Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 820 - 685: Let’s See Who Dares to Stop Me! (Fourth Update)
Tong Ai Ni snorted, "If she’s got what it takes, she should get her husband, her dad, her brother and sister-in-law to pamper her too! When you asked me back then, I wasn’t keen to discuss these things. Kaishilin is a nice person, but she’s got an overambitious nature, always wanting to compete with me. I get angry just thinking about it. How can family members be compared?"
"She’s realized that now, and she’s still young. Cut her some slack. I’ve noticed that she cares a lot about your opinion of her. If you smile at her more, I’m sure you two will get along well. Don’t mimic your brother and fifth brother’s arrogant attitude..."
"Advising Ai Ni, and somehow I’m dragged into it too." Tong Airui’s displeased voice came from outside the door.
Yi Luowa stuck out her tongue, "Speak of the devil! You really can’t badmouth someone behind their back."
Tong Ai Ni laughed, "See now? I’m way better than my brother! At least I know how to put up with things; my brother can’t handle even the slightest grievance."
Tong Airui chuckled from outside the door, "Carlos Uncle, Aunt Clarissa must apologize for the inconvenience."
Yi Luowa and Tong Ai Ni exchanged glances, both shocked.
Yi Luowa quickly stood up, supporting Tong Ai Ni as they went out to greet them.
"Dad, Mom, you’re here." Tong Ai Ni’s face immediately flushed red.
"It was You Jia who wouldn’t let us in; he said venting would make you feel better." Queen Clarissa walked in with a smile, "Ai Ni, I know you’ve endured quite a bit."
"Mom, I haven’t been upset; it’s also my fault. I’m an adult, yet I still bicker with a child." Tong Ai Ni chuckled, inviting her parents-in-law to sit down, then shot a look at You Jia.
Yi Luowa reached out and pinched her back.
Tong Ai Ni pouted and sat down next to Yi Luowa.
Clarissa smiled affectionately, "Ai Ni, Kaishilin is like you said, she isn’t bad, just overly ambitious. I’ve subtly advised her many times behind the scenes, yet it’s like she’s bewitched, ignoring my advice. When I nag too much, she’d occasionally talk back. But just a while ago, she came running to find me, telling me Luowa spoke a lot to her, making her realize things. She even apologized to me."
"Mom, it’s my fault, my sister-in-law just advised me too. From now on, I’ll treat Kaishilin as a younger sister and won’t bicker with her."
Clarissa smiled contently, "Harmony in the family leads to prosperity. You joined this family earlier, while she’s been with us less than a year. Teach her if she’s confused; if she’s wrong, tell me, and I’ll advise her."
Tong Ai Ni giggled awkwardly, "I was thoughtless; you heard it yourself, my sister-in-law just taught me a lesson."
"Don’t underestimate Luowa because of her age; she’s more sensible than you," Carlos joked, "Long Che really is lucky to have such a good daughter-in-law. Is he showing off every day now?"
Tong Ai Ni pouted, "Husband, Dad’s picking on me."
You Jia laughed and rubbed her head, "Dad sees you as his own daughter; how could he pick on you?"
Carlos looked at Tong Airui with a smile, "I just appreciate someone like Ai Ni—not pretentious, straightforward. Despite growing up loved by everyone, she’s not spoiled, handling things admirably. Over the past year since Kaishilin arrived, I’ve seen Ai Ni always accommodating her, truly putting up with a lot."
Tong Airui furrowed his brow slightly, "Ai Ni never told us about this; if she did, I’d certainly bring her home for a while."
"Carlos Uncle, don’t listen to Tong Airui’s nonsense; he’s joking with you," Yi Luowa immediately mediated.
Carlos smiled, "Luowa, don’t be nervous. Ai Rui is just a child in front of me; no matter what he says, I won’t take it to heart. Every family faces its challenges. After your conversation with Kaishilin today, she came to realize, and will stop constantly quarreling with Ai Ni. Soon, I’ll pass the throne to You Jia, and Lu Jia and Kaishilin won’t live in the palace. With fewer meetings, everyone will be more peaceful."
"Dad, why move Lu Jia out? The palace is so big; it’d be boring with just a handful of us. Honestly, I may not always like Kaishilin’s actions, but she’s not always like that." Tong Ai Ni turned to her mother-in-law, "Mom, please talk to Dad; don’t let Lu Jia and Kaishilin move out."
