Delayed confession

"Xiao Xu, proofread this."

Xu Weixi took the folder in front of him, his face gentle and his eyes seemed to be smiling.

Wang Lingling whispered in Xu Weixi's ear, "You seem to be in a good mood. What's going on? Hmm?"

Xu Weixi smiled and shrugged his shoulders without answering, concentrating on proofreading the manuscript.

Wang Lingling refused to give up and continued to laugh and joke with Xu Weixi.

The cell phone on the desk suddenly rang. Xu Weixi and Wang Lingling waved their hands, signaling her to be quiet.

"Hey, second brother."

"Are you at work?"

Xu Weixi was a little surprised why her second brother suddenly called her during work hours.

"Well, what happened?"

"Do you know a boy named Gu Mochuan?" Xu Weixi leaned forward slightly when she heard Gu Mochuan's name and asked.

"Yes, he's my classmate."

"Come to my office, there are some things I need to verify."

"Okay." Although Xu Weixi didn't know what happened, she was sure that Gu Mochuan must have been in trouble. After entrusting the work in his hands to Wang Lingling, he took a taxi to Xiqiaodong Police Station.

Xiqiaodong Police Station

"what happened?"

Shen Qiang gestured as he spoke, "Your sister-in-law and I were taking Nuonuo to the supermarket, and he suddenly rushed over."

Xu Weixi rushed over and immediately refuted what Shen Qiang said.

"Assaulting a police officer? Impossible."

"Where is he? Let me ask."

Xu Weixi walked into the mediation room. The man inside crossed his legs and leaned against the back of the chair, shaking his ankles with an arrogant look.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you hitting people?"

Gu Mochuan looked at the angry Xu Weixi and didn't think that he was wrong. He defended himself,

"He's not nice to Nono."

Xu Weixi wondered what this matter had to do with Nuonuo, pulled out the chair next to him, and asked patiently, "Why is it not good?"

"The child was crying on the ground, and your ex-husband and that woman were watching nearby. I got so angry that I couldn't help myself... and I did it."

Xu Weixi originally wanted to hear what made him so brazen, but unexpectedly it brought up another question.

"Who is the ex-husband? Are you talking about my second brother?"

Gu Mochuan was waiting for praise, but he heard another version of the name.

"Second brother?"

Xu Weixi crossed her arms over her chest, leaned back, raised her chin slightly, and nodded calmly, "Nono's father is my second brother, and I am Nono's aunt."

Gu Mochuan blinked his eyes and asked in disbelief, "That little girl... isn't your child? Didn't she call you mom?"

"She can only pronounce single syllables now. Compared with the word 'gu', the sound of 'ma' is easier to pronounce."

Only then did Xu Weixi understand why Gu Mochuan had been talking about children.

Because I explained it once and didn't pay attention to the follow-up, that's why there is today's misunderstanding.

"Blame me. I didn't expect this to happen. I'll explain."

Xu Weixi went out and saw Shen Qiang waiting at the door. He organized his words and explained, "Sorry, second brother, it was a misunderstanding. He thought Nuonuo was my child."

Shen Qiang glanced at Xu Weixi suspiciously, thinking that her guilty expression was due to some kind of coercion, and asked in a deep voice, "Aren't you classmates?"

Xu Weixi had no way to explain to Shen Qiang why he was considered her ex-husband and Nuonuo was her child, because any normal person would verify it, so she had to evade the question by saying,

"Because we haven't been in touch for a long time, some misunderstandings have arisen."

Shen Qiang thought for a moment, looked up at Xu Weixi, and asked, "Nuo Nuo calls him dad, did you know that?"

"what?"

Gu Mochuan, didn't you bring your brain with you when you returned to China? Xu Weixi now feels that if he were an outsider, he might also doubt the authenticity of this matter.

But how to explain it to Shen Qiang? Xu Weixi decided to sort out the whole story.

"Brother, tell me what happened."

Shen Qiang sat on the iron chair at the door and recalled, "Your sister-in-law and I happened to have a day off today on the same day, so I thought of taking Nuonuo out to play for a while."

"When we were at the supermarket, Nuonuo insisted on buying candy. Your sister-in-law and I disagreed, so she started crying. We thought she would be fine after this, so we ignored her."

"I didn't expect your classmate to suddenly appear out of nowhere and wanted to beat me up. We tangled for a while, and then came here."

"We originally thought he was a mental patient, but unexpectedly Nono called him dad. We thought we had encountered organized human trafficking."

Xu Weixi understood that Gu Mochuan had never taken care of a child and didn't know that there were certain methods required to communicate with children. Because of the preconceived information he had, he unilaterally believed that Nuonuo was being persecuted.

She sighed and explained,

"His friend left his child with him to look after, and we made an appointment to go to the amusement park together. Maybe the child was playing house... that's why this happened."

Shen Qiang figured out the matter and breathed a sigh of relief, "Is that so? It was really a misunderstanding. Is he your boyfriend?"

"No," Xu Weixi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "Second brother, when did you become so gossipy?"

Shen Qiang smiled and patted Xu Weixi's shoulder, "Okay, okay, you're older now and have a secret. Don't worry, I will keep it a secret for you."

Xu Weixi shook her head helplessly, "Then can I take him away?"

"can."

Xu Weixi stood in the service hall, looking at Gu Mochuan who was lowering his head and looking aggrieved behind Shen Qiang, and pulled him over and introduced him,

"This is my second brother."

Gu Mochuan bowed slightly and said apologetically, "Hello, second brother. What happened just now was a misunderstanding. I'm very sorry."

Shen Qiang looked at the two people standing side by side opposite him, patted Gu Mochuan on the shoulder and taught him, "Okay, I don't understand you young people, but no matter what time, you can't use violence to solve any problem."

"I see."

Seeing that Gu Mochuan was sincere, Shen Qiang waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.

As soon as the two of them turned the corner after leaving the police station, Xu Weixi stopped.

"Can you explain to me why Nuonuo called you dad?"

Gu Mochuan did not answer, but stared at her motionlessly.

"You're not married?"

"No."

"No kids either, right?"

"Yes, I am single, unmarried and childless."

Gu Mochuan hugged Xu Weixi and said to himself, "That's great, that's great. Do you know how much psychological preparation I have done before..."

"I thought you got married and divorced. Nuonuo is your child. I thought, we will become a family anyway, so what's the harm in changing your mind earlier?" Gu Mochuan's voice gradually became smaller.

Xu Weixi did not hug back. She placed her hands at her sides with a blank expression, and no one knew what she was thinking.