My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 228 - 231 Marriage Contract_1

Chapter 228: 231 Marriage Contract_1

Long strands of hair naturally fell over her face, covering Lin Xiangwan’s cheeks as she glanced up casually.

There were not many people here who knew her, and she didn’t have any... acquaintances... acquaintances...

She couldn’t help but fix her gaze on the middle-aged man in front of her—a man with a plump figure, swollen belly, short legs, balding head, and large glasses obscuring half of his face.

Xie Zhimin, a deputy mayor in Jiangcheng City, the older man who had always coveted her!

Wow...what a coincidence. Was this lecherous old man really sent by God to help her?

Lin Xiangwan turned pale at the sight. Each time she saw this old man, she felt like vomiting!

"Miss Lin, I didn’t expect to meet you here. Ah... the girls at Sheraton had been telling me that you had resigned and moved to B City! It seems we have some common luck, I just arrived in B City this afternoon and ran into you!" Xie Zhimin sidled up to Lin Xiangwan, sitting close to her.

Lin Xiangwan quickly dodged him and coldly said, "Xie Zhimin, you’d better keep your distance!"

Xie Zhimin’s faced turned awkward. "Miss Lin, you don’t need to be so blunt."

"Why do I have to be polite to you?" Lin Xiangwan retorted sarcastically.

This disgusting old man relied on his position to do whatever he wanted. No one dared to accuse him. Over the years in Jiangcheng, he had committed countless atrocities. Four innocent waitresses at Sheraton had been victims of his deviant acts.

These young girls were from out of town and had no backing. Lin Xiangwan could barely help when situations like this occurred.

Song Yichen had basically compensated each of them, persuading them to drop their complaints!

But Xie Zhimin was not only overbearing in their hotel. He also threatened and forced many other businesses— small and large— into submitting to his will.

He was undoubtedly the most notorious villain in Jiangcheng, and everyone was helpless against him!

"Hehe..." Xie Zhimin lit a cigarette, looking at her arrogantly. "I heard you’re close with Ji Sen, like brother and sister!"

At his words, Lin Xiangwan felt a tremor in her heart and looked at him sharply. "So ... what?"

"So, did you know Ji Sen is about to be indicted? He’s involved in a drug case, carrying a large quantity. Once convicted, he’s done for!" Xie Zhimin said, chuckling.

Lin Xiangwan couldn’t bring herself to laugh. "So what? What can I do if he’s convicted of drug trafficking?"

"What can you do, don’t you want to save him?" Xie Zhimin said hastily. "With just one word from me, I can guarantee his release."

Being someone who had seen much of the world, Lin Xiangwan wasn’t going to believe him so easily. "Do you really have such influence? I don’t believe it! If Ji Sen is indeed convicted, it’s his fate..."

"You don’t believe in my capabilities?" Xie Zhimin asked, rather displeased.

"No, I don’t!" Lin Xiangwan said disdainfully.

Xie Zhimin thought for a while and then said, "You don’t want to trust me, is that it?"

"..." This time, she remained silent, expressing that no words were necessary.

Xie Zhimin seemed very interested in her. "Alright. Besides Ji Sen, there’s also a man named Liu Teng who was arrested with him. You can find out tomorrow if he’s been released or not! If he has been released, then come find me-- I’m always available. If he hasn’t been released, then you never need to deal with me again!"

Lin Xiangwan’s heart trembled as she stared at him indecisively.

"Hehe..." Xie Zhimin chuckled lightly. "I have my heart set on you!"

"Don’t count your chickens before they hatch!"

"Right, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Tomorrow morning will tell all!" Xie Zhimin handed Lin Xiangwan a business card. "My phone number is on it. You can call me if you need anything!"

Having said that, he walked away.

Lin Xiangwan stared at the business card spread out on the table—rather reluctantly, she ended up picking it up.

The previously smooth card now crumpled in her clenched hand. Her unease and anxiety reflected her current state of mind.

Could Xie Zhimin really have such great power? Could he save Ji Sen?

...............

When Lin Xiangwan got home, the children and Qin Muchuan were in the middle of a "family revolution!"

Every eye was wide open with anger!

Qin Muchuan was cold and indifferent. He showed no anger towards the children, and there was no compromise in his eyes. He just looked coldly at his misbehaving children.

"Mom!" Qin Yutong was the first to see her mother and rushed over like an arrow.

"Mommy, we don’t like Daddy anymore. I hate Daddy. Let’s go!" Lin Haoran also ran back expressing his displeasure with his father.

Lin Xiangwan glanced at Qin Muchuan.

Qin Muchuan, as if he had no worries, went over to Lin Xiangwan and took her into his arms. "My love, it was just a small temper tantrum. I left you alone at the Water Park, and our kids here started revolting against their father! It seems, I will have to rely on you in the future so they will respect me a bit."

He said this half-jokingly, as if there had been no conflict between them.

Even Lin Xiangwan, who was close to him, was unsure whether he was being genuine or just pretending.

Was he really so good to her?

While she was lost in thought, Qin Muchuan suddenly leaned in to gently kiss her ear. "Let’s be happy in front of the children. Don’t let them think our relationship is bad." His voice barely audible in her ear.

Lin Xiangwan’s initially bewildered heart instantly turned ice-cold, sinking ever downward.

Indeed, he was only talking.

Indeed, it was all just an act.

Lin Xiangwan swallowed her bitterness forcefully, trying to make herself smile.

She leaned into Qin Muchuan and kissed his cheek. "Qin Muchuan, let me ask you, will you dare to treat me badly in the future?"

Qin Muchuan stared at her smiling face, a hint of scorn crossing his heart. For how long had she not given him such a smile?

But this smile was merely a pretense.

He pinched her cheek. "How dare I treat you badly ever again? I’ve learned my lesson!"

"That’s better. You must not repeat yourself. Let’s see if you dare to be naughty in the future, to leave me alone, or to not regard me as your wife!" Lin Xiangwan joked with a smile.

But deep down, she was in a world of pain.

He did not regard her as his wife at all!

"Hehe..." Qin Muchuan planted another kiss on her face and then turned towards the kids. "Shouldn’t you be off to bed by now? You have to go to school tomorrow!"

Seeing their parents hugging each other again, Qin Yutong and Lin Haoran were overjoyed!

They would obey, of course... unquestionably!