Chapter 38: Tricked by the Child

Soon, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped. Lin Banxia, who had been frightened, felt her breath quicken.

She grabbed a towel and haphazardly wiped her body. Glancing at the figure standing outside the frosted glass door, she pulled on a bathrobe, feeling like she had lost her soul, afraid that he would barge in again!

Zhan Jingting stood outside, his mind flashing back to the scene he had inadvertently witnessed – a long, ugly scar on her belly.

She had a C-section? Zhan Jingting was stunned. How painful that must have been!

Soon, Lin Banxia opened the bathroom door. “Why aren’t you leaving?” she complained loudly, feeling incredibly embarrassed!

Zhan Jingting snapped out of his daze. “This is my room, where would I go?”

“You…” she was speechless.

“How did you get in? You didn’t even say hello!” he countered, then scrutinized her.

Banxia was so embarrassed, she didn’t even bother explaining about the lack of water in the other rooms. She covered her bathrobe and ran out!

She hadn’t been wearing anything! It was so embarrassing! He saw everything! She was going to die of shame!

She grabbed the doorknob and pulled, but couldn’t open it. Lin Banxia used both hands, her palms sweating, but to no avail!

The door wasn’t locked, but she couldn’t open it!

Zhan Jingting turned to look at her, his thoughts still lingering on the scar on her abdomen. He asked her, “Didn’t you have a natural birth?”

“…” The frantic twisting of the doorknob stopped, the bedroom suddenly fell into an eerie silence!

Lin Banxia’s breath hitched. Did he see it?

Did he look that closely?

He even saw the scar on her belly?

Before she could turn around, she heard footsteps coming from behind her. The blood in Lin Banxia’s body began to congeal, and she slowly released her grip.

When she turned around, Zhan Jingting had already reached her side. She saw a hint of heartache in the man’s deep eyes.

The next second, he reached out and pulled her into his arms. “…” He held her tightly.

Banxia was taken aback!

Zhan Jingting’s voice trembled slightly as he asked, “It’s been six years, the scar is still so deep. It must have been very painful back then, right?”

She came back to her senses. “Duh!” she muttered, then struggled, “Let me go!”

The faint scent of herbal medicine emanating from her body filled him with a sense of peace. He released her, holding her shoulders.

When the girl met his gaze again, her long, curly eyelashes fluttered slightly. “Open the door.” Her tone was a bit softer, but she was still embarrassed.

After speaking, she stepped aside.

The man retracted his gaze and stepped forward to help her open the door, but just like before, it wouldn’t budge no matter how he twisted it.

Outside the door, the two little ones had already high-fived, celebrating their successful mission, and then hid away.

Unless something unexpected happened, this door wouldn’t be opened tonight. Their purpose was simple: they wanted their Daddy and Mommy to sleep together.

“No way? It’s stuck?” Lin Banxia turned her head sharply, a little anxious. “Are you doing this on purpose?”

“What does it have to do with me?” The man didn’t want to take the blame, so he simply let go of the handle. “You came in yourself. Besides, what good would it do me to lock you in here?”

Banxia tried twisting the handle herself and confirmed it was indeed stuck.

Zhan Jingting was met with complaints and felt a bit displeased. His eyes turned cold as he glanced at her, then turned and walked towards the bathroom, as if the tenderness he had shown earlier didn’t exist.

Banxia realized what was happening and only heard the sound of water rushing in the bathroom.

He was going to take a shower??

Lin Banxia grabbed the doorknob again, twisting it forcefully, but it still wouldn’t budge. She let go of the handle, sighing in frustration.

She hadn’t washed her hair today, and her long, messy hair was half-tied up, creating a kind of messy, alluring beauty.

Suddenly, there was a light “click” of electricity, and everything went dark!

In the sudden darkness, Lin Banxia instinctively flinched. Damn it! The power went out!

But she quickly understood that someone must be playing tricks, otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

Until the sound of water from the bathroom finally stopped, Banxia stood in front of the large double bed, staring at the bathroom door, watching it open.

“The power’s out, huh? Did you do it?” Zhan Jingting’s voice was low and magnetic, deliberately sounding as if she was accusing him.

In the darkness, she saw him emerge from the bathroom, wrapped in a bathrobe. His silhouette was tall and slender.

Banxia didn’t say anything.

“Don’t even think about it, it was definitely the kids’ idea.” Zhan Jingting used a towel to wipe his hair, walking towards her. “Why don’t you just sleep here tonight?”

“How do you know it was the kids? Did you tell them to do it?” She retorted.

The man found it amusing. “Yeah, yeah, I told them. I want to sleep with you.”

“……!” The girl almost choked on her own blood.

In the darkness, the man tossed the towel aside, climbed into the bed, and tucked himself under the covers.

Banxia turned her head abruptly. “Hey! Aren’t you going to deal with this?”

“Deal with what?” He was surprisingly calm.

She was anxious and quickly walked towards him. “I didn’t bring my phone, use yours to call Manager Shen!”

Zhan Jingting originally wanted to advise her not to struggle, she couldn’t win against the two kids, but after thinking for a moment, he still unlocked and gave her the phone.

After receiving it, she first dialed the landline in the living room downstairs, but no one answered.

She dialed  Mrs.Zhou’s phone, no one answered.

Then she dialed Butler Shen’s, still no one answered.

Including dialing the two little bears’ phone watches, no one answered.

“…” Lin Banxia felt a little embarrassed, she had been tricked!

All this was anticipated by Zhan Jingting，who even teased, “I guess only 120 will answer, or you can call the police?”

Lin Banxia threw the phone at him, it was good that Young Master Zhan had quick eyes and quick hands, catching the phone in the dark! The night was silent…

Banxia stood in front of the large, soft double bed, she stood still, her shadow stretched long on the ground by the moonlight filtering through the window…

“The kids must have noticed you didn’t sleep here last night.” Zhan Jingting’s thin lips parted slightly, “Actually, in their eyes, they just want their Daddy and Mommy to be loving, the same in front of others and behind closed doors.”

Hearing this, Lin Banxia felt a little touched, she began to reflect, was she not giving the children a sense of security?

Seeing her standing there in a daze, Zhan Jingting lifted the blanket and got out of bed, putting his arm around her shoulder, “What are you being awkward about? The kids are so grown up, go to sleep quickly, tomorrow has its own things, you can’t stand up all night, can you?”

Banxia sat down on the edge of the bed, she didn’t know what kind of mood she was in as she lay down in his duvet.

She was back on this bed, this time there were no two children in between… hmm, so close!

Zhan Jingting lay on the other side, he remembered what he saw when he rashly walked into the bathroom, the long scar on her stomach, he was still extremely shocked.

Banxia felt stiff, she turned her head to look at the man’s profile, “Do you regret marrying me? You don’t lack anything, do you crave love?”

“I don’t regret anything I’ve done.” This was his answer, about love, he chose to remain silent.

“No matter what, thank you.” She said sincerely, because she cared so much about the children’s thoughts.

Now she had given them a complete home, she had also fulfilled a wish of the children.

At this time, what appeared in the man’s mind was the night seven years ago… two young people who had been drugged, full of blood and vigor, intertwined until they died.

He asked her, “Do you believe in fate?”