Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife
Chapter 440 Daddy

Chapter 440: Chapter 440 Daddy

Wu’s wife has given birth now, and it seems Su Wensong’s wife’s due date isn’t far off from Wu’s wife’s.

Sun Lanlan is Lin Chuxia’s only close friend. He worried that Lin Chuxia would return to keep her friend company during this time.

But to his surprise, Lin Chuxia shook her head, "I won’t go back for now. Everything over there is being taken care of by someone else, they don’t need me."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It’s good that she’s not going back. He’s been too busy with work recently to have the time to chase after his wife back to her hometown.

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"Ding... Ding... Ding..."

In the schoolyard, the headmaster rang the bell signaling the end of class, and soon after, the children slung their olive-green backpacks over their shoulders and hopped out of the classroom in excitement.

Ningning packed her floral backpack and followed the crowd out. At the school gate, she didn’t see her mother, so she stood to one side and waited.

Her mother had told her that if she didn’t come to pick her up on time after school, Ningning must wait at the gate for a while and not run around aimlessly; otherwise, her mother would be unable to find her and get anxious.

"Ningning!"

A man’s voice came from not far away, Ningning hadn’t even seen who it was yet, but upon hearing the voice, her small body began to tremble slightly.

The man didn’t notice Ningning’s peculiar reaction and, seeing her, rushed over joyfully, "Ningning, daddy has finally found you."

Ningning turned around and saw the familiar figure, her little face turning pale with fright as tears quickly filled her eyes.

She wanted to run, but her legs shook uncontrollably.

Zhang Wenbin saw it was indeed Ningning and was overjoyed.

He had wandered around nearby primary schools these past few days and finally, hard work paid off – he found his daughter.

What excited him the most was that Ningning was waiting at the school alone.

He knew that if he went directly to Qin Juan, she might not listen to anything he said.

But getting to Ningning first was different; he was, after all, Ningning’s father. By establishing a good relationship with his daughter first, even if Qin Juan didn’t want to deal with him, she would give him a chance to talk for Ningning’s sake.

As long as he could talk to Qin Juan, he was confident he could persuade her.

Even if he stepped back and looked at the bigger picture, by establishing a good relationship with Ningning, he believed that for the sake of giving Ningning a complete family, Qin Juan would compromise and agree to remarry him.

With that thought in mind, Zhang Wenbin quickly approached, smiling and saying, "Ningning, daddy’s sweetheart, daddy has missed you so much these days, have you missed daddy? Let’s go, daddy will take you to eat something delicious."

Little Ningning stared at Zhang Wenbin in terror, retreating continuously as if facing an overwhelming calamity, tears streaming down her face until she finally burst out crying.

Her cries immediately drew the attention of people nearby, especially the parents of younger students who had come to pick up their children.

Seeing how scared the child was, a concerned parent said, "What’s going on with this man? Is he a kidnapper?"

"Exactly, whose child is this? This is why children need to be picked up by their parents."

"Where are the teachers? Are there any teachers coming over?"

A teacher passing by after work quickly came over upon noticing the situation, first shielding little Ningning behind her before turning to face Zhang Wenbin with a wary expression, "Comrade, what is the matter with you?"

Zhang Wenbin hadn’t expected that after just a few months without seeing each other, his daughter would not recognize him.

Hiding his displeasure, he smiled and explained to the teacher, "Teacher, it’s all a misunderstanding. I am her father; I came to pick her up after school."

Though the teacher wasn’t Ningning’s homeroom; teacher, she was still one of Ningning’s subject teachers. Hearing his words, she frowned even more, "A misunderstanding? She’s that scared to see you; can you really be her father?"

What kind of child has that reaction upon seeing her father? Even if he is the real father, he’s not a good one.

And she often sees Ningning’s mother come to pick her up, a very gentle woman, and had never heard about Ningning’s father.

"The child cannot leave with you. It’s usually her mother who comes to pick her up. We must be responsible for the child."

The teacher decisively held Ningning in her arms, preventing Zhang Wenbin from touching him.

Upon hearing that he was not allowed to take the child, Zhang Wenbin became anxious.

Given his understanding of Qin Juan, even if she was late at the moment, she would surely come to pick up the child before long.

"Teacher, I am his real father."

Zhang Wenbin explained anxiously.

Truly, if he had to wait for Qin Juan to arrive, not only would he be unable to contact the child, he probably wouldn’t even be able to speak with her.

"You can ask her, Ningning, quickly tell the teacher, I am your dad, don’t cry, daddy will take you to eat something delicious soon, to buy new clothes..."

The more he said so, the more the teacher doubted his intentions.

Little Ningning, upon seeing Zhang Wenbin’s warning gaze, cried even more intensely.

"You child, stop only crying, quickly tell the teacher, I am your dad, speak up, will you?"

Zhang Wenbin took another step forward, reaching to pull the child.

How could the teacher possibly let him touch the child?

Just at that moment, a figure rushed into the crowd.

Qin Juan directly blocked between Zhang Wenbin and Ningning, nearly roaring out, "Zhang Wenbin, what are you trying to do? Ningning has already been awarded to me, are you trying to snatch the child at school?"

She looked at her still crying daughter, her body also trembling uncontrollably.

She hadn’t expected Zhang Wenbin to find their way to the school.

Ever since the divorce, she had cut off all contact with Zhang Wenbin.

Although the court also ruled that Zhang Wenbin was to pay child support, the Zhang family had never brought up this money, nor had anyone proactively provided it.

Qin Juan didn’t care about that bit of child support, in her eyes, as long as Zhang Wenbin didn’t disturb their mother and daughter’s life, it didn’t matter if there was no child support.

She would treat this man as if he were dead.

Yet unexpectedly, he could find the school, and from the looks of it just now, he obviously wanted to take Ningning away.

What did he want to do?

Zhang Wenbin looked at Qin Juan in front of him and almost didn’t recognize her.

In his memory, Qin Juan only had an insatiable stomach, always eating and drinking well, yet never gaining weight, as though he was neglecting her.

Not to mention when it came to intimate matters, holding her in his arms was uncomfortable.

Had it not been for that, he wouldn’t have sought other women.

The Qin Juan before him now had a rosy and full-faced complexion, looking several years younger than before when she was thin and sallow.

Her back was straight, wearing a well-tailored Dacron coat, with a wool sweater inside.

Even through the clothes, it was obvious that she had put on a good amount of weight.

Gone was her previously sickly appearance; she was now like a white poplar sprouting in spring, tall and resolute, full of life’s feracity.

He suddenly remembered the first time he saw Qin Juan, she seemed just like she did now, so beautiful that one couldn’t look away.

But it wasn’t entirely the same; when they first met, she didn’t have the imposing aura she had now.

In the end, it was still the age getting up there, lacking some of the shyness of a young girl.

Although there was a tinge of regret in his heart, Zhang Wenbin still spoke pleasantly.

"Juanzi, look at you, yelling and scaring the child. I came today especially to see the child. Although we are divorced, I am still Ningning’s father. I have not seen her these days, I miss her so much that I can’t taste my food, and I can’t sleep well. Mom is the same, missing the child to the point of falling sick."

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