President, Don't Come Over - Chapter 20
Chapter 20 : Surrogate
It has been almost a year since Pudding was sent to Love Home. Although there are many kind-hearted people who come to adopt cats at Love Home, Pudding has never met a new owner. Probably because of his bad temper.
Tang Manman bought his favorite cat food and set off to take the subway. Randomly flipping through, she happened to see such an article on her mobile phone.
Tang Manman didn't want to be Cinderella. Even after Xia Zheng proposed dating, she never thought about building such a fairy tale. Reality will always be reality, she clearly understands.
All she wanted was feelings, and if that feeling could last a little longer, that would be enough.
Turning off the screen, Tang Manman forced herself to calm down, intending to close her eyes and rest. However, God did not let her be at ease. Just as she closed her eyes, the phone rang. She took a closer look, and it turned out to be Anne.
After being kicked out of the car by Xia Zheng during the team building, Annie kept a low profile in the company for a long time, and even took a few days off. Of course there are people in the company who spread gossip, and it's not too much because of her prestige, but this is already unforgivable for Annie.
With a slight chill in her eyes, Tang Manman answered the phone. She was fully focused to see what the other party had to say, but Annie was very calm: "Tang Manman, come out and talk- let's talk.
"We have nothing to talk about.
"It's related to Xia Zheng, you still don't wanna talk about it?"
Hearing this name, Tang Manman felt a nameless anger surge up: "Annie, Miss An, I really don't understand."
"You like Xia Zheng, that's about you and him, so why do you target me over and over again? I didn't stop him from liking you. If you refuse to give up, then go and tell him. I don't want to get involved, and I won't meet you.
After she finished speaking, she was about to cut off the phone, only to hear an angry shout from the other end of the phone: "Tang Manman, don't be so proud!"
"Do you think that if he is with you now, it means that he likes you? Let me tell you, I just called you today to kindly remind you that what do you think he likes about you and why do you think he wants to be with you?"
"He just wants a baby and wants you to be a free surrogate! Heh," Annie sneered maliciously, "I sent a video to your mailbox, believe it or not, it's up to you.
After finishing speaking, she hung up the phone neatly.
Tang Manman held the phone, feeling a little dazed for a moment. What did Annie say just now? She said that Xia Zheng just wanted to find a free surrogate...
This is so unbelievable, Tang Manman subconsciously thought. Even if she wanted to separate her and Xia Zheng, there was no need to find such a reason. But by accident, she opened her e-mail, and there was a new e-mail in it.
Slowly, she let out a breath.
Plug in the earphones, click on the video, and what you see is a blurred and shaking perspective. Obviously, this is a candid shot.
Tang Manman saw a hand with brightly painted Koudan on the nails, which was very familiar.
"Auntie," said a soft voice, "It's been a long time, but you still look so good.
It was Anne, she judged.
One of the people in the video is Annie, and this is the other person that Annie secretly filmed. The camera turned around, and Tang Manman saw the person opposite Annie.
This is probably in a coffee shop or a western restaurant or something like that. The places photographed by the camera are all well-decorated. Looking up from the bottom, she saw a well-maintained, charming face, which looked familiar, as if she has seen her somewhere before...
"Oh, your mouth is just sweet. Is working beside Xiaozheng going well?
This is... Xia Zheng's mother!
Tang Manman remembered that she had seen this lady in a financial magazine. Xia Zheng was born into a wealthy family, his parents were well-known entrepreneurs, and his mother Lin Wan was a frequent visitor to financial magazines.
She had heard before that Annie was a rich lady, and seeing how familiar and affectionate she was with Mother Xia, the rumors were true.
She saw the two chatting in the video. Mother Xia seemed to like Annie very much, and had a good chat with her. The two of them talked about topics that only acquaintances would have, such as beauty treatment, vacation. Xia Zheng's mother even complained that she lost a few days ago in a card game.
But... what could this mean? Demonstrate to Tang Manman and tell Tang Manman that Xia Zheng's mother likes her very much?
To be honest, Tang Manman didn't care about this at all.
But soon, their topic turned to Xia Zheng.
Xia Zheng's mother asked about his current work and life, and seeing that her son seemed to be doing well, she sighed: "Everything is fine with Xia Zheng, it's his marriage that worries me and his father."
"You have been working with him for several years, have you ever seen him have a serious relationship?"
Because of the angle of the camera, Tang Manman couldn't see Annie's face. I can only guess that she should have shown a troubled expression, and his mother smiled bitterly: "After all these years, I have actually given up hope."
"Actually, before, he told me and his father that he would not get married and would be an unmarried man forever."
Before the words fell, Annie was probably also taken aback. Mother Xia's smile seemed to be self-deprecating: "I can't think of it. He studied in Europe since he was a child. He was influenced by the trend of thought there, and he also talked about it with me and his father. Here comes individualism."
"It's just that we didn't pay enough attention to him. He was always busy with work. He was very independent and cold-tempered since he was a child. When he was in his twenties, I never saw him fall in love with any girl."
"Tell me, how can this work? His father has no brothers, and we only have him as a child. If he doesn't get married, who will carry the future of the Xia family? I discussed it with him and asked him to think about his family, but in the end, he was fine." At this point, Mother Xia seemed very angry, and snorted coldly, "Guess what he said? He said--"
"Isn't it just that you want a child? Just find a woman you're seeing, and after she gets pregnant and gives birth, you can pay the breakup fee. It's very simple."
There was a sudden silence in the video, Tang Manman held the phone, her fingers trembling at some point.
After a while, Annie's voice came: "Auntie, there is actually something I didn't tell you... Mr. Xia seems to be dating someone now."
"Hey, it's normal." Xia's mother was not surprised at all, but she got used to it and said, "You don't know, it's because the old man is going to celebrate his birthday, and he will come here every year to perfuse the family."
"But he is also twenty-seven this year. The old man is pressing hard. If that girl is what he likes, I'm afraid..." Mother Xia said, smiling a little bit, "I have to be a grandmother."
...
The film was still going on, and Tang Manman couldn't hear what Mother Xia and Annie said afterwards.
She kept telling herself that this was just Mother Xia's speculation about Xia Zheng, and the video was given to her by Annie, and it might have been edited maliciously.
She has countless reasons to explain this conversation, and she has countless excuses to tell herself not to take it to heart. But her hands were shaking, and her temples were twitching, as if a big hand was pulling at her heart, and the next moment, that heart would be crushed and burst.
Bang bang, the phone falls to the ground.
With two earphone cables tangled together, Tang Manman wanted to bend down to pick it up, but when she moved slightly, her ears were buzzing, and she couldn't hear anything.
"...Miss, miss, miss?"
She woke up from a trance, and the passerby sitting next to her looked at her strangely: "Are you all right, Miss?"
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