The Amazing son in law Chapter 7448

charlie Wade noticed Ruyu’s nervous expression and smiled. “Miss Song, you seem more reserved than the last time we met. This is China—there’s no need to be so nervous or overly polite. No one will harm you here.”

Hearing charlie Wade’s deep, magnetic voice and seeing his reassuring smile, Ruyu nodded anxiously.

But she knew charlie Wade had misunderstood her.

Her reserved demeanor wasn’t due to unease in an unfamiliar place—it was because seeing him again stirred complex emotions. Their identities, and her feelings toward him, had both changed significantly.

charlie Wade, being a straightforward man who didn’t grasp the subtleties of romance, failed to notice the real reason behind her nervousness. Thinking the location was too sensitive to linger, he said, “Miss Song, please get in the car. We can talk on the way.”

“Okay, Mr. Wade,” Ruyu replied quickly.

charlie Wade had already opened the passenger door for her.

With her heart pounding, Ruyu climbed in with a flushed face, pressing her knees together and clasping her hands, feeling a bit uneasy.

After charlie Wade got in, he started the car and drove away from the airport. As they headed toward downtown Shanghai, he asked, “Miss Song, is this your first time in China?”

“Yes!” Ruyu replied with a firm nod. “I’ve wanted to visit for a long time but never had the opportunity.”

charlie Wade nodded. “Shanghai is China’s leading economic center and ranks first in GDP. It’s also probably the most fashionable and internationally connected city here. On our way back, you can enjoy the night view. If you’re free tomorrow, I can show you around and let you experience the charm of China’s largest city.”

Ruyu asked nervously, “Mr. Wade, if I walk around Huaxia openly, will it bring you trouble?”

“Not at all,” charlie Wade replied calmly. “Sometimes, the best way to stay safe is to outthink your enemies. Sara might imagine a hundred places where you could hide, but she’d never expect you to be walking the streets of China.”

Ruyu nodded gently, then asked, “Mr. Wade, is Dingyuan Bo also in Shanghai now?”

charlie Wade shook his head. “No. Yun Ruge is still in Aurous Hill. I’m not sure if you’ve heard of it. It’s not far from Shanghai—just over three hours by car.”

She asked again, “Do you usually live in Shanghai, Mr. Wade?”

charlie Wade smiled. “No, I actually live in Aurous Hill.”

Ruyu was a little moved and said, “Mr. Wade came all the way to Shanghai to pick me up. I’m truly flattered…”

“Not really,” charlie Wade replied with a faint smile. “I just happened to have work here these few days, and it just so happened they arranged for you to arrive here, so I came to pick you up.”

After speaking, charlie Wade glanced at her and added with a smile, “I’ll be working in Shanghai for a few more days, so you can stay with me here during that time. Once I’m done, we’ll head to Aurous Hill together. I’ll arrange for you to meet Yun Ruge then. If you’d like, you can even live with her.”

Ruyu’s delicate face lit up with surprise. “Mr. Wade, you… you’re such an extraordinary person. Why do you still need to work? Is there really anyone in the world who can afford to hire you?”

charlie Wade smiled and said, “I have two identities. One is the person you see now—someone who doesn’t need to work for anyone. But in Aurous Hill, I have a family and friends. They don’t know who I really am, so in their eyes, I’m just a hardworking man with a normal life and a good family.”

Ruyu asked in astonishment, “Mr. Wade, you’re already married?”

“Yes,” charlie Wade nodded. “I’m married.”

Ruyu was surprised. Recalling what charlie Wade had just said, she couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Wade, does your wife not know about your real identity?”

charlie Wade shook his head. “No, she doesn’t.”

“Oh my…” Ruyu sighed. “Mr. Wade, you’re really good at hiding things—just like the men in our Song family.”

charlie Wade wasn’t very familiar with the specific roles the Song family had played in the Poqing Society over the years, so he asked, “What about the men of the Song family?”

Ruyu explained, “To provide the Wu family with safe and loyal wives, the men of the Song family often enter the secular world, conceal their identities, and marry ordinary women. After their wives give birth, they return to the Song family with the children and vanish from those women’s lives. So the wives never know who they actually married.”

charlie Wade suddenly felt a twinge of guilt.

Because what Ruyu said wasn’t wrong. In a way, like the Song men, he too was hiding his identity from the one closest to him.