My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 123 Gives You Brilliance_1

Chapter 123: 123 Gives You Brilliance_1

"Hmm..." Lin Xiangwan looked guiltily at her son. "The chat went well, but I can’t introduce you to your father right away, can you accept that?"

Lin Haoran pouted in a sulking manner. "..."

Lin Xiangwan promptly explained. "You also know, I don’t have as much money as your father. If he wants to take you away from me, what can I do?"

Lin Haoran remained silent, his mouth transitioning from pouting to puffing, as a palpable unhappiness mirrored in his droopy eyes.

Lin Xiangwan lifted her son’s little chin, making sure he was looking at her attentively, so he would not ignore her words. "Think about it, if your father doesn’t want me, can you truly bear to be separated from your mother?"

"Then Sister can appear before both Mum and Dad, while I have to hide. It’s not fair, not fair, not fair..."

"Hush, hush..." Lin Xiangwan covered her son’s mouth to stop his outcry. "I’ll do my best... Can you be patient until I can sort all this out and let you step back into the light, okay?"

"How long?" Lin Haoran stared at her unhappily.

"As soon as possible!"

"You’re not going to keep me in the dark till I’m eighteen, right? By then I’ll be grown up, an adult, able to make my own choices!" Lin Haoran thought pessimistically.

"I’m not that incompetent. How could I hide my child for over a decade just to prevent him from being taken away?"

Lin Haoran responded with little confidence. "This is hard to say."

"You underestimate me too much!"

Lin Xiangwan was a little crushed. Even her son didn’t believe her?

A wave of bitterness filled her heart. Was she really that unsuccessful? Did her child not even trust her on a basic level?

It seemed she did not fulfill her role as a mother properly.

What could she do to improve herself?

Lin Haoran held up ten fingers. "Ten days. Mum, you must let me see the light again within ten days!"

"No, it must be at least ten months!" She lacked confidence in this regard.

First of all, she didn’t understand Qin Muchuan well enough to accurately anticipate his reactions. Secondly, everything was in an unpredictable state, which filled her with fear for the future.

"No, ten months is too long!" In a child’s eyes, ten months felt like an astronomical number.

"Three months, no more than three months..." Lin Haoran held up three fingers.

"I’ll try."

Lin Haoran knew that his mother was an ostrich, always finding excuses to evade issues. "If you don’t let me step out into the light within three months, I’ll do it myself..."

Lin Xiangwan quickly grabbed her son, slapping his bottom with her free hand. "You naughty boy! Are you starting to bargain with me?"

"I have no choice, you forced me..."

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"Buzz, buzz..." A phone vibrated on the table.

Lin Xiangwan had finally managed to soothe her son to sleep after much cajoling. She just came out after having a bath.

Who could be calling?

Could it be Xiaoqi? She’s the only one who would call so late.

She picked up the phone without giving it much thought. However, when she saw the name on the screen, her heart involuntarily started pounding.

Could it be him?

She nervously answered the phone. "Hello!"

"Are you asleep?" Qin Muchuan’s calm voice came through.

"I was about to go to sleep!"

"Sorry for disturbing you then!"

Qin Muchuan’s rare gentleness softened Lin Xiangwan as well. "No, I’m not asleep yet, I was just about to go to sleep!"

"Hmm... Bring the child and have dinner with me tomorrow night."

So soon? Lin Xiangwan felt there was still much left to be prepared. "Is it not too soon? Maybe we can wait a little longer... The day after tomorrow, how about the day after tomorrow?"

"No!" Qin Muchuan responded firmly. Then he spoke in a lowered voice. "I will be really busy with work in the upcoming days, so it can only be tomorrow!!"

"Oh, that should be alright!" Lin Xiangwan decided to comply.

Since she had already agreed to the meeting, she would have to face the consequences, regardless of the outcome.

Instead of dragging this out, better tackle it head-on.

"Was the child behaving today?"

"Yeah... he was pretty well-behaved," said Lin Xiangwan.

"Did you talk to the child?" Qin Muchuan asked with concern. "About us?"

"Hmm..."

"Can the child accept it?"

"Shouldn’t be a problem!"

"Good!" Qin Muchuan seemed somewhat relieved. "Once again, rest assured, I will treat the child well! After all, he’s about the same age as Tongtong, and I believe they can play together!"

"Yes, yes!" Lin Xiangwan nodded vigorously.

They would for sure be able to play together. In this world, there couldn’t be a pair of companions better than those two!

Lin Xiangwan couldn’t help but imagine the scene of both children appearing together. Would Qin Muchuan be shocked? Or would he want to snatch away both the children?

She couldn’t help but feel worried about it!

To show her gentle and considerate side, she asked, "How’s Tongtong doing?"

"Hmm, she is always very well-behaved and already in bed," Qin Muchuan responded, his voice growing softer.

"That’s a relief!"

"..."

The conversation abruptly fell silent; the awkwardness was punctuated by the sound of each other’s breathing.

Lin Xiangwan was anxious to find a topic to break the silence, but her mind was a total blank. She had no idea what to talk about with him.

Qin Muchuan broke the silence. "Both our babies are doing well. Actually, only we are not doing well. Sleep is proving to be elusive!"

"Haha..." Lin Xiangwan laughed heartily.

"Especially me, as you should know. Being alone in a room is indeed quite lonely," Qin Muchuan’s voice became even quieter.

Lin Xiangwan chuckled again, "Is that why your business is so successful and your company is so big?"

"Yeah, I pour all my left-over energy into my work!" Qin Muchuan laughed at her jest.

It was getting late and their conversation was verging on... embarrassing. "Mr. Qin, why don’t you rest first? I’m going to sleep now!"

"Can you really fall asleep?" Qin Muchuan asked in surprise. "Really? You’re not going to overthink things?"

"Ahem... Not for now!" Lin Xiangwan quickly responded.

"You won’t overthink things?" Qin Muchuan cleverly rephrased his question.

"I, I, I don’t have time to overthink things. I’m very busy every day, taking care of the child and managing household matters, I hardly can take care of all these, let alone have time to overthink!" Lin Xiangwan answered loudly.

"Tsks..." Qin Muchuan let out a sympathetic sound with a tinge of regret. "It seems like you’ve wasted these years. Half of your life has been spent in vain by yourself!"

"What?" Lin Xiangwan was left confused at his remark."

Listening to her bewildered response, Qin Muchuan chuckled. "You don’t understand, huh?"

"Indeed, I don’t!" She replied softly.

"In the future, I’ll make sure you understand just how exciting life can be," Qin Muchuan promised.