Chapter 185: Chapter 185

He always thought that before the Ji Family’s anniversary, he never paid attention to or noticed Le Tong, the obedient little secretary. But now, as the vivid scenes of Le Tong entering the Ji Family flashed before his eyes, he began to doubt himself. Had he really never noticed this little secretary before?

Immersed in his memories, Ji Rui drank a lot by himself.

There’s no denying, alcohol is a wonderful thing. With the help of alcohol, he managed to sleep soundly through the night.

In his dream, the aroma of coffee lingered, just like always, with a heap of documents piled on the desk. His little secretary, who had disappeared, sat quietly across from him, focused and working diligently.

The afternoon sunlight poured in from outside the window, wrapping his little secretary in a warm orange glow. The little secretary looked up, met his attentive gaze, and in the warm light, gave him a smile even brighter than the sun...

Ji Rui slept soundly in the cozy atmosphere, already nearly ten minutes past his usual wake-up time, with no intention of getting up.

In the end, what woke him was the suffocating feeling of not being able to breathe.

As Ji Rui regained his consciousness, before opening his eyes, the first thing he felt was something soft pinching his nose. A large hand swooped and grabbed the warm little hand in his palm, opening his eyes to see Ji Baby’s smiling dark eyes.

Ji Baby said cheekily, leaning over him and giving him a peck on the chin.

Soon, the pretty little face wrinkled up.

"Daddy, your beard is prickly!"

Ji Rui pulled Baby into his arms, playfully rubbing his chin on Baby’s forehead, face, and even lips. Baby giggled and struggled in his embrace, mumbling in amusement and protest, "Daddy’s so bad, bullying Baby..."

Ji Rui rubbed gently against Baby’s face a few more times, then buried his face in Baby’s soft hair, inhaling the unique milky scent. Holding the soft body in his arms, a tenderness as if it could squeeze out water welled up inside him.

He had never felt so grateful for having this precious son!

Ji Rui murmured softly into Baby’s hair. Baby seemed to sense Ji Rui’s vulnerability and dependence, suddenly quieting down, wrapping his little arms around Ji Rui’s shoulders gently patting him.

"Baby loves Daddy so much!"

Ji Rui’s body stiffened, his arms around Baby subconsciously tightened.

"Daddy loves Baby too!" Ji Rui wasn’t saying "I love you" to Baby for the first time, but it was mostly to placate Baby’s words. Never before had he sincerely spoken such words of love to his precious son.

He always felt that talking about love was too fake, too pretentious, especially when it was two men, father and son, always mentioning love. It sounded particularly effeminate.

He and the old man never experienced the kind of mutual dependence and support he had with Baby. The term father-son bond seemed not only hypocritical between him and the old man but also made him feel disgusted.

Ji Baby struggled in his arms and lifted his head, giving him a peck on the cheek.

"Daddy, Baby needs to brush teeth!"

Then, he opened his little mouth and breathed a laugh at Ji Rui.

Ji Rui pretended to cover his nose, "Such big morning breath..."

"Hahaha..." Ji Baby rolled back into Ji Rui’s arms, amused by his own prank.

Ji Rui picked Ji Baby up off the bed, carried him to the washroom, and placed him on the stool in front of the sink. As he squeezed toothpaste onto Baby’s toothbrush, he glanced sideways at Baby’s head.

"Baby, your hair looks like a bird’s nest."

Ji Baby giggled and tugged at his hair which Ji Rui had messed up earlier, "Even if it’s a bird’s nest, it’s a handsome bird’s nest."

Ji Rui was a bit speechless. Where did this little guy learn to be so arrogant? Could it be inherited from his mommy?

Ji Rui gently shook his head, stopping himself from thinking further down that avenue.

"Let Sister Xin take you for a haircut. It’s too long!"

Ji Rui shoved the toothbrush into Baby’s mouth, ruffled his messy hair, before standing up to squeeze a long strip of toothpaste onto his own toothbrush.

Ji Baby tilted his head, staring at Ji Rui, speaking muddled with a mouth full of foam, "Not going, wait for Sister to come back and go with Baby."

Ji Baby was smart, knowing it was difficult to meet Le Tong without reason. It would be a waste not to take advantage of such a good opportunity.

Ji Rui gave Baby a deep look, after a while, finally said, "Mm, wait for her to come back and go with Baby!"

Mentioning Le Tong made both father and son quiet, even the usually chatty Ji Baby silently brushed his teeth.

After freshening up, Ji Rui carried Baby into the wardrobe room, this time accurately picking out the school uniform from the rack. After quickly dressing Ji Baby in pants and a shirt, Ji Rui was about to help the little guy into his jacket.

Ji Baby pointed to the sweater hanging on the rack, "Daddy, it’s cold, need to wear a sweater."

Ji Rui responded with an "Oh," slightly straightening up to take down the sweater, pulling it over Baby’s head.

Baby’s pink little face poked out from the sweater neck, looking seriously at Ji Rui. Ji Rui glanced sidelong at him, "Something wrong? Is it inside out?"

Ji Baby rolled his eyes at Ji Rui, "Sure enough, Daddy needs to find a wife to be reliable!"

Ji Rui had slept well last night, so he was in a good mood. Even being disdained by his son didn’t make him angry. He just pinched Baby’s cheek and hummed, "It’s just forgetting to have you wear a sweater."

Ji Baby stuck his hands out of the sleeves, staring at Ji Rui’s face, asking, "Daddy, have you proposed to Sister?"

Ji Rui was shocked. What was this little guy thinking with that head of his? Why would he propose to Le Tong?

Though he did intend to have Le Tong as his woman, that was merely a mutually beneficial contract, entirely separate from marriage!

Ji Rui frowned as he glanced at his precious son, "Baby, what nonsense are you talking? How could Daddy propose to her?" Original content can be found at NoveI~Fire.net

Having watched a money-and-interest-driven marriage between his parents from a young age, Ji Rui had never subconsciously looked forward to married life. To say he detested it wouldn’t be too much.

Besides, if it weren’t for Baby constantly clamoring for a mommy and provoking his nerves, he might not have heatedly written that contract.

Ji Baby blinked, seemingly speechless at Ji Rui’s slowness, took a long sigh, and very seriously said, "Daddy, you slept with Sister. Shouldn’t you take responsibility for her? Baby kissed Xiao Jun’s face at kindergarten, and she wants me to marry her!"

[Zhu Zi is wondering, should there be two updates today, or two updates, or... what?]