#74 - Chapter 74 We are not having an affair!

Xu Mengyao withdrew her hand and said, "Li Li, Liu Siqi, long time no see. Do you live near here?"

Another girl shook her head: "No, we're just strolling around here. Mengyao, this handsome guy is—"

Xu Mengyao: "He is my husband, Lin Chen. Lin Chen, these two are my high school classmates, from the same dormitory."

"Hello."

Lin Chen smiled slightly.

Li Li and Liu Siqi said in unison, "Hello, Brother Lin."

"Mengyao, when did you get married? You've kept it so well hidden; we didn't even know."

Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen: "Lin Chen, go ahead and wait for me. I'll chat with Li Li and the others for a while."

"Okay."

Lin Chen nodded with a smile.

He went a hundred meters away, and Xu Mengyao said: "Lin Chen and I have only obtained our marriage certificate; we haven't held a wedding yet. Please keep it a secret for me."

"Mmm, mmm."

Li Li and the others nodded.

After chatting for six or seven minutes, Li Li smiled and said: "Mengyao, we won't disturb your romantic time with your husband. You guys continue to be romantic. Bye-bye."

Li Li and the others left.

Xu Mengyao arrived next to Lin Chen, and she said unhappily, "You wanted to hold hands, and they saw it, didn't they?"

Lin Chen laughed: "Mengyao, what are you afraid of? We have a certificate; it's legal. We're not having an affair."

Xu Mengyao: "…"

"I asked them to keep it a secret, but it's hard to keep it a secret for a long time."

Lin Chen said: "You're afraid they'll tell, so why did you say I was your husband? You could have said I was your boyfriend."

Xu Mengyao was stunned.

She and Lin Chen had obtained their marriage certificate, but she hadn't thought of this.

Lin Chen said with a smile: "Mengyao, books say that a woman in love has a lower IQ. You're a big CEO, so your normal IQ should be relatively high."

"Could it be—"

Xu Mengyao's face turned red.

She quickly denied it: "Don't talk nonsense. Who's in love with you? I don't want to walk anymore. Let's take a taxi home."

Lin Chen nodded.

"Hmm… the word 'home' is used well."

"Thumbs up for you."

Xu Mengyao glared at Lin Chen: "Go back to your home."

Returning home, Shen Qing exclaimed, "Mengyao, come and see. This is actually a painting by Xixi. She's only two years old, and I feel like I can't compare to her."

"Mengyao, I think we need to find a painting teacher for Xixi."

"She definitely has a talent for painting."

"The future Da Vinci is her."

Lin Xiaoxi shook her head and said, "Aunt Qingqing, I don't want to find a painting teacher. My daddy is the best."

Xu Mengyao looked at what Lin Xiaoxi had painted.

It was indeed very well drawn, unlike what a two-year-old child would paint.

"Xixi, you continue to paint."

"Mengyao, Lin Chen, come over here for a moment."

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao followed Shen Qing to the study.

"Lin Chen… Xixi says you paint well, but you're not a professional. Teaching Xixi might waste her talent."

"Mengyao might be embarrassed to tell you, but for Xixi's future, I have to say a few extra words."

Shen Qing said solemnly.

She didn't know Lin Chen's ability in painting.

Xu Mengyao: "Shen Qing, Lin Chen is very good at painting."

Shen Qing frowned slightly: "If Xixi's talent is average, learning casually would be fine, but her talent is really super strong. I've never seen a better talent for painting."

"No… you have."

Xu Mengyao said quietly.

"My painting talent is very poor. Xixi inherited it from Lin Chen."

"Huh?"

Shen Qing was stunned.

Xu Mengyao: "I looked for Teacher Zhao Yanming, he is an authoritative master in painting in Modu, and he wanted to buy a painting from Lin Chen for 800,000."

"Lin Chen didn't sell it."

Shen Qing opened her mouth wide; she couldn't believe it.

Lin Chen's cooking skills were extremely high, he played basketball well, he was already very outstanding, and he was also so awesome in painting?

"Mengyao, this is the painting you wanted."

Lin Chen took out a painting tube from the cabinet.

"Can I take a look?"

Shen Qing's eyes lit up.

Lin Chen nodded: "Just don't tell anyone. I don't want to become famous and affect my time with Xiaoxi for the time being."

Xu Mengyao poured out the painting.

When the painting was unfolded, a look of amazement appeared in her eyes.

The real thing was indeed much better-looking than the photos on her phone.

Chinese paintings are different from Western abstract paintings. Ordinary people may not be able to appreciate abstract paintings at all, but even ordinary people can appreciate the beauty of Chinese paintings.

"You two are really good at keeping secrets."

Shen Qing said quietly, "I was worried that Xixi would be delayed, but it turns out that Xixi became so good because of Lin Chen."

Xu Mengyao: "It's not that I wanted to hide it from you. Lin Chen didn't let me say it, and I haven't known for long either."

"I'll appreciate it more carefully."

Shen Qing stared at the painting.

Lin Chen said: "You guys slowly appreciate it. I'm going to make medicine for Xiaoxi. She still has to take medicine and have a medicinal bath tonight."

Lin Chen walked out, and Shen Qing closed the study door.

"Mengyao, you have to seize Lin Chen. His cooking skills are so high, he plays basketball well, and he's so good at painting. He's definitely a peerless good man."

"You'll definitely regret it if you miss him."

Shen Qing whispered.

Xu Mengyao: "I'm not bad either."

Shen Qing said anxiously: "You are very well-matched. If you are together, Xixi will have a complete home at that time, how great."

"It's just that Lin Chen is low-key. If he becomes high-key, will someone try to snatch him from you at that time?"

"Although you have obtained your marriage certificate, there are so many divorces these days."

Xu Mengyao looked at Shen Qing.

"You're more anxious than me."

Shen Qing: "I'm not doing it to freeload meals. I'm doing it for your own good, and also for Xixi's good."

"Oh."

Xu Mengyao looked like she understood.

Shen Qing: "You're really like an emperor who isn't worried, but the eunuch is—"

"Continue speaking."

Xu Mengyao said with a delicate laugh.

Shen Qing: "An emperor who isn't worried, but the empress dowager is."

Xu Mengyao said softly: "Actually, I know Lin Chen is very good, but I'm afraid of physical contact. If he can't wait for me and leaves with someone else, I can't do anything about it."

"Qingqing, my illness should be gradually getting better."

"He held my hand when we went out just now. Although I subconsciously wanted to pull it back, I still didn't pull it back."

Shen Qing's eyes lit up: "At least there's progress. This is different from when you two deliberately showed affection when Xixi was around."

"You should sleep here tonight."

"I'm leaving."

Xu Mengyao quickly said: "I'll go with you. I still have to find someone to frame this painting."

Soon Xu Mengyao and the others said goodbye to Lin Xiaoxi and left.

"Daddy, I don't want a painting teacher."

"I only want Daddy."

Lin Xiaoxi hugged Lin Chen's leg in the kitchen.

Lin Chen squatted down.

He kissed Lin Xiaoxi and said with a smile: "Xixi, we're not looking for another painting teacher. Aunt Qingqing doesn't know that Daddy is very good at painting."

"She's concerned about you and wants to find you a good teacher."

Lin Xiaoxi patted her chest: "That scared the baby."

Lin Chen smiled: "Xixi, where did you learn that from?"

"From Aunt Qingqing."

"Daddy, what Aunt Qingqing said is wrong, she's not a baby."

Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice.

Lin Chen scratched Lin Xiaoxi's little nose: "What she said is wrong. Xixi, you're the baby, right?"

"Mmm, mmm."

Lin Xiaoxi nodded seriously.