Qiao Zhe picked up the clothes from the chair and draped them over himself. He opened the door and went out.

When the assistant sitting outside saw that it was Qiao Zhe, he stood up and asked, "President, are you going out? I'll call a car for you right now." As he spoke, he was about to call the driver.

Qiao Zhe glanced at him and said, "No need. I want to go out alone. If anyone comes, tell them to wait for me in the office."

The assistant nodded, "Yes, CEO."

Qiao Zhe wandered around aimlessly. Anyway, he wanted to find a place to relax. As for where he was going, he did not have any thoughts.

Just as he walked to the entrance of a mall, he was bumped into by a child.

The teenager was not tall. At first, he looked flustered when he bumped into Qiao Zhe, but he quickly calmed down. "Hello, Uncle. I ran too fast just now. I'm sorry."

"It's fine. Be careful later." Qiao Zhe might have been a little dissatisfied at first, but seeing that the child was so sensible, he naturally did not haggle with a child. He pulled his clothes and gave Jiang Rann a gentle smile.

However, when the smile saw Jiang Rann's face, it froze on his lips.

Why did this child look so familiar? Qiao Zhe could not think of anything at the moment. He stared straight at Jiang Rann, and for a moment, he even forgot what he wanted to say.

"Uncle, if that's the case, I'll go back first." Jiang Rann bowed and was about to leave. This uncle looked very strange, but for some reason, he felt that he was somewhat familiar.

Forget it, I must have made a mistake. Jiang Rann comforted himself in his heart, but at this time, Qiao Zhe strode forward and did something that even he did not expect - He reached out his hand and rubbed Jiang Rann's hairy head.

Even his expression was gentle, "How old are you?"

"You can't tell this to strangers." Jiang Rann was alarmed as he looked at Qiao Zhe, but even he himself did not know why he did not reject Qiao Zhe's touch.

He had never let anyone touch him since he was a child, except his mother, and now a strange man was rubbing his head.

Qiao Zhe did not feel that there was anything wrong with his movements at all. Instead, he felt that they were extremely comfortable and rubbed them habitually: "What a smart child, going out alone?"

"No, there's still my mother." Jiang Rann's face was serious as he raised his head and looked at Qiao Zhe. The more Qiao Zhe looked at him, the more familiar his expression became.

For a moment, he couldn't remember where he had seen such a face before.

"Jiang Rann? Slow down, Jiang Rann." Jiang Xiying walked out of the mall at this time. She first looked around and saw Jiang Rann and Qiao Zhe.

It had to be said that when the two of them stood together, they looked as if they had been made out of the same mold.

Jiang Xiying panicked. She quickly ran to Jiang Rann's side and grabbed his hand. "I told you not to run around, but you're still running around. Hurry up and say goodbye to uncle!"

"Is this your daughter?" Qiao Zhe's heart ached when he saw Jiang Xiying like this.

Did he miss it in the end? Jiang Xiying's child was already so old now.

Jiang Xiying was too embarrassed to pretend to be deaf and mute at a time like this. She could only raise her head with a look of surprise on her face. "Oh, it's you. Come, Jiang Rann, meet this uncle. This is Uncle Qiao. Say hello to him."

"Hello, Uncle." Jiang Rann didn't know why his mother's words were so reversed, but he still greeted Qiao Zhe obediently.

Jiang Xiying was still nervous and tightly held Jiang Rann's wrist. Jiang Rann was a little curious, but he quickly reacted. His mother didn't like this person.

"I'm sorry, Uncle, but I'll be late for my remedial classes, so I'll be going home with Mom. Goodbye, Uncle."

After saying that, he pulled Jiang Xiying and left without waiting for Qiao Zhe's reply.

Jiang Xiying asked Jiang Rann with a serious expression how he saw Qiao Zhe, and even spoke to him. Jiang Xiying saw that Jiang Rann and Qiao Zhe were chatting happily. The two of them were talking to each other as if they were father and son who had a good relationship.

"Rann, tell Mom, how did you see Qiao Zhe?" Jiang Xiying asked Jiang Rann in a gentle tone, afraid that Jiang Rann would be unhappy if she asked him in a reprimanding tone. Moreover, this was not Jiang Rann's fault in the first place. It was all because of Qiao Zhe's appearance. Jiang Xiying felt that she should not blame Jiang Rann. It was better to ask him directly.

"I was walking home from school, and I ran into Uncle Joe, and Uncle Joe said hello to me, and I said hello to Uncle Joe. After that, I saw that you were not home yet, so I talked to Uncle Qiao for a while. Don't be angry. We really just met by chance. " Jiang Rann said in his grandmother's voice.

Jiang Rann said this because he was also afraid that his mother would be angry, so he wisely chose a reason to reassure her. He didn't want to see his mother unhappy. Moreover, everything Jiang Rann said was the truth.

Jiang Rann told Jiang Xiying everything she knew, and when Jiang Xiying heard it, she smiled at Jiang Rann.

Although Jiang Xiying really wanted to know what Qiao Zhe and Jiang Rann said, she didn't ask anything.

Jiang Xiying wondered what Qiao Zhe and Rann had said. Did they mention anything they shouldn't have said? What did Qiao Zhe tell Rann?

No, Rann's expression was the same as usual. It seemed like Qiao Zhe did not say anything to Rann. It was just that Qiao Zhe did not tell Rann about me, so what did he say? Rann got out of school very early. If I'm not wrong, Qiao Zhe and Rann had already met by chance, and the two of them had a lot to talk about.

Jiang Xiying thought a lot from the bottom of her heart. She did not know if Qiao Zhe's encounter with Jiang Rann was accidental or intentional, but Jiang Xiying was very nervous. Seeing Jiang Xiying in such a panic, Qiao Zhe thought that she was hiding something, but Qiao Zhe did not say it out loud.

Qiao Zhe did not say anything when he saw Jiang Xiying in such a panic. Qiao Zhe did not think too much about it. He thought that it was because Jiang Xiying was afraid that Jiang Rann, a child, would get lost outside, so she was in such a panic. Actually, that was not the case. Qiao Zhe was just wrong.

Jiang Xiying did not want to see Qiao Zhe in the first place, and Qiao Zhe also understood that because Jiang Xiying had already promised someone else, she did not want to break the promise so quickly. Jiang Xiying also did not want to have any kind of ambiguous relationship with Qiao Zhe. She wanted to cut off all useless relationships, all useless people, leaving her and Jiang Rann alone to live a quiet life. Jiang Xiying did not need anything else.

"All right, let's go, Rann. You have to go to supplementary lessons later. We can't stay here any longer. Otherwise, we'll really be late." Jiang Xiying said to Jiang Rann with a smile.

After hearing Jiang Xiying's words, Jiang Rann smiled and nodded at her. Then, in her sweet voice, she said, "Okay, I'll do my homework today."

Jiang Xiying smiled and was about to leave with Jiang Rann without even looking at Qiao Zhe.

Before Jiang Rann left, he smiled at Qiao Zhe and said, "Uncle, I'm leaving. We'll meet again when we have time. Right now, I'm going back to do my homework. If there's no homework, I'll definitely spend more time with you."