Qiao Wanqing had been thinking about the matter with Gu Yanze all night and couldn’t sleep well.

Early the next morning, she got up and called Gu Yanqing overseas, telling him about it.

After listening, Gu Yanqing was silent for a few seconds and said he would confirm whether Gu Yanze was indeed in city C recently.

Until then, Qiao Wanqing shouldn’t let Gu Yanze’s wife and them know about this. If she was wrong, it would be embarrassing.

Moreover, she really hoped she was wrong, that the other person just looked like Gu Yanze.

After all, the other person was in city X, so even if they were really having an affair, there was no need to travel all the way to city C.

Privately, she hoped that Yuan Yuan’s family would be peaceful and happy.

At this moment, if Huang Daxian was by her side, she would definitely catch it and pray for Yuan Yuan’s parents to be loving.

But Huang Daxian wasn’t really spiritual.

Otherwise, so many people in the village wouldn’t be used to praying to it.

If it were truly spiritual, it wouldn’t have become a demon.

For example, Tang Yueyue, who prayed to it to break her single status during the Lunar New Year and still hadn’t succeeded.

Tang Yueyue was a genuine single since birth.

She had never officially dated at such an age, and she was still quite resistant to the idea.

In her own words, her current life was quite comfortable, and she didn’t want to torture herself by finding a man.

She had her own house and a means of transportation, as well as some spare money for her work, so it wasn’t strange for her to have such thoughts.

However, Qiao Wanqing thought that she had just not met the right person yet.

Since Tang Yueyue was taking an evening flight to city X, Qiao Wanqing planned to take her around interesting places nearby.

Just as she was about to leave, she received a call from Gu Yanqing, saying that there was a document in the middle drawer of his study, and the key was in their room.

He asked her to get it and have Uncle Qing, the housekeeper, deliver it downstairs, where Wang Xiao would pick it up.

Qiao Wanqing quickly found the key for him.

When she arrived in the living room and called Uncle Qing twice, there was no response.

He must have been busy doing something else.

Since she was going downstairs anyway, she decided to take it down herself.

When she got downstairs, she didn’t see Wang Xiao, but there was a well-dressed man in a suit and glasses who walked over politely and said, “You must be Mrs. Gu. I’m here to pick up the document.”

Qiao Wanqing looked at him somewhat warily.

It wasn’t that she was suspicious, but she didn’t know him and wasn’t familiar with him.

She had attended Gu Yanqing’s company’s anniversary celebration last time, so she should at least have a vague impression of a handsome guy like the one in front of her.

What if this document was still locked in Gu Yanqing’s house? What if he was deceiving her on behalf of a competitor?

“Oh, my surname is Qi. I’m Qi Xing, the Deputy General Manager of Chi Sheng Technology. Here’s my business card.” The man, sensing her suspicion, quickly introduced himself and handed over a business card.

Qiao Wanqing accepted it, still thinking that business cards could be faked.

Just then, she received a call from Gu Yanqing, who told her that Wang Xiao had sent their Deputy General Manager, Qi Xing, over to her and to hand the documents to him.

Qi Xing had been on a business trip during the anniversary celebration, so Qiao Wanqing hadn’t met him before.

She breathed a sigh of relief, ended the call, and handed the documents to Qi Xing, apologizing, “Sorry, Mr. Qi. I hadn’t met you before, so I was a bit wary.”

“It’s always good to be cautious. You did the right thing, Mrs. Gu,” Qi Xing replied politely, much like everyone else she had met in this circle. “I’ll be leaving now.”

“Okay, goodbye.”

“Goodbye.” Qi Xing nodded slightly before turning to leave.

“What should I do,” Tang Yueyue tugged at Qiao Wanqing’s coat, watching Qi Xing walk to his car, open the door, and get in. “I think he’s so handsome, a refined and restrained elite type, totally my favorite.”

Qiao Wanqing: “…”

Hadn’t she just said something this morning? Was she really going to eat her words so soon?

“Falling for him?” Qiao Wanqing asked with a smile.

Tang Yueyue’s face fell, “Oh, guys like him are just eye candy for me. I know my limits.”

Tang Yueyue, though a wealthy girl herself, lived a comfortable life that was nowhere near the level of Gu Yanqing’s family.

As the Deputy General Manager of Gu Yanqing’s company, Qi Xing was an elite among elites, someone completely outside her social circle, which easily led to feelings of inferiority.

Real life isn’t full of Cinderella stories.

“That’s not necessarily true,” Qiao Wanqing, not willing to let her best friend’s rare interest fade easily, encouraged her.

Who knows, it might just turn into a love story. “I’ll ask Yanqing about him. Let’s get in the car first. Koukou, we’re leaving. You little rascal, what are you picking up now?”

In the blink of an eye, Koukou had run off and picked up something unknown.

Hearing Qiao Wanqing call him, he stood up and turned around, holding up his find, “Red…red packet.”

It was unclear who had carelessly thrown the red packet on the ground, possibly stepped on by others.

Fearing Koukou might put it in his mouth, Qiao Wanqing said, “Good boy, give it to mommy to throw away. It’s very dirty.”

“Koukou, throw it, throw it.”

Koukou said happily as he walked towards the trash can.

When he reached the bin, Qiao Wanqing saw him hesitate again, standing there and opening the red envelope.

She was about to tell him there was no money inside when Koukou pulled out a 100 yuan bill.

Qiao Wanqing: “…”

What kind of luck was this? Even picking up a red envelope outside meant getting money.

