Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband-Chapter 219 - Secrets
Chapter 219 -219 Secrets
Ji Tingyang stayed late at work, only driving home when night fell.
Aunt Zhang had long finished preparing dinner and started eating.
At the dining table was only Ji Yuqiao.
Ji Tingyang glanced over and asked in confusion, “Why is it just you here? Where’s mother?”
Ji Yuqiao had a calm and composed look, “She ate dinner early and then went back to her room to sleep.”
“Why is she sleeping so early?”
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“Maybe she was too tired from playing today. She said no one should disturb her tonight and that she wanted to rest early.”
Ji Tingyang nodded, without much suspicion, and sat down at the table to start his dinner.
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Meanwhile, atop Rong Mountain, a clear moonlight shrouded the peak, serene and beautiful.
Several visitors had come to the mountaintop to watch the sunrise, and everyone had pitched their tents on the nearby flat ground.
Lin Xu and the others came up late and could only set up their tents in the dark.
But as for setting up a tent, Lin Xu was clueless, holding various tools with no idea where to start, “Wait up, I’ll look up a tutorial online.”
“No need, just sit over there for a while, I’ll have it set up quickly,” said Xie Changyan.
Lin Xu did not respond.
Just watching him work by himself, she couldn’t help feeling uneasy.
After all, it was her idea to watch the sunrise.
Seeming to sense Lin Xu’s internal struggle, Xie Changyan beckoned her over, “Then hold this flashlight and help me with the light.”
Lin Xu ran over with a smile, “Okay!”
Xie Changyan was very skilled with his hands, and in less than ten minutes had the tent set up.
Lin Xu applauded in amazement, “How are you so practiced at this? Did you learn it somewhere before?”
Xie Changyan flicked her forehead, “You don’t need to learn such simple tasks.”
She hadn’t expected her compliments to make him show off.
Lin Xu rubbed her head and sat down on the small chair in front of the tent.
Next to the chair was a little table and a camping lamp. A breeze fluttered her hair, and the sounds of nature filled her ears as she gazed at the sparkling stars above, feeling quite content.
“When did you sneakily prepare all this?” Lin Xu, with her hands cupping her cheeks and elbows propped on the table, stared at Xie Changyan.
Xie Changyan chuckled softly, “The day after you mentioned wanting to see the sunrise.”
Lin Xu occasionally called Xie Changyan before bedtime, and once casually mentioned a sunrise video she saw during the day, impulsively telling him she wanted to watch it.
“But there’s so much to prepare, camping, tents, and climbing up the mountain, it’s such a hassle…” Lin Xu complained offhandedly.
Little did she know that just by saying that, Xie Changyan had prepared everything.
Lin Xu stretched out her arm and poked his cheek, “Come clean, what else have you been hiding from me?”
Xie Changyan raised his eyebrows nonchalantly, “Secret.”
Lin Xu’s voice suddenly rose, “Do you really have something else you’re hiding from me?”
“Secrets are to be confessed for leniency,” her curiosity was piqued.
“You’ll know tomorrow,” Xie Changyan stubbornly revealed not a word.
“I have to wait until tomorrow, making it all so mysterious,” Lin Xu muttered dissatisfiedly.
As they were chatting, a fellow traveler came over to invite them to share some food.
The surrounding visitors had spontaneously gathered, joining their small tables to create one large one, and shared out the food they’d brought.
In the middle of the table was even a small stove, and everyone enjoyed themselves, eating and discussing topics from all corners of life.
When Lin Xu and Xie Changyan arrived, everyone abruptly fell silent.
Who still felt like chatting? They were all just staring at the handsome guys and beautiful women.
No sooner had the two sat down than some tourists came over to strike up a conversation, “Are you guys here to watch the sunrise too?”
Lin Xu nodded, “Mhm.”
Tourist: “Are you locals or from out of town?”
Lin Xu: “We’re locals.”
They fired a barrage of questions, all answered by Lin Xu.
Xie Changyan casually leaned back in his chair, smiling without saying a word.
It wasn’t until a man said to Lin Xu, “Beauty, how about we exchange WeChat contacts?”
Xie Changyan raised his eyebrows subtly and without a change in expression, wrapped his arm around Lin Xu’s shoulders, his deep eyes landing on the man, “I’m sorry, my girlfriend didn’t bring her phone.”
With that one sentence, he had made his relationship clear.
“So you guys are a couple,” the man said with an awkward smile, putting away his phone.
Initially, there hadn’t been excessive intimacy between them, so he took a chance, but as luck would have it, they were indeed a couple.
A girl with short hair laughed and teased, “Old Li, that’s not very honorable of you. Her boyfriend is right there, and you’re trying to hit on her in front of him?”
“Get lost, don’t talk nonsense,” the man replied, flustered, and stuffed a piece of bread into the girl’s mouth.
“If you want a girlfriend, you can come to me.”
“You tigress, who would like you?”
The two bantered and joked, quickly dissolving the awkward atmosphere.
However, after that brief encounter, Xie Changyan’s hand that rested on Lin Xu’s shoulder never left, his expression still icy.
Lin Xu couldn’t help but snicker, “Your face is so scary, they don’t even dare to come over and talk to me.”
“Isn’t that better?” Xie Changyan was pleased with such a result.
After the gathering ended, everyone cleaned up the table and went their separate ways. Some went back to their tents to rest, while others enjoyed the night scenery not far away.
Lin Xu and Xie Changyan went back to their tent to tidy up.
The space was small, but it was enough to accommodate the two of them.
When it was time to sleep at night, the two lay in the same tent, shoulders touching shoulders, and Lin Xu felt an inexplicable sense of tension.
She inwardly despised herself.
After living with him for so many years, and being the mother of three children, what was there to be nervous about?
But the more she thought about it, the more nervous she became.
She could even hear the loud pounding of her heart, as if it were about to leap out of her throat, and her palms were sweating.
Carefully, she tried to turn on her side, to face away from Xie Changyan.
As soon as she moved a bit, Xie Changyan’s deep voice rang out, “Can’t sleep?”
“A little.”
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After some rustling noises, Xie Changyan shifted and took her small hand.
He suddenly chuckled lowly, “Why are your hands so sweaty?”
Lin Xu’s cheeks flushed red, thankfully hidden in the dark tent, “I’m a bit hot.”
She quickly changed the subject, “Why aren’t you sleeping?”
“I’m thinking about things.”
“What things?”
“Thinking about…”
Xie Changyan turned his body to face her, a warm hand on the back of her neck, and without any warning, he kissed her.
In the darkness, his kiss was filled with tenderness, spreading a romantic and intimate atmosphere in the confined space. The gentle kiss gradually deepened into an entwined dance between lips and teeth.
