Chapter 258: Chapter 258

Of course, it can’t be denied that Ji Baby’s reason did play a role, but inside, is it really that he has no feelings for Le Tong at all?

On this point, he has never deeply examined it, or rather, he has in the past, but he couldn’t understand it!

Because he couldn’t understand it, he simply stopped thinking about it, just deceiving himself by telling himself that everything was just because of his precious son.

But Le Tong, without hesitation, rejected his suggestion. Does this mean that, in her mind, Ji Baby’s position isn’t as important as he thought?

"What do you mean by the current situation?"

He couldn’t fathom why, in such a remote and impoverished place with no acquaintances around, there could be anything that could satisfy her.

Le Tong gave him a deep look. Back then, she never expected this man to understand her. Now, she no longer needs him to understand her.

"Mr. Ji, there’s no need to explain my matters to you."

She closed the notebook heavily, stood up, and strode towards the balcony, pulling open the balcony door with a "click" and stepped outside.

Ji Rui stared at the woman bathed in the golden halo of the sunset, watching her bend down near Ji Baby, while a faint sense of frustration and annoyance gradually rose in his eyes.

He clearly wanted to have a good talk with her; he was even prepared to make a lot of concessions, as long as she was willing to come back.

But she offered no room for negotiation, and as soon as she spoke, she displayed such a distant attitude towards him.

Then why did she actively help him just now?

Was she trying to show off her competence and selflessness in front of Ji Baby?

Or was it because she felt sorry for him?

That night’s dinner, Ji Rui became completely part of the background. Chapters first released on noveⅼfire.net

It’s uncertain whether it was because Le Tong deliberately ignored him, or if he himself felt it unworthy to pay attention to Le Tong. Either way, a cold war mysteriously began between them once again, with neither acknowledging nor speaking to the other.

Ji Baby sensed the discord between them and tried several times to mediate and break the ice, but due to the two main parties being unwilling to reconcile, his efforts were in vain.

After dinner, Le Tong put on gloves to clean up the dishes, and Ji Rui made no attempt to stop her, letting her clear everything into the kitchen despite her injury. Clearly, these dishes could be left for Aunt Guan to handle the next day or for Manager Chen to deal with when he comes, but he remained silent.

Ji Baby clung to Le Tong, not letting her leave. Le Tong didn’t say yes or no, which made Ji Baby understand that the decision wasn’t hers to make but rather his daddy’s.

Ji Baby then went to pester Ji Rui, but the man, while flipping through a newspaper, just said indifferently, "Whatever."

Thick-skinned, Le Tong stayed behind, knowing that once she and Ji Baby were in the bedroom, they wouldn’t have to face that dark expression of the man in the living room again.

Until Le Tong left R City the next day at noon, Ji Rui never took the initiative to speak to her.

And Le Tong, as long as Ji Rui didn’t prevent her from seeing Ji Baby, she didn’t care about anything else. The cold war from Ji Rui was just peace to her, sparing her from dealing with his increasingly strange antics.

After returning to D Province, Le Tong became much busier than before. Managing personnel, overseeing accounts, and expanding the sales channels for crops all fell on her shoulders. The leisurely days she initially experienced in the small town were now a thing of the past.

Because she was busy, she hadn’t returned to R City for nearly four months.

During this time, Ji Baby missed her terribly and pestered Ji Rui to accompany him to visit Le Tong in the small town, so their meetings maintained a frequency of twice a month due to the little one’s visits, which was even more frequent than before.

But as for Ji Rui, Le Tong hadn’t seen him since the goodbye at his home a few months ago.

Every time Ji Baby came to the small town, he said his daddy accompanied him, but once they reached the county, the man would use work as an excuse to have the driver drop Ji Baby off for an overnight stay, and the next day at noon, the driver would promptly pick him up.

Le Tong guessed that she must have thoroughly angered him with what she said that day. For a man like him, accustomed to being proud, it was normal to react strongly to her remarks.

But she hadn’t expected that he would stay angry for several months.

As if he was truly prepared to sever all ties with her completely.

Time unknowingly reached early summer, and the first batch of crops planted on the mountain sold impressively on Le Tong’s Taobao online store, marketed as "pure and natural, pollution-free" produce. After half a month of peak sales, the entire batch of agricultural products was completely sold out. Excluding personnel and all cost inputs, a net profit of more than 80,000 yuan was earned. Among the five partners, each had a net profit of more than 16,000 yuan.

The return for nearly half a year’s investment wasn’t substantial for Le Tong, not even matching her two-month salary at Ji Family, but compared to working at Ji Family, she preferred this current state of work.

And Zhang Yi and the others were quite satisfied with such income, after all, having just started and already earning a profit, albeit not huge, was at least promising.

After some discussion, they decided to use the over 80,000 yuan to lease another smaller hill nearby and plant several additional crops to expand the business.

With experience in hand, the lease contract was quickly signed, and everyone planned to go to the provincial capital to select new seeds. The other partners had to manage the crops on the mountain every day, so only Le Tong could spare the time.

So, that evening, she informed Ji Baby during a video call in advance.

"Baby, Sister is going out to take care of some things tomorrow. The network outside is unstable, so it might be two or three days before I can see you again."

Though Ji Baby was somewhat upset, there was nothing he could do about it, so he pouted in silent anger.

"Alright... Sister, remember to call me." Ji Baby’s temper had improved a lot; he gradually learned to accept situations instead of throwing tantrums as he used to.

On screen, Ji Baby’s complexion seemed rosier than usual, prompting Le Tong to ask.

"Ji Baby, do you have a fever? Why is your face so red?"

Ji Baby coughed twice and nodded, "Yes, a slight fever. I’ve taken medicine, so don’t worry, Sister."

A few months prior, Ji Baby might have used this as leverage to demand Le Tong spend more time with him.

But now, he appeared to understand that if he fell sick, Sister would be very sad. So, he reassured her with a rosy face, saying he was fine.

Although concerned, Le Tong couldn’t fly back for Ji Baby’s minor illness. Moreover, with President Ji taking care of Ji Baby, she had no reason to be worried.

Early the next morning, Le Tong called Ji Baby to learn that his fever had subsided, so she got on a bus to the provincial capital as planned.

Le Tong was quite unlucky, as on the day she arrived in the provincial capital, her phone was stolen. Three days later, when she returned to the small town, Zhang Yi, who met her at the station, hurriedly handed her a phone.

"Tongtong, call Mr. Ji back. He said he had something urgent to find you for!"