Way back to Our Past

9. Misfortunes Never Come Singly

Translator: Snowball

Qu Wan felt so guilty at the thought that she had lied to her son, and she had no idea how to explain to Tangtang after she went back.

She had to admit that she was not an eligible mother. Tangtang had never seen his father since he was born and no matter how much she loved his son, she couldn’t make up for the absence of paternal love.

It once came to her mind to find a new husband. However, it wasn’t easy for a woman with a child to find an ideal person to marry. As she was reluctant to make do with someone casually, she was still single till now.

She had planned to take her uncle to her place as soon as she became a full member of Wang Zicheng’s company after the business trip and after everything was settled, she would go for blind dates to find Tangtang a dad.

Unfortunately, she lost her job on impulse the day before.

“Mommy, no rush! I can wait,” Tangtang said, trying to comfort his mother.

With a lump coming into her throat, Qu Wan almost burst into tears. The more considerate Tangtang was, the more she felt sorry for him.

“Sweetie, be good! Do whatever Uncle Xiao asks you to. Mommy will get back soon!”

“Hm! I’m very obedient! I didn’t have any ice cream because Uncle Xiao said it was no good to have them in the evening.”

“Good boy!”

At this point, she heard Xiao Yu’s voice ring on the other end of the line, “Tangtang, it’s midnight in China. Let’s hang up so your mom can rest, okay?”

“But I miss Mommy so much!” the kid muttered.

Xiao Yu chuckled. “Tangtang, be good! You just said you would follow my words, didn’t you?”

“Well, Mommy, take a good rest. Go look for daddy after you wake up.”

“Okay! Tangtang, Mommy promises to find you the best daddy in the world!” Qu Wan reassured him.

After saying good night, Tangtang passed the phone to Xiao Yu. “Wanwan, did we interrupt your rest?”

“No, you didn’t. I just woke up and felt a little thirsty, so I got out of bed to fetch some water.”

“Are you suffering from insomnia? Is it because of the stress at work? If you’re tired from work, just come back. I’ll be waiting for you all along,” Xiao Yu said, his voice full of concern.

“Xiao Yu, I…” Qu Wan let out a long sigh before she could finish her words.

“What’s up, Wanwan?”

“Nothing!”

She had no idea how to explain to him that she had quitted and even slapped Wang Zicheng. She had a hard time finding such a job and now everything was screwed up! Moreover, Wang Zicheng might blame Xiao Yu for recommending her to him.

After hanging up, Qu Wan went to bed and fell asleep soon.

As she had neither nightmares nor emergency phone calls from Wang Zicheng, she slept soundly and didn’t wake up until noon the next day.

As soon as she stepped out of her bedroom, she saw Qu Jianguo sitting on the sofa with a gloomy look. “Wanwan, we might have to move.”

“Why?” Qu Wan asked in surprise.

“A property developer bought the land and was about to replace these old buildings with a new shopping mall. The notice has been posted on the gate of our community.” Letting out a sigh, Qu Jianguo continued, “I have no savings and the relocation fee is not enough to buy a new apartment. I’m useless and I can’t give you a better life!”

“Uncle, let’s not put it that way. I should say sorry for troubling you for so long.” Qu Wan shook her head.

She had sworn that she would make her uncle live a comfortable life, but later, disregarding Qu Jianguo’s objection, she married Ling Mubai without hesitation.

As a girl like Cinderella, who had no grand background, she had never been the ideal candidate for Ling Mubai’s wife in the eyes of the Ling family.

As far as they were concerned, she had no merit except that she was pretty with fresh temperament.

Ling Mubai’s mother had never liked Qu Wan. She gave her the cold shoulder at their wedding and after they got married, she always picked on her for no reason and even made insulting remarks to Qu Jianguo.

Though her uncle was poor, he was a man of dignity and he had never been to the Ling’s house in all these years, nor had he ever asked the Ling family for betrothal money.

After the divorce, Qu Wan went back to her uncle without a penny with her. However, to make matters worse, before long Qu Jianguo was laid off.

Without higher education, he could only do some rough work and to support Qu Wan, he had even gone to work carrying cement on the construction site to make money.

To lighten her uncle’s burden, Qu Wan looked everywhere for a job, but whenever they heard that she was Ling Mubai’s abandoned wife, nobody would like to keep her.

Thankfully, when she was in despair, she met Xiao Yu.

At the thought of what Xiao Yu had done for her over the years, Qu Wan couldn’t help but sigh.

She was aware that Xiao Yu had feelings for her, but like Ling Mubai, he was also from a rich family beyond the reach of an ordinary girl, let alone she was a pregnant woman who had been kicked out by her husband.

Even if Xiao Yu was willing to marry her, his family wouldn’t agree. Besides, she had owed him so much and didn’t want to put him in a dilemma.

Xiao Yu was in the middle of family power struggle, so at this critical moment, she shouldn’t give him any more trouble.

It was also this man who recommended her to Wang Zicheng. Though Qu Wan disliked her new boss, as she had to support herself and her family, she had no option.

Wang Zicheng was a dandy who spent his days among women, but he was generous and paid Qu Wan handsomely.

Qu Wan didn’t think it was a big deal to be scolded or wronged. For the sake of money, she had been working in his company for more than two months.

Now that Wang Zicheng was trying to hit on her, she was clear that it would be hard to get rid of him. Out of delicacy, she had to resign.

Given the situation that she had lost her job and her uncle’s apartment was going to be demolished soon, she had to find a new job asap.

After grabbing a bite, Qu Wan walked out with her bag and was about to try her luck in the job center.

When she stepped out of the alley, she happened to see a bus near the stop leaving. “Wait a moment, please!” she rushed over in haste.

As she was in such a hurry, Qu Wan failed to notice a red car coming at full speed.

Squeak—

With a sharp screech of brake, the car stopped only ten centimeters away from her with its wheels stirring up a cloud of dust.

What a narrow escape!

Qu Wan shivered all over, her legs feeling like jelly. “Sorry! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to…”

A woman got out of the car and when she was about to curse, she suddenly froze on the spot. “Qu Wan?”