novelraw Chapter 428: Look again and I’ll eat you!
Chapter 428: Look again and I’ll eat you!
After the fat man left, Ji Rui opened the zipped bag and took out a small box imprinted with tiny footprints and handprints.
Six years ago, when Ji Rui first held Baobao, the little one was dressed in clothes carefully prepared by Mr. Ji. Apart from the bare Baobao, it’s likely nothing was taken from the birthplace or, more accurately, from his mommy.
At that time, even half an hour ago, Ji Rui didn’t think there was anything else, apart from Baobao himself, that needed to be brought back.
But now, as his hand touched the already hardened molding clay, with those tiny imprints of the little feet and those adorable tiny hands, he couldn’t help but slightly lift the corners of his lips.
So, Baobao’s feet were this small when he was born, and his hands so delicate...
As he touched it, he felt that the molding clay was very rough, and completely without warmth.
If, if he could fly back to when Baobao was born, he would definitely, pick up that little one’s soft, warm little feet and hands and kiss them hard, then lean over and kiss the nearly exhausted Le Tong who gave birth to Baobao, and sincerely, say thank you to her!
Thank her for giving him such a lovely and smart son!
Thank her for, even though using that seemingly wrong but heartbreaking way, resolutely stepping into his life!
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For the past three days, the Ji Family seemed to be shrouded in a dense cloud, from the moment one stepped through the main entrance to every corner of the entire building, one could feel the oppressive weight of the low atmospheric pressure.
The board members had already caused trouble twice today. As soon as Le Tong returned to the Ji Family early in the morning, she saw a group of directors clamoring outside the CEO’s office demanding to see Ji Rui.
Le Tong was already busy, yet she had no choice but to spend the entire morning pacifying these wealthy people who only knew how to wield their money to exert pressure.
Watching those people leave the meeting room with solemn faces and full of complaints, Le Tong felt as if she had been stripped of a layer of skin.
She couldn’t help but secretly admire Ji Rui, who over the years, dealt with these snobbish and harsh people as easily as sneezing.
Relaxing her body, Le Tong leaned slowly against the back of her chair. For the entire morning, she had held her spine straight, facing those snobbish people with a stiff back, and just a moment ago, she was energetically countering those difficult board members one by one with her sharp tongue. Now, she seemed to be completely drained, slumping into the chair.
It’s said that true sincerity can only be shown during adversity, and Mr. Ji’s cold and unfeeling attitude towards Ji Rui, Le Tong now deeply understood.
In theory, as the former chairman of Ji Family and the current chairman and CEO’s father, Mr. Ji, even if he couldn’t support Ji Rui financially, should at least speak up for Ji Family in public, respond to various outside doubts to stabilize public opinion. Or, communicate with the board members one by one, try to gain understanding from all sides, and even rally some influence among these people to help Ji Family through the crisis.
However, all of this, was apparently just what Le Tong believed to be the ideal qualities that a father should have. In reality, up until now, Mr. Ji seemed to have vanished into thin air, never showing up to clarify anything, nor had there been any news of him trying to persuade anyone or interfere with Ji Family matters at all.
Thinking about the conversation between father and son at Ji Rui’s new apartment the other day, Le Tong felt a chill in her heart, forcibly suppressing any hope that Mr. Ji would come to the rescue.
In the end, regarding this incident, aside from the Coco Family stirring up trouble, Mr. Ji’s involvement couldn’t be ruled out either.
Thinking about all of this, Le Tong let out a long sigh, supporting her head with one hand, pinching her brow with the other.
Indeed, life hasn’t been peaceful lately; first, there was the assassination attempt on Ji Rui, with the truth still unknown, and now this scene has come up. Le Tong couldn’t help but start to wonder if the same person might be behind both incidents?
First, physically harm Ji Rui, and then economically crush the Ji Family. Who knows what new tricks the opponent might come up with next to deal with Ji Rui.
The more Le Tong thought, the more her head hurt, and the hand supporting her head gradually felt the strain.
"Le Tong, what’s wrong? Not feeling well?"
The familiar yet distant voice laden with anxiety suddenly pierced her eardrum. For a moment, Le Tong thought she was hallucinating.
Until she heard the hurried footsteps approach and felt a pair of warm and powerful hands on her shoulders.
"Are you feeling unwell? I’ll take you to the doctor!"
Le Tong suddenly looked up to meet Ji Rui’s concerned eyes.
"You’re back?!"
Le Tong’s eyes instantly lit up with energy; the strength that had been drained from her seemed to return all at once.
"Yes! Thank you for your hard work!"
Ji Rui leaned over and gently kissed her lips. The lips, carrying a trace of outdoor coolness, fell on Le Tong’s lips, making her a little dazed, only feeling an itch on her lips, and instinctively, she stretched her tongue out to lick them.
Originally just wanting a light taste, Ji Rui shivered gently when her teasing tongue tip brushed past the corner of his lips. Unable to resist, he reached out to hold the back of her head, pecking gently at her slightly warm lips, seemingly wanting to suck more of her breath and warmth from her lips.
The novice Le Tong was a bit flustered at first, but when his tongue pried open her teeth, knowing she couldn’t avoid it, she simply closed her eyes, shut off all rationality, and handed over control of her whole body to the man.
The kiss deepened gradually, as his breath slowly invaded her mouth and permeated all around her. In a daze, Le Tong felt as if she were within a warm air balloon, and the heart that had been hanging in midair for the past few days firmly landed on the ground.
At that moment, she felt not only deeply cherished but also extremely at ease.
Under Ji Rui’s guidance, Le Tong couldn’t help but start responding to him, without knowing when her delicate hands wrapped around Ji Rui’s waist, and Ji Rui also placed his hand on her back. Their breaths quickened as they kissed deeply and lightly, as if wanting to merge all the longing of the past days into this kiss.
It wasn’t until Le Tong felt like she might run out of air that Ji Rui’s flexible tongue reluctantly retreated from her mouth. He gently pecked the corner of her lips, breathing slightly and said, "Le Tong, I’ve missed you so much!"
Le Tong’s face flushed crimson, her body softly leaning against his rapidly rising and falling chest, breathing heavily without saying a word, just raising her eyes, looking at him softly with a pair of beautiful eyes misted with a thin layer of water.
Ji Rui’s scarcely suppressed passion suddenly surged in his eyes again. Lowering his head, he kissed the corners of her eyes, grinding his teeth with a deep but threatening voice, "Keep looking, and I’ll devour you!"