I Have a Son Too? Boy-Girl Twins?
"Huh? I haven't said I'd marry you yet." Su Wanqing's cheeks flushed. She had thought Lin Yi wouldn't accept her and the children.
"It's only a matter of time, honey." To win Su Wanqing over, he had to be shameless, and that was exactly what Lin Yi was being.
He had to admit, the method worked wonderfully. Afraid someone might hear, Su Wanqing said shyly, "Keep your voice down. People will get the wrong idea."
"That would be even better. It'll save me from having a few rivals."
Lin Yi grinned. His wife was so beautiful that people were bound to have designs on her. Although Su Wanqing refused him on the surface, her heart felt warm. The baby's father seemed pretty wonderful...
There was nothing else to do at the hospital, and Lin Yi was eager to take Su Wanqing home. Thick-skinned as ever, he said, "Honey, let's go home."
Seeing that Lin Yi refused to call her anything else, Su Wanqing stopped worrying about it. "No, I have to go back to the company. My workday isn't over yet."
"I'm the boss. If I say your workday is over, it's over."
"Come on. Tangtang misses you too."
"You're not fooling me, are you? The perfect attendance bonus is two hundred yuan. That's enough to buy a can of formula," Su Wanqing asked doubtfully. Two hundred yuan was important to her.
Hu Hailin was just outside the hospital room. Seeing that Su Wanqing didn't believe him, Lin Yi called her in.
"Old Hu, come in."
Hearing him call, Hu Hailin didn't dare waste a moment and hurried inside.
"President Lin, what can I do for you?"
"Tell her who the company's boss is now."
"Well, the company's boss is now President Lin, Lin Yi."
After Hu Hailin finished, Lin Yi waved him off. "All right, you can go out now."
"Do you believe me this time?"
"Oh."
Su Wanqing nodded. She hadn't expected what he said to be true. For the sake of the two hundred yuan, she reminded him, "Then... you have to make sure I get my attendance bonus."
"Mm." Lin Yi nodded with a smile, though he felt more bitterness than anything. He hadn't expected raising the children to be so hard for her. She probably had to split every yuan in half to make it last.
"Can you come home with me now, my lady wife?"
"No, I still have to go home first."
"Leave those old things behind. I have everything you need at my place."
Su Wanqing had led a hard life before, but now that she had him, he would certainly pamper her like a little princess.
But Su Wanqing gave a rueful smile and asked gently, "Just because you have a daughter, does that mean you can abandon your son?"
"Hm? A son? Boy-girl twins?"
"Mm-hmm." Su Wanqing nodded silently. It was also because she had been pregnant with twins that she couldn't bear to abort them.
"I have a daughter and a son. Just how many people are going to envy me?"
"Honey, thank you for all you've been through."
Lin Yi pulled Su Wanqing into his arms, genuinely overjoyed.
Su Wanqing resisted a little. After all, she didn't know Lin Yi well, but when she felt his warm embrace, she no longer wanted to let go. At that moment, she felt it was wonderful to have someone to lean on.
Looking at the delighted big boy before her, Su Wanqing said softly, "Let's hurry back."
"Okay, okay."
Lin Yi readily agreed, taking Su Wanqing's small hand in his large one. She froze for a moment, and just like that, he led her away by the hand.
The two of them walked out of the hospital room, and Hu Hailin hurried over. "President Lin, that Jiang Lan did take bribes. What should we do with her?"
"Call the police. Let her rot in prison."
Lin Yi had no pity for that woman. If not for her, Su Wanqing wouldn't have suffered so much.
"Yes, President Lin."
"Old Lin, give me your car keys."
Without a moment's hesitation, Hu Hailin handed over the car keys from his pocket. Then Lin Yi took Su Wanqing by the hand and left.
In the end, he was left alone in the corridor. A while later, after the two had disappeared from sight, it finally dawned on Hu Hailin: how was he supposed to get home without his car?
He saw it clearly now. He was the unimportant one, summoned with a crook of the finger and dismissed with a wave.
"Ah, I'll get a taxi."
Hu Hailin sighed and headed out of the hospital.
Meanwhile, Lin Yi and Su Wanqing got into the car and drove toward her home.
The place Su Wanqing rented was right across from the school, making it convenient for her to return there to take care of things. The rent was cheap, too.
Soon, they arrived at the school gates, and Su Wanqing began giving directions.
"Turn in at this intersection, then left. It's the third house on the right."
"We're here."
After getting out, Lin Yi looked at the rental building before him, his heart aching even more for Su Wanqing.
It was the sort of residential building found in the countryside, four stories high. Each floor had many windows; presumably, each window belonged to a separate room.
Noticing the aching look in Lin Yi's eyes, Su Wanqing joked, "The rent here is a bargain. It's a great place."
"Mm, let's go."
Lin Yi nodded and followed Su Wanqing upstairs.
The stairwell was narrow, and it was a little cramped for them to walk side by side, so Su Wanqing went ahead with Lin Yi behind her.
Su Wanqing's rented room was on the fourth floor. Because it was higher up, it was a little cheaper.
When they reached the room in the middle, Su Wanqing put in the key and pushed the door open. Inside, she saw a middle-aged woman tending to the child on the bed.
"Who is it? Oh, Wanqing! Why are you home from work so early today?"
"My boss gave me time off. Mama Zhang, was Dabao good?"
"Mm, he was. Dabao is very well-behaved."
Lin Yi followed her inside. The room Su Wanqing rented was tiny, barely big enough for a bed and a small wardrobe. On top of that, it had a kitchen and a bathroom, though they were terribly small. Altogether, it looked to be about sixteen or seventeen square meters.
When Mama Zhang saw Lin Yi come in, she asked with a smile, "Is this the children's father?"
"Mm." Su Wanqing nodded, and Lin Yi immediately said, "Mama Zhang, I'm the children's father, Lin Yi. Thank you for looking after her and the children all this time."
"I haven't done much. The babies are very good, and I like them a lot too."
"Since you two are back, I won't intrude."
Mama Zhang took the hint and left with a smile.
"Oh~"
"Hey~"
The little baby was smiling sweetly in his sleep. Su Wanqing made room for Lin Yi and said gently, "Dabao's smiling. Come and look."
"Mm-hmm." Lin Yi hurried over and saw Dabao smiling sweetly in his sleep.
"Son, I'm your daddy."
"Wah~"
"Honey, look, he's responding to me." Lin Yi was as happy as a child. Su Wanqing covered her mouth and laughed. "The baby's too little to understand what you're saying. He's amusing himself."
"My child is smarter than other children. He can understand me," Lin Yi said proudly.
Su Wanqing smiled without a word. She hadn't expected this big boy to be so full of himself when it came to the children.
With Lin Yi looking after the child, Su Wanqing felt reassured. Although he had everything at his place, she couldn't bear to throw away so many things that were still usable.
"Husband... ah, no, Lin... Lin Yi, look after Dabao while I pack."