106 The Favour 9 (1/2)

The purpose of an argument was communication and the reason of communication was to use your own ideas to influence the other party, in essence, to change the other person. However, from the fact that Lin Kang still had the audacity to suggest such a revolting trade to Joann, Xiu Ling knew the man was unchangeable.

Therefore, getting into an argument with the man would be an exercise in futility.

Furthermore, while Xiu Ling had nothing to gain, she had plenty to lose. What if in his anger, Lin Kang yanked Lin Xi out of her life? That would kill her.

In any case, getting into it with Lin Kang was a very bad idea and Xiu Ling was thankful that her son pulled her back from the edge of the cliff at the very last minute.

However, that did not mean that Xiu Ling was willing to go back to her seat and had dinner with the man, pretending like nothing had happened. She might be able to do that in a few days when she had gotten used to the thing but definitely not now when the wound was still fresh.

Abandoning her plan of fighting against her husband, Xiu Ling reverted to her original plan, which was to escape. She could not stand being in the same room with the monster.

Therefore, she needed an excuse but what…

Xiu Ling racked her mind, trying to find an excuse that would sound acceptable to her husband's ears. However, she came up with nothing.

Xiu Ling rocked Lin Xi in her arms naturally as the boy continued to wail. She turned to whisper words of comfort to the boy, trying to soothe him and then it hit her.

She understood it was rather immoral but she was going to use Lin Xi as an excuse.

”No, of course not.” Xiu Ling smiled a disingenuous smile. ”Lin Xi just soiled his diapers so I need to go and change him.”

Lin Kang narrowed his eyes at Xiu Ling like he was gauging whether she was lying to him or not. It was quite clear that the man suspected she was lying to him. It had to be said that his suspicion was not unfounded.

Xiu Ling sweated under his gaze while she tried to keep the smile on her face. She prayed that he would not see through her lie. She rocked Lin Xi almost frantically. This caused the boy to wail even louder.

Incidentally, this fitted with Xiu Ling's lie that the boy's diaper needed changing. It was possibly the ultimate reason why Lin Kang nodded in the end and gave Xiu Ling the permission to go.

Xiu Ling sighed in relief as she turned around from the man. She continued to rock Lin Xi as she carried him upstairs.

Weirdly enough, when she stepped over the threshold of Lin Xi's bedroom, the boy's crying died down almost instantly. His wails turned into sobs and then finally merely sniffles.