The Baby I Lost Is Actually with My Ex-Husband!-Chapter 203 - Want to Steal His Child

Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Want to Steal His Child?

Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Want to Steal His Child?

Huo Tingdong heard it, but pretended as if he didn’t.

The car stopped at the front door.

Huo Tingdong took the passenger seat, while Lin Qi opened the rear door, and Momo and Han got in. Lili shrank by the car door; this was her first time seeing such a luxurious sedan.

Lin Qi said, “Lili, get in the car, we’re going home.”

Lili asked, “Is it sister’s home?”

Lin Qi replied, “Yes, it’s my home.”

Only then did Lili get into the car.

She was clearly very shy, and after getting in, she curled up in the corner without saying a word.

Lin Qi sat in the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt. She looked at the back seat and saw that Momo and Han had fastened theirs, but Lili didn’t know how, so she said to Momo, who was closest to Lili, “Momo, help her with the seatbelt.”

“Okay.”

Momo fastened the seatbelt for Lili.

With Momo’s approach, she seemed at a loss, her body tensed up, even her breathing was light.

It wasn’t until Han had fastened her seatbelt and returned to his seat that Lili’s shoulders finally relaxed.

On the road, Lin Qi took out a small piece of paper from her pocket that had a number written on it, which she hadn’t called yet.

She planned to discuss it with Huo Tingdong when they got home.

After returning home, Han and Momo went back to their rooms.

Lin Qi had the nanny temporarily set up a room for Lili.

Standing in an unfamiliar room, Lili looked at the brand-new sheets and quilt covers, the beautiful bed, and the solid wood wardrobe; everything was so splendid.

The house was big, though not as large as the villa she had just seen, it was still a mansion beyond her imagination.

“Lili, would you like to sleep in this room tonight?”

Lili looked down at her washed-out clothes and then at the clean sheets, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Lili said, “My clothes are dirty.”

“They’re not dirty,” Lin Qi said, “Tomorrow sister will take you to buy new clothes, and by tomorrow, you’ll have beautiful new ones.”

Only then did Lili obediently climb into bed, pulled back the covers, and lay down on it.

Lin Qi tucked her in properly and left the room.

Huo Tingdong stood at the door looking towards Lili’s room.

Lin Qi said, “Let’s talk in the study.”

Huo Tingdong followed her into the study.

As soon as they entered the study, Huo Tingdong asked, “Are you going to adopt her?”

Lin Qi said, “I’m considering it.”

Huo Tingdong said, “It seems like you haven’t asked for my opinion.”

Lin Qi fell suddenly silent.

Indeed, she hadn’t properly sought his opinion.

Lin Qi said, “If I adopt Lili, I will earn money to support her.”

Huo Tingdong said, “It’s not about the money.”

For him, money was the least of the issues.

Huo Tingdong said, “Adopting a child means taking on responsibility. I’m not mentally prepared for that.”

After all, his love was limited, given to Han, given to Momo, and he couldn’t spare any more for a third child.

He was not that philanthropic or kind-hearted. Otherwise, with his financial means, adopting all the children in the orphanage would be no problem at all.

He knew that raising a child requires a lot of love, in addition to financial support.

And he admitted that he could not give that.

Lin Qi said, “But… I have some feelings for Lili.”

Huo Tingdong replied, “You’ve only just met her. How profound can your feelings be in such a short time?”

Lin Qi pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment.

She knew she couldn’t ask Huo Tingdong to adopt Lili. He had neither the obligation nor the responsibility, but seeing Lili in the orphanage, refusing to eat or drink, really pulled at her heartstrings.

After all, Lili and she had both weathered adversity together; they were survivors of the same disaster, empathizing with each other.

Huo Tingdong said, “I can find her a well-off family to take her in, but I do not agree to adopt her.”

Lin Qi responded, “If it’s a good family that will genuinely care for Lili, I would be happy about that.”

She didn’t insist on adopting Lili; she just hoped Lili could have a good life.

Huo Tingdong nodded, “Alright. If you like her, you can occasionally bring her home to stay for a while, but as for adopting, we should find her another good family.”

He seemed to be in a bad mood, and Lin Qi hesitated, wondering if she should bring up that matter, considering how burdened he must be with his company’s affairs.

“What’s wrong?”

Huo Tingdong noticed that Lin Qi had something she wanted to say but was holding back.

Lin Qi said, “I went to the orphanage today, and a teacher there told me that a man called, wanting to take Han back.”

Huo Tingdong’s eyebrows shot up, “Who is it?”

Lin Qi replied, “He claimed to be Han’s father.”

Huo Tingdong let out a cold laugh, “Han is my son. What sort of father is he supposed to be?”

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Lin Qi continued, “The teacher at the orphanage said that the man demanded Han to be sent back. I also copied down his number.”

She took out the number and handed it to him, “Perhaps, with this number, we could uncover Han’s origins.”

Huo Tingdong took the slip of paper, a small frown creasing his brow, “Do you care so much about Han’s past?”

Lin Qi was taken aback, looking at Huo Tingdong.

Huo Tingdong asked, “Do you care so much about who his birth mother is?”

Lin Qi said, “I…”

Huo Tingdong said, “If Han was born to another woman, would you dislike him?”

Lin Qi shook her head, “Of course not. Aren’t you the one who wants to find out about Han’s past?”

Huo Tingdong said, “I don’t care who Han’s birth mother is, all I know is that Han is my own son.”

In the past, he wanted to investigate Han’s origins because he thought Han was borne by Lin Qi, abandoned due to a perceived intellectual disability, which is why he harbored hatred towards her.

But he had conducted a paternity test between Lin Qi and Han, which confirmed that Han was not her biological child. Moreover, Han did not have an intellectual disability. Therefore, he genuinely didn’t care about the identity of Han’s birth mother.

He would prefer that woman never show up again.

He wasn’t concerned with what had happened, nor did he care about the methods the birth mother used to conceive Han. All he knew was that Han was his own flesh and blood, and it was his responsibility to take care of him.

Huo Tingdong had seriously considered the issue. If Han’s birth mother was found, and she knew that Han didn’t have an intellectual disability, he was afraid she would be relentless in pursuing the matter.

Lin Qi asked, “Why don’t you care?”

Huo Tingdong counterquestioned, “Why should I care about a woman I’ve never met?”

Lin Qi said, “Are you so sure that woman has no connection to you?”

Huo Tingdong furrowed his brows, “Are you doubting me?”

Lin Qi was stunned.

She said, “I’m not…”

Huo Tingdong continued, “I recall telling you that I have never been with any woman. I don’t know what happened while I was unconscious, nor do I care who the woman is that gave birth to Han.”

He had questioned the Old Lady, who said that she had only performed IVF procedures for Lin Qi. If Han wasn’t birthed by Lin Qi, then another person is his mother, and even the old lady was clueless about the true circumstances.

Huo Tingdong had tasked Mo Ke with investigating the sperm bank and found that a vial of his stored sperm was missing.

He surmised that someone had tampered with it, attempting to have his child in secret.

Huo Tingdong immediately ordered the person in charge of the sperm bank to destroy all of his stored sperm samples, leaving none behind.