Chapter 18: The Children’s Kind Intentions

Lin Banxia looked at her children’s hopeful eyes, and her words of refusal choked in her throat. They just wanted their dad and mom to sleep with them for one night, that’s all.

Soon, the bedroom door opened, and Zhan Jingting walked in quickly with a fever patch, thoughtfully holding a cup of warm water.

“Let me hold the child. You help him with the patch, you have experience.” He said, putting down the water cup and taking Mo Mo from the woman’s arms, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

Lin Banxia tore open the fever patch and skillfully placed it on the child’s forehead, “We usually don’t give children medicine because their bodies have immunity.”

“Mm.” He listened to her.

Mo Mo sat on his father’s lap, reaching out to grab his mother’s arm, “Can we sleep together tonight? Please～” His voice was weak and pitiful, begging desperately.

The woman was bent over, bumping into the man’s deep, dark eyes, then quickly avoiding his gaze, her heart beating a little faster.

Mo Mo looked up at his dad, then at his mom, “I’m sick, can’t you just agree to me once?”

“An An and brother sleep in the middle, Dad and Mom sleep on either side, okay?” An An chimed in, “Just fulfill our little wish?”

For some reason, Lin Banxia didn’t dare look at the man’s eyes again, perhaps his innate aura was too strong.

She wanted to break free, but her arm was held tight by Mo Mo, as if he wouldn’t let go if his mom didn’t agree.

Under the warm yellow light, Zhan Jingting gazed at her up close for the first time. Her natural face, untouched by surgery, her fair skin like a baby’s, clean and beautiful, made him want to get closer.

“Dad, I’m so sleepy～” Mo Mo started to act cute, “Mommy～”

Lin Banxia looked at Zhan Jingting who was holding the child, meeting his deep and affectionate eyes, her chest tightened slightly.

He didn’t say anything about how they should sleep tonight. As a girl, how could she speak up?

“Mommy, come help!” An An got on the bed, making the bed, saying it a thousand times, it’s better to just do it.

And the bed was a very private thing. She looked up at her son.

“Go help.” Zhan Jingting’s thin lips parted, then he said to Mo Mo, “Let go of Mommy’s hand.”

Mo Mo was very happy, did Dad agree?

So, he quickly let go!

“Mommy! Come on!” An An directly pulled her over, “Dad’s blanket is so big, it’s too heavy!” The two brothers were singing in unison.

Lin Banxia took a deep breath and went forward to help make the bed.

The man stood up holding Mo Mo, Banxia helped him take off his shoes, and then he put the child into the bed.

An An pulled Lin Banxia, “Mommy stay and keep us company?” Afraid she would leave.

“Mommy~,” Mo Mo, feverish, looked at her with pleading eyes, “Stay with me~.”

Lin Banxia felt heartbroken for her child and guilty.

“Don’t just stand there, get in bed,” An An directly pulled her over, her other hand pulling Zhan Jingting, “Daddy, get in bed too, tell us a story! Other kids’ daddies are good at telling stories!”

“Right, Zhan Zhan and Duo Duo’s daddy in our class is a story king, he tells them stories every night,” Mo Mo envied them.

Hearing this, Lin Banxia felt a little overwhelmed. She always wanted to give them the best, but she lacked the most basic things.

An An pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed, then directly turned off the light and climbed into the covers, sleeping next to her brother, “So happy, we’re going to hear Daddy tell stories!”

As the master of this house, the master of this bedroom, Zhan Jingting said in a relaxed tone, “The bed is wide, let’s sleep together. I really don’t have experience telling stories to children, you tell them tonight, I’ll learn.”

“So tomorrow night it’s Daddy’s turn?” The children were excited.

“Sure.” Zhan Jingting gently lifted the covers and lay down next to An An.

Lin Banxia, sitting on the edge of the bed, would be even more awkward if she didn’t lie down, but thinking about her initial intention, she wanted to give the children a complete family.

So, she also lay down in the covers, lying on her side hugging Mo Mo, and holding An An’s hand.

By the moonlight filtering through the window, Lin Banxia could clearly see the man’s side profile.

His features were so three-dimensional and perfect.

“Mommy, you tell tonight, Daddy tells tomorrow night, you take turns, okay?”

So, the children wanted them to sleep together all the time?????

“I’ll tell tonight, I might not be here tomorrow night,” Lin Banxia felt like she couldn’t breathe, she tried to adjust her state –

“When the peacock first saw the sparrow, it couldn’t help but laugh, asking, Are you also a bird? The peacock’s tone was full of disdain, because the sparrow was gray and dull, compared to its own tall and handsome figure, it was simply too ugly…”

The night deepened…

Zhan Jingting listened attentively, the gentle, maternal voice resonated with his emotions, and he couldn’t help but be captivated.

This night felt incredibly peaceful… He closed his eyes and remembered the summer nights of his childhood, listening to his mother tell stories.

The same night, the same city.

In the old and dilapidated apartment where Yang Yiming was temporarily living with his wife and children, he spent 1,000 yuan today to hire a cleaning company to thoroughly clean the place.

Xie Yueru didn’t want to live in this place for a single day, she wore a mink coat in the middle of summer, complaining endlessly –

“When will our project with Junsheng Group be finalized? When will the money arrive? Should we go look at houses this weekend?”

Yang Yiming had just returned home, taking off his coat and hanging it up. He said with a touch of fatigue, “I don’t know yet. I’ll go talk to him tomorrow morning.”

“Didn’t you go talk to him today? Why are you pushing it to tomorrow morning?” “Mr. Zhan was busy today.” He gave the other party an excuse. “He’s a busy man, his schedule is already packed. We can’t just see him whenever we want. It’ll probably take until next year to schedule an appointment with him.”

“What are we going to do then?” The woman became anxious. “This is the only project that brings in quick money! Are we going to stay in this rundown house for another year?”

“Tomorrow morning, I plan to go wait for him at his doorstep. I’ll bring my full sincerity, and within ten minutes, I’ll explain the advantages of the project to him.” Yang Yiming was confident.

Hope rekindled in Xie Yueru’s heart. She greeted him with a smile, throwing herself into his arms. “Husband, you’ve worked hard.”

“Where’s Yiyao?” Yang Yiming embraced her, remembering his daughter, his fatigue vanished, replaced by a gentle expression. “Is she in a good mood?”

“She’s sulking in her room. How could she be in a good mood?”

“I’ll go take a look…” He said, walking towards the inside, his heart filled with love for his daughter.

Recently, the public opinion was still hot. Lin Group in Yincheng, excluding the four major families, could be considered a small wealthy family.

Even under Yang Yiming’s management, Lin Group’s development was quite good.

The four major families hadn’t been in the news lately, each one more peaceful than the last, so the media focused their attention on Lin Group.

The eldest Miss Lin had just been harassed at her wedding, ruining the ceremony.

Yang Yiming was kicked out of the Lin family villa in the middle of the night with his family. This news, one after another, remained on the headlines.

As a newcomer in the entertainment industry, Lin Yiyao, who had starred in several small-hit short dramas, had just started to make a name for herself, but now she could only hide at home to avoid the spotlight.

The night was thick, at the Yuzhu Villa, on the second floor, in the master bedroom.

As the story neared its end, Lin Banxia’s voice became softer and softer, and gradually, she fell asleep.

But Zhan Jingting, lying flat on his back, listened intently, his eyes fixed on the dark ceiling, his desire not yet satisfied. He could still hear her gentle voice in his ears…