I Want To Move In Next Door
Chapter 862 - 860: A Friend’s Daughter (2)

Chapter 862: Chapter 860: A Friend’s Daughter (2)

A friend’s daughter...

Hearing these words, Xia Wan’an involuntarily stiffened while ladling the soup.

Han Jingnian quickly got up and walked over to sit opposite Xia Wan’an with his mobile phone in hand.

Because they were now at some distance, Xia Wan’an could no longer hear what Mrs. Han was saying. However, she saw Han Jingnian lower the phone from his ear and look at the screen.

Standing, Xia Wan’an caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye—he was looking at a photo. But before she could make out what it showed, Han Jingnian’s fingers trembled around his phone. The next second, he lifted the phone to his ear, and in a light tone, said, "I understand, Grandma, I’ll be there next Wednesday."

Xia Wan’an’s hand, holding the bowl, suddenly trembled, causing the soup to splash out onto the back of her hand, slightly reddening her skin.

After hanging up, Han Jingnian noticed her reaction and looked up, "What’s wrong?"

"It’s nothing..." Xia Wan’an steadied herself and shook her head, "The bowl is a bit hot."

"Let me," Han Jingnian said. He reached out, taking the bowl and spoon from her fingertips, continuing to ladle the soup for her.

Soon, a bowl of soup was placed in front of Xia Wan’an.

Seeing her still standing dumbly, a hint of confusion crossed Han Jingnian’s eyes, "Is something the matter?"

Xia Wan’an reflexively shook her head, replying, "No..."

After her words, she realized the probing look in his eyes and hastily sat down. To cover her unease, she took the spoon and pretended to be hungry, starting to sip the soup.

Han Jingnian continued watching her for a while. Seeing that everything seemed normal, he thought he was being overly sensitive. Gracefully, he picked up his chopsticks and began to eat slowly.

Though Xia Wan’an appeared to be sipping her soup little by little, her thoughts had already drifted far away.

Although Mrs. Han hadn’t made things clear over the phone, the underlying message was obviously about arranging a blind date for Han Jingnian, and he agreed without any hesitation...

So, had he been meeting other women under Mrs. Han’s arrangement during the days after she left?

Indeed, it was a new year already, with less than eight months left until year’s end. If Han Jingnian had no heirs by then, the Han Family business might have to change hands.

Xia Wan’an’s fingertips trembled uncontrollably on the spoon.

She really shouldn’t be so upset, should she?

After all, before she left last year, when he found out that she couldn’t conceive, his solution was surrogacy... She had anticipated this day would come, hadn’t she?

Perhaps he really cared about her and missed her, but deep down, the Han Family business was somewhat more important to him... Of course, she had no right to blame him. From her perspective, she didn’t wish to jeopardize the Han Family business because of her.

Thus, she ought to feel fortunate...fortunate that she had let her reason prevail over her emotions and hadn’t told him who she was...

The call from Mrs. Han weighed heavily on Xia Wan’an’s heart. After dinner, she took a bath, pretended to be very tired, and went to bed early.

Once Han Jingnian had finished his business and turned off the main lights in the room to sleep, Xia Wan’an opened her eyes.

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