My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 268 - 272 A Dream-like Reunion_1

Chapter 268: 272 A Dream-like Reunion_1

"Of course!" Lin Xiangwan said confidently and cheerfully. "Plus, Tongtong and Ranran have been extremely well-behaved, keeping Duoduo company. Don’t believe me? Just watch!"

Lin Xiangwan turned on the video call, giving the children’s father a view of their surroundings.

Qin Muchuan saw a plain, cramped room, with their daughter and son at Duoduo’s bedside, animatedly explaining something.

"They are really well-behaved. Excellent!" praised Qin Muchuan.

Lin Xiangwan was equally filled with joy. "Yes, they really are better than we could have ever imagined!"

"Hmm..."

Lin Xiangwan contemplated for a moment before hesitantly asking, "Would you be happy if I didn’t come home tonight?"

"Hmm?"

"And if I stayed here with Tongtong and Ranran, unable to return home, would you be happy then?" she asked again, giving the question more clarity.

"What would there be for me to be happy about?" he retorted.

"Wouldn’t you have the chance to mess around? Isn’t that a joyous thing?"

"Hehe..." Understanding what she meant, Qin Muchuan chuckled. "Are you worried?"

"Would worrying do any good? You’ve never treated me like a legitimate wife!" Lin Xiangwan complained.

Pretending to be innocent, Qin Muchuan asked, "Oh? Do you consider yourself illegitimate?"

"Who’s illegitimate?" Lin Xiangwan was so annoyed that steam was practically coming out of her nostrils.

With a face of innocence, Qin Muchuan said, "You just mentioned the ’illegitimate wife’ yourself!"

"Mr. Qin, was your primary school language teacher an English teacher or a PE teacher? The phrases ’not a legitimate wife’ and ’an illegitimate wife’ are not the same. If you can’t understand basic language, I may have to set some conditions for you to keep spending time with the children." Lin Xiangwan sarcastically retorted, expressing her dissatisfaction.

"If you’re so worried, why don’t you return home tonight?" suggested Qin Muchuan.

"Ah, I can’t. Duoduo’s mother can’t return until tomorrow night!"

Qin Muchuan frowned slightly. "It’s okay for you to stay during the day, but it seems inappropriate for you to stay overnight!"

After all, it was a sick child without proper guardians around.

If something were to happen, wouldn’t it be hard to quell the rumors?

Lin Xiangwan naturally knew what he was worried about. "There’s no other way, she doesn’t have any other relatives here."

"Hmm...." Just as Qin Muchuan was about to say something, he happened to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure.

It was Zhou Ziqing, her long hair casually tied back, always in her casual attire.

She waved and hailed a taxi.

She must be going somewhere, but instead of stopping for her, the taxi just drove off!

Instinctively, he started his car. "Wanwan, I have to go, I have something urgent to attend to. Goodbye!"

"Oh... sure!" Lin Xiangwan ended the call.

.........

"Screech..."

The tires came to a sudden halt!

"Oh..." Zhou Ziqing, clad in a black dress, dodged and gasped sharply.

Then, she turned around and saw who had pulled over so suddenly.

Their eyes met.

For a long time, neither spoke.

The first to recover was Qin Muchuan. He got out of the car and said, "Ziqing, what a coincidence!"

Zhou Ziqing blinked, looking pleasantly surprised, "Yes, it is a coincidence. Are you also here?"

"Yes, I was dropping my wife off at a friend’s house!"

Zhou Ziqing paused before giggling. "How have you and your wife been?"

"Good, very good!" Qin Muchuan nodded politely. "By the way, when did you return home?"

Zhou Ziqing replied shyly, "Just recently. I had to get back because of some issues with my boyfriend’s software development!"

Qin Muchuan nodded understandingly but with a touch of regret in his voice, "I’m sorry that the matter of development requires the Board’s approval."

"I understand, I get that!" Zhou Ziqing said, sounding completely undeterred. "Most companies are reluctant to develop this kind of software."

"Where are you heading to? Can I drop you off?" Qin Muchuan asked.

Zhou Ziqing vehemently shook her head. "Don’t go out of your way, I can manage on my own, the place I need to go isn’t far!"

Qin Muchuan nodded. "Okay, well, if you need anything, give me a call."

"I will!" Zhou Ziqing assured him.

Qin Muchuan got back into the car, closed the door, and slowly drove off.

As he drove on, his mind wandered back to a scene from years ago.

He could not bear to see her leave, so he stood by the airport security gate and watched her intently, "If we were to meet on the street one day, should we still greet each other?"

"Whatever you want."

"I think I would like to, but I wouldn’t know how!"

"Just like old friends meeting, a simple hello is enough."

"Alright!"

’Beep Beep...’

The sounds of impatient horns blaring behind him pulled Qin Muchuan back to his senses.

He expertly restarted the car and let the Bentley merge back into traffic.

So Zhou Ziqing has returned home!

Actually, he had a feeling that she had been back for a while.

Heh...

A wistful smile crossed Qin Muchuan’s face as he thought of the old adage, life imitates art.

He had only casually speculated years back about how they would react upon unexpectedly running into each other again.

Who would have thought it would truly happen? Life can be strangely amusing at times.

His phone rang; it was Lin Xiangwan calling. "Hello, what were you up to just now? You ended the call so abruptly, I hadn’t finished speaking!"

"What else did you want to say?" Qin Muchuan asked with a chuckle.

Time indeed has the power to smooth many things over. He had always believed that no other woman could ever affect him as much as Zhou Ziqing.

However, now he had to admit, Lin Xiangwan did affect him.

When he talked to others, he never imagined their expressions on the other end of the line.

But with Lin Xiangwan, he did!

He could picture her current facial expression; whether she was exasperated, pouting, angry, or delighted.

Her range of expressions was wide and colorful, and for some reason, they always influenced his mood!

" Ah... I forgot!" Lin Xiangwan said, sounding truly distressed.

"Then think more about it!"

"..."

A second passed, five seconds, then half a minute...

"Oh no, I can’t remember!" she complained even more.

"Then tell me when you remember!"

"Alright!"

"But I still think it’s best for you to try and come back home tonight!"

"I can’t help it!" Lin Xiangwan too sounded quite distressed.

"Then you should call Duoduo’s mother and explain to her all the situations that could possibly arise!"

"Okay, I’ll think it through carefully and then call her with a detailed plan!"

"Hmm."

Duoduo, who had previously been lying on the bed, suddenly had wide open eyes and her body started convulsing.

"Duoduo, Duoduo, what happened to you?" Lin Xiangwan, noticing the odd behavior, quickly picked her up!