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Staying at home?

Upon hearing Lin Shen's words, Lin Ping looked at him in astonishment. When she saw the mischievous smile on his lips, she realized that Lin Shen was not lying.

Is he really planning to stay at his own place tonight?!

Lin Ping's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, but then, worry suddenly welled up in her heart, which was filled with surprise.

Although she really wanted to spend more time with Lin Shen, it was clear that home was not a suitable place for the two of them to be together.

Even putting aside An'an, her mother is also at home!
If they were caught being intimate, I would lose all face as both a mother and a daughter!

Lin Ping bit her lip lightly, her expression slightly conflicted.

"Mr. Lin, how about we move out? Our place is too small, there's really no room for us..."

"fine."

Lin Shen waved his hand and chuckled.

"I don't have any requirements about where I stay, and besides, I have something important to discuss with you, so I won't be going back tonight."

"..."

Lin Ping fell silent, her slightly shy gaze fixed on Lin Shen with tender affection, clearly wanting him to understand her feelings.

I want to be intimate with you, but with so many people around, how can I be open and comfortable?
But Lin Shen remained resolute, and got up to stretch.

What time do you usually go to bed?

"Usually around 10 o'clock, after putting An'an to sleep, I chat with my mom for a while and then it's time for me to go to bed."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Lin Shen, Lin Ping had no choice but to get up and prepare.

"Then I will prepare your toiletries."

"Ah."

After Lin Shen nodded in agreement, Lin Ping got up and went to the master bedroom, where she happened to run into Zhao Ya, who was coming out of An An's room.

Seeing her daughter rummaging through the closet, Zhao Ya became curious.

What are you looking for?

"Um……"

Lin Ping was really embarrassed to mention that Lin Shen wanted to stay overnight. Her face flushed slightly with shyness, and she stammered, unable to explain clearly.

This made Zhao Ya even more suspicious, so she pressed for an answer.

"Can't you tell Mom what's wrong?"

"that……"

Finally, Lin Ping mustered her courage and whispered an explanation in Zhao Ya's ear.

"Lin Shen is staying at our house tonight."

what?
These words left Zhao Ya completely bewildered. She looked at her blushing daughter with a surprised expression, feeling utterly confused.

"He wants to stay overnight? Aren't you going to stay with him?"

"He said he wanted to stay, and there was nothing I could do about it."

Lin Ping hesitated slightly, her hands clasped together in front of her, before blushing and making her request.

"Mom, could you sleep with An'an tonight?"

"It is possible, but..."

Zhao Ya felt that something was not quite right.

Given Lin Shen's financial situation, he could easily find a place to stay anywhere, so why did he choose to stay at home?

Even if I'm too tired to move, I'm still under the same roof as An'an!
If they happen to witness something unpleasant, it will be awkward for both parties.

"Didn't you try to persuade Lin Shen?"

Zhao Ya asked softly, and only sighed helplessly after seeing Lin Ping shake her head.

"Okay, I got it, but be careful not to make too much noise with Lin Shen."

"Mom, what are you saying!"

After her mother exposed her deepest desires, Lin Ping blushed like a ripe apple, shyly pushed Zhao Ya away, and tried to explain.

"Lin Shen only wants to talk to me about something tonight, so he's not planning to leave. He won't do the kind of thing you're imagining, Mom."

"really?"

Seeing her daughter's beautiful eyes filled with expectation and hope, Zhao Ya, as someone who had been through it all, knew very well what she longed for.

Of course, she also understood her daughter's reserved nature, so she didn't say much about it.

After all, in her opinion, her daughter was so conservative that even if she did some intimate things with Lin Shen, it wouldn't cause too much of a stir.

Besides, the house is quite big.

"Then go find his things, I'll go back to putting An'an to sleep."

After Zhao Ya finished speaking, she turned around and went back to An An's room. She found that An An was not asleep with her eyes closed, but had her beautiful eyes open and asked curiously in her childish voice.

"Grandma, what are you and Mom talking about?"

"We didn't talk about anything."

Zhao Ya sat on the edge of the bed, gently patting An An's tummy and smiling tenderly.

"An'an, how about Grandma sleeps with you tonight?"

"Really? That's great!"

An An excitedly stood up and hugged Zhao Ya's arm.

In order to cultivate her independent personality, Lin Ping stopped sleeping with her at night after she started kindergarten.

An'an can certainly understand her mother, but she still feels a lack of companionship.

Now that Zhao Ya has agreed to sleep with her tonight, An'an is extremely excited and even gets out of bed.

