Le Tong was like a bottomless tree hole. No matter what Ji Rui said, she listened very attentively. Originally thinking they would chat for a short while and let her rest early, Ji Rui ended up being unable to stop talking under her gentle guidance.

Thus, the night, which Ji Rui considered precious as the first night Le Tong willingly shared a bed with him, passed peacefully amid discussions about Baobao and his childhood.

When Ji Rui realized it was probably late, he raised his wrist and checked in the faint light from the window, noticing it was already past one in the morning.

"So late already? Alright, stop being so curious like a little baby, whatever you want to know, I’ll tell you tomorrow night. It’s time to sleep now!"

Ji Rui scolded her in a tone as if he was scolding a naughty child, but his lips softly kissed her face, lips, and eyelids.

"Hmm, good night!"

Le Tong complied, hooking her arm around his head and giving him a peck.

"Hmm, good night, baby!"

Ji Rui returned her a French kiss, and Le Tong, finally freed, squirmed a few times in his arms, found a comfortable position, and quickly fell asleep.

Ji Rui thought that after finally coaxing her into bed, he wouldn’t be able to sleep this night.

However, holding her, listening to her gentle breathing, smelling the faint fragrance unique to her, the restlessness she unintentionally stirred in him gradually calmed down.

Sleepiness swept over him in waves, and Ji Rui soon closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When he woke up, his embrace was empty!

For a moment, Ji Rui thought that the scenario of holding Le Tong in his arms last night was just a dream.

He lifted his arm dejectedly to cover his eyes, smelling the faint fragrance lingering on his sleeve, confirming that last night’s events truly happened and were not a dream.

He hurriedly got out of bed, finished washing up, and went downstairs.

Baobao was lying on a stroller feeding Nuonuo with a bottle, and hearing footsteps, turned his head to greet Ji Rui.

"Hi, daddy, morning!"

Ji Rui walked over to him and bent down to give him a kiss, "Morning, Baobao!"

Baobao turned his head to kiss him too, then pointed to Nuonuo who was sipping milk and cooing. "Daddy, there’s also Nuonuo!"

With this reminder, Ji Rui leaned over and kissed Nuonuo’s milky face. "Morning, Nuonuo!"

These mornings, every day he needed Baobao’s reminder to remember that he now had a daughter.

"Where’s mommy?" Ji Rui looked around.

"Mommy is in the kitchen making breakfast."

Ji Rui thought to himself that this woman was really disobedient. He clearly told her to stay out of the kitchen, but she never listened.

"Daddy, go accompany mommy, Baobao will stay with Nuonuo!"

The little hand pushed Ji Rui, and surprisingly, this not-so-forceful push made Ji Rui feel as if he was an extra in the world of Baobao and Nuonuo.

Alright then, kids have their own world, I should find someone who’s in the same world as me.

Mocking himself inwardly, Ji Rui stood up and walked into the kitchen.

"Why don’t you sleep a little longer?" Ji Rui hugged Le Tong’s waist from behind, resting his chin on her slim shoulder.

Of course, he dared not put his full weight on her, because whether holding or looking at her, she appeared extremely slim and delicate.

Though he knew better than anyone, the owner of this seemingly fragile and delicate body possessed a very strong and resilient heart.

"You and Baobao have always wanted to eat boat congee, right? I woke up early today and decided to make it."

Le Tong had been busy recently, and Ji Rui, wanting her to rest more, either had Aunt Guan prepare breakfast or the three of them went out to eat.

However, over the past few months, Ji Rui and Baobao got used to Le Tong’s cooking. Whether it was Aunt Guan’s breakfast or eating out, both father and son agreed it couldn’t match Le Tong’s cooking.

Ji Rui was both pained and touched.

He raised his hand to softly massage her neck and shoulders, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Hmm, slept right through to dawn."

Though Le Tong woke up early, she felt refreshed, having such a good sleep in his bedroom was certainly unexpected.

Ji Rui was secretly happy, and then he heard Le Tong ask, "What about you? Did you sleep well?"

Ji Rui leaned in to peck her cheek, "Of course, I almost overslept."

Ji Rui was speaking truthfully too. Lately, he hadn’t been sleeping well due to Ji Family matters, but last night, he slept soundly and deeply.

It seems, to him, she was a very strong sedative.

"Did Baobao ask you anything?" Le Tong suddenly asked. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Ask about what?" Ji Rui asked, confused.

"Nothing..." Le Tong gave a perfunctory response.

"Did he ask you something?" Ji Rui vaguely understood.

Le Tong seemed to hesitate for a moment, then nodded, "Hmm!"

"He asked if I slept in your room last night..."

Le Tong’s demeanor had a hint of unease.

It’s understandable, who would feel comfortable being asked that by their six-year-old son?

"That kid!" Ji Rui’s tone was reproachful, yet his lips curled, his slightly squinted eyes full of laughter.

"Kids being too smart isn’t entirely a good thing..." Le Tong muttered.

Ji Rui recalled being prompted by Baobao to kiss Nuonuo and became curious.

"Do you think Nuonuo will be as smart as Baobao?"

Le Tong quickly turned her head to glare at him, "No way, one child like Baobao is enough, another one like that, and I fear my brain won’t keep up!"

Le Tong was actually quite self-aware. She meant to say, having people like you and Baobao, the "geniuses," was enough to handle for this ordinary person.

Ji Rui didn’t mind, "What are you afraid of? Didn’t you say Nuonuo belongs to Baobao? If anything happens, it’s for him to worry about, not us."

Le Tong turned back to continue working on breakfast, "True, the way Baobao acts, when we hold Nuonuo a little longer, it feels like he’s afraid we’ll take her away from him, it’s indeed none of our business."

In fact, since Nuonuo arrived at Ji Family, Le Tong barely had more than half an hour with her in total.

It’s not that she didn’t want to, but Baobao wouldn’t let her!

"Should we take Nuonuo along on Sunday?" This Sunday marked the day when Yang Sheng officially took over the Yang Empire. Their tickets had been booked a few days ago for the three of them. Now, considering Nuonuo, Ji Rui contemplated possibly just attending with Le Tong.

"Take her, would Baobao agree if we didn’t?" Le Tong immediately vetoed the unspoken suggestion.

"Alright, then our family of four will go to celebrate with Yang Sheng!"

So, early Saturday morning, Ji Rui and Le Tong, along with Baobao and Nuonuo, the family of four happily flew to Beijing.