Chapter 325: Chapter 325

Ji Rui’s deep eyes were fixed on Le Tong, and even Ji Baby raised his head from Ji Rui’s embrace, looking at his dad and then his mom.

Ji Rui opened his mouth but couldn’t find a suitable reason to stop Le Tong from seeing those men.

"Anyway, you can’t go!" Unable to find a reason, Ji Rui could only mimic Ji Baby’s tantrum, secretly tightening his grip on Le Tong’s arm.

He also understood that he wasn’t anything to Le Tong and really had no right to stop her from going.

But understanding was one thing; whether he could act on and accept it was another.

Anyway, he couldn’t allow her to go on a blind date right under his nose, nor could he accept her becoming someone’s girlfriend.

Not to mention they had shared an intimate night; even if that hadn’t happened, he couldn’t just watch his son’s mom flaunt her affection with another man, trying to get attention.

Le Tong was originally both angry and embarrassed. Asking Ji Rui such a question made it sound like an unacknowledged lover forcing her boyfriend to give her a status.

But when she heard Ji Rui’s stern words that she couldn’t go, the rebellious part of her heart rapidly inflated, kicking away the embarrassment she felt.

Le Tong glanced at the hand gripping her arm and raised her eyes to glare at Ji Rui.

"Mr. Ji, aren’t you being too controlling?!"

Originally, she had no interest in those men whatsoever; she was merely socializing with them for Ji Baby’s sake.

But after Ji Rui’s antics, she felt compelled to go back and spend time with those handsome guys!

Ji Rui’s deep eyes squinted suddenly, and the grip on Le Tong’s arm not only didn’t lessen but actually increased a bit more because he could clearly feel Le Tong trying to secretly pull her hand away.

"Le Tong, don’t make a fuss!"

In Le Tong’s memory, Ji Rui had told her this more than once.

But previously, his tone was mostly mixed with anger and disdain.

Now, she could clearly feel his helplessness and faint plea.

"I’m not making a fuss..."

Le Tong defended herself with grievance, she, like him, knew nothing about the whole situation, alright?

How did she end up being the one causing trouble?!

Ji Baby, who had been watching the interaction between the two, suddenly interrupted them.

"Daddy, Mommy isn’t making a fuss! The blind date thing was entirely my idea; Mommy is almost twenty-five, and if she doesn’t find a boyfriend soon, she’ll become a leftover woman."

Le Tong’s lips twitched, Baby, what kind of nonsense is this?! It’s only at thirty that one is considered a leftover woman; your mommy is only not even twenty-five yet!

Before Le Tong could refute the age issue, Ji Rui spoke up first to refute Ji Baby, "Nonsense! Your mommy isn’t even twenty-five yet; how could she be a leftover woman?"

Ji Baby snorted, "It’s just a matter of time! Mommy spends all her time either at work or at home with me; it’s only a matter of time before she becomes a leftover woman!"

Talking about these serious and profound societal issues, Ji Baby seemed to understand better than his daddy!

Being told such things by his five-year-old son, Le Tong could almost foresee herself, years later, becoming a yellow-faced leftover woman revolving solely around work and her son.

Could it really be, as her dear son said, that she needed to find a boyfriend?

Previously, she couldn’t get past her own heart’s barrier, and she did secretly vow that she would never marry or have another child in this lifetime.

It was a form of punishment for herself for sending away her son.

But now, her son was back by her side, and he didn’t mind having a new family, so perhaps it was time to discard that toxic vow?

"Baby, do you really want Mommy to find a boyfriend?"

Le Tong had not yet decided whether to nullify her vow, but it was an undeniable fact that she was shaken by Ji Baby’s actions and words.

Ji Baby nodded, "Yeah, I do! Even someone as amazing as Daddy has a fiancée, so of course, Mommy should find someone!"

Le Tong was speechless; she really wanted to crack open his little head to see how much age-inappropriate stuff was crammed inside?

"Baby, didn’t Daddy already say, CoCo is not Daddy’s fiancée." Ji Rui reiterated once more.

Ji Baby draped his hand over Ji Rui’s neck, glanced at Le Tong, and then questioned Ji Rui.

"Then Daddy, will you always not get married?"

Ji Rui was somewhat bewildered; it wasn’t just because his son asked this question, even if someone else did, he would still be confused without a definite answer.

Because he had never considered marriage.

He remembered Yang Sheng once saying that not considering marriage might just be because you haven’t met someone who makes you want to get married, not necessarily that you’re against the idea of marriage.

In the past, he had completely disregarded Yang Sheng’s words.

Now, pondering over it, he realized it made quite a bit of sense.

Ji Rui answered Ji Baby honestly because, until now, he hadn’t met anyone who stirred a desire to marry, so all he could say was that he didn’t know.

Ji Baby’s expression seemed quite helpless.

"Daddy, whether you get married or not, I don’t care. But as for Mommy, I do wish she would have a boyfriend!"

Ji Rui really wanted to smack this little rascal; what kind of double standard was this? He didn’t care about his dad’s matters, but for his mom, Ji Baby worried over every detail. No wonder they say sons are closer to their mothers; he hadn’t believed it before, but now, with this undeniable evidence before him, he had to believe it.

"Baby, even if your mommy wants to find a boyfriend, there’s no rush. Have you figured out what those men are really about?"

Seeing that reasoning wouldn’t work with Ji Baby, Ji Rui tried another tactic to persuade him.

No matter what, he was determined to stop this disguised matchmaking dinner today.

Ji Baby looked at him sideways, "Of course, I have figured it out!"

Ji Rui pinched his cheek, "Do you know? That Lu Fan just broke up with his first love recently, and the reason for the breakup was that her family went bankrupt." Follow current novels on NoveI★Fire.net

Ji Rui wasn’t usually a gossip, but seeing his son so stubbornly mistaken, thinking he had found some high-quality match.

Ji Baby clearly didn’t know this, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "But Uncle Dong isn’t bad either!"

Ji Rui’s face was expressionless, "A typical Phoenix Man; whether that’s good or bad is up to the beholder."

Le Tong listened to the father and son speak back and forth, and finally took advantage of Ji Rui focusing on talking to Ji Baby to quickly withdraw her arm.

"You two can continue discussing; I’ll go keep them company!"

Before Ji Rui and Ji Baby could react, Le Tong had already reached the door, opened it, and slipped out.

Ji Rui and Ji Baby turned their heads towards the door simultaneously, watching it close with a "bang", and Ji Baby huffed and punched Ji Rui’s chest a few times in frustration.

"Ah, Daddy, you’re such a big dummy, you’re driving me crazy!!"