Lin Minglan ordered the dishes and looked at Fu Jingshu with her hands propped under her chin, "But I'm a little curious, what do you need the channel for this thing?"
"Chenchen is sick."
Fu Jingshu wasn't exactly lying, it was just that Chenchen was already better.
Lin Minglan said "oh," "Chenchen. That child must be quite old now. Speaking of which, I left in such a hurry back then. Why don't I go visit him at your place?"
Fu Jingshu took a sip of the water in his cup.
"Hey, you want my help, and you're still so cold?" Lin Minglan looked at him with a coy complaint, a little unhappy, but more so with a feeling of "I knew it."
He was still that Fu Jingshu, never changed.
Cold and distant to everyone, never giving anyone a chance to get close. Back then, when he suddenly had a child, it shocked so many people.
Fu Jingshu put down his water cup, "How about we make a trade?"
"You want to use me to see Chenchen in exchange for the channel for the special medicine, right?"
Although they hadn't seen each other for a while, because their parents were friends, the two had known each other since childhood. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them childhood sweethearts.
Lin Minglan knew Fu Jingshu's way of doing things and his character very well.
Fu Jingshu raised his eyebrows slightly, "No?"
"Of course not!" Lin Minglan knew all too well that once this deal was over, they would have no reason to see each other again. At least, this heartless man Fu Jingshu was perfectly capable of disappearing from her life!
A dark glint flashed in Fu Jingshu's eyes, "Eat, we'll go after we're done."
"That's more like it."
Lin Minglan ate this meal very satisfactorily and then followed Fu Jingshu to the Fu residence.
She looked at the decorations in the living room and some familiar servants, and couldn't help but sigh, "Everything here is still the same, nothing has changed."
Fu Jingshu ignored her sigh and walked straight to the sofa. Before he could sit down, his arm was suddenly linked.
He frowned and looked at Lin Minglan.
Lin Minglan seemed not to notice the coldness in his eyes, "What's wrong? Aren't we friends? You didn't refuse me at the airport."
That was because she had mentioned the special medicine at the time.
Fu Jingshu gave her a cold glance, then withdrew his hand, walked to the sofa opposite, and sat down. Lin Minglan's lips twitched, but she still smiled and sat opposite him.
"Where's Chenchen? I heard Chenchen is much better now and isn't as withdrawn as he used to be. Why don't you let me see him?"
Fu Jingshu didn't like her tone very much, but he still asked a servant to go upstairs and call for him.
Chenchen was quickly brought down. He didn't look at anyone, walked straight to Fu Jingshu's side, and sat down, his hands on his knees, looking well-behaved and soft.
Since he had just woken up, his hair was still a little messy, making him look very cute.
Lin Minglan fell in love with him at first sight, "You're Chenchen? So cute! I'm your Aunt Lin, come here and let me hug you."
She extended her hands, trying hard to put on a gentle expression.
But Chenchen didn't fall for it. He didn't even look at her, "Daddy, where's Mommy?"
Fu Jingshu stroked Chenchen's head, "She's busy."
Chenchen lowered his little head, looking very disappointed. Fu Jingshu couldn't bear to see it, so he picked him up and placed him on his lap, clumsily tidying his messy hair with his large hand.
"When Mommy finishes her work, she'll come to see you."
Chenchen was sensible and didn't make a fuss, nodding obediently.
Their conversation was whispered, and Lin Minglan couldn't hear it at all. She asked curiously, "What are you whispering about?"
Fu Jingshu and Chenchen exchanged a glance, neither answering.
Chenchen even buried his little head in his embrace.
Lin Minglan didn't feel discouraged and proactively spoke to Chenchen, "Chenchen, aren't you going to call me Auntie? Don't you want to say hello to Auntie?"
Chenchen remained silent.
"Chenchen, do I look pretty? Do you want me to be your Mommy?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Jingshu glanced at her. Lin Minglan shrugged, "Don't look at me like that. I'm just teasing Chenchen."
After Fu Jingshu looked away, she changed the subject.
"But it's not entirely a joke. Don't you think it would be nice for me to be Chenchen's Mommy?"
Fu Jingshu looked at her intently, but covered Chenchen's ears with his hands, "You'd better not say that. The child doesn't like to hear it."
Lin Minglan immediately understood that this had touched Fu Jingshu's bottom line, so she made a gesture of zipping her lips.
The atmosphere in the living room became a little awkward.
Chenchen suddenly said, "Daddy, I want to go to the bathroom."
Fu Jingshu paused slightly. This child never needed help to go to the bathroom, nor did he ever say so. Why today... But he didn't ask anything and put Chenchen down.
"Go ahead."
Lin Minglan felt that the child was still young and must need care, so she volunteered, "I'll go with him."
Without waiting for Fu Jingshu or Chenchen to refuse, she followed them upstairs to the bedroom. At first, she was puzzled.
The decor in this bedroom was a bit too simple and dark, not like a child's room.
Besides, there was a bathroom downstairs, so why go upstairs to use the toilet?
"Chenchen, do you need my help?"
Chenchen didn't speak and went into the bathroom alone. When he came out, he walked towards the door and said, "I'm going to get something."
Lin Minglan didn't sense anything amiss and waited in the room until she heard the bedroom door being locked, realizing something was wrong.
At the same time, a sound of water suddenly came from the bathroom.
She hurried to open the door to check and saw that the faucet was constantly spraying water. She tried to turn it off, but failed. The faucet seemed to be broken.
The water flow from the faucet was strong, and the water quickly overflowed the sink.
She rushed out of the bathroom and knocked on the door.
But the soundproofing of the door was excellent, and people outside couldn't hear her. After an unknown amount of time, the water on the floor was enough to cover her ankles.
The floor was slippery, and Lin Minglan accidentally fell. Not only did she fall, but her clothes were soaked.
When Fu Jingshu opened the door with Chenchen, she was already in a sorry state, her expression extremely bad, "Master Fu, is this how you treat your guests?"
"Take Miss Lin upstairs to change into clean clothes first."
Fu Jingshu had a servant take Lin Minglan away, and at the same time, he called someone to fix the faucet. Then, he waited downstairs with Chenchen for Lin Minglan, who had changed her clothes, to come down.
In front of her, he reprimanded Chenchen, "Apologize to Auntie Lin."
Chenchen lowered his head, stubbornly silent.
Fu Jingshu couldn't bear to scold him, but thinking of the channel for the special medicine in Lin Minglan's hands, he said coldly, "Apologize, or Daddy will punish you."
Chenchen finally spoke slowly, "I'm sorry."
Lin Minglan pretended to say, "It's okay, the child didn't do it on purpose."
Chenchen glanced at her and ran upstairs. He returned to his bedroom, locked the door, and refused to see anyone. He aggrievedly took out his phone to message Shen Jinxi.
—Daddy scolded me because I played a trick on the woman he brought back.
Shen Jinxi was shocked when he saw the message. He immediately thought that Mommy was unhappy before, could it be related to this?
"What are you looking at?"
Mommy's voice sounded from behind him. Shen Jinxi turned around abruptly and instinctively hid his phone.
If he hadn't hidden it, it would have been obvious that something was fishy. Shen Qingqing extended her palm, "Let me see."
Shen Jinxi hesitated for a long time. Seeing his mother's increasingly stern expression, he had no choice but to hand over his phone, anxiously thinking.
Mommy is definitely going to be angry!