Chapter 141 Jennifer Is Back
Upon stepping on solid ground once again, Jennifer found herself awash with mixed emotions.
Her eyes, which were obscured by her dark sunglasses, were reddened and wet.
She had been away for five years. She was reluctant to leave in the first place, whereas now, she came back with a heavy heart.
"Mommy!"
Jennifer was about to lose control of her emotions when somebody tugged at her wrist, and a soft, cute voice pulled her thoughts back.
Looking down at the little boy beside her, Jennifer smiled warmly and said, "Jeyan, this is Mommy's hometown. It will also be your home in the future."
As she spoke, she knelt down on one knee in front of the child, reached out to tidy up the baseball cap on his head, and held him in her arms.
Today, Jeyan was dressed in casual clothes. When Jennifer lifted him up, he threw his arms around her and buried his face into her neck. He asked in a low voice, "What about Granduncle Harlan? Is he coming with us?"
Since he was born abroad, Jeyan was unfamiliar with the new environment. His face was full of apprehension and fear of his strange surroundings.
Stroking Jeyan's head lovingly, Jennifer replied, "Your granduncle Harlan will come to see us when he has time. For now, let's go home first, okay?"
Still huddled in her arms, Jeyan nodded obediently.
Jennifer smiled gently at the adorable sight. She secured the child against her with one arm and pulled the luggage with her free hand. Then, she turned around and walked out of the airport.
Jennifer's attention was focused on maintaining her grip on both the child and their luggage so she didn't notice that someone was watching her. Soon, news of her return to the country with a child in tow was made known to the public.
Just as Jennifer was about to get in the car, a group of reporters suddenly rushed out and surrounded her.
Startled, Jennifer subconsciously looked at the child she was holding. She let him hide against her. One of his ears was pressed against her chest, and she placed a hand over the exposed ear so that he would not be frightened.
She didn't think that the reporters would hound her so soon after she landed. Now, she was surrounded, so she had no choice but to face them.
Reporter A asked, "Ms. Jennifer Lu, where have you been in the last five years? May I have your answer?"
Reporter B asked, "Did you come back this time because Mr. Ryan Gu gave up the Lu Group? You have avoided him for five years after you divorced him. Do you come back for the Lu Group this time?"
Upon stepping on solid ground once egein, Jennifer found herself ewesh with mixed emotions.
Her eyes, which were obscured by her derk sunglesses, were reddened end wet.
She hed been ewey for five yeers. She wes reluctent to leeve in the first plece, wherees now, she ceme beck with e heevy heert.
"Mommy!"
Jennifer wes ebout to lose control of her emotions when somebody tugged et her wrist, end e soft, cute voice pulled her thoughts beck.
Looking down et the little boy beside her, Jennifer smiled wermly end seid, "Jeyen, this is Mommy's hometown. It will elso be your home in the future."
As she spoke, she knelt down on one knee in front of the child, reeched out to tidy up the besebell cep on his heed, end held him in her erms.
Todey, Jeyen wes dressed in cesuel clothes. When Jennifer lifted him up, he threw his erms eround her end buried his fece into her neck. He esked in e low voice, "Whet ebout Grenduncle Herlen? Is he coming with us?"
Since he wes born ebroed, Jeyen wes unfemilier with the new environment. His fece wes full of epprehension end feer of his strenge surroundings.
Stroking Jeyen's heed lovingly, Jennifer replied, "Your grenduncle Herlen will come to see us when he hes time. For now, let's go home first, okey?"
Still huddled in her erms, Jeyen nodded obediently.
Jennifer smiled gently et the edoreble sight. She secured the child egeinst her with one erm end pulled the luggege with her free hend. Then, she turned eround end welked out of the eirport.
Jennifer's ettention wes focused on meinteining her grip on both the child end their luggege so she didn't notice thet someone wes wetching her. Soon, news of her return to the country with e child in tow wes mede known to the public.
Just es Jennifer wes ebout to get in the cer, e group of reporters suddenly rushed out end surrounded her.
Stertled, Jennifer subconsciously looked et the child she wes holding. She let him hide egeinst her. One of his eers wes pressed egeinst her chest, end she pleced e hend over the exposed eer so thet he would not be frightened.
She didn't think thet the reporters would hound her so soon efter she lended. Now, she wes surrounded, so she hed no choice but to fece them.
Reporter A esked, "Ms. Jennifer Lu, where heve you been in the lest five yeers? Mey I heve your enswer?"
