After leaving Shi Huai's house, Xia Qiaoan happened to receive a call from Ye Wei. The two had arranged to have lunch together.
After they met, Ye Wei inevitably asked probing questions, and Xia Qiaoan briefly explained what happened.
Ye Wei didn't understand; after all, Li Mochen had never treated Xia Qiaoan well, and this time wasn't any different. She took a sip of her coffee and asked, "Just because Li Mochen threw you away like that, you made such a big decision?"
Xia Qiaoan answered very calmly, "This is what they call the last straw that broke the camel's back."
Ye Wei nodded, seeming to understand a bit, "Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. What are your next plans?"
"To pursue a career."
"Going back to your old profession?"
"Mmm."
Ye Wei was a little worried, "Actually, you have a great reputation in the industry, and you've saved up a lot of money before. It's better to find a good project to invest in; after all, the profession of a hacker is very dangerous. If you're retaliated against and exposed, a lot of former enemies will come looking for you."
Xia Qiaoan smiled serenely, she understood Ye Wei's concerns, "Mmm, I don't plan to do it long-term. But I still want to challenge that person. Before I find him, I'm not planning to completely retire."
Ye Wei sighed, "I told you that Li Mochen was a disaster. In the past, you went down this path to find out his identity, and you didn't expect to become the second in the world. The key is that you don't even have a clue about who is the first, and there's no way to talk about challenging him."
Xia Qiaoan turned her face, looked at the people and vehicles on the street, and her gaze was heavy, "Li Mochen is considered my benefactor."
"So, I just don't like him anymore, but I don't hate him."
"In those years, my mother was superstitious and listened to the fortune teller's words. She sent me, who had a strong life, to a remote village. Her purpose was to make me grow into a useless person."
"I've always lived very depressed, feeling abandoned by the whole world. Until a stranger sponsored this village, paving roads and building bridges, and sending the children in the village out to study, then I had the opportunity to grow."
"To find out who this kind stranger was, I learned computer science and became a hacker. I didn't expect that I really fell in love with this profession that is not really a profession."
"When I found Li Mochen, I made up my mind to repay the kindness. Originally, I just wanted to return to him thousands of times the money he sponsored me back then, but later I found that money was just a number to him. So, I foolishly chose to offer my body."
Speaking of which, Xia Qiaoan smiled unconsciously, and her expression immediately became cold again, "Now, the kindness has been repaid, and the dream should be awakened."
Ye Wei listened and felt very distressed, "Okay, An'an, no matter what decision you make, I will support you. I just hope that you can find the number one hacker as soon as possible, challenge him, defeat him, and truly start your new life, okay?"
A new life?
Is it a life without any trace of Li Mochen?
Xia Qiaoan's fingers lightly covered her lower abdomen under the table. She was still struggling with the decision of whether to keep this little one, so she didn't plan to tell Ye Wei for the time being.
"I know."
Xia Qiaoan glanced at the computer placed on the side, "You have something to do in the afternoon, eat quickly and go back to the company, so your boyfriend won't be jealous. I've just taken a tricky job today, and I'll go back and study it carefully in the afternoon."
Ye Wei said with a look of disdain, "Gu Yu has been very busy recently and can't take care of me at all."
Xia Qiaoan was a little sensitive, "Busy? Do you need me to find out his itinerary for you?"
"Oh, you're too careful. He's just too busy, after all, he's about to take over some of the family's business." Ye Wei waved her hand carelessly, "Besides, you still don't know how much effort he put in to chase me back then, how could he not cherish me?"
Xia Qiaoan didn't say anything, "Okay, eat quickly."
After the two of them finished eating, they went their separate ways.
Xia Qiaoan was just about to hail a taxi and go home when her phone rang.
Upon seeing the name of the caller, Xia Qiaoan adjusted her slightly cold emotions and spoke sweetly, "Mom."
Xiao Lan laughed heartily and said with affection, "An'an, you and Mochen haven't come to see me for a long time, I miss you."
Xia Qiaoan's heart was filled with emotions. She had initially used Xiao Lan, but after getting in touch with her, Xiao Lan gave her a mother's love that she had never had. Now, she really didn't know how to tell her about her and Li Mochen.
Xiao Lan waited for a long time without hearing a reply, "I just called Mochen, and he said he couldn't come back because he had something to do. An'an, are you also unable to come back?"
Xia Qiaoan came back to her senses. It just so happened that Li Mochen had something to do and couldn't appear, she could avoid seeing him and save herself some trouble. It was better to choose a day than to bump into it, so she would tell Xiao Lan about the divorce today.
"No, Mom, I'll go see you."