Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 697 - 614: Hear Nothing, Ask Nothing

The next morning, the weather was fine. Leng Mochen returned from his workout and saw Li Si coming downstairs holding Buding.

A white towel was draped around his neck, and his forehead was drenched in sweat. When he looked up and saw Li Si’s red, swollen eyes avoiding his gaze, a pang of pain flashed through his heart.

"What happened to your eyes?"

Could it be from crying? He did act wrong yesterday, but was it worth crying over?

Li Si glanced at him without speaking and walked past him with Buding in her arms, heading directly to the dining room.

Meanwhile, Buding played with his little fingers, blinking his big, lively eyes curiously between his dad and mom.

Even he could sense that something wasn’t right.

Leng Mochen followed behind Li Si, glancing toward the kitchen where the servants were busy preparing breakfast and tidying up.

"Hey, girl! Still mad? Don’t get upset anymore. I worked late into the night yesterday. When I saw you sleeping soundly, I didn’t want to wake you."

Seeing Li Si’s expression and demeanor, he truly blamed himself for taking her feelings for granted.

If only he had known, he should’ve held her in his arms last night, explaining and comforting her softly.

Everyone knows the golden rule for couples: fight at the head of the bed, but make up at the foot of the bed! Why make things so tense now?

Li Si placed Buding into the high chair before raising her gaze to look at him—energetic and handsome after his morning workout. The concern and regret in his eyes were unmistakably genuine.

But why... why was his heart still tethered to another woman?

She gently patted Buding’s soft hair and sat down beside the child.

Lowering her gaze, she murmured indifferently, "Really? I wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t told me."

Leng Mochen felt alarmed. He stopped beside her and, staring at the top of her head, said:

"Yesterday, I was just upset over some things. You didn’t even come down to eat dinner. Were you starving all night?"

A flicker of complicated emotion passed through Li Si’s eyes. She lifted her head and coolly asked, "What exactly was it about?"

She thought to herself, if he was truthful, it would prove he had nothing to hide, and she’d let it go.

"Nothing much, just company matters! You know how it is." He instinctively avoided saying more.

Li Si looked at him mockingly. "Really? Are you sure it has nothing at all to do with Nie Xiuwei?"

Leng Mochen’s gaze shifted subtly, instantly realizing, "You know? Fine, I guess it does a little, but it’s no big deal. Anyway, yesterday I..."

Li Si cut him off with a hand gesture, her eyes clear and sharp.

"Enough! I don’t want to hear about your so-called issues anymore! I don’t even want to ask!"

Then she turned toward the kitchen and shouted, "Aunt Zhang, is breakfast ready yet? I’m starving!"

"Oh, it’s ready!" Aunt Zhang hastily brought out the prepared breakfast.

Earlier, she had noticed the couple’s tense expressions from afar and didn’t dare to interrupt.

Li Si quietly ate her breakfast while Aunt Zhang fed fruit puree to Buding.

Leng Mochen watched Li Si, realizing she was still angry.

"Alright, you eat first. I’ll go take a shower!"

He hesitated briefly but, feeling the sweat on his body, headed to the bathroom first.

He decided to properly explain things to her later.

Li Si stared deeply at his retreating figure, a wave of disappointment swelling in her heart.

Was it really that hard to be honest with each other? Or was it because of Qin Xin...?

Just then, Xiao Guai ran in from the yard, holding a bunch of red and yellow flowers. Like offering a prized treasure, he dashed to Li Si’s side with quick steps. "Ah..."

Buding giggled happily, pushing away the spoon of fruit puree and stretching out his plump little hands toward Xiao Guai. "Want... want..."

Li Si couldn’t help but smile as she gently tapped Buding’s chubby head. "Thank you!"

The gloom in her heart seemed to dissipate, carried away by the dew-covered fresh petals.

By the time Leng Mochen reappeared, dressed in clean clothes, Li Si had already taken Buding and Xiao Guai out to the garden to bask in the sun.

He had just made up his mind to go and talk to her properly.

But just then, his phone rang—it was Long Wu.

The moment he picked up, Long Wu launched into a ramble about how he finally got lucky after drinking last night, only to wake up and find Su Meng gone, leaving behind nothing but marks of their passion.

Leng Mochen really wasn’t in the mood to listen to his endless chatter and quickly dismissed him after a few words.

By the time he intended to look for Li Si again, Mrs. Leng’s car pulled into the driveway.

Mrs. Leng got out of the car, bending down to retrieve Buding’s new toys and some fruit from the back seat.

Seeing Buding, her face immediately lit up with a joyful smile. "My dear grandson! Did you miss Grandma?"

Li Si offered a slight smile and instructed the servants to take the items from her hands while passing Buding into her arms.

Once they were seated in the living room, exchanging a few words, Mrs. Leng finally brought up, "Mochen, Sisi, you wouldn’t believe it. After attending the wedding yesterday, your dad and I stopped by the old house to see the Old Master.

We happened to run into Zeng Qiuping causing a scene. Who knows how she found out about that matter, but she was making a fuss about splitting the shares equally.

Later, your grandfather got so angry he declared that the shares in his possession would go—all except yours—to Leng Ning and Leng Mo as dowries, one half each.

So if anyone wants to get their share sooner, they’d better get married quickly.

As for Leng Mohao, he said he wouldn’t give him a single penny!

Oh, you should’ve seen the look on Zeng Qiuping’s face—it was like a splattered painting with all the colors mixed together. Just priceless!

Your uncle rushed in and dragged her back home. I imagine she wouldn’t have had an easy time there afterward..."

Mrs. Leng had rushed over so early today because she was thrilled by the turn of events.

After all, with Mochen consolidating control of the Leng Family, there was no telling how Zeng Qiuping might stir things up again. Now that the Old Master and Leng Qianhan had firmly suppressed her, how could Mrs. Leng not feel elated?

Besides, with the Old Master’s intention to use the shares as dowries, it seemed that Xiao Ning’s engagement was settled, while Leng Mo didn’t even have a boyfriend yet.

This thought only added to her satisfaction.

Li Si glanced at Leng Mochen, only to see him expressionless, quietly listening, occasionally responding with a faint "mm."

Mrs. Leng, a bit parched from speaking, sipped some tea before cautiously saying, "Mochen, Sisi, there’s something I’d like to bring up. My friend Wang Quan—Mochen, you might not remember her since the memory loss—she has a distant relative’s niece who just graduated as a preschool teacher this year. She’s absolutely honest and reliable.

I was thinking, Buding’s growing up so fast, having someone around to play with him might be good! What do you think?"

Of course, Mrs. Leng didn’t touch upon past matters, not even mentioning Xiao Ding. But she was terribly anxious about her grandson’s safety, ever since those harrowing moments of the past. Even a minor bump or scrape would make her heart ache terribly.

So, the very day she came back from North City, she had reached out to her trusted network, looking to find someone dependable and sincere.

While she had quickly found a suitable candidate, she hesitated, unsure if her son would approve.

After all, strictly speaking, this could be seen as meddling a bit too much into their household affairs.