Chapter 228: Chapter 228

Benefiting from his beloved son’s presence, Ji Rui quietly sat aside, taking small bites of the snow frog, his eyes occasionally shifting to the screen, watching her nervously ask Ji Baby questions. Surprisingly, he didn’t find it annoying at all.

Such motherly nagging used to irritate both Ji Rui and Baby, but at this moment, the two men sitting in front of the computer, one big, one small, seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. And Ji Baby playing the role of a pitiful little one, joyfully ate while nodding like a chick pecking at grains.

The taste of the snow frog wasn’t as fishy and greasy as Ji Rui imagined. Not knowing how Le Tong prepared it, Ji Rui only felt a faint coconut fragrance in his mouth. Perhaps fresh coconut juice was added during the braise, making the snow frog smooth and mildly sweet while infused with coconut aroma trickle down the throat, the sweet taste slowly spreading across his heart.

In the bedroom, Le Tong’s gentle admonitions and Baby’s soft responses intertwined, the annoyance within Ji Rui was somehow completely washed away. Now, his heart felt like a courtyard basking in the spring sun, warm and bright.

The next day when Baby returned from school, upon stepping into the house, he shouted loudly before kicking off his shoes, running barefoot joyfully on the soft carpet.

Today, Ji Rui, who managed to leave work on time to pick up Baby, followed behind, watching his son happily bounce into the living room, an involuntary smile on his lips.

Xiao Li’s efficiency was indeed quick, except for the kitchen and bathroom, the entire room was covered with soft plush carpets in a gentle color tone.

After hanging up his suit and changing shoes, Ji Rui walked into the living room to find Ji Baby lying in front of the cat bed, reaching out a chubby hand to play with Little Bai.

Ji Rui didn’t bother him, allowing him to play on the carpet while he himself changed into comfortable home attire, took a magazine, and sat on the sofa to read.

Baby finally finished his heart-to-heart with Little Bai, stood up, dragging the small backpack he had thrown on the floor, heading towards the bedroom.

Soon, a shout of surprise came from the bedroom again.

After shouting, the little fellow ran out, charged in front of Ji Rui, and skillfully climbed onto his lap like a monkey, planting a few fierce kisses on his face. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel·fıre·net

"Daddy, you’re the best!"

Ji Rui knew, what the little guy meant was the projector.

Ji Baby was happy for a while, suddenly tilted his head with a look of distress.

If Sister also had a projector, she could see a very big Baby.

Ji Rui couldn’t quite understand what his beloved son was troubled about, he pinched his cheek. "What’s the difference between seeing a very big Baby and a very small Baby?"

Ji Baby tilted his head looking at him, that gaze clearly saying, "Daddy, you’re silly."

"Of course there’s a difference. Daddy, just think, Sister hangs out with Wenwen every day. If Baby isn’t handsome enough or cute enough, Sister will start to like Wenwen more and more, then gradually forget about Baby, what then?"

Ji Rui’s eyes suddenly took on a deeper look.

Because it’s not in front of him, there are many variables.

This fact even a five-year-old beloved son comprehends, yet a thirty-year-old man doesn’t?

Nevertheless, she did say she won’t return to Ji Family anymore, he really should not keep worrying about her, this capable secretary anymore, better to find a qualified new secretary soon, lest he keeps tidying up Lin Ling’s mess all the time.

However, in the end, despite making countless resolutions at home, when Ji Rui returned to Ji Family the next day, he still didn’t breathe a word about having the HR department find him a new secretary.

Every night at nine, Ji Rui would move with Baby.

Along with the projector equipped in Baby’s bedroom, were two very comfortable single sofas.

Since then, every night Baby snuggled into the comfy single sofa to chat with Le Tong, while Ji Rui sat on the other sofa outside the camera’s range, working on his laptop.

Ji Rui explained his strange behavior with a dignified reason.

Who knows if Le Tong might secretly instill some bad ideas to his beloved son? For the sake of Baby’s safety, as a father, he must keep watch, otherwise, he might lose track of his beloved son being led astray.

Usually, in the living room with his son, his work efficiency wasn’t impacted at all. But during this half-hour, he’d often lose focus, his ears uncontrollably catching her voice and laughter, his eyes frequently glancing at her increasingly glowing face on the big screen.

It seems, the beloved son’s worries weren’t baseless. Seeing her thriving in that godforsaken poor place, Ji Rui felt increasingly unsettled.

Of course, his explanation was that people have a competitive mindset, even if keeping a dog, after giving it away, seeing the recipient raise it all white and fat, one would certainly feel uneasy.

His current sentiment towards Le Tong was probably just such a strange feeling.

After all, she had been his secretary for nearly a year. During that year, the slightly baby-fat face slowly turned into a skinny, sharp face. Now, her cheeks started to become slightly plump again, despite only seeing it on screen, there’s a weird impulse to reach out and pinch it.

This impulse, Ji Rui could only vent it on his beloved son, luckily, Ji Baby never resisted Ji Rui’s teasing, after chatting with Le Tong, he’d climb onto Ji Rui, wrapping his arms around the neck, allowing Ji Rui’s large palms to pinch his face randomly.

However, the soft chubby face of Baby always felt a bit off no matter how he pinched, somehow, seemed different from that woman’s, right?

Ji Rui’s thoughts slowly drifted back to that night...

That woman, looked pretty skinny, but whether her face or her body, it was comfortable to pinch and hug, "soft as if without bones," was the only phrase Ji Rui’s mind came up with at that moment.

That feeling, Ji Rui really didn’t know how to describe, anyway, different from pinching and hugging a meatball-like beloved son.

He only knew, it was a sensation that can ensnare one’s soul, each recall leads one desperately wanting to indulge without reservation in its enticing taste...

"Daddy..." Ji Baby who willingly suffered the teasing from Ji Rui, softly called out from his embrace.

Ji Rui’s thoughts swiftly pulled back from the tantalizing episode of that night.

Looking down at the adorable little ball in his arms. Usually, whenever his beloved son called him , it meant he had a request.

"Daddy, it’s only three days till Spring Festival..."

Baby fiddled with his collar, eyes flickering while gazing at him.

"And then?" Ji Rui playfully gazed at him.

"Baby wants to ask Sister to come back and spend the Spring Festival with Baby..."

Ji Baby timidly revealed the plan brewing in his heart for a long time. Afraid of Ji Rui’s rejection, he hesitated for several days without daring to speak.