Chapter 242: Chapter 242

Le Tong also had self-awareness. Resigning was a unilateral action she had taken on her own, which probably caused a lot of inconvenience for Ji Rui’s work at the time.

And she neither got approval from her superiors nor completed the handover work, so even if Ji Rui didn’t give her a cent, she had no grounds to pursue anything.

However, he gave it to her, without any conditions, and only said one sentence calmly.

That was what you should have gotten!

This sudden change in Ji Rui to becoming so open-minded and sensible left Le Tong a bit at a loss!

She would rather he remained the unpredictable, quick-tempered, and sharp-tongued man who distorted others’ good intentions at will, rather than becoming the elegant gentleman she now didn’t recognize.

Such a version of him left her not knowing how to face him.

Ji Rui was a dangerous person, and if possible, she’d rather not have any connections with him at all.

When she was dragging her luggage and fleeing R City with the Zhang Yi couple, she believed she would never have anything to do with this man ever again.

But fate played a big joke on her, because of the baby, her future seemed destined to be entangled with him inescapably.

From her angle, Le Tong couldn’t see Ji Rui. She had to look at a void place and utter what sounded like polite words.

Ji Rui squinted at the screen, with a touch of thin anger in his deep eyes.

Did he do this just for a thank you from her?

But if not for her thank you, then what was it for?

Did he have other intentions toward her?

Ji Rui didn’t understand what was happening to him. Recently, whenever he faced Le Tong, he started in a good mood, but before he knew it, he suddenly felt angry.

And the origin of this anger was also baffling to him.

Many times, he felt that this anger mainly was actually directed at himself.

But, what was he angry with himself about?

He hadn’t done anything wrong, so why was he burdened with this inexplicable bad mood?

Even Ji Rui himself hadn’t realized that these two simple words came out sounding quite petulant, almost no different from how Ji Baby sounded when he was sulking.

Le Tong was taken aback by the air, wondering how this man seemed to have caught some strange disease after the New Year.

However, as long as Ji Baby was around, Le Tong’s attention generally wasn’t too focused on external matters, so that little bit of confusion regarding President Ji in her heart was quickly drawn back by Ji Baby’s toothy smile.

"Baby, did you lose a tooth?"

Ji Baby covered his mouth, blushing as he smiled, "Hmm... Does it look ugly?!"

Le Tong smiled, "Not ugly, it’s quite cute."

In her eyes, how could a baby ever be ugly? Even if all the children in the world were placed before her, she would only point at Ji Baby and say, he’s the handsomest!

"It does look quite ugly, but Daddy said you can only grow up after losing teeth..." Ji Baby said, tilting his head earnestly.

Le Tong looked at him closely, wishing only for him to enjoy a happy childhood, not to bear burdens beyond his age too early.

At this moment, Ji Baby was more concerned about Le Tong’s return date than his teeth.

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"Can’t you come back sooner?" Although Ji Baby had been having lots of fun lately, he was eagerly awaiting Le Tong’s return like counting stars in the sky.

Le Tong felt a little reluctant to see the disappointment in Ji Baby’s eyes, but she indeed had many things to take care of in the coming days.

"Well... okay then..."

Ji Baby resigned to the fact that Le Tong would not be back for another week, and henceforth started counting the days on his small fingers until her return.

Ji Rui watched and felt a bit uneasy in his heart.

If anyone didn’t know, they’d think this little guy was expecting a reunion with a lover, eagerly waiting for the lover’s return.

And watching his precious son calculate the return date every day, Ji Rui seemed to have been infected by his son, as sometimes when he looked at the calendar, he couldn’t help but calculate how many days left until that woman’s return.

Finally, the Lantern Festival arrived. The night before, Ji Baby made sure about Le Tong’s flight, and the next day, as soon as she exited the arrival gate at noon, she saw Xiao Li holding Ji Baby’s hand. As soon as Ji Baby saw her, he let go of Xiao Li’s hand and quickly ran over.

"Sister, did you miss Baby?"

Ji Baby, who plunged into Le Tong’s arms, kissed her and couldn’t wait to ask.

Le Tong kissed him back, "Of course I did, I missed you so much!"

After she said that, she lightly nibbled on Baby’s chubby cheek. These days, seeing this chubby little face on the screen had always made her want to take a bite, and now she finally got her wish.

Giggling, Baby squirmed like a loach in her arms, and Le Tong tried to lift him, only to find after a sumptuous Chinese New Year, chubby Ji Baby had grown too heavy for her to lift.

Ji Baby seemed to understand this fact too, hugging Le Tong with a grin, "Sister, Baby will hug you!"

Le Tong patted his head, "Maybe when you grow up!"

After saying that, she remembered something, "Doesn’t Baby have school today?"

Baby held her hand and walked towards the exit, answering casually, "It’s a holiday..."

Le Tong thought the little guy was lying, just when she was about to say something, Ji Baby added, "The teacher said today’s a day off for the Lantern Festival."

Le Tong only then recalled Ji Baby was attending kindergarten where the rules were probably quite lenient.

"Where does Baby want to go have fun?"

Le Tong, with Baby sitting in the backseat, asked for Baby’s opinion.

This time she is only staying for two days, so she wants to spend as much time as possible with Ji Baby.

"As long as I’m with Sister, anywhere is fine."

The little guy fluently spewed sweet words, starkly contrasting his tight-lipped father, making him look like a mutant species.

Le Tong, coaxed by his words, felt a sweet warmth in her heart. Holding him, she reckoned even if going through hell was the price to pay for these few days of intimate companionship, it would still be worth it.

"How about Sister takes you to visit Sister’s home?"

If Ji Baby wasn’t willing, Le Tong wouldn’t force him, but if possible, she indeed wanted to take the little guy to visit her little nest, though it was shabby and old, she still wanted him to see it.

"Sure!" The little guy’s eyes shone with anticipation.

"Let’s make it clear first, Sister’s house is very small, very old, and not pretty at all." Le Tong gave Ji Baby a heads-up.

Despite the warning, she was surprised by Ji Baby’s reaction when he stepped into her house.

As soon as the little guy entered, instead of showing any disdain, he excitedly leaped onto her big bed.