Chapter 162: Chapter 162

She would tell Wenwen the story of Snow White or Kitty Cat, but Wenwen was a girl, and still a little girl learning to speak. Ji Baby, on the other hand, was a very clever and mature boy.

"As long as Sister is telling the story, Ji Baby loves to listen!"

Ji Baby, having received Le Tong’s permission, pressed the phone close to his ear, happily snuggled into his blanket, and covered himself up, showing only a small face full of smiles. His eyes were bright and shiny, not at all like those of a child about to sleep.

Le Tong pondered for a moment and tentatively asked, "Does Ji Baby like to listen to detective stories?"

According to her judgment, Ji Baby should be a child with strong logical thinking and would prefer stories with reasoning.

Ji Baby blinked his eyes, "Mm, mm, Ji Baby likes listening!"

Even though he hadn’t heard bedtime stories before, among the many stories told by teachers in kindergarten, he indeed loved listening to detective stories the most.

"Sister didn’t prepare a detective story today. Today, I’ll tell Ji Baby a short story, about ten minutes long. After listening, you have to go to sleep obediently, okay?"

Le Tong believed that children should be pampered, but this pampering should have limits, not overly indulgent. Hence, she negotiated terms with Ji Baby in advance. Ji Baby was a clever child and certainly wouldn’t oppose her on this matter.

"Okay, Ji Baby will be obedient. Once Sister finishes the story, Ji Baby will go to sleep."

Sure enough, Ji Baby stayed quietly in bed and agreed to Le Tong’s request obediently. In fact, the reason he was so well-behaved was that Le Tong indirectly promised him that she would tell him a detective story another day.

Le Tong lifted her wrist to check the time, organized her words a bit, and began to speak.

[Little Monkey Brother is the smartest in the forest. Little Monkey Brother has a Little Monkey Brother who is as stupid as can be. Little Monkey Brother often sighed for his silly brother, "Brother, oh brother, when will you become a bit smarter!"

The small animals in the forest always came to Little Monkey Brother with their problems. For example, Little Pig wanted to build a house, the Oriole wanted to learn to read music, Panda wanted to learn to paint... Little Monkey Brother would always smile and say, "This is simple!" He would then explain how to build a house, read music, and paint colors to the small animals.

Little Pig then focused on learning how to build a house; Oriole woke up early every day to practice singing; Panda also went out to paint every day...

One day, Little Monkey Brother also left home, not knowing where he went or what he did.

Only Little Monkey Brother stayed at home, drinking tea, listening to music, and resting with his eyes closed.

Many days passed, and Little Monkey Brother felt the small animals hadn’t visited him for a long time. What were they up to?

Later, Little Monkey Brother picked up the latest evening newspaper and discovered that Little Pig had become an architect, Oriole had become a famous singer, and Panda had become a painter... Even his foolish Little Monkey Brother had opened a clinic and become a doctor.

"They used to be so silly, but now they are all famous. And I, who am so smart, haven’t accomplished anything. Why is that?"

The smart Little Monkey Brother just couldn’t figure it out.]

Le Tong’s voice was very soft and gentle. Lying in bed, Ji Baby listened quietly, gripping the phone, never interrupting with a word.

"Ji Baby, do you know why?"

Finally, Le Tong gently asked Ji Baby, thinking he might have fallen asleep due to the silence on the other end of the phone.

"Hmm..." Ji Baby tilted his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Is it because Little Monkey Brother only knew how to daydream without actually doing anything?"

No one had systematically taught Ji Baby these principles, but with high perceptiveness, he came to this conclusion after a brief analysis upon hearing this story.

"That’s right, Ji Baby is so smart! Alright, Sister gives you a kiss!"

Le Tong kissed the phone voluntarily, and Ji Baby on the other side immediately puckered up with a big smile and gave a loud kiss back into the phone.

"Thank you, Sister, the story was very nice!" He didn’t forget to flatter Le Tong after the kiss.

Le Tong thought to herself, this little guy surely knows how to sweet-talk, that’s definitely not like his dad. It’s probably like his mommy?

Thinking of this, Le Tong was lost in thought for a moment.

Ji Baby’s mommy must be a very smart, capable, and beautiful woman; otherwise, how could she make President Ji, a man so excellent in many ways, stay devoted to her and refuse numerous beautiful pursuers, remaining loyal for all these years?

However, Le Tong couldn’t imagine why such a woman, even if she could leave a dull man like Ji Rui, would harden her heart to leave such a clever and adorable son like Ji Baby, and neglect him for so many years?

"Sister, will you tell Ji Baby a detective story tomorrow night?" Finishing his sweet talk with Le Tong, Ji Baby smartly began to schedule the next night’s "appointment."

"Hmm?!" Le Tong was brought back to her senses by Ji Baby’s words but hadn’t heard clearly what Ji Baby said.

Ji Baby thought Le Tong was trying to break her promise and repeated his words, then immediately added, "Sister, you just promised Ji Baby, you can’t lie! The teacher says kids who lie wake up with elephant noses in the morning..."

Ji Baby, saying this, sounded genuinely innocent, fitting his five-year-old age perfectly.

Le Tong burst into laughter, "Alright, Sister doesn’t want a long nose, so she will definitely tell Ji Baby a detective story tomorrow night. It’s ten minutes, Ji Baby needs to go to sleep now."

Ji Baby giggled and gave another kiss into the phone, saying "Good night, Sister!"

Le Tong also said, "Good night, Ji Baby," and waited until she heard Ji Baby hang up the phone before she hung up herself.

Holding the phone, Le Tong found herself lost in thought, feeling as if the days she spent knowing Ji Baby were like a dream. Latest content published on ɴovelfire.net

A few days before, Le Tong’s impression of Ji Baby was limited to a large photo in Ji Rui’s home and a fleeting glimpse in front of the Ji Mansion.

It is undeniable that he was a child who was impossible to dislike. In fact, Le Tong was very fond of him, and even though she hadn’t truly met him then, she thought of him several times.

Probably because of his bright smile and beautiful features, or perhaps he had a charm that attracted her, making it hard for her to refuse his requests.

Even now, Le Tong found it hard to believe that such a beautiful, angelic child as if from a painting would actually become close to her.

Ji Baby’s closeness was different from Wenwen’s innocent and vague proximity, rather it was a very direct and assertive approach.

Le Tong had no time to ponder why Ji Baby was so eager to get close to her because this little guy’s affection took her by surprise!

[One more update to go, it will be up before midnight.]