Little Youyou looked deeply concerned, "Although Mommy is still quite popular, she doesn’t like others, you know. What if she becomes less attractive when she’s old?"
Little Momo tilted her head, was it that she wanted a daddy for herself, or did she want Mommy to find them a daddy?
"So melancholy, but brother, you must never tell Uncle Bai about the word ’spare tire.’ I learned it from watching TV."
Little Momo nodded solemnly, "I’m not that foolish."
A small hand reached down, "Pinkie promise."
Little Momo extended her hand rather speechlessly.
"Are those two okay being home alone?" Xu Yuan followed her out of the building, looking back every three steps, "They’re only five, and you’re so at ease."
"They’ll be fine, they’re sleeping at home," Lu Wanwan said helplessly, spreading her hands, "Think about it, how much time was there someone at home all the time when I was in the United States? We both got used to it, and they are very self-reliant."
"This isn’t the United States, the public security..." Xu Yuan thought for a moment, then slapped his forehead, "I personally chose that place, so of course the public security isn’t a problem. As long as they don’t run around, it’s fine. Let’s go, we’ll go to that Japanese restaurant we used to frequent. I haven’t had it in so long, I really miss it. Haven’t felt like going since you left Manchester."
By the time they arrived, there were no private rooms left, so they simply sat at a window-side spot.
"What are your plans for the future?" Xu Yuan propped his chin with his hand, looking at her, "I’ve only rented the apartment for you for one quarter, what about after that? MG’s chief Chinese correspondent, will you leave again after you’ve completed your assignment?"
Lu Wanwan, looking at the familiar street scene outside the window, said, "I don’t know, but I didn’t come back just for work."
"Have you not given up on Jin’an?"
She nodded, "I couldn’t do anything back then, I had no ability to take back everything from the Ye Family by myself, now I want to try hard to do it."
"But, I remember you saying that Gu Annan told you not to appear in front of him again."
Lu Wanwan, holding her chopsticks, said in a low voice, "Yes, he did say that. But, I never agreed to it."
"What about Little Momo and Little Youyou?"
She looked at Xu Yuan’s concern, "Why do you think I chose now to come back? I heard that the Gu family is planning to move their headquarters."
"Pulling out of Manchester?" Xu Yuan’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Lu Wanwan nodded, "That’s about the essence of it, there’s been such a rumor. Plus, in recent years, the barely maintained Jin’an, my father’s authority is continuously declining. It’s time."
"So, you’re planning to... cough, I mean, is Bai Lingyun going to be Little Naibao’s stepdad?" Xu Yuan asked cautiously, blinking, "I saw a report today saying Bai Lingyun might have an illegitimate child, a photo of him in the park with Youyou was taken."
The sushi on Lu Wanwan’s chopsticks suddenly fell, splashing the sauce on her in a spray of brown.
Xu Yuan pulled out a newspaper, "Here, take a look, even though it’s just a back view. The reporter said that according to sources, he’s already secretly married in the United States, with kids."
"He said he was too idle and helped me look after them for a day," Lu Wanwan said, pressing her forehead in resignation, "This isn’t the first time there’s been news ."
She stood up, pointing to the soy sauce stains, "This color is too obvious, I’m going to the restroom."
Lu Wanwan hurried to the restroom, thinking it’s best to keep Little Naibao away from him in Manchester, or she’d have to trouble Bai Lingyun’s PR team again.
"That, isn’t that Lu Wanwan?"