On the day of the divorce, I became Qin Shao's darling.

Lin Xiwei suddenly snapped back to her senses, her face flushing and her heart pounding.

Qin Jiamo's words left her speechless for a moment, but at the same time, they aroused her desire to argue back.

"I'm treating my friend to dinner to thank him, not fooling around outside. Why are you rushing me? Besides, you're nobody to me, so what right do you have to order me around like this?"

Lin Xiwei looked up at him and questioned him with a righteous air.

Qin Jiamo didn't speak, but stared back with a deep, imposing gaze.

As a result, the man didn't say anything, but the little guy inside answered for him.

"Mom, I asked Uncle to call you. I want Mom to sleep with me."

"..." Lin Xiwei's gaze passed over Qin Jiamo and fell on her beloved son sitting on the bed in the ward, speechless.

Qin Jiamo snorted coldly, "My whole family has done our best to help you take care of the child and relieve you of your worries, and this is how you treat me."

After saying that, he turned and walked back.

Lin Xiwei stared blankly at his retreating figure.

Did you misunderstand him?

What was originally a matter of course suddenly became her being accused of being ungrateful.

After a two-second pause, Lin Xiwei snapped out of her daze. Being both flexible and assertive, she immediately stepped forward to explain, "I'm sorry, Attorney Qin, I... I didn't mean that. I thought you were—"

"What do you think I am?" Qin Jiamo turned around and asked her.

Lin Xiwei bit her lip, unable to say anything more.

She assumed that Qin Jiamo had automatically assumed that they had that kind of relationship, so he was very controlling of her, even forbidding her from coming home late after having dinner with friends.

But I can't bring myself to say it.

It makes her seem like she's being too presumptuous!

Lin Xiwei stared at him with wide eyes, saying nothing.

But Qin Jiamo insisted on forcing her to answer, "Are you mute?"

Thinking about his recent actions, Lin Xiwei vaguely felt that he was forcing her to break through that "window paper" first.

However, in terms of both gender and strength, she was the weaker party in this relationship.

How could she be the one to break this relationship first?

So she learned to deflect criticism with a nonchalant reply: "What else could it be? You're just being hypocritical."

Qin Jiamo: "..."

"When I care about you, isn't this how you talk back to me? You question who I am to you and what right I have to tell you what to do. Well, aren't you the same? You're no one to me either, so what right do you have to tell me what time I'm coming home?"

Lin Xiwei retorted to him as she walked toward her son.

Qin Jiamo's gaze followed her, and upon hearing this, his smile grew even more disdainful: "When I confronted you that time, we had no relationship, but things are different now."

Lin Xiwei's ears burned again upon hearing this.

Is things different now? Is he about to break the ice?

To everyone's surprise, Qin Jiamo paused for a moment and then said, "Aren't you my adopted sister now? As your older brother, isn't it only natural for me to take care of you?"

Lin Xiwei: "..."

She never dreamed that Qin Jiamo would answer like that! He bypassed the crucial point again.

She turned her head, glaring angrily at the man's handsome face, which seemed to be smiling but wasn't, her beautiful eyes burning with small flames of anger.

Qin Jiamo's smile deepened. "What's wrong? Didn't you force me to call you 'little sister' a couple of days ago? Now you're not acknowledging me as your brother?"

Looking at the smile on his face, Lin Xiwei thought this person was quite wicked.

He's usually so aloof, dignified, and never smiles, but now that he's making a fool of her, he seems to be having a good time.

He built his happiness on her suffering.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds before Lin Xiwei looked away and gave him the hint to leave: "Junjun needs to sleep, Attorney Qin, please leave."

Qin Jiamo walked unhurriedly to another bed. "I'm not going back tonight, I'll sleep here."

Lin Xiwei turned around upon hearing this, her expression clearly showing surprise.

Qin Jiamo nodded slightly at Junjun with her chin. "Your son asked me to stay and keep him company. I agreed, and I can't go back on my word in front of the child."

"..." Lin Xiwei clenched her fist slightly. "Jun Jun just said he wanted me to sleep with him."

"He also said he wanted me to come with him. You can ask Junjun if you don't believe me."

Lin Xiwei turned to look at the little one on the hospital bed.

Junjun pouted and frowned slightly. "Hey, stop arguing. I'll spend time with Uncle first, then with Mom, and then with Uncle again."

Lin Xiwei glared at her son, feigning anger.

This little thing is clearly trying to cause trouble on purpose.

"No, you can only choose one of the two." Lin Xiwei interrupted her son.

Junjun: "You adults make choices, I'm a kid and I want both."

Just as the mother and son were arguing, Qin Jiamo sighed and said slowly, "Who was it that said a couple of days ago that I had helped her a lot recently and even got injured for her sake, and that she wanted to repay me properly—it turns out it was all just empty talk."

Lin Xiwei: "..."

She turned to look at the man.

It seems he's making it clear he's going to stay today.

Amidst a series of recent events at Lenovo, Lin Xiwei suddenly mustered the courage to make a bold decision.

"Junjun, you go to sleep first. Mommy and Uncle have something to talk about."

Lin Xiwei instructed her son, then turned and grabbed Qin Jiamo's arm, "Come with me."

Qin Jiamo raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised that the other party would do such a thing.

His eyes were burning, his heart was pounding, as if he had already seen through everything and knew what Lin Xiwei was going to do.

Lin Xiwei did not drag Qin Jiamo to the outside corridor.

