My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 242 - 245 All Hopes are Dashed_1

Chapter 242: 245 All Hopes are Dashed_1

Early in the morning, Lin Xiangwan, dressed in her light green trench coat and jeans she had bought the day before, stepped out of her room.

She deliberately made sure to step out when neither he nor the kids were around, carefully tip-toeing down the stairs.

Just as she reached the living room, she was surprised to see a man sitting on the couch, having a phone conversation.

He looked over at her.

Lin Xiangwan’s heart shivered, halting her steps involuntarily.

He hasn’t gone to work?

By then, he had ended his call.

"Going out?" Qin Muchuan asked.

Lin Xiangwan took a deep breath. "Yes!"

"Where to?"

"Meeting a friend!" Lin Xiangwan maintained her composure, forcing herself to face him calmly.

A twitch appeared at Qin Muchuan’s cheek, "To meet what friend? I’ll have the driver take you!"

"...I know the way, there’s no need!" Lin Xiangwan replied coldly, then headed out.

"I sent your car to the garage for repairs!"

With her back towards him, Lin Xiangwan replied, "No problem, I wasn’t planning on driving anyway, I’ll take the subway!"

Having said that, she set off.

"Today, you’re not allowed to go anywhere. Stay at home!" Qin Muchuan commanded.

Lin Xiangwan turned around, chuckling, "What? You’re planning to imprison me?"

"What if I said yes?" Qin Muchuan asked, his voice stern.

"Stop joking already, will you? This is the 21st century, a society that values human rights. Imprison me? On what grounds?" Lin Xiangwan twirled around on the ball of her foot, prepared to walk off.

"If you dare take a single step out, the consequences will be beyond your imagination!" Qin Muchuan threatened her harshly.

Lin Xiangwan, her chest rising and falling with anger, glared at him emotionally, "I need to go out right now, otherwise, Hu Sen will be doomed! Of course, if you won’t let me go out, you go and save him, then I’ll gladly stay home!"

Lin Xiangwan was gambling, betting whether he would be willing to help her.

Qin Muchuan stated firmly and ruthlessly, "Impossible. Don’t even think of asking me to save that kind of person!"

Even though Lin Xiangwan didn’t expect him to offer help, the pain in her heart became more apparent.

Qin Muchuan’s phone started ringing again. He didn’t answer it, but he did have another thing to say to her. "Let me be clear, if you dare go out... the consequences will be beyond your imagination!"

Having said that, he left the house.

Lin Xiangwan remained standing, a wave of mixed emotions rising in her chest. The sour sensation flooding her nose made her want to cry.

She forced down this urge, trying hard to maintain her composure.

The butler, who had been observing the tense situation between the pair, couldn’t help but try to comfort her. "Young Mistress, the Young Master doesn’t ask much of you, only for you to stay at home. If so, why not comply? A marriage can’t survive if both parties are headstrong, it’s good to concede occasionally. Conceding does not equate to surrender, it doesn’t mean losing. If no one is willing to give in, in the end, marriage would be lost, and both would lose!"

Lin Xiangwan looked at the woman sympathetically, managing a bitter smile. "Aunt Liu, it’s not like that for the two of us! We might be called husband and wife, but we are more like business partners. Just waiting for our child to grow up, after that, we will go our separate ways!"

"You young people are really something. Even if it’s not love that brought you together initially, now you’re married with two children. Such a perfect family you have!"

Lin Xiangwan wiped her cheek to calm herself down.

Seeing her still standing and not planning to sit down, "Young Mistress, better take off your coat. Even though the Young Master is a good man, when he gets angry, he will do what he says he will. Don’t provoke him."

The things he said were indeed threatening, she also was genuinely frightened, unsure what would happen if she were to leave.

Should she go out?

Just as she was contemplating, Xie Zhimin called, "I’m at the hotel now, when will you be here?"

"...I’ll be there soon!"

"What’s wrong? Now that I’ve released the man, have you started to shirk me?" Xie Zhimin began to curse over the phone.

Lin Xiangwan stepped aside, "I’m about to leave!"

"Hmm, then hurry up!"

"Yes!" Lin Xiangwan tried to suppress her voice as she kept her head low.

"Also, make sure to dress s*xier. I like them s*xy!"

"Understood!" She quickly hung up the phone, disgusted.

After contemplating for a while, she decided to leave.

"Young Mistress!" The butler chased after her.

But Lin Xiangwan’s steps were firm and determined, not stopping until she reached the main gate of the residential area. Only then did she slow down.

A taxi pulled over, "Need a ride?"

Lin Xiangwan shook her head, "No need."

The taxi drove off, Lin Xiangwan continued at the same pace and frequency.

Another taxi slowed down beside her, "Need a ride?"

Lin Xiangwan ignored it, even as Xie Zhimin called to hasten her again.

Looking at the busy street full of vehicles, Lin Xiangwan’s heart felt as if it had plunged into a freezing cold pit.

Everything seemed to be unfolding without any surprise.

No one suddenly appeared to stop her, no one had a change of heart to help her.

Such an uneventful plot was indeed without any sense of anticipation, full of grief, and quite uninteresting!

Suddenly, a white Lamborghini zoomed up from the other end of the street. It was speeding so fast that one moment it seemed so far away and the next, it skidded to a stop right next to Lin Xiangwan.

The sudden event startled Lin Xiangwan, making her step back in fright.

Su Yueze opened his car door, looking extremely unhappy. "So you’re really going, aren’t you?"

"If I don’t go, Hu Sen has no way out!"

"Whether he lives or dies, what does it have to do with you? Anyway, he is a lone wolf, his death won’t affect anything. During the Tomb Sweeping Ghost Festival, just burn a few pieces of paper for him, that would be considerate enough," Su Yueze said dismissively.

Lin Xiangwan, feeling like her chest was about to explode from anger, retorted, "Yes, when your day comes, I’ll burn paper money for you too! Don’t worry, I’ll burn plenty of it for you!"

"Pish!" Su Yueze spitted around aimlessly, "As if I’d die so soon!"

Lin Xiangwan glanced at him, then his car, "What brings you here? Looking for Qin Muchuan?"

In any case, she was sure he wasn’t there looking for her, and there was no way he would help her.

"I figured you wouldn’t be comfortable driving the car Qin Muchuan gave you to a hotel rendezvous. So I came here specially to drive you!" Su Yueze said considerately, "This way, you don’t have to walk as much, that’s a good thing, right? This is the best I can do as a friend!"

Lin Xiangwan really felt like she was about to be thrown into the wolf’s mouth, totally hopeless. "Then thank you!"

"No need for thanks, get in the car!"

With a deep sense of despair, Lin Xiangwan got into Su Yueze’s car...