His voice was not loud, but every word hit Wu Pengpeng's heart like a thunderbolt.
She felt as if all the blood in her body had suddenly reversed and rushed to her brain. Her hand on the doorknob froze involuntarily.
Did he already know something?
She thought she had been very careful. There should be no loopholes.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant, but soon Wu Pengpeng calmed down.
She turned around and looked into Jiang He's eyes with a half - smile. "Do you know any other Wu Pengpengs?"
Jiang He didn't say a word. He just stared back at her without blinking.
The two stared silently at each other for almost half a minute. Neither of them gave in.
Finally, Wu Pengpeng's phone rang and broke the silence. She took out her phone, waved it at him, and said, "Sorry, I need to answer this call."
Jiang He nodded, indicating that she could do as she pleased.
Without avoiding him, Wu Pengpeng directly pressed the answer button. Her voice was completely emotionless. "What's up?"
On the other end of the phone, Shen Qianqian said anxiously, "Sister Peng, something happened to Teacher He."
Hearing this, Wu Pengpeng's face turned pale. Her voice trembled a little. "Is he injured?"
"No, but some media caught sight of..."
"That's good." Wu Pengpeng heaved a sigh of relief. This was not the right place to talk. She whispered, "We'll talk when I get back."
After saying that, she hung up the phone. She looked up at Jiang He, looking calm again. "Mr. Jiang, I have something to attend to at the company. I'll leave first."
Jiang He had seen her nervous look just now. He originally wanted to show his concern, but seeing her cold attitude, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and just smiled faintly. "Okay."
Wu Pengpeng turned around and opened the door. Before going out, she seemed to remember something. She turned back and said with a smile, "By the way, Mr. Jiang, if you ever meet the real Wu Pengpeng one day, you might as well bring her to meet me."
After saying that, she opened the door and walked out boldly.
Jiang He was a bit embarrassed by her veiled words. He awkwardly touched his nose.
This little girl has quite a temper.
Just as he was thinking about sending a message to mend their relationship, his phone vibrated. It was a message from Yan Moyi.
"We're back from Black Continent. That god - forsaken place doesn't even have a signal. How's the little guy recently? Has he caused you any trouble?"
Jiang He looked up. Through the glass window, he saw Wu Pengpeng waiting for the elevator. Maybe it was because she was cold or impatient, she was pacing in small circles on the spot.
A smile curved his lips. He lowered his head and typed, "No."
Yan Moyi replied instantly, "That's good. Please take care of him for a few more days. I'll come to pick him up after I finish dealing with things here in a couple of days."
Jiang He replied with a "Okay". He looked up at Wu Pengpeng again. Just then, the elevator door slowly closed, separating her from his sight.
He stared at the closed elevator door for a while and then looked away.
At this time, his phone vibrated again. He thought it was another message from Yan Moyi, but when he opened it, it wasn't.
Manta: "Have you confirmed it?"
Jiang He was silent for a moment before typing back, "I think you're overthinking it."
Manta: "She has no memory of the past, and she was able to recover completely after being seriously injured twice. I think there's something fishy about this."
Jiang He frowned slightly. "You're overthinking it."
The other side seemed to sense his perfunctory. It took a long time to reply.
Manta: "You said you'd cooperate with me. You're not hiding anything from me, are you?"
Jiang He frowned. His expression was as if he was on the verge of losing his patience. "No."
On the way back to the company, Wu Pengpeng roughly understood what had happened.
This morning, He Qianshan took the little milk bun to the amusement park. They were photographed, and the news made it onto the hot search.
Normally, with He Qianshan's status, even if he was photographed taking his wife and child to the amusement park, it wouldn't make it onto the hot search.
But today, the production crew of "Born a Couple" was also filming at the amusement park. Zhou Hong saw He Qianshan and greeted him. In the video, the little milk bun was seen hugging He Qianshan's leg and acting coquettishly.
Zhou Hong posted this video online. With Class - 3's popularity, the topic quickly became a hot one.
Previously, He Qianshan was the first announced guest of "Born a Couple", but then he quit the show before filming started. This back - and - forth attracted a lot of attention.
Many people speculated that he and Ye Minmin were going to hype themselves up, but after the contract was terminated, there was no news about them. It seemed that they really just didn't want to participate in the show.
Now that He Qianshan suddenly appeared with a child in Zhou Hong's video, netizens finally understood why he had quit the show. It turned out that he had gone home to take care of his child.