"You’re more convincing than I am." Clarissa smiled gently.
"Dad~" Tong Ai Ni pouted, "If you send them out, I’ll move out too."
Yi Luowa laughed and tapped her hand, "The baby’s still inside, is it good to act willful and spoiled?"
Tong Ai Ni glanced at her, "What’s wrong with it? I talk to Dad like this at home too."
Yi Luowa chuckled, "Uncle, Aunt, as you can see, Ai Ni is someone who’s warm-hearted beneath a cool exterior. I’m an outsider and shouldn’t comment, but I also believe it’s better if everyone lives together. We can take care of each other, just like this trip; three kids are at home, all being cared for by everyone."
Carlos nodded with a smile, "Alright, we’ll try it your way. If it doesn’t work, we’ll ask them to move out."
At dinner, Kaishilin deliberately sat beside Tong Ai Ni. Maybe she’s getting better at conversational skills, or maybe Tong Ai Ni started seeing her differently. Throughout the meal, any resentment Tong Ai Ni held against Kaishilin dissipated completely.
Yi Luowa and Tong Airui stayed for three days, and when it was time to leave, Tong Ai Ni and Dylan cried. Yi Luowa hugged them both repeatedly to comfort them before boarding the plane.
Seeing her in a low mood, Tong Airui smiled and rubbed her head, "Come on, don’t fret. Once we’re done with this trip, I’ll bring Ai Ni and Dylan to stay with you until you get tired of them, then let them go."
Yi Luowa pressed her lips, "Love, now that Ai Ni and Kaishilin have made up, otherwise, I would’ve been quite worried. Ai Ni too, it’s been over a year, if she told me earlier, she wouldn’t have been bottling it in every day."
"How could she express it? At home, everyone’s pampered her; coming here, feeling wronged, she’d be embarrassed to speak up. It’s You Jia’s fault, he should’ve been more assertive; no one would’ve dared wrong Ai Ni."
Yi Luowa gave him a sideways glance, "Is this really something to be assertive about? Both sides matter; all he can do is smooth things over. Thankfully, our family doesn’t face such situations; if we did, you’d have to act like him."
"It’d definitely be different; anyone daring to hassle my wife would face ruthless retaliation!"
Yi Luowa rolled her eyes, "I won’t argue with you about this anymore; once we’re back, I’ll talk to Dad. He can’t spoil Sang Yu too much, it wouldn’t be good."
"What’s wrong with that?"
"It’s fine if she’s pampered at home, but if she marries and others don’t treat her well, what then? There’ll be disparity causing imbalance. Consider Ai Ni’s case, this is easy to handle in an ordinary family; Ai Ni however, grew up pampered, she’d feel aggrieved if slightly mistreated. Luckily, Ai Ni’s character resembles your mom more; she tolerates. Imagine if she were like you or Ai Nuo, we’d have constant conflicts."
Tong Airui squinted slightly, "My daughter won’t marry!"
"Then you’ll have to support her for a lifetime!"
"I’ll gladly support her!"
Yi Luowa mock-punched him, "Feels like knocking you out!"
"Bring it on!" Tong Airui playfully leaned his cheek closer.
"Move aside! Stop being annoying." Yi Luowa pushed his face away forcefully, "The little ones should be waking up soon; I’ll call them."
"Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle are there, they won’t miss you; just keep me company."
"Oh... when will those three grow up, so we don’t have to worry about so many people."
Tong Airui leaned closer with a smile, "Once they grow up, we’ll be old too. When that time comes, maybe I’ll lose my edge, you won’t abandon me, right?"
"If you’re old, wouldn’t I be old too?"
"You don’t show any signs of aging, still like when I first saw you." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Yi Luowa smiled and stroked her face, "Really? Then when you’re old, I’ll buy you a green hat."
"You..."
"What about me?" Yi Luowa grinned with pride, "I won’t stoop to quarrel. Soon I’ll see Duoduo and Yak; I need to stay cheerful to meet my little Duoduo sweetheart."
"If he dares to say he’ll marry you when he grows up, see how I’ll handle him!"
"Peel or flay? Be careful you don’t leave Soja."
"I’ll burn down the palace; who dares stop me!"