"Yay! I can sleep with Grandma tonight! Does Mommy need Grandma to stay with me?"

"She doesn't need it."

Zhao Ya was torn about whether or not to tell An An about Lin Shen staying overnight.

But she knew very well that An'an's feelings for Lin Shen were no longer those of a younger sister for her older brother, but rather the attachment of a daughter to her father.

Zhao Ya also learned from Lin Ping that An An wanted her to marry Lin Shen.

In other words, An'an knew about the relationship between Lin Shen and A Ping.

A naive child wouldn't misunderstand. If I offered to let Lin Shen stay overnight, An An might be even happier.

After some thought, Zhao Ya hugged An An and told her the truth.

"An'an, Brother Lin Shen is staying at our house tonight."

!! ?
Upon hearing this, An'an was first taken aback, then became even more excited and jumped out of bed.

"Brother Lin Shen is going to sleep at our house? That's great! I'll go find him and have him read me a bedtime story!"

After saying that, An'an was about to get out of bed, which made Zhao Ya panic. She immediately hugged her and gently persuaded her.

"An'an, how about Grandma tells you a bedtime story?"

"No! I want Brother Lin Shen to tell me!"

An'an, who has always been obedient, is now particularly stubborn.

After all, it wasn't easy for her to see Lin Shen, especially since he was staying overnight tonight, so there were even fewer opportunities for him to tell her a bedtime story!
We must seize this opportunity!
Ignoring Zhao Ya's advice, An An insisted on going to the master bedroom to have Lin Shen tell her a bedtime story, leaving Zhao Ya at a loss and only able to pick her up and comfort her.

"Grandma will take you over to see first. If Brother Lin Shen doesn't want to, we'll come back, okay?"

"Ah."

An An nodded and smiled sweetly.

"Brother Lin Shen will agree to me! He's one of the best people in the world to An An!"

"..."

An An's words made Zhao Ya a little depressed. She had taken care of An An for so long, but their relationship was not as close as when Lin Shen came once.

Of course, she really couldn't understand why An An and Lin Shen's feelings were so deep.

What Zhao Ya couldn't understand even more was how good Lin Shen was to An An.

Logically speaking, would someone of Lin Shen's stature treat a child who is not related to him well?

Shouldn't the usual practice be to find a woman to have a child for you, and then have a nanny take care of it?

Why is he so kind to An'an, who is not related to him by blood?

He was even so good to his own daughter, which made Zhao Ya feel like she had fallen into a sweet trap. You know perfectly well that this place is full of temptations, but you just can't escape it.

This is what it feels like to be by Lin Shen's side.

'Could there really be some feelings between the two of them...?'

Zhao Ya muttered to herself, then picked up An'an and left her room.

The living room was dimly lit, but the bathroom was brightly lit, and the misty steam obscured the door, indicating that someone was taking a shower inside.

The door to the master bedroom was half-open.

Zhao Ya hesitated for a moment, but finally knocked on the door.

Lin Shen's gentle voice came from inside.

"Please come in."

Lin Shen had already changed into the pajamas Lin Ping had prepared for him and was lying on the headboard scrolling through his phone.

Upon seeing Zhao Ya carrying An'an in, Lin Shen asked with a light smile.

"Auntie, An'an, is something the matter?"

"that……"

Zhao Ya was too embarrassed to ask An An to read her a bedtime story, since it would be too inappropriate to have a chairman with a net worth of over 100 million doing the work!
But An'an didn't think so much. After climbing into bed, she happily threw herself into Lin Shen's arms.

"Brother Lin Shen, are you staying at our house tonight? Can I ask you to tell me a bedtime story?"

"An'an, I've already told you Mr. Lin is quite busy, how come you..."

Zhao Ya offered a token word of advice, trying to shift the blame to An'an's immaturity rather than her own lack of understanding.

In her opinion, even if Lin Shen and An An have a very good relationship, he would probably still refuse.

But he patted An'an's head and readily agreed.

"Okay, what story would you like to hear?"

"many!"

"Let me think about it..."

After thinking for a while, Lin Shen decided to search online for some bedtime stories to tell his daughter, An An.

The warm and intimate occasion between the two completely overwhelmed Zhao Ya.

Was Lin Shen really that easy to get along with?

He's so good to An'an!
Even his biological father wasn't as good to An'an as he was.

Seeing this, Zhao Ya quickly left the master bedroom so as not to disturb the two.

About ten minutes later.

After taking a shower, Lin Ping was using a hairdryer to dry her hair slightly.