In the end, they decided to hand the red envelope to the security guard at the entrance.

Since everyone living here was wealthy, it was rare to see such small red envelopes with 100 yuan bills inside.

It was probably pocket money given by some relative to a child.

Losing a red envelope was heartbreaking for a child.

Qiao Wanqing had once lost a 10 yuan red envelope when she was young and felt heartbroken for a whole week!

On the way there, Qiao Wanqing sent a message to Gu Yanqing.

He was probably busy as she had to wait until they got off the car before he replied.

“How did it go?”

Although Tang Yueyue said she wasn’t interested, she was constantly checking Qiao Wanqing’s WeChat for updates.

Tang Yueyue was the kind of person who fell in love at first sight, so she felt like those opportunities simply didn’t exist.

She agreed with Qiao Wanqing that if there was a chance, it should be pursued.

“One good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?” Qiao Wanqing asked with a smile after reading Gu Yanqing’s message.

“… The good one, I guess,” Tang Yueyue chose not to hear the bad news first, unlike most people.

“He’s still single.”

Disappointed, Tang Yueyue asked, “And the bad news, does he have someone he likes?”

“No, he broke up with his ex-girlfriend less than three months ago.”

“…,” Tang Yueyue looked deflated like a punctured balloon, holding Koukou in her arms.

Qiao Wanqing patted her shoulder and said, “Let me have Yanqing arrange a meeting for afternoon tea first. Let’s meet and talk. Who knows, maybe you’re his destined one.”

Koukou mimicked Qiao Wanqing, patting her shoulder and said, “Destined one!”

“Yeah,” Qiao Wanqing pinched Koukou’s cheek. “Maybe Koukou will soon have a ‘godfather’. Are you happy, Koukou?”

“Godfather?” Koukou tilted his head for a moment, then clapped happily. “Happy!”

“Alright,” Tang Yueyue made up her mind. “Let’s meet!”

Because of the afternoon tea arrangement, they didn’t even get to enjoy the zoo properly and went back early.

Tang Yueyue was glad she had bought new clothes yesterday, which she could wear today.

Her hairstyle was also freshly done and looked perfect.

She just needed to put on some makeup.

Qiao Wanqing felt a bit nervous about matchmaking for the first time.

They arranged to meet Qi Xing at a tea shop where Madam Gu had once taken her.

The afternoon sun shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the busy street outside, making the atmosphere inside particularly pleasant.

When they arrived, Qi Xing was already there, still dressed in the same clothes from the morning.

He stood up with a smile and greeted them, “Good afternoon, Mrs. Gu, Miss Tang, and little one. Please, have a seat.”

“Afternoon, afternoon,” Koukou replied politely, clearly well-mannered and endearing.

Qi Xing smiled, complimented Koukou, and helped pull out their chairs.

Qiao Wanqing sat down with Koukou in her arms and glanced back to see Tang Yueyue looking very nervous, her ears bright red.

Thankfully, her makeup was thick enough to hide the blush on her face.

“Have a seat,” Qiao Wanqing encouraged her with a look.

This girl, usually so fearless and outgoing, was now clearly nervous.

After they ordered, Qiao Wanqing chatted briefly with Qi Xing to get a sense of his personality and background.

Qi Xing, as expected of a top executive, was articulate, elegant, and wealthy, fitting the image of a novel’s male protagonist perfectly.

Gu Yanqing had provided some background on him, mentioning that although Qi Xing came from a humble background with parents running a small business in a county town, he was a good person—no playboy tendencies, no bad habits, and very diligent and ambitious at work.

However, he had been unlucky in love.

His previous girlfriend had outrageous demands: a new house and car in her name, a large dowry from his parents, and restrictions on his parents visiting them in C City.

Even though Qi Xing could afford these demands as a deputy general manager, the unreasonable nature of these conditions, especially the ones about his parents, was too much for him.

So, they broke up.

When he was heartbroken, he confided in Gu Yanqing over drinks, who then shared the details with Qiao Wanqing, assuring her that Qi Xing was a decent man and subtly conveying that any potential partner shouldn’t have such demands.

Tang Yueyue, though a close friend, was not overly materialistic and had a straightforward, unpretentious personality, unlike Qi Xing’s ex.

“Mommy, let’s go,” Koukou seemed to sense Qiao Wanqing’s intention to leave and quickly became restless.

“Why don’t you two chat a bit? I’ll take Koukou for a walk. Kids can’t sit still for long.”

“Alright,” Qi Xing stood up, “Take care, Miss Qiao.”

“Bye-bye, Godmother,” Koukou waved at Tang Yueyue politely and then, after a moment’s thought, waved at Qi Xing too, “Bye-bye, Godfather.”

Everyone: “…”

Tang Yueyue’s blush was now so intense that even her makeup couldn’t hide it.

She chided, “Koukou, you naughty boy, what are you saying!”

The embarrassing part was that apart from a brief mention of “Godfather” at the zoo, no one had taught him this term.

How did this little kid…

So embarrassing!

“Koukou is not naughty!” Koukou protested, looking upset at being called naughty.

He considered himself a good boy.

“Yes, Koukou is very smart,” Qiao Wanqing said, trying to suppress her laughter.

She gently touched her son’s face, marveling at how he had somehow correctly identified Qi Xing as a potential “Godfather.”

Qi Xing, on the other hand, didn’t seem to hear the comment or chose to ignore it.

He didn’t correct Koukou or react visibly, instead waving back, “Goodbye, Koukou.”