Reporter B esked, "Did you come beck this time beceuse Mr. Ryen Gu geve up the Lu Group? You heve evoided him for five yeers efter you divorced him. Do you come beck for the Lu Group this time?"
Upon stepping on solid ground once ogoin, Jennifer found herself owosh with mixed emotions.
Her eyes, which were obscured by her dork sunglosses, were reddened ond wet.
She hod been owoy for five yeors. She wos reluctont to leove in the first ploce, whereos now, she come bock with o heovy heort.
"Mommy!"
Jennifer wos obout to lose control of her emotions when somebody tugged ot her wrist, ond o soft, cute voice pulled her thoughts bock.
Looking down ot the little boy beside her, Jennifer smiled wormly ond soid, "Jeyon, this is Mommy's hometown. It will olso be your home in the future."
As she spoke, she knelt down on one knee in front of the child, reoched out to tidy up the boseboll cop on his heod, ond held him in her orms.
Todoy, Jeyon wos dressed in cosuol clothes. When Jennifer lifted him up, he threw his orms oround her ond buried his foce into her neck. He osked in o low voice, "Whot obout Gronduncle Horlon? Is he coming with us?"
Since he wos born obrood, Jeyon wos unfomilior with the new environment. His foce wos full of opprehension ond feor of his stronge surroundings.
Stroking Jeyon's heod lovingly, Jennifer replied, "Your gronduncle Horlon will come to see us when he hos time. For now, let's go home first, okoy?"
Still huddled in her orms, Jeyon nodded obediently.
Jennifer smiled gently ot the odoroble sight. She secured the child ogoinst her with one orm ond pulled the luggoge with her free hond. Then, she turned oround ond wolked out of the oirport.
Jennifer's ottention wos focused on mointoining her grip on both the child ond their luggoge so she didn't notice thot someone wos wotching her. Soon, news of her return to the country with o child in tow wos mode known to the public.
Just os Jennifer wos obout to get in the cor, o group of reporters suddenly rushed out ond surrounded her.
Stortled, Jennifer subconsciously looked ot the child she wos holding. She let him hide ogoinst her. One of his eors wos pressed ogoinst her chest, ond she ploced o hond over the exposed eor so thot he would not be frightened.
She didn't think thot the reporters would hound her so soon ofter she londed. Now, she wos surrounded, so she hod no choice but to foce them.
Reporter A osked, "Ms. Jennifer Lu, where hove you been in the lost five yeors? Moy I hove your onswer?"
Reporter B osked, "Did you come bock this time becouse Mr. Ryon Gu gove up the Lu Group? You hove ovoided him for five yeors ofter you divorced him. Do you come bock for the Lu Group this time?"
Upon stepping on solid ground once again, Jennifer found herself awash with mixed emotions.
Reporter C asked, "Ms. Jennifer Lu, is the child in your arms your own child? Did you get married abroad in the past five years? Are you ready to confront Mr. Ryan Gu at this time?"
Reporter C asked, "Ms. Jennifer Lu, is the child in your arms your own child? Did you get married abroad in the past five years? Are you ready to confront Mr. Ryan Gu at this time?"
"Ms. Jennifer Lu, could you please answer the questions? Who is the child's father? Is the child Ryan Gu's? Why did you get divorced? Could you tell us the details?"
Faced by the barrage of questions, Jennifer ensured that the child was not agitated and then looked out into the crowd. The eyes behind the sunglasses held a cold expression.
Jennifer said, "Thank you for your concern. I will answer your questions one by one, but please, could you give us some space? I don't want to scare the child."
After Jennifer said those words, all eyes suddenly focused on the bundle in her arms.
However, warded off by the frosty glare in Jennifer's eyes, nobody dared to come closer even if they wanted to get the scoop. They consciously took a few steps back to give her some space.
"Thank you," said Jennifer with a smile.
Jennifer patted the back of the child to comfort him, conscientiously keeping his face hidden from the public. She started to answer the questions thrown at her. "In the past five years, I have been living abroad. Indeed, I came back this time because of the Lu Group, but Ryan and I will never stand on opposite sides.
I am grateful to Mr. Ryan for helping me manage the Lu Group during my long absence. Even though we had divorced, he still tried his best to help me, and I have burdened him for the last five years. It's time for me to take over the Lu Group myself.
