Chapter 12

After finishing breakfast, Lin Fan accompanied Qiqi in the living room to watch cartoons. By this time, "Boonie Bears" had already ended, and a foreign fairy tale about a prince and a princess was on. When they saw the scene of the princess riding a white horse with the prince leading it under the sunset, Qiqi's eyes were filled with envy and longing. She shook Lin Fan's arm and said, "Daddy, Qiqi wants to be a princess too."

"Little treasure, you are already daddy's little princess," Lin Fan pinched Qiqi's cheek and said.

"Daddy, Qiqi also wants to ride a big horse," Qiqi said happily, raising her little hands.

Lin Fan thought for a moment, a gentle smile curved on his lips. He stood up, bent his waist towards Qiqi, extended his left hand, and placed his right hand behind his back, saying gently, "The most adorable Princess Qiqi, your guardian knight invites you to mount the horse."

"Where is the big horse?" Qiqi's gem-like eyes instantly sparkled with excitement at Lin Fan's words.

"The big horse is ready, my princess," Lin Fan said, lying down on the ground and patting his back.

Seeing Lin Fan's actions, Qiqi was momentarily stunned. Her delicate little face instantly turned from cloudy to sunny, and she beamed with excitement. She joyfully called out and jumped directly onto Lin Fan's back from the sofa.

Seeing Qiqi's actions, Lin Fan's eyelids twitched in fear, worried that Qiqi might get hurt. He quickly channeled his spiritual energy to support Qiqi's body, making her land steadily on his back. Then, he got up and started crawling on the ground, shouting loudly, "Princess Qiqi, hold on tight! Your guardian knight will take you around the world. Let's go!"

"Let's go!" Qiqi raised her little fists excitedly, shouting in a baby voice.

Lin Fan carried Qiqi around the living room, dining room, and kitchen several times. Qiqi, sitting on Lin Fan's back, laughed happily, "Oh! Oh! Riding a big horse!"

While Lin Fan and Qiqi were having a great time, in the apartment where Lin Fan used to live, Ling Xuefei's face was cold and her body was trembling slightly. She tightly clutched her bag, her fingers turning white from the force. An Yanan frowned, holding her phone as a flashlight, carefully inspecting the room.

"Sister Feifei, it looks like no one has stayed in this house since yesterday," An Yanan said softly after checking the room, walking to Ling Xuefei's side.

"Damn it!" Ling Xuefei's face was icy, and she was filled with anger and fear. She was worried about where her precious daughter had been taken by that man. Although a tiger does not eat its own cubs, she had seen the man a few days ago, and he looked like a completely disheveled homeless person. Even if he wouldn't harm Qiqi, he definitely wouldn't take good care of her. Ling Xuefei was very regretful, angry at herself for leaving Qiqi behind. Now, she could only pray that nothing would happen to Qiqi, or she would surely go mad.

Ling Xuefei, in a state of turmoil, frantically took out her phone and dialed Qiqi's number, but received a message that the phone was turned off. She then dialed Lin Fan's number.

"Beep beep beep..."

The phone kept ringing, but no one answered.

When the message of no one answering came through, Ling Xuefei's body trembled, and her face turned pale. An Yanan noticed her anxiety and quickly comforted her, "Sister Feifei, don't worry. He might just be taking Qiqi out to play and didn't hear the ring."

Ling Xuefei took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and dialed the number again.

This time, Lin Fan finally answered.

Actually, when Ling Xuefei called the first time, Lin Fan had already heard the ring, but he was playing with Qiqi and didn't want to answer. When the phone rang for the second time, he realized that he hadn't received any calls other than spam, sales, and food delivery calls. Since this call came through twice, it must be important, and it was likely from Qiqi's mother, Ling Xuefei!

"Qiqi, daddy will take a call and then we'll play, okay?"

Thinking this, Lin Fan turned to the princess on his back for approval. Qiqi nodded obediently, and Lin Fan put her down, walked to the sofa, and picked up the phone on the coffee table. Sure enough, the caller was Ling Xuefei.

Lin Fan pressed the answer button, and Ling Xuefei's voice, full of anger, came through the speaker: "Lin Fan! Where are you now! Where did you take my daughter! I'm telling you, if anything happens to Qiqi, I won't let you off!"

"Calm down before you talk to me."

After hearing Ling Xuefei's accusations, Lin Fan replied expressionlessly and hung up the phone with a "click."

This woman really thinks she's something, accusing him without any reason. He couldn't let her get away with it.

Less than five seconds later, the phone rang again. Lin Fan smiled and waited for about eight or nine seconds before answering.

"Where are you?" Ling Xuefei had learned her lesson and spoke much more gently this time.

"Jiangnan Waterfront," Lin Fan replied calmly.

Lin Fan's memories of Ling Xuefei were few. He only remembered that she was a very beautiful woman, with an angelic face and a devilish figure. This description fit Ling Xuefei perfectly. Apart from that, he only knew that she was Qiqi's biological mother. Their union was a result of one being drunk and the other being drugged, so Lin Fan didn't have any other thoughts about Ling Xuefei. He wasn't deliberately distant, but he certainly wouldn't go out of his way to please her.

"Jiangnan Waterfront?"

Ling Xuefei knew about Jiangnan Waterfront, a high-end residential area where only the wealthy and powerful lived. She was surprised that Lin Fan, who was destitute a few days ago, was now at Jiangnan Waterfront. But then she thought, no matter how destitute he was, Lin Fan was once the young master of the Lin family, so it wasn't surprising that he had a property in Longcheng.

"Um," Lin Fan hummed lightly.

Hearing Lin Fan's cold response, Ling Xuefei couldn't help but feel angry. Does Lin Fan still think he's the young master of Yang'an Lin from three years ago? She was patient enough to talk to him, and he was being so indifferent. What does he mean?

Thinking this, Ling Xuefei said angrily, "Which district, which building number?"

"District E, Building 20," Lin Fan replied in a calm tone.

Ling Xuefei rolled her eyes and gritted her teeth, "Where's Qiqi?"

"She's fine," Lin Fan said succinctly.

Seeing Lin Fan's indifferent attitude, Ling Xuefei's anger couldn't be contained anymore. She said fiercely, "You! Stay there! Don't go anywhere!"

With that, Ling Xuefei pressed the phone hard and hung up.

"This woman has such a bad temper. At least my little treasure didn't learn from her," Lin Fan muttered to himself, "Maybe it's her period. Women always have a few days each month when they're not in a good mood..."

On the other end, seeing Ling Xuefei hang up, An Yanan understood the situation and asked, "Should we go to Jiangnan Waterfront now?"

"Yes, An An, we need to hurry. I really can't relax," Ling Xuefei said quickly.

"Okay," An Yanan nodded.

Then, the two women quickly left Lin Fan's apartment and drove to Jiangnan Waterfront.