strictlysupreme Chapter 235 is like a warm family of three.
Chapter 235 is like a warm family of three.
But aren't puppies adorable?
Isn't Horstley cute?
Jiang Qin's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Huo Sili's hand that was holding hers.
Reach out and pry it open.
He stood up, showing no mercy.
"No, I promised Tian Tian that I would have dinner with her tonight."
As Jiang Qin spoke, she quickly straightened her clothes.
It was warm inside, and Jiang Qin had unbuttoned two buttons on her coat while they were talking. It was cold outside, so she buttoned them back up as she spoke.
Without looking at Horst again, he turned and headed for the door.
Behind him, Huo Sili watched Jiang Qin's retreating figure, his eyes gradually darkening.
However, it was just the moment Jiang Qin placed her hand on the doorknob.
Suddenly, my phone rang.
"..."
He raised an eyebrow, took out his phone, saw the note, and quickly swiped it open.
"Hello? Brother Song?"
"Tian Tian said she wanted to come out and find you, and she started crying. I couldn't comfort her, and since the weather seemed alright, I brought her out. We're heading to the shopping mall next to Huo's now. Come over when you're done with your work."
Song Xinye added, "I checked, and that shopping mall has a children's playground and several floors that sell furniture. Didn't Tiantian say she wanted a colorful little sofa? I'm going to take a look and buy some fabric to make one for her myself."
Jiang Qin was taken aback, but then her heart warmed.
Song Xinye's uncle is better at taking care of children than many biological fathers.
Ignoring the fact that there was another person behind her, Jiang Qin said gently, "Okay, I've just finished my work. I'll come out now and wait for you at the door."
"So fast?" Song Xinye, who was sitting in the back with Tian Tian while his subordinate was driving, was somewhat surprised to hear this.
"Yes, it just so happens that President Wen is here." Jiang Qin pushed open the door to the president's office.
I stepped out and headed straight for the elevator.
Behind him, Huo Sili's gaze followed Jiang Qin, his eyes growing increasingly red.
However, just as he was about to chase after her, He Xu, who happened to be coming out of the next office, heard the noise and came over carrying a stack of documents.
Jiang Qin had already reached the elevator.
He Xu and Huo Sili nearly collided.
Fortunately, they didn't actually bump into each other. They saw Huo Sili, who seemed to be in a hurry to come out, and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure at the elevator entrance.
The moment He Xu swiftly dodged, he turned around and understood.
However, sometimes fate has a way of playing tricks.
Just as Horstley was about to catch up.
Jiang Qin entered the elevator.
but……
He Xu's eyelids twitched, and he turned his head to look again.
Sure enough, the elevator doors closed, but instead of going down, it stopped on this floor.
Because Jiang Qin doesn't have an employee card, she can't use the elevator.
I can't go upstairs, and I can't go downstairs either.
Jiang Qin paused slightly in the elevator as Huo Sili entered.
There was no awkwardness at all; he simply said, "Swipe your card."
Huo Sili looked at Jiang Qin. Without swiping his card, he used facial recognition to automatically select his destination floor in the elevator.
Jiang Qin reached out her hand and, without hesitation, pressed the button for the first floor.
Huo Sili didn't stand on ceremony. He looked at her and walked closer to her until Jiang Qin looked up and glanced at him with slightly cool eyes. Only then did he stop. But even though he stopped, he looked aggrieved.
Jiang Qin noticed this and found it both funny and absurd.
What is it that makes someone feel wronged or wronged when they have wronged others?
……
The elevator arrived at the first floor. Since they had been granted special permission to enter, the security guards assumed that the person sitting in the car was an important figure.
After Jiang Qin left, no one dared to move their seat. Carlos, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was also afraid that if they moved their seat, it would be difficult to pick up Jiang Qin later. Since the security guards didn't say anything, they simply didn't move their seat.
When Jiang Qin came out, she immediately noticed the car parked at the gate.
Upon seeing her emerge, Carlos rolled down the car window and called to Jiang Qin, "Miss."
The bodyguards behind quickly got out of the car and respectfully opened the door, saying, "Miss, please get in."
Huo Sili, who had followed them out, glanced at the group before his gaze quickly returned to Jiang Qin.
He didn't say anything, but watched her get into the car and then watched the car drive away.
Then, he quietly noted down the license plate number and had someone track it down.
Although she faked her death three years ago, the harm she caused him was enormous.
Jiang Qin had no idea that from the very first time she saw her again...
Horst couldn't stop himself from tracking her and controlling her information.
Because if he didn't track and control her, he always felt that she would disappear again in the next second.
He really couldn't bear that situation again.
……
The car was parked in the underground parking garage of the shopping mall.
Accompanied by a group of people, Jiang Qin went upstairs and waited for Song Xinye, Tian Tian and others at the entrance of the shopping mall.
However, before Song Xinye and the others could arrive, Huo Sili appeared not far away.
