Xu Mengyao pulled her hand back and said, "Li Li, Liu Siqi, long time no see. Do you live around here?"
The other girl shook her head. "No, we're just here for a stroll. Mengyao, this handsome guy is—"
Xu Mengyao said, "This is my husband, Lin Chen. Lin Chen, these two are my high school classmates, from the same dorm."
"Hello."
Lin Chen smiled slightly.
Li Li and Liu Siqi said in unison, "Hello, Brother Lin."
"Mengyao, when did you get married? You kept it so secret, we didn't even know."
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, go wait for me up ahead, I'll chat with Li Li and the others for a bit."
"Alright."
Lin Chen nodded with a smile.
He was a hundred meters away when Xu Mengyao said, "Lin Chen and I have only registered our marriage, we haven't had the wedding yet, so please keep it a secret, okay?"
"Mmhmm."
Li Li and the others nodded.
After chatting for six or seven minutes, Li Li laughed, "Mengyao, we won't disturb your and your husband's time together. You two continue being romantic, bye-bye."
Li Li and the others left.
Xu Mengyao came to Lin Chen's side, and she said angrily, "You wanted to hold hands, and they saw it, didn't they?"
Lin Chen laughed, "Mengyao, what are you afraid of? We have the certificate, it's legal. We're not having an affair."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
"I told them to keep it a secret, but it's hard to keep a secret for long."
Lin Chen said, "If you're worried about them talking, then why did you say I'm your husband? You could have said I'm your boyfriend."
Xu Mengyao was stunned.
She and Lin Chen had gotten the certificate, she hadn't even thought of that.
Lin Chen said with a smile, "Mengyao, the books say that a woman's IQ drops when she's in love. You're a big CEO, your normal IQ should be quite high, right?"
"Could it be—"
Xu Mengyao's face flushed red.
She quickly denied it, "Don't talk nonsense, who's dating you? I don't want to walk anymore, let's take a taxi home."
Lin Chen nodded.
"Mmm... you used the word 'home' well."
"Thumbs up for you."
Xu Mengyao glared at Lin Chen, "Go to your home."
Back at home, Shen Qing exclaimed, "Mengyao, come and look! This is actually Xixi's painting. She's only two years old, and I feel like I can't compare to her."
"Mengyao, I think we should find a Chinese Painting teacher for Xixi."
"She definitely has a talent for painting."
"She's the future Da Vinci."
Lin Xiaoxi shook her head, "Aunt Qing, I don't want to find a painting teacher. My dad is the best."
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Xiaoxi's painting.
It was indeed very well-drawn, not like something a two-year-old would create.
"Xixi, keep drawing."
"Mengyao, Lin Chen, come here for a moment."
Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao followed Shen Qing to the study.
"Lin Chen… Xixi says your paintings are good, but you're not a professional. Teaching Xixi might waste her talent."
"Mengyao might be too embarrassed to tell you, but for Xixi's future, I have to speak up."
Shen Qing said seriously.
She didn't know about Lin Chen's painting abilities.
Xu Mengyao: "Shen Qing, Lin Chen is very good at painting."
Shen Qing frowned slightly: "If Xixi's talent was average, it wouldn't matter if she just learned casually. But her talent is really, really strong. I've never seen anyone with better painting talent."
"No… you have."
Xu Mengyao said softly.
"My painting talent is terrible; Xixi inherited it from Lin Chen."
"Huh?"
Shen Qing was stunned.
Xu Mengyao: "I went to see Teacher Zhao Yanming. He's an authority on painting in Modu. He wanted to buy a painting from Lin Chen for 800,000 yuan."
"Lin Chen didn't sell it."
Shen Qing opened her mouth wide, disbelieving.
Lin Chen was already outstanding, with superb cooking skills and great basketball skills. Was he also amazing at painting? "Mengyao, this is the painting you wanted."
Lin Chen took a painting tube from the cabinet and said.
"Can I take a look?"
Shen Qing's eyes lit up.
Lin Chen nodded, "Just don't tell anyone. I don't want to get famous and affect taking care of Xixi, for now."
Xu Mengyao took the painting out.
As the painting unfurled, awe filled her eyes.
The real thing was indeed much more beautiful than the photos on the phone.
Chinese Painting is different from Western abstract painting; ordinary people might not appreciate abstract paintings at all, but even ordinary people can appreciate the beauty of Chinese Painting.
"You two are really good at keeping secrets."
Shen Qing said softly, "I was worried Xixi would be held back, but it turns out she got strong because of Lin Chen."
Xu Mengyao said, "It's not that I wanted to hide it from you, it's that Lin Chen didn't want me to say anything. I haven't known for very long either."
"Let me admire it a bit more."
Shen Qing stared at the Chinese Painting.
Lin Chen said, "You two take your time. I'm going to go make Xixi her medicine. She has to take medicine and have a medicated bath tonight."
Lin Chen walked out, and Shen Qing closed the study door.
"Mengyao, you have to snag Lin Chen. He's an amazing cook, good at basketball, and his painting is this good? He's definitely a perfect man."
"You'll definitely regret missing out on him."
Shen Qing said softly.
Xu Mengyao: "I'm not bad either."
Shen Qing said anxiously: "You two are a perfect match. If you're together, Xixi will have a complete family, how wonderful."
"It's just that Lin Chen is low-key. If he were high-profile, you'd see if anyone would try to steal him from you."
"Even though you're married, so many people get divorced these days."
Xu Mengyao looked at Shen Qing.
"You're even more anxious than I am."
Shen Qing: "It's not that I want to freeload off your meals. I'm doing this for your sake, and for Xixi's sake too."
"Oh."
Xu Mengyao looked as if she understood.
Shen Qing: "You're really like the emperor not being anxious, but the empress dowager is dying of worry——"
"Go on."
Xu Mengyao giggled.
Shen Qing: "The emperor not being anxious, but the empress dowager is dying of worry."
Xu Mengyao whispered, "Actually, I know Lin Chen is a good person. It's just that I'm afraid of getting too close. If he can't wait for me and goes with someone else, then there's nothing I can do."
"Qingqing, my illness should be gradually improving."
"He held my hand just now. I instinctively wanted to pull away, but I didn't."
Shen Qing's eyes lit up: "At least there's been some progress. This is different from when you two were deliberately showing affection when Xixi was around."
"You're sleeping here tonight."
"I'm out."
Xu Mengyao quickly said, "I'll go with you. I still need to find someone to frame this Chinese Painting."
Soon, Xu Mengyao and the others said goodbye to Lin Xiaoxi and left.
"Daddy, I don't want a painting teacher."
"I just want Daddy."
Lin Xiaoxi went to the kitchen and hugged Lin Chen's leg.
Lin Chen squatted down.
He kissed Lin Xiaoxi and smiled, "Xixi, we're not looking for another painting teacher, okay? Auntie Qing doesn't know how amazing Daddy is at painting."
"She cares about you and wants to find you a good teacher."
Lin Xiaoxi patted her chest, "Scared the baby to death."
Lin Chen smiled, "Xixi, where did you learn that?"
"From Auntie Qing."
"Daddy, Auntie Qing is wrong, she's not a baby."
Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice.
Lin Chen ruffled Lin Xiaoxi's little nose: "She's wrong, Xixi, you're the baby, right?"
"Mhm."
Lin Xiaoxi nodded seriously.
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