My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 334 - 339 Lies Exposed2_1

Chapter 334: 339 Lies Exposed2_1

Watching Qin Muchuan close the door, Lin Xiangwan’s cheeks flushed again.

Feeling the flush creep up her face, she berated herself mentally. ’Why are you blushing? What is there to blush about, what are you expecting? Are you out of your mind?’

She should be confronting him about where he’s been, rather than letting her mind wander.

With her resolve set, Lin Xiangwan tilted up her chin and calmly turned to him. "Go on, you knocked off work early and didn’t come home, what’s the reason for that? Were you really in a meeting?"

"..."

Before Qin Muchuan could even reply, Lin Xiangwan bombarded him with more questions. "You expect me to believe you were in a meeting now? I’m sure you weren’t!"

Qin Muchuan nodded very honestly. "Indeed, I didn’t attend a meeting!"

"So where did you go?" Lin Xiangwan pressed on.

Qin Muchuan winked at her. "Close your eyes!"

"Huh? " Rather than closing them, her eyes widened even more.

Qin Muchuan placed his hands on her shoulders, his gaze soft yet intense as he looked at her. "I said, close those innocent wide eyes of yours, and no peeking!"

"What the..." She asked.

Qin Muchuan stared at her, unyielding.

This time, she finally complied and slowly closed her eyelashes.

A few seconds later, Qin Muchuan’s deep and sexy voice sounded again. "You can open your eyes now."

Lin Xiangwan slowly opened her eyes and saw a beautiful brooch; the white diamond looked exceptionally dazzling.

The design was simple yet unique, very chic.

"Do you like it?" Qin Muchuan asked.

"Why are you giving me this, it’s not even a holiday or anything!"

"Isn’t your birthday coming up?" Said Qin Muchuan.

Lin Xiangwan finally realized. "Thank you!"

Her birthday is the day after tomorrow!

Qin Muchuan shrugged helplessly. "I originally planned to give it to you as a birthday present on the day itself. But I didn’t expect that my early return from work without coming home would alert you. I had no choice but to confess to save you from worrying unnecessarily and having wild thoughts!"

Lin Xiangwan held the beautiful brooch, her little nose wrinkling slightly in dissatisfaction. "You dare to say that, it’s all your fault, why didn’t you keep it a secret better, so I wouldn’t find out. I was really looking forward to a surprise from you, now there’s no surprise at all!"

"Hehe..." Qin Muchuan chuckled again. "Isn’t this surprising enough? You thought I was up to some untellable deeds behind your back, now that it’s proven I wasn’t, isn’t that a surprising relief?"

Lin Xiangwan nodded. "Alright, fair enough, it really is a surprise."

"Hehe... would you like to put it on?"

Lin Xiangwan looked at her casual home clothes. "Wearing such a beautiful piece at home, what a waste! I’m going to keep it very carefully and wear it on my birthday!"

"Alright!"

Having said the word ’alright’, Qin Muchuan breathed a huge sigh of relief.

After seeing Duoduo, he was filled with jealousy and guilt, so before he came home he went to a jewelry store and bought a brooch.

Who would have thought that an act out of guilt would save him once!

After putting away the little box, Lin Xiangwan took out his casual clothes. "Change into this!"

"Alright!"

Qin Muchuan walked into the shower with his clothes in hand.

This move caused a bitter smile to slowly curl up on Lin Xiangwan’s lips. When had he become so... pure and ascetic?

It is evident that he must be very nervous now, right? Wishing he could escape from her as soon as possible?

Lin Xiangwan silently reminded herself again in her heart. ’The fact that he chose to lie to her rather than dismiss her concerns is better than not caring about her thoughts at all, isn’t it?

Everything should take its time and also give him a process to adjust and find a way to solve problems!

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Lin Xiangwan cheerfully dragged Qin Muchuan downstairs to taste Lin’s Spicy Hot Pot.

She picked up a few strands of golden needle mushrooms and placed them in his mouth. Her service was top-notch and affectionate.

Then she looked at him anxiously. "How is it?"

Qin Muchuan carefully savored it. "The taste is quite good. As you said, when cooking this dish, add more sugar and spice, and a bit of vinegar, the taste will definitely be perfect. Especially the aroma of Sichuan pepper, you handled it very well!"

Lin Xiangwan listened intently without blinking.

"But..." Qin Muchuan added a twist.

Her chin almost dropped in disappointment. "So there is a ’but’, I knew all those nice things you said were just a build-up!"

"Ha..." Qin Muchuan chuckled. "A ’but’ isn’t necessarily a bad thing, what you’ve made is indeed good, I must affirm that. But it doesn’t taste as good as what they serve outside, they add something we don’t..."

The Butler, who had been cleaning up the kitchen, came out and said, "This I know, they add a lot of soy sauce to the spicy hot pot, it enhances the flavors, it’s what keeps the customers coming back!"

Lin Xiangwan widened her eyes. "Isn’t that like poisoning, getting people addicted?"

"It’s not that serious, it just makes the flavor more appealing, it’s not addictive!" Butler said. "This is a secret among many restaurants!"

Lin Xiangwan stated resolutely, "If I were to open a shop, I would definitely not use these deceitful tactics, I’d stick to honesty and authenticity!"

Qin Muchuan nodded. "We will certainly not use what they use. But we must figure out how to make the taste even better than theirs, even if it increases the costs by a large margin!"

"Hmm!" Lin Xiangwan nodded vigorously, but then immediately became a bit upset. "But how can we compete with the allure of the soy sauce?"

"Have you ever heard of anyone who can survive on soy sauce alone? We’ll work hard and I’m sure we can develop a delicious and healthy flavor!" Qin Muchuan encouraged her.

Lin Xiangwan pointed to the large kitchen at home. "The kitchen is fully stocked with ingredients, and I’ve been experimenting for a long time, this is the best taste I could come up with!"

"Don’t worry, we’ll take our time and figure it out together!" Qin Muchuan said earnestly.

"Hmm!" Lin Xiangwan nodded vigorously. "Well then let’s start experimenting right now! For instance, I remember their flavor being quite pungent, it’s the Sichuan pepper, but their Sichuan pepper tastes different from ours!"

Butler added, "This is not a problem, the supermarket sells a type that has the same flavor as the spicy hot pot outside!"

"Oh!" Lin Xiangwan nodded sheepishly. Sigh, how come she didn’t know anything, just like a person who lived in the wilderness.

Seeing her sheepishness, Butler hurriedly explained, "Miss, you prefer lighter flavors, so you’re not familiar with those intense flavors, it’s natural that you wouldn’t know such things!"

Lin Xiangwan nodded even more forcefully. "Butler Liu, you’re right, that’s exactly it!"