“Mommy! I’m hungry!”
Lin Xinyuan was still frightened, momentarily at a loss for words.
Fortunately, a childish voice came from outside the kitchen, growing closer and breaking the silence.
“Q-Quick… let go…”
Lin Xinyuan didn’t want her daughter to see her being intimate with Qin Nanfeng in the kitchen.
No matter how she thought about it, it felt shameful…
So she nervously pushed and shoved at him again, finally relenting: “Whatever it is… l-later… we’ll talk tonight…”
As she spoke, her voice trembled at the end.
“Heh…” Qin Nanfeng smiled in triumph, calmly releasing his little wife, allowing Lin Xinyuan to quickly break free.
“C-Coming… dinner’s ready now!”
Lin Xinyuan’s tone was filled with embarrassment and irritation.
She was about to carry the dishes, but the moment she lifted them, she hadn’t even taken two steps before her legs went weak.
Fortunately, Qin Nanfeng, quick-eyed and swift-handed, caught her before the food could spill.
“Careful.”
Qin Nanfeng’s lips curved upward uncontrollably, his gaze teasing, which made Lin Xinyuan feel rather annoyed.
But knowing that this man had no bottom line, she still didn’t dare say much, afraid that Qin Nanfeng might suddenly go crazy and do something strange right here…
“Mm…” She steadied herself and hurriedly left the kitchen.
Seeing her act like she couldn’t get away fast enough, Qin Nanfeng couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle.
The laughter wasn’t hidden. She could faintly hear it, and her heart was filled with indignation, but she walked even faster…
The man helped his little wife carry out the dishes, and dinner officially began.
Little Yiyi was still too short, so Lin Xinyuan usually propped up her chair with cushions to let the little one reach the table.
Tonight, Qin Yiyi ate with particular gusto—not just because tomorrow was the weekend, but also because today she had her favorite sweet and sour ribs.
“Mommy, your face is so red! Are you too hot?”
Qin Yiyi was struggling to hold a rib and gnaw on it, grease smeared all over her mouth and hands.
After eating it clean, she smacked her lips, then curiously looked at her mommy beside her, whose face was growing redder and redder, and asked innocently.
“Uh… mm…”
Lin Xinyuan really felt like she was being roasted over a fire by someone right now, but seeing her daughter look over, she could only force a stiff smile and nod.
Pretending nothing was wrong, she reached out with a tissue to wipe the little one’s mouth and hands, then couldn’t help but scold: “Mind your manners when eating…”
As she spoke, she also picked up some greens for the little one.
“Yiyi knows!” Qin Yiyi nodded obediently, but when she looked at the greens in her bowl, her cute little face scrunched up.
But thinking that Mommy would get angry if she didn’t eat them, she reluctantly picked them up with her chopsticks and took a bite.
The moment she swallowed, her little face nearly turned into a bitter gourd: “Mommy, did you forget to water the veggies? They look so lifeless!”
Hearing this, embarrassment flashed across Lin Xinyuan’s face, but she managed to hold herself together.
But just as she was about to say something, her body seemed to suffer some kind of blow. She suddenly shuddered, nearly dropping the chopsticks in her hand.
“Mommy? Are you cold? Why did you shiver? Is there a mosquito!” Qin Yiyi found this even stranger, looking left and right, but still couldn’t sense any mosquitoes.
“Mm…” Lin Xinyuan wanted to curse someone out in her heart right now.
But she barely managed to keep up appearances without revealing too much, though her brows furrowed uncomfortably: “Just eat your food… M-Mommy’s fine…”
The moment she said she was fine, she couldn’t help but let out a soft gasp again.
“Mommy?”
“Hm?” This time, Lin Xinyuan felt extremely irritated and impatient, and directly shot a glare over, finally intimidating Qin Yiyi.
Why did this girl have so many questions?
Qin Yiyi quickly averted her gaze and obediently ate her own food.
Mommy seems angry… Can’t provoke her anymore, or the consequences will be serious…
Seeing this, Lin Xinyuan hastily looked at Qin Nanfeng sitting on her other side, her face red all the way down to her neck.
She reached one hand under the table, trying to pry away that “salty pig hand.”
But after struggling for quite a while, she found she couldn’t pull it away at all. She was about to cry.
This was in front of their daughter…
How could this man do this…
So she could only look at him with pleading eyes, hoping the yellow-haired brat would act like a decent person now.
