My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks-Chapter 837 - 846 Summer Love

"Ah... that’s because you haven’t looked closely; if you look carefully, they are there. But maybe it’s because I’ve been exercising for so long, my skin might be firmer," Zhang Hua said modestly.

Actually, it wasn’t modesty, but over the years, she had never focused on herself. She had never visited a beauty salon for skincare, and her hair was often messy or just casually tied up.

If it weren’t for the hassle of washing long hair, she’d probably forget that she needed to get a haircut.

So, how could she have time to worry about whether her skin had wrinkles?

But today, her daughter’s words made her touch her own cheeks. What did she look like now? She couldn’t even remember the last time she had looked in the mirror!

"Mom, all these years on your own, have you ever thought about finding someone?" Lin Xiangwan asked her mother closely.

Zhang Hua didn’t care about this question at all. "I never thought about it. I just wanted to find my daughter. Without my daughter by my side, I didn’t even think about happiness!"

"Now that you’ve found me, shouldn’t you consider your own issues?"

The evening sun slanted into the kitchen and fell on Zhang Hua, making her appear even more graceful, beautiful, and kind.

Lin Xiangwan looked at her mother and thought: My mom is so great, she has no reason to be unhappy. No matter if this person is Dad or not, she hopes her mom will be well!

"Consider what?" Zhang Hua didn’t want to pursue the conversation.

"Consider..."

"My future days will be spent with my daughter, helping her take care of two kids, maybe even more. You and Qin Muchuan are young, have a few more, and I’ll help you look after them." This was also a way to make it up to her daughter!

Lin Xiangwan protested whimsically. "Mom, what do you think your daughter is, a pig? Have more? These two are enough to drive me crazy!"

"Hehe, these two kids are so well-behaved, how can they drive you crazy? I’ve never seen such lovely children!"

"I’m serious!"

"When grandma takes care of the kids, you won’t have this problem anymore! Have a few more..."

"Mom, Qin Muchuan and I will have at most one more child, otherwise having too many is punishable with a fine!"

"You can apply for foreign nationality, then you can have as many as you want!"

"Hehe..." Lin Xiangwan was amused by her mother. "Mom, do you think I’m a breeding sow? Always just giving birth?"

"Having many children makes things lively, and it can also develop good character in kids. Otherwise, nowadays kids are too pampered," Zhang Hua, a teacher, could clearly feel how children from generation to generation were becoming more spoiled. "Children with many siblings tend to grow up more accommodating and resilient, not succumbing easily to setbacks. Look how many kids are committing suicide these days. It’s infuriating to see!"

"Mom, what you say really makes sense!" Lin Xiangwan nodded. "Okay, then I’ll try to have more!"

Haha, as long as Qin Muchuan allows her to have them.

Well, perhaps he didn’t let her have more before because he wasn’t in love enough. But he should be now, right?

It’s also possible that he had responsibilities that prevented them from having more.

The situation should be different now!

That’s what Lin Xiangwan told herself!

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Time flew, and before long, the skies over City B were fiercely hot. After prolonged negotiations and evidence-gathering, the criminal case against the Li Hongge Group officially went to trial. The court accused them of various serious crimes, which had involved representatives from different nations attending the proceedings.

In the face of irrefutable evidence, Li Hongge had no defense. A month later, the court issued a death sentence.

Zhang Hua heard the news on television, and she said excitedly, "Well sentenced, she should have been sentenced to death long ago. She’s lived too many years as it is!"

Lin Xiangwan constantly nodded. "Exactly, someone like her should have died long ago!"

"Yes, her death is long overdue!" Lin Lijun also said.

Zhang Hua gave him a glance and found it rather dull, wanting to say something but then she held back.

Lin Xiangwan could sense a knot in her mother’s heart and took the initiative to ask her father, "Dad, do you also wish Li Hongge were dead?"

"Of course, she stole my daughter and then abandoned her. How could I not hate her!" Lin Lijun said with great agitation, his cheeks and neck turning slightly rough.

"But... you seemed to have been with her at one time..."

Lin Lijun, quite sensitive, immediately responded, "Wanwan, how can you frame your father like this? When was I ever with her!"

Lin Xiangwan smiled. "I haven’t finished my sentence yet. You came to my Spicy Hot Pot restaurant with her. You ate together, appearing quite close."

Lin Lijun immediately clarified, "That was because I wanted to gather information about you. Your mother has been searching for you across every corner of China, visiting some places more than once. How could I not be worried, how could I not be anxious? I had to find a way to locate you. I even told your mother that I intended to approach Li Hongge to find the answers!"

"Oh?" Lin Xiangwan looked toward her mother.

Zhang Hua, however, pretended to be clueless. "I don’t know anything about it!"

Lin Lijun grew anxious, stomping his feet. "How can you not know? I clearly told you!"

"Really? Did you say that? Sorry, I must have forgotten!"

"Ah..." Lin Lijun could only sigh, unsure of what else to do.

Through her parents’ conversation, Lin Xiangwan could tell that her father hadn’t lied; it was true.

It appeared that her father and mother had still been in contact.

Lin Xiangwan wanted to ask another question, so she called her father aside for a private conversation. "Dad, tell me the truth, other than your deceased wife, have you been with any other women?"

She had just closed the door and asked mysteriously.

Lin Lijun, panic-stricken, immediately explained, "Of course not, that’s simply out of the question!"

Lin Xiangwan blushed slightly. "Really? Then why did you come to buy me flowers when I was singing at the bar!"

"That was because you reminded me of your mother. I wanted to get close to you, to learn more about your affairs! You forgot that I also told you, you remind me of someone I know!"

"Ah... I see!" Lin Xiangwan recalled, her father indeed had said that.

Lin Lijun confessed to his daughter, "Dad has only loved your mother. That’s undeniable. When your mother disappeared, my father, your grandfather, fell severely ill and was near death. His last wish was to see me married. Out of necessity, I married your stepmother. But I didn’t love her. And of course, I’m very sorry to her!"