Chapter 446: Chapter 446
Compared to how indifferent Li Si and Leng Mochen were, Zhang Yao was determined to create something with Leng Mochen. However, two days passed without any news.
During these two days, she investigated Leng Mochen and his wife, and her confidence skyrocketed.
Especially during the New Year, when a newspaper revealed some news. So, his wife’s background wasn’t that great? Not only was she from a poor family in the countryside, but her parents weren’t even alive! Such a person must have a hard fate, a curse to her father and mother!
And if she ended up cursing her husband too, wouldn’t Leng Mochen be doomed?
By this comparison, that woman couldn’t even hold a candle to her! She merely gave him a son. If given the chance, she could bear him a child too! What’s the big deal about that?
In every aspect, she felt she should take the initiative, seizing every opportunity she could. Not only would she be helping Leng Mochen, but she’d be helping herself too!
After all, at her age and still unmarried, how could her parents not be anxious? She was also secretly comparing herself to Zhang Shan. How could she settle for someone inferior to Qiao An?
Initially, she thought she could use Zhang Shan’s connections to meet someone, and afterwards, everything would naturally fall into place!
But look at Zhang Shan’s attitude. Did she think Zhang Yao couldn’t notice? She was just afraid Zhang Yao would find a better man than her, stealing the spotlight. Deep down, she resented the idea!
No matter, though! That day, she already noticed something—Leng Mochen probably wasn’t even close to her and was just pretending to get along!
As long as she succeeded in winning over Leng Mochen, let’s see how Zhang Shan continues her act of superiority in front of her!
With her mind full of sweet fantasies, Zhang Yao dressed herself up exceptionally beautifully at home. Swaying her supposedly perfect figure, she headed to Mo Si Company!
But as soon as she reached the front desk, she was stopped. She was told that without an appointment, she couldn’t meet Mr. Leng!
Who was she? She had her ways. She claimed to be the sister of one of Mr. Leng’s close friends, saying she had urgent business with him!
The receptionist made just one call and conveyed the assistant’s message. It didn’t matter who she was—Mr. Leng wasn’t in town, as he had gone out of town for business!
No big deal! She had plenty of patience and could afford to wait! From then on, apart from her working hours, Zhang Yao would linger near the company after work.
She heard that Leng Mochen kept running between Leng Family’s company and Mo Si, so she hired someone to keep watch at Leng’s company while she continued staying close to Mo Si. The more she learned about him, the deeper her admiration grew.
Zhang Yao felt she was completely falling for him. She bought a magazine featuring an exclusive interview with Leng Mochen and read it countless times.
Leng Mochen and Li Si flew to Sanya with Leng Ning. They had initially planned to bring Buding along, but Mrs. Leng later changed her mind, feeling it would be too hot there for the child to endure!
What’s more, they were going to shoot their wedding photos, and the others would only be left waiting in the hotel. With various people staying there, what if the child caught some illness? It wouldn’t be good.
Li Si hadn’t wanted to bring the child in the first place, so with Mrs. Leng’s decision, it worked out even better. Mr. Leng and Sister Ding could help look after Buding—everything was arranged perfectly at home.
They departed in the early morning, hoping they might be able to return by evening if they moved quickly!
As soon as the three of them, along with the photography crew, stepped off the plane, they felt the scorching intensity of the sun here!
Fortunately, they had done their homework beforehand and prepared a lot of sunscreen!
But even so, the sun’s power was overwhelming. In just one day, Leng Ning had become noticeably tanned, whining and complaining endlessly.
What annoyed her most was that Li Si was practically immune to the sun. They had used the same sunscreen, yet while she was terribly tanned, Li Si’s skin merely turned slightly red! It was infuriating!
The wedding photo shoot went smoothly. In one day, they visited several locations, capturing seaside, underwater, and other scenic shots.
Li Si and Leng Mochen followed the photographer’s instructions, striking various poses and expressions. By the end, Li Si exclaimed that she might have forgotten how to smile anymore! Her facial muscles were completely sore!
Finally, the shoot was done. That afternoon, they indulged in a grand seafood feast, though Li Si, being in the breastfeeding period, dared not eat too much. She only tasted some lobster and abalone.
She could only watch wistfully as the others devoured the enormous and enticingly delicious crabs. Li Si pitifully glanced at Leng Mochen, who teasingly offered her a piece of crab roe.
After dinner, they went on a shopping spree, packing up lots of seafood and specialties from Sanya to bring back home!
