Five days later, Le Tong walked out of the Provincial People’s Hospital with mixed emotions. She hesitated for a mont at the hospital entrance before deciding to return to R City.
In the afternoon, Le Tong finally returned to R City, having been away for over twenty days.
Taking the airport express back to the city, Le Tong imdiately pulled out her phone and dialed a number.
"Sister!" As soon as the call connected, Ji Baby’s clear voice ca through the receiver.
It had only been a few days since she’d heard this little guy’s voice, yet hearing it made Le Tong feel an imdiate urge to cry.
During the five days of waiting in M City, Le Tong had turned off her phone. She only logged onto QQ for half an hour to chat with Yang Sheng before going offline again, severing all her connections with the outside world.
She missed Ji Baby terribly, but she didn’t dare to call him, fearing that as soon as she heard his voice, she wouldn’t be able to resist imdiately flying back to R City.
"Baby, Sister is now outside your neighborhood. Can you find an excuse to co out for a bit?"
At this ti, Ji Rui should still be at work at the Ji Family. If Le Tong wanted to see Baby, she could only choose this ti.
Of course, if she could, she wouldn’t want to sneak around like a thief, but things had gotten so tense between her and Ji Rui, with his vengeful nature, he definitely wouldn’t let her see Baby.
Over the phone, Ji Baby didn’t even think before saying, "I can! Sister, wait for ! You must wait for !"
Le Tong heard the sound of things clattering loudly over the phone, guessing that the little guy must have knocked over many things in his hurry.
"Mm, I’ll wait for you! Don’t rush!" Le Tong gently reassured him.
"Sister, can you not hang up the phone?" Ji Baby’s anxious voice ca through the receiver.
"Mm, I can."
Then, Le Tong heard Ji Baby say to the nanny, "Aunt Guan, Sister Tongtong is waiting for Baby outside the neighborhood. Aunt Guan, can you co out with Baby?"
Hearing Baby so politely asking for the nanny’s opinion, Le Tong felt a sudden sense of relief for no apparent reason.
It seed the little guy was much more polite and well-mannered than she had imagined!
"Okay, co on, Baby, put on your coat, it’s cold outside."
Next ca the rustling sounds of clothes being put on, and then Ji Baby’s concerned question, "Sister, are you still there?"
"Mm, I’m still here!"
Baby, don’t worry, no matter how long it takes, I’ll always be here!
Le Tong silently added in her heart.
Ji Baby finished putting on his clothes, changed shoes, went out, got into the elevator, and walked out of the building. Le Tong could hear every bit of the journey clearly over the phone.
Four or five minutes later, Le Tong finally saw a small figure in the distance waving and running toward her.
"Sister! You really ca back!"
After running all the way, Ji Baby panted heavily as he threw himself into Le Tong’s arms, burying his head in her chest, his little hands hugging her neck tightly, unwilling to let go.
Le Tong hugged him tightly too, "Mm, baby, Sister... is back!"
Originally, she planned to only stay for a few days, but hearing Baby’s slightly choked voice, she couldn’t bring herself to say she was only staying for a few days.
She buried her face in Baby’s hair, stroking and kissing him repeatedly.
"Baby, can you let go of Sister for a mont, okay?"
Initially, Le Tong planned to et Baby without letting Ji Rui know, but now, she changed her mind.
Reluctantly, Ji Baby raised his head, "Why?"
Le Tong kissed his nose, "Does Baby want to go play with... Sister? Want to eat the al Sister cooked?"
Ji Baby looked at Le Tong with bright eyes, nodding enthusiastically. "I do!"
Le Tong took out her phone and dialed the number for the Ji Family’s CEO office.
"Hello, this is Ji Rui."
When Ji Rui worked, he never looked at the caller ID on office calls.
"Mr. Ji, it’s , Le Tong."
Clearly, two days ago, she swore she would never deal with this man again, but now, she had to ask for his help.
On the other side, there was a silence, but Le Tong knew he was listening because she could clearly hear his breathing through the receiver.
"I ca back to R City and am now at your neighborhood’s entrance. I want to take Baby out to play, then take him back to my place, and bring him back after dinner. Is that okay?"
Le Tong straightforwardly stated her request, feeling a bit apprehensive, and secretly wondering if he refused, whether she should forcibly take Baby or think of another way to persuade him.
Before there was a response from the other side, Ji Baby next to Le Tong rushed over, leaning close to the receiver and shouting, "Daddy, Baby wants to go play with Sister, Baby wants to eat at Sister’s house, Baby wants to..."
"No!" Ji Rui’s cold voice interrupted Ji Baby’s excited request.
"Daddy is a big bad guy..." Ji Baby yelled, his voice rising.
"Le Tong, you can take Baby out to play, and you can cook dinner for him, but it has to be at my house!" The man on the other end of the line completely ignored his precious son’s shouting, speaking to Le Tong instead.
Le Tong listened to his words intently. Without much thought, she readily agreed.
"Fine, your house, it is. Thank you!"
Even though she was volunteering to be soone’s free nanny and cook, Le Tong still said thank you.
Just as she was about to hang up, she heard the man say, "I’ll be back for dinner too!"
Le Tong stared blankly at the sound of the phone hanging up with a click, then asked Baby, "Baby, what did your daddy say last?"
Baby blinked, "He said he’d co back for dinner too!"
A strange expression flashed across Le Tong’s face until Baby kissed her cheek, "Sister, where are you going to take Baby to play?"
She shook her head, stood up holding Baby’s hand, and asked him, "Where does Baby want to go to play? How about Sister takes Baby to buy so clothes first, okay?"
Spring Festival was approaching, and that man Ji Rui probably wouldn’t have ti to take Baby shopping for clothes.
Even though for a young master like Ji Baby, new clothes were probably too many to wear, Le Tong still wanted to buy him a few sets of clothes, if possible, to have him wear them for the Spring Festival...
She still rembered that no matter how tight money was at ho before, her mother would always buy her a new set of clothes for the New Year.
"Okay! Sister is going to give Baby clothes?"
Ji Baby, this little clever one, perked up as soon as he heard Le Tong say this.
"Mm, whatever kind of clothes Baby likes, tell Sister, and Sister will buy them for you."
Although Le Tong had already visualized Baby wearing several outfits in her mind and was already coveting such a treasure, she still wanted to respect Baby’s own wishes.
"Anything is fine, as long as it’s bought by Sister for Baby, no matter what, Baby will like it!"
Ji Baby’s mouth seed to be filled with honey, saying this while happily shaking the hand held by Le Tong, bouncing around like a little monkey, cheerful and carefree.
[Fourth update, the last one will likely be very late, sisters, save it for tomorrow.]
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