Chapter 316: Chapter 316

"Le Tong, can we be like we were before?"

To Ji Rui, his demands and thoughts regarding Le Tong certainly went beyond this, but for now, he didn’t dare ask for too much.

All he wished was for her to stay by his side like before, or at least remain somewhere he could see her anytime.

Le Tong raised her eyebrows again, "Mr. Ji, aren’t we just like before? You’re the CEO, I’m the secretary!"

This word game, Le Tong was exceptionally good at.

Just like how she was particularly adept at irritating the stern and stiff Ji Rui, making him grind his teeth in frustration yet unable to do anything about it!

"No, that’s not what I meant." Ji Rui’s expression was rather helpless.

Le Tong quietly looked at him, her eyes clearly asking, what did he mean?

Ji Rui also quietly looked at her, and for a moment, he didn’t know how to accurately express his true feelings in words.

The two silently stared at each other for a while, and when Le Tong couldn’t get a clear answer, she said.

"Tomorrow Baobao has to go back to the hospital for rehabilitation treatment, are you free? Or should I take him myself?"

In fact, Le Tong understood the general meaning of what Ji Rui said.

But what good is understanding?

These words were easy to say, but Le Tong’s mind wasn’t a computer; she couldn’t just press a format button and return to a specific mode.

Seeing her deliberately avoid his question, Ji Rui could only honestly respond. "Uh, what time? I can come pick you guys up, or how about we have morning tea together tomorrow?"

Just as Yang Sheng had said, she was indeed a smart woman.

Even someone as slow as he could sense the high wall she had built between them. For now, she was only willing to respond to topics related to work and Baobao, nothing else.

"I don’t mind, see what Baobao thinks, I’ll get back to you tonight, going out to do some work now."

With this man, Le Tong had no desire to continue the conversation, so she turned and walked out without waiting for Ji Rui to say anything.

Ji Rui stared at her back and silently sighed in his heart.

Even if he forcibly "abducted" her back to his side, he still felt unsure about making her forgive him.

After a busy day, it was time to get off work, and most of the work handover was completed. In the past, Le Tong would have definitely stayed overtime to finish everything before leaving.

But now, besides work, she had a more important concern because she’s always thinking about Baobao being bored or hungry at home, so as soon as work was over, she started packing up.

Lin Ling didn’t know that the current Le Tong was no longer in her single state where she was only responsible for herself, so she teased her with a laugh.

"I’ve rarely seen you rush off work , got a date with a handsome guy?"

Le Tong laughed, "Of course!"

Her little Baobao, if he wasn’t considered a handsome guy, then there were no handsome guys.

As soon as she left, Ji Rui also came out.

Ji Rui looked at Le Tong’s neat and tidy desk and asked Lin Ling, who was still tidying up.

"She? She had a date with a handsome guy, and as soon as work was over, she slipped out!"

Lin Ling didn’t think there was anything wrong with her words, but Ji Rui slightly frowned.

A handsome guy? Could it be she had a date with Luo Yifan? She wouldn’t take Baobao to a date, would she?

Ji Rui got into the elevator while wondering and couldn’t help but pick up the phone to call Baobao to get to the bottom of it.

"Baobao, where’s mommy?"

"Isn’t mommy at work? Daddy didn’t see mommy?" Baobao seemed a little anxious too.

"No, she just got off work. Did she say where you two are having dinner tonight?"

From what he knew of Le Tong, she cared so much about Baobao, she would never leave him uncared for.

"Mommy told Baobao to be good, she’d come home right after work to make something delicious."

Hearing his son say this, Ji Rui finally felt at ease.

Sitting in the car, he specifically instructed Xiao Li to drive slowly; he himself paid extra attention to the figures on the sidewalk.

The car drove a few hundred meters away from the Ji Family, and Ji Rui saw Le Tong hurrying in the direction of her home.

Ji Rui asked Xiao Li to pull the car to the side of the road and rolled down the window to call to the woman on the sidewalk.

Le Tong paused, looked over towards the voice.

Le Tong shook her head and refused, "I’ve been sitting all day, I want to walk and stretch my legs."

Ji Rui regretted his impulsive behavior last night more than once today. If she wanted to meet Luo Yifan, he could find a way to stop it secretly, why go against her verbally? Thɪs chapter is updated by novel[f]ire.net

After refusing Ji Rui’s gesture, Le Tong turned and walked away.

"What are we eating today?"

Ji Rui, who should have been enjoying the air conditioning in the car, suddenly appeared by her side.

Le Tong was startled but quickly returned to normal, replying rudely, "Whatever it is, it doesn’t include you!!"

Ji Rui, as if he didn’t hear, kept pace with her steps, "Then I’ll find a fast-food place to grab something later."

Seeing Le Tong still ignoring him, he took out his phone to call Xiao Li.

"Xiao Li, get me a bento later."

After giving the order, he hung up directly, not even needing to specify a location.

Le Tong’s mouth twitched, not wanting to say anything more to the ’bandit’ beside her.

Because she knew that no matter what she said, it was useless.

The two of them walked in silence for nearly ten minutes, turning into the alley where Le Tong’s home was located.

When they were going upstairs, an elderly woman with white hair was coming down with a garbage bag.

"Hello, Granny Li!" Le Tong greeted the old woman with a smile.

"Tongtong, is this your boyfriend? He’s handsome!"

Granny Li’s gaze was openly curious.

"Granny Li, you misunderstood, he’s not!"

Le Tong blushed a little, gesturing hard at Ji Rui for him to leave. Granny Li had been living here for decades, so she had watched Le Tong grow up.

"Oh...if your mom saw this, she’d be so happy!" Granny Li didn’t care about Le Tong’s explanations, her eyes focused on Ji Rui.

Le Tong thought Ji Rui would be impatient and leave quickly.

But unexpectedly, he seemed unaware of her constant signals, calmly standing by her side, politely nodding to Granny Li, and there was even a faint smile on his usually expressionless face.

"Granny Li, I’m heading upstairs!"

Le Tong couldn’t take the atmosphere anymore, so she rushed upstairs, taking three steps at a time.

Ji Rui, who was left behind, nodded to Granny Li before he went off to catch up with her.

"Le Tong!" Ji Rui walked alongside Le Tong again, sensing that she seemed unhappy.

The hallway echoed with one heavy and one light set of footsteps.

Le Tong ignored him and went straight to her door, pulling out her keys to unlock it.

Silently standing behind her, Ji Rui suddenly reached out to hold her hand...