The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them - Chapter 85

85 He Did Not Need Lin Wan’s Invitation Tonight. He Would Climb into Bed Himself

Secretary Han and assistant Qin decided to have an emergency meeting to discuss the situation.

In Lan village, everyone chatted while they ate their dinner. The dinner ended at eight at night.

Lin Wan passed by Xia Mo’s house where she was held up by Xia Mo. Li Yanchen was dragged by his three children to watch the stars. He didn’t really want to go but he couldn’t refuse his sons’ wishes.

In Xiao Yi’s house, Xia Mo deliberately sent her son and Xiao Tianlin away and sat beside Lin Wan in the courtyard.

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“Lin Wan, have you made your decision? Are you coming to the next episode? Xiao Yi said you would come, but I want to hear it from you.” Xia Mo placed her hands on her knees and waited anxiously for Lin Wan’s answer.

Lin Wan had already guessed that Xia Mo was going to ask her that. The woman looked up and sighed. “I’m not sure.”

“Alright. I won’t try to persuade you. But please keep in touch with me when you get back? I can pick you up from home.” Xia Mo placed a hand on Lin Wan’s shoulder. “I am at the shop almost every day.”

Lin Wan got up. “I have a lot of packing to do.”

“Goodbye,” said Xia Mo.

In the Li family’s house, Li Yanchen and the children had already arrived. The boys went to their room and started packing up their things.

Li Zexin dumped his clothes, still on the hangers, directly into his bag and closed the lid. Li Zexuan laid down his clothes on the bed and folded them carefully.

“Brother, are you doing embroidery? Why so many steps? Just throw them in the bag. It looks so troublesome to fold and pack them!” Li Zexin teased.

“Li Zexin, you’ve been in school for two years now. How can you still be so sloppy?” The two brothers started bickering.

Li Zexuan and Li Zekai were the same. Each piece of clothing was folded neatly before they were placed into the suitcase. When Li Zekai saw Li Zexin’s bulging suitcase which refused to close, he said, “Brother! Can’t you just pack it properly? That bag is going to burst!”

“Little brat, you’re looking down on me? I’m not going to bother about stupid chores. Alright, you two take your time folding carefully. I’m done packing. I’ll go and see father now.” Li Zexin lifted up the luggage and placed it in a corner.

Li Yanchen was always out on business trips. Hence, he had long developed the habit of casually packing his luggage. Sitting on the sofa, he looked at the place where he had slept the night before and smiled. He did not need Lin Wan’s invitation tonight. He would climb into bed himself.

Li Zexin whistled and walked over to his father. He saw him smiling. “Dad, what are you smiling about?” He spread his fingers and waved his hand in front of Li Yanchen’s face.

Li Yanchen looked away awkwardly. The smile froze on his face. “I am not. You must be imagining things.”

“Is Ms. Lin still not back? Do you want me to go and call her?” Li Zexin hopped over to Li Yanchen’s side. There was a deeper meaning to his words.

However, before Li Yanchen could say anything, Lin Wan returned home. Hearing the creak of the door opening, Li Zexin turned around. “Ms. Lin is back. I will go back to my room.”

Lin Wan washed her face by the well and stood under the banyan tree in a daze. She then walked into the bedroom.

Under the light of the table lamp, she saw Li Yanchen sitting cross-legged and reading a book. He seemed very engrossed in it.

Li Yanchen had deliberately pulled out a book and was pretending to read because he didn’t know what else to do.

Lin Wan did not disturb him. She lay on her side of the bed and buried her face in the sheets. She was really tired today. She had fallen asleep. She was jolted away when she felt Li Yanchen cover her with a blanket and go back to the sofa to sleep.

It was rare for her to have nightmares. However, she had just dreamt that the original owner of her body was being framed. She was surrounded by so many people that she felt anxious and couldn’t make a single sound. She was startled awake by the nightmare. She involuntarily let out a scream. Li Yanchen jumped up from the sofa.

Looking at Lin Wan, who was sweating profusely and panting heavily, Li Yanchen sat down by the bed and took a tissue to wipe her face. Moonlight shone through the window.

“Have some water.” Li Yanchen had filled the thermos with warm water after she had fallen asleep. He opened the lid for her.

Lin Wan could not imagine how such a meticulous man could be described to be so indifferent in the novel. Or perhaps she had only noticed his indifference in the novel and not how he might be in reality.

She did not want to think about it anymore. This man was not hers. Lin Wan drank the water and fell back onto the bed without a word.

Looking at the half-empty bed, Li Yanchen laid down. However, before he could even cover himself with the blanket, Lin Wan kicked it aside.

Li Yanchen had one leg on the ground. Just as he was about to say something, he heard her soft whimper. The corners of his lips curled up as he thought to himself, ‘So Lin Wan kicked me while she was asleep.’

Seeing that Li Yanchen slept on the side, Lin Wan could not say anything more and could only pretend to be asleep.

The whistle sounded early in the morning at five. That was their signal to gather at the village entrance.

Everyone said goodbye to each other. Wheatley, Anan, and Li Zekai were all crying. Even Li Zexin, who had always claimed to be emotionless and reckless, had red eyes.

Li Zexuan often shuttled back and forth between various production crews. After a drama was completed, it was an actor’s basic skill to withdraw from the role and restrain his emotion. Therefore, he didn’t look sad. Xiao Yi nudged his shoulder and said, “I won’t let you play basketball next week.” Li Zexuan’s eyes clearly trembled.

Li Zexin had restrained himself for a long time. He couldn’t do it anymore. He grabbed Xiao Yi’s arm as he was about to get into his car. “Please remember our promise! Whether Ms. Lin participates in the next episode or not, I will be in the top ten in the exam result.”

“Alright,” he said. For the first time, Xiao Yi touched Li Zexin’s head, just like an older brother comforting his younger sibling.

Li Zexin couldn’t hold it in, and his tears flowed down. “I’m not used to you saying okay. Goodbye. Get in the car.”

Lin Wan lowered her head and kicked the stones under her feet. Xia Mo and the others came over one by one to hug her and bid her farewell. She wondered why she felt so sad. ‘Was it because Xiao Yi was one of the few friends she had in this world?’

After Lin Wan got into the car, she deliberately sat at the back and leaned her head against the back of the front seat, pretending to be asleep. However, her tears fell on her thighs. She thought about how she might leave this world one day without even saying goodbye. She felt very sad.

Her stepsons were quite difficult to deal with, but they were her family. She had been with them every day.

Li Yanchen secretly passed her a tissue and blocked Lin Wan from his sons. No one spoke during the three-hour drive.

At the Royal Water Bay Villa, Assistant Qin found out that Li Yanchen and the rest would be arriving at nine in the morning. So, he waited for them. Although he had brought a breakfast that his boss and his three young masters liked, he was not sure what Lin Wan liked to eat. So, he brought her the same food as Li Yanchen.

The helper had already cleaned up their room and was waiting for the owner to come home.