Jiang Kaiwei reached out to Xia Xiaowan as if he was performing a magic trick, a beautiful box suddenly appeared in his hand. In an instant, Xia Xiaowan felt her mouth go dry and her heart was beating fast. He forcefully called her out. Could it be that he wanted to…

Jiang Kaiwei looked at her stunning look and felt a little complacent. He slowly opened the beautiful box. On the purple velvet cloth in the box was a piece of high-quality mutton-fat white jade.

Xia Xiaowan heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, she was a little disappointed. However, she immediately looked down on herself. Why should she be disappointed? She clearly knew that she wouldn’t be with him again.

Jiang Kaiwei took out the jade tablet and placed it in her hand. “How is it? Not bad, right?”

The things that Jiang Kaiwei prepared were all good. Xia Xiaowan could tell that they were worth a lot just by looking at it. She gently rubbed it and felt that it was warm and smooth. It was indeed a good piece of jade. But what did it have to do with her?

She put the jade tablet back into the beautiful box and looked at him coldly. “Do you call me out because of this?”

Jiang Kaiwei said, “Didn’t you want to give Shao Boqing’s son a gift? How about this? I did some research and found that wearing a jade product is good for a child. You can give this to him as a gift.”

Xia Xiaowan laughed helplessly. “What I plan to send him has nothing to do with you. What a busybody.”

Jiang Kaiwei was embarrassed by Xia Xiaowan’s reprimand and forced a laugh. “I suddenly remembered this two days ago when I saw this piece of jade, so I wanted to give it to you.”

Xia Xiaowan said, “It must cause you a lot of trouble, but I don’t need it.”

Jiang Kaiwei said, “Now that I’ve brought it here, just keep it!”

Xia Xiaowan sighed and said seriously, “Jiang Kaiwei, please don’t be like this in the future. I’ve made it very clear to you that our relationship has been over. From now on, I don’t want to have anything to do with you anymore. You have your life and I have mine. We should forget all our grudges and live our own lives. Can’t you do this?”

Jiang Kaiwei put the beautiful box on the bonnet and put his hands in his pocket. He said seriously, “Maybe you can do it, but I can’t.”

Xia Xiaowan smiled sarcastically. “Didn’t you do well when you didn’t know the truth?”

“Not well.” Jiang Kaiwei lowered his head to look at his own shadow on the ground. “I haven’t slept well in the past years since you left. I thought that I could forget you, but the more I wanted to forget, the more I couldn’t. Whenever I closed my eyes, I felt that you seemed to be right in front of me. I was afraid that you would come to my dream, so I didn’t sleep the entire night. Later on, I couldn’t fall asleep even if I wanted to. Because of insomnia, I have been visiting doctors during the past few years.”

He lowered his voice. “Xiaowan, in fact, I have lived a bad life. After you left, I realized how much I love you. I have never liked a person like this. When I suddenly fell in love with you, I got scared. I was afraid of losing my freedom, of being controlled by you, and of being unable to control myself. I had no experience in this kind of thing. I was at a loss, so I kept hurting you and trying to push you away. It seemed that only in this way could I prove that I would not be controlled by you. I grabbed my poor self-esteem tightly, but I lost you. In love, I was a weak and timid man. It took me a few years to recognize this fact. So please give me another chance and let me get back what I lost. Is that okay?”

Xia Xiaowan never expected that Jiang Kaiwei could say such sincere words. He was such a proud person, but he told her what he thought in his heart. She couldn’t pretend that she didn’t get moved at all.

“But,” she said with difficulty, “Some mistakes can’t be rectified.”

“I know,” Jiang Kaiwei said in a low and deep voice, “I’m sorry that I’ve let you down, and I’m also sorry for the child!”

When Xia Xiaowan heard what shouldn’t be mentioned, she felt a great pain in her heart, and her eyes turned red. She bit her lips hard, trying to force back the surging tears, but it was useless. A crystal drop slipped down, catching Jiang Kaiwei by surprise. As the light shone, he saw it passing so fast that he felt he was seeing things wrong. But then, the second and third drops fell down. Jiang Kaiwei suddenly felt painful. He tried to reach out and put his hand on her shoulder. Seeing that she didn’t resist, he gently held her. He didn’t dare to speak or do anything else.

Although the atmosphere was a little sad, he felt wonderful and strange when the two of them could quietly hug each other in a sober state after so many years passed. She was in his arms, and his sorrowful heart was at peace.

Xia Xiaowan tried her best to restrain herself. Although she didn’t want to make any sound, her shoulders were shaking violently. Jiang Kaiwei finally couldn’t help but reach out to wipe her tears. When his cold hand touched her face, Xia Xiaowan seemed to be suddenly awakened. She pushed him away and wiped her face with the back of her hand. She said in a rough voice, “You should leave!”

“Xiaowan,” Jiang Kaiwei called her anxiously, “I know you are sad. If you want a child, I can give you another one!”

Xia Xiaowan raised her head in shock. For a moment, she did not know whether she should get angry or burst into laughter. What kind of special material was this man made of? He could actually say such words at a time like this.

She got so angry that she rushed at him and slapped his face. “Who wants to have a child with you? Who wants to have a child with you…”

Jiang Kaiwei didn’t move. He just stood there and let her hit him. Seeing him like this, Xia Xiaowan stopped hitting him. She shook her hand and said hatefully, “I’m too lazy to hit you. My hand hurts.”

