Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 303 - 277: Times Have Changed (First Update)

Chapter 303: Chapter 277: Times Have Changed (First Update)

"Wuuu... My mom is sick, she hasn’t eaten for three days." Joyina was terrified, hugging Yi Luowa and sobbing out loud.

"I’ll arrange a plane for you." Tong Airui, hearing that the demon monopolizing his wife was leaving, instantly felt overjoyed in his heart.

"The plane is already arranged. Luowa, can you help me let Huo Li know that I’ll come back as soon as my mom gets better." Joyina wiped away her tears, sniffling as she left.

Yi Luowa hurried after her, "I’ll see you off."

"Luowa, my idol isn’t back yet. Please help me let him know too."

"Got it!" Yi Luowa supported her down the stairs. "Joyina, your mom will be fine. Don’t worry too much. Call me when you get home, so I don’t worry about you."

"Mm." Joyina nodded tearfully.

When Tong Yao saw them coming downstairs, she quickly came over to meet them. "Joyina, I don’t know what kind of illness your mom has, so I just prepared some supplements for her. Auntie also made some sweets for you to eat on the way."

"Thank you, Auntie, sorry for the trouble. I’m leaving now, bye-bye." Joyina hugged Tong Yao, crying as she stepped out the door.

Watching the car slowly drive out of the gate, Yi Luowa leaned weakly against Tong Airui’s chest. "She and her mom are so close. If something happens, I’m afraid she won’t be able to handle it."

Tong Airui patted her on the shoulder. "Don’t worry, her mom is fine. Saying this was just a pretext to trick her into going back."

Yi Luowa stared at him in shock. "How do you know that?"

"You were worried about that girl, so I had someone look into it." Tong Airui smiled. "The girl is fine; it’s just her brother that seems to have some issues. All these years, he’s barely been seen stepping out, and few people know of him. It’s said he’s ill, but no one knows what kind of illness he has."

Yi Luowa pursed her lips. "Forget it, it’s their family’s business, you shouldn’t meddle. Xiawu and Beidi are far apart, two unrelated countries. If the King of Beidi finds out you’re checking into his people, he might think you’re plotting against him."

"I actually do have some intentions. Zhuoyuan and PCW don’t have any business over there. While investigating them, I also looked into their market, and it has potential."

Yi Luowa squinted at him and laughed. "Isn’t this something you should be discussing with Third Brother and Fifth Brother?"

"You have shares in PCW. I had to inform you first."

Yi Luowa smiled. "You really treat my little shares as something important! If it’s something you have your eye on, I think it’ll definitely be fine. When you have time, let Second Uncle know."

Tong Airui took it seriously and shared the news with Tong Aino and Yi Weiyang the very next day. The two families quickly organized a delegation to Beidi, and soon this matter was settled.

After returning to her home country, Joyina made several calls to Yi Luowa. Apart from complaining about being deceived and her freedom being restricted, she didn’t have much else to say.

Regarding other people’s family affairs, Yi Luowa didn’t say much and could only offer some words of comfort.

In recent days, Long Che hadn’t been in the best mood—because of Teng Ai Ni. From the engagement up till now, this girl hadn’t come back once.

Not only had she not come back, but her news was constantly on TV. Today S Kingdom’s crown prince and his fiancée were here; tomorrow, they were somewhere else.

Long Che let out a cold snort. "See how busy she is!"

The whole family held their breath and looked at him.

Long Che shot a glance at everyone, his gaze finally resting on his wife’s face. "Your dad is so capable, why hasn’t he brought Ni’er back yet?"

Tong Yao acted as if she hadn’t heard, slowly standing up. "Luowa, Connie, I booked a spa session. Let’s go together."

Yi Luowa pursed her lips and smiled. Just as she was about to stand, Long Che gave a light cough.

Yi Luowa immediately sat back down, smiling sweetly at Long Che. "Dad, Connie and I won’t go. Let Mom go by herself."

Long Che nodded in satisfaction.

Yi Luowa pressed her lips together, looking at Tong Yao, who hadn’t said a word. "Mom, be careful on your way. Once you’re at the salon, without us to chat with, don’t let your thoughts wander. These past few days, I’ve noticed you seem down. I know you’re missing Ai Ni, but since those two are already engaged, if Ai Ni doesn’t attend You Jia’s official events, I think the tabloid press would start making things up again."

Long Che looked at his wife and noticed she truly wasn’t as spirited as a few days ago. Feeling awkward, he picked up his teacup and took a small sip. "Luowa, you and Connie accompany your mom to unwind and help reassure her. Ni’er is having a great time and doesn’t want to leave. Why should we keep fretting over her? Let her come back when she feels like it!"

