Chapter 251: Chapter 251

The feeling of being completely abandoned and isolated from their world was even more pronounced for Ji Rui after returning home.

Ji Baby, who usually either played or lazily nestled on the sofa upon returning home, oddly followed Le Tong into the kitchen today.

Ji Rui, curious, went over to take a look, only to see a stool placed in front of the sink, where the little master of the Ji Family, who was accustomed to having everything done for him, was standing.

The young master had rolled up his hoodie sleeves high, was tiptoeing, and reaching into the sink to help Le Tong wash tomatoes.

"Sister, are these tomatoes for making scrambled eggs?"

Ji Rui leaned against the kitchen door, listening to Baobao ask Le Tong. Ji Rui found it strange, how did the little guy know about scrambled eggs with tomatoes? It didn’t seem dish was often made in the house.

"Has Baobao eaten it before?"

"Yes, Baobao had it in kindergarten!"

"Is it tasty?" Le Tong lowered her eyes and looked at Baobao’s profile gently, making her appear particularly beautiful.

"Not tasty!" Ji Baby tilted his head and answered, "But if Sister makes it, it will definitely be tasty!"

His words were the same as what Ji Rui had said to Le Tong in the car.

But hearing the little guy say the same thing to Le Tong made Ji Rui secretly think to himself, little flatterer!

Le Tong was coaxed into happiness, her beautiful eyes smiling like crescent moons. "Then next time, Sister will cook it for you."

Ji Rui looked at the little guy, who was soaking wet, with water all over the floor and the sink, thinking that this little guy was more of a hindrance than a help.

"Baobao, come out and play, don’t get in Sister’s way while she cooks." Ji Rui reached out to pick Baobao up. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel⸺fire.net

Ji Baby turned his head and glared at him, "No, Baobao wants to help Sister cook."

Ji Rui wanted to say something more, but Le Tong turned around, "Baobao is a good helper, let him help me!"

For Le Tong, every minute spent with Baobao was extremely precious; she only came back once or twice a month and naturally wanted to spend as much time with Baobao as possible. Whenever she had the chance, she wanted to be with Baobao, no matter what they were doing.

So, even though Baobao was causing more chaos than help, she still wanted him by her side.

Since Le Tong said so, Ji Rui couldn’t say anything more and had to turn around and walk back to the living room, taking out his laptop to continue his work.

Today, he had a ton of things to do. Because Le Tong came back, he specifically postponed several engagements.

"Daddy, are you hungry?"

Sitting on the sofa and busy, Ji Rui suddenly heard the voice of his precious son, looked up, and saw his precious son carefully carrying a tray with something on it.

He sniffed and caught the familiar scent of coffee.

"Sister said that Daddy and Baobao must be hungry, so she made banana pancakes for Baobao and Daddy."

Ji Rui stood up and walked over to take the tray, on which were a cup of coffee and a cup of hot milk, along with a plate of fragrant banana pancakes.

"Sister doesn’t need your help anymore?"

Ji Rui balanced the tray with one hand and pinched his son’s face with the other.

"Sister is afraid Baobao will get hungry..."

Ji Baby hopped to the coffee table, knelt on the floor, and leaned on the table waiting to eat.

"Did Sister just make this?"

Ji Rui stuffed a piece of banana pancake into Baobao’s mouth, and Baobao munched happily, nodding, "Mmm! Delicious!"

Ji Rui, however, was in no hurry to eat the pancakes. Instead, he picked up the coffee and took a slow sip.

The familiar taste slowly spread from the tip of his tongue throughout his mouth, and Ji Rui involuntarily closed his eyes slightly.

How long had it been since he last tasted her handmade coffee?

Long enough that he almost forgot this flavor!

What he thought was a common taste he could enjoy every day had unexpectedly become an elusive luxury.

Once upon a time, he could see her every day, but now...

With his eyes half-closed, Ji Rui was startled by his sudden thought!

"Daddy, is the coffee good?"

Ji Baby, propped up by his elbows on the coffee table, leaned over to ask him.

"Sister is amazing!" Ji Baby praised Le Tong proudly while munching on a banana pancake.

Ji Rui took another sip of coffee while staring in the direction of the kitchen, suddenly remembering something, stood up, and carried the coffee and banana pancakes into the kitchen.

Le Tong was cutting meat with her back to the kitchen door, and Ji Rui walked in quietly.

"Baobao, help Sister roll up her sleeves." Le Tong said, extending her arm.

Ji Rui didn’t make a sound, placed the coffee and banana pancakes on the counter, reached out, grabbed Le Tong’s wrist with one hand, and pinched her sleeve with the other.

It wasn’t until then that Le Tong sensed something was off. She naturally tried to pull her hand back, turning her head to look at Ji Rui in surprise.

"Uh... I thought it was Baobao."

Ji Rui looked deeply into her eyes, adding a little pressure to her wrist, pulling her hand back, and carefully rolled up her sleeve.

His fingertips lightly brushed against her warm and soft skin, and he wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but he thought her hand seemed to tremble slightly.

"Le Tong, thank you!" After rolling up her sleeve, Ji Rui didn’t immediately let go of her hand but instead looked straight into her eyes and said.

Le Tong felt her ears heat up, a buzz ringing in her eardrums, and she quickly lowered her eyes, trying to hide her unease and panic.

She tugged her hand again, murmuring.

"Mr. Ji, you’re too polite..."

In fact, she had no idea why Ji Rui was thanking her.

But Ji Rui didn’t explain, or maybe, even he didn’t know why he was thanking Le Tong. It was just that in the atmosphere just now, those words of thanks naturally slipped out.

After a moment of stalemate, Ji Rui finally released her hand at her insistence but didn’t leave. Instead, he stood quietly beside her, watching her cut meat somewhat awkwardly.

"Baobao has become more sensible lately..."

Ji Rui’s gaze fixated on her slender white hands, uttering words that seemed to relate to the earlier thanks.

This topic effortlessly put Le Tong at ease.

"Baobao has always been sensible, but he’s more sensitive than kids his age, so sometimes when he gets angry, his temper flares up more."

Ji Rui seriously pondered, over the past few months, Baobao’s tantrums seemed to have decreased in frequency and intensity.

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