Huo Sili followed Jiang Qin out just now, and they had seen this person at the airport on the day Jiang Qin returned to China. They also saw him outside the villa the next morning when they got up to exercise.
Carlos and his male and female bodyguards immediately became wary of Horstley.
But after several minutes, the other person, perhaps sensing their unwelcome attitude, stayed at a distance and didn't come any closer. It was unclear what they were up to.
Carlos, burdened with heavy responsibilities, felt uneasy seeing this, sensing that the relationship between the other party and Jiang Qin was very strange.
After hesitating for a moment, I decided to just ask directly.
"Miss, do you know that person? Are you old friends?"
However, two seconds passed after the words were spoken, and Jiang Qin did not respond.
Carlos was a little embarrassed and tried to take back the question, "If you don't want to talk about it, just pretend I didn't ask. You don't have to force yourself to answer."
“I know him.” Suddenly, Jiang Qin glanced at him indifferently.
"Not an old friend, but my ex-husband."
“Ex-husband…” Carlos quickly ran through the Chinese word in his mind.
It took me several seconds to process what the word meant.
Then, her eyes widened, "Then, then he must be, Sweetie's dad?"
Jiang Qin really didn't want to answer this question.
Because subconsciously, she never intended for Horstley to be her daughter's legal father.
In her opinion, a man who is qualified to be Sweetie's father must love her wholeheartedly.
After all, in her view, only parents who truly love each other can raise a healthy next generation, and she herself is an example—she was very unhealthy in both body and mind when she was a child.
Physically, he was very weak. Mentally, he would roll his eyes at the sight of the word "father," and he was no better off seeing the word "mother."
There's nothing we can do; from the moment she was born, fate played such a cruel joke on her, completely rewriting her life's script.
Mingming's mother was one of the famous painters she later admired, and her father was a successful businessman who was devoted to her mother alone.
But they arranged for her to have a fake mother who would abandon her child for money and a tyrannical fake father.
This made her feel weary of the world at such a young age.
She was the one who got caught in the rain, and she didn't want her precious daughter to suffer the same thing in the future.
“Biology,” Jiang Qin emphasized, glancing at him again, “I’m divorced from him.”
Carlos then shut up.
Coincidentally, his respected mother had said something similar, but thankfully his father was capable enough not to be labeled an "ex-husband" yet.
And that's where the conversation ended, which is to say, it killed the topic.
Jiang Qin wasn't embarrassed at all. Three years later, she was more mature and stable than before, and was able to face more risks independently.
They also become increasingly indifferent to other people's opinions, and are even less likely to impose changes on themselves based on how others perceive them.
Of course, this excludes Party A.
Jiang Qin opened her email and continued browsing resumes for studio artists.
At the elevator entrance ahead, Huo Sili's superior looks and exceptional physique attracted the attention of many people passing by on their way up to the shopping mall.
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, especially the young girls, who were exclaiming with delight. Everyone around them could hear them clearly as they praised Huo Sili's good physique and how he looked like a celebrity.
Some people even asked if it was a celebrity, wondering why they hadn't heard anything despite their fast 5G internet speed.
She marveled at how amazing the entertainment industry was, noting that there were even celebrities she didn't know.
After a while, probably because she couldn't find the information online and still felt something was wrong, she complained to the girl next to her.
"Is he the male lead in some web series? Someone who just debuted?"
If He Xu heard this and happened to be drinking water, he would probably spit it out.
But these words drifted to Jiang Qin's ears, and she completely ignored them.
Jiang Qin continued to handle work-related matters.
Until, a clear and crisp "Mommy" rang out.
As if awakened, Jiang Qin looked over, turned off her phone, quickly stepped forward, and smiled gently.
"How long have we been waiting?" Song Xinye handed Tiantian to Jiang Qin.
Jiang Qin took her daughter from her. "Let's go in a bit, in a little while. Let's go inside and have a look around."
Song Xinye nodded and accompanied Jiang Qin into the shopping mall.
The people following behind, along with Carlos and others next to Jiang Qin, quickly caught up as well.
Horstley finally caught up from behind.
However, from beginning to end, he dared not get too close, only daring to watch from afar.
Then he saw Song Xinye and Jiang Qin building sandcastles with Tian Tian, and their interaction looked like a warm family of three.
Watching the two of them take Tian Tian to play on the slide.
Sweetie slid into Jiang Qin and Song Xinye's arms, both of them smiling happily.
Watching Song Xinye holding Tian Tian and playing on the slow-speed carousel.
Watching Jiang Qin play "Hit the Mouse" with Tian Tian.
The little baby's eyes are bright and sparkling, and when he smiles, his eyes crinkle into crescents. Just one look at him can make you feel incredibly happy.
Besides, playing claw machines.
It seems that neither Jiang Qin nor Song Xinye are good at this. Tian Tian was held and played with for a while, but she couldn't catch it.
Once again, he failed to catch her. Huo Sili pursed his lips and stepped out of the shadows.