As for the sample photos and selection, the studio would handle that when they returned, arranging for them to choose at their convenience.
Thinking about how Buding might be crying pitifully at home, Li Si grew incredibly anxious.
Perhaps it was a mother’s nature—always fearing their child would miss them, unable to truly relax while out having fun!
By the time they returned home from Beijing Airport, it was already past 10 p.m.
Normally, at this hour, Buding would be sound asleep in sweet dreams.
But today, when Li Si and Leng Mochen opened the door, they found Buding, wide awake, being carried by Mrs. Leng. Mr. Leng was sitting on the sofa, looking toward the entrance.
As soon as Buding saw Li Si, his mouth opened, letting out excited sounds of "uh uh uh," stretching out his chubby arms, wanting her to hold him.
Li Si felt as though she hadn’t seen Buding for ages; her heart ached so much!
Mrs. Leng followed the child’s eagerness and handed him over to Li Si. "How did the shoot go? Smoothly?"
"Very smoothly! Dad, Mom, thank you both so much! Was Buding fussy while we were gone?" Li Si felt quite apologetic! Little Buding, probably catching the scent of his mom, snuggled into Li Si’s arms nonstop, making soft cooing sounds.
Mrs. Leng smiled and patted Li Si’s hand, "Silly child! Why say such polite things? As grandparents, isn’t it our duty to take care of the child?
Besides, we really didn’t do much. Xiao Ding handled everything so well! Buding truly is a little angel! It’s as if he knew you weren’t home, staying awake all evening, just staring at the door!
What kind of two-month-old child does that? He’s simply a little genius!"
Mrs. Leng’s praise for her grandson seemed endless. Li Si, feeling shy about breastfeeding in front of everyone, said a few words and headed upstairs with Buding in her arms!
Mrs. Leng glanced toward Li Si’s retreating figure and then turned her attention to the large bundle of luggage on the floor. "What is all this?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveIꜰire.net
"Some seafood and specialties! My brother and sister-in-law specially bought these for you!" Leng Ning opened up the items that could be immediately consumed and handed them to Mrs. Leng and Mr. Leng.
Mrs. Leng chuckled. "My son and daughter-in-law sure know how to show their filial piety!"
Leng Ning pouted playfully, "What, and I don’t?"
"You’re all filial! All of you!" Mrs. Leng quickly reassured her, opening a piece of coconut candy and popping it into her mouth, feeling a warm sweetness spread through her heart!
Leng Mochen’s lips curled into a faint smile. He quite liked this familial atmosphere.
Leng Ning animatedly shared stories of their travels with the Leng family parents, most excitedly mentioning how her brother had chartered an airplane!
Ever since Mrs. Leng learned about it, her mood had been over the moon.
When she bumped into Zeng Qiuping yesterday, she almost blurted it out to show off, but then thought better of it, since the plane hadn’t arrived yet, and held her tongue for now.
Mr. Leng was equally pleased. He always knew his son was capable, but he never imagined the boy was this impressive!
Buying a plane—how incredibly proud it made him feel!
After returning to her room, Li Si placed Buding in his crib, washed up briefly in the bathroom, and came back out to pick him up again.
"Buding! Did you miss Mommy?"
Being away for the entire day, her milk had let down several times. Every time it happened, she knew it must mean her son was hungry!
As she expressed milk, she couldn’t stop wondering if her child had cried. Her heart was full of worry and longing. This was her first time being away from him for such a long stretch of time!
Buding instinctively found his spot and latched on, gulping down his much-missed meal with satisfaction.
With her gaze filled with love, Li Si gently patted his back. "Mommy loves you so much!"
Now, it felt completely different from when she had just given birth to him. Every part of him delighted her—even his chubby little feet, which she felt like nibbling on!
Leng Mochen adored him even more, to an almost ridiculous extent. Remembering his impatience during the photo shoot today made her chuckle uncontrollably.
They both wondered what the final result would look like!
One wedding photo shoot in a lifetime was quite enough. Those fairytale-like images—only those who’ve done it knew the exhaustion behind them!
Her expressions were sore, and her body was even more so!
Buding, full and assured that his mommy was by his side, settled into a peaceful sleep.
After tucking him back into his crib, Li Si turned around to see Leng Mochen entering the room.
"Is he asleep?" he quietly asked.
"Yeah. Where are they sleeping?" Li Si rubbed her sore shoulders, utterly exhausted from the day.
Having been tense the whole time, she hadn’t noticed until now—her body felt like it was coming apart!
"On the third floor!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)