Because it was late at night and everyone was quiet, the two of them talking in the corridor could be heard by several patients in the surrounding wards.

She dragged Qin Jiamo into the bathroom and closed the door.

Qin Jiamo was intrigued, but deliberately teased her, "What, you want to take advantage of my injuries before they heal?"

Lin Xiwei lowered her eyes first, silently preparing herself mentally, before raising her eyes to meet his gaze.

"Qin Jiamo, what exactly do you want?" She lowered her voice, her tone slightly clenched, out of fear that her son was still outside.

Qin Jiamo's expression darkened, but not in a cold or serious way; rather, it was calm and earnest.

"What do you want to ask?" he countered.

"What do you think? Your care, love and help for me clearly go beyond the boundaries of ordinary friends, and the words and actions of the people around you carry a certain implication between the lines."

Lin Xiwei was going all out.

She had to make things clear today; she couldn't take this agonizing tug-of-war anymore.

"It's easy for adult men and women to cross boundaries in their interactions. Your current attitude towards me has already made me misunderstand." Despite her chaotic heartbeat, Lin Xiwei finally took the initiative to break the ice.

Qin Jiamo's gaze deepened: "What misunderstanding?"

She looked up and saw that he was responding directly to her question, so she simply replied in kind: "I misunderstood that you were interested in me."

After saying this, Lin Xiwei's heart pounded, and her eardrums throbbed slightly.

"But I just got divorced, and my life is a mess. I have no interest in new relationships, let alone the energy to deal with someone else's fleeting interest—do you understand what I mean?"

Qin Jiamo was much taller than her.

The two were standing close together, so Lin Xiwei had to look up to talk to him.

And naturally, he also had to lower his neck.

The two stared at each other silently for a few seconds. Qin Jiamo's Adam's apple bobbed, and then he spoke in a low, gentle voice: "It's not just a passing fancy. I do have feelings for you, but I'm not sure what your attitude is, so I don't dare to make it clear."

What?

Lin Xiwei looked up at him.

When he clearly expressed his feelings, his beautiful almond-shaped eyes widened in shock.

Her heart was pounding like a little train, and the words kept echoing in her ears.

Qin Jiamo actually... fell in love with her?

But they had only known each other for less than a month.

"You—" Lin Xiwei moved her lips, uttered a sound, and then stopped.

In fact, Qin Jiamo originally planned to delay for a while longer, giving her time to calm down and cool off.

Who would have thought that Lin Xiwei would suddenly take the initiative to make things clear tonight?

Since that's the case, he naturally has to respond directly.

"Pretty unbelievable, isn't it?" Qin Jiamo looked at her shocked and stunned face, smiled, and said to himself, "I can't believe it either, but it's true."

Lin Xiwei swallowed, then suddenly looked away, lowering her head to force herself to calm down.

"Attorney Qin, you...you don't need to pity me. I can raise my child just fine on my own." Her mind was buzzing, and she said these words in a daze, thinking that Qin Jiamo was pitying her situation and afraid that she would mistreat Junjun.

"Who pities you? It's not like I haven't met women who are divorced and even worse off than you—am I supposed to pity them all? At least you got a huge fortune, what's there to pity?" Qin Jiamo wanted to deny it, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her words took a different meaning.

Lin Xiwei frowned, feeling that he...

If I have to live with someone like that every day and put up with his sharp tongue, I might as well not live with him.

Isn't it good for her to be free and independent?

"Yes, I have to thank Attorney Qin for the huge sum of money I received," Lin Xiwei nodded in response.

Qin Jiamo noticed her expression change and realized that what she had said earlier was inappropriate.

He remembered what Meng Junhe had said at noon, telling him to change his sharp tongue, to speak properly, and to provide emotional support to the woman.

So he composed himself and spoke again: "Lin Xiwei, what I mean is, I'm not doing this out of pity—"

Qin Jiamo was about to explain when Lin Xiwei raised her hand to interrupt him, "I understand what you mean, but I still feel that we are not suitable for each other."

After he said that, the bathroom fell completely silent.

Qin Jiamo lowered his eyes and stared intently at the woman who was a head shorter than him.

He couldn't believe that a woman would reject him!

Well... after thinking about it for a moment, he felt that this result was not too unexpected.

After all, he had long since noticed Lin Xiwei's distant and evasive attitude.

In the continued silence, Lin Xiwei felt a chill run down her spine and her face burn.

She sensed the tension and displeasure emanating from Qin Jiamo, and her hands, which had been hanging down, involuntarily clenched slowly.

"Attorney Qin, I'm sorry... You've helped me a lot these past few days, and I should unconditionally fulfill any of your requests, but there's one thing I can't do." She lowered her eyelashes and apologized softly.

Qin Jiamo was stunned for a long time. When he heard the apology, he came back to his senses and couldn't help but scoff.

It's unclear whether they're mocking themselves or being sarcastic towards the other person.

"Whether it's suitable or not doesn't seem to be up to you to decide," Qin Jiamo said abruptly.

Lin Xiwei suddenly looked up at him again, her eyes narrowing.

"What do you mean?"

What do you mean by "it's not her place to make the decisions"?

Could it be that he's going to force himself on her?

She disagreed, but he insisted on forcing her to be with him.

Seeing her tightening expression, Qin Jiamo asked indifferently, "Have you forgotten my suggestion from a while ago?"

Lin Xiwei was a little confused, clearly not having reacted yet.

Qin Jiamo continued, "We need to have a child to save Junjun with umbilical cord blood."