novelraw Chapter 491 - 490: Mommy’s Here, Daddy Doesn’t Dare (Third Update)
Chapter 491 - 490: Mommy’s Here, Daddy Doesn’t Dare (Third Update)
The next day, Le Tong woke up in a warm embrace.Fully awake, Le Tong quickly realized she was nestled in Ji Rui’s arms.
At first, Le Tong was quite sure that the man had rolled over in his sleep and hugged her.
But when she carefully pried herself away and sat up, she saw Ji Rui slept in the same spot as the night before, while it was she who had rolled from Baobao’s side into his embrace.
Le Tong touched her nose, feeling quite embarrassed.
She quietly got out of bed, comforting herself that maybe the blanket was too thin or the air conditioning wasn’t warm enough, so she ended up in his arms. Orıginal content can be found at novelhall.com
Le Tong swiftly got ready and had Xiao Li drive her back to the Ji Family. By noon, she had handled most of her tasks and was thinking of calling home to check if the father and son were awake, when her phone rang.
"Mommy, Baobao is so hungry. Daddy and I are waiting for you at the front gate. Hurry down!"
Baobao pitifully said, then hung up before Le Tong could respond.
This lousy idea must have been Ji Rui’s.
If Ji Rui had called to rush her, Le Tong might have used unfinished work as an excuse to make him wait. But she’s particularly soft-hearted when it comes to Baobao; once the little guy calls, she can hardly resist or refuse.
Le Tong quickly organized the documents on her desk, grabbed her bag, and headed downstairs as fast as she could.
"Miss Le, take care!" The security guard at the building was just as respectful to Le Tong as he was to Ji Rui.
Though who knows, once she turns away, what kinds of snide remarks might be circulating among the employees.
However, Le Tong has always been immune to the gossip around her. Even those female employees at the company, openly or secretly admiring Ji Rui, who sourly call her "Mrs. President" can’t ruffle her; she can still joke and chat with them.
In her view, as long as Ji Rui thinks she’s worthy of being "Mrs. President," other people’s gossip doesn’t matter at all.
Just as Le Tong walked out of the building, the door of the black car parked by the roadside opened, and Baobao jumped out, pouting. "Mommy, you’re so slow!"
Le Tong pinched his cheek, "Did you sleep well, little sleepyhead?"
Baobao tugged her towards the car, "Mommy, you work too hard, Daddy should hire another Secretary Sister for you."
Helping Baobao into the car, Le Tong also got in, closed the door, and turned to Ji Rui with a smile, "Baobao’s daddy is naughty, mommy has to keep an eye on him!"
Baobao looked at Ji Rui half-believingly, "Daddy, do you also get naughty or into trouble?"
Ji Rui gave Le Tong a meaningful glance, then gazed down at Baobao and nodded, "Yes, daddy gets naughty sometimes, but with mommy around, daddy doesn’t dare!"
Baobao turned to face Le Tong, his dark eyes blinking, then with a look of sudden understanding, he leaned over and whispered in Ji Rui’s ear, "Daddy, is mommy a tigress?"
"Ahem!" Ji Rui coughed twice, suddenly.
He hadn’t expected that the playful hinting in his words would be interpreted as such by his son.
He cast a quick, secret glance at Le Tong, "Baobao, don’t say such things!"
Baobao sneaked a glance at Le Tong, then at his daddy, and then lay on Ji Rui’s shoulder, shaking with laughter.
In fact, Le Tong had heard the father and son’s "intimate whispers" loud and clear, given the car’s small space, it was hard not to hear. But though she had heard, she didn’t bother with them, letting the father and son fool around, merely leaning back in her seat to rest.
"What’s so funny?" Ji Rui asked, patting the little one’s chubby bottom as he laughed mysteriously.
Suppressing his laughter, Baobao finally caught his breath and whispered again into Ji Rui’s ear, "Mommy is a tigress, daddy is henpecked!"
Ji Rui’s eyebrow twitched, his son’s conclusion leaving him both amused and exasperated.
"You little rascal, where did you learn such nonsense?"
Baobao sat up straight and answered earnestly, "On the TV! Those fierce-looking aunties are called tigresses, and those uncles who get weak-kneed when scolded by the aunties are called henpecked!"
Ji Rui instinctively reached out to cover Baobao’s mouth, but it was too late.
Sure enough, the "tigress" who had been resting with her eyes closed suddenly opened them when Baobao mentioned the "fierce-looking aunties."
"Tsk, can the young master tell this auntie how the tigress punishes a disobedient little boy?"
The "auntie" pretended to be angry, sitting up to pinch the naughty child’s cheek, though the strength used was gentle.
The "henpecked" uncle was quite wicked, merely watching with amusement as his dear son was caught red-handed, even taking on the attitude of enjoying the show.
The naughty child showed no panic, smiled broadly at the "auntie," "Baobao is very good, never makes mommy sad, so mommy never scolds Baobao, it’s daddy who’s the bad one..."
The little angel with the bright smile pointed his chubby finger at the uncle enjoying the show, and the attention immediately shifted from him to the gloating uncle.
Ji Rui, who thought he was out of the situation, found himself easily dragged back in by Baobao, the spotlight of trouble swiftly shifting onto him, making him grit his teeth, "Ji Yu, you’re quite something!"
Le Tong found it amusing to see the father and son switch from a unified alliance to adversaries.
"Have you adjusted to the time difference?" Ji Rui’s complexion looked great, it seems he had a good night’s sleep.
"Yes, I slept very well last night!" Ji Rui’s gaze wasn’t avoiding hers at all, making Le Tong even more certain that once she fell asleep, it was indeed she who snuggled up to him.
"What shall we have for lunch?" It was then that Le Tong remembered lunch hadn’t been decided yet.
"Let’s have some homemade dishes!" Baobao raised his hand to express his idea.
"Good!" Ji Rui, after several days of travel, indeed needed something light and easy to digest.
Ji Rui had no objections, and the car soon turned toward the homestyle restaurant.
On the way there, Ji Rui called the restaurant to order the dishes. By the time the three of them were seated in a private room and had had a few sips of tea, the dishes were served.
The father and son ate like they hadn’t seen food in ages, and Le Tong realized then that they hadn’t even had breakfast. The two lazy pigs had slept until eleven before getting up, washing, and heading straight to the Ji Corporation.
The whole meal took half an hour, with Le Tong taking the entire time for her lunch, while the father and son finished in just over ten minutes and were already leaning back, patting their full bellies.
After leaving the restaurant, Xiao Li drove the three of them back to the mansion, and along the way, Le Tong spotted a supermarket, instructing Xiao Li to stop so she could go in and buy ingredients for dumpling filling.
Ji Rui said not a word, simply holding Baobao’s hand and accompanying Le Tong to the supermarket where they picked out a large selection of food ingredients.