War of Roses: The Proud Tycoon，Please Surrender!-Chapter 342: A Stranger’s Glance

Gu Xiaonian watched him enter the phone number, and only after the phone rang in Tang Yuxiu’s pocket did she nod in satisfaction.

The little girl saw the photo on the phone, and her eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at the photo, then at Tang Yuxiu, and exclaimed in surprise.

"Handsome brother, I finally know why you look familiar. Why do you look so much like our family’s Gu Xiaobao?"

Tang Yuxiu was slightly startled, "What?"

Gu Xiaonian turned the phone screen toward him, her eyes darting around, "The more I look, the more you look alike. Handsome brother, we are so fated."

Tang Yuxiu, "..."

"There’s a small version of Gu Xiaobao at home, and now I’ve met a large version of Gu Xiaobao, hahaha, I need to call mommy to take a look!"

Miss Gu seemed very excited and immediately started looking for Gu Yan’s figure.

Tang Yuxiu took her phone, carefully examining the little boy in the photo. He inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity, and with Gu Xiaonian’s comment, he also felt they looked alike.

This world is truly amazing; there’s even a child who looks like him, and the little girl in front of him also looks like her.

He suddenly thought, if he and Gu Yan had children...

If they had children, the girl would probably look like her, and the boy would look like him. They would be a family...

Unfortunately, these had long become fleeting memories, even hoping for them felt powerless.

"Gu Xiaoyan! I’m here!"

Gu Xiaonian finally spotted Gu Yan, half of her body leaning out of the car door, waving her hand.

Gu Yan saw her from afar, feeling a burst of exasperation. This little girl is way too lively. Whose car is that!

How did she end up in a stranger’s car!

She doesn’t let anyone relax even a bit.

Tang Yuxiu was still looking at the photo on the phone screen, lost in thought. Suddenly hearing Gu Xiaonian calling ’Gu Xiaoyan’, he was jolted, and the hand holding the phone trembled involuntarily.

Such an inner turmoil hadn’t stirred since Gu Yan left.

"Gu Xiaoyan, hurry up and come over, there’s a luxury car here, and a handsome guy to see!"

Gu Yan jogged over, and Tang Yuxiu looked up to see the woman jogging toward them. At that moment, it felt like something exploded in his heart, leaving him unsure of his surroundings, almost believing he was hallucinating.

He almost thought his paranoia was acting up again...

His hand gripped the phone tightly, his entire body subtly trembling.

Gu Yan was wearing a white shirt, black pants, and black ankle boots. Her once straight black hair was now curly, tied into a ponytail at the back. Clearly almost thirty, she still looked like a young girl in her early twenties, filled with youthful energy.

Her style of dress was still familiar to him, and that face was even more familiar.

Countless midnight dreams, she appeared in his dreams, making him reluctant to wake up.

But no matter how long the night, daylight still had to come. He could only tear himself away, regaining his cold demeanor before others.

For these five years, her voice and smile consistently appeared in his mind, unable to be driven away, unforgettable, and he didn’t want to forget.

Gu Yan ran to the car, glanced awkwardly at the person in the driver’s seat, then unceremoniously pulled Gu Xiaonian out of the car, who started yelling.

"Gu Xiaonian, I told you not to run away while I’m on the phone, yet you got into someone else’s car. Do you need a spanking!"

Gu Xiaonian held Gu Yan’s hand, pitifully trying to gain sympathy, saying, "Gu Xiaoyan, don’t be so fierce. Kids are curious. I liked the cool car, and the handsome brother was nice enough to let me look around."

Gu Yan unceremoniously slapped her on the head, "Can’t you let your uncle buy you a car if you like cars? Isn’t there any car at home?"

"You always say you feel guilty making uncle buy things for you."

Gu Yan, "...Say another word!"

Gu Xiaonian stood firm, "I’m just telling the truth!"

Gu Yan felt like crying inside, brat, can’t you give your mother some face in front of others!

"Just wait till we get home!" Gu Yan warned her softly, then continued, "Gu Xiaonian, how many times have I told you not to call me by name, you unruly child, don’t you understand filial piety! I went through so much to give birth to you, you ungrateful little one."

"Mommy!" Gu Xiaonian quickly changed her tune, hugging Gu Yan’s leg, "Mommy, look, there’s a handsome guy here. Since there’s a handsome guy, don’t scold me anymore!"

Gu Yan, "..." My daughter, this is so embarrassing.

Tang Yuxiu maintained his posture throughout, watching the two people outside the car intently.

He finally confirmed it wasn’t an illusion; it was real.

He thought she had finally come back, but the way she looked at him was so unfamiliar...

Unfamiliar as if she didn’t recognize him at all! 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

His heart shattered into countless pieces at that moment.

He had imagined many possibilities, even thought she wasn’t dead, that she was living somewhere in the world, alive and well, and that one day she would come back, appear.

But he never imagined the current situation.

She stood before him but didn’t recognize him, completely forgetting him.

He thought after Gu Yan’s death, he couldn’t feel anything, no pain. But now, his heart felt like it was being cut with a knife, unbearably painful.

Miss Gu grabbed Gu Yan’s hand, scurried back into the car, and introduced her mommy to Tang Yuxiu, "Handsome brother, this is my mommy. I always call her Gu Xiaoyan because she’s often dumber and more confused than me and Gu Xiaobao..."

Gu Yan was caught off guard by another slap on her head, but she smiled friendly at Tang Yuxiu, "Hello, I’m Gu Yan, Gu Xiaonian’s mother."

She... actually introduced herself like this in front of him...

Tang Yuxiu’s heart was bleeding, smiling bitterly continuously.

He stared at her with intense and complex eyes.

Gu Yan felt puzzled by his gaze, uncomfortable all over, and seeing him, something seemed off within her, a nameless agitation.

"My name is Tang Yuxiu." He finally replied, his voice suppressed and heavy.

Tang Yuxiu...

Gu Yan was slightly startled. Hearing this name, it felt like something had just brushed past her heart, too quick to capture.

Tang Yuxiu’s eyes focused on Gu Yan, then he looked at Gu Xiaonian. This was her daughter, who looked like her.

Suddenly, he thought of something, glancing down at the photo on Gu Yan’s phone again, the little boy who looked like his little boy...

He stiffened as he raised his head, his voice slightly choked, asking, "Are they your biological children?"

Gu Yan felt inexplicably confused, nodding, "Of course."

Suddenly, Tang Yuxiu felt nervous. He asked again, "How old are they?"

"Four," Gu Yan replied.

Four... the timing matches perfectly!