novelraw Chapter 450 - 367: Cherish Everything
Chapter 450 - 367: Cherish Everything
Chapter 450: Chapter 367: Cherish Everything
After Li Si returned home, Buding really wasn’t asleep. However, he wasn’t crying or fussing either; instead, he was practicing lifting his head on the sofa in the living room.
Seeing how earnestly he was working, Mrs. Leng and Sister Ding couldn’t help but chuckle, their faces brimming with amusement.
As soon as Li Si walked in, Mrs. Leng curiously asked her a question. Li Si knew that Leng Ning still hadn’t planned to tell Mrs. Leng about having a boyfriend, so she made up an excuse, saying Leng Ning had run into a classmate.
When Buding saw his mom had come back, he was overjoyed, laughing brightly. Li Si held him for just a moment before he started searching for his mom’s embrace, prompting Mrs. Leng to laugh and say, "This little guy, he even knows his mom’s scent!"
Before Li Si returned home, whenever Mrs. Leng or Sister Ding held him, he could tell they weren’t his mom, and his little body would keep squirming around in their arms.
Li Si gently touched the soft spot on Buding’s head and noticed it was slightly sunken. "Guess he’s hungry! Mom, I’ll take him upstairs to feed him. You and Sister Ding should get some rest too! Watching this little one all day must’ve been tiring!"
"Alright! Alright!" Mrs. Leng said with a smile as she stood up and stretched her back with her fists. She really felt her age; she hadn’t done much, yet just watching the baby made her body sore and achy.
"Okay, ma’am!" Sister Ding helped Li Si carry Buding to the stairs.
Working for this family was truly satisfying for her. Not only was the salary great, but the food and accommodations were excellent.
What’s more, the family members weren’t overly picky, which made her work easier.
If there were no unexpected situations, she felt she could work here until the day they no longer needed her.
Li Si finished nursing and looked at the peacefully sleeping Little Buding with a face full of contentment.
After hearing about Leng Mo’s situation, she realized how wonderful it was to be alive and together with the people she loved.
Looking at Buding growing up healthy and happy, little by little, she felt like her life was complete—without regrets.
Today, when Leng Mochen came back from MC Corp, he found Li Si treating him unusually well. Her soft, deer-like eyes gazed at him with such intensity; it melted his heart.
But he couldn’t think of anything remarkable he’d done recently to deserve such affection.
Could it be because of the plane incident?
Probably not! If it were, then her reaction time had to be exaggeratedly long.
Could it be something he did to upset her? Leng Mochen started overthinking.
Had she found out about Zhang Shan’s sister coming to his office?
The more he thought about it, the more certain he felt that was the case!
Liu Xiaole from Mo Si undoubtedly served as her informant; at the slightest sign of trouble, she would instantly know.
So, after dinner, Leng Mochen followed Li Si into the bedroom, preparing to confess all about the situation.
What he hadn’t expected was that, earlier today when he went to MC Corp, Zhang Yao had been waiting in the lobby, insisting on thanking him for being magnanimous and not holding grudges. She even wanted to treat him to a meal as an apology!
He responded coolly, saying it wasn’t necessary, but that woman still trailed behind him closely, persistently trying to cozy up.
He was thoroughly annoyed and eventually walked off without a word, instructing security not to let her into the building again.
After hearing this, Li Si found it laughable! It really didn’t need to be said—it was obvious her intentions weren’t pure!
If she were genuinely looking to treat him to a meal, why didn’t she go through Zhang Shan? Why show up herself? And was it even worth it? Did Leng Mochen really need to rely on her for a meal?
"If you ever run into someone like that again, just ignore them!" Li Si put down Little Buding’s tiny clothes. "Honestly, the world is full of all kinds of strange birds!"
Leng Mochen pulled her closer. "Alright, my dear! I’ll listen to you! But what’s gotten into you today? Why have you left me feeling so nervous?"
Since their son was born, he hadn’t experienced Li Si being so attentive and doting on him like this.
