Stealing Your Heart/C24 I Love the Father of My Child
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C24 I Love the Father of My Child

Zong Jinghao didn't have enough time to dodge her and could only watch as Lin Xinyan threw herself onto him.

Her forehead hit his chin, hurting it. Her lips, on the other hand, were stuck to the convex shape of a hard object. The feeling was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

Lin Xinyan was stunned for a moment. When she came back to her senses, she immediately stood up, realizing that her lips had pressed his adam's apple by accident.

She held her head in embarrassment, her face burning fiercely.

How mortifying.

Zong Jinghao was also in a state of confusion for a moment. He slowly raised his eyes and looked at her. "If I'm a scoundrel, then what are you?"

Without waiting for Lin Xinyan to speak, he slowly sat up and deliberately adjusted his collar. His fingertips moved along the place where Lin Xinyan had kissed him, giving her an enigmatic smile. "We are husband and wife. If you want to kiss me, you can just say so. I'm not such a petty person as to deny you."

Lin Xinyan was speechless for a long time.

Why would she want to kiss him?

It was just an accident!

"I don't want to kiss you!" Lin Xinyan turned around and left, wanting to leave the living room quickly.

Zong Jinghao sat on the sofa and did not move. Somehow, her words "I don't want to kiss you" made him angry, so he said mockingly, "Then whom do you want to kiss?"

He sneered, "The man who got you pregnant?"

Her fear and humiliation were instantly exposed, like fresh blood dripping out.

She didn't want to talk about how her baby had come to be.

Being outed like this out of the blue by Zong Jinghao, she felt an intense pain in her heart.

She was clearly on the verge of breaking down, but she still wanted to assert herself. "Of course I love my child's father."

God, this woman was really good!

"Miss Lin don't forget. You owe me something." Zong Jinghao stood up. He flicked the dust from the hem of his clothes, raised his head leisurely and looked at Lin Xinyan, who stood stiffly at the door of the bedroom. "I need an interpreter. From tomorrow onwards, you will work at the company."

She got the land contract, now he would have his end of the bargain.

This way, she wouldn't owe him anything after repaying the favor.

"All right. Yes," she said, and pushed the door open.

Thinking of what just happened, the warmth on her face multiplied by several degrees.

To avoid meeting Zong Jinghao, she didn't go out of the room again until Nanny Yu called her for dinner. Only then did she open the door and come out.

Zong Jinghao was already in the dining room. Nanny Yu carried the dishes to the table.

Lin Xinyan came over and sat down to eat without looking at them.

The atmosphere at the table was fragile.

Nanny Yu didn't like it. They were clearly husband and wife, but they acted like strangers. She brought out a plate of lush green West Blue Flowers and placed it in front of Lin Xinyan. "This is Young Master's favorite food."

Zong Jinghao had a delicate taste and liked to eat vegetarian. Nanny Yu, who had always taken care of him, knew him best.

Lin Xinyan was stunned for a moment. She could not figure out what Nanny Yu meant by this.

Why didn't she put the plate in front of him if this was what he liked to eat?

Nanny Yu signaled with her eyes, for her to give Zong Jinghao the food. Lin Xinyan looked at her for a long while before finally understanding what Nanny Yu meant.

Nanny Yu's eyes were twinkling.

Lin Xinyan helplessly put a piece of West Blue Flower into Zong Jinghao's bowl.

Zong Jinghao raised his eyes. Lin Xinyan smiled, but she couldn't bear to see Nanny Yu be so warm-hearted toward her.

She was clearly playing matchmaker.

Zong Jinghao slowly picked up a piece of blue flower, which was tender and green like scallion oil. It reflected the appreciation in his eyes as he said, "Nanny Yu, you know my palate best."

Nanny Yu smiled and said, "Young Mistress will understand it in the future. She had just settled in. She isn't familiar with it yet."

Nanny Yu had changed how she addressed Lin Xinyan. Previously, she used to call her Miss Lin. Although she was dissatisfied with her for not returning the previous night, she was the one personally chosen by Madam to be Young Master's wife.

Naturally, she hoped that they would live well together and fulfill the deceased woman's expectations.

Lin Xinyan was rendered speechless by Nanny Yu's remark about her being the Young Mistress. She lowered her head even further and finished the bowl of rice quickly. She didn't even have time to wipe her mouth as she said, "I'm done eating. You guys eat slowly."

