My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 120 Starbucks, approximately?

Chapter 120: 120 Starbucks, approximately?

"Mom..."

Qin Yutong was experiencing, for the first time, the joy of embracing her mother as her daughter. It was exceedingly overwhelming for her, with tears streaming down her cheeks. "Mom, I thought you didn’t like me and that’s why you abandoned me. You have to promise me that you will never leave me. Is that right?"

"I promise you, I promise you!" Holding her daughter in her arms, Lin Xiangwan knew that she could no longer leave this girl out of her life; and she wouldn’t let anyone take her away.

"Mom, have I ever told you that you’re beautiful?" Qin Yutong, brushing away her tears, asked excitedly.

Lin Xiangwan pretended to ponder for a moment. "It seems that you haven’t!"

"Ah?! Really?" Qin Yutong was somewhat worried, afraid that her mother might be upset. She promptly added, "Mom, you are gorgeous; you are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen!"

Upon hearing her daughter’s compliments, Lin Xiangwan felt ecstatic and responded with a hint of a nasal tone in her voice. "Hehe, really? I’m glad my daughter is satisfied with me, her mom. I am truly delighted..."

"Mom, do you still love dad?" Qin Yutong popped another question while still nestled in her mother’s arms.

Standing on the sidelines and reduced to an outsider, Lin Haoran made a series of strange sounds to express his discontent, mimicking various animals like tigers, ducks, among others.

Upon casting a glance at each other, Lin Xiangwan and her daughter decided not to pay any attention to him.

"Mom, please answer me!" Qin Yutong urged.

Lin Xiangwan found it hard to answer. "Tongtong, the situation between your dad and I is not exactly what you think..."

Both children looked at each other, then asked in unison, "Then what is the matter?"

"How should I explain this..." Lin Xiangwan was left in a difficult position.

How could she narrate her story of being a surrogate to her kids? They would surely despise her for that.

The two highly intelligent children spoke up once again in unison, "Mom, just tell us everything. We will be able to understand!"

Lin Xiangwan started feeling overwhelmed. Who said raising smart kids was an absolute joy?

Why couldn’t she see that as a blessing?

It was even a struggle trying to deceive them.

She had to carefully think about the lies she was going to tell, to make them believable.

.........

Qin Muchuan was surprised to receive a call from Lin Xiangwan. She had asked to meet him at the Starbucks nearby the hotel.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Muchuan had a gut feeling that she was probably going to accept his proposal.

He was confident that she would agree to his terms.

Seeing Qin Muchuan approaching, Lin Xiangwan, who had made herself presentable, began to feel nervous and even angry.

Knowing that she had given birth to his child, why didn’t he take the baby away upfront?

Why did he have to do it covertly?

If her guesses were correct, he probably did not know that she had given birth to twins, hence, he took only one of them.

The covert purpose...maybe just to avoid paying her the remaining part of the surrogate fee?

Otherwise, there would be no other conceivable explanation.

"Sorry I’m late!" Qin Muchuan pulled out a chair and sat down with an air of casual elegance.

Sitting opposite him, Lin Xiangwan couldn’t help but be attracted to him. He was exceptionally tidy. Even when seated, his clothes were immaculate without a single crease to be seen.

However, no matter how handsome he looked, he was nothing more than a ’brute’ in a neat suit.

"You’re not late. I came early!" Lin Xiangwan took a glance at the time on her phone. They still had five seconds left till their appointment.

This beast...his sense of time was indeed impeccable.

He must be one of those who made money every second. Every wasted second could probably cost him several tens of thousands of dollars, huh?

"What would you like to drink?" Qin Muchuan asked proactively.

"Just water, please!"

"Fresh juice, or milk?" He commanded assertively, not giving her a chance to choose anything else.

What she drank wasn’t the main issue. Lin Xiangwan complied, "Milk then!"

"A lemon water and a milk!" Qin Muchuan ordered to the waiter.

Soon after, the waiter placed two drinks on their table.

"Sir, Ma’am, please enjoy your drinks!"

Once the waiter had left, Lin Xiangwan was the first to break the silence, hesitating to ask, "Your proposal earlier, is it still valid?"

"Of course!" Qin Muchuan took a glance at her.

Lin Xiangwan took a deep breath. "Fine, I accept! However, I don’t want to marry you. Can we have a trial marriage instead?"

A particular word seemed to bother him. His facial expression dulled a little. "Trial marriage?"

After considerable thought, she nodded affirmatively. "Yes, a trial marriage."

"Huh..." He chuckled with a deep voice that was reminiscent of a cello, dripping with sarcasm. "It seems Miss Lin is quite trendy!"

Lin Xiangwan did not react to his mockery. She spoke to him with a serious tone. "As you rightly said, a boy’s upbringing is incomplete without his father’s company. I have also realized that my son’s behavior is deviating slightly, which worries me. I hope a man can be by my son’s side as he grows up, teaching him how to become a good man!"

Qin Muchuan nodded subtly, seemingly accepting her reasoning. He then asked slowly, "But why choose a trial marriage? My proposal to you was that I would marry you!"

He indeed disliked the term ’trial marriage’ and was unable to fathom what this woman was thinking about.

Was she trying to be too liberal?

"Because you don’t love me. Although I am not an inexperienced young girl, I still harbor a longing for marriage. I have never been married or had a proper romantic relationship. I feel that I should indulge in love wholeheartedly and then marry the man I love, who also loves me!" Lin Xiangwan revealed her innermost desire, which she had held onto for years. It was not just an excuse.

"Since you don’t love me, you don’t want to get married but are willing to move in and live with me, just like many other couples, right?" Qin Muchuan asked.

Lin Xiangwan gave a nod. "Yes, just like ordinary couples. I will give your daughter the love she deserves from a mother, and teach her how to be a good girl, helping her grow into a good woman!"

"Ha-ha, a good woman? You?"

Her cheeks flushed at his insinuation, Lin Xiangwan tried to elucidate, "A trial marriage is merely a helpless measure. After all, we don’t know each other and there’s no basis for love! Moreover, I don’t think you would want to marry a woman you barely know, right? To let her come and divide your immense wealth? Wouldn’t the price be too high?"

Her argument indeed made sense. Furthermore, as long as she could guide his daughter properly, whether they got married or not was not the issue. "If it’s a trial marriage, I insist that we must share a marital life. There can be no deceit about that."