The on - lookers were excited. They began to speculate about the child's biological mother.
Wu Pengpeng scrolled through the netizens' comments. Some guessed that Ye Minmin was the child's mother. Some guessed that the child was He Qianshan's with his co - star in his first drama. And some guessed that the child's mother was someone outside the entertainment circle.
She continued to scroll down. After about dozens of comments, she finally saw a comment that caught her eye.
I want to get rich overnight: I'm bold enough to say this. I think the child is He Qianshan's and the daughter of the richest man Wu's!!! Don't you guys think the combination of a domineering sugar daddy and a beautiful but little - known actor is so cute? My teeth are good. I'll be the first to ship them!
This little netizen has a sharp eye. He has a bright future!
Wu Pengpeng thought it was urgent to talk to him about "getting rich overnight". She happily gave him a like and clicked on the replies under the comment.
However, things didn't go as she wished. Other netizens all expressed their opposition. Based on the child's age, if she had given birth to a child at the age of eighteen, her family would definitely break her legs.
Wu Pengpeng angrily replied below, "Her family dotes on her. Is that okay?"
"Sister Peng, what's wrong?" Shen Qianqian noticed that Wu Pengpeng was in a bad mood. She thought the situation was even worse. Looking very worried, she said, "What's wrong with Teacher He? He quietly got a child, and now we can't even reach him. I don't know how to handle the public relations for him."
Regarding the little milk bun, Wu Pengpeng hadn't told many people. Except for her family and Zhao Bufan, no one else knew about his existence.
For now, Wu Pengpeng didn't want to talk about it either. With her current wealth, being her son might be a high - risk occupation. The fewer people who knew about the little milk bun, the better.
She awkwardly touched her chin and didn't say a word.
Shen Qianqian was about to cry from worry. "Who on earth caused this mess and made our poor Teacher He take the blame!"
Wu Pengpeng, the real culprit, coughed awkwardly. "How do you know it wasn't his own doing?"
Shen Qianqian said firmly, "Impossible! Teacher He is a clean - living person. He would never do such a thing!"
Wu Pengpeng: "..."
So you're saying I'm not a clean - living person!
Shen Qianqian reasoned, "I watched that video carefully. The child doesn't look like Teacher He at all. He must not be his biological child!"
Wu Pengpeng became interested. "Then do you think the child looks like me?"
Shen Qianqian looked at her seriously and shook her head definitely. "No."
Wu Pengpeng was really surprised. Didn't Aunt Tang and Uncle Er say that the child looked exactly like her when she was a child?
Seeing Wu Pengpeng's reaction, Shen Qianqian then suddenly remembered the relationship between her and He Qianshan.
She stammered a few times and then said dryly, "Sister Peng, don't take it to heart. Those unscrupulous media just like to write nonsense. Teacher He is not that kind of person."
But I am that kind of person.
Wu Pengpeng said self - deprecatingly, "Since we can't reach the God of Words, just let this matter go. We won't deal with it."
"Why?" Shen Qianqian knew very well what it meant for a fan - girl. Having a child would cut off everyone's fantasies about him. "This will affect Teacher He's popularity among passers - by!"
Wu Pengpeng had never been in the fan - circle, but she also knew that having a child wouldn't affect one's popularity among passers - by. It would only affect his girlfriend - fans and wife - fans.
She didn't want to attract a large number of love - rivals and potential sponsors. She hoped to take this opportunity to kill off the girlfriend - fans' hopes.
So she made a decisive decision. "Let it be like this!"
Shen Qianqian wanted to persuade her further. At this time, the office door was pushed open. He Qianshan walked in anxiously.
Seeing that he was unharmed, Wu Pengpeng gave him a faint smile. "You're here!"
He Qianshan nodded and glanced at Shen Qianqian who was standing aside.
Shen Qianqian understood and left tactfully.
He Qianshan hesitated for a long time before finally summoning up the courage to say, "I heard from Xinxin today that you agreed to let him change his name to He Zixin."
Wu Pengpeng was embarrassed to reveal her true thoughts. She continued to let the child take the blame. "Yes. He said he likes you and wants to take your surname. I couldn't stop him."
He Qianshan took a step forward and looked into Wu Pengpeng's eyes. "I like him very much too. How about we..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Wu Pengpeng's phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was an unknown number.
She made a gesture to He Qianshan to wait a moment and then answered the phone. "Hello, who is this?"
"Who am I?" The person on the other end of the phone sneered. "I'm Yan Zixin's father."