My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 468 - 473 She is just behind him_1

Chapter 468: 473 She is just behind him_1

Zhou Ziqing flashed a sweet smile, her eyes filled with helplessness and sadness, she asked, "So is it me that you like?"

Qin Muchuan stared at her, his face expressionless, he asked, "What do you think?"

This infuriatingly elusive question and answer, had Zhou Ziqing crawling out of her skin with tension, hardly able to stay calm. "I know you must like me, you must have been waiting for me all these years!" she exclaimed.

"You indeed have made me wait strenuously!" Qin Muchuan admitted.

But that strenuous waiting ended when he met Lin Xiangwan.

Before meeting Wanwan, he did think about Ziqing, she was after all his first love, and it was only natural to miss her.

But after meeting Wanwan, he realized what true love was, what real attraction was, what genuine longing was.

Though surrounded by beautiful women, only she occupied his heart. No matter how stunning or seductive the other women were, none can stir any emotions in him.

Now all he saw in his mind was Lin Xiangwan’s accusatory gaze and the image of her angrily interrogating him.

He shook his head forcefully, attempting to shake off his guilty conscience.

Zhou Ziqing, sitting next to him, lightly tapped his chest. "Muchuan..."

"..."

"Muchuan..." Zhou Ziqing called out again.

It is the second call before Qin Muchuan hears it. "Hmm?"

"Don’t you want to kiss me?" Zhou Ziqing bashfully asked.

"Haha..." Qin Muchuan chuckled.

Zhou Ziqing grew desperate. "Stop laughing, answer me seriously, don’t you want to kiss me?"

Qin Muchuan dropped his smile, his face tensing slightly.

This question was now a test for him.

He indeed did not want to kiss any woman, except Lin Xiangwan.

"Muchuan..." Zhou Ziqing was growing anxious!

Qin Muchuan let out a devil-may-care laugh. "Are you okay with me doing so?"

Zhou Ziqing counter-questioned. "What do you think?"

A sly smile crept up Qin Muchuan’s handsome cheek. "Well, you’re not saying, how could I know!"

"I..."

Just then, Qin Muchuan’s phone rang.

Seeing the displayed number, a chill ran through Qin Muchuan’s heart.

Goddamn, he hadn’t feared anyone in his whole life, but just seeing this girl’s name caused him to break into a cold sweat?

Was he a bit too afraid of his wife?

Realizing this, Qin Muchuan couldn’t help but inwardly mock himself!

"It’s your wife’s call!" Zhou Ziqing peered at his phone, disgruntled.

Qin Muchuan patted her on the shoulder.

Zhou Ziqing instinctively took it as reassurance, thus was somewaht pacified.

Making a gesture for her to keep quiet, Qin Muchuan took the call, "Hello!"

"Honey, are you busy right now? Can you sneak off to the washroom and come out for a bit?" Lin Xiangwan whispered quietly.

"Come out, where are you?" His senses on high alert, Qin Muchuan felt Lin Xiangwan must be close by, his heart rate accelerated.

Thanks to his usual self-discipline, he was able to keep his voice steady, avoiding telltale signs of nervousness such as trembling hands, sweating, and dry mouth.

Lin Xiangwan excitedly tells him. "Guess what, I’m also at the XX Korean Restaurant"

Qin Muchuan’s face darkened, brows furrowed in readiness. "You’re also there?"

"Mmhmm, isn’t it a coincidence? I saw your car as soon as I got here!" Lin Xiangwan naively continued, not suspecting a thing. "My grandmother saw your car too and since she misses you, she specifically chose to sit by the window so she can see you when you come out!"

Under his breath, Qin Muchuan slightly loosens his tie, pretending to be at ease he says, "What a coincidence, I’ll come down to find you!"

Lin Xiangwan worriedly asked: "Will it be convenient for you? Are you with a lot of clients?"

Qin Muchuan turns to look at Zhou Ziqing. "Like you said, I am sneaking out!"

"Okay, I will wait for you at our seat. Otherwise, grandma will scold me for interfering with your work and not being a good homemaker!" Lin Xiangwan hastily spoke, "Remember, we are sitting by the window, so you can see us from there!"

"Alright, I got it, go back to your seat and wait for me!" Qin Muchuan commanded.

Ending the call, Qin Muchuan turns to Zhou Ziqing. "I’m stepping out for a bit!"

Zhou Ziqing, hugging him from behind, pleads, "No, don’t leave me alone here!"

Qin Muchuan frowned, clearly annoyed. "I must go down first!"

Zhou Ziqing grumbled, "You promised to have lunch with me, you can’t leave me behind!"

"But I’ll be right back!"

Zhou Ziqing held him even tighter. "I don’t want you to go, why should you leave just because that woman called?"

"Because I don’t want her to know about our relationship now, I need her to believe that I love her very much!" Qin Muchuan articulated succinctly.

Zhou Ziqing clung on to him, asking "So do you actually like her?"

Qin Muchuan countered, "What do you think?"

Tears trickled down Zhou Ziqing’s face. "I don’t know, I really don’t. If you don’t love her, why would you leave just because she called? You promised that you would spend the afternoon with me!"

"If it was her that I liked, I would have invited her to lunch today. Why would I still be with you?" Qin Muchuan retorted.

At his reply, Zhou Ziqing visibly brightened, her heart palpitated with joy. "So that means it is really me that you like?"

"You figure it out yourself!"

Zhou Ziqing nodded, a mix of sorrow and elation washed over her. "Then you can go!" she conceded.

"Sweetie, I’m going down to say hello, and then I’ll be right back!" Qin Muchuan patted her back, brimming with the charm of a lover.

"Alright!"

Qin Muchuan quickly left the private room, straightened out his clothes, and briskly walked downstairs.

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

When Lin Xiangwan returned to her seat, all the dishes had been served. "Grandma, I’m back!"

Grandma gives her a look. "What took you so long? Look at all this food, how’ll I eat it without you? I don’t know how to prepare it!"

Lin Xiangwan points to the neatly laid out meat on the grill. "Grandma, you’ve done a great job, that’s exactly how you eat it!"

"Haha..." Grandma chuckled, sounding rather pleased with herself. "I might not have eaten pork, but I’ve at least seen a pig walk. There’s no way I would get tripped up by this!"

"Of course, it can’t be too difficult for you!" Lin Xiangwan complimented.

At that moment, Qin Muchuan, all dressed up in a suit, approached them with a stride that was both steady and quick.

Lin Xiangwan, sitting to one side, looked at him, mesmerized. If he ever went bankrupt, he could indeed be a model. He looked just like those models on a catwalk, so handsome!

Qin Muchuan winked at Lin Xiangwan, then sat next to Grandma without missing a beat.