She stood in front of the full-length mirror, wearing only a bathrobe, the open neckline revealing a large expanse of delicate skin.

Women are usually most satisfied with their appearance and figure right after taking a bath.

Lin Ping was no exception.

Looking at her voluptuous figure and soft face in the mirror, Lin Ping blushed slightly, her heart filled with a sense of excitement and heat.

I wonder what will happen between me and President Lin later?

It must have been a very intense battle...

I'll try to be as reserved as possible then, so that my voice doesn't get out.

Lin Ping pursed her lips, then put on a hair cap to let her hair dry quickly.

Then, wearing only a bathrobe, she came to the master bedroom door, feeling a mix of nervousness and burning excitement.

For some reason, Lin Ping suddenly felt a little excited.

Especially since her mother and daughter were sleeping next door, wasn't this the family she had always longed for?
Lin Ping smiled happily, her heart filled with joy. As she walked to the master bedroom door, she heard Lin Shen's gentle voice coming from inside.

"Once upon a time, there lived a talking cat in the mountains. It was free and unrestrained..."

?

Lin Ping was momentarily stunned by what Lin Shen said.

Is Mr. Lin telling a story?

Lin Ping quietly pushed the door open and entered, only to have her beautiful eyes widen in surprise.

Lin Shen turned to the side, smiling gently as he slowly began to tell the story.

An'an lay obediently in his arms, listening quietly with extremely focused eyes.

Is Mr. Lin telling An'an a bedtime story?

Lin Ping was somewhat surprised, she really didn't expect that the scene she had been looking forward to for so long would actually happen.

"mom!"

Hearing the noise behind her, An'an turned around and saw Lin Ping, who had just finished taking a shower. She smiled, stood up, and opened her arms to Lin Ping.

"Come quick! Brother Lin Shen is telling me a bedtime story, let's listen together."

"An'an, why aren't you going to sleep? Why are you bothering your brother Lin Shen so late at night?"

Lin Ping gave An'an a token reprimand, and Lin Shen chuckled and continued along with her.

"fine."

"Look! Brother Lin Shen likes me so much!"

An'an smiled and pulled Lin Ping onto the bed, then continued to lie in Lin Shen's arms, jumping for joy.

"And then? What happened to the little rabbit in the end?"

"In the end, he escaped the hunter's gun."

After An'an lay down, Lin Shen continued to talk to her.

Seeing this, Lin Ping had no choice but to lie down on An An's right side.

She lay on her side, silently gazing at the heartwarming scene before her, a sense of happiness filling her heart.

Outside, it was a quiet, late night. Moonlight shone through the window and into the house, casting dappled light and shadow in the master bedroom, which was only lit by a dim nightlight.

Lin Shen lay on his left side on the bed, while he lay on his right, with An An lying between them.

The mother and daughter listened quietly to Lin Shen's story together. Wasn't this the warm family feeling they had been longing for?

Lin Ping stared blankly, her gaze towards Lin Shen growing increasingly affectionate. She pursed her lips, barely able to suppress the restlessness within her.

She was waiting, waiting for An'an to fall asleep so that she could take her place and become the person in Lin Shen's arms.

As time slowly passed, An'an's eyelids began to droop, and she yawned constantly.

Lin Ping seized the opportunity and immediately picked up An'an, speaking softly and caringly.

"An'an, you're sleepy. Let me take you back to sleep."

"Ah."

An'an rubbed her sleepy eyes, afraid of falling into a light sleep in Lin Ping's arms.

Lin Ping carried her to the master bedroom, and after seeing her mother tidying up the room, she gently placed An'an on the bed and gave her some instructions.

"Mom, I'm going next door. If An'an wakes up in the middle of the night, could you please soothe her for me?"

"Ah."

After Zhao Ya nodded in agreement, she suddenly called out to Lin Ping just before she was about to leave.

"Xiaoping, remember to take precautions."

"mom!"

Zhao Ya's words made Lin Ping blush deeply. After a coquettish retort, she didn't avoid the topic but instead said shyly.

"I understand, don't worry."

"Ah."

After watching her daughter leave, Zhao Ya felt a strange and inexplicable feeling.

After all, in her opinion, the relationship between Lin Shen and Lin Ping was not normal, and she even allowed the two of them to sleep in the next room.

If other people find out, I'll lose all face as a mother!
"well--!"

Zhao Ya sighed softly, and could only continue to observe whether An'an was asleep, silently praying that the two of them wouldn't make too much noise. (End of Chapter)