The corners of Jiang Kaiwei’s mouth suddenly tilted, and a smile appeared on his face, “Then I’ll slap myself on your behalf.” After saying that, he really slapped himself in the face.

Xia Xiaowan looked at him with a dumbfounded expression. Before she could come back to her senses, Jiang Kaiwei slapped himself again. Xia Xiaowan stomped her foot and pushed him hard. “Why are you pretending to be pitiful now? Do you think you can gain sympathy from me? I hate people like you the most. Get lost. Don’t appear in front of me again. Get lost!”

However, Jiang Kaiwei was pigheaded. “Then what do you want me to do? What can I do to make you forgive me?”

When Xia Xiaowan saw the car light shining from afar, her expression changed. She hurriedly said, “Hurry up and go! My brother is back!”

Jiang Kaiwei glanced at the car that was approaching from afar, looking very calm.

“What happened to you? Hurry up and leave!” Xia Xiaowan dragged him to the car, opened the door, and pushed him in.

Jiang Kaiwei said, “As long as you keep the jade, I will leave.”

Only then did Xia Xiaowan remember the jade tablet. She hurriedly took it off the bonnet of the car and stuffed it into his hand. “I don’t want it.”

Jiang Kaiwei said, “If you don’t want it, I won’t leave.”

This kind of outright threat was his style. Xia Xiaowan turned around and saw that Xia Nanze’s car was only a few meters away from them. She did not dare to refuse him anymore. She could only take the beautiful box and say, “Okay, I’ll take it. Hurry up and leave.”

Only then did Jiang Kaiwei get in and start the car. Before Xia Nanze got out of the car aggressively, he slipped away swiftly.

Xia Xiaowan secretly heaved a sigh of relief and pretended to be calm as she greeted Xia Nanze, “Brother, you are back!”

Xia Nanze glared at her. “What is Jiang Kaiwei doing here?”

“Just a small matter,” Xia Xiaowan casually replied.

Xia Nanze looked at the beautiful box in her hand and frowned. “What is this? He gave it to you?”

“No,” Xia Xiaowan quickly explained, “I asked him to get me a piece of jade. He just brought it to me.”

Xia Nanze looked at her suspiciously. “When did your relationship become so good? You can even ask him to do something. Have you made up?”

“Far from that.” Xia Xiaowan said, “I just feel that it is meaningless to be hostile towards each other.”

Xia Nanze looked at her suspiciously. “Really?”

“Yes.” Xia Xiaowan smiled and said, “Brother, didn’t you always say that people who are full of hatred in their hearts will not be happy? Now I have let it go, but why don’t you believe me?”

“I will feel relieved if you really let it go. But don’t get close to that guy. Don’t forget the pain when the scar is healed.”

Xia Xiaowan said softly, “I got it.”

“What do you want the jade for?”

“Shao Boqing’s child will take me as his godmother. So I will give him a gift.”

Xia Nanze nodded and said, “Do you want to go in yourself? Or do you want me to give you a ride?”

Xia Xiaowan smiled and said, “Brother, you go in first. I’ll take a walk in the courtyard.”

Xia Nanze nodded and went back into the car, slowly driving into the big iron gate.

Although the process of giving that gift was a bit complicated, Xia Xiaowan finally accepted it. This was a very important milestone for Jiang Kaiwei. He began to plan a formal date with Xia Xiaowan.

However, he wasn’t happy for long. In the afternoon, he received an express delivery from Xia Xiaowan. She actually sent that piece of jade back to him. The moment he received the parcel, Jiang Kaiwei almost wanted to smash that piece of jade. In the end, he couldn’t bear to do it. He fiercely kicked the table a few times to vent his anger. Hearing this, Zhu Li trembled in fear.

Manager Shen was bored and came to visit Jiang Kaiwei. He just happened to see the angry Jiang Kaiwei. When he entered the door, he was frightened by Jiang Kaiwei’s ferocious look. “What’s wrong, President Jiang?”

Seeing the delivery package on the table and the jade tablet, he suddenly realized what happened. He remembered that Jiang Kaiwei was in a good mood this morning. Why did Jiang Kaiwei suddenly become like this? It turned out that Xia Xiaowan had returned the jade.

Seeing that Shen Li was laughing, Jiang Kaiwei was even more furious. He kicked away the chair he was about to sit on. “It’s all your fault. Now that things have become like this, how can I clean up this mess?”

“President, please calm down.” Shen Li took the chair over and sat down, saying disapprovingly, “Did this little storm daunt you? What did I say? You have to persevere!”

Jiang Kaiwei pouted. “Screw your perseverance.”

“Do you want to give up?”

“I would rather give up myself than give up on her.”

“That’s right,” Shen Li smiled and stretched his legs. “She had already accepted it, but she returned it today. It can be seen that what you did is still not good enough!”

“No, that’s because I forced her to take it!”

“No matter what, I feel that you have made up with each other. Keep going, young man!”

Did they make up with each other? Jiang Kaiwei recalled carefully. Xia Xiaowan cried in front of him and let him hug her. No matter what, it could be considered a little improvement. It should be the sign of reconciliation, right? Thinking of this, he felt a little happy again.