"Ah, little girls are really great, they’re like little cotton-padded jackets, what to do if I feel like robbing one?" Wang Yuan said with a laugh, "If she were still around, she’d be about the same age as Lingling."
This "she" was Wang Yuan’s child.
A girl as well.
Wang Yuan and Qin Jingyun were so in love that they tasted the forbidden fruit soon after getting engaged.
There was nothing much about getting pregnant because both of them had planned to have children anyway, so this child’s arrival was only a surprise without worry for them.
While envisioning the happy life of a family of three, they were also planning the wedding.
But who would have thought that just as their wedding was about to take place, Qin Jingyun suddenly passed away in an accident, leaving Wang Yuan, who was basking in happiness, utterly devastated.
If it weren’t for the child in her belly constantly reminding her that her lover still had a piece of flesh in the world, she might not have lived to this day and would have gone with Qin Jingyun then and there.
But the blow of losing her lover left Wang Yuan in a daze, and she even almost got into an accident.
After much difficulty, the child was born, but the surprises didn’t stop coming.
The child was born with a cleft lip and couldn’t eat anything properly, with milk just spilling out.
Later, she took the child to the hospital for surgery, barely saving the child.
That day, she and her mother took the child to the hospital for a follow-up. Wang Yuan saw someone’s back that looked like Qin Jingyun and ran out to chase him, with Wang Yuan’s mother chasing after Wang Yuan.
It was just a matter of three to five minutes back and forth, and the child was gone.
Both the mother and daughter went crazy searching in the hospital, eventually finding the child’s bloody blanket near a trash can, with several stray dogs digging through things nearby.
Wang Yuan nearly went insane.
It took a full eight years to recover from this incident.
Since then, she kept applying for various embassies abroad, unwilling to stay in the Capital City.
As Wang Yuan used to say, every time she stood on the land of the Capital City, she felt that even the air was oppressive.
Now, more than twenty years have passed. Although she speaks lightly, the pain in her heart still cuts deep.
"Wang Yuan." Wang Shuyun hugged her friend.
She just habitually boasted and somehow forgot about this matter.
She really wanted to slap herself hard.
"It’s okay, I think my daughter should be happy there with her dad too," Wang Yuan said with a smile, "I’m alright."
She had long since let go.
It’s actually quite nice for the daughter to keep her father company over there.
Let her bear the loneliness alone.
Gu Lingling didn’t know her story, but seeing Wang Yuan’s expression, she couldn’t help but feel sad for her.
"Have you made up your mind? Our unit can be quite tough and challenging," Wang Yuan said with a smile to Gu Lingling, "But welcome aboard. Off the record, our leader thinks highly of you."
Is this considered an inside scoop?
Wang Yuan smiled, "I’ll be very strict with my subordinates. If you can’t handle it..."
"I can," Gu Lingling said seriously.
Wang Yuan smiled, "Let’s not talk about work today. Have you ever ridden a horse? Let’s go together."
Gu Lingling smiled and followed along.
The women were riding at a small stable, while the men’s course was much more challenging, with some obstacles.
"Yunhai is quite impressive," Wang Yuan said with a smile, "However, the man you found isn’t bad either."
To be able to hold his own against both Yang Yunhai and Yang Aiguo, this Tian Wenbai isn’t as gentle as he seems.
Fu Jing smiled without saying a word.