During dinner, she was overly enthusiastic, constantly putting food onto his plate. He ate to the point of being uncomfortably full. If it weren’t for her eagerness, or for not knowing why she was behaving this way, he wouldn’t have finished that extra half bowl of rice.
Li Si rested in his arms. "Nothing much! I just suddenly realized that we have to cherish every moment. You never know when someone might leave us unexpectedly."
Compared to life’s misunderstandings, those silent sorrows and separations by death seemed insignificant.
Her words made Leng Mochen feel even more uneasy. "Don’t scare me! What’s going on?"
Li Si hesitated for a moment before finally telling him about Leng Mo’s situation from earlier in the day.
After listening, Leng Mochen held her tighter, pressing his chin against her slender shoulder. "The two of us need to stay healthy and well."
Although life’s cycles of aging, illness, and death were inevitable, nobody wanted it to happen to their loved ones. Both of them had already faced death once.
By some extraordinary luck, they were given a second chance—to live another life.
He understood that death would eventually come, but since Li Si and Buding had entered his world, he hoped to live as long as possible.
"Of course! We still have to watch Buding grow up, get married, and have grandchildren!" Li Si sniffled and said.
She was determined to live a long life with him, preferably until they were both in their eighties. She couldn’t even imagine how it would feel if one of them passed away prematurely.
She might not be able to survive alone, but then, what about Buding?
Leng Mochen ruffled her hair and teased her, "He’s still so little! You’re already talking about grandchildren? What if it’s a granddaughter?"
He truly hadn’t expected that Li Si might favor boys over girls!
"Oh, come on! I was just saying it casually, so you just take it casually too!"
The heavy atmosphere finally lightened up. Leng Mochen mulled things over and said, "I feel like Zhang Shan isn’t the type of person worth befriending. In the future, if you can avoid interacting with her, do so."
Li Si nodded. "Alright!"
Truth be told, her impression of Zhang Shan during their last meeting wasn’t great either. Lately, she had been too busy with wedding dress fittings and photoshoots to stay in touch with her.
Now, after this incident, Li Si felt even more dissatisfied with her.
If Zhang Shan hadn’t said something, how would Zhang Yao have found her way to MC Corp?
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As for Zhang Shan, who the couple had just decided to keep at arm’s length, she was feeling somewhat annoyed. Her mother-in-law had taken Mo Mo over to visit someone else’s home, and she and her husband had finally prepared for a moment of romantic couple time—only for Zhang Yao to suddenly show up!
Qiao An—Zhang Shan’s husband—exchanged a few brief pleasantries with Zhang Yao before heading into his study.
He had a less-than-stellar impression of his wife’s younger sister. Back when the matchmaking was being arranged, people had originally introduced him to Zhang Yao first. At that time, he had hidden everything about himself, claiming to be an ordinary office worker with a modest financial situation.
Perhaps Zhang Yao had been unimpressed with his supposedly "inferior" conditions, as she quickly passed him off to Zhang Shan.
Zhang Shan made a good first impression on him and didn’t mind his apparent economic mediocrity. After spending some time together, they genuinely hit it off.
It wasn’t until they were on the verge of marriage that he revealed the truth to her.
As expected, when they had their wedding and banquet, Zhang Yao drank too much and threw a drunken tantrum.
Trying her best to remain cordial, Zhang Shan asked, "What made you decide to visit me today?"
Zhang Yao’s antics that day had made her furious, almost causing her to lose her milk supply from the sheer stress. She’d had to spend quite a bit of time self-regulating her emotions to recover.
No matter what, she later reflected on herself and thought perhaps she did bear some responsibility.
Even if Zhang Yao was overly ambitious and shallow, what she had done at the time was just ask about Li Si’s husband. Yet Zhang Shan had gone on a lengthy tirade.
Given Zhang Yao’s personality, it was no wonder she’d been upset! (To be continued. If you enjoy this story, visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can visit m.qidian.com to read.)