"You won't let her call anyone else Daddy? You're too overbearing."
"There are so many divorced couples in this world, if you say that..."
Xiang Wan suddenly woke up.
"Are you here to snatch my child? Lu Mingzhe, so you're here to snatch my child today?"
The words "snatch child" were indeed unpleasant.
Lu Mingzhe wanted to correct her, but he couldn't find a more suitable word to describe his actions at the moment.
They were not husband and wife in the legal sense, and if he came to ask for Xiang Wan's child, wasn't that snatching?
"Stop the nonsense, take me to see her first."
"Impossible!" Xiang Wan stood up agitatedly.
"I carried, gave birth to, and raised this child all by myself. You didn't contribute anything, and you just want to snatch her away. How can you be so shameless?"
Seeing that he had frightened her, Lu Mingzhe softened his tone to comfort her.
"I know you raised the child all by yourself, but I never said I didn't want to take responsibility."
"You know how much I like this child..."
Xiang Wan interrupted him, "What's the point, Lu Mingzhe? Are you infertile, or can't your new wife have children?"
"You can clearly have another child openly, why do you have to snatch mine?"
"Besides, your liking this child doesn't mean she will like you, nor will your mother like you. Do you dare to be more selfish and force her to be an eyesore to others by taking her back?"
Lu Mingzhe didn't intend to take the child away alone; in fact, he hadn't thought of anything.
His heart was as anxious as a cat scratching, he just wanted to see the child quickly!
He had a child, a child that belonged to him and Xiang Wan, and just thinking about it made him so excited!
"We'll talk about future matters later, take me to see her first."
"Impossible! Unless I die today, you will never be able to take my child away!"
"I didn't say I wanted to take her away, I just want to see her..."
"What's the point, Lu Mingzhe? Can you give her fatherly love or something? You are someone else's husband now, and you will have new children in the future. Your life is not lacking her. Can't you just pretend she doesn't exist..."
The police officer listening now understood.
There was no business dispute at all, it was clearly a relationship debt.
It turned out that Lu Mingzhe had made a false report.
He interrupted their conversation, reprimanded Lu Mingzhe, and threatened to take him to detention.
"I can go with you, but the condition is that you let me see the child now. She secretly gave birth to my child behind my back, and I can't ask her for an explanation?"
The police officer turned his gaze back to Xiang Wan.
Xiang Wan frowned, "Do you even manage such matters? Is it illegal for me to give birth to my own child?"
"It's not illegal, but from a legal standpoint, he is the child's biological father and has the right to fight for custody with you. If you two can reach a private agreement, that would be best. If not, you'll have to go to court. Ms. Xiang, the child is still young, and you wouldn't want to make things so ugly with her father, would you?"
Seeing that they were speaking up for him, Lu Mingzhe pressed his advantage.
"Even if you don't take me today, when I get out, I will look for you immediately. I won't let you escape a second time."
Xiang Wan's spine felt numb.
He was determined to fight her for the child, how could he be so heartless?
Thinking about how she had carried, given birth to, and raised the child until today, all fueled by her love for him.
To end up like this, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with sadness.
"What exactly do you want? Do you have to make me lose everything, while you gain all the benefits, and then you'll be satisfied?"
"It seems I was right to leave back then. Lu Mingzhe, you and your mother, you've never truly looked down on me. Your own feelings always come first!"
Hearing her say this, Lu Mingzhe was so angry his blood rushed backward. He stood up abruptly and slammed his fist on the conference table.
"Are you going to bring up these old accounts with me? Is that meaningful?"
"When my mother didn't approve of you, what did I say to her? Didn't I tell her in front of you that I would sever ties with her for you?"
"For you, I moved out of the house, borrowed money from friends, and took jobs I used to look down on. Isn't that enough? What else do you want me to do?"
"I am also very troubled, I don't have the right to choose my mother, and when the two of you were in conflict, I tried my best to consider you. And what was the result? How did you treat me?"
"You secretly sold your house, car, and company, and ran thousands of miles away with my child and another man. Did you ever consider my feelings?"
"Doesn't it hurt my pride? Huh? Have you considered how I've endured the past year?"
"I even drew a knife against my own mother for you, and almost got alcoholic hepatitis!"
"In your subconscious, is everything you do right? Even being with Tang Haichao is a matter of course?"
"And me? Am I destined to endure others' pointing fingers, remain unmarried and childless forever, waiting for you until you're willing to turn back? Huh?"
Xiang Wan hadn't thought this far.
She had experienced sadness, loss, and confusion, and tormented herself in various ways, but she had never thought of making Lu Mingzhe remain trapped in a quagmire of pain after she left.
They had done so much for each other, how did they end up like this?
After being questioned by him, Xiang Wan took a while to muster the strength to explain.
"The child is fine, and I won't let anything happen to her, nor will I allow it. Don't worry."
"Let the past be the past. Trust me with her. Go and live a good life with your new wife."
Lu Mingzhe roared again, "Stop talking nonsense to me. If I know, I know. Do you think I can pretend not to know?"
"Xiang Wan, don't force me to use force with you. I'm about to lose my temper. Take me to see her now!"
At this moment, he looked like a furious lion, his eyes were red, and a dangerous aura emanated from him.
Although the office door was closed, his roar had likely already been transmitted outside through the gap in the door, and everyone in the company was silently watching the show.
Xiang Wan could no longer bear to be a laughingstock.
"Then promise me, you'll just look, and you won't take her away. Otherwise, I'll kowtow to you until I die today, but I won't take you there."
The police officers drove, and soon arrived downstairs at the apartment Xiang Wan rented.
It was an old, dilapidated apartment building, and from its exterior, one could imagine the general style inside.
Lu Mingzhe hadn't expected Xiang Wan to be so elegantly dressed and drive a decent car, yet live in such a place.
This was his daughter, Lu Mingzhe's daughter.
The first grandchild of the Lu family.
To live in such a rundown place instead of a good, large house in Nancheng.
He dared not think about it, but the mere thought made Lu Mingzhe's heart tremble.
Xiang Wan pushed the door open and stepped out, followed closely by the police officers and Lu Mingzhe.
She hurriedly turned back, startled, "Grandma is old, and the child has been sick recently. Please don't go up, don't scare them."