Juan was nervous, his fingers grabbing Qiao Shanquan were twitching unconsciously, his palms were sweating profusely, and they soon became slippery and cold.

He and Qiao Shanquan stood in front of the door of a room in the corridor on the second floor, the wooden floor was covered with a dirty carpet, and the whole hotel smelled of dampness and *.

It smells terrible.

The little one hung his head, and the locks of curly hair hung on top of his head, and in the brief moment of his hesitation, there was the sound of footsteps inside the door, and then, with a creak, someone opened it from within.

"Hey, Demi Ivan, don't look so surprised, haven't you kept saying you want to see me? By the way, I've got an extra friend with me, so you don't mind if we go in and sit down, right? Josanne smiled like a flower, forced the door open, and slipped past Demi, who put her arm around Juan's shoulders and pulled him into the only old couch in the hotel room.

Demi petrified by the door, unable to recover for a long time.

Qiao Shanquan's voice sounded in the room: "You don't need to call the hotel service, let's sit for a while, and I'll leave after I finish speaking." Close the door, Demi, come to me. ”

Accustomed to obeying her boss's orders, Demi slammed the door shut, returned to the small room, and sat down on the edge of the bed nervously.

"Teacher Qiaoqi...... I thought you said you didn't want to see me. ”

"yes, I really don't want to see you, and I would like to do that if I could. But......" Qiao Shan pursed her lips and grimaced in distress, "there are some things I think I have to ask before you leave. ”

Out of the corner of his eye, he secretly looked at the little boy who was sitting on Qiao Shanquan's lap, Demi felt bitter in her heart, took a few deep breaths in panic, and tried to keep herself calm: "You can ask, as long as I can say it." ”

"Is Juan your son?"

I didn't expect the first question to be so sharp and direct, which made Demi instantly white-faced.

"Yes or no. I guess this question is not complicated for you. ”

Qiao Shanquan kissed Juan soothingly, who had slipped into her arms, and she loved the child from the bottom of her heart.

After spending some time with him, she saw him gradually smile more, and her eyes also added a little confidence, and she had the happiness that an ordinary child of this age should have. But she still felt that Little Juan was too quiet and well-behaved, and sensible to the point of distress.

When Demi reappears at the manor, Josan suddenly realizes that something is wrong.

In the past, she and Ferry and even the other adults at the estate who cared for Juan seemed to have fallen into the same trap - isolating Juan from the outside world and ensuring that he would not come into contact with Demi.

This may have protected Juan to a certain extent, but children have a keen instinct, and Juan never asks much, not because he doesn't want answers, but because he knows intimately that pursuing answers will make those who care about him unhappy.

Qiao Shanquan understood this, and was inspired by Ferry's calm and direct action against Demi.

So she decides to take Juan to town and find Demi, who hasn't left yet.

"Don't think about it, this matter has nothing to do with other people, it's purely my personal impulse and intuition. I think your answer is very important and can answer a lot of questions for me and for Juan. Qiao Shanquan was blunt, and her clear gaze made Demi nowhere to hide.

Dead.

After a long time, the red-haired woman, who had almost turned into a sculpture, trembled and spoke.

"Yes...... Yes, he was born to me...... Child. ”

"Very good, thank you for your answer. Juan, baby, I promise I will respect your decision and you can call her Mother and Mommy if you wish. Honey, promise me not to suppress my true thoughts and do what you want, okay? ”

Demi looked at the dazzling and charming woman with a complicated expression and put her arms around the delicate and beautiful little boy, head to head with him, as if she had endless patience, she would deliberately bend down, bow her head, and look at the little boy at eye level, with no perfunctory attitude, but cautious and equal, telling the little boy that he had the right to choose.

I don't know why, looking at this scene, Demi had a sour nose, and she hurriedly turned her face away, for fear that if she watched it for another second, such a beautiful picture would burn her soul.

