Volume One, Chapter Six: You Should Also Go to Yongfang

“Buzz, buzz.”

Su Wanqing’s phone vibrated wildly in her bag. She hurriedly took it out, and without even looking at who was calling, she immediately turned it off.

Then she heard Xu Qiuyun slam the table and say, “Forget about that lousy kindergarten.”

After quickly calling a professional organization to briefly explain the situation, she turned to Su Wanqing and said, “Take Kexin to the institution for a thorough examination later. I’ll arrange for someone to provide her with professional counseling afterward.”

“And you,” Xu Qiuyun paused, “you solved yesterday’s problems, which shows you haven’t forgotten your roots after all these years. But your process was overly complicated—no progress at all!”

“When Kexin’s examination report comes out, you’ll go with Xu Jiang to Yongfang to broaden your horizons. Start from the very bottom.”

Hearing this, Xu Jiang was even happier than Su Wanqing. He jumped up excitedly. “Great! Sister Wanqing, now I’ll have a skilled assistant! You have no idea how hard it’s been running the company since you left!”

Xu Jiang was Xu Qiuyun’s biological son. Unfortunately, he wasn’t good at math but excelled in business. Xu Qiuyun found his stubborn approach to solving problems irritating, so she sent him off to manage the company.

Meanwhile, she led a team focused on research and development, covering various algorithm fields in the industry, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, electronic information, and the internet sector.

Their number of patents was staggering—among the top in the nation.

Even if the company didn’t make a single sale in a year, the patent royalties alone would bring in several hundred million.

Xu Jiang’s claim of operational difficulties was just an excuse to coax her back.

Su Wanqing’s eyes reddened. Only after leaving Xie Yancheng did she realize it wasn’t raining outside at all.

She knelt before the elderly lady. “Master, thank you!”

Xu Qiuyun’s eyes glistened with tears, but she stubbornly said, “Get lost, get lost! Just looking at you annoys me!”

Su Wanqing laughed. Xu Qiuyun didn’t deny the title of “Master,” which meant she had fully forgiven her.

She glanced at her daughter, who was now nibbling on her finger with one hand while engrossed in reading a college textbook with the other.

An incredible feeling stirred in her heart.

In the past, because Xie Kexin had autism, they were mocked openly and subtly, whether at her in-laws’ or her own family.

Sometimes, because of this, neither she nor her child was even allowed at the dining table.

At that moment, Xu Qiuyun and Xu Jiang stood up and left the study, pulling Su Wanqing back to reality.

She went over and patted her daughter’s head. “Kexin, you read here, and Mom will go to the restroom. I’ll come back to get you, okay?”

Only then did Zheng Lu snap out of her series of surprises and happily say, “Don’t worry, I’m here watching my good girl!”

Xie Kexin showed no reaction, but her eyes brightened slightly.

Su Wanqing knew this was her silent consent.

When cold water splashed on her face, Su Wanqing finally felt she had returned to reality.

She couldn’t help but pinch herself.

It hurt.

It wasn’t a dream.

She covered her face, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

As a mother, no matter what her daughter was like, she loved her.

But who wouldn’t want their daughter to thrive?

Looking at her reflection, she clenched her fist, her resolve to divorce growing stronger.

She would never let her daughter’s genius be buried! She would make her shine!

With that in mind, she took out her phone and checked the address the elderly lady had sent her.

The moment she powered it on, she immediately saw several messages from Xie Yancheng.

The first was the divorce agreement she had written, followed by a question mark.

Then came a video.

Opening it, she saw the carefully written divorce agreement being trampled underfoot, dirtied. Not satisfied, he picked it up, tore it to pieces, and flushed it down the toilet.

At the same time, Xie Yancheng’s cold voice echoed: “Su Wanqing, even tantrums need limits. Don’t think I’m afraid of divorcing you.”

The video abruptly ended.

Su Wanqing blinked, realizing he actually thought she was throwing a tantrum.

In fact, she had been rather immature before.

To catch his attention, she had repeatedly threatened to harm herself.

After so many times, it was understandable that he didn’t believe her anymore.

Just as she was about to tell him this time she truly wanted a divorce, urgent knocking came from outside.

Zheng Lu’s anxious voice called, “Qingqing! Are you okay? Why have you been in there so long?”

Alarmed, thinking something had happened to Xie Kexin, Su Wanqing hastily shoved her phone into her pocket and went out.

“I’m fine. Is Kexin okay?”

Zheng Lu scrutinized her briefly and, seeing she was unharmed, sighed with relief. “Kexin’s fine. She’s still reading there, hasn’t moved at all.”

“I was just worried because you were in there so long.”

The warmth from Zheng Lu slowly mended the wounds inflicted by Xie Yancheng. Su Wanqing linked arms with her friend and said, “I’m fine. Are you free today? Will you come with me to take Kexin for her checkup?”

It was the weekend, and Zheng Lu had no plans, so she agreed immediately.

Before opening the navigation, Su Wanqing glanced again at the unread messages from Xie Yancheng.

Her hand hesitated but in the end, she swiped the chat window away.

No matter what was said, words were meaningless.

She would prove it with her actions.

The examination took two hours and was far from smooth.

Kexin already had autism; yesterday’s scare at the amusement park with Xie Yancheng and the change of environment last night with Su Wanqing had left her terrified.

Fortunately, Su Wanqing stayed by her side throughout. Even when told a full-body CT scan might expose her to radiation, she resolutely remained in the examination room to give her strength.

By the time everything was finished, it was noon.

Zheng Lu found a nearby private restaurant famous for its dishes. After asking Kexin, the three headed there.

But to Su Wanqing’s surprise, they were told the restaurant had been booked exclusively for the day and was not accepting other customers.

Her heart sank. Before she could react, she saw Xie Yancheng and Su Waning sitting side by side in the center, gazing lovingly at each other as they dined.

The sweet atmosphere gave Su Wanqing goosebumps even from several meters away.

Zheng Lu also noticed them, her cheerful expression instantly falling. She snapped, “How unlucky!”

Fearing detection by Xie Yancheng, Su Wanqing picked up Xie Kexin, preparing to leave.

Suddenly, her usually quiet daughter spoke up, pointing at the pictures on the menu displayed outside the restaurant and swallowing nervously. “Mom!”

Her voice was soft but in the empty restaurant, it sounded sharp.

Su Wanqing’s heart tightened. She instinctively glanced toward Xie Yancheng’s direction.

Sure enough, upon hearing Kexin’s voice, he turned around.

Their eyes met, and Su Wanqing wished she could dig a hole and bury herself right then.