novelraw Chapter 517 - 516:
Chapter 517 - 516:
Once he realized what was happening, the man, who usually showed no emotions, surprisingly had a hint of a smile around his eyes, smoothly picking up Le Tong."Then let’s go sleep now!"
Le Tong punched him hard on the chest, glancing at the wall clock where the hour hand was still stuck between eight and nine.
"Idiot, what time do you think it is?"
Ji Rui couldn’t be bothered to even glance at the wall clock, swiftly carrying her up the stairs.
"Tired, then sleep — who cares what time it is!" Yes, isn’t that human instinct? Eat when hungry, sleep when tired, who cares what time it is?!
His reasoning was quite justifiable, but Le Tong’s ears turned warm hearing it.
She felt that the word "sleep" coming from his mouth didn’t just carry its literal meaning.
"Baobao and Nuonuo haven’t slept yet..." Le Tong’s gaze drifted downwards, clearly seeing through the floor-to-ceiling window Baobao holding Nuonuo, rocking back and forth in the rocking chair on the terrace.
"Don’t worry, Baobao can take good care of Nuonuo."
Ji Rui wasn’t worried about that at all, and naturally, Le Tong was even more aware.
In the past few days, Ji Rui finally understood why Le Tong was so certain when she said Nuonuo belonged to Baobao. With Baobao’s intelligence and life skills, taking care of the well-behaved Nuonuo was indeed a piece of cake. Moreover, two nannies were at home to look after them; Le Tong didn’t need to worry at all.
Le Tong’s last escape route was blocked by Ji Rui. Trying to be gentle didn’t work, given their significant physical disparity, trying hard would have no chance of success.
Of course, she could scream at the top of her lungs, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
The wise know to adapt; realizing she couldn’t escape Ji Rui’s grasp, Le Tong, after some weighing and pondering, decided to play dead!
Ji Rui was quite satisfied with Le Tong’s quick submission, as she obediently snuggled into his arms. He tightened his hold, teasing in her ear.
"Relax, I’m not the kind of man with frail arms and legs who can’t keep you safe!"
Le Tong, pretending to play dead in his arms, grinded her teeth harshly, thinking this man had become broad-minded, only to find he was as vengeful as before.
Once inside the room, Ji Rui kicked the door shut with his foot, not bothering to turn on the light, making his way to the bed with Le Tong in his arms, using the faint light from outside to guide him. He bent over and laid her down.
With her back finally touching the bed, Le Tong struggled to sit up. Ji Rui quickly kicked off his shoes and climbed over, gently pinning her down. Although he didn’t put his entire weight on her, it was enough to restrain her.
Ji Rui’s eyes, in the dim space, glowed like a wolf’s, emitting a subtle green light.
Those eyes, full of danger and aggression, made Le Tong instinctively shrink back.
Gradually adapting to the indoor light, Ji Rui took note of Le Tong’s reactions, holding her face in one hand, and gently kissing her lips.
"Be good, trust me, I won’t do anything!"
From a physical instinct standpoint, having held back for so long, Ji Rui naturally wanted to go all the way.
However, that drunken night’s events were a bloody lesson for Ji Rui. The consequences of that reckless night of indulgence were still being endured by him.
Hence, Ji Rui’s rationality was far superior to his instincts now.
Finally having someone in bed, he just wanted to pamper and indulge her. As for his physical desires, they could be kicked to the corner for now.
Le Tong quieted down amid the familiar and comforting kisses, involuntarily hooking her hands onto Ji Rui’s back.
Like a child receiving praise and reward, Ji Rui was delighted by her initiative to get close, carefully lying beside her, gently pulling her into his embrace.
"Are you unable to sleep? Shall we chat?"
The unlit bedroom was very quiet, with only the sound of their interwoven breathing audible.
Truthfully, though they had been lovers for quite some time, they rarely had the opportunity to be alone without work or personal matters interrupting.
"Hmm, you talk, I’ll listen..."
Le Tong was completely relaxed now, trusting that Ji Rui wouldn’t force her to do anything excessive, so she comfortably snuggled in his embrace, finding a cozy spot to lie down.
Ji Rui used his chin to nuzzle her soft hair, contentedly narrowing his eyes slightly. "What do you want to hear?"
Ji Rui wasn’t used to confiding in others; perhaps, having never had anyone to talk to, he had grown accustomed to keeping everything, whether joy or pain, bottled up inside.
Now that someone was willing to be a listener, he wasn’t even sure where to start.
"Baobao is really smart, were you a prodigy as a child too?"
Honestly, as long as it related to Ji Rui, Le Tong was willing to listen.
But the atmosphere was so beautiful; she didn’t want to accidentally bring up something that would make him sad, so she chose a seemingly safe yet genuinely interesting topic.
Strictly speaking, Ji Rui wasn’t a narcissist.
But he had known from a young age that he was smarter than other kids. "How should I put it? There wasn’t really a term for ’prodigy’ back then, but, I only attended primary school for three years, and didn’t spend many years in middle and high school combined."
Le Tong let out a breath, "No wonder I’m always being bullied by you and Baobao, it’s not fair at all!"
Ji Rui kissed her on the forehead with a smile, "Where would I have the heart to bully you?" In other words, it wasn’t that he couldn’t, but that he didn’t want to or wasn’t willing to bully her.
Le Tong poked his cheek, "Well, you can’t say that now, but you bullied me terribly in the past!" Le Tong huffed as she sought to settle old scores.
"..."
Bringing up the past, Ji Rui indeed felt guilty, so he acted like a little puppy, pressing his face against hers to nuzzle, doing his utmost to please her.
Le Tong wasn’t truly angry; she just wanted to make him feel a bit guilty.
"Sigh, forget it, I’m magnanimous and won’t hold it against you. Speaking of intelligence, I heard from Baobao that his principal seemed to suggest he skip a grade?"
Le Tong suddenly remembered, Baobao had casually mentioned it once, and she thought about discussing it with Ji Rui, but it slipped her mind due to other distractions.
Ji Rui was also taken aback; the principal had mentioned it to him before Baobao got sick, and afterwards, perhaps worrying about Baobao’s health, the topic wasn’t brought up again.
"Hmm, it was last year. What do you think?" Since Le Tong brought it up, he wanted to hear her opinion too. After all, Baobao was six, even if he didn’t skip, it was time to consider primary school next year.
"I think we should respect his decision. Whether he wants to enter school like an ordinary child or skip a grade, it should be up to him."
"Hmm!"