Chapter 332: Chapter 332

Ji Rui glanced down at Le Tong, who was still struggling in his arms, and his lips involuntarily curled into a smile.

Noticing her intention to leave, Ji Rui didn’t trouble her. Instead, he gently released his hold, thoughtfully supporting her waist to help her stand steadily. Then, without looking at Le Tong, he bent down to pinch Ji Baby’s cheek.

"Baobao, your mommy and I didn’t argue!"

Ji Baby blinked his bright black eyes, looking from Ji Rui to Le Tong, and still asked Ji Rui expectantly.

"Are you together then?"

Standing behind the father and son, Le Tong’s face, which had slowly cooled down, suddenly flushed red again.

Ji Rui didn’t immediately answer Ji Baby. Instead, he turned his head to give Le Tong a meaningful glance, then turned back to Ji Baby and said,

Ji Baby’s eyes, which had been sparkling, suddenly dimmed.

Ji Rui patted Ji Baby’s little face and continued, "Baobao, daddy has made many mistakes before, but now he’s trying hard to correct them."

Le Tong was surprised that Ji Rui, the man who used to appear overbearing and arrogant to her, had the courage to admit his mistakes in front of his young son.

Moreover, he spoke only from his own perspective without involving her at all, meaning he didn’t intend to use their son to force her.

Although it was a very small matter, to truly understand a person, sometimes one sees the essence more clearly in moments . So, from this point, Le Tong began to sense that Ji Rui might not be as rigid and inflexible as he appeared. Sometimes, he actually possessed a very soft and delicate heart.

There’s no denying that Ji Rui was not only changing his attitude toward Le Tong, but also step by step altering the negative image she held of him.

Ji Baby blinked, wisely refraining from further questioning, and tucked his little hand into Ji Rui’s hand, using his other hand to pull Le Tong’s hand.

"Daddy, mommy, please accompany me to the swings."

Though Le Tong still felt a bit uneasy, her son’s request wasn’t unreasonable, and she certainly couldn’t refuse. So she took Ji Baby’s hand and walked to the swings.

Ji Baby had climbed onto the swing by himself before, but now he looked up with a big smile and said in a sweet voice to Ji Rui, "Daddy, lift me up."

Ji Rui shook his head with a smile, bent down, picked him up with one hand, and swiftly placed him on the swing.

"Mommy, you push Ji Baby," Ji Baby instructed Le Tong, gripping the chains tightly while his little legs swung back and forth in the air.

Le Tong obediently gave him a gentle push on the back, and the swing carrying Ji Baby swayed slightly in the air before swiftly returning to her side.

Le Tong pushed again, and the swing swung out once more. As it returned, she clearly heard Ji Baby’s joyful comment, "Ji Baby used to dream of having mommy and daddy swing with me...hehe..."

Ji Baby’s words seemed less like they were directed at the two and more like he was talking to himself.

Le Tong involuntarily lifted her eyes to look at Ji Rui, who happened to turn his head to look at her, clearly having heard Ji Baby’s self-talk.

Ji Rui focused his gaze on Le Tong’s face, and as the swing swayed away, he softly said, "In the past, Ji Baby would often call for mommy in his sleep. I thought it must be a nightmare, but now I see it’s dreaming of such a beautiful thing. So, it must be a sweet dream..."

Sometimes, intuition can be deceptive.

Ji Rui used to believe that Ji Baby’s mommy must be a materialistic and opportunistic woman.

But the truth proved that she was not a gold digger; instead, she was gentle and kind, possessing a clever heart like Ji Baby.

"Ji Baby is very optimistic, so he often thinks positively."

Le Tong instinctively continued the conversation, yet overlooked that Ji Rui’s statement was in fact more about her than Ji Baby.

"Mm, I’m happy that this part of Ji Baby mirrors you."

Ji Rui turned his gaze forward, seemingly looking in Ji Baby’s direction, or perhaps at some unspecified emptiness.

Le Tong opened her mouth, intending to say something, yet she heard Ji Rui ask,

"Am I a person with a gloomy character?"

If it were before, Le Tong would have nodded without hesitation. But now, she felt a bit hesitant. Intuition told her that perhaps this man carried many private pains, which might be the root of his odd and awkward personality.

"Well... not exactly..."

She couldn’t deny it directly, yet the current her found it hard to be entirely truthful, trying to express herself as gently as possible.

Ji Rui showed a faint bitter smile, "It’s because you’re too gentle. Yang Sheng often scolds me for being gloomy."

Given Yang Sheng’s involvement, Le Tong found it even harder to express any opinion.

"Honestly, you’re a bit better off than me. My mother died before I was five."

Le Tong listened silently as Ji Rui’s voice sounded calm and unperturbed, clearly recounting a sad past as if he were talking about someone else’s story.

"She didn’t die from illness; she committed suicide. She was driven to death by my father and his lover, who is now Old Madam Ji." The most update n0vels are published on novel·fıre·net

All these years, Ji Rui candidly revealed his family scandal to an outsider for the first time.

Not even Yang Sheng had heard him speak so bluntly.

Even though Yang Sheng was smart enough to have guessed much of it without being told.

Le Tong stared at him wide-eyed, unable to think of any words to comfort him at the moment.

Le Tong had always been aware of Ji Rui’s hostility and hatred toward Mr. Ji, but she had assumed that the animosity between them, like most elite family disputes, arose from conflicts over the distribution of Ji Family’s wealth, affecting the father-son and brotherly relationships.

She hadn’t anticipated such a hidden truth.

Seeming trapped in his memories, Ji Rui showed no intention of seeking comfort, continuing his story.

"Ji Family wasn’t always called Ji Family. It was previously called Glory Group. Its original owner was not of Ji Family’s lineage but my maternal grandfather, a person I never had the chance to meet.

My maternal grandparents died in an accident, and my mother took over Glory Group at that time. My father was merely a junior employee there.

My father must have been quite capable; he managed to win the favor of the female CEO, ultimately succeeding in marrying her.

The ridiculous part is, when I was just a few months old, my father brought home a son, born to him and his first love, only two months younger than me, to beg my mother for forgiveness...