Qi Cheng carried a bag and followed Ji Yunhuan inside. He reminded her, "Your phone is ringing."
The long journey had nearly exhausted her. Ji Yunhuan sat down on the sofa, Qi Cheng placed the bag beside her, and Ji Yunhuan took out her phone to see it was a call from ho.
Ruirui’s voice sounded pitiful over the phone, "Mom, when are you coming back?"
"Soon, my dear. Did you miss Mom?"
Ji Yunhuan missed him too. She wanted to be with her baby. She had promised to return quickly, never expecting to delay so long, traveling around with Qi Cheng.
But once they returned to City A, they would probably not have much ti together. Qi Cheng had to consider Su Molang and likely wouldn’t pay her much attention.
"Drink so water." Qi Cheng brought out water, placing it on the coffee table in front of Ji Yunhuan.
Ji Yunhuan asked, "Daddy’s here. Want to talk to him?"
Ruirui responded, and Ji Yunhuan handed the phone to Qi Cheng. Qi Cheng spoke little and wasn’t great at comforting his son, always serious in his words.
After a few words, Yangyang took over, his voice serious, "Where did you take my mom? Bring her back quickly."
Qi Cheng scoffed, dissatisfied with the little guy’s serious tone. "Bring her back? You’re dreaming. Wait patiently. I’ve eloped with her, we’re not coming back."
Yangyang was speechless.
Ji Yunhuan was speechless for a mont too. She hurriedly said to Qi Cheng, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could you say that to a child?"
Qi Cheng raised his brow, still serious, "I’m serious."
Yangyang panicked, "You can’t do that!"
"Why?"
"Just because you can’t!"
"Give a reason."
"Ruirui misses Mom. If she doesn’t co back, Ruirui will cry."
"I won’t see him cry anyway," Qi Cheng said deliberately.
Ji Yunhuan knew he was teasing Yangyang, feeling helpless. Didn’t he know this would worry the child?
Yangyang protested, "How can you be such a father? You’re too irresponsible! Go alone if you want, but let Mom co back."
"She’s mine, of course, she’ll listen to ."
"She’s our mom..."
Qi Cheng wanted to say more, but Ji Yunhuan already sat beside him, "Qi Cheng, if you keep this up, he’ll take it seriously."
"Mom, Dad is being an," Yangyang protested over the phone upon hearing Ji Yunhuan’s voice.
Ji Yunhuan smiled, "He’s just joking with you. Be good and take care of Ruirui. We’ll be back soon."
"You must co back. Don’t run off with an Dad, or Ruirui will cry, and I won’t talk to you again." Though Yangyang was older, he feared abandonnt more than Ruirui.
It’s like the concept of abandonnt had deeply rooted in him from a very young age, leaving him very insecure.
Ji Yunhuan assured him for ages before she finally convinced him.
After the call, Ji Yunhuan scolded Qi Cheng, "You went too far. How could you joke like that with a child? He’s so young and might think you are serious. I haven’t been by his side since he was born, then went with you to Jiangling... He’s always concerned about this."
Qi Cheng gazed at her gently, not arguing, "Sotis I really envy him."
"Who?"
"Yangyang."
"Why?" She found it surprising he envied a child.
Qi Cheng said, "If I were that young, I could cry and win your sympathy. Then you wouldn’t leave so easily, right?"
"..." Ji Yunhuan wrapped his arm, sighing helplessly, "Why are you like a child?"
Qi Cheng was just like Yangyang, with no sense of security, constantly afraid she’d leave him.
Ji Yunhuan held his arm, thinking about the current situation. She hadn’t agreed to return to him yet, but her attitude should be clear enough by now, right?
Besides, he was clearly hesitating because of the matter with Su Molang.
Qi Cheng smiled, not continuing the sad topic, "Tired? Go shower and sleep."
After running around for so long, he knew Ji Yunhuan needed a good rest.
Ji Yunhuan stood, "I am tired. I’ll go sleep then."
"Mm."
Back in their room in Jiangling, Ji Yunhuan couldn’t help but recall when Ruirui was born. Qi Cheng had been very ill, gravely so. She wasn’t sure how she survived that period. Even now, she felt heartache just thinking about it.
While Qi Cheng was in the shower, Ji Yunhuan’s phone rang. She had soone investigate Xu Qingyang’s mother, and finally, there was news: "This woman is called Xu Ruyan. She used to be classmates with Mrs. Su. Later, she suddenly disappeared."
"Any other information?"
"Besides her na, there’s nothing. You might have to ask Mrs. Su directly."
Ji Yunhuan ended the call, recalling being driven from the hospital by the Su family last ti. Now, if she inquired again, Mrs. Su might not entertain her.
But knowing Mrs. Su might know Xu Qingyang’s mother confird that Su Molang’s resemblance to Xu Qingyang wasn’t coincidental.
After all, they looked too alike.
Click—the bathroom door opened. Ji Yunhuan quickly hid her phone, pretending to sleep.
She had been secretly investigating because she sensed Qi Cheng didn’t want her looking into this. To avoid conflict over the fake Su Molang, she sought information discreetly.
Qi Cheng ca out of the bathroom. One glance at Ji Yunhuan on the bed, and he could tell if she was really sleeping or pretending.
He got into bed and lay beside her, asking gently, "Were you waiting for ?"
"..." Ji Yunhuan kept her eyes shut tight.
Qi Cheng reached out and held her, "Don’t pretend. I know you’re awake."
She couldn’t keep up the act and opened her eyes, looking at him. "You can even tell this?"
"Your acting is terrible!"
"No way!" She thought she acted well.
Qi Cheng hugged her tighter, his voice full of affection. "Admitting you were waiting for —is that so hard?"
"..." She wasn’t waiting for him; she didn’t want him to know she was on the phone. She didn’t expect this misunderstanding. She didn’t want it, "I really wasn’t—"
Her protest was cut off by a sudden kiss. Ji Yunhuan stared at him wide-eyed.
Why was he still like before, doing unexpected things?
When the kiss ended, Ji Yunhuan’s face was flushed from it. "Weren’t we going to sleep?"
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