After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 285 - 207: Secret Marriage Wife, Shares Your Name

Chapter 285: Chapter 207: Secret Marriage Wife, Shares Your Name

Tang Xi returned home and began packing her things.

When she arrived home, it was around nine o’clock in the evening. Tangtang hadn’t slept yet. Seeing her mother busily organizing clothes, Tangtang ran over and hugged Tang Xi from behind, "Mommy, mommy, what are you doing?"

Tang Xi stopped her movements and embraced her daughter.

Burying her face in her daughter’s shoulder, sensing her mother’s change in mood, the daughter raised her hand to touch her hair. With childlike innocence, she asked, "Mommy, are you unhappy? A kiss from Tangtang will make you happy."

As she said this, she kissed Tang Xi’s cheek.

Tang Xi calmed down after a dozen seconds, then lifted her face to look at her daughter’s young and pure cheeks, "Mommy isn’t unhappy, mommy is just very tired from work today."

The four-year-old girl didn’t understand everything but gently hugged Tang Xi, seemingly feeling that this could take away her mother’s exhaustion. With a babyish voice, she said, "Mommy, Tangtang is with you. Tangtang drew a picture today; the teacher said Tangtang did very well. I’ll give it to you."

As she spoke, the daughter ran to the balcony, took out a drawing from her backpack, and came bouncing back to Tang Xi.

Tang Xi looked at the drawing and suddenly her eyes teared up.

Tangtang had drawn a family of three.

Tangtang, her, and a... male figure.

But the man had no face.

No features.

The child’s drawing was simple, with heaps of colors, blue sky and white clouds, and a few lines sketching the figures.

Tang Xi felt guilty as she hugged her daughter, feeling herself an inadequate mother. Unable to provide her daughter with a stable home or a stable life. Indeed, Tangtang had asked where her father was, why she didn’t have a father. Tang Xi had given vague answers several times, essentially saying that daddy was working far away, daddy was very, very busy, daddy was abroad, and other such excuses.

"Tangtang’s drawing is really beautiful. Mommy likes it very much."

"Today the teacher praised Tangtang. Tangtang also made some new friends, and Tangtang has invited them to our home; they are coming tomorrow. Mommy, mommy, will you be at home tomorrow?"

The daughter’s gaze was pure.

Tang Xi’s heart softened, "At home. Mommy won’t be going to work tomorrow."

"Then, can mommy make some delicious food for us? They are all my good friends."

Seeing her daughter settle into school and make friends, Tang Xi felt genuinely happy and nodded. The words she had wanted to say about taking her daughter away swallowed back down her throat.

"Tangtang, how is the teacher at school? Is she strict?"

The daughter shook her head, "The teacher is very kind, she even complimented my drawing today."

"What about your classmates?"

"The classmates are also nice, today Xiaoxiao even helped me organize my backpack."

Watching her daughter’s satisfied and joyful innocence, Tang Xi again couldn’t bear to speak about wanting to take her away from Beidao to live somewhere else.

It wasn’t easy, but her daughter had adjusted to this place.

Gently stroking her daughter’s hair, Tang Xi soothed Tangtang to sleep. Tang Xi herself rarely sat quietly on the sofa, sinking into brief contemplation.

Looking at the packed suitcase on the floor, she suddenly didn’t know what to do.

She didn’t want her daughter to continue a life of wandering with her.

Initially, Tang Xi’s only wish was for a stable life, even if they didn’t have much money.

She had spent four years peacefully here, never expecting it to be disrupted like this.

At this moment, Tang Xi’s mind felt completely tangled.

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The next morning, Fu Tingzhou received the documents Shen Duan sent him about Tang Xi.

Four years ago, he came to Central Hospital to work as a doctor.

He had a good reputation in the hospital.

The man’s gaze fell on the words "divorced" and "mother of a daughter" and he frowned.

Thinking back to the wild night he spent with this woman, her soft body, he suddenly pursed his lips, a hint of dark color in his eyes. Then, the man casually threw the documents into the trash can next to him.

