Chen Xihan said with a troubled expression, "Boss, I don't know either. Lin Yu, the big shot, is now popular even abroad, and some publishers are willing to pay a premium to poach him."
"The royalty rate we offer is already quite high. If we raise the royalties again, we might end up losing money."
Liang Zhirong pondered for a moment and said, "Shall we go and talk to Lin Chen in person? See what he's thinking."
"We can do that."
Chen Xihan nodded.
The two quickly bought plane tickets and set off.
"Mom!"
Lin Xiaoxi excitedly threw herself into Xu Mengyao's arms.
After a week of back and forth, Xu Mengyao was finally back.
"Xiaoxi, Mommy missed you so much."
Xu Mengyao picked up Lin Xiaoxi and kissed her several times.
"Mommy, Daddy and I missed you too."
"Mommy, do you miss Daddy?"
Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice.
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen, who was smiling beside her, and nodded, "Yes, Mommy misses Daddy too, of course."
Lin Xiaoxi looked at Lin Chen and giggled, "Daddy, did you hear that? Mommy misses you so much, hug Mommy!"
Lin Chen took two steps forward.
He hugged Lin Xiaoxi and Xu Mengyao together. Lin Xiaoxi was between them, and the hand he had behind Xu Mengyao was clenched into a fist.
Xu Mengyao's heart rate accelerated.
Her face also flushed a little.
But she didn't struggle free. She could totally accept this level of physical contact now.
"Xiaoxi, you're going to be a sandwich, you know?"
Lin Chen said with a smile.
Lin Xiaoxi giggled. "It's so crowded."
Xu Mengyao's eyes met Lin Chen's, and she shyly pouted. "Lin Chen, let go quickly. There are still things outside the door; bring them in."
Lin Xiaoxi said, "Daddy, it must be presents."
Lin Chen chuckled and nodded.
Compared to holding hands, this was progress. Now that they had hugs, would full-on embraces be far behind?
Lin Chen let go of Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoxi and went outside.
There were two gift boxes outside.
One was big, and one was small.
Lin Chen brought the gift boxes in.
Xu Mengyao put Lin Xiaoxi down.
Lin Xiaoxi happily picked up the small gift box: "Daddy, you're a grown-up, the big gift is yours. I'm a baby, this small gift is mine, oh."
Xu Mengyao said, "Xixi, the big gift is actually yours, Daddy's is this small gift."
Lin Xiaoxi was stunned.
"Mommy, you're giving Daddy a big gift. I'm a little baby, you can give me a small gift."
"Daddy, don't be sad, okay?"
Lin Chen rubbed Lin Xiaoxi's little head: "Daddy's not sad, Xixi, let's open the gifts together."
The two of them quickly unwrapped their gifts.
Lin Xiaoxi received a beautiful doll, while Lin Chen got a watch, a Patek Philippe.
"Daddy, my gift is so big."
"Yours is so small."
"Do you want to swap with me?"
Lin Xiaoxi said, a little reluctantly. She really liked the doll, but Lin Chen was her favorite daddy.
Lin Chen felt a warmth in his heart.
He knelt down and kissed Lin Xiaoxi. "Xixi, it's not about the size of the gift, but whether you like it or not. Daddy really likes the gift Mommy gave."
Xu Mengyao: "Xiaoxi, Mom hasn't been unfair to your father. Your dad's is a bit more expensive than your doll."
Lin Xiaoxi's doll cost her tens of thousands of yuan. Lin Chen's Patek Philippe watch cost millions.
It was more than just a bit more expensive.
"Dad, then we won't change it."
"Mom, I really like this doll."
Lin Xiaoxi hugged the doll and went to the master bedroom.
"Honey, thank you."
Lin Chen looked at Xu Mengyao and smiled. Xu Mengyao's pretty face flushed slightly: "Try it on, it should fit. If it doesn't, you can exchange it for another one."
Lin Chen put on the watch.
It did indeed look good on him.
"Mengyao, how much did this cost?"
Xu Mengyao said, "Over three hundred thousand. Don't even think about giving me money. If you do, you can forget about getting any more gifts."
Lin Chen laughed, "What are you thinking? After buying that house, I only have about a million left on my card. I can't afford it. I can only offer myself in return."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
"You're already my husband, how can you offer yourself?"
"Are you going to give me my own things?"
After speaking, Xu Mengyao quickly slipped away to the master bedroom.
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
Although Xu Mengyao had been on a business trip abroad recently, it seemed that his relationship with her had gotten even closer.
Two hours passed.
"Beep beep!"
Lin Chen's phone rang. It was Chen Xihan calling.
He answered the phone and said, "Editor-in-Chief Chen, what's the good news?"
Chen Xihan on the other end of the phone chuckled, "Lin Yu, the big shot, my boss and I happen to be in Modu on a business trip. If it's convenient for you, can we come over and have some tea with you?"
Lin Chen muttered to himself.
It was probably about the third book.
He had quite a few publishers leaving messages in his comment section, wanting to cooperate.
"Alright, when will you be coming over?"
Chen Xihan: "Lin Yu, we're not far from you, about half an hour away. Since you have to take care of your child, shall we come to your place?"
Lin Chen smiled, "My wife is here, and someone is taking care of Xiaoxi. I'll wait for you at the tea house outside the community."
"Okay then."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen went to the balcony.
Lin Xiaoxi was drawing on the small table on the balcony, with Xu Mengyao watching beside her, filled with amazement. Lin Xiaoxi's talent for drawing was something she could only dream of.
"Honey, I'm going out for a bit."
"The boss and chief editor of Tongxin Network are here."
Lin Chen said.
Xu Mengyao said, "Your third fairytale book is ready to be published. They're probably here to talk about that. The quality of this one is much higher than the previous two."
"Your reputation has also increased."
"They're probably worried about what kind of terms to offer."
"How about you stay home with Xiaoxi, and I'll go negotiate first? Once I've worked out a deal, you can come and have tea with them?"
Lin Chen chuckled, "I'm really not good at this."
"Then Mengyao, you go and talk to them first."
Xu Mengyao nodded. "You teach Xiaoxi to draw. You do what you're good at, and I'll do what I'm good at."
Outside the residential complex, there was a tea house with a good reputation. Xu Mengyao booked a private room and sent the room number to Lin Chen, who then forwarded it to Chen Xihan.
"Editor-in-Chief Chen, I have a slight issue at the moment. My wife will entertain you first, and I'll be there later."
Upon seeing the message, Chen Xihan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Boss, look."
Chen Xihan showed the message to Liang Zhirong.
Liang Zhirong: "Lin Yu, that kind of intellectual, isn't good at business. I don't know how to talk to someone like him. Having his wife handle it would be better."
"We didn't know each other before, so we can be open."
Chen Xihan laughed, "There's also a benefit. If things go south, at least we have big shot Lin Yu to buffer us."
A little over ten minutes later, Liang Zhirong and the others arrived.
"Knock, knock!"
Chen Xihan knocked on the private room door.
Xu Mengyao opened the door.
Seeing Xu Mengyao, Liang Zhirong was stunned. He knew Xu Mengyao; she was the president of the Xu Corporation.
Liang Zhirong's assets were close to a billion, which was quite impressive, but compared to the Xu Corporation, it was nothing.
"Madam Xu, what are you doing here?"
Liang Zhirong asked in disbelief.
Xu Mengyao smiled slightly, "Mr. Liang, Editor Chen, please come in. I'm here to help my husband negotiate the cooperation with you."
Liang Zhirong was dumbfounded.
Lin Chen's wife was Xu Mengyao?
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