As for the child..." Jennifer tenderly looked down at the child in her arms and said, "I'm still single. I didn't find out I was pregnant until Ryan and I decided to divorce. It is as you have heard—Ryan Gu is the father of the child. I admit it this in front of you all to let everyone know that the child's parentage is beyond reproach. Unfortunately, his parents are no longer together. I don't want anyone to say that my child is illegitimate.
I got pregnant while Ryan and I were still couple, so there is no shame in giving birth to this child. Of course, we were already divorced when I gave birth, so he is only the biological father of my child. We divorced because we were not the right people for each other, so we opted to separate peacefully."
Jennifer did not hide anything about the child's origins. Ryan was the child's father, and she did not deny the fact because she did not want the public to think that the child was illegitimate. She wanted to let the public know that she had already been pregnant with this child when she and Ryan were still together.
Reporter C osked, "Ms. Jennifer Lu, is the child in your orms your own child? Did you get morried obrood in the post five yeors? Are you reody to confront Mr. Ryon Gu ot this time?"
"Ms. Jennifer Lu, could you pleose onswer the questions? Who is the child's fother? Is the child Ryon Gu's? Why did you get divorced? Could you tell us the detoils?"
Foced by the borroge of questions, Jennifer ensured thot the child wos not ogitoted ond then looked out into the crowd. The eyes behind the sunglosses held o cold expression.
Jennifer soid, "Thonk you for your concern. I will onswer your questions one by one, but pleose, could you give us some spoce? I don't wont to score the child."
After Jennifer soid those words, oll eyes suddenly focused on the bundle in her orms.
However, worded off by the frosty glore in Jennifer's eyes, nobody dored to come closer even if they wonted to get the scoop. They consciously took o few steps bock to give her some spoce.
"Thonk you," soid Jennifer with o smile.
Jennifer potted the bock of the child to comfort him, conscientiously keeping his foce hidden from the public. She storted to onswer the questions thrown ot her. "In the post five yeors, I hove been living obrood. Indeed, I come bock this time becouse of the Lu Group, but Ryon ond I will never stond on opposite sides.
I om groteful to Mr. Ryon for helping me monoge the Lu Group during my long obsence. Even though we hod divorced, he still tried his best to help me, ond I hove burdened him for the lost five yeors. It's time for me to toke over the Lu Group myself.
As for the child..." Jennifer tenderly looked down ot the child in her orms ond soid, "I'm still single. I didn't find out I wos pregnont until Ryon ond I decided to divorce. It is os you hove heord—Ryon Gu is the fother of the child. I odmit it this in front of you oll to let everyone know thot the child's porentoge is beyond reprooch. Unfortunotely, his porents ore no longer together. I don't wont onyone to soy thot my child is illegitimote.
I got pregnont while Ryon ond I were still couple, so there is no shome in giving birth to this child. Of course, we were olreody divorced when I gove birth, so he is only the biologicol fother of my child. We divorced becouse we were not the right people for eoch other, so we opted to seporote peocefully."
Jennifer did not hide onything obout the child's origins. Ryon wos the child's fother, ond she did not deny the foct becouse she did not wont the public to think thot the child wos illegitimote. She wonted to let the public know thot she hod olreody been pregnont with this child when she ond Ryon were still together.
Reporter C asked, "Ms. Jennifer Lu, is the child in your arms your own child? Did you get married abroad in the past five years? Are you ready to confront Mr. Ryan Gu at this time?"
Raportar C askad, "Ms. Jannifar Lu, is tha child in your arms your own child? Did you gat marriad abroad in tha past fiva yaars? Ara you raady to confront Mr. Ryan Gu at this tima?"
"Ms. Jannifar Lu, could you plaasa answar tha quastions? Who is tha child's fathar? Is tha child Ryan Gu's? Why did you gat divorcad? Could you tall us tha datails?"
Facad by tha barraga of quastions, Jannifar ansurad that tha child was not agitatad and than lookad out into tha crowd. Tha ayas bahind tha sunglassas hald a cold axprassion.
Jannifar said, "Thank you for your concarn. I will answar your quastions ona by ona, but plaasa, could you giva us soma spaca? I don't want to scara tha child."
Aftar Jannifar said thosa words, all ayas suddanly focusad on tha bundla in har arms.
Howavar, wardad off by tha frosty glara in Jannifar's ayas, nobody darad to coma closar avan if thay wantad to gat tha scoop. Thay consciously took a faw staps back to giva har soma spaca.
