"Mengyao, you... hello."
Lin Chen's mother, Chen Mei, said quickly.
She hadn't even seen a photo of Xu Mengyao, but she knew Xu Mengyao's name. Going to the amusement park with Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoxi must have been Xu Mengyao.
"Auntie, Xiaoxi wants to talk to you."
Xu Mengyao said with a smile.
She handed the phone to Lin Xiaoxi, who was sitting in the car seat.
"Grandma."
Lin Xiaoxi grabbed the phone and called out sweetly.
"Hey!"
Chen Mei responded happily.
Lin Xiaoxi asked in confusion, "Grandma, why does Mom call you Auntie? Shouldn't she call you Mom?"
Xu Mengyao was very helpless.
Lin Xiaoxi was young, but she was sharp-witted.
Chen Mei said, "This… Xiaoxi, you're still young, there are some things you don't understand. You eat more, eat until you're full and grow fast. You'll understand when you grow up."
Lin Xiaoxi tilted her head.
"Grandma, is that right?"
Chen Mei nodded. "That's right. When you were younger, didn't you understand anything? Now that you're older, you understand more things, right?"
"Mhm."
Lin Xiaoxi nodded. "Grandma, where's Grandpa?"
Chen Mei smiled. "Grandpa is building a house. When the house is finished, Xiaoxi, you can come over and play."
Lin Chen: "Mom, why did you video call?"
"Nothing... I just wanted to see Xiaoxi. You drive your car carefully, and I'll just chat with Xiaoxi."
A few minutes later, Chen Mei hung up the video call.
Xu Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, when Grandma's house is finished, can we all go play together?"
Xu Mengyao said, "It'll be a while. We'll see then. Let's just have fun at the amusement park today."
"Okay!"
"Dad, how much longer until we get there?"
Lin Chen smiled, "Not long now, don't worry."
Lin Chen's hometown.
Chen Mei excitedly found Lin Hai: "Honey, I just video-called our son. I wanted to chat with Xiaoxi, guess who I saw?"
"Did you see Xiaoxi's mother?"
Lin Hai asked in surprise.
Chen Mei nodded. "Yes, I saw Mengyao. Mengyao is so beautiful, even more beautiful than those stars on TV."
"They went to the amusement park together in a car."
Lin Hai's eyes brightened.
Chen Mei said, "Mengyao went with them for Xiaoxi's sake, but maybe her relationship with our son has improved too."
"Maybe they really can end up together in the future."
Lin Hai nodded. "That would be best. But we should just hope for it in our hearts. Don't mention it, the Xu family is too rich. We don't want her to think we're after their money."
"Hmm."
Chen Mei nodded. "I know."
"Mengyao just spoke to me, but she called me 'auntie'."
Lin Hai laughed, "Why would she call you 'Mom'? Don't get your hopes up so quickly."
Chen Mei looked forward to it, "If my son and Mengyao were together, it would be best for Xiaoxi."
"Giddy up, giddy up!"
"Little horse, little horse, run fast."
Lin Xiaoxi said cheerfully.
They were on the carousel. Lin Xiaoxi was on a small horse, and Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao were sitting on the big horses, one on each side.
"Dad, take pictures of Mom and me!"
"Okay."
Lin Chen took out his phone.
Xu Mengyao's face was slightly flushed, and she looked a little shy.
Lin Chen tapped his finger lightly.
The photo was taken.
Lin Xiaoxi was laughing happily, her eyes curving into crescents. Xu Mengyao looked shy and adorable, making Lin Chen want to kiss her.
This was the first photo of Xu Mengyao on Lin Chen's phone.
"Mommy, Daddy, I'm so happy."
"I love you both so much." Lin Xiaoxi said sweetly.
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Xiaoxi. She had taken Lin Xiaoxi to amusement parks before, but she hadn't been this happy.
Sometimes, seeing other families happy made her sad, and she would ask why she didn't have a father.
This had happened a few times. Xu Mengyao couldn't bear to see her sad, so she decided to take her to find Lin Chen.
"The decision before was the right one."
"At the very least, Xiaoxi is happy now."
Xu Mengyao thought to herself.
Lin Chen looked at Xu Mengyao, and she had a faint smile on her face.
For someone with her kind of psychological trauma, taking her on the carousel was a good idea. The innocence of children, the laughter of the children, could make the shadows in her heart disappear a little.
"Let's go play bumper cars."
"Daddy, you get one car, and Mommy and I get one."
After riding the carousel, Lin Xiaoxi giggled.
"Alright."
Lin Chen said with a smile.
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Not long after, Lin Chen and the others got into bumper cars.
\n\n
"Xiaoxi, be careful, I'm coming to bump you."
\n\n
Lin Chen's bumper car bumped into them.
\n\n
"Ouch!"
\n\n
"Mom, crash into Dad."
\n\n
"Dad is the big bad guy now, let's beat the big bad guy together."
\n\n
Lin Xiaoxi giggled.
Lin Chen and the others played many games in the morning and had lunch inside. In the afternoon, Lin Xiaoxi didn't want to nap.
The amusement park had water activities, and Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoxi to play in the water. Xu Mengyao didn't go in.
"Xiaoxi, this is how you swim—"
Lin Chen taught Lin Xiaoxi how to swim.
The weather was getting hot, so they could arrange more swimming.
Five minutes passed.
"Host, you taught Lin Xiaoxi how to swim, and you have obtained the Swimming Skill. Ten hours to Grandmaster Level, twenty hours to Great Grandmaster Level."
The System's voice rang in Lin Chen's mind.
Lin Chen wasn't surprised at all.
Teaching Lin Xiaoxi how to swim and gaining the Swimming Skill was normal. The System had burst forth when he ran on the grass and gained the Grasshopper Skill.
On the bank, Xu Mengyao watched Lin Chen and the others.
Her face was slightly flushed.
Lin Chen's physique was amazing.
Lin Chen's eight-pack abs were clearly defined, and though he looked slender, his body was surprisingly strong.
During the basketball game, Xu Mengyao had only glanced at him when he lifted his shirt to wipe away sweat, but now she could see everything clearly.
Some women nearby could see everything clearly too.
"There are really quite a few perverts."
Xu Mengyao muttered inwardly.
Some women and girls just glanced at Lin Chen, while others, bolder, stared at him constantly.
Men are lecherous, but in reality, many women are even more so.
Most of the conversations between men can be shown to outsiders. However, if the chats between good girlfriends were exposed, many would probably be socially dead.
Time ticked by, one minute at a time.
Lin Xiaoxi played for more than half an hour. Lin Chen didn't dare let her play longer, fearing she would catch a cold and get sick again.
Improving the swimming skill wasn't urgent.
There would definitely be a lot of time to take Xiaoxi swimming in the future.
"Achoo!"
After changing clothes, Lin Xiaoxi sneezed.
Xu Mengyao: "Lin Chen, I have a bad feeling."
Lin Chen: "..."
Xiaoxi quickly fell asleep in the car, her breathing becoming heavy, and her nostrils were a bit stuffy.
"Mengyao, you jinx."
Lin Chen said helplessly.
Lin Xiaoxi must have a cold. It's still in the early stages, but it's likely to get worse.
Xu Mengyao said in a low voice, "Is it going to be okay if I don't say anything? Xiaoxi's not very strong, she catches colds easily."
"Lin Chen, I have a question."
"I haven't seen you training, how did you get your physique?"
Lin Chen glanced at Xu Mengyao, "Are you checking me out?"
Xu Mengyao: "..."
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