you, Grandma," Shu Xiaohua happily took the lollipop."Thank you." Shu Xiaonian didn't accept it, instead she pulled her younger sister Shu Xiaohe's hand and wanted to leave.He is a reserved yet perce...Shu Tinglan remembered, when they got divorced, he was quite generous. This mansion worth over 100 million yuan, he said he would give it to her if she wanted it.

“This house was always yours. I have nothing to do with it,” she said.

"Is it under your name" Zhu Yu'an was very serious this time.

He repeatedly emphasized that the house was in her name Was he trying to take it back, needing her cooperation to sign Shu Tinglan instantly understood his meaning and replied accordingly.

“When is Mr. Zhu free I am available to go to the Housing Bureau for the transfer at any time.” It wasn't hers, she never wanted it anyway.

Zuo Yu'an smiled.

“Tinglan, is this how you see me, your ex-husband Do things that are given away need to be returned”

He accepted the title of his ex-husband, and Shu Tinglan felt a little uncomfortable. She was speechless for a moment.

Upon seeing this, Zhuo Yu'an found himself with the interest to continue speaking.

“Unlike some people, I wouldn’t think twice about returning something worth a few hundred dollars.” He was referring to the jade pendant in his car.

This doesn't mean she could say anything else. Anger welled up inside her, but she couldn't refute it, so she had to change the subject.

“Where are my mom's things”

Zhuo Yu'an didn't dare to tease her any longer. He opened the box in his hand, inside was a watch.

"This is the gift Mom gave me when we got married. I've never been able to bring myself to wear it, so now I'm giving it to you."

Because her mother passed away, he took out the watch and gave it to her as a remembrance.

Shu Tinglan's eyes welled up as soon as she saw the watch. She remembered her mother buying it many years ago, saying it was for her future son-in-law. She couldn't recall when her mother had given it to Zhuo Yu'an.

"Thank you." Shu Tinglan took the watch, this time her gratitude was sincere. Her mother didn't leave many things behind, so this watch was especially precious to her.

Zhu Yu'an nodded.

Let's eat first and then leave.

Shu Tinglan looked up at him. His expression was calm, but his invitation was sincere. Looking at this watch's sake, she agreed.

Zuo Yu'an didn't greet her again. He turned and went to the kitchen to reheat the cold food. These dishes had already been made when he went to the hotel to pick her up.

The kitchen is open plan, and you can see him bustling around the island. Just like many years ago. Shu Tinglan turned his face away, feeling inexplicably strange about his actions tonight. He should have avoided this person, so why did he end up sitting here

Perhaps because Zhuo Yu'an looked at her with such a calm gaze, he truly treated her as a friend. This made her let down her guard.

Zuo Yu'an had already brought over three dishes and a soup. As he ladled the soup for her, he said...

“It’s been ages since I last cooked. Do you think my taste is still the same”

Very natural-sounding words and actions.

Shutinglan, however, found the food tasteless. The two of them shouldn't have any further interaction, so she casually ate two bites before getting up.

“Thank you for giving me back my mom’s watch.”

She was also polite and courteous, hoping that after today, they would never meet again.

Zuo Yu'an did not get up, only said softly behind her,

“Tinglan, even though we are already divorced, we can still be friends.”

"I'm sorry, Mom, I wasn't there when you passed away."

He tried his best to restrain all his emotions, stating the two sentences in a calm and factual tone, not wanting to put any emotional pressure on her. He had already missed three years and didn't mind waiting another three.

However, he was too calm, so calm that Shu Tinglan felt he was being insincere.

So this world doesn't have empathy. If he knew how she had gotten through these past few years, he wouldn't just end it with a nonchalant "I'm sorry."

But that's okay, at least she won't have to deal with him anymore. She can go home without worry and not be afraid he'll come after the child.

So she turned back to him and smiled faintly.

"It's okay, it's in the past."

sarcastically laced with thinly veiled politeness.

Yeah, you only say it's okay easily to strangers.

If it's someone you care about, someone you love, even a little grievance should make you run into their arms and cry your heart out.

Zhuo Yu'an sent her back to the hotel, and she didn't refuse.

"When will you be back"

"Tomorrow."

"Have a safe trip."

Shu Tinglan took Xiao Xin to the procuratorate to submit all the appeal materials the next day and then went straight home by plane.

Zhuo Yu'an went to work a little later than usual the next day. When he arrived at the office, he met Lin Zhiyao who was sending Fu Shenyi to work. He nodded at her as a greeting.

While Lin Zhi'ao remained steadfast and utterly dismissive, not even bothering to acknowledge him. She rolled her eyes at him and continued chatting with Cui Jie from the secretary's office.

She has a lively personality and often picks up and drops off Fu Shenyi from work, becoming friends with Cui Jie through their interactions. Cui Jie has forgotten about her previous rude intrusion into Zhuo's office and now really likes her.

" Cui Jie revealed: "Our President Zhu found that Miss Shu, and now she's a bit popular."

Cui Jie knew that Lin Zhixuan knew Miss Shu, but she didn't know how well they were acquainted. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Lin Zhixuan's face change suddenly, looking at her

"Did Zhuo Yu'an find Tinglan"

Before Cui Jie could answer, Lin Zhiyao had already dashed towards Zhuo YUAN's office like a gust of wind, leaving only her faint perfume in the air.

She was never polite to Zhu YUAN, and she burst into the office out of breath.

"Did you find Tinglan Give me her contact information!" He was so rude and domineering!

Zhuo Yu'an didn't speak, and kept his head down, operating his phone. With a ding, Lin Zhixuan's phone received the message he had sent. It was Shu Tinglan's current phone number and workplace!

Has she been in the city for several years

"Hmm!" he replied. When the time was right, he would go to the city himself!

Lin Zhixuan looked at the phone information and then at Zhuo YUAN, suddenly realizing: "You old fox, you deliberately let Sister Cui tell me about Tinglan's news, right"

Zhuo Yu'an remained noncommittal. If he wanted to win back Tinglan, he would have to return to his former self.

"Are you ignoring me, Tinglan" she guessed gleefully!

"Want me to lend you a hand" she asked again!

Haha!

"Zhuo Yu'an, your wishful thinking is wrong. When it comes to finding Ting Lan, I'll be the first to oppose you two being together!"

Zuo Yu'an's face instantly darkened, while Lin Zhifei walked away gracefully.

When she answered the phone, Tinglan's heart skipped a beat. After two rings, Shu Tinglan's cold voice came through.

"Hello!"

"Shushu, it's me!" Hearing the familiar voice after so long, Lin Zhifei's nose immediately stung with tears.

Shu Tinglan was getting on the plane to go home at this moment, and hearing Lin Zhi's voice also brought a pang of pain to her heart:

"Wow, wow" It had been years since she last spoke to her best friend, the call both exciting and bittersweet.

"Where are you" Lin Zhixian asked.

"I'm boarding now, can I call you when I get home" She stopped to take the call.ing with Wang Yan and Wen Jian about their future lives, he wouldn't intentionally include her, but naturally, she was already part of those plans.At this moment, he stood motionless at the registrati...