"Beep beep!"
Lin Chen's phone rang.
The caller ID displayed on the phone was a bit strange, so he hung up.
But soon, the other party persistently called again.
"Hello?"
Lin Chen answered the phone this time.
Xu Mengyao's voice came from the phone: "Lin Chen, it's me. How's Qianqian? Is she doing okay with you?"
Lin Chen: "She's doing great."
"Let Qianqian take the call."
Lin Chen was thinking, didn't Xu Mengyao say not to call if it wasn't important? Or was she missing Qianqian already? Xu Mengyao had called so quickly.
"Qianqian, finish your drawing later, Mommy's calling."
Lin Chen opened the phone and handed it to Lin Qianqian.
Lin Qianqian held the phone with both hands and said happily, "Mommy, where are you? Qianqian misses you so much."
Xu Mengyao on the other end of the line felt her nose tingle.
"Mommy misses Qianqian too."
"Qianqian, are you doing okay at Daddy's place?"
Qianqian giggled, "Mommy, I'm fine. Daddy's cooking is delicious, Daddy is amazing, amazing!"
"Even more amazing than Yangyang's daddy, you know."
"Mommy, come quickly, let's sleep together. Then when Qianqian wakes up, she can see both Daddy and Mommy at the same time."
Xu Mengyao's face flushed slightly.
Even though she'd been intimate with Lin Chen and had a child, the memory of that night was hazy due to the drug.
Lin Chen secretly gave Qianqian a thumbs-up.
Good daughter!
"Lin Chen, are you there?"
"Could you move a little further away? Qianqian and I want to chat," Xu Mengyao said.
Lin Qianqian piped up in a childish voice, "Mommy, other mommies call their husbands 'honey,' you have to call Daddy 'honey' too."
Lin Chen quickly said, "I'll go to the restroom, you two chat."
Soon, he walked away.
"Qianqian, Mommy and Daddy are a little special. You mustn't say things like that again, understand?" Xu Mengyao instructed.
After she finished speaking, she found herself a little amused.
Lin Qianqian was only two years old, would she even remember?
"Qianqian, are you happy with Dad? If you're not, Mom will have Aunt Qingqing come pick you up."
Xu Mengyao said.
Lin Qianqian anxiously said, "Mom, I don't want to leave. I like Dad. Dad is the best dad in the world."
Xu Mengyao sighed inwardly.
Indeed, blood is thicker than water.
In such a short time, Lin Qianqian had already become so attached to Lin Chen.
"Qianqian, Mom might be a bit busy and might come home late. You have to listen to Dad, and eat your food properly, okay?"
"Don't worry, Mom, I'm a good girl."
"Mmhmm... Qianqian is the best."
After chatting for a while, Xu Mengyao hung up the phone. She wasn't in the mood to talk much; her mother was in the operating room.
"Mengyao, is Qianqian alright?"
Xu Guofeng, Xu Mengyao's father, asked.
He missed Lin Qianqian too, but he didn't want to speak, otherwise, Lin Qianqian would definitely want to talk to her grandmother, and her grandmother wasn't in a position to talk right now.
"Qianqian's fine."
"Lin Chen is, after all, Qianqian's father, and she's very close to him."
Xu Mengyao said.
Xu Guofeng nodded. "Lin Chen is Qianqian's father, and you're her mother, but you need to keep your distance. You and Lin Chen are from different worlds."
"Dad isn't looking down on him, it's just that your social statuses are too different. You'll be too wronged being with him."
Xu Mengyao nodded slightly.
"Dad believes you'll definitely find your own perfect match."
Xu Mengyao was silent.
The events of that year had left her with psychological scars; she didn't even consider finding another man and getting married.
"Dad, if Mom's surgery is successful this time, will you be able to return to the country and regain control of the company?"
Xu Mengyao asked.
Xu Guofeng shook his head. "Even if the surgery is successful, she'll need to recuperate for several months. There's no way we can travel back to China so soon."
"You should just keep managing the company. It's good this way. After all, the family company will eventually be yours anyway."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
"Dad, that's not what you said at first. You said I'd manage for three to five months. It's been over a year now. Are you trying to retire before you're even fifty?"
Xu Guofeng coughed lightly. "I can't help it, either. Your mother's condition is serious; I have to stay with her."
"The fact is, you've been doing a great job."
Xu Mengyao frowned. "But I'm so busy. Managing the company, I don't have much time to spend with Qianqian."
Xu Guofeng said, "Mengyao, you should manage things for another six months. In another six months, your mother should be mostly recovered."
"Six months... Alright."
"I only plan to let Lin Chen stay for a maximum of six months. By then, Qianqian will be starting kindergarten, and I'll need to spend more time with her." Xu Mengyao said.
"Mm." Xu Guofeng nodded.
"Daddy, did you and Mommy get a divorce?"
Lin Qianqian asked in a childish voice.
"Huh?"
Lin Chen looked at Qianqian. "Qianqian, do you know what divorce means?"
Qianqian nodded. "Yes. Yuan Yuan's parents got divorced, and she said her dad doesn't want her anymore."
Lin Chen picked up Qianqian.
"Qianqian, neither Mom nor Dad will ever abandon you. We're not getting divorced, so don't think about it, okay?"
Lin Chen kissed Qianqian.
If he wanted a divorce, he and Xu Mengyao would have to get married first.
"Qianqian, can you write your name?"
"Daddy will teach you, okay?" Lin Chen asked.
"Yes! Yes!"
Qianqian's attention was quickly diverted.
Lin Chen got paper and a pen ready to teach her.
Five minutes passed.
"Host, your calligraphy skill is beginning to improve. Ten hours of practice will reach Grandmaster level, and twenty hours will reach Great Grandmaster level."
The system's voice rang out.
Lin Chen's face revealed a faint smile.
As expected, teaching Qianqian to write would improve his calligraphy.
His original handwriting was very ordinary; he couldn't write with a brush at all. Improving his calligraphy would enhance both his hard-tip and soft-tip pen skills.
He would be able to effortlessly master various fonts from different dynasties.
"Daddy, my name is so hard to write."
"Can I be called Lin Yiyi in the future?"
After half an hour, Qianqian said with a苦着小脸 (bitter little face).
Lin Chen kissed her little cheek. "Qianqian, that won't do. How can we give up just because of a small difficulty? Our Qianqian is the best."
"Don't worry, Daddy will definitely teach you."
Lin Qianqian nodded.
Lin Chen continued teaching her for another half hour.
Lin Qianqian was so young; lasting an hour was already pretty good.
"Qianqian, what do you want to do next?"
Lin Qianqian said expectantly, "Daddy, I want to go to the amusement park. Mommy and I went to the amusement park, and it was so much fun."
Lin Chen patted her cheek and smiled. "Then we'll go to the amusement park, but Qianqian, we agreed, right? We can't go often, and you still have to study, don't you?"
"Okay."
Qianqian nodded obediently.
An hour later, Lin Chen and the others arrived at the amusement park.
"Daddy, I want to play that."
"Mommy took me on that too, hehe."
Qianqian pointed at the carousel not far away.