novelraw Chapter 387: Sooner or Later (Second Update)
Chapter 387: Sooner or Later (Second Update)
Ji Rui’s eyes narrowed, "It’s only a matter of time!"Regarding this self-important man, Le Tong no longer wanted to say anything more, gave him a sidelong glance, straightened up, casually threw away the tree branch, and patted the sand off her hands.
She turned around, walked around the car, and headed towards Yang Sheng and the others.
Ji Baby was very displeased with being caught in the middle again and also gave Ji Rui a sidelong glance, "Daddy, did you upset Mommy again?" After asking, he stood up, patted the sand off his pants, and walked away too!
Ji Rui felt quite wronged. All he did was say a couple of random things to her, and this is considered upsetting?
As Le Tong and their son walked away, Ji Rui wasn’t in a hurry to get food and have fun. Instead, he took pictures of all the drawings his son and Le Tong had collaborated on, both far and near, clicking away over ten times before standing up to follow them.
Ji Baby’s intelligence is higher than average, but in terms of drawing, he seemingly doesn’t have much talent, so the drawings can’t even reach an excellent level.
But to Ji Rui, whether these drawings are excellent or not doesn’t matter; what matters is what these drawings reflect about Ji Baby’s inner world.
Take, for example, this very ordinary picture of a family of three dancing together, it reflects his longing and expectation for a complete family.
The longings Ji Baby conveys through these drawings are clear even to a straightforward person like him, so he doesn’t believe that the astute Le Tong hasn’t noticed.
"Daddy, come eat dumplings!"
Over there, Ji Baby yelled aloud.
"Coming!"
Ji Rui went back, took off his shoes, and sat directly beside Le Tong.
Le Tong didn’t look at him, she just lowered her head and sorted the food boxes one by one.
"Did you make all this in the morning?"
Le Tong’s prepared food covered a 2m by 1m cloth mat entirely.
"Yeah!" responded Le Tong, her hands not stopping.
Yang Sheng and Xiao Li also sat down, grabbing forks and plates, trying this and tasting that without regard for manners. Whether it was Le Tong’s excellent cooking skills or everyone’s hunger from the morning’s journey, the group devoured the array of food, eating ravenously while constantly praising Le Tong’s culinary prowess.
"Tongtong, did you attend cooking classes or something? This cooking is on par with top hotel chefs, don’t you think so, Rui?"
Ji Rui glanced at Le Tong, "Mm, it’s indeed very delicious!"
Previously, he didn’t have high standards for food; the housekeepers, including Aunt Guan, were average cooks, and before tasting Le Tong’s meals, Ji Rui and Ji Baby thoroughly enjoyed Aunt Guan’s cooked food.
But now, even Ji Baby, the little foodie, as well as Ji Rui, felt a bowl of noodles cooked by Aunt Guan a few days ago was hard to swallow.
Apparently, his appetite had already been spoiled by Le Tong!
"Senior, don’t flatter me. With such busy coursework previously, how could I have had time to learn cooking?"
What Le Tong said was true, she hadn’t experienced leisurely days in the past few years.
As for her excellent cooking, besides talent, it was also because she had to take care of her mother.
After Mrs. Le fell ill and later had surgery, she was never in good health, with her appetite especially poor, forcing Le Tong to devise ways to make tasty dishes using limited ingredients for her mother.
In time, her cooking skills gradually improved.
She never mentioned her mother’s situation, but this comment made both Yang Sheng and Ji Rui recall the hard times she endured during her university years, making them fall silent.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to speak; they just didn’t know what to say.
Le Tong wasn’t a fragile person; no matter how big the issue, she rarely complained to others, let alone the fact that her mother’s ordeal was now past. If they offered comfort now, it would seem insincere.
"Mommy, in the future, baby will cook for you!"
The intelligent baby always knows how to break the awkwardness at the right time; his words made the adults breathe a sigh of relief.
"Alright! Mommy is a foodie, you know. Would baby still be willing to cook for mommy?"
Le Tong’s thoughts were pulled back by her loving son’s words, bringing warmth to her heart like the sunshine at that moment, making one want to linger in it.
"Of course! Baby is also a little foodie, isn’t mommy willing to cook for baby too?"
In Baby’s heart, Le Tong was already the most important person, even more than his biological father, Ji Rui, who had to take a back seat to Le Tong.
"Will you cook for daddy too?" Ji Rui freed a hand to ruffle Baby’s hair.
"Of course! Baby is the child of both daddy and mommy, when baby grows up, I will take good care of you." The little kid, while munching on sausages, solemnly promised. This update ıs available on N0veI.Fiɾe.net
Ji Rui’s lips unconsciously curved upward into a smile.
The father and son ate faster, and after being the first to eat their fill, the two took two off-road car models to race on the beach.
Xiao Li at some point also joined them, standing by the father and son, leaving just Le Tong and Yang Sheng sitting under the sunshade on the mat, each holding a can of drink, their gazes chasing the two playing enthusiastically.
"Tongtong, did Rui ever mention anything about me to you?"
Yang Sheng originally intended to keep things from Le Tong, but now, he suddenly changed his mind.
"Mm, but he only mentioned that you would be taking a break for a while." Le Tong cared about Yang Sheng but wasn’t one to probe into other people’s privacy deliberately.
Someone like Yang Sheng surely wouldn’t be as carefree and successful as he seemed on the surface; undoubtedly, there were some hidden tales of hardship behind it.
Yang Sheng was silent for a while, seemingly contemplating how to bring up his own matters to Le Tong.
Having known Le Tong for almost two years, he never mentioned family matters, nor did she ask, but now, not knowing how long he would be away, maybe telling her the truth would spare her unnecessary worry?
"I’m leaving this time to go home and deal with some matters." After much deliberation, Yang Sheng finally spoke.
Le Tong withdrew her gaze to look at him, not urging him, just quietly waiting for him to continue.
"Have you heard of the Northern Yang Family?"
Yang Sheng was indeed a little afraid, afraid that Le Tong would be angry because he deliberately concealed his lineage.
"Mm." Le Tong was very calm upon hearing this.
"I’m a child of the Yang Family." Yang Sheng looked at Le Tong with some anxiety.
"Oh..." Le Tong’s expression remained calm, making Yang Sheng almost suspect she had already guessed?
"Did you know from the start?" Yang Sheng arched an eyebrow in surprise.
Le Tong shook her head, "I didn’t know before, but intuition made me think you might come from a prominent family. You probably don’t know this either, but you and Mr. Ji have some astonishing similarities in demeanor and many aspects. It’s rare to find such traits unless someone grows up in a similar environment."