Did You Get a Paternity Test?

"Ding—"

A text notification rang from Lin Chen's phone.

He took out his phone and checked it. It was actually a message from the bank—the Five Thousand Yuan translation payment had already arrived.

"They're pretty efficient."

Lin Chen muttered to himself.

If they claimed there was a problem with his translation, he would have to argue it out with them properly.

"Xiaoqian, play by yourself for a little while."

"Daddy has something to do."

Lin Chen patted Lin Xiaoqian's head and said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm, go ahead, Daddy."

Lin Xiaoqian said obediently.

Lin Chen went to the study and turned on the computer.

After logging into his Email, Lin Chen opened the reply they had sent him.

"A long-term partnership?"

Lin Chen muttered.

He was not particularly interested in long-term cooperation. There was only so much money to be made from it. Even if he earned several thousand a day, it would only amount to a little over a hundred thousand a month.

That might have been a lot for ordinary people, but he had the system. Making a little over a hundred thousand a month would be a joke, wouldn't it?

He could earn more than that just by using the System Space to transport goods.

Still, it was fine to use this to make some money in the short term. Not counting Xu Mengyao's sixty thousand yuan, he only had around thirty thousand yuan of his own.

—After moving, he had spent several thousand buying things.

If it were just him spending thirty thousand yuan, it would last him quite a while. But with Lin Xiaoqian added into the equation, it would not go far.

Just one trip to the Amusement Park yesterday had cost quite a bit.

He paid the rent monthly, and it was fifteen thousand yuan every month.

"Hello."

Lin Chen quickly added the other party on WeChat.

"Hello, boss. Your translations are both fast and excellent. We often get urgent, high-paying jobs here, and the rates are higher than usual. Are you interested in working with us?"

On the other end of the line, Yao Bin, the manager of the Translation Company, replied.

"I only want to make some pocket money in the short term. You can send me the assignments. If I think they're suitable, I'll take them."

Lin Chen replied.

"Alright."

Yao Bin felt a little regretful.

But experts had their own personalities. He could not force him. Even if the expert did not take jobs from him, he could take them elsewhere.

"Boss, I have three jobs here."

"Take a look and see whether any interest you."

Yao Bin soon sent Lin Chen three difficult manuscripts.

Their own capabilities were somewhat lacking for this kind of job. Finding someone Online to do them was difficult too—if the price was too low, no one would take them, and quality could not be guaranteed either.

"The prices are a little low. Add another ten percent to each. If that's acceptable, I'll take all three."

Lin Chen replied after reviewing them.

Yao Bin was stunned for a moment. "Can you handle all three?"

"Shouldn't be a problem."

Yao Bin soon agreed to Lin Chen's request for a higher rate.

After the ten percent increase, the three jobs totaled twenty-one thousand yuan. Lin Chen estimated that they would take around ten hours altogether.

Lin Xiaoqian needed to nap. He had one or two hours at noon and more than three hours at night. He could finish them in two days.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

Over those two days, Lin Chen only gained one new skill.

Singing Skill.

It had appeared when he was teaching Lin Xiaoqian nursery rhymes.

"Ding—"

A message arrived from the bank.

His translations had passed review, and he had earned twenty-one thousand yuan. Added to the earlier five thousand, he had made twenty-six thousand yuan in a little over ten hours.

Lin Chen felt it—knowledge was power!

He had once worked hard for an entire month just to earn a few thousand yuan.

"Qian Qian, what you just read was wrong. Daddy will read it to you again—"

Lin Chen glanced at the text message and continued teaching Lin Xiaoqian English.

Soon, the system's voice sounded In His Mind. "Host, your French has reached the proficient standard."

A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.

He had learned another foreign language.

Easy as pie.

"System, German next."

Lin Chen instructed In His Mind. He could choose for himself.

"Alright, Host."

"Continue teaching Lin Xiaoqian foreign languages, and your German proficiency will improve."

The system replied.

"Knock, knock!"

Shen Qing arrived outside the house Lin Chen had originally lived in.

She knocked for quite a while, but no one answered.

"Miss, are you looking for Lin Chen?"

A woman coming down from upstairs asked.

Shen Qing hurriedly said, "Yes, ma'am. I'm here to see Lin Chen."

The woman looked Shen Qing over. "You're Lin Xiaoqian's mother, right? Xiaoqian is so adorable. As her parents, you need to be responsible."

Shen Qing: "..."

"Ma'am, you've misunderstood. Qian Qian is my Best Friend's daughter."

The woman said awkwardly, "I see. Lin Chen doesn't live here anymore. I don't know where he moved to."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Shen Qing quickly went downstairs and left.

"Beep, beep!"

Shen Qing called Xu Mengyao.

Xu Mengyao often traveled abroad, so Shen Qing had long activated international calling.

"Shen Qing, how did it go?"

Xu Mengyao asked nervously.

She knew Shen Qing would be checking on Lin Chen today.

She was worried that Lin Xiaoqian was not doing well.

"Mengyao, Lin Chen moved. Didn't he tell you?"

Shen Qing asked.

Xu Mengyao said, "No. I told him not to contact me unless it was important, so he hasn't called me. I'll call him and ask. I'll talk to you later."

"Alright."

After hanging up, Xu Mengyao called Lin Chen.

"Hello—"

Lin Chen answered the phone.

He already knew this number belonged to Xu Mengyao.

Xu Mengyao said, "Lin Chen, where did you move to? One of my friends went to check on Qian Qian, but she found that you'd moved."

Lin Chen said, "Building 5, Apartment 2001, Ziyuan Community. You don't need to worry. Xiaoqian is my daughter. I won't mistreat her."

"Did you get a Paternity Test?"

Xu Mengyao asked.

"No. Xiaoqian looks a lot like me, and I believe you wouldn't lie about something like this either. With your qualifications, you could find a whole crowd of men willing to take over in minutes."

Lin Chen said, "Talk to Xiaoqian."

Turning on Speakerphone, Lin Chen handed the phone to Lin Xiaoqian.

He got up and went to the bathroom.

"Qian Qian, you've been with Daddy for a few days now. How does it feel? Do you still want to keep living with Daddy?"

Xu Mengyao asked.

Lin Xiaoqian said happily, "Of course I do! Mommy, let me tell you, Daddy is amazing. He's a superhero."

"Oh? What is Daddy good at?"

Holding the phone in both hands, Lin Xiaoqian said, "Daddy is good at everything. He teaches me to sing, draw, write, and tells me stories too."

"Daddy knows so, so many stories."

"Mommy, when are you coming back? Qian Qian misses you so much."

Xu Mengyao said, "Mommy still needs another week before she can come back."

Lin Xiaoqian's grandmother's surgery had been fairly successful, but she was still in the hospital.

After chatting with Lin Xiaoqian for a while, Xu Mengyao hung up.

She told Shen Qing Lin Chen's new address.

"Shen Qing, when you get to Ziyuan Community and arrive at Lin Chen's place, take more pictures and send them to me."

Xu Mengyao instructed.

"At your command."

Ziyuan Community was not far away. Shen Qing drove there quickly.

After registering as a visitor, Shen Qing entered the community.

"This neighborhood is pretty nice."

Shen Qing muttered to herself.

She checked Online and found that property prices in Ziyuan Community were not cheap.

"Ding-dong—"

Shen Qing arrived outside Apartment 2001 in Building 5 and rang the doorbell.