Let go… take it away now…
Didn’t we agree to talk tonight?
But Qin Nanfeng remained unhurried, still slowly toying with his little wife.
Especially watching Lin Xinyuan’s helpless expression made him even more excited.
It wasn’t until he saw his Xiaoyuan’s shyness reach an unbearable point and her body begin to tremble involuntarily again that he raised an eyebrow, then gently tapped his bowl with his chopsticks, producing a crisp sound.
The noise wasn’t loud, but Lin Xinyuan immediately understood what this man meant.
Even if she didn’t want to agree, she had no choice but to compromise now…
So she nodded her head repeatedly in a fluster, finally making Qin Nanfeng withdraw his hand.
With that, Lin Xinyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but her legs still couldn’t stop trembling.
Her eyes were mournful. The moment she thought about how she’d agreed to his request, she knew she’d be bullied by this man for the next few days.
Her face alternated between red and pale—trembling with fear, dread, and shame.
She could only bury her head in her own rice, occasionally picking up food for the little one, not daring to look up at the yellow-haired brat at all.
As for Qin Nanfeng, though he appeared to be eating seriously, his gaze was growing more and more excited.
Xiaoyuan will belong to me for the next few days… No refusing allowed…
As for little Qin Yiyi, although she occasionally looked up at her daddy and mommy, feeling something was off between them.
But because she was still young, the little one didn’t know what was going on.
She only knew that her mommy usually kept a cold face toward her daddy, with a very bad attitude.
But whenever she said bad things about her daddy, Mommy would always be the first to defend him and get angry, wanting to discipline her.
It was only on rare occasions that Mommy would blush at Daddy…
Like right now…
Since she couldn’t figure it out, the little one didn’t dwell on it.
After all, this was what she considered the hardest problem in the world!
“I’m full!” Before long, Qin Yiyi put down her bowl and chopsticks, a grain of rice still stuck to her mouth.
Then she looked at Lin Xinyuan with a greedy expression: “Mommy, where’s my Big Saint Candy!”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan finally snapped out of her earlier shame a bit and subconsciously glanced at her daughter’s bowl.
Seeing that there was still a fair amount of rice left in the bowl, her brows immediately knitted together.
She stared suspiciously at the little one for several moments: “Little Yiyi, did you eat something?”
She knew that the portions she gave the little one were fixed—exactly enough for each day.
Unless there were unusual circumstances, like being sick or something, there was no way she’d eat less.
And today, they even had the little one’s favorite dish, which made it even stranger…
“Uh… this…” Little Qin Yiyi couldn’t help but scratch her little head, immediately feeling a bit guilty, but her gaze couldn’t help but sneak a glance at her daddy.
Seeing this, Lin Xinyuan knew exactly what was going on.
Someone must have given the little one snacks. Otherwise, how could she not be able to finish her meal…
Thinking this, she wanted to glare at someone and give him a piece of her mind.
“You…”
But the moment she turned her gaze and saw Qin Nanfeng’s half-smiling expression, she uneasily averted her eyes again.
Forget it…
She was magnanimous… It definitely wasn’t because she was afraid of being bullied even worse by this man tonight… Ugh…
Thinking this, she suppressed her indignant embarrassment and helplessly reached out to wipe the rice grain from the little one’s mouth first.
Then she stood up, preparing to go to the living room cabinet to get her daughter’s snacks.
She had bought them this morning and hidden them there…
Watching his wife walk into the living room, Qin Nanfeng immediately winked at the little one, unable to resist reaching out to ruffle the child’s hair: “Isn’t Daddy awesome?”
“Daddy’s so awesome! Number one in the world!” The little one was thrilled, nodding vigorously, her little head wobbling back and forth.
She didn’t get scolded by Mommy this time!
But for that, little Qin Yiyi couldn’t help but think in her heart.
Since Daddy can control Mommy, if she just gets on Daddy’s good side, wouldn’t she not have to fear Mommy getting angry…
And then she could eat snacks without worries every single day!
Thinking this, the little one’s big eyes sparkled even brighter at Qin Nanfeng, feeling that Daddy looked especially handsome today.
Knowing what his daughter was thinking, Qin Nanfeng really felt a bit helpless.
But… this was exactly what he wanted—to build a good relationship with the little one.
Thinking this, the curve of his lips was utterly uncontrollable. He rubbed his fingers under the table, dark light surging in his eyes.
Tsk, can’t wait anymore…