Chapter 10 As Long As His Dad Agrees

At the dining table.

Ji Chao glanced at Lu Xining and, meeting her tender gaze, bashfully lowered his head.

Nuonuo tugged at her pajamas, covering her mouth to steal a giggle, looking exceptionally adorable.

Lu Xining brought out breakfast and told him about Ji Muye coming to pick him up last night.

"Dad did come to pick you up, but you were sleeping, and Dad couldn't bear to wake you, so he let you stay here."

Even if she didn't like Ji Muye, she didn't want to deliberately destroy his image as a father in Ji Chao's heart.

The doorbell rang.

It was Ji Muye coming to pick up the child.

Following behind him was Ji Ze, who felt a bit aggrieved upon seeing Ji Chao having breakfast with Lu Nuonuo. He used to have breakfast with his brother every day.

Having not seen Ji Chao at last night's dinner and this morning's breakfast, he was already upset, and now seeing him being so good to his sister made him even more annoyed.

Ji Chao: "Dad, why did you come so early?"

Ji Muye reminded him, "Did you forget that you promised Aunt Xixi last week to go to the oceanarium today?"

The Ji Muye of today was indeed different from usual.

He was dressed young and casual.

Ji Chao looked at Ji Ze hiding behind their dad and honestly confessed, "Dad, it wasn't me who promised, it was brother who wanted to go to the oceanarium that agreed with Auntie."

Ji Ze, who was pointed out, had actually forgotten the promise made to Liu Xixi.

He had come only wanting to play with his brother.

But he had made a promise to Auntie, and he couldn't go back on his word.

It was Ji Ze who agreed to go to the oceanarium, not Ji Chao, so he spoke up directly, "Dad, take brother there, I want to play with sister."

"I can take Uncle Driver's car home in the evening."

Since the children were young, Ji Muye had encouraged them to express their true feelings, so he spoke his mind.

Just as Ji Ze, who was hiding behind, was about to echo, he heard his dad speak.

"Ji Ze, you begged to go to the oceanarium, and now Aunt Xixi is waiting at the door, are you going to back out at the last minute?"

In the end, Ji Chao got his wish and stayed behind.

Ji Muye took Ji Ze downstairs, who kept looking back after every few steps.

Ji Ze hesitated, "Dad, can I come play with brother next weekend?"

Ji Muye met his youngest son's hopeful eyes and couldn't bear to refuse him, "When Nuonuo's dad is not around, you can."

Ji Chao scratched the back of his head, he remembered his sister saying in Yunqiao Village that she didn't have a dad, right?

Who cares, as long as his dad agreed, that's all that mattered!

Ji Muye arranged for bodyguards to accompany Liu Xixi and Ji Ze to the oceanarium, while he returned to the company to work overtime.

But before the next weekend arrived, Ming Yuan had an accident.

Due to a staff error, she fell from the wire rig, suffering multiple abrasions and was urgently taken to the nearby hospital.

Lu Xining hurriedly took her daughter and rushed to Ming Yuan's city overnight.

Upon seeing her bring the child, Ming Yuan tried to rise, disapprovingly saying, "Why did you bring Nuonuo here, hurry back and rest."

Lu Xining quickly stopped her, "Don't move, don't get hurt again."

Ming Yuan sighed and comforted her in return, "Ningning, don't worry, I've always been lucky since I was young, I'll be fine."

Lu Nuonuo patted her mother's shoulder, and Lu Xining bent down to hug her, and the little one kissed Ming Yuan's uninjured face.

"Huff huff, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."

"Nuonuo really is godmother's precious sweet baby."

Ming Yuan wanted to hug the child, but Lu Xining didn't agree.

She had no fractures, but with many abrasions on her body, it wasn't appropriate to hold a child.

This weekend, she would stay in Lin City to accompany Ming Yuan.

Thinking of the promise she made to Ji Chao, Lu Xining sent him a message that day, explaining her situation through a voice message.

The first to hear the news was Ji Muye.

