Although Shao Chengxuan was just one month old, he looked smart. He had a chubby little face, big round eyes, and black and soft hair. When he smiled, he had two big dimples. He looked like a little child in the Chinese New Year paintings and was truly lovable. He was surrounded by a group of wealthy women who carried him in their arms one after another as if they were passing an embroidery ball.

He originally felt fun, but he gradually became impatient. Finally, he burst into tears. When Old Lady Shao heard her grandson’s crying from afar, she came hurriedly to coax him. However, Shao Shoushou cried even louder as if he was angry. No matter how Old Lady Shao coaxed him, he would not stop crying.

Old Lady Shao was so anxious that she got bewildered. She shouted, “Nina, Nina, where is Nina? Where is Nina? Quickly call her to come over!”

Shao Bokang walked to her quickly and said. “The couple went to the hotel to pick up Shoushou’s grandparents and haven’t returned yet!”

“Hey, what should we do?” When Old Lady Shao saw that her dear grandson was crying so hard that his face was red, her heart was about to break.

When Zhou Ting, who was helping to receive the guests at the door, heard his cry, she quickly ran over. She reached out her hand and wanted to hold Shao Shoushou while keeping coaxing him, “Shoushou, don’t cry, don’t cry, I will hold you, let me hold you!”

However, Shao Shoushou patted her with his chubby hands and did not want her to hold him at all.

Xia Xiaowan was standing nearby. She was upset by the child’s noise. She felt her head uncomfortable. When she was about to walk away, she could not move as if someone grabbed her clothes. She looked down and saw that it was Shao Shoushou’s small hand. Old Lady Shao also saw it. As if she had grabbed onto a life-saving straw, she quickly put the child into Xia Xiaowan’s arms. “Miss Xia, come and coax him. He seems to like you quite a lot!”

Xia Xiaowan seemed to be a little scared and took a step back. Xia Nanze came and said apologetically to Old Lady Shao, “Xiaowan has never held such a small child. The baby will probably cry even more when he is in her hands!”

When Old Lady Shao heard him say this, she felt a little worried and was unwilling to give the child to Xia Xiaowan. However, Shao Shoushou grabbed Xia Xiaowan’s clothes and refused to let go of her. Although the hall was cool, Xia Xiaowan’s back got sweaty. She looked at the crying Shoushou and slowly reached out her hand.

Xia Nanze looked at her nervously. “Xiaowan, don’t do that, you…”

“Brother, it’s okay. I can carry him.” Xia Xiaowan carefully held the child in her hands and gently shook him, whispering, “Don’t cry, be good, don’t cry, Shoushou, be good, so many people are watching you…”

Her eyes were filled with love and her voice was gentle. It was strange. Under her comfort, the little child stopped crying. However, he kept sobbing, looking very pitiful. Xia Xiaowan couldn’t help but lower her head and kiss him. Although there were still tears on the little child’s face, he suddenly grinned. Xia Xiaowan couldn’t help but smile and kiss him again. “You bad tempered little guy. You made everyone upside down, and you still have the nerve to laugh.”

Old Lady Shao said happily. “Looks like my Chengxuan and Miss Xia are quite congenial!”

Someone nearby interrupted, “Since they are so congenial, why don’t you recognize her as his godmother?”

Old Lady Shao smiled so happily that she could not close her mouth. “Oh, that’s really good! I just don’t know if Miss Xia is willing or not? I’m afraid we are not good enough for such a godmother!”

Xia Xiaowan said, “I am surely willing to have such a cute godson!”

Old Lady Shao took time by the forelock. “Since that’s the case, being in time is better than being earlier. How about we hold a formal ceremony before the banquet to recognize you as his godmother?”

Xia Xiaowan said, “Oops, I didn’t bring any gift today. This…”

“No need, no need,” Old Lady Shao said. “We are improvising. It’s fine as long as you’re here, because you and the child are congenial!”

Xia Xiaowan said, “That won’t do. I still need to give him a gift. Let me be corny today and give him a red envelope instead! I’ll give him another good gift another day.”

Old Lady Shao politely declined, “Oh, Miss Xia, please don’t make it too expensive. The child is too young. I’m afraid he does not have the fortune to take it. If you really want to give a gift to him, just give him a small one.”

Someone next to her said with a smile, “When Miss Xia gives a gift, the gift won’t be trifling!”

Xia Xiaowan played with the child’s little hand and said with a smile, “This is the first time I gave a child a present. So I really don’t know what to give.”

The enthusiastic wealthy ladies began to talk about it at once. When Xia Nanze, who had been watching Xia Xiaowan nearby, saw that she did not show anything unusual, he finally felt relieved.

Ever since Xia Xiaowan accidentally miscarried, she had a mental problem. When she saw a baby, she was about to go crazy. Later, even after she got recovered, she would still feel a little uncomfortable when she saw little babies.

When Nina had just given birth, Xia Xiaowan proposed to go to the hospital to see the child. But he decisively refused her. So when he saw that Old Lady Shao wanted Xia Xiaowan to carry the child, he was so scared that he hurriedly came to her.

However, after some observation, Xia Nanze saw that other than her initial panic, she gradually calmed down and could even amuse the child with a smile. Only then did he feel relieved and return to his table when no one was paying attention to him.

