Wen Zhaoning walked out of the coffee shop, her legs weak.
For the past six years, the name He Huaiqin had been hidden in the most secret corner of her heart, but because the separation back then was too painful, she had never expected they would meet again.
Seeing him unexpectedly today, her heart was completely in turmoil.
Her mobile phone rang, and her daughter Qing Ning's soft, sweet voice calmed Wen Zhaoning's emotions.
"Mom, when are you coming back?"
"Baby, Mom is coming back right away."
Wen Zhaoning returned to West City Villa, which was her best friend Su Yunxi's house.
Last night, after Lu Hengyu injured Wen Zhaoning, he disappeared without a trace, and the police couldn't contact him. Wen Zhaoning feared he would return to harm her and Qing Ning, so she fled the Lu family with her daughter overnight and is now staying with Su Yunxi.
After the Wen family went bankrupt, all her former friends left her, only Su Yunxi remained as before, ready to lend a helping hand with just one phone call.
As soon as the door opened, Qing Ning ran over and hugged Wen Zhaoning.
"Mom!"
"Baby." Wen Zhaoning squatted down, about to kiss her daughter's forehead, but was stunned by the face that looked seven or eight parts like He Huaiqin.
When Qing Ning was very young, people around her started praising her beauty, saying she inherited Wen Zhaoning's good looks. Wen Zhaoning also always thought Qing Ning looked like her, until she saw He Huaiqin again today, when she suddenly realized Qing Ning was looking more and more like He Huaiqin.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Wen Zhaoning hid her emotions. "Was Qing Ning obedient at Auntie Xixi's house?"
"Yes, yes, yes, Qing Ning was very good. She just helped me water the plants," Su Yunxi said, coming out of the bathroom. "How is it, Ning Ning, what did the lawyer say?"
Wen Zhaoning exchanged a glance with Su Yunxi, first took her daughter into the room, and gave her a quiet book.
"Qing Ning, play by yourself for a while. Mom and Auntie Xixi will chat for a bit, and then I'll come in to see you, okay?"
"Okay."
Qing Ning loved playing with quiet books the most; she could play role-playing games by herself for a long time.
Wen Zhaoning returned to the living room. Su Yunxi had already prepared fruit and was waiting for her. Wen Zhaoning walked over and told Su Yunxi about meeting He Huaiqin at the coffee shop.
"What? You said He Huaiqin wants to handle your divorce case? He, the head of Yao Hua, would take on a trivial case like divorce?"
"Head of Yao Hua?"
"You don't know?" Su Yunxi pulled up a profile interview on her phone. "Take a look, He Huaiqin is now the CEO of Yao Hua International Law Firm! Have you heard of Yao Hua?"
"You mean that top-tier international law firm?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that's the one. It's rumored that Yao Hua has over thirty branches worldwide, more than two thousand lawyers, and annual revenue exceeding one billion US dollars!"
Wen Zhaoning glanced at the report and realized that the poor boy from back then had now become a renowned big shot at a top-tier firm. No wonder he now carried an air of noble elegance, refined by wealth, in his every move.
Truly, fortunes change; what goes around comes around.
"Ning Ning, is he still harboring feelings for you?"
"Of course not, he just came to see my joke."
"Please, with He Huaiqin's current status and position, how valuable is his time! If he didn't still have feelings for you, would he specifically spend time to mock you?"
"I'm already married and have a child. With his current status and position, he can have any woman he wants, so why would he still harbor feelings for me?"
"Ning Ning, I've actually always wanted to ask, what exactly happened back then? You clearly liked He Huaiqin so much, and it took you so long to win him over, so why did you suddenly dump him and marry Lu Hengyu, that scumbag?"
Wen Zhaoning fell silent.
The past was long gone, and looking back now held no meaning.
"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this." Su Yunxi saw that she seemed unwilling to bring it up again and didn't force her, quickly changing the subject. "What are your plans now?"
"Find a new lawyer. No matter what, I have to get divorced first."
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