Divorced and Determined: The CEO’s Ex-Wife Fights for Love

Chapter 94 Your Little Cutie Can Only Help You up to Here!

“Daddy, I want to play on the ocean ball slide~!”

Lu Xiyao pointed at the naughty castle. Lu Qin and Shen Muyan took the little one to the first floor. They bought matching parent-child outfits, and since it was still early, the little one didn’t want to go back just yet.

Shen Muyan glanced at Lu Xiyao. The last time they came, she had said that the ocean ball area was for three-year-olds and wanted to go on the pirate ship.

But today, she wanted to play again?

Children’s moods change so quickly, Shen Muyan didn’t understand.

“I’ll go play with Yaoyao,” she said.

The naughty castle allowed one adult to accompany, so Lu Qin went to buy the tickets.

“No need, Daddy, you chat with Mommy, I’ll go play with the other kids~!”

Lu Qin bought the tickets, and the little one dove straight into the ocean ball pit. A child who had just struggled out of the ocean balls was thrown back in by Lu Xiyao’s playful dive.

On the bench outside the naughty castle, Lu Qin and Shen Muyan sat next to each other. The little one poked her head out of the ocean balls and, seeing Lu Qin and Shen Muyan sitting together, said casually, “Your little cutie can only help you up to here, good luck~!”

Then she went to play on the slide. The naughty castle wasn’t as fun as the VR phantom space they passed by earlier. The phantom space featured a cute giant spider that suddenly emerged from the dark cavern, scaring the little one each time. It was thrilling and intense.

Shen Muyan’s coldly beautiful face caught the attention of many. A young man walked straight into a trash can, and a middle-aged man froze in place until his wife pulled his ear. Some brave young men wanted to approach her for her WeChat, but Shen Muyan looked so unapproachable that they hesitated.

And they also saw Lu Qin, who was so handsome he could make heads turn, so they decided to give up. Likewise, Lu Qin was very popular. Young women passed by, turning their heads at every step, almost poking their nose with their bubble tea straws.

Even customers at a stir-fried noodle stand, who were casually shopping at the mall, walked a few steps ahead, then returned to confirm it was Lu Qin. They greeted him warmly.

“Mr. Lu, what a coincidence, are you taking your little cutie to the mall? This must be your wife, she’s even more beautiful than a celebrity! No wonder your daughter looks so lovely!”

Long-time customers knew that Lu Qin was a single dad, but new customers didn’t, although even if they did know, they wouldn’t have said “This is your ex-wife, Mr. Lu, she’s gorgeous!” in public.

Lu Qin simply greeted them, and Shen Muyan remained silent, still exuding her cold aura.

“Mr. Lu, where are you setting up your stall tomorrow?”

“Tomorrow’s parent-child activity at the kindergarten, I won’t be setting up my stall in the afternoon.”

“Ah? What a pity, I can’t have your twice-cooked pork and imperial chicken wings!”

But the customer understood. Attending the child’s parent-child activity was more important. After all, when the child grew up, there would be fewer opportunities for that.

When the customer left, Shen Muyan’s stomach growled loudly at the mention of twice-cooked pork and imperial chicken wings.

Lu Qin looked up and saw her face slightly flush.

“Are you hungry?”

Lu Qin suddenly asked.

“I didn’t have dinner.”

Shen Muyan’s voice was soft, and there was a rare hint of grievance. Lu Qin frowned slightly, wanting to say something about her stomach, but he held back.

“The restaurant on the fourth floor is still open. Do you want to go eat something?”

“I want twice-cooked pork and imperial chicken wings.”

After their meal, they drove back to the rented house in the old neighborhood.

“Mom, please come in~!”

“Mom, change your shoes~!”

Lu Xiyao was particularly considerate, as she was very happy. Shen Muyan not only accompanied her to the mall, but also came to their house for a meal. Tomorrow, they could go to the parent-child activity together.

Life was so beautiful!

Although Lu Qin was already in her life, she was even happier with Shen Muyan around. After all, fatherly and motherly love felt different. At home, there were no spare ladies’ slippers, so Shen Muyan wore Lu Qin’s, which were a bit too large.

“You two sit and rest for a bit, I’ll go make the food.”

“Daddy, I’ll help you wash the vegetables~!”

The little one instinctively wanted to help. She was now the family’s vegetable-washing expert.

“No need, just stay with Mommy.”

The little one looked at Shen Muyan, nodded, and decided to stay with her. Lu Qin went to the kitchen, and the little one poured a glass of water for Shen Muyan.

“Mom, Daddy said you didn’t have dinner. If you don’t eat on time, your stomach will hurt. You should eat on time next time~!”

“Okay, Mommy knows.”

Shen Muyan reached out and pulled the little one into her arms, gently kissing her soft cheek, feeling a touch of warmth.

In the past, Shen Muyan had many such opportunities, but for some reason, work was always so busy that she didn’t have time to accompany Lu Xiyao.

Maybe it was because she didn’t know how to cherish it before she lost it. Now, despite still being busy, she could find time for it.

Indeed, time was like water in a sponge. If you squeezed it, you could always find some.

Shen Muyan realized that before, it wasn’t that she didn’t have time—it was just that she didn’t want to squeeze it. She had made a serious mistake.

Lu Xiyao turned on the TV, and a cartoon called Piggy Hero was playing on the children’s channel.

“Mom, can you turn off the teen mode on the TV~?”

“Why turn it off?” Shen Muyan asked.

“I want to watch Billionaire’s Love Affair, the finale hasn’t aired yet~!”

The little one whispered. She had misunderstood that Shen Muyan was easiergoing, unlike Lu Qin, who had been strict with her.

Thinking Shen Muyan would be more lenient, she asked for the change.

Shen Muyan gave her a light tap on the head.

“Wah~! Mommy, I don’t want to watch it anymore. I’ll just watch Piggy Hero~!”

The little one held her head, feeling that life was so hard.

Lu Qin entered with a plate of spicy potatoes and peppers and saw Lu Xiyao holding her head.

He asked, “Yaoyao, were you being naughty?”

Lu Xiyao sat obediently on the sofa, shaking her head.

“No, Daddy, I’m very good~!”

Shen Muyan immediately reported.

“She wanted to watch Billionaire’s Love Affair and asked me to turn off the teen mode.”

“I’ll give her another tap on the head.”

“Okay, no problem.”

Shen Muyan looked at the little one.

The little one immediately ran off five meters away, muttering under her breath, “As expected, you two are a couple, ganging up to bully me, the little one~!”

Three dishes were served on the table, along with a bowl of tomato and egg soup. The little one sniffed the delicious aroma and started eating immediately, hungry and greedy.

“It smells so good, Daddy~!”

Too eager, the little one reached for a piece of secret-recipe spareribs.

Slap!

Slap!

Lu Qin and Shen Muyan both slapped her hand away at the same time.

“Wah~!”

“That hurts~! One slap would have been enough~!”

“I’ll go wash my hands~!”

The little one, feeling wronged, went to wash her hands. Now she realized that having Mommy around didn’t always mean happiness—sometimes it meant double the punishment.

When she came back from washing her hands, she sat down at the table, and just as she was about to pick up her bowl, two pairs of chopsticks came over, both placing a piece of secret-recipe spareribs in front of her.

The little one suddenly felt her hands didn’t hurt anymore. Having Mommy around was still great, especially with double the spareribs—what a treat!