She ran back into the bedroom.

"What happened to her?" Nanny Yu didn't know how to react.

Staring at the flustered figure of the woman running, a smile appeared in the corner of Zong Jinghao's eyes. With his lips slightly curled, a trace of unruliness was revealed in his words. "She probably isn't used to your words, Nanny Yu."

Nanny Yu sighed. "I'm doing this for your own good, remember that."

She turned and walked away.

Zong Jinghao was the only one left in the spacious dining room. The crystal lamp on the roof emitted a circle of light, enveloping him. He took a piece of Blue Flower in his mouth and chewed on it slowly.

The Next Day

After Zong Jinghao left for his office, Lin Xinyan followed him out. Since she had agreed to work at the company, she would have to quit her job at the restaurant first.

As she was changing her shoes in the hall, Nanny Yu walked over and asked her, "You are going out?"

Lin Xinyan nodded.

"Come back early and don't spend the night outside. You're a married woman." Nanny Yu reminded her.

"Yes." Lin Xinyan put on her shoes and went out.

She walked to the intersection and took a cab to the restaurant.

There were no buses in this place.

Lin Xinyan had taken a leave of absence the moment she started working, and now that she had resigned again, the manager was a bit unhappy. "If you don't want to come to work, why did you apply? Aren't you wasting our time?"

Lin Xinyan felt very apologetic. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."

The manager's face darkened, but just as he was about to cut her some slack, the head waiter came over to tell him that the shop was seeing rush.

The manager looked at Lin Xinyan and said, "Help out first. When the shop is no longer busy, you can leave."

"All right." For the sake of professional ethics, Lin Xinyan would have to work.

Lin Xinyan went to change into her work clothes. It seemed like she had a busy day ahead of her.

"These are to be delivered to room 88," Lin Xinyan was ordered as the dishes came to her.

Lin Xinyan responded in kind and placed the delicate dishes into a tray, taking them to the private room.

She held the tray in one hand and pushed the door away with the other. The room revealed was bright, wide, and private. There were only two people sitting in front of a round table made out of mahogany. She knew one of them clearly. It was Zong Jinghao.

When the two of them saw each other, they were both stunned.

Tang Che, the president of HSBC, seemed to be talking to Zong Jinghao when she came in. He immediately stopped talking.

Lin Xinyan walked in with her head down and put the dishes on the tray on to the table.

"The waiters of Langui Garden are getting more and more beautiful." Tang Che smiled as he looked Lin Xinyan up and down.

Inwardly disgusted, Lin Xinyan was about to leave with the tray when Tang Che grabbed her wrist and smiled at Zong Jinghao. "Let her stay. She can pour us out some wine."

The smile on Zong Jinghao's face slowly froze. Hidden beneath was the grave expression on his face. He said, "President Tang, we're in the middle of something."

He raised his eyes and swept them across Lin Xinyan's face. "I don't need you here."

Lin Xinyan took the tray and left quickly.

Guan Jin, who was standing behind Zong Jinghao, frowned. He was not happy with Lin Xinyan's appearance. Why would she appear here?

If others knew of her relationship with Zong Jinghao, wouldn't it ruin his reputation?

Zong Jinghao wouldn't want to lose face.

His displeasure with Lin Xinyan increased even more.

"Langui Garden is becoming better at doing business. Their food is exquisite and they choose their attendants well. That one just now, her skin was as white as white jade. I wish I could hold onto her small waist…"

"President Tang, let me pour out some wine for you," Guan Jin came up and interrupted him.

Tang Che noticed Zong Jinghao's sullen expression and quickly smiled. "Let's change the topic."

Lin Xinyan walked out of the room and heaved a long sigh. She had never thought that they would meet so soon after separating this morning.

After the busiest wave passed, the manager allowed her to leave. She changed her clothes, but just as she walked out, she saw Guan Jin standing at the door.

And he didn't look too happy.

He looked at her coolly, "Mr. Zong is waiting for you. Let's go."

Lin Xinyan followed him out.

"Mom, I want one of Chanel's dresses. Can you take me to buy it after we are done eating?" Lin Yuhan held Shen Xiu Qing's hand and walked toward them.

"All right, my daughter naturally has to wear the best clothes." The mother and daughter duo walked over while talking and laughing.

From the looks of it, they were here to eat at Langui Garden.

When Lin Xinyan saw the pair, she stopped dead in her tracks…

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