Juan hummed softly and didn't speak, but his body relaxed a lot, and he was no longer vigilant and tried to hide himself.

Josan found out, rubbed his head with a smile, and asked Demi a second question.

"So...... Now tell me, Juan's father, I mean his biological father, is Ferry Santrini Montero? ”

As if it would take all her strength to say the answer to the first question, Demi paused for a few breaths this time before giving the answer.

"No, he's not Juan's father."

Qiao Shanquan: "!! ”

"You, wait a minute, do you understand what you're talking about......"

Qiao Shan stammered, she couldn't believe her ears.

"When Juan was born, everyone decided that he was my child and that of Mr. Montero." The lines of Demi's face as she fades into the shadows look cold and rigid, like she is wearing a stiff mask, "yes, they all have brown eyes, and even their hair is brown......"

The woman choked up, covered her mouth and trembled so much that she could barely speak.

Qiao Shanquan gradually realized something, and she cursed in a lost voice: "Oh, no...... God, this can't be, s-h-i-t! Could it be that a few years ago, the girl who went to the police station to report the case and was forced* was you? ”

“…… I came to the manor as a guest, and Cecilia kept pestering Ferry, and I sat in the corner and looked at them with envy...... Later, I drank too much and wanted to go out to blow the wind, but I didn't expect someone to attack me. He covered my mouth tightly with his hand to prevent me from making a sound, ripped my clothes roughly, and ...... By the time I woke up, it was already dawn. I went to town to report the crime, but no one wanted to believe what I said......" Demi's anguish and despair were transmitted through her staccato sobs.

"Who would believe in the daughter of a drunkard? The daughter of a drunkard is also a drunk...... Everybody says that, even the police. You get yourself drunk and fool around with a stranger, that's all. Do you want us to arrest and interrogate all those who attended the celebrations at the estate? ’”

"I can't help it, no one believes me, I don't know who to tell, and I don't dare to approach any men...... When I see them, I am terrified, I can't stop shaking, and I even scream. After two months, I found out that I was pregnant, and I was so scared that I didn't know what to do. ”

Frowning, Qiao Shanquan sympathized with the other party's experience, but she still had a lot of things she couldn't understand: "I'm sorry, I had to interrupt you, you said you were pregnant?" What does this have to do with Ferry? ”

"I ...... I don't know, yes, I remembered...... I wanted to talk to the doctor and ask him to get me some medicine and get rid of the baby......" Demi had empty eyes and mechanically fell into tears as she fell into the memory.

She didn't notice Juan's slight winching at the words.

Qiao Shanquan was so sad that she didn't know what to say, she already regretted that she shouldn't have brought Juan to find the truth about her background. Some things are just too cruel for a five-year-old.

But there was no turning back, and since the decision had been made, and she had spoken to Juan sincerely on the way here, Juan chose to face it himself, rather than turn around and go back to the manor, and chose to continue to escape.

Qiao Shanquan decided to respect his will.

She silently hugged Juan and pressed his shoulder, signaling that she would always be behind him, supporting him.

Juan perked up a little.

Demi's breathless voice continued: "...... Dr. Foxen advised me not to harm my body and my child, and was heard by Ferry, who came to see the doctor. He sympathized with my plight and told me that he needed an heir, even if it wasn't his own children, to use a marriage and a child to silence those who questioned his takeover of the Montero estate. ”

So I agreed. I agreed to his offer, and I had no choice but to do as he was told...... In fact, I still can't be alone with men for long periods of time, and I'm scared of the manor that gave me endless nightmares. We had a simple wedding in a hurry, and then he arranged for me to stay in Buenos Aires, occasionally sending someone to pick me up at the estate and make an appearance on some specific occasion...... Until I gave birth to a baby. ”

Closing her eyes and opening them again, Qiao Shanquan suppressed the irritability in her heart and raised her hand to stop Demi.

"Okay, you don't have to go on. I think I've guessed what happened. ”

The next thing is for Demi to leave her own son and her nominal husband behind and escape this nightmare.

