My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks-Chapter 762 - 769 Further cooperation unfolds_1

"Who allowed you to answer my call!"

A harsh blamful voice rang above Zhou Ziqing’s head, and at the same time, an arm reached out to her, snatching over the phone.

Zhou Ziqing nervously looked at him. "The call was coming in, and since it was the child calling, I picked it up fearing something was urgent!"

Qin Muchuan subtly raised an eyebrow, accepting her explanation. "In the future, don’t answer my calls so casually!"

"OK, got it!" Zhou Ziqing exclaimed pitifully and added in a particularly considerate tone, "Then you should call the child back quickly, the child really seems to have something to tell you!"

Qin Muchuan gave her a smile. His large palm fell on her shoulder and squeezed lightly.

An intimate gesture came so naturally, that it drew a laugh from Zhou Ziqing, who leant happily on his shoulder.

Qin Muchuan neither resisted her nor pushed her away, just allowing her to lean against him.

He returned the call to the child. "Tongtong!"

"Dad!" Tongtong sounded rather low, clearly unhappy.

Only then did Qin Muchuan gently push Zhou Ziqing away, making a ’hush’ gesture to her. The implication was clear - stay away, don’t let the child hear you.

Zhou Ziqing obligingly stood aside, eating her food quietly.

"Did you need something, Tongtong?" Qin Muchuan moved to a corner.

"Yeah, Dad, why are you again with that woman? Didn’t you say you weren’t going to be with her?"

"Tongtong, don’t meddle in adults’ affairs, okay?" Qin Muchuan tried to reason with her, using an adult’s tone.

No ..." Tongtong cried. "I’m not a kid anymore, I’m an adult, don’t treat me like a kid anymore, can you?"

"So, tell me, what are your expectations from dad?"

"I want Dad to come home first, I miss Dad, and my little brother does too!" Tongtong cleverly didn’t argue with her father, they could chat about everything else once he was back.

"I’m working now."

"You’re lying, you’re obviously with that woman again!" Tongtong raised her voice.

"Hehe..." Qin Muchuan chuckled. "Dad and Auntie Zhou have some work to do, we’re discussing very important matters, so..."

"Dad, you’re lying!"

"Tongtong!" Qin Muchuan called out forcefully to his daughter, his voice stern. "You said you want to be treated as an adult, not as a child, right?"

"..." There was silence from Qin Yutong.

"Look at the time. If I finish up early today, I’ll come and see you, otherwise, I’ll come see you tomorrow. Is that okay?"

"Ok, promise!"

"Ok, agreed!"

It took a while to console Tongtong, only then did she stop crying and hang up.

By this time, Mr. Bai had already returned to the private room, smiling at Qin Muchuan. "I never expected Mr. Qin to be such a good father!"

Qin Muchuan put the phone away with a cold smile, which was yet detached and reckless. "The child is innocent, she can’t accept the fact that her mother and I are getting divorced!"

Zhou Ziqing really liked the way Qin Muchuan handled the situation, as it seemed he didn’t care much about his daughter’s feelings. "All children wish that their parents can be together, it’s understandable! Muchuan, perhaps you should pay a visit to them!"

Qin Muchuan poured a cup of white wine for Mr. Bai, and filled one for himself. "I am in a great mood today, and I want to have a good drink. We can worry about the kid’s stuff later!"

"You see, it’s been a long time since you saw your children, right? You should spend some time with them!" Zhou Ziqing admonished.

Qin Muchuan ignored her, and started clinking glasses with Mr. Bai, downing the glass afterwards.

"Thank you, Mr. Bai. You are generous and know how to honor your word. It is always refreshing to do business with someone like you!" Qin Muchuan declared voluntarily.

Mr. Bai, whose real name is Bai Hu, beamed while nursing his glass. "Doing business with Mr. Qin is also a pleasure for me. I never thought we would avoid customs with such ease and ship out this whole shipment. Mr. Qin, I have to admire your connections!"

"Hehe..." Qin Muchuan chuckled, a cigarette hanging from his lips. He said smugly, "In Z country, there is nothing that I, Qin, can’t handle. It’s just that there are some things that I don’t want to do or aren’t worth doing!"

"Ah, I feel like I got to know Mr. Qin too late. If I had known you earlier, I don’t know how much more money I could have made!" Mr. Bai said, regretting their late association.

Qin Muchuan suddenly dropped his smirk and said sadly, "It’s better to meet by coincidence than by chance. Had you known me earlier, I may not have been willing to take such risks. Those, you know, could cost my life...according to my previous principles, I wouldn’t have risked it like this! Alas, now I’m back against the wall, I have nothing to lose and you know, risk and return go hand in hand. Without taking risks, I fear I won’t be able to turn things around!"

Mr. Bai chuckled again. "You’ve rightly realized a truth - if one is too mindful of their conscience while doing business, they certainly wouldn’t earn much. And after making money, we can always do some charity, wouldn’t that be paying back to society?"

"Let’s drink!" Qin Muchuan raised his glass.

"Let’s do it!"

Mr. Bai quickly raised his glass higher against Qin Muchuan’s.

Drinking was Qin Muchuan’s way to ease his anger, otherwise, he was afraid he would have thrown a punch.

To make profit, how could they stoop to harming their own country with narcotics!

"Mr. Qin, looking forward to our next cooperation!" Mr. Bai raised his cup again.

Lin Xiangwan smiled. "Of course, I hope the next shipment can be larger, so I can get more in dividends. Ziqing has always wanted to own a large villa, and I just so happened to find one. It’s located at a premium location and the villa’s design is meticulous, in her favourite European style. However, we’re quite a bit short on the funds needed!"

Zhou Ziqing continued to showcase her compassionate side. "Muchuan, I don’t have to live in a villa, it’s enough to be with you, even staying in a grass cottage would be sweet to me. I don’t want you to take unnecessary risks because of me, I really don’t want that!"

Mr. Bai frowned, quite displeased. "Ziqing, you can’t say that, are you trying to undermine the business relationship between Mr. Qin and me or what?"

"No, of course not!" Zhou Ziqing immediately shook her head. "But... I still hope that he can do more legitimate business. Mr. Bai, didn’t you say you also have a lot of other business to do? You can’t always involve us in this drug-related one, right?"

"Of course, there are many other businesses. But right now, we have another batch coming in, let’s ship it, and then we can look at other options!"

"Hehe, sure!" Qin Muchuan agreed without batting an eyelid. "But, how much is this next shipment? Is it more than the last one?"

"Even more than the last one!" Mr. Bai whispered.

"Huh?" Qin Muchuan frowned in disbelief. "No way, how can it be more than the last time? How did you procure so many drugs?"