“Wow, Classmate Lin is really cute!”
The woman held the little one, pinching the baby’s fair, soft cheek with a strange smile.
Xiao Yiyi looked at the ill-intentioned bad auntie in front of her, pouted, and suddenly burst into loud crying, “Wah wah wah,” the sound especially piercing.
The sudden commotion startled Xu Xiaowei.
After recovering, she also pouted in dissatisfaction, glanced at Lin Xinyuan on the bed, and complained: “Classmate Lin, your daughter really has no taste! How can she dislike a pretty sister like me?”
To this, Lin Xinyuan showed a faint, embarrassed smile but didn’t say anything. In truth, she was very happy inside.
‘Xiao Yiyi… you’re really Mom’s little treasure…’
As she thought this, her gaze unconsciously drifted toward the two men chatting by the window not far away.
Aside from that certain someone, who else could that shifty-looking guy be but Chen Ze?
As if sensing her gaze, Qin Nanfeng glanced over and raised an eyebrow, a questioning look.
Lin Xinyuan ignored him, silently withdrawing her gaze.
“Here, hold her! So annoying!”
At this moment, Yu Xiaowei carefully handed the still-crying little one to Lin Xinyuan, her eyes shifting between Lin Xinyuan and Qin Nanfeng.
She too sensed something off about the atmosphere between them, but didn’t pry.
After all, it was their business.
Though she was Lin Xinyuan’s friend and their relationship was good, it was best not to interfere in such matters unless the other party brought it up first.
“Mm.” Lin Xinyuan snapped back to reality, took the little one, then kissed Xiao Yiyi’s soft cheek.
She began gently rocking and coaxing her, murmuring: “It’s okay, Xiao Yiyi. Mommy’s here… don’t cry…”
The woman’s voice was soft and sweet, as gentle as water, seeping through.
Instantly, the child’s loud crying quickly calmed, as if sensing her mother’s presence.
The little one drowsily opened her eyes again.
When she saw Lin Xinyuan’s tender face, she immediately became happy, waving her little hands randomly, her laughter healing.
Witnessing this, Yu Xiaowei’s mouth twitched slightly, feeling helpless: “Sigh, this little one doesn’t know what beauty is…”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan looked up, letting Xiao Yiyi pinch her face.
Seeing the club president’s put-out expression, she laughed happily.
Her gloom seemed to lift a bit, and she even joked lightly with her.
“President, isn’t that a bit shameless of you?”
Yu Xiaowei blinked, grinning, her words carrying a hidden meaning: “True. To your daughter, this stinky auntie naturally can’t compare to you, the wonderful mommy~”
Lin Xinyuan was left speechless, her cheeks instantly burning.
‘This president… is teasing me about my former male identity again…’
‘But I guess it’s true… um… a bit strange…’
“Think it over. Fengxing Company would welcome you. The benefits are top in the industry…”
Not far away, Qin Nanfeng was discussing recruitment with Chen Ze.
He was quite willing to have Chen Ze join his company.
He knew his roommate Chen Ze well. The guy was actually smart, just too playful during university.
After all, he was a student of Tianbei University; he couldn’t be that bad…
Now that his company was expanding, he honestly needed people.
Even though the company had always cooperated with Tianbei University, there was still a screening process. Giving Chen Ze a chance wouldn’t hurt…
“Alright, Boss Qin. I’ll think it over in the next couple of days.”
Chen Ze admired this genius-like friend immensely, especially after learning that the guy was already the boss of a local famous company at such a young age, and that he had even played games made by that company before. His respect only grew.
Coincidentally, his current job at the local internet company wasn’t going well…
The salary was high, but the inexplicable factionalism and infighting, even for someone outgoing like him, a naive new graduate, made it uncomfortable.
So while Chen Ze said that, deep down he had already made up his mind.
As he thought this, he looked at the fashionable and beautiful young woman. His answer became even clearer.
He wanted to go higher…
Not just for himself, but also for Yu Xiaowei!
His family was decent, but compared to the Yu family, a local big clan, it was still a huge gap.
Even if she didn’t care about his family background, he did.
At the very least, he wanted to try hard, so that her family wouldn’t look down on him, and he could marry his girlfriend…
Seeing Chen Ze’s increasingly determined expression, Qin Nanfeng nodded slightly, believing he could do it.
Don’t underestimate this guy who used to fool around and had no discipline.
In that memory, Chen Ze was a talent who could start his own business and lead a small outsourcing company to a considerable scale.
His ability was definitely outstanding.
He had also met him at a banquet.
Not only had they successfully negotiated cooperation, but their relationship was also decent.
That was his little scheme…
Thinking of this, Qin Nanfeng’s eyes flashed with satisfaction.
Then he looked toward the hospital bed.
He immediately saw Lin Xinyuan’s blushing, delicate face.
Though he couldn’t hear their whispers, he could roughly guess that Yu Xiaowei was teasing his little wife again.
‘But… Xiaoyuan’s blushing face is really cute…’
With that thought, Qin Nanfeng didn’t intend to help. Instead, he started talking about other things with Chen Ze…
The morning passed quickly. It was time for Yu Xiaowei and the others to leave.
They said their goodbyes.
Even before leaving, that president, being petty, lightly pinched the little one’s cheek, causing Xiao Yiyi to cry “Wah wah.”
Fortunately, Lin Xinyuan quickly calmed her down…
The ward was left with the couple and the baby in swaddling clothes.
It was almost noon. Qin Nanfeng was about to go to the hospital cafeteria to get food for himself and Lin Xinyuan.
Only after watching the man leave did Lin Xinyuan reveal her dissatisfied expression…
‘That guy just stood there like a terracotta warrior, didn’t even come help me chase away that annoying president!’
‘Ugh…’
Thinking back to Yu Xiaowei’s wild words, Lin Xinyuan couldn’t help but feel another wave of embarrassment and annoyance, the blush spreading to the base of her neck.
But as she thought, perhaps stirred by the intense emotional fluctuation, Lin Xinyuan suddenly frowned.
That emotion from “her” unexpectedly invaded again.
She couldn’t help but recall those disgusting words.
Her face turned pale, and even her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
‘No…’
A surge of self-harm impulse rose within her, causing her to let out a pained moan.
“Wah wah wah!”
Just then, the little one seemed to notice her mother’s distress.
She immediately started crying loudly, almost instantly pulling Lin Xinyuan’s thoughts back.
Lin Xinyuan gasped, her breaths light and rapid, her expression still dazed and confused.
Only when she saw the crying little one in her arms did she finally break down, tears wetting her cheeks.
“Xiao Yiyi…”
She murmured, unconsciously thinking of the previous life, when the little one had died with her before even being born.
‘That… was my fault. It was all my fault…’
‘So this time, I must not… must not repeat the same mistake. I can’t…’
“Thank you… you helped Mommy again…”
“Mommy… won’t do that again…”
“……”