Chapter 16: Picking Up the Child

Zhao Cheng noticed that their Captain Lin looked very upset.

He certainly didn’t want to run laps, nor did he want to be punished.

So, he smiled and said to Li Chunqiu, “Sister-in-law, uh… no, Comrade Li, please go back first. Captain Lin must have something to deal with.”

Li Chunqiu looked at Shen Yuchu, who was standing there.

The woman was wearing a bright red short-sleeved shirt, a black high-waisted pencil skirt, and bright red lipstick. Her eyebrows were heavily defined with eyebrow pencil.

Could a woman who put so much effort into her appearance catch Lin Xuan’s eye?

She and Lin Xuan were college classmates, and naturally, a newcomer wouldn’t just break them up.

Besides, during college, Lin Xuan had shown interest in her.

If she hadn’t wanted to become a film producer’s wife, she might have ended up with Lin Xuan.

However, the good times didn’t last. Boss Pei, not only had a wife, but was also arrested for tax evasion.

After Boss Pei’s arrest, his wife was also implicated, and she went into hiding with her child.

She hid for many years before finally coming to Yandu City. Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan, after graduation, had stayed in the army due to his military achievements.

He didn’t transfer out, and she had no choice, no support, and because she had a child, she had to be very careful.

Even her current temporary job as a nurse’s aide at the health team was arranged by Lin Xuan.

After coming to the army to help, Li Chunqiu learned that Lin Xuan was not only a major but also a battalion commander.

He was also allocated a house in Yandu City, a two-bedroom apartment in the family quarters. It was an apartment building!

She also heard that as long as Lin Xuan went on missions and earned merits, his future was limitless, even becoming a regiment commander was not out of the question.

If he were a regiment commander, the apartment would be even better. Although they all lived in the same apartment building, some families had three-bedroom apartments, while others had three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen, all according to rank.

Therefore, she had repeatedly requested to move in with Lin Xuan, but he had refused each time.

But even so, she still had a way, she had a daughter, a woman always has various ways to deal with a man.

She claimed that it was inconvenient to raise her daughter alone, and she would often ask Lin Xuan for help under the guise of being “college classmates.”

Time and time again, it seemed that the entire camp assumed that they were a couple.

Just like now, wasn’t she holding Lin Xuan’s clothes? She had mended them!

Li Chunqiu looked at Shen Yuchu. The woman was pretty, but it was only the makeup and styling that made her look pretty.

Li Chunqiu deliberately placed Lin Xuan’s clothes on the nearby table. “Lin Xuan, since you’re busy, I’ll leave your clothes here. By the way, the seam under your armpit came undone, I sewed it up for you. Be careful when you wear it! I still have things to do at the health team, I’ll go first.”

Li Chunqiu said this, then took a few steps forward, but stopped at the door. “Oh, don’t forget to take your medicine.”

Lin Xuan nodded without speaking, but it was considered a response.

The conference room door didn’t need to be closed, but Li Chunqiu deliberately reached out to close it as she left. Just as the door was about to close, she poked her head back in.

“Lin Xuan, I won’t be free at 5:30 pm. You go to the kindergarten to pick up the child. Yingying wants to eat hamburgers!”

…

The way she said that…

“You go to the kindergarten to pick up the child”… in the afternoon…

The implication was clear.

A clever strategy of “retreating to advance.”

On the surface, Li Chunqiu left, but her words still had a strong influence and constraint on Lin Xuan.

She asked him to pick up the child!

The child wants a hamburger…

One might think the child is theirs.

Before Lin Xuan could say anything, Li Chunqiu closed the door, not giving him a chance to reply.

Lin Xuan turned to Shen Yuchu. “Uh, she… she’s… she’s my college classmate.

In college, she was cheated by a film producer, so she had a daughter named Yingying.

Now, she’s raising her daughter… they depend on each other, it’s quite pitiful, I just feel sorry for them. After all, she’s my college classmate, so I… I… take care of them a bit more.”

After saying this, Lin Xuan looked earnestly at Shen Yuchu.

Shen Yuchu waited for him to finish explaining, then simply nodded slightly.

Lin Xuan tried to find a trace of flaw in her eyes.

Or rather, he wanted to find a trace of her emotion.

However, he found nothing in Shen Yuchu’s eyes.

“You… you don’t mind?” Lin Xuan slowly uttered these words.

Shen Yuchu looked up at him, “I don’t mind.”

Lin Xuan chuckled awkwardly, “Then…”

“This is Captain Lin’s personal matter, it has nothing to do with our cooperation. I wonder if Captain Lin can accept this price? If not, let’s reschedule!” Shen Yuchu checked her watch.

“Excuse me, Captain Lin, I have to go. I have another meeting soon!”

Zhao Cheng smiled at Shen Yuchu, “Okay, okay, Supervisor Shen, I’ll see you out!”

As Shen Yuchu walked past Lin Xuan, he grabbed her arm. Her arm was as white and delicate as jade.

Because of Lin Xuan’s grip, a red mark appeared on her fair arm.

Lin Xuan pulled her back, “Shen Yuchu, I told you, I have nothing to do with her. Don’t misunderstand!”

Shen Yuchu looked up at him, then slowly picked up her elegant white leather bag from the conference table.

Then, she smiled at Lin Xuan, who looked serious and earnest.

She raised her white bag and hit Lin Xuan’s hand.

Slap—

The sound was loud enough to make Zhao Cheng’s eyelids twitch.

“I’m sorry, Captain Lin, I’m not interested in your personal affairs. This is not within the scope of our cooperation! If you sign readily, we can proceed with this cooperation.

If you have other ideas, let’s talk later. I have a meeting to attend now. Could you please… let go?”

For some reason, Lin Xuan’s eyes drooped. As if as long as he let go, she would slip away from his eyes again.

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment, “Let’s talk.” His voice was soft, with a hint of low 沉.