Jiang Kaiwei had already walked over, but when he saw Xia Nanze running to her, he stopped halfway. After waiting for Xia Nanze to leave, he quickly walked to Xia Xiaowan and pretended to amuse the child.

When the wealthy ladies saw him coming over, they immediately surrounded him. “Oh, it’s President Jiang. It turns out that President Jiang also likes children so much! Then hurry up and have a child!”

One of them simply made herself a matchmaker. “President Jiang, let me introduce one girl to you. She just came back from abroad and has a good appearance and family background. She is highly cultured and steeped in propriety. She can speak four languages and majored in trade. If you two get married in the future, she can enter the company to help you. How great!”

Jiang Kaiwei was usually disinclined to pay attention to these ladies. But today he was particularly approachable. He smiled and said, “Thank you, thank you! I won’t trouble you with this!”

When everyone saw that Jiang Kaiwei was so easy to talk to, they became even more enthusiastic. Someone said, “President Jiang, what kind of woman are you looking for? Tell us, maybe I can find a suitable one for you!”

Jiang Kaiwei chuckled and pretended to say casually, “I think Miss Xia is pretty good.”

Someone echoed, “Yes, Miss Xia is very good. She is beautiful and has a good family background and a gentle personality. She is really a good match for President Jiang!”

Jiang Kaiwei secretly glanced at Xia Xiaowan, who was too focused on amusing the child in her arms to hear their conversation.

Old Lady Shao saw that Xia Xiaowan had carried the baby for so long and was afraid that she would be tired. So she reached out and wanted to take the child over. She said, “Come, let Grandma hold you. Godmother has been holding you for so long that her arms are hurting.”

Xia Xiaowan was a little reluctant, only saying, “It’s okay, it doesn’t matter.”

Jiang Kaiwei suddenly said, “Let me hold the child.”

As the richest man in City G, he was usually arrogant. He rarely made such a request. Old Lady Shao was flattered. She hurriedly took the child from Xia Xiaowan and put him into Jiang Kaiwei’s arms. “President Jiang, you can hold the child as well. Let’s share the happiness. May you get married early and have a son soon!”

Jiang Kaiwei had never carried a child in his life, let alone such a small baby. He was flustered for a moment and didn’t know how to hug him properly, making the old lady so nervous that she stretched out her hand to protect the baby.

Xia Xiaowan looked at him coldly and suddenly said, “If you don’t know how to hug the baby, don’t do that. Be careful that the child will cry again!”

For the first time in so long, Xia Xiaowan took the initiative to talk to him. Although her tone was indifferent and there was a bit of disdain, it was like the most beautiful sound to Jiang Kaiwei. He hurriedly said, “Yes, yes, yes. I think I should stop hugging him. If I can’t hold him well, he will cry again.”

Old Lady Shao was looking forward to it and quickly took the child over. No matter what, her precious grandson was more important.

With Jiang Kaiwei here, Xia Xiaowan did not want to stay any longer. She amused the child for a while and went to look for Gu Nianbin. Although she did not marry Gu Nianbin, he was still her best guardian.

However, when she bypassed the marble column, she found that Gu Nianbin was not in his seat. As soon as Xia Xiaowan stopped her steps, Jiang Kaiwei had already walked to her side and called her in a low voice, “Xiaowan,”

Xia Xiaowan ignored him. She lifted her foot and was about to walk forward again. The back of the column was secluded. Jiang Kaiwei did not want to miss the opportunity. In a moment of desperation, he grabbed her wrist and shouted, “Xiaowan.”

On this kind of occasion, it was inappropriate to make too much noise. So Xia Xiaowan could only stand still and say indifferently, “What are you trying to do?”

“Sorry, I,”

The apology made Xia Xiaowan frown. The last time they met during dinner, Jiang Kaiwei chased her to the bathroom. What he said to her at that time was also “I’m sorry!”

She said coldly, “You don’t have to apologize to me, and you don’t have to feel sorry for me. I’ve already let go of everything and looked ahead. What else do you have to worry about?”

“Can’t you give me a chance?”

Xia Xiaowan felt funny. “What chance do you want?”

“Can we be friends again?” Jiang Kaiwei asked her pitifully.

“Impossible,” Xia Xiaowan refused firmly.

“This is unfair to me. I didn’t know what happened back then.” Jiang Kaiwei wanted to defend himself.

“Have you forgotten? I told you everything. But you chose not to believe me.”

“Yes, it’s all my fault. Can’t you give me a chance to turn over a new leaf?”

“No.”

“Why? Even if a man was sentenced to prison, he will be given a chance to turn over a new leaf after being released. Why can’t I be given such a chance?”

Xia Xiaowan didn’t even look at him and said indifferently, “You are sentenced to death.”

Jiang Kaiwei was stunned speechless.

Xia Xiaowan said, “Have you given up now? Can you let go of me?”

Jiang Kaiwei sighed slightly and slowly released her. Seeing that Xia Xiaowan was about to leave, he added, “No matter what, I will not give up.”

Xia Xiaowan pretended to have not heard him. Instead, she quickened her pace. But perhaps she herself did not know that her furrowed brows were slowly relaxing.