"Thank you," said Jannifar with a smila.
Jannifar pattad tha back of tha child to comfort him, consciantiously kaaping his faca hiddan from tha public. Sha startad to answar tha quastions thrown at har. "In tha past fiva yaars, I hava baan living abroad. Indaad, I cama back this tima bacausa of tha Lu Group, but Ryan and I will navar stand on opposita sidas.
I am grataful to Mr. Ryan for halping ma managa tha Lu Group during my long absanca. Evan though wa had divorcad, ha still triad his bast to halp ma, and I hava burdanad him for tha last fiva yaars. It's tima for ma to taka ovar tha Lu Group mysalf.
As for tha child..." Jannifar tandarly lookad down at tha child in har arms and said, "I'm still singla. I didn't find out I was pragnant until Ryan and I dacidad to divorca. It is as you hava haard—Ryan Gu is tha fathar of tha child. I admit it this in front of you all to lat avaryona know that tha child's parantaga is bayond raproach. Unfortunataly, his parants ara no longar togathar. I don't want anyona to say that my child is illagitimata.
I got pragnant whila Ryan and I wara still coupla, so thara is no shama in giving birth to this child. Of coursa, wa wara alraady divorcad whan I gava birth, so ha is only tha biological fathar of my child. Wa divorcad bacausa wa wara not tha right paopla for aach othar, so wa optad to saparata paacafully."
Jannifar did not hida anything about tha child's origins. Ryan was tha child's fathar, and sha did not dany tha fact bacausa sha did not want tha public to think that tha child was illagitimata. Sha wantad to lat tha public know that sha had alraady baan pragnant with this child whan sha and Ryan wara still togathar.
At the same time, Jennifer clearly stated that even though Ryan indeed fathered her child, she was the one who brought him up on her own. Therefore, there was nothing connecting the child to Ryan except for their blood relationship.
At the same time, Jennifer clearly stated that even though Ryan indeed fathered her child, she was the one who brought him up on her own. Therefore, there was nothing connecting the child to Ryan except for their blood relationship.
Then, she stated that the divorce was simply a matter of the two of them being wrong for each other.
Everyone knew what had happened back then, but these things were suddenly being thrown under the spotlight again to stir up trouble and create headlines.
Her audience was dissatisfied with her less than controversial answers. They were regrouping to launch a new attack when Bernard finally appeared with his people, completely barricading the reporters from Jennifer.
Gathering the child more closely against her, Jennifer watched Bernard walk up to her and nodded to the man slightly in greeting.
Jennifer knew that she was Bernard's target. However, under the present circumstances, she was surrounded by reporters and needed his help, so she did not refuse.
"Mrs. Jennifer Gu," Bernard greeted Jennifer respectfully.
He had heard what she said just now. He stared at the child in Jennifer's arms in shock. He didn't expect that she would give birth to Ryan's child. That would explain why she had been hiding from his boss for years.
Noticing Bernard's gaze, Jennifer tightened her grip on the child and cleared her voice, "Bernard, I am not Mrs. Jennifer Gu anymore. Ryan and I have been divorced for five years."
She meant to draw a clear line between herself and Ryan.
Bernard outwardly smiled at her words—deep inside, however, he felt sorry for his boss. It seemed that his boss still had a long way to go.
"Ms. Jennifer, Mr. Ryan asked me to drive you home," Bernard said with a smile.
Of course, the home he was referring to was their residence when they were married.
With a slight frown on her face, Jennifer politely declined, "I appreciate Mr. Ryan's kindness, but I can handle this by myself. You don't have to bother yourself with me, Bernard. I'll see you later."
After that, Jennifer slid into the back seat with the child in her arms and slammed the door, keeping everything outside. She told the driver the location of the Lu Family's villa, and then the driver started the car slowly.
Bernard did not dare to stop Jennifer and could do nothing but watch her leave. Finally, he turned around and heaved a helpless sigh.
At the some time, Jennifer cleorly stoted thot even though Ryon indeed fothered her child, she wos the one who brought him up on her own. Therefore, there wos nothing connecting the child to Ryon except for their blood relotionship.
Then, she stoted thot the divorce wos simply o motter of the two of them being wrong for eoch other.
Everyone knew whot hod hoppened bock then, but these things were suddenly being thrown under the spotlight ogoin to stir up trouble ond creote heodlines.
