novelraw Chapter 399: I Miss You! (Second Update)
Chapter 399: I Miss You! (Second Update)
The shell-shocked Le Tong spent the entire day feeling somewhat absent-minded, and saying she was a walking corpse wouldn’t be an exaggeration.Fortunately, the man who launched the missile had not made a peep ever since sending that brain-numbing message to Le Tong.
This allowed Le Tong to breathe a slight sigh of relief.
This situation was akin to a prisoner who first hears they’ve been sentenced to death and then hears the judge say the execution is postponed for ten years.
But a postponement doesn’t mean acquittal, and Le Tong’s relief was merely the noose around her neck loosening a bit, yet it still hung there.
Le Tong absentmindedly finished work, then absentmindedly entered the kitchen, and finally, absentmindedly served dinner at the table.
"Ah! So salty!"
Baobao, who usually only whispered sweet nothings to his mommy, was caught off guard. He slurped a big mouthful of soup and immediately yelped, sticking out his tongue like a puppy, trying furiously to cool off.
Le Tong, who had been daydreaming, was startled back to attention by her son’s reaction and took a sip herself.
"Pffft!"
The salty, bitter flavor hit her taste buds and she spat it out immediately!
It seemed Baobao’s reaction was actually quite polite.
"Gosh, did I use a whole bag of salt?" Le Tong slapped her forehead, feeling speechless.
"Mommy, are you sick?"
Baobao, a considerate little one, climbed onto a chair, clutched Le Tong’s neck with one hand, and leaned his head over to press his forehead against hers.
Le Tong, guilty, kissed Baobao’s lips, "Sweetie, Mommy’s fine, just a bit distracted."
Mommy, you’re not just distracted; you’ve lost your soul!
Baobao secretly grumbled in his heart, but his hands holding Le Tong’s neck didn’t let go.
"Mommy, did that stupid daddy cause trouble again?"
Baobao’s eyes were sharp.
His heart was perceptive.
During the time he had been living with Le Tong, he roughly understood that the people his mommy cared about could be counted on one hand.
And among the people Mommy cared about, he, her darling, was definitely absolutely number one.
As for his dumb daddy, initially, Baobao thought he ranked down near the little finger.
But after observing for some time, Baobao couldn’t help but notice that Mommy knew Daddy’s food preferences inside out.
Of course, this didn’t exclude the reason that Mommy was Daddy’s secretary.
But if there was really a secretary who knew and tolerated her boss to such an extent, it would be a loss if the boss didn’t marry the secretary as his wife.
Then Baobao noticed that Daddy had been staying over at Mommy’s place for several days, and why?
Baobao innocently stated, I’m still a child, so I don’t understand adult matters!
Of course, Baobao didn’t understand those adult matters, but he was very clear.
When Daddy was here, Mommy acted normal!
When Daddy was on a business trip and away, Mommy lost her soul!
So, it would be strange if Baobao didn’t blame Daddy for this.
When Le Tong heard the little guy mention the man who had haunted her all day, she couldn’t help but shiver.
"It has nothing to do with your Daddy," Le Tong insisted!
No matter what, she couldn’t appear too unsightly in front of her darling son!
"Oh... that’s good then..."
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Baobao knew his mommy had thin skin, and he didn’t want to meddle too much in matters he didn’t fully understand yet.
After all, Mommy’s his, but the wife is Daddy’s, so Daddy should pursue her himself!
At this point, Baobao began to have a slight sense of crisis.
Today Mommy ruined his dinner because of that dumb Daddy, and who knows what welfare of his might be sacrificed tomorrow for that dumb Daddy!
Thinking of this, Baobao couldn’t sit still anymore.
No, he had to take advantage of Daddy not being home to properly win over Mommy!
"Mommy, don’t cook anymore. Baobao will take you out for a big feast!"
Baobao is someone who immediately puts his ideas into action. He slid off the chair like an agile eel and tugged at Le Tong, who had stood up to remake some dishes.
"Baobao, go watch some TV in the living room for a bit. Mommy will cook two bowls of noodles."
But Le Tong didn’t buy her sweet son’s goodwill at all, leading the little fellow out of the dining room.
"Mommy... Baobao wants a big feast..." Baobao whined, twisting his body.
Le Tong looked down at him helplessly and finally conceded.
"Alright, shall we have Uncle Chen deliver it?"
Le Tong was physically and mentally exhausted today, and with the weather changing, she was worried Baobao would catch a cold.
Baobao gazed at her for a moment then compromised.
"Okay, have Uncle deliver it then."
So Baobao took care of calling Manager Chen, while Le Tong handled packing up the disastrous meal on the table and throwing it in the trash.
Le Tong took the dishes from the table into the kitchen, while Baobao sat on the sofa watching TV.
"Mommy, Mommy, come out quickly!"
Le Tong was washing dishes in the kitchen when she heard her son shout loudly from the living room. Frightened, she ran out with her hands covered in bubbles.
Baobao stood on the sofa, pointing at the TV with one hand and frantically waving the other at her.
"Mommy, Mommy, look, it’s Daddy!"
Le Tong was now indecisive, retreating not an option, entering not an option—heaven knows, right now, she didn’t want to see that man at all!
Even just seeing him on screen, she didn’t want to!
But how could Baobao know her feelings? Seeing her not move, he jumped down and tugged at her to bring her to the TV.
Le Tong was forced to stand in front of the TV, her attention drawn to the screen now fully occupied by the man she didn’t want to see.
"Ah, truly is Baobao’s Daddy—so handsome!"
A moment ago, this little guy had seen his Daddy as the enemy, yet now he couldn’t help but show pride.
Le Tong stared silently at the screen.
"Mommy, is Daddy handsome?" Baobao tugged the silent woman.
Le Tong weakly responded, "Handsome..."
Little did Baobao know his mommy was struggling internally and kept chatting nonstop about how wonderful his Daddy was.
The more Le Tong listened, the more frazzled she felt, and just then, the doorbell rang.
Le Tong dashed over as if seeing a savior, assuming it was Manager Chen with the takeout.
To her surprise, when she opened the door, she was completely stunned!
"You... why are you back?" Le Tong looked at the tall man in disbelief.
The man’s hand reached out, pulling her into his embrace, whispering in her ear.
"I missed you!"