Chapter 305: Chapter 305

Ji Rui didn’t plan to tell Le Tong, although at that time he hadn’t seen her photo or known her specific identity, she was the one he picked out from hundreds of candidates.

At that time, he didn’t think much, just simply believed that his child must be the product of two outstanding individuals. Although the child was not the so-called crystallization of love in the eyes of ordinary people, at least from the perspective of genetic inheritance, it had to be a combination of excellent genes.

So, strictly speaking, it wasn’t just dumb luck, but a necessity carefully chosen by him. Original content can be found at novelꞁire.net

However, she was indeed a talented, virtuous, optimistic, and promising young woman.

"Really not going to reconsider? If you don’t live together, the baby will miss you very much. You know, he’s already gotten used to your company over these past two months."

Ji Rui patiently persuaded, knowing that aside from the baby, he had never been this patient with anyone.

Le Tong still shook her head, "No, the baby will get used to it."

Though she was straightforward, she was highly discerning in knowing what to say and what not to say.

He was a single man, and not to mention the nature of his relationship with CoCo, it wasn’t appropriate for a single woman like her to move into his home.

Moreover, CoCo was his fiancée. What woman could tolerate the biological mother of her fiancé’s child living in her fiancé’s home?

If it were her, she definitely wouldn’t be able to accept or tolerate it.

Therefore, putting herself in their shoes, even if she wanted to live with the baby, she couldn’t recklessly intrude into someone else’s life.

Seeing that he couldn’t persuade her, Ji Rui felt disappointed, but he didn’t say anything further.

After all, though the baby was her biological son, according to the agreement they signed at the time, she had no obligation to raise the baby.

"By the way, I talked with Sister Ling today. I plan to go back on Friday to do the handover with her."

Le Tong changed the subject, not wanting to linger on the issue of moving or not moving. Originally, this was a multiple-choice question with a standard answer, where any other choice was wrong.

"Isn’t it unnecessary? Wouldn’t it be better if you spent a couple more days with the baby?"

Le Tong didn’t want to spend less time with the baby, but her strong sense of responsibility didn’t allow her to be careless. After leaving Ji Family for over six months, many tasks were unfamiliar, and without a handover period, it would certainly delay Ji Rui’s work.

"It’s the same if I spend time with him after work; the baby will understand."

Compared to Ji Rui, the baby was much more obedient when facing Le Tong. He seemed to know that Le Tong wouldn’t overly indulge his whims.

"As long as the baby is fine, I have no objections."

Ji Rui really couldn’t say much, because, after all, whether it’s Ji Family or the baby, they both seemed to concern his vital interests.

Let’s just say he wished he could split Le Tong into two—one to stay home and accompany the baby, and the other to fight alongside him at Ji Family.

The car slowly drove for nearly an hour on the road before finally stopping at the parking lot of Dragon Hotel.

Ji Rui got out of the car first, held the car door, and helped Le Tong out of the car before closing the door.

A few months ago, these tasks were performed by Le Tong, but now, the positions of the two have been reversed, with Le Tong sitting in the car and Ji Rui holding the door.

Except for dealing with the baby, Ji Rui rarely did such considerate things for anyone, and now doing so felt unfamiliar.

As for Le Tong, she felt quite uneasy receiving such treatment and got out of the car awkwardly.

"Mr. Ji, please don’t do this anymore."

Le Tong stood behind Ji Rui, waiting for him to close the door.

"Hmm? Why?" Ji Rui looked at her, puzzled.

"I’ve only seen secretaries opening doors for presidents, never presidents opening doors for secretaries. If someone from Ji Family saw this, the gossip could drown me."

As they spoke, they walked side by side into the hotel lobby.

"Do you really care about what others say?"

"Of course!" Le Tong darted into the elevator, Ji Rui followed her inside.

Ji Rui looked down at her, "Didn’t people at the company talk about you and Yang Sheng for months? Why didn’t you seem to mind?"

This was something he shouldn’t have said, but he couldn’t hold back.

Le Tong raised her head confidently to meet his gaze, "How can I be the same with Senior Yang?"

Le Tong was very clear that she had never had any ambiguous feelings towards Yang Sheng, nor did Yang Sheng seem to have any inappropriate intentions toward her. Knowing that there was no possibility at all, they could jokingly talk nonsense without mattering. The so-called ’clear water has no fish,’ and her relationship with Yang Sheng, in her mind, was like extremely clear water, incapable of raising any ambiguous "fish".

Putting aside her almost worshipful feelings for him in the past, he had hinted more than once at his intentions towards her. Though he wasn’t as bothersome as he used to be, she didn’t relax her guard against him because of it.

Ji Rui’s heart sank suddenly, thinking that after such a light-hearted conversation, the distance between them had somehow shortened, only to realize, had he overthought? Was he too impatient?

She was still the same her, the one who guarded against him and kept a safe distance from him at all times.

Originally, he wanted to ask what was different between himself and Yang Sheng, but thinking of the potentially harsh answer she might say, he suddenly lacked the courage to ask.

In short, one thing was certain, in her heart, Yang Sheng’s position was undoubtedly much higher than his.

The elevator doors dinged open, interrupting Ji Rui’s tangled train of thoughts.

"Mr. Ji, Miss Le, this way please! The young master is already waiting for you in the private room!"

Manager Chen stood at the elevator door, diligently guiding them.

His appearance timely rescued them from the awkward atmosphere.

As soon as the door opened, Ji Baby, sitting in his seat, joyfully called out.

"Baby, did you miss Mommy?!"

Le Tong walked over, hugged the baby, and then cupped his little face and gave him several kisses.

"Of course I missed you, missed you so much it hurts my heart and liver!"

Ji Baby said sourly, which made Le Tong burst into laughter. This little guy, where did he learn these corny soap opera lines?

"Baby, do you know where your heart and liver are?" Le Tong pinched his cheek, smiling.

The baby proudly nodded, "Of course I do!" He puffed his chest, pointed to his heart, "Here is the heart," then pointed to his liver, "Here is the liver, ’heart and liver’ means here and here!"

Le Tong was amused and couldn’t help but laugh, holding his finger, "Alright, Mommy understands."

Feeling clearly left out, Ji Rui sat nearby, took a sip of tea, and said coolly, "Baby, did you forget about Daddy?"