Chapter 23: The Madam Goes on a Date with Another Man

The next afternoon.

Just as Song Qingtian had finished lunch with Little Tuanzi, she heard a knock at the door. She thought it might be Jia Shuangshuang bringing over some afternoon tea, but when she opened the door, she saw Qin Zhengxiao holding a bunch of children’s toys.

“How come you’re here?”

Song Qingtian was overjoyed.

“I heard you’d moved, so I figured I’d drop by to see if there was anything I could help with.”

As he placed the toys on the sofa, Qin Zhengxiao explained, “By the way, where’s Nuonuo?”

Song Qingtian pointed toward the room. “She’s watching cartoons in there.”

Today, Qin Zhengxiao was dressed in casual clothes, his tousled bangs catching the sunlight streaming in—simply breathtaking!

Song Qingtian didn’t even want to do anything; all she wanted was to keep gazing at him.

“Give all these toys to Nuonuo,” Qin Zhengxiao said, turning around and handing the toys to Song Qingtian.

Only then did Song Qingtian snap out of her daze and take the toys.

“Thanks! Please have a seat!”

She smiled brightly as she handed the toys to Ling Nuonuo, then brought out a cup of lemon tea from the kitchen and asked with a smile, “We don’t have coffee at home—would lemon tea be okay?”

“Sure!”

Qin Zhengxiao returned Song Qingtian’s smile.

“Great!”

Song Qingtian quickly poured a cup of lemon tea for Qin Zhengxiao, then didn’t know what else to do.

Ling Nuonuo was playing with her toys in the room, and with only her and Qin Zhengxiao in the living room, she suddenly felt a bit nervous.

In reality, Song Qingtian had always believed that despite having read countless romance guides and watched countless Korean dramas, she had never actually been in a relationship—because she just wasn’t good-looking enough. But now… facing this man who made her heart flutter, she realized she’d somehow forgotten everything she’d learned from those romance manuals.

Calm down!

Song Qingtian took a deep breath. This was a golden opportunity—since they were finally alone together, she must cherish it.

No, she was still nervous. Another deep breath.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Seeing that Song Qingtian seemed a bit off, Qin Zhengxiao put down his lemonade, looked up, and fixed his gaze on her.

“Nothing. Want to watch TV?”

Song Qingtian forced herself to stay calm once more. “No, how about we go to the movies?”

That was better! As soon as she mentioned going to the movies, Song Qingtian wanted to give herself a big thumbs-up. She really was a little romance genius!

After all, every couple starts by bonding over a movie.

“Sounds great.”

Qin Zhengxiao agreed right away.

“Then I’ll buy the tickets and invite Nuonuo too.”

With that, Song Qingtian hurriedly booked three tickets online, using Qin Zhengxiao’s password to pay, and then rushed into the room to call Nuonuo.

Ling Hanyu took a sip of coffee in his office and immediately felt restless again. It was the fifth day! This time, Song Qingtian had already been missing for five days!

On the first day, she went shopping at the supermarket; on the second, she got McDonald’s from a friend; on the third, she ate sushi; on the fourth, she arranged for a nail technician to come to her house; and today was the fifth day!

Based on past experience, no matter how calm and nonchalant Song Qingtian appeared on the surface, she could never last more than five days.

But this time, Ling Hanyu was starting to get agitated.

“President!”

The assistant suddenly knocked on the door and walked in. “Madam has been missing for five days now.”

Ling Hanyu raised an eyebrow, his tone cold.

“Has she admitted her mistake yet?”

“The Madam is out on a date with another man, watching a movie.”

As soon as the assistant finished speaking, beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The cinema lobby.

Song Qingtian bought popcorn for Nuonuo and collected their tickets—she couldn’t have been happier! Even just watching a movie with a dream guy makes your heart leap with joy, let alone the fact that this time she’d bought tickets for the re-release of Titanic!

A love story of life and death—when she cries tears of sorrow and collapses into Qin Zhengxiao’s arms, just thinking about it makes her grin from ear to ear.

But as soon as she and Ling Nuonuo reached the ticket-checking gate, they were told:

“Miss, you and this little one may enter, but this gentleman cannot.”

“Why not?”

Song Qingtian held up the three tickets in her hand. “We bought three tickets.”

“Because this cinema is owned by my family. I won’t allow my wife to go to the movies with another man—and especially not while she’s bringing my child along!”

A fierce aura of hostility swept over, and Song Qingtian was startled.

End of Chapter 23: The Madam Goes on a Date with Another Man