The voice message Lu Xining sent to her son was very soft, very tender, briefly explaining the situation she encountered.

Finally, there was the sweet voice of Lu Nuonuo: "Brother, be good, wait for me."

Ji Chao had already held Ji Muye's phone and listened several times, knowing that she and Lu Nuonuo were not in Jingzhou, he felt somewhat very disappointed.

But Lu Xining promised him that she would call him back as soon as she returned, and the unhappiness in his heart vanished like smoke.

Lu Xining and her daughter stayed in Lin City for a few days with Ming Yuan before the three of them flew back to Jingzhou together once she was discharged from the hospital.

It was night when the lights began to shine.

Ji Muye had just walked into the restaurant when he saw a familiar figure.

The woman was wearing a light purple long dress; her black hair was pinned behind her head, revealing a slender and pale swan neck.

The secretary, following his gaze, exclaimed in surprise, "Is it Madam?"

Ji Muye glanced over coldly, "Get it wrong again, and I'll dock your bonus."

Lu Xining, with her back to the restaurant door, did not know that Ji Muye was also in this restaurant and had seen her.

The main purpose of tonight was to meet a friend, and they parted ways after dinner.

Who knew that as soon as she entered the elevator, she locked eyes with Ji Muye's cold gaze; she turned her face away, ignoring the man's stare.

Yan Dong, supporting him, was about to call out 'Madam', but then he remembered his bonus.

"Miss Lu, what a coincidence."

Lu Xining nodded, acknowledging the greeting.

Arriving at the underground parking lot, she went straight to her car, ignoring the two people behind her.

But Yan Dong suddenly said, "Miss Lu, our car has a flat tire, could you give us a lift?"

Lu Xining rolled down her window: "Yan Dong, this is Jingzhou, if the car is broken, you can take a taxi."

Yan Dong hurriedly said: "Miss Lu, President Ji drank some tainted alcohol, he needs to be rushed to the hospital."

Lu Xining had already smelled the unusual scent on the man back in the elevator.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Yan Dong cried out, "Do it for the sake of the child!"

In the end, Ji Muye and Yan Dong successfully got into the car.

The man's body was radiating heat.

He leaned his head back on the seat, his eyes half-closed, his body like a piece of charcoal being scorched, his throat growing drier and drier.

Ji Muye adjusted his tie, opened his eyes, and upon seeing Lu Xining in the driver's seat, the anger in his heart seemed to intensify.

Anger that accumulated over time settled in the depths of his eyes, as if it could engulf Lu Xining in an instant.

"Lu Xining, why do you still show up?"

"Two years ago you chose to abandon your husband and child, left the two kids without a word, and now what face do you have to come back and fight me for the children!"

"Unless I die, you'll never get custody."

A red light, a sudden brake.

Lu Xining, her face frosty, looked at him: "Get out!"

"If you're sick, go get treated right away!"

Across the street was the hospital.

Yan Dong didn't dare to say a word, hurriedly helped his boss out of the car, and was about to say thank you when the car had already sped off.

The next morning at dawn.

When Ji Muye awoke, he felt weak all over, recalling the scenes from last night, the hospital room was filled with an ominous pressure.

At that moment, his personal phone vibrated.

Lu Nuonuo, who woke up early, skillfully found her brother's account, dialed a video call, and prepared to give him a big smile.

As the video connected.

The little one beamed with crescent-moon eyes: "Brother!"

Her fair and delicate little face had finally gained back some flesh, looking like a Fuwa doll from New Year prints, delighting anyone who saw her.

Seeing Ji Muye's pale face, little Lu Nuonuo moved closer in confusion, feeling that uncle was somewhat different today.

Ji Muye spoke up first: "Brother is not here."

Hearing his words, disappointment flickered in Lu Nuonuo's eyes.

Upon seeing a white-coated elder appear on the other side, she tilted her head and stared at Ji Muye, then showed a pitiful look.

"Naughty uncle, take your medicine."