Every time he called Lin Xinyan “Mrs. Zong,” his heart felt as though it was stung by a bee.
Unable to control that feeling, he did his best to hide it from others.
Gu Huixin nodded again, hearing the sense in his words. She took out some money from her purse and handed it to her daughter, but her words were for Bai Yinning. “Buy a phone with it, Chunchun. I… accidentally ruined her phone. We’ll have to be sincere in the apology.”
Now that Gu Huixin thought back on her actions, she realized she had been unreasonable.
The agitation had taken over her mind back then; she feared others were bullying her daughter.
It was really embarrassing to have done those things she did earlier.
Taking the money from Zhou Chunchun’s hands to give it back to Gu Huixin, Bai Yinning said, “Mom, I have money with me. You don’t need to give us any. Tell me if you need any money next time.”
Zhou Huaihou was an honest man, and he was not rich; the only earnings he got were from his wage.
Gu Huixin did not move to take the money immediately. Now, she felt guilty for suspecting him earlier.
“You know my history. Bai Hongfei isn’t my biological father. He’s nice to me, and he was my father figure. But I’ve never had a mother figure, and neither do I know how to love a mother. I’ll do my best to be good to Dad and you. Thank you for entrusting Chunchun to me.”
While Bai Yinning was sincere with his words, he was also indirectly telling Gu Huixin to stop being suspicious of him in the future.
He was good with his words; his words struck a chord in the Zhou couple’s hearts. Gu Huixin and Zhou Huaihou only had a daughter, Zhou Chunchun, and they had never expected their son-in-law to take care of them. All they wanted was for someone to take care of their daughter when they no longer could.
Bai Yinning’s words moved them.
“All right.” Zhou Huaihou patted Bai Yinning’s shoulder. “We only have one daughter. That’s why Huixin is so worried about her. Don’t take what happened today to heart.”
“I won’t. I just hope you’ll believe that I’m sincere when I say I’ll take care of Chunchun from now on. I hope this won’t happen again.”
Right as Bai Yinning’s words left his mouth, Gu Huixin replied, “I was too agitated today. It won’t happen again.”
“Hurry and go so you’ll be able to make it home for dinner,” she added.
Bai Yinning laughed, “If we’re late, I’ll eat with Chunchun in a restaurant. Don’t wait up for us.”
Gu Huixin smiled and agreed before watching her daughter and son-in-law left the house.
At the mall.
Although she was not done with her shopping, Lin Xinyan was not planning to force Zong Jinghao to keep her company. She knew he was busy; he should be busy with searching Number Four’s whereabouts right now.
“Why don’t you head home first?” Lin Xinyan realized she still could not stop herself from selfishly keeping him to herself.
Zong Jinghao ran his fingers through her hair before he pulled her into his arms. He then steered the two of them toward another lingerie store. “Peichuan is on it. I can make time to shop with you, you know?”
She gave a faint smile and accepted his company.
Only after entering the store did Lin Xinyan came to her senses. She inquired, “How did you know what I wanted to buy?”
“Weren’t you at the lingerie store earlier?” As he spoke, he leaned closer to her. Women’s lingerie was something private, and he thought Lin Xinyan was buying them for herself. His lips were a hair’s breadth away from her ears, and they were too intimate in public. Lin Xinyan pushed him and murmured a reminder, “People are watching. Control yourself.”
Zong Jinghao hummed, “Then I’ll let lose my restraints at home.”
His words rendered Lin Xinyan speechless.
Realizing she had to tell him about Qin Ya’s presence at home, she voiced, “I have something to tell you.”
“What?” Looking at her serious expression, Zong Jinghao’s heart skipped a beat.
“I’ve brought Qin Ya back home. She needs someone to take care of her, but she doesn’t want Su Zhan to do that. I’m worried about the others taking care of her, so I brought her back. I forgot to discuss with you about that.” Although it was no major matter, she felt that she should have discussed the matter with him before she did it.
There were some inconveniences that came with Qin Ya’s presence—he wanted to spend more time with her and the children—but he would not disagree with it. He knew she was good friends with Qin Ya.
He could not say no due to both Lin Xinyan and Su Zhan’s relationship with her.
“You’ll decide for our family.” He took a piece of black sexy lingerie and showed it to Lin Xinyan. “Do you like this?”
