"Ah!" As Xun'er approached, her eyes sparkled.
"Daddy, I want to eat that!"
Xun'er's voice was quite loud, causing everyone in the banquet hall to instinctively look her way.
Some offered kind smiles, while others frowned, looking at Xun'er with utter disdain.
"Be careful, don't fall," Lin Xiao didn't care about their gazes. To him, these people were nothing compared to his daughter enjoying herself.
Luo Qinghan immediately excused herself from the person she was talking to and hurried over.
"Xun'er, be good," Luo Qinghan immediately scooped her up into her arms.
"Mama! You look so beautiful today!"
Xun'er hugged Luo Qinghan, beaming with happiness.
Lin Xiao couldn't help but praise, "Wife, you look stunning today."
Normally, during workdays, Luo Qinghan wore professional attire, and not skirt suits. She was beautiful and elegant, but in the office, she was more like a formidable woman.
This was different. Luo Qinghan was wearing a form-fitting evening gown. The fiery red dress was already a focal point in the banquet hall. Moreover, beneath the crimson fabric, her voluptuous figure and the swan-like arms that countless women would envy were apparent.
It was impossible to tell that Luo Qinghan was a mother who had given birth.
"Are you implying I don't look good normally?" Luo Qinghan rolled her eyes while holding their child.
"Absolutely not!"
Lin Xiao immediately replied, "Aren't I just stunned by you? You're always beautiful, but today, here, you're telling everyone that you are the star."
"You're such a flatterer," Luo Qinghan said curtly. Despite her words, her smile betrayed her, showing how pleased she was.
Lin Xiao, seeing this, chuckled and said, "Here, wife, I'll hold the child. You're the star tonight, you can't get tired."
"Make sure Xun'er eats less," Luo Qinghan handed the child to Lin Xiao. "It's not good if she gets a stomachache."
After all, Xun'er was still young, and many things couldn't be eaten casually.
"Miss Luo, is this... gentleman? I've never heard you mention him. Is he... perhaps a nanny hired to look after the child?" At this moment, the man who had been chatting with Luo Qinghan earlier approached, adjusting his suit and looking at Luo Qinghan with a confused expression as he asked.
As this question was asked, some people nearby snickered.
The way he phrased the question clearly showed his contempt for Lin Xiao.
After all, Lin Xiao had already called her "wife," so his identity was rather obvious, wasn't it?
"I've seen it before, another lady, a single mother, who specifically hired a man to pretend to be her husband and look after her child, to keep the unwanted admirers away," the man continued, speaking his mind, clearly hinting at something.
In his opinion, a woman like Luo Qinghan was meant only for him; any other man possessing Luo Qinghan was an insult to him and to Luo Qinghan.
"Do you have a problem?" Luo Qinghan stared at the man. "Didn't you hear how he addressed me? He's my husband."