My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 278: Inquire about his inner thoughts_1

Chapter 278: Inquire about his inner thoughts_1

What was initially supposed to be a smooth night shift turned into quite a hustle, all thanks to someone who clung onto the station and refused to leave, making the folks at Jing Police Station quite busy.

They even made a special effort to get a better mattress, and high-end bedding, arranged soft and cozy for that person to rest on!

......

In the early hours, Qin Muchuan laid alone on a luxuriously furnished single bed temporarily set up for him.

He tried desperately to forget the image of that child, her expression, her vacant gaze.

But the more he tried to forget, the clearer the image became.

It gnawed away at his heart.

Why did such a child have to exist? Why did she, a little girl of only a few years, have to bear so much suffering?

She was his child, a very pathetic child!

Qin Muchuan was unable to recover from his grief!

Each time he thought about how happily he was living now, he felt anxious and sad, like he had let the world down.

Do people like him have any right to love, to expect life with a woman he loves and who loves him back?

Does someone like him even deserve happiness?

.........

Lin Xiangwan laid alone in her double bed, filled with irritation that kept her wide awake.

He’d rather stay in the police station than go home with her. Did he despise her that much?

If that’s the case, she can leave!

With a ’click’ the door opened. Alert, Lin Xiangwan got up and turned on the room light.

To her surprise, it was Qin Muchuan who came in, looking weary as if he was hit by a major blow!

Upon his return, Lin Xiangwan felt simultaneously angry and amused, the anger was real, and so was the happiness.

"Oh, weren’t you thinking about Jingjing? How come you’re back?" said Lin Xiangwan, her tone deliberately mocking.

It was only after she turned around that she realized that Jingjing wasn’t a person but the silence.

Only after she had calmed down did she get this. No wonder she felt so ridiculous.

Had she been angry for no reason?

Qin Muchuan glanced at Lin Xiangwan. "You’re still awake!"

Lin Xiangwan moved towards him. "How can I sleep? You were not back yet!"

"Hmm, I’m back now!"

Lin Xiangwan tilted her head to look at him. The light in the room cast a pale yellow glow on his face, which allowed her to see his grim expression clearly. "You seemed quite unhappy today. Can you tell me if something has upset you?"

"No..."

"Are you clearly lying to me?" Lin Xiangwan asked anxiously.

The more he tried to avoid talking about it, the more it indicated that the matter was serious, which made her even more eager to know.

Qin Muchuan shook his head; like a frost-bitten eggplant, he removed her hand from his chest. "You go to bed first, dear. I’m going to take a shower!"

"No..."

For some reason, Lin Xiangwan had a feeling that this man kept pushing her away, as if the farther away she was, the better.

Everything between them had started to improve then why suddenly this?

"I’ll run the bath for you, you rest a bit, and then I’ll help you bathe, okay?" Lin Xiangwan pleaded with him.

Her eyes lit up like two little flames. She won’t back down.

It made Qin Muchuan reluctant to push her away, or to refuse her.

He nodded his head.

"Then, wait for me!"

...

The water flowed gently. Qin Muchuan semi-reclined in the bathtub, his head resting on the edge.

Lin Xiangwan ran her fingers through his hair. "Is this okay?"

"Good!" Qin Muchuan closed his eyes and enjoyed the tender care provided by his wife.

His head was really hurting.

Washing a man’s hair was not something she was doing for the first time. She had washed Song Yichen’s hair before and had done it many times.

She failed to hold onto that man, but she must hold onto this one. She can’t let this man slip away from her again!

"Is the pressure ok?" she asked as she massaged his scalp lightly and then firmly.

"Good!" He was indeed very comfortable!

With the white foam accumulating more and more in Qin Muchuan’s hair, Lin Xiangwan accidentally, on seeing his hair, let out a chuckle.

He raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "What are you laughing at?"

"You look like a birthday cake!" Lin Xiangwan laughed.

Qin Muchuan corner of his mouth curled, but he didn’t laugh.

Lin Xiangwan saw his reluctance. "You’re bothered by something. If you consider me close, maybe you could talk about it."

She said with full clarity.

Qin Muchuan smiled lazily. "Did you notice?"

"Only those who are blind can’t see it!" Lin Xiangwan said as she continued to massage his head.

"Hehe..."

"Come on, tell me what happened!" Lin Xiangwan asked tentatively in his ear.

"There’s not much to say!" Qin Muchuan dismissed it casually. "Just work stuff, not going too well!"

"If it’s really not going well, then quit. You stay home and take care of the child while I go out and earn a living!" Lin Xiangwan boasted offhand.

"Hehe...you’re going to be the breadwinner?" He momentarily forgot his troubles and delighted in her words.

"Yeah, what’s wrong with me being the breadwinner? When I was working before, a hotel tried to poach me to become their manager, they even offered me a yearly salary of 800,000!"

"800,000, that’s a pretty good salary! You should have taken it!" Qin Muchuan said.

Lin Xiangwan nodded hard. "Yeah, but I was stupid back then. Ah, but as long as you know I’m capable, that’s good."

"Hehe, how can I let you support me!" Qin Muchuan laughed!

Lin Xiangwan’s fingers suddenly paused, and she laughed. "Why not? A couple’s supposed to support each other. You help me, I help you. That’s what being a couple means, it’s not all reliant on the man!"

"But I want to support you!"

"But I also don’t want you to have so much pressure!"