However, even if he had a new target, it was none of her business anymore.
After all, she and he were already divorced.
He was single; whoever he wanted to pursue was his own business.
Tang Wu found the director and brought up asking for a leave of absence.
The director frowned deeply. Little Tang, I originally had the highest hopes for you, but what is going on with you lately? You are always asking for time off. This will affect the broadcast reception.
Tang Wu tightly pursed her pale lips. My grandmother passed away. I grew up with her since I was little. I really have no heart to record the show right now. I hope you can understand how I feel, Director.
The director was stunned for a moment.
Looking at Tang Wu's pale and haggard face, he nodded. My condolences.
As Tang Wu was about to leave, Xu Zhou came over and stopped her. Miss Tang, the Vice President wants you to go to his office.
Tang Wu was in no mood to see Si Yanli. Please tell the Vice President that I have already taken a leave of absence.
Without waiting for Xu Zhou to say anything more, Tang Wu turned and walked away quickly.
Xu Zhou rubbed his nose and entered Si Yanli's office.
Wuwu?
Si Yanli looked up. Seeing that it was Xu Zhou who entered, his handsome face darkened slightly.
Xu Zhou felt a bitterness he could not express.
Ever since the Vice President took Tang Wu on a business trip last time and had her deliver stomach medicine to him at night, Xu Zhou had seen something fishy going on.
The Vice President wanted to exploit unspoken rules with Tang Wu.
In the past, the Vice President had always been noble, elegant, and erudite in his eyes. Why would such an outstanding person have a moral stain?
Although Tang Wu was very beautiful and versatile, he was, after all, a married man.
Fortunately, Tang Wu had resisted the temptation. Judging from her performance today, she had no improper thoughts about the Vice President.
Vice President, Miss Tang has taken a leave of absence.
The lines of Si Yanli's handsome profile immediately tightened.
He picked up the flowers and the designer bag and left the office.
Xu Zhou was speechless.
It was his first time seeing Vice President Si actively pursuing a woman.
So impatient. Had he ever thought about his wife at home?
Xu Zhou felt his worldview shatter to pieces.
Si Yanli caught up with Tang Wu in the underground parking lot.
Wuwu!
Tang Wu was about to get into her car. Seeing Si Yanli with the flowers and designer bag in his hands, she frowned slightly.
What is it, Mr. Si?
Hearing her call him Mr. Si, Si Yanli's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Had they become strangers to this extent?
For you. Si Yanli handed the flowers and the bag to Tang Wu. He then took out a real estate certificate. The property deed for Yujing Mansion. I have already transferred it to your name.
Tang Wu pursed her lips tightly. There is no need.
Without allowing any argument, Si Yanli placed the gifts and the real estate certificate into Tang Wu's car.
Are you going to pay respects to your grandmother?
Tang Wu nodded. Yes.
Shall I go with you?
Tang Wu remained silent.
The man's phoenix eyes beneath his glasses looked darkly at Tang Wu. If it were in the past, Tang Wu absolutely would not have been able to withstand this kind of gaze from him.
But now, she refused him directly.
No need. We are already divorced.
Si Yanli knew that getting her to step out of the pain of losing her grandmother would not happen in a day or two.
He nodded. If there is anything you need help with, contact me anytime. Even if we cannot be husband and wife, we can still be friends.
Tang Wu did not say yes, nor did she say no.
She drove for over an hour and returned to the small town.
Her grandmother used to live in a single-story house. Along the courtyard fence, many Chinese roses had been planted.
In this season, the roses had all withered, making the courtyard look somewhat bleak.
Tang Wu took out the key and opened the door.
Over the past two years, whenever she had time, she would come back to clean, so the house was still relatively tidy.
Looking at the place where she and her grandmother used to live, Tang Wu's nose stung, and hot tears welled up in her eyes.
It had been nearly three days since she learned the news of her grandmother's passing.
The sharp, suffocating feeling in her heart still lingered, refusing to dissipate.
Tang Wu walked into her grandmother's bedroom. Seeing the old photograph placed under a piece of glass, she leaned over the desk, tears streaming down like a fountain.
Grandma, Grandma, Wuwu misses you so much.
Even though she would come back from time to time over the past two years, she had no idea her grandmother was already gone and had never once visited her grave.
Tang Wu cried for quite a while. She took the sacrificial offerings out of her car and headed up the mountain.
She found her grandmother's grave.
According to what Tang Botao said, after her grandmother passed away, he had her cremated directly, then bought a plot of land on the mountain in the small town. Because he was afraid she would find out, he did not even hold a funeral.
Looking at the tombstone engraved with her grandmother's name, Tang Wu felt as if her heart was being twisted by a knife.
Grandma, Wuwu is unfilial. I only came to pay my respects today. I am sorry, Grandma, it was Wuwu who harmed you.
Tang Wu heavily kowtowed three times.
She stayed in front of the tombstone for a long time, until the sky grew dark and a strange yet distant voice came from behind. Wuwu?
Tang Wu stiffened and turned her head.
Not far away stood a wealthy lady wearing a designer suit and dressed with dazzling jewelry.
The wealthy lady's appearance inexplicably felt a bit familiar to her.
Tang Wu frowned deeply. Who are you?
As soon as Tang Wu finished speaking, the wealthy lady stumbled forward and knelt in front of the tombstone.
Mom, I came back too late!
Hearing the wealthy lady call her grandmother's tombstone Mom, Tang Wu's butterfly-wing-like long eyelashes trembled violently. Her pupils shook as she looked at the wealthy lady. You... you are my mother?
Tang Wu could not be blamed for not recognizing the woman immediately; when she jumped into the sea back then, Tang Wu had been far too young.
The woman looked at Tang Wu, reaching out both hands to cup Tang Wu's small face.
Tang Wu looked very much like her when she was young, bright, beautiful, and possessing a nation-toppling beauty.
With a tear-streaked face, the woman nodded. It is me, Wuwu.
The tears swirling in Tang Wu's eyes instantly fell uncontrollably.
She stood up from the ground, stumbling backward a few steps. You did not die. Why did you not come looking for me and Grandma for all these years?
Why did she only come back after she had grown up?
When she was a child, leaning in her grandmother's embrace, whenever they mentioned her mother, she and her grandmother would cry together.
She and her grandmother had always thought that her mother had become a star in the sky.
Who could have thought that she was still alive?
Furthermore, judging from her attire and aura, she was living very well.
After the woman kowtowed three times in front of the tombstone, she looked at Tang Wu with red eyes. When I jumped into the sea back then, I was in a coma for nearly a year. After waking up, I learned that the person who saved me took me abroad to get me treated. That person became my husband later on. He was an overseas Chinese in Australia and a local tycoon. When I woke up, I had lost my past memories. Out of gratitude, I married him.
It was not until recently, when he passed away, that I was stimulated enough to recall my past memories. After handling matters over there, I rushed back immediately!
Wuwu, these past years, Mom has owed you so much. Now that your grandmother is no longer here, why do you not settle down in Australia with Mom from now on, far away from everything here!
