Mr. Tycoon Is Actually the Father of My Child!
Chapter 357: Why Can’t You Marry Me?

Chapter 357: Chapter 357: Why Can’t You Marry Me?

"Mommy."

When Lin Qian appeared, Chu Ziyang’s eyes lit up and he rushed straight to her, lifting his dark, shiny eyes to look at her.

Meeting her son’s bright black eyes, Lin Qian felt an even stronger pang of guilt.

She pulled his small body into her arms, her fair, slender fingers ruffling his soft hair. Lowering her gaze, she said softly, "Ziyang, morning."

"Mommy, where were you last night? Why didn’t you come home? I heard Dad’s phone call. Were you with Mr. Yin?"

Chu Ziyang stared at Lin Qian, his dark eyes fixed unwaveringly on her.

Lin Qian’s lips moved slightly, finding it difficult to speak, "Last night, I..."

"Ziyang, you’re going to be late for school. Let Mrs. Xu take you there for now."

Xu Xinyi stepped forward, cutting in to help Lin Qian out of the situation.

Lin Qian let out a small breath of relief, curving her lips slightly in thanks towards Xu Xinyi. "Doctor Xu, sorry for troubling you."

Xu Xinyi shook her head and pulled Chu Ziyang away.

Chu Ziyang furrowed his small brows slightly, his dark eyes still locked on Lin Qian.

Lin Qian pressed her lips together and said, "Ziyang, go to school first. Mommy will talk to you later."

She felt a headache coming on!

She would talk to Chu Yelin first, then explain things slowly to the little guy at home.

"Let’s go, Ziyang."

Xu Xinyi took hold of Chu Ziyang’s small hand and forcefully led him away.

Lin Qian exhaled deeply, steadied herself, and pushed open the hospital room door.

Inside, Chu Yelin was engrossed in work on his laptop, his face cold and distant as he stared at the screen.

Hearing the door, he raised his eyes slightly. When he saw it was Lin Qian, an inexplicable emotion flashed in his dark eyes.

Disappointment, anger, hope...

A mix of emotions intertwined and finally settled down.

He closed the laptop, set it aside, and asked in a low voice, "Qianqian, where were you last night? Why didn’t you come back all night?"

At his words, Lin Qian pressed her lips together and responded, "Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Gu Group to settle accounts, but I was drugged and taken away by Lu Jun, their sales manager."

Drugged and taken away?

Chu Yelin’s expression shifted slightly, a flicker of shock in his eyes.

"Lu Jun from the Gu Group? Why would he do that?"

"He’s Gu Yan’s childhood friend. The child Gu Yan was carrying should have been his. He thinks I caused the death of his child with Gu Yan, so..."

Lin Qian concisely explained the relationship between Lu Jun and Gu Yan to Chu Yelin.

Chu Yelin listened carefully, showing little interest in the connection between Lu Jun and Gu Yan.

What truly concerned him was what happened between her and Yin Moran last night.

"So he kidnapped you, and then Yin Moran saved you? And the two of you..."

Perhaps Yin Moran had deliberately misled him.

A man and a woman in the same room didn’t necessarily mean something had happened, right?

Lin Qian glanced at Chu Yelin, and seeing the darkness in his eyes, she lowered her gaze, her fingers curling slightly.

"Lu Jun hired some hooligans to ruin me. He drugged me, so last night... I was with Yin Moran."

She and Yin Moran were together!

The faint hope in Chu Yelin’s heart was crushed mercilessly in an instant.

Yin Moran hadn’t lied to him!

Last night, Yin Moran had really made Lin Qian his woman!

Chu Yelin’s expression turned grim. His dark eyes locked onto Lin Qian, who was avoiding his gaze, and an oppressive gloom emanated from him.

His fists clenched unconsciously. He took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil within himself. "Qianqian, it was just an accident last night. Forget about it."

He didn’t want to care about such things.

He only knew he wouldn’t let Yin Moran gain the upper hand because of it!

"Chu Yelin, I’m sorry, but I’m already Yin Moran’s woman. I can’t marry you anymore."

Lin Qian looked at Chu Yelin, took a deep breath, and said it aloud.

It had to be said sooner or later.

She couldn’t treat what happened yesterday as just an accident.

Hearing Lin Qian’s words, Chu Yelin’s expression darkened further.

He stared at Lin Qian, his voice struggling to remain calm. "Qianqian, are you going back on your word? I already said yesterday was just an accident. I don’t care that you slept with him."

"But I care."

Lin Qian pressed her lips tightly and spoke in one breath. "Chu Yelin, I don’t love you. The reason I agreed to marry you before was because I was in a rush. We’re not suitable for each other, and now, I belong to another man. I can’t lie to myself and say I’ll marry you. That would make me feel shameless. Chu Yelin, I can only say I’m sorry."

Her words carried unwavering rejection.

Chu Yelin could even hear a sense of relief in her tone.

She was so eager to cut ties with him?

So unwilling to be with him?

Anger pulsed in Chu Yelin’s temples, his narrowed eyes fixing on Lin Qian. A dark haze settled in the depths of his stare.

"Why? Why don’t you love me? What makes me lesser than Yin Moran? Qianqian, have you forgotten what he’s done? One moment he’s tender with Qiao Xiya, and the next, you forgive him just like that? Qianqian, do you love him so much? Do you love him so much that you can tolerate the other women around him, his disloyalty in both body and mind?"

His heart roiled with unwillingness!

He had planned meticulously, only to face a crippling blow at the last moment.

Yin Moran, what was so great about him?

He was also a descendant of the Yin Family. How was he any less?

Hearing Chu Yelin’s words, Lin Qian’s hands clenched tightly.

She pressed her lips together, meeting Chu Yelin’s gaze with calm eyes. "Chu Yelin, I haven’t forgotten. But even if I don’t marry him, I won’t marry you either."

When it came to feelings, she didn’t want to explain too much.

She simply didn’t love him and couldn’t navigate between two men.

Even though Chu Yelin was her child’s father, and they had once shared a night together four years ago.

But in her heart, her true man was Yin Moran.

For her, last night was when she truly became a woman.

She couldn’t pretend nothing had happened and then go on to marry Chu Yelin.

That thought would disgust her!

Chu Yelin’s thin lips tightened as he fixed his gaze on Lin Qian’s clear eyes. His suppressed anger could no longer be contained.

"Why? Why won’t you marry me? Is it because of my status? Are you comparing me to Yin Moran? Is it because I’m just a senior employee, and he can offer you more wealth, more fame? Are you aiming to become Madam Yin?"

He couldn’t figure out how he lost to Yin Moran!

Except for his status.

Yin Moran was the well-known young master of the Yin Family, while he, even with Yin blood in his veins, was a step below him.

Were all women so materialistic?

So greedy for vanity?

Looking at Chu Yelin’s darkened, handsome face, Lin Qian moved her lips, wanting to explain something, but ultimately swallowed her words.

Some things couldn’t be explained clearly and would only get worse the more she tried.

Let him think she was a vain, gold-digging woman.