Chapter 213: A Door Apart (Part 2)

Chapter 213: Chapter 213: A Door Apart (Part 2)

’I’m so screwed!!’

Jiang Fan wailed internally.

Of all the rotten luck, Sun Yanzi just had to come back at this very moment.

If the three of them met at the company on a normal day, Jiang Fan wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of discomfort.

But in a situation like this... seeing each other meant death, and he would be the one to die.

Jiang Fan stiffly turned around, a pained smile uglier than a grimace on his face.

"Yanzi."

"President Yin? What are you doing here?"

"Are you here to see Jiang Fan?"

Sun Yanzi asked, a little surprised to see Yin Ruxue standing there.

"Yes. And you are...?"

Yin Ruxue didn’t hide it, admitting it openly.

"I live around here. This little girl must be Mengmeng, right?"

She had long heard that Yin Ruxue had a well-behaved and adorable daughter.

She just never had the chance to meet her.

Now, seeing Mengmeng, who was as cute as a porcelain doll, she was immediately overcome with a maternal urge, wanting nothing more than to scoop her up and give her a big, loving squeeze.

"The sun is still a bit strong down here today. Why don’t we go to my place? I just bought a lot of fruit."

Sun Yanzi said, glancing up at the scorching sun.

"No, no, no, no, I actually feel fine! It’s not hot at all. Why don’t we walk around for a bit?"

"There’s no need to go up."

Jiang Fan quickly stopped them, his voice strained.

"Uh... Um... How about we go sit in that pavilion over there?"

"I think the jasmine flowers over there are blooming."

"Mengmeng, how about I take you to see the flowers?"

Jiang Fan scooped her up in his arms.

"Okay!!"

Children are naturally playful. As long as they could play outside, they didn’t mind the hardship or the heat.

Seeing the two of them scamper off in a flash, Sun Yanzi and Yin Ruxue exchanged a look, and with a helpless smile, they had no choice but to follow.

As he ran, he discreetly glanced back. Seeing the two women following, Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

’That was terrifying!!’

If he hadn’t led them away quickly in that situation, Zhou Jing or Li Jiaxiang could have easily spotted him with just a casual glance from the balcony.

And then... that would have been a huge problem.

"President Yin, why did you bring your child here?"

"Did you come all this way just to find Jiang Fan?"

Sun Yanzi asked, seemingly nonchalantly.

Yin Ruxue turned to look at her profile.

"He is Mengmeng’s father."

"It’s the weekend, and she’s been crying and clamoring to see him."

Just those two sentences made Sun Yanzi’s body stiffen for a moment.

But she recovered in the next instant.

However, the gentle smile that was once on her face now looked somewhat bitter.

"You two...?"

Yin Ruxue remained silent. She knew what Sun Yanzi was asking, but for some inexplicable reason, she didn’t tell her the truth.

Following behind Jiang Fan, the atmosphere between the two women grew silent.

Jiang Fan, while anxiously calculating the time in his head, kept looking back at them.

He vaguely understood what Sun Yanzi was getting at.

But he had chosen to play dumb. Could he keep up the act now? Or rather, was she still willing to play along?

"Mommy, I’m so hot. I want to drink some water."

The temperature was indeed rising, and after playing with Jiang Fan for a while, Mengmeng’s lips were exceptionally dry.

"How about this: let’s go upstairs to rest for a bit, and then we can come back down to play."

"And let Daddy get something to eat first, okay?"

Jiang Fan and Yin Ruxue both turned their heads to look at Sun Yanzi at the same time.

The looks on their faces held different meanings.

If those words had come from Yin Ruxue’s mouth, there would have been no problem. But now, it was precisely Sun Yanzi who had said them...

For a moment, Jiang Fan felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

But the most powerless feeling was that he couldn’t do anything, couldn’t say anything.

He hadn’t given her any official status, nor had he made her any promises.

He was just muddling through, doing ambiguous things.

Perhaps his intentions were good at the start, but as time went on, everything had deviated from its original, intended course.

"Okay! Daddy, Mommy, let’s go up."

Mengmeng happily took Jiang Fan’s hand, then skipped over and pulled him to Yin Ruxue’s side.

Holding both of their hands, she skipped toward the building entrance.

Sun Yanzi simply followed behind them, her thoughts unreadable as she watched the scene unfold.

"Alright, let’s hurry. It’s too hot outside."

Jiang Fan quickly made a decision. ’Since going upstairs is unavoidable, I’d better do it fast to avoid getting caught!’

With that thought, he scooped up Mengmeng and rushed into the elevator.

Seeing Jiang Fan in such a hurry, the two women, though a little confused, quickly followed.

Before they could even ask, Jiang Fan had already opened the apartment door.

"What’s going on?"

"Why are you in such a rush? It’s like you have a dog chasing you."

Yin Ruxue asked, her brow furrowed in confusion.

"Hahahaha, it’s nothing, nothing. It’s just too hot outside."

Jiang Fan explained feebly with a dry laugh.

"You two wait there. I’ll go wash some fruit for you now."

"The TV has a subscription. Mengmeng, you can find whatever you want to watch. Do you know how?"

"Here are some slippers."

Sun Yanzi methodically arranged everything.

Her every action screamed "woman of the house."

Watching this, Yin Ruxue subconsciously glanced at Jiang Fan, only to find him already sitting on the sofa with Mengmeng in his arms, seemingly accustomed to the scene.

An odd feeling in her heart made her inexplicably irritated.

’It feels like I should be the one doing all this.’

"What are you spacing out for? Come and sit."

Jiang Fan waved at Yin Ruxue, who was standing frozen by the door.

"Mommy, come quick! It’s so cool in here. Can we watch Ye Luoli?"

Mengmeng’s innocent voice snapped Yin Ruxue out of her daze, and she came and sat down beside Jiang Fan.

"Mengmeng, go to Mommy’s side. Daddy needs to make a phone call."

Jiang Fan said, feigning calmness as he pulled out his constantly vibrating phone.

On the surface, he looked as cool as a cucumber, but internally he was panicking. He hadn’t communicated with Li Muwan at all. ’If that girl doesn’t get the hint and comes knocking...’

Jiang Fan shuddered at the thought.

"What are you doing?"

"Why aren’t you back yet? I can’t hold on much longer!"

"Bro, my parents are getting suspicious! They think you’ve bailed!"

"Where are you?"

...

Message after message arrived, each line filled with Li Muwan’s anxiety.

"I’m at my place, I’ll be right over."

After sending a quick reply, he put his phone back in his pocket and walked nonchalantly into the living room. "Hey, I need to step out for a bit, I’ll be right back. Mengmeng, you play with Mommy here for a while."

Jiang Fan ruffled Mengmeng’s hair.

"What are you going out for? Is it inappropriate for us to be here?"