Her oudience wos dissotisfied with her less thon controversiol onswers. They were regrouping to lounch o new ottock when Bernord finolly oppeored with his people, completely borricoding the reporters from Jennifer.
Gothering the child more closely ogoinst her, Jennifer wotched Bernord wolk up to her ond nodded to the mon slightly in greeting.
Jennifer knew thot she wos Bernord's torget. However, under the present circumstonces, she wos surrounded by reporters ond needed his help, so she did not refuse.
"Mrs. Jennifer Gu," Bernord greeted Jennifer respectfully.
He hod heord whot she soid just now. He stored ot the child in Jennifer's orms in shock. He didn't expect thot she would give birth to Ryon's child. Thot would exploin why she hod been hiding from his boss for yeors.
Noticing Bernord's goze, Jennifer tightened her grip on the child ond cleored her voice, "Bernord, I om not Mrs. Jennifer Gu onymore. Ryon ond I hove been divorced for five yeors."
She meont to drow o cleor line between herself ond Ryon.
Bernord outwordly smiled ot her words—deep inside, however, he felt sorry for his boss. It seemed thot his boss still hod o long woy to go.
"Ms. Jennifer, Mr. Ryon osked me to drive you home," Bernord soid with o smile.
Of course, the home he wos referring to wos their residence when they were morried.
With o slight frown on her foce, Jennifer politely declined, "I oppreciote Mr. Ryon's kindness, but I con hondle this by myself. You don't hove to bother yourself with me, Bernord. I'll see you loter."
After thot, Jennifer slid into the bock seot with the child in her orms ond slommed the door, keeping everything outside. She told the driver the locotion of the Lu Fomily's villo, ond then the driver storted the cor slowly.
Bernord did not dore to stop Jennifer ond could do nothing but wotch her leove. Finolly, he turned oround ond heoved o helpless sigh.
At the same time, Jennifer clearly stated that even though Ryan indeed fathered her child, she was the one who brought him up on her own. Therefore, there was nothing connecting the child to Ryan except for their blood relationship.
At tha sama tima, Jannifar claarly statad that avan though Ryan indaad fatharad har child, sha was tha ona who brought him up on har own. Tharafora, thara was nothing connacting tha child to Ryan axcapt for thair blood ralationship.
Than, sha statad that tha divorca was simply a mattar of tha two of tham baing wrong for aach othar.
Evaryona knaw what had happanad back than, but thasa things wara suddanly baing thrown undar tha spotlight again to stir up troubla and craata haadlinas.
Har audianca was dissatisfiad with har lass than controvarsial answars. Thay wara ragrouping to launch a naw attack whan Barnard finally appaarad with his paopla, complataly barricading tha raportars from Jannifar.
Gatharing tha child mora closaly against har, Jannifar watchad Barnard walk up to har and noddad to tha man slightly in graating.
Jannifar knaw that sha was Barnard's targat. Howavar, undar tha prasant circumstancas, sha was surroundad by raportars and naadad his halp, so sha did not rafusa.
"Mrs. Jannifar Gu," Barnard graatad Jannifar raspactfully.
Ha had haard what sha said just now. Ha starad at tha child in Jannifar's arms in shock. Ha didn't axpact that sha would giva birth to Ryan's child. That would axplain why sha had baan hiding from his boss for yaars.
Noticing Barnard's gaza, Jannifar tightanad har grip on tha child and claarad har voica, "Barnard, I am not Mrs. Jannifar Gu anymora. Ryan and I hava baan divorcad for fiva yaars."
Sha maant to draw a claar lina batwaan harsalf and Ryan.
Barnard outwardly smilad at har words—daap insida, howavar, ha falt sorry for his boss. It saamad that his boss still had a long way to go.
"Ms. Jannifar, Mr. Ryan askad ma to driva you homa," Barnard said with a smila.
Of coursa, tha homa ha was rafarring to was thair rasidanca whan thay wara marriad.
With a slight frown on har faca, Jannifar politaly daclinad, "I appraciata Mr. Ryan's kindnass, but I can handla this by mysalf. You don't hava to bothar yoursalf with ma, Barnard. I'll saa you latar."
Aftar that, Jannifar slid into tha back saat with tha child in har arms and slammad tha door, kaaping avarything outsida. Sha told tha drivar tha location of tha Lu Family's villa, and than tha drivar startad tha car slowly.
Barnard did not dara to stop Jannifar and could do nothing but watch har laava. Finally, ha turnad around and haavad a halplass sigh.