Ming Ruyu acted as an intermediary, helping to connect both sides.
Did Bo Xin know who the other party was? Tao Lehua's biological mother. She was divorced, settled abroad, and lived a free and easy life.
She wasn't short of money, and she took good care of Tao Lehua.
But after all, she wasn't in the country, so there were things she couldn't do despite her good intentions.
This time, she returned to China to attend her child's piano competition. However, due to a typhoon affecting flights, she missed the first match.
She had heard a lot recently and seemed to want to apologize to Bo Xin in person. She asked Ming Ruyu to arrange this meeting.
On the opposite sofa, Wen Ni sat upright. During her time in China, she had learned some basic etiquette for apologizing, so she didn't habitually cross her legs.
Especially in her eyes, Bo Xin looked gentle and graceful, with the aura of an Eastern beauty.
She felt even less inclined to use the way she usually interacted back home. Would a cheek kiss embarrass her?
Wen Ni didn't know, so she kept holding back.
Although Ming Ruyu said Bo Xin was easy to get along with, wasn't angry, and might even react in unexpected ways,
She still couldn't relax and dare to act rashly, because besides apologizing, she also wanted to ask for something else!
Wen Ni smoothed her bangs and finally spoke. "Mrs. Bo, I've heard some things recently. I'm very sorry for the trouble we've caused your family."
Hearing this, Bo Xin waved her hand directly. "You don't need to apologize."
Because it wasn't Wen Ni's fault; it was her ex-husband's, Tao Lehua's father.
Bo Xin remembered Tao Lehua's appearance—light blonde hair with a clear mixed-race look.
She knew what Tao Lehua's father looked like. He was a well-known steel tycoon in the area, often featured in financial newspapers. Bo Xin took a sip of tea, relieved that Tao Lehua took after his mother.
Wen Ni: "I do have some fault. I shouldn't have let that disgusting man occupy so much of my son's time and space."
Bo Xin raised an eyebrow, beginning to wonder why she had married him.
Because the man's flaws were so obvious in her eyes, and he didn't seem good at disguising them.
It couldn't be that she briefly fell in love and ignored everything else, could it? Bo Xin was curious for a moment but then found it uninteresting, as the reasons for marriage were always the same.
Taking advantage of the topic, Bo Xin asked, "So, are you planning to move back to China?"
Wen Ni shook her head. "Not for now."
'Not for now' seemed like the thought had crossed her mind but was dismissed, intending to try other methods. If they still didn't work, she would actually do it.
Bo Xin became a bit curious about how she planned to help her child break free from his father's control.
It couldn't be just taking the child abroad directly.
Not to mention whether the child's father would agree, but with the child's own condition, moving to a completely different place would cause him stress too.
This really wasn't an easy matter to handle.
Bo Xin looked up at Wen Ni, as if asking for her plan.
But Wen Ni looked back at her, clearly full of expectation.
"You're a doctor. Can you take a look at my child's psychological state?"
Bo Xin felt the tea in her mouth lose its flavor. She thought Wen Ni seemed to have a wrong perception of her profession.
"I'm just a surgeon."
At most, she could also be considered a Chinese medicine doctor. She had never obtained a psychology certification nor treated psychological patients.
Jumping into this directly was a bit too much.
Bo Xin started to worry about Tao Lehua. This pair of parents seemed unreliable.
Wen Ni obviously didn't think so. "I heard that you treated Wen Jinyi, who was abducted by traffickers. He was in a very bad state at the time, and you were the one who calmed him down, which helped him improve. Please don't underestimate your own ability to heal emotionally."
Bo Xin was stunned for a moment. For a second, what she said made Bo Xin feel like she really could do it.
But reason pulled her back. "For such an important matter concerning a child, I still think making a decision like this seems a bit too hasty."
Find a proper psychologist to try first, then talk.
Wen Ni had already tried, but it was useless.
She began to think about why Bo Xin refused. Money? Definitely not. Bo Xin looked noble and was not short of money.
Every piece of clothing she wore was custom-made, and designer brands.
The shoes on her feet cost about five hundred, but her belt seemed like it was from a street stall. This attitude of not caring about brands only proved she didn't need money.
Wen Ni fiddled with her fingers anxiously. "Is your refusal related to the recent conflict between the children?"
Bo Xin nodded. "Of course, we have to respect the child's opinion."
If the child didn't want to continue interacting and felt it might be a loss, she would respect that and try not to cross that red line.
If she agreed, Bo Yuxu would definitely follow her regardless.
But that would be too accommodating to the Tao family.
Their family wasn't worth doing that for.