Chapter 337: Chapter 337
"Daddy, your and Mommy’s clothes look like couple outfits!"
Le Tong is also wearing a silver-gray hooded casual vest with black harem shorts and sneakers today, looking playful and lively like a female student.
Ji Rui, at first glance, saw Le Tong holding the baby and coming down, feeling illuminated. She was different from the shrewd and capable person she was at work. Today’s outfit made her look both beautiful and energetic. With his son’s remark, he couldn’t help but glance at her a few more times.
"You look quite nice dressed , very youthful."
Ji Rui looked at Le Tong, showering her with compliments without hesitation.
Le Tong glanced at him, "You’re not bad today either. I thought your wardrobe only had dress trousers and shirts."
Ji Rui was not at all annoyed by Le Tong’s tease, "Most are indeed dress pants and shirts, but there are a few of other styles as well."
"Daddy, baby likes you dressed . You look much younger, even more handsome than those stars on TV! Mommy, don’t you agree?" The baby’s words were as sweet as honey.
Le Tong looked at Ji Rui again, nodding in agreement, "Mm."
It seems that Ji Baby’s taste is quite similar to Le Tong’s.
"Mm, then I’ll wear this more often in the future." Ji Rui nodded obediently.
There was a six-year age gap between him and Le Tong, which wasn’t much, but he always felt that their way of thinking and aesthetic taste were worlds apart.
With this understanding, whenever he changed clothes to go out, Ji Rui would unconsciously compare, considering how Le Tong would prefer to see him.
Always extremely self-confident, Ji Rui now consciously adjusted his clothing and behavior for someone else’s impression for the first time.
This consciousness doesn’t mean he became less confident; rather, it suggests he started caring about another person, even more than himself.
The three walked to the small park, where Xiao Li, who drove over, was already waiting outside the car.
Ji Rui stopped beside the car, "You and baby go ahead. Xiao Li and I will bring some fruits and drinks over."
Le Tong originally planned just to play with the baby for a while. Seeing Ji Rui’s stance, it felt more like a picnic outing.
Without waiting for his parents to say anything, the baby happily ran toward the grass like a wild horse.
Le Tong chased after him, worried he’d fall.
Ji Rui and Xiao Li carried several boxes from the trunk and followed, "President, you truly foresaw this. Miss Le is indeed out playing with the little master."
No matter how Ji Rui asked last night, Le Tong wouldn’t reveal her plans for today. Based on Ji Rui’s understanding of Le Tong, since Doctor Dong advised appropriate outdoor activities for the baby in clear weather, she would definitely take him out for a walk.
Ji Rui got up early today, left home around eight, stopped by Longxiang for a few boxes of picnic foods and drinks prepared by Manager Chen, and arrived at Le Tong’s place past nine.
Recalling Le Tong’s rejecting expression, Ji Rui dared not disturb her, remaining in the car while working on his laptop, waiting.
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Even showing a bit of kindness required careful consideration to avoid hurting her pride.
Ji Rui placed the boxes under a big tree on the grass, about to open them, when Le Tong, who was supposed to be playing with the baby, suddenly ran over.
"Mr. Ji, go play with the baby. I’ll handle things here."
Le Tong had never played with model airplanes before, so when the baby asked to compete with her, she felt helpless.
Ji Rui turned to look at the baby’s plane flying in the air and immediately understood. "Baby wants to compete, right?"
"Yes, I don’t know how, hurry and go play with him." Le Tong said, kneeling on the grass, first laying a plastic sheet, then she and Xiao Li took out the items from the boxes.
"Why so much? Did Aunt Guan prepare this?"
Le Tong gazed at the pile of items in front of her; three or four people couldn’t finish them, let alone ten or eight.
"No, it was the President who had Manager Chen specially prepare them. All the snacks are what Miss Le and the little master like, and these fruits are the little master’s favorites too."
Le Tong thought that Ji Rui truly adored the baby so much that if the baby wanted a star from the sky, he might actually try to get it.
After tidying up the food, Le Tong sat under the big tree, took out her phone, capturing moments of the baby’s joyful running and playing, occasionally photographing the spirited man beside him.
It must be said that Ji Rui, playing with the baby under the sun, was entirely different from the austere, rigid President Ji in the office.
She had often lamented that a man with an athlete-like physique like his would spend all day cooped up in an office, working around the clock like a robot.
She even thought his athletic physique was just for show.
Seeing him now, joyfully playing on the grass with the baby, agile and nimble, it seemed he must be someone who exercises regularly.
"Does Mr. Ji often take the baby out to play?"
Xiao Li, having been by Ji Rui’s side for quite a while, should know quite well about the father-son activities.
"He doesn’t go out to play much, but the President often plays race cars and airplanes with the little master in the garden and teaches him to swim. In any case, the President excels at all sports, especially horseback riding. I heard he once won a famous competition’s championship."
Turns out, his well-toned physique was not innate but developed through postnatal training.
"Is he really that impressive? I’ve never heard him inviting anyone for a contest," Le Tong asked in surprise.
Logically, there would occasionally be people with similar interests calling the company, right? But from the time she was his secretary, callers either wanted business, pursued him tirelessly, or were childhood friends like Zhuo Jiarui.
Xiao Li’s admiring gaze followed Ji Rui, "The President started working for the Ji Family at eighteen, and he’s been about the same ever since."
Some things Xiao Li heard from the previous driver.
Le Tong stared at the man leaning over and whispering in the baby’s ear, wondering if his childhood was as happy as the baby’s.
He mentioned that his mother passed away when he was four. Then before four, perhaps he did have a period of joyful childhood.
After turning four, up until eighteen, during that long period of growth, what kind of life did he lead? It was likely different from her days of maternal care and happy little life.
Before eighteen, what kind of person was he—a rebellious, flamboyant youth?
Or, a precociously mature, serious little adult, dull like a little old man?