"No...... No, you don't know...... You don't know, when the child grows up, I look at him and inevitably think of that moonless night, that sinful and dirty night......" Demi covered her face and laughed nervously, laughing and crying, "Except for the coincidence of his eyes and hair color, he actually doesn't look like Ferry, right?" It was also from that time that Ferry began to grow a beard, and I think he probably wanted to protect the child...... But I can't forget that every time I see his brown eyes, I think of the demon who hurt me and destroyed me! I even want to strangle my own child, you know? I'm driving myself crazy! ”

"Before I lost my mind completely, Ferrie asked me if I would like to leave and go to a place where no one knew me and start a new life. He gave me a check, we got a lawyer privately, we signed the divorce agreement, and I ......" Demi took a deep breath and steadied her voice, "I left here, out of Argentina, to the United States, everything from scratch, trying to chase my dreams......"

"Wait!" Qiao Shanquan grasped the fleeting thought, and she said sharply, "What did you just say?" You say it was Ferry who advised you to leave? ”

Demi hesitated for a moment and nodded honestly, "...... Yes, he told me so. ”

"Damn it!" Qiao Shanquan cursed angrily, and her sudden anger startled the other two people into forgetting what to say and do. Demi watched in amazement as she leaped to her feet, pacing back and forth around the room, words in her mouth, her dark eyes burned brighter by the flames of rage.

"Teacher Qiaoqi, I ......"

"Enough, the grudge between me and you is another matter, and your relationship with Juan is the main reason I came to you. You are indeed Juan's biological mother, and if you have the opportunity in the future, if you are ready, you can contact me, and I will arrange for you to meet Juan occasionally as a mother. But that's all, you'd better not think I'm going to help you. ”

Qiao Shanquan warned Demi, picked up Juan, opened the hotel door and walked out quickly.

Demi caught up and held on to the door frame.

She didn't know what expression to use to face the child, so she blurred her vision with sad tears and watched weakly as he lay on the shoulder of another woman, fading away from her own world.

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"Juan, I'm sorry."

In the truck, Qiao Shanquan was silent for a long time, then turned her head to apologize to the little guy.

Juan looked up at the rearview mirror, watching the tattered signboard of the hotel gradually shrink, he pursed his lips and smiled shyly, shaking his head vigorously: "Qiaoqi, you don't have to say I'm sorry. ”

"Really?" Qiao Shanquan was very worried, she was very annoyed by her impulsive decision, she should have an adult-to-adult conversation first, and then decide whether he should let him face it himself.

Juan moved his little body, meekly and affectionately leaned on her lap, and whispered, "Really, Georgie, I'm not angry. And...... I'm so happy to be able to meet my mother, she looks like she looks like in the photos...... No, she looked thinner than in the pictures, and I always thought she would be chubby like Madame Maxime......"

Hearing both relieved and sad, Qiao Shanquan took out a hand and touched his ear. Despite his sensitivity and precociousness, Juan is still a kid after all, and he needs more love and understanding.

Glancing at the reversing mirror, Qiao Shanquan was about to step on the accelerator and accelerate away from the street that made Juan feel sad, when a running figure appeared in the mirror, and she quickly stepped on the brakes.

The truck let out a shrill screech and staggered to a halt.

Demi panted and caught up and threw herself next to the car door: "I...... I have a word that I want to say to him. Is that okay, Ms. Qiaoqi? ”

Rubbing her nose, Qiao Shanquan let out a long breath and gestured to the back: "Get in the car, let's find a quiet place." ”

"Thank you...... Teacher Qiaoqi, there is a place I would like to go with him, not far from town. Announcing the name of a street, Demi shrank back, lifted the corner of her coat and lowered her head to wipe her eyes.

Pretending not to see her tears overflowing, Qiao Shanquan answered, started the truck, and drove towards the place the other party said. 166 Reading Network