Chapter 1080 Panda Eyes



"Really… we won't meet again… But thank you so much for today…" Tan Jing said regretfully as she looked at the piece of film.

It took Tan Jing two hours to make the one-kilometer journey home. Along the way, she stopped frequently to look at the scenery in the city late at night and observe the people rushing by. It made her feel very happy and fulfilled.

After returning home, she took a quick hot shower. Then, she tossed and turned as she lay on the bed. Cheng Gu's face kept appearing in her mind and she seemed to keep hearing what he said to her.

Was there really a need to do all these things she was doing now? Did she feel happy now?

Perhaps she would have a good life after adopting that child. She guessed that she would be very happy then. She and Xia Wen did not lack anything except a child. Once they had a child, they would be able to secure his position as the next heir of the Xia family. At that time, whatever Xia Mao had would belong to Xia Wen. In the future, it would be up to Xia Wen to decide how and where they should live.

Right. As long as she had a child, she would be able to defeat Qiao Mei. The Xia family would also think highly of her and she would then be able to answer to the Tan family.

All this while, everyone looked down on her because she could not have a child. Once she had one, the Xia family would not be able to pick on her anymore.

Tan Jing fell asleep while thinking about this. No one in the Xia family noticed that Tan Jing had gone missing. Even Xia Wen did not notice it. It was only at bedtime that Xia Wen realized that Tan Jing was missing.

"Xiao He! Have you seen your sister-in-law?" Xia Wen asked with a frown.

Xia He tried her best to recall everything that happened during the day. She did not recall having seen Tan Jing earlier, or even during the entire day… Tan Jing did not have much of a presence, so Xia He really could not recall anything.

"You can go and ask Aunt and the others. I was inside the room all day! I basically didn't come out much. You can also ask Auntie Fan. Eldest Sister-in-law should have gone to the kitchen to help out during the day," Xia He said.

Xia Wen did not act rashly and checked with Xia Xiu and Xia Fang. Based on Tan Jing's character, she would not do anything reckless. She must have either gone back home to rest or to stay at the Tan family's house.

Tan Jing had been reluctant to spend the new year with the Xia family, so it was possible that she decided to go home in the end. Xia Wen tidied his clothes and decided to go back to his room to sleep. How could a living person just mysteriously disappear in this courtyard house?

The most hidden place in this courtyard house was probably the well in Qiao Mei's front yard. That well was covered with a huge stone slab and it was impossible to lift it without the help of two or three burly men. With Tan Jing's strength, it would be impossible for her to move it.

He decided to stop worrying and just let her be. She was not a child anymore and had her own judgment. It was not good for him to control her too much.

Xia Wen lay on the bed and slowly closed his eyes. Recently, he had also been reflecting on his relationship with Tan Jing. After all, the Tan family was her maternal family and it was not her choice to be born in that family. Tan Jing also had her own difficulties, but the thing was that she should never have hurt other people.

People who had been hurt before should better understand the feelings of people who were in the same situation. Everyone should be supporting and taking care of one another, not getting jealous and starting fights.

Xia Wen was the eldest brother and the eldest male of his generation in the Xia family. He had to bear the responsibility of taking care of the entire Xia family. If he could not take good care of Qiao Mei, then he should not be a member of the Xia family anymore as he would feel too ashamed to face Xia Zhe.

Even so, the Tan family could not be allowed to continue with their arrogant behavior. This time, they must be taught a lesson. Xia Wen could not take the initiative to reconcile with Tan Jing at the moment. Otherwise, once the Tan family found out, they would think that they could always revert to their old habits in the future. He wanted to let the Tan family know that Tan Jing was not favored in the Xia family now. This was so that the Tan family would refrain from looking for her so frivolously in order to protect her position in the Xia family.

Everyone had their own worries throughout the night. The next morning, Xia He slowly walked out of Qiao Mei's bedroom with her eyes looking like panda eyes. Xia He did not know what was wrong with Qiao Mei last night, but she had snored the entire night without a pause.

Qiao Mei had fallen asleep the moment her head touched the pillow. The speed at which she fell asleep was jaw-dropping. Xia He had sat there and stared at Qiao Mei the entire night. She was a light sleeper and would wake up at the slightest sound.