"I’ll listen to Dad, then." Yi Luowa gave Connie a look, and the two supported Tong Yao as they quickly left the house.

"That old coot!" Just as they stepped out, Tong Yao muttered through gritted teeth.

"Mom, you and Dad have been together for so many years. Don’t you already know his temperament? He actually cares deeply for you." Yi Luowa chuckled and coaxed, "If you get upset and fall ill, it wouldn’t be worth it."

Connie quickly nodded. "Auntie, don’t be angry. Uncle was just in a bad mood and said something wrong."

Sitting inside the car, Tong Yao sighed. "I understand what he’s worried about. Ai Ni always tags along with You Jia everywhere, and that’s not a long-term solution. When his mood improves, let’s convince him. It’d be better to have Ai Ni and You Jia marry sooner."

"Mom, have you thought it through?" Yi Luowa winked at Connie.

Connie covered her smile. "Auntie is so wise!"

"It’s not that I’m wise. I’ve just figured it out. A daughter is destined to belong to someone else one day. The only ones who can stay with me for life are you two." Tong Yao tilted her head toward Connie. "And you, about you and Nuo’er, we should hurry and settle that too. We don’t want your parents thinking I’m an ungracious mother-in-law."

"We’re not in a rush. Let me get my diploma first. Let’s handle Ai Ni’s wedding first. You Jia is already twenty-six, and Ai Ni’s twenty-four. In our family, they’re practically senior singles."

Yi Luowa hugged Tong Yao’s arm, laughing. "Mom, did you hear what Connie just said?"

Tong Yao smiled and nodded. "I heard her say: our family!"

The mother and daughter burst into laughter after saying this.

Connie’s face turned bright red, all the way to her ears.

Tong Yao gave her a playful nudge while laughing. "What’s there to be shy about? We’re a family, after all. The other day, Nuo’er told me that when you two get married, I better not treat you unfairly, as if I were some wicked stepmom or mother-in-law. Connie, don’t worry. Whatever Luowa has, you’ll have too!"

Connie’s face reddened again. "I told him not to talk, yet he said it anyway. Auntie, I’ve never thought of comparing myself to Luowa in the slightest."

"Auntie knows you’re a good kid." Tong Yao smiled warmly at her. "But watching that silly boy gradually learn to care about you makes me happy!"

Throughout the car ride, Yi Luowa and Connie took turns teasing Tong Yao. By the time they returned home after their spa session, Tong Yao’s frustrations were completely gone. She even personally cooked two dishes.

Tong Airui returned home a little late that evening, and upon asking, found out that Yuan Hang was back.

"Yuan Hang did a great job this time. Shouldn’t we promote him a bit?" After dinner, while Long Che was out for a walk with his two sons, he brought it up.

Tong Airui smiled and nodded. "I’ve been thinking that, keeping him with Haotian this time serves exactly that purpose."

Long Che nodded in approval but suddenly furrowed his brow. "Your mother was in a bad mood today."

Tong Airui and Tong Aino both looked at him. There was no need to ask—they already knew that if their mother was upset, it was definitely because their father angered her.

"During the day, Mom’s home alone with no one to keep her company. Of course she’ll start overthinking. Now that you’re back, spend more time with her and stop snapping at her," Tong Airui said boldly—the only one who dared to speak so directly to his father.

Long Che shot him a glance. "Tomorrow, I’ll call your grandmother and have them come back. With more people at home, she won’t just focus on finding fault with me."

Tong Aino pouted. "Grandpa only returns to Suoya once a year. Asking them back so soon wouldn’t be appropriate, would it?"

"Not wouldn’t be appropriate—would be very inappropriate!" Tong Airui said firmly. "Let Grandpa and Grandma stay there. Aino, from Monday to Friday, give Connie some days off to stay home with Mom. On weekends, Luowa can accompany her."

Tong Aino nodded but frowned immediately after. "Actually, having Connie and my sister-in-law stay home with Mom is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Mom’s real worry is Ai Ni. She won’t settle down until Ai Ni’s married."

"Then let them get married sooner!" Tong Airui said, looking at Long Che. "Dad, what do you think?"

Long Che glared. "Didn’t we agree to let Ai Ni stay home for a few more years?"

Tong Airui smiled. "That was then, this is now."

"Get lost!"

As Long Che’s voice fell, the two brothers took off. Honestly, with beautiful wives waiting for them upstairs, who would willingly stick around with their hot-tempered old dad, who could explode at any moment?