Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband-Chapter 218 - : Climbing the Mountain

Chapter 218 -218: Climbing the Mountain

This lunch finally came to a strenuous end under Xie Mingwang’s ceaseless chatter.

Without any excuses left, Xie Mingwang could only reluctantly say goodbye to the two of them.

Before leaving, he added Lin Xu on WeChat, mentioning he would visit with gifts in a few days.

Visit whom?

Ji Tingyang?

If Ji Tingyang knew Xie Mingwang was coming over to discuss marriage matters, he would probably be so angry that he would grab a broom to chase him out of the villa and turn the house upside down in the process.

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Imagining this scene, Lin Xu shuddered with fear.

Seeing her trembling body, Xie Changyan thought she was startled by Xie Mingwang’s eager demeanour and chuckled as he wrapped his arm around Lin Xu’s waist, “I did warn you to be cautious.”

“I’ve come to realize,” Lin Xu said, looking deeply at him.

“Realized what?”

“Realized that you can’t find a wife without me, that’s why your grandfather is so anxious,” Lin Xu teased him.

Xie Changyan’s eyes curved, and he laughed softly, “Well, your observation skills are not bad.”

“But I still have so many suitors, I really need to choose carefully,” Lin Xu said seriously, nodding her head.

“Suitors? Are you referring to that actor with the last name Zhou? Or the man who hit on you at the coffee shop last week?” Xie Changyan’s eyebrows lifted slightly.

Lin Xu paused, “You saw that at the coffee shop?”

“If my eyesight wasn’t failing me, I definitely saw it. And if I’m not mistaken, you also gave him your phone number.”

“He was pestering me continuously, I had to say something, or who knows how long he would have lingered. But…” a sly glimmer passed through Lin Xu’s eyes.

She tiptoed, and her voice dropped into Xie Changyan’s ear, “I gave him your phone number.”

“No wonder I’ve been getting calls from men asking me out lately.”

“Did you go?”

“No…”

During their conversation, they had already returned to the car.

Xie Changyan skillfully started the car, gripping the steering wheel as the black sedan wove through the busy highway.

Outside the car window, the tall buildings gradually became scarce, and the roads on both sides turned wide and smooth, filling the air with a newfound tranquility and freshness.

“Where are we going?” Lin Xu observed for a while and questioned.

“Didn’t you mention a few days ago that you wanted to watch the sunrise from the mountaintop?”

“Are we going hiking?!” Lin Xu’s eyes sparkled with excitement, “Are we also going to camp on the mountaintop like they do in television dramas?”

“But I haven’t prepared any of those things.” Her face fell instantly.

“I’ve got everything ready in the trunk.”

As soon as Xie Changyan said this, Lin Xu’s face brightened up again.

However, her joy did not last long before she became conflicted again, “But… I didn’t tell Ji Tingyang that I’d be staying out overnight…”

If Ji Tingyang knew she was going mountain climbing and camping overnight with Xie Changyan, he might climb up the mountain himself to drag her back home in the middle of the night.

Speaking of which, she was already a mother of three children, and she was going camping overnight with her own husband; yet, there was still a feeling of early-romance like a high school student.

Not only having to keep an eye on her family, ensuring they don’t find out, but even a simple outing could not end with an overnight stay.

“Don’t worry, there’s no need to worry about him,” Xie Changyan said.

“Did you do something?!” Lin Xu quickly lifted her head to look at him.

“Bribed an important person.”

Bribed whom?

Who else could deceive Ji Tingyang?

Lin Xu thought for a moment, then suddenly realized.

It was Ji Yuqiao.

Over at the shopping mall.

Ji Yuqiao walked into a store, pointed at some clothes without trying them on, and said, “Not this one, not this one, and not this one… I don’t want the ones I pointed at, wrap up everything else for me.”

Her action of handing over the credit card was very generous as she pushed up her sunglasses on her nose bridge, “Swipe the card.”

The shop assistants couldn’t stop smiling as three or four of them kept packing clothes for her.

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“Just deliver the clothes to this villa.” Ji Yuqiao left them an address, then started her generous shopping at the next store.

“Not this one, not this one, and not this one, wrap up everything else.”

Before long, every counter in the mall had heard the news that a wealthy person was shopping, craning their necks in anticipation of her arrival.

Ji Yuqiao, carrying the latest limited edition handbag, walked through the mall with a happy stride.

In the distance, a child broke free from his mother’s hand, running around with an ice cream, laughing and giggling, and bumped into Ji Yuqiao.

The chocolate-flavored ice cream smeared on her newly bought white work pants, conspicuously visible.

“Miss, I’m sorry, the child didn’t know better and dirtied your clothes.” The mother took out a tissue to wipe her pants, continuously apologizing.

Then she pulled the child over, scolded sternly, “Haven’t I told you not to run around outside? You’ve dirtied sister’s clothes, now apologize to her immediately.”

The child’s eyes reddened slightly, and in a sticky voice said, “Sister, I’m sorry…”

Ji Yuqiao bent down, smiled, and patted his head, “It’s okay, you shouldn’t run around in public places in the future, okay?”

“I understand.” The child sniffled.

“Miss, how much are your pants? I’ll pay for them.” The mother said.

“It’s fine, I’ll just wash them.” Ji Yuqiao accepted her apology but didn’t ask for compensation.

After the mother and child left, Ji Yuqiao took out a wet wipe and continued to clean her pants.

However, the black chocolate stain spread more and more as she rubbed, extending from a small spot on her thigh to her knee, looking quite unsightly.

She threw the tissue into the trash can and sighed at her pants.

Suddenly.

A thin jacket was handed to her.

“Use this to cover it up.”

Ji Yuqiao looked up, saw Xiao Yu standing in front of her, not knowing when he had arrived.

Just like before when she encountered trouble, he offered the jacket he was holding.

If it had been before, she might have been very touched.

She might even have fantasized in her heart whether he liked her?

But now she was completely sober.

“Thanks, but no need.” Ji Yuqiao declined without hesitation.

“But your pants…” Xiao Yu hadn’t finished speaking when he saw Ji Yuqiao turn and enter a women’s clothing store, buying a new pair of pants.

Xiao Yu’s expression froze, realizing she genuinely didn’t need his help.

A sense of loss spread at the bottom of his heart.

He clutched the jacket in his hands, eyes downcast.

After Ji Yuqiao changed into the new pants and came out of the fitting room, Xiao Yu was no longer outside the shopping mall.

Only after discarding the original pants did she realize that the newly bought ones looked even better and fit better.