CHAPTER 18: CHAPTER 18: LIU YONGMING DEMANDS A DIVORCE

Chen Ping’an lifted his little head, and his smile froze on Lin Qin and Liu Yaya.

His gaze changed from joyful to timid, silently retreating into the cabin.

Chen Wenjun hurriedly called, "Ping’an, come out to meet the guests, this is your Aunt Lin Qin and sister Yaya."

Lin Qin squatted down to look at Chen Ping’an in the cabin, her eyes glistening with tears, "Ping’an!"

Chen Ping’an glanced at Lin Qin secretly, meeting her joyful and loving eyes, and dropped his head like a startled bird.

Lin Qin remembered the past life when she was just rescued onto the boat by Chen Wenjun, Chen Ping’an looked at her with fear, curiosity, and it took them more than a year to get along normally.

She wasn’t in a hurry, saying gently, "Ping’an, this is my daughter Yaya, she’s a few months younger than you. Auntie has some matters and can’t look after her, so I have to entrust her to your dad for a few days. Can you play with your sister?"

Chen Ping’an still huddled to the side, silent.

Chen Wenjun said warmly, "It’s okay, after some time children will get along. You leave the child with me, and I’ll take them fishing later."

Lin Qin noticed that there was a fishing net on the boat now, much safer than last time, and she nodded, "I’ll leave her to you, I’ll pick her up when my dad gets out of the hospital, and... be careful of the Liu family."

"Don’t worry! They won’t cause trouble here."

Chen Wenjun was quite confident about this.

To comfort Liu Yaya, Lin Qin stayed to help tidy up the rear cabin and acclimate Liu Yaya to the boat.

However, Liu Yaya seemed a bit seasick, saying she felt dizzy and wanted to sleep once onboard.

Lin Qin held her until she coaxed her to sleep and then quietly left.

As she turned around, she found Chen Ping’an secretly watching her, smiled, patted his head, and said goodbye to Chen Wenjun before disembarking.

Just as Lin Qin got off the boat, Chen Wenjun pointed with a bamboo pole to the other side of Nanxi, indicating he would dock the boat there.

The other side of Nanxi was the county town, still quite backward now. The only ways to get there from the city were by boat or a long detour via the bridge.

The Liu family would surely not find that place.

Lin Qin smiled and waved goodbye to Chen Wenjun.

When she returned to the city hospital, Lin Yi anxiously asked, "How’s the child? Is she willing to stay on the boat?"

"Dad! Rest assured! I played with her on the boat for a while, she got a little seasick and soon fell asleep. I left only after she slept, and Ping’an will play with her when she wakes. Chen Wenjun is good with kids, don’t worry."

Lin Yi felt a bit worried about Lin Qin trusting Chen Wenjun so much, but knowing Chen Wenjun’s character, he said nothing.

He could barely take care of himself now and didn’t have the ability to involve himself in his daughter’s affairs, so he decided to take it one step at a time.

Lin Ying pulled Lin Qin aside to whisper, "I haven’t dared to ask, but who exactly is Chen Wenjun? Why do I feel like you and he..."

"Elder sister! There’s nothing between us! If there’s anything, it’s that we were both exploited by the Liu family and share the same misfortune. He’s a good person, very loyal and loving, sticking by his disabled son. I trust him." Lin Qin briefly explained her relationship with Chen Wenjun.

Lin Ying heard it differently.

But given the situation, she didn’t have time to gossip, so she asked no more questions.

Without Liu Yaya around, Lin Qin and Lin Ying had more energy to take care of Lin Yi.

Lin Yi also recovered quite a bit faster.

Meanwhile, Fang Meixiang received news that the traffickers failed and were caught, feeling inexplicably worried.

When Liu Yongming came back from work, she immediately anxiously grabbed his hand, "You must divorce Lin Qin at once."

"What’s going on? Didn’t you say to bring Yaya over to force Lin Qin’s hand? Didn’t things fail?" Liu Yongming looked puzzled.

Fang Meixiang got anxious, "It’s too late now! Lin Qin guards the child like her precious jewel, there’s no chance to act. If we delay, our son will be born! I don’t care, you must divorce her now! If you don’t, I’ll... I’ll go back to school!"

"Go back to school for what! How can you go back in your condition? Weren’t we agreed, you’d take sick leave, defer for a semester, and return after the child is born? Why the sudden change!" Liu Yongming also got anxious.

Fang Meixiang snorted coldly, "I’ll stay out if you divorce Lin Qin and get a certificate with me immediately, otherwise I’m not staying!"

Liu Yongming, feeling overwhelmed by Fang Meixiang’s ultimatum, reluctantly agreed.

Yet he remained cautious, planning to take Liu Yaya first before discussing divorce.

When he arrived at the hospital ward, he didn’t even catch a glimpse of the child, which infuriated him.

"Lin Qin! Where did you hide my daughter? Tell me! Surrender my daughter right now! Or don’t blame me for calling the police!" Liu Yongming threatened, pointing at Lin Qin’s nose.

Lin Qin sneered, swatting away Liu Yongming’s hand, "Sure! Go ahead and call the police, it’s just that the human traffickers from before are still at the station, unfortunately, the mastermind hasn’t been caught. It might be good for a father like you to cooperate with the investigation! You might even provide the police with fresh leads!"

Liu Yongming’s heart sank, inwardly cursing "Fang Yin."

He found it odd; why would "Fang Yin" be pushing him so hard for a divorce unless it was to prevent the trafficking incident from being exposed?

Since Lin Qin had dirt on them, divorce was inevitable.

Understanding this, Liu Yongming instead sat down calmly, slowly saying, "Lin Qin, as things have deteriorated to this point, continuing this marriage is meaningless, let’s divorce."

Lin Ying’s expression changed slightly, and Lin Yi, on the bed, was so angry he wanted to get up and beat Liu Yongming.

Lin Qin gave Lin Ying a meaningful look, taking a deep look at Liu Yongming, her lips curling into a light sneer, "Alright! Give me five hundred, plus custody of the child. Also, publish a disconnection with Yaya in the newspaper. If you can do these three things, I’ll agree to the divorce."

"Bang!" Liu Yongming slammed the table, standing up abruptly, his face gradually contorting, "Lin Qin, don’t push it! I tell you, not a single one of your demands will be met! This marriage, I’m ending for sure! And if you don’t divorce, I’ll kill you!"

Lin Qin stood up as well, "Sure! You can try to kill me, and if you don’t succeed, don’t blame me for causing a scandal at your university. I want to see how far a college boy who relied on his wife to get into college can go!"

"Yes! Little sister, go right now, I’ll buy you the ticket to his school and have them handle it for you!" Lin Ying stepped forward supporting Lin Qin.

Liu Yongming’s eyes flickered with a murderous glint.