was so angry he wanted to laugh. His only thought now was to admire this woman. She always managed to make him see stars with just a few words. He remembered that he had told her before that his private life wasn't that chaotic. Now the tables had turned and she had given him her full testimony.

He gritted his teeth, suppressing his inner turmoil, and said, "Is that all you think of me?"

Tang Junyao handed the small pomelo to Aunt Zhang, "Auntie, you take Lele upstairs first, I'll come up in a bit."

Aunt Zhang took the child, still reeling from the news, and looked at Tang Junyao with worried eyes before heading upstairs, turning back every few steps.

She straightened her back, looked at his face which had clearly turned colder, and said slowly, "You mean you're not planning to fight me for the child?"

"I never said I wanted to fight you for anything. Even if I knew he was mine, I never intended to take him away." Because I want both you and our son, why would I want him alone? What would I do with him?

Tang Junyao was somewhat skeptical, her eyes full of inquiry. Was this person telling the truth? "Are you serious?" Peace would be best, but if peace was impossible, she would have to ask her uncle to help her fight him to the end. In any case, she would not compromise on the child.

"Everything I said is true. You can ignore what I said two years ago, but every word I've said to you since you came back is true. It's true that I pursued you, and it's true that I'm not fighting you for the child now. You can believe me."

Tang Junyao: If you're serious, then you're serious. What's with all this confession stuff? You're sick.

"I hope you keep your word and don't go back on your word. After all, you're the Ji family of the capital." Tang Junyao said this to provoke him into not trying to take the child from her.

But in Ji Hancheng's heart, it wasn't like that anymore, because he had also confessed his feelings, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. "I, Ji Hancheng, keep my word." These words seemed to imply that a gentleman never speaks empty words.

The language is so profound that everyone's understanding is different, so the meaning of a sentence will naturally vary. This is why the two people's understanding is completely on different wavelengths.

Watching her receding figure, I realized she looked beautiful today. It had been years since I'd seen her, and even her style of dress had changed. She wore a beige floral dress underneath a grass-green blazer, and beige high heels. She looked very elegant and feminine. How come I never noticed how beautiful she was before?

Ji Hancheng couldn't admit that he was blind; he could only conclude that she was getting more and more beautiful, aging in reverse.