He raised his hand to press the center of his brow.

Shen Duan, seeing that Fu Tingzhou seemed to be in a bad mood, approached him and said, "This female doctor named Tang Xi doesn’t engage much in social activities and has simple interpersonal relationships. She doesn’t seem like someone who would collaborate with the Shangguan Family... That night, I think it was just an accident..."

Fu Tingzhou opened his eyes and looked at him, "Oh, you think it was an accident?"

With just a look, Shen Duan felt an invisible pressure, he bent over, his throat tightening, but still, he said, "Yes, this female doctor had a boyfriend whom she met on a blind date and was still getting to know him. That night she was attending a party of Lin Xuyang’s friends. Lin Xuyang, being an executive at Shangguan Group, probably did it to ingratiate himself with Shangguan Bai. Furthermore, considering Tang Xi’s appearance, figure, and demeanor are all top-notch, so... so the gesture was like offering flowers to the Buddha..."

Fu Tingzhou scoffed coldly, "Appearance and figure are top-notch? Shen Duan, what eyes do you have?"

Shen Duan, "....."

However, Tang Xi indeed had an exceptional appearance and even without makeup, her natural look stood out. She was no less distinguished than those high-born ladies around Fu Tingzhou, and even had a more ethereal aura than these wealthy young ladies.

But Shen Duan said, "Yes, President Fu, you are right?"

Fu Tingzhou, "What did I say?"

Shen Duan, "....."

It seemed he had spoken out of turn again.

Fu Tingzhou lifted his long leg gently and rested it on a footstool, raising a hand to rub his brow, his head throbbing intermittently. Ever since he was discharged from the hospital after the car accident, the frequency of his headaches had increased, and sometimes even medication couldn’t suppress it.

He already had a chronic head condition, and now, the pain almost felt like it was engulfing him. However, Fu Tingzhou only frowned and repressed it, not overly showing his discomfort, his voice a bit hoarse, "My stuff, did you find it?"

Shen Duan, "No..."

Knowing his own ineptitude, he hurriedly said, "I’ve searched the entire emergency department and checked the surveillance. No one deliberately took your Jade Pendant. It must have been... when the nurse was changing your clothes, applying medicine, and removed your blood-stained suit, it got thrown into the trash can."

For Fu Tingzhou, this Jade Pendant was very significant.

Shen deeply knew, that this Jade Pendant might be the only connection between the grandfather and that woman.

Now, it was lost.

Originally, Shen Duan thought that Fu Tingzhou would verbally reprimand him harshly. But Fu Tingzhou remained silent.

Shen Duan slowly exited, understanding that Fu Tingzhou wanted a relatively quiet environment at this moment.

He desired to be alone.

The man closed his eyes, his headache intensifying severely, but the more intense it became, the more he meticulously searched the depths of his mind for the silhouette of that woman, even if just a trace, he wanted to capture it.

The headache was truly severe, and even Fu Tingzhou who normally had a high tolerance, now frowned with a pale face, his forehead sweaty. He raised his hand and swept all the items off the coffee table in front of him, tightly gripping the edge of the table with one hand, exerting force as if that alone could suppress his headache.

Shen Duan, hearing the noise, came in, "Sir, I’ll call a doctor to come and see you right away."

Fu Tingzhou breathing rapidly, "Shen Duan, tell me... that woman, is she a figment of my imagination? She doesn’t actually exist... otherwise why, after four years... four years, I can’t remember anything about her... I’ve consulted many experts, undergone many therapies, they all say my head is healthy now, but I still can’t remember that woman."

Shen Duan didn’t know either.

To be precise, no one knew who the woman deep in Fu Tingzhou’s mind was.

Unless...

Unless it was Mr. Fu’s senior.

Suddenly, in that moment, Shen Duan thought of something, his expression changed slightly. It was odd, shocked, unbelievable, yet he felt like he was overthinking.

After a few seconds of silence, he still chose to tell Fu Tingzhou, "Sir... I just remembered, your former hidden wife, her name is Tang Xi."