For a split second, Da Bao even wanted to act impulsively, to wake the little girl up and tell her about the secret hidden deep in his heart that couldn’t see the light of day.
But when his eyes t Nuonuo’s smiling eyes, all his impulses, all his selfish thoughts, were drowned and vanished by her radiant smile.
"I’m really looking forward to it!"
Although Nuonuo’s skills are truly nothing to boast about, just the thought of her trying hard for him made Da Bao feel completely happy.
Da Bao knew that the feelings he had for the little girl were fundantally different from her feelings towards him. But he was a content person, and even if the little girl’s affection for him stayed forever at the family level, he would never force it.
So, he would patiently wait, wait for the little girl to grow up, wait for her to have enough discernnt to judge what type of feelings she had for him.
anwhile, on the reservoir on the other side of the mountain, Le Tong and Ji Rui chatted while fishing together. As they talked, the conversation gradually shifted from work to focus on the children.
"When you were eighteen, were you also like Da Bao, suddenly paying a lot of attention to your career?"
Le Tong, as a mother, always had more concerns compared to Ji Rui as a father.
"Why do you ask?" Ji Rui tilted his head and glanced at her, seemingly not quite understanding what Le Tong ant.
"I’ve always thought that in Da Bao’s mind, family cos first, and career cos second. But recently, I’ve started to doubt if I’ve seen it wrong."
Ji Rui looked at her thoughtfully, "Is it because recently Da Bao hasn’t been coming ho to sleep because of overti work?"
Le Tong nodded, "Yes, it’s normal for him not to co ho to sleep. The key is that Nuonuo has already expressed her dissatisfaction so clearly, and her low spirits are definitely not an act. Da Bao knows her so well, it’s impossible for him not to notice. Previously, just Nuonuo pouting her lips would make Da Bao run in circles, but this ti, he didn’t explain anything, just used being busy with work as an excuse to brush off the sad little girl. Don’t you find his behavior very unusual?"
Ji Rui knew he never understood the children as thoroughly as Le Tong did, and he wouldn’t be as sensitive as her. So, when Da Bao ntioned temporarily moving to live at the company, Ji Rui didn’t think much of it.
Moreover, he thought it was normal for boys to change as they grow up, placing more importance on their careers than before.
After all, a man’s heart is vast; family is certainly important, but for n, a career is equally indispensable. It’s like a battleground that needs conquest, where a man’s passion and fighting spirit burn fiercely.
But now, after hearing Le Tong’s analysis, and going over the details again, he had to agree with her.
However, while he agreed, he still couldn’t figure out what had made their son act so strangely, no matter how hard he racked his brain.
"Listening to you, I also feel our son is acting strangely, but why is that? Could it be rebellious phase syndro?"
Le Tong rolled her eyes at him, "Oh please, your son’s rebellious phase is long over. I think it’s adolescent syndro."
Ji Rui was puzzled, "Huh? When was Da Bao’s rebellious phase, I didn’t know."
"Because you’re dense!" Le Tong retorted bluntly.
Ji Rui didn’t get upset; he pulled her into his arms and kissed her cheek.
"True, I am dense. But with a great mom like you, it doesn’t matter if the dad is a bit dense, right?"
Le Tong lazily leaned her head on his shoulder, her gaze falling on the calm surface of the reservoir.
"You’re clever, not only finding a grand excuse for your irresponsibility, but also taking the chance to put on a pedestal and praise . Should I thank you or thank you?!"
Ji Rui kissed the top of her head, "No need to thank for such things!"
Le Tong was amused by his shalessness.
"So, what’s this adolescent syndro you ntioned?" Ji Rui found that in front of his wife, he, who was usually knowledgeable, turned into a kid who keeps asking why.
Le Tong really wanted to open his head and see what his brain was like. Similarly, Ji Rui often wanted to open Le Tong’s head to see why she thought so differently from him.
One could simply say that these two people with vastly different ways of thinking were inexplicably attracted to each other, so they ended up together, surprisingly fitting and loving each other imnsely.
"Mr. Ji, didn’t you go through adolescence?" Le Tong’s tone was inevitably laced with disdain.
"I didn’t have an adolescence," Ji Rui replied calmly.
Le Tong was startled, then she rembered that Ji Rui seed to have ntioned that he, like Da Bao, graduated from university in his teens and then started working at the Ji Family.
So, his seventeen or eighteen years were spent in obscurity, quietly preparing to regain control of the Ji Family in the future.
This led him to be a man with emotional expression difficulties, soone who didn’t know how to love, nor how to express affection.
In this aspect, Le Tong felt grateful the three kids at ho were very normal.
"I’m sorry..." Le Tong slightly leaned up and gave Ji Rui a kiss on the lips.
Ji Rui took the opportunity to scoop her up onto his lap, wrapping an arm around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder.
Even though they had been together for years, Le Tong did not resist such intimate gestures. On the contrary, she was very satisfied with the Ji Rui who now dared to directly express his affection.
She rembered once when Ji Rui was interviewed; when asked if he ever said sweet things to his loved one to express love, he said, "I’m clumsy with words, so I prefer to express my love through actions."
Le Tong allowed herself to lean into Ji Rui’s embrace, recalling the warm aspects of this man.
"Sorry for what, my adolescence is ongoing; as long as you’re here, my youth can last forever."
But who said this man couldn’t say sweet words? At this mont, she was almost moved to tears.
Just as Le Tong was deeply moved, Ji Rui finally figured it out.
"So, you an, Da Bao is in love with soone?"
"Yes, if I’m not mistaken, that should be the case."
"Then should you try talking to him?" Ji Rui was very self-aware, knowing he was not up to the task of being a love advisor.
"Don’t worry, Da Bao has it all figured out in his heart. Moreover, love is such a beautiful thing that requires the person involved to experience it with their heart, without needing to be a nagging bystander."
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