When Nan Yu saw Qu Jiaran's call, she instantly tensed up. She quickly dried her hands and pressed the answer button.
"The person in question has a significant background. You need to be prepared," Qu Jiaran said.
Nan Yu held her breath tightly. "Tell me."
Qu Jiaran continued, "All the information about this person is hidden. My dad used some inside connections to get this person's number. I'm sending it to you now. When you call, don't be too extreme. Try to be as gentle as possible. You can also approach from other angles."
Nan Yu had a rough idea in her mind.
The person even Qu Gaolin was wary of was probably a big shot in Jingbei. They couldn't afford to provoke such a person.
After thanking Qu Jiaran, Nan Yu stared at the string of numbers and hesitated for a long time.
Despite all her concerns, she had to make this call.
It took a long time for the other person to answer. A deep male voice said, "Hello. May I ask who this is?"
Nan Yu overcame her nervousness. After a two - second silence, she said, "Hello, sir. I know this call is rather abrupt. I saw your child in the hospital by chance. The child looks very similar to one of my friends. I think we might know each other. So, could we meet..."
Nan Yu couldn't continue her story.
She could even imagine how vigilant she would be if she received such a call out of the blue.
But she had no other choice.
Any lie needed another lie to cover it. She might as well be straightforward.
The other person didn't answer immediately. It seemed he was thinking.
"May I ask your surname?" The man's voice was very magnetic. He was quite patient.
"My surname is Nan. Nan Yu."
After hearing this, the man replied calmly, "Sure. Let's talk in person."
It was so smooth that Nan Yu was a bit surprised.
"Give me an address. I'll send someone to pick you up right away." The man's tone was non - negotiable, showing the style of a person in a high position.
Nan Yu was on guard for a moment, but she could tell that the man had an extraordinary identity and had no reason to target her.
She still took precautions and didn't expose her address. She only said she would wait at the crossroads.
The man surely noticed her wariness, but he didn't care. He said the driver would go there immediately.
The waiting time was undoubtedly anxious.
She forced herself to calm down and was ready to face whatever came.
The car that came to pick her up was a Hongqi.
The driver confirmed her identity and then let her get in the car.
In the car, she went through countless possibilities in her mind. The man was probably a high - ranking official in Jingbei or a well - connected second - generation official. In any case, he shouldn't pick on her.
The worst - case scenario would be being turned away.
The car stopped at a teahouse.
She walked in, and someone led her directly to a room.
The man inside was standing by the window, with his back to her.
"Hello," Nan Yu said to this strange but imposing man in front of her.
When the man slowly turned around, Nan Yu was stunned.
She seemed to have seen this face somewhere.
"Hello, Miss Nan," the man said politely and reached out his hand.
Nan Yu shook his hand. Hesitantly, she voiced her thought, "Sir, have we met before?"
"Yes, we did have an encounter," the man didn't deny. He just curved his lips. "A year ago, in a hotel in Jiangcheng. You have a good memory to still remember."
Nan Yu blinked.
"My surname is Li. Li Guanyue," he retracted his hand and said calmly. "I have a younger brother named Li Nan."
The hot - headed guy who said he wanted to pursue Tan Linyuan's wife in front of Tan Linyuan.
When Li Nan was mentioned, Nan Yu immediately remembered. She said with a smile, "So that's it. Nice to meet you."
The atmosphere finally eased a bit.
After a few words of greeting, Nan Yu wanted to get to the point quickly.
Li Guanyue obviously anticipated what she was going to say. With a gentle look on his face, he said, "I know Miss Nan must have many questions, but I'm afraid I can't answer them."
Nan Yu's smile froze. "What do you mean?"
She came here for the child.
"Don't be nervous," Li Guanyue saw that her face looked a bit ugly and quickly explained with a smile. "It's not that I don't want to say, but I actually don't know much. But the person who can answer your questions will come soon. Please have some tea and wait for a while."
Nan Yu swallowed her doubts and just nodded. "Okay."
The closer she got to the truth, the more she had to stay calm.
Similarly, she was also very curious about who this person who could answer the questions would be.
...
The waiting time wasn't long. Just as Nan Yu finished her cup of tea, there was a knock on the door.
Nan Yu's heart skipped a beat.
When they saw the person who opened the door and came in, both of them were stunned.
Especially the person who came in from outside.
When Liang Yi saw Nan Yu inside, he wished he could close his eyes and turn around to leave.
Just now, Li Guanyue called him and said to come to the teahouse for a get - together. He thought they were going to talk about the subsequent development of the enterprise, so he came here without much thought.
When Nan Yu saw Liang Yi, her first reaction was also surprise.
But soon she realized something, and her pupils shrank instantly.
Just now, Li Guanyue had said that he didn't know much about these things, and only Liang Yi was the person in the know.
Liang Yi...
Under Nan Yu's increasingly sharp gaze, Liang Yi felt more and more guilty. "Guanyue, I just remembered there's an urgent matter at home. I'll leave first..."
Li Guanyue stepped forward first and patted his shoulder. "There's no wall that can keep out the wind. Since she has come looking for you, you'd better explain it clearly to her."
The meaning of this sentence couldn't be more obvious.
It meant that there was no need to hide it anymore. Nan Yu already knew about the child.
All she needed was an explanation.
Nan Yu stared at Liang Yi the whole time. Liang Yi hardly dared to look up.
Considering it was a private matter between them, Li Guanyue chose to leave. There were only the two of them left in the room.
Liang Yi nervously pulled out the chair opposite her, poured himself a cup of tea, and then poured one for Nan Yu. "Have some tea, have some tea."
Nan Yu had no mood for tea.
She felt she had been deceived greatly.
It turned out that from the moment the child was born, she had been kept in the dark, maintaining a false sense of peace.
"Give me an explanation about the child," Nan Yu tried to stay as calm as possible. "I don't care what you and Tan Linyuan have been hiding from me. I want to know all the truth now."
Liang Yi said sheepishly, "Calm down first. This matter really needs a good explanation."
Nan Yu was silent, just waiting for his next words.
"We hid it from you for a reason. Didn't I explain everything to you when I saw you off at the airport? The safety of this child..."
Nan Yu didn't want to listen to his beating around the bush. She directly asked, "Is the child mine?"
Liang Yi said, "...Yes."
Just this one - word answer made Nan Yu's eyes instantly moist.
It was her child.
Her child was still alive!
Nan Yu was on the verge of sobbing. She took several deep breaths, took a tissue to wipe the corners of her eyes, and then drank a cup of tea. Only then did her emotions stabilize.
This wasn't the time to cry.
She was still concise. She asked the second question, which was also the question she cared most about: "Was this a scheme you and Tan Linyuan came up with together?"