108: Chapter 108 The Male Supporting Character's Biological Mother (13)

Gao Jinhua waited and waited, and finally, he got his chance.

He went to the supermarket in the evening to buy some daily necessities. On his way back, he happened to see Auntie Liu playing with the child downstairs, but he didn't see Jiang Wan nearby.

Gao Jinhua thought to himself: since Jiang Wan isn't here, could she be at home?

Based on his guess, he went to knock on Jiang Wan's door, wanting to test if his guess was correct.

Unexpectedly, he was right!

Seeing Gao Jinhua outside her door, Jiang Wan didn't need to pretend not to know him—she genuinely wasn't familiar with him. When they met at noon, he hadn't even introduced himself; she only knew he was Gao Rushuang's younger brother.

"Sir, can I help you?"

Looking at Jiang Wan without her mask, a flash of admiration crossed Gao Jinhua's eyes—she was just as beautiful as before!

Gao Jinhua didn't want to beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

"Can I talk to you?"

He wanted to talk, but Jiang Wan had no intention of humoring him.

Jiang Wan gave a fake smile.

"I'm sorry, sir. It doesn't seem appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together. If it's not urgent, you can come back after my Auntie Liu returns.

I'm sorry, sir. I'm alone at home right now, so it's not convenient to invite you in. I have things to attend to and won't be entertaining you. Goodbye."

After saying this, Jiang Wan was about to close the door.

Seeing Jiang Wan's sharp tongue and unwelcoming attitude, which was worlds apart from how she treated him at noon, a suspicion flashed through Gao Jinhua's mind: perhaps she had already guessed who he was.

Seeing Jiang Wan about to close the door, Gao Jinhua directly reached out and held it open.

"You know who I am, don't you?"

Jiang Wan retorted.

"Who else could you be? Aren't you Sister Shuang's younger brother? You said so yourself at noon today."

Gao Jinhua wasn't willing to let Jiang Wan brush him off so easily and directly revealed his identity.

"You know perfectly well; you must have guessed. I am Chenchen's father. Do you really want to keep the child in the dark forever? To let him never know who his father is?"

Upon hearing Gao Jinhua's words, Jiang Wan's face immediately darkened.

"Then what do you want? Did you come here to take the child from me?"

Seeing that they were still at the doorway, Gao Jinhua asked Jiang Wan.

"Can I come inside to talk? Or do you want to continue discussing this here?"

Jiang Wan glanced at the time on her phone.

"Let's go to your place. The child will be back soon."

She wanted to hear what he had to say.

Gao Jinhua nodded upon hearing this.

"Alright, let's go to my place. No one's there."

His housekeeper didn't stay overnight and had already left work.

Gao Jinhua went ahead to open his door, waiting for Jiang Wan to lock her door and come over.

As soon as Jiang Wan entered and Gao Jinhua closed the door behind them, she crossed her arms and lifted her chin to ask him.

"When did you find out about this? Did you come to take the child from me? Let me tell you, I will absolutely not agree to anyone taking my child away from me."

Looking at Jiang Wan's cold expression, Gao Jinhua smiled helplessly.

"Can't you think better of me? I'm not a robber; how could I possibly snatch the child? If you're unwilling, of course I won't force you. After all, you went through so much to give birth to him."

If they really wanted to take the child, could Jiang Wan, with her slight frame, stop them?

Jiang Wan also realized she had said something foolish. Her expression softened slightly, but she remained vigilant.

"You said it yourself. Without my consent, you are not allowed to take the child. I don't need you to tell me; I know your sister told you, right? I don't want to know the details. I just have one question for you: have you done a paternity test? Are you so sure Chenchen is your child?"

"Positive," Gao Jinhua affirmed with a nod.

"Chenchen looks a lot like me; that's proof enough. If you don't believe me, I can show you photos of me as a child."

Didn't she know whether it was his child or not?

"No need, I don't want to know. I just don't understand. You left medicine back then, which showed you didn't want me to get pregnant. Since you clearly didn't want a child, why insist on coming here once you knew about Chenchen?

It was wrong of me to have the child without your consent. But I swear, I never intended for the child to disturb you. We won't disrupt your life. I can raise him on my own."

Although Jiang Wan could also argue that the medicine he prepared was faulty, leading to her pregnancy, she felt that even if she said so, he probably wouldn't believe her, so she didn't mention it.

"I'm sorry," Gao Jinhua said with deep remorse. It was all his fault, and he could only apologize.

"I was set up that day. I thought you were in cahoots with them, but the fact remains that I took your innocence. I couldn't give you anything, only some monetary compensation.

Later, I investigated and found out you had nothing to do with it. I wanted to find you but had no leads. Fortunately, fate was kind to me, letting me find you again. And you gave birth to our child.

The moment I found out, I was truly overjoyed. My sister is right; I'm a beast for making you a single mother at such a young age. That's my fault. I don't expect your forgiveness. The child was born and raised by you alone to this day; I have no right to take him from you."

Gao Jinhua took Jiang Wan's hand, his eyes full of pleading.

"I just hope you can give me a chance to make it up to you both, alright?"

Jiang Wan was startled and pulled her hand back.

What was going on? In the original plot, wasn't it said that after this man married the woman who set him up, he neglected his wife and child, leaving them to fend for themselves?

Why, in her case, did he want to make amends?

"I... I lack nothing. I don't need your compensation. Just don't disturb us, that's all."

"With your status, I'm sure many women would be willing to have your child. I think..."

"But they aren't you."

Gao Jinhua interrupted Jiang Wan.

"Even before I knew about the child, I wanted to find you. Do you know how happy I was when I got news of you? It was like finding something precious I thought I'd lost."

"You think my goal is the child, but you're wrong. It's you. My goal is you! Even without the child, I hope you can give me a chance to stay by your side. You don't know—I've never forgotten you all these years."

Jiang Wan was stunned, and before she could react, Gao Jinhua pulled her into an embrace.

Wait, weren't they talking about the child? How did this turn into a confession scene? And the confession was directed at her?

When Gao Jinhua saw Jiang Wan across the way earlier, he had wanted to do just this. The girl from his dreams was finally back in his arms.

Gao Jinhua held Jiang Wan tighter and tighter; only then did it feel real to him.

Jiang Wan came to her senses and struggled.

"Hey, you jerk, let me go!"

Jiang Wan slapped his arm, glaring fiercely at Gao Jinhua.

How could this man be so bold! He was practically a rogue, hugging someone on their first meeting.

Gao Jinhua knew he had frightened her and quickly loosened his grip slightly, but didn't let go completely. Jiang Wan remained in his embrace.

Looking at Jiang Wan, whose eyes were wide with anger, Gao Jinhua found her utterly adorable.

Jiang Wan was furious.

"How can you be like this? I don't even know your name, and you're acting like a hooligan? Let me go right now; I'm going home."

Reluctantly, Gao Jinhua released Jiang Wan, worried she might get too upset.

As soon as she was free, Jiang Wan quickly opened the door and went home.

Jerk! She shouldn't have paid him any attention. He looked so proper, yet he was so improper.