Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Ji Yan’s hesitation couldn’t withstand Ji Xiaozhuo’s pleading, and he finally nodded, “Okay, if you don’t mind Mom’s slow pace, we can take her along.”
“Yay—” Ji Xiaozhuo, pleased with himself, quickly scrambled off Ji Yan and ran off the bed, stepping on Ji Yan’s stomach, almost causing him to choke. Ji Xiaozhuo, oblivious to the near-harm to his father, jumped off the bed and dashed out of the room, running to Tang Tang’s bed and into her arms. Poor Tang Tang’s slender body couldn’t withstand such a little chubby boy and almost fell backward off the bed.
“Mommy, I have good news! Daddy agreed to take you out to play! We don’t mind you being slow, you can come with me tomorrow!”
“Huh? Your dad said that?” Tang Tang was quite surprised. His father didn’t seem to want to take her, so why did he agree?
Ji Xiaozhuo nodded vigorously, “Mommy, it’s true! Take your time tomorrow, I’ll wait for you, don’t be afraid.”
It seemed like it was already decided, and Tang Tang couldn’t bring herself to refuse. After all, the little guy so desperately wanted her to go with him; if she said no, he’d be sad. Oh well, let’s go then.
The next day, Ji Yan didn’t say a word, just packed up, and set off with the mother and son. Today they were going to a seaside resort villa, Zhuo Ji’s villa, where they often played.
When they arrived, everyone else was already there. Everyone was happy to see Ji Yan with Ji Xiaozhuo, but when they saw Tang Tang following behind, everyone’s expressions changed involuntarily, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Ji Yan had never brought his wife before, nor had he ever mentioned his relationship with Tang Tang in front of them. They all knew there was something going on between him and Tang Tang, but they didn’t know exactly what. Ji Yan wouldn’t say, and they wouldn’t ask.
But what was going on today?
Gu Chang’an’s wife, Ji Yue, was the first to break the awkward silence. She rushed over and hugged Ji Xiaozhuo in Ji Yan’s arms, giving him a big kiss. “Little darling, Aunt Yue missed you so much!”
Ji Xiaozhuo also kissed Ji Yue on the cheek, saying sweetly in his childish voice, “Aunt Yue, I missed you too.”
Ji Yue was overjoyed and immediately took the little one to Gu Chang’an’s side, sharing this adorable little bundle of joy with her husband.
At this moment, Zhuo Ji pushed his wheelchair forward, patted Ji Yan first, and then smiled and greeted Tang Tang, “Sister-in-law, please sit down, don’t be shy.”
Tang Tang immediately felt relieved, smiled gratefully at him, and sat down next to Ji Yan.
No one knew how nervous Tang Tang was inside at this moment, because Ji Yan’s friends all looked particularly noble and elegant, especially the one in the wheelchair, but they didn’t seem to like her very much, or rather, they didn’t seem to like the original owner of this body. They probably didn’t expect her to come today.
Ji Yan didn’t introduce everyone to Tang Tang in detail, only saying each person’s name. After that, he went to talk to Zhuo Ji. They talked about stocks and equity, but Tang Tang couldn’t understand a word and could only sit there stiffly with a polite smile, listening.
Fortunately, Ji Xiaozhuo ran back after a while, grabbing Tang Tang’s hand and saying, “Mommy, let’s go eat over there! There are so many delicious things over there!”
Tang Tang breathed a sigh of relief and followed the little guy without saying a word.
After the mother and son left, Zhuo Ji looked at Ji Yan and asked, “Third brother, has anything changed in your life?”
Ji Yan watched the mother and son leave, and after a long while, he murmured, “Maybe.”
Zhuo Ji chuckled, then glanced at Ji Xiaozhuo’s cheerful little figure and said, “I’ve noticed that Xiao Zhuo is much happier. I believe this change is for the better.”
Ji Yan thought about everything the little guy had done these past few days and couldn’t help but feel much happier.
So he laughed out loud.
Over here, Ji Xiaozhuo pulled Tang Tang straight to the food area, where they actually had Ji Xiaozhuo’s favorite ice cream. Ji Xiaozhuo was overjoyed, grabbing one with his left hand and one with his right. If he didn’t only have two hands, he probably would have grabbed even more.
Tang Tang had heard Ji Yan say that eating too much ice cream was bad, especially for children, so she immediately said to Ji Xiaozhuo, “Baby, have you forgotten what Daddy said? You can’t have two ice creams, you can only have one.”
Ji Xiaozhuo let out a disappointed “Ah,” looked at the ice cream in his two hands, and couldn’t bear to give up either one, so he looked up at Tang Tang pitifully and started to whine, “Mommy, I’ll only have two this once, and next time I’ll only have one, okay?”
Tang Tang’s heart softened at his pleas, but eating too much ice cream could easily cause coughs and fevers, and the little guy would suffer if he got sick. Tang Tang didn’t want her little guy to get sick, so she could only harden her heart and say, “No, you can only have one, otherwise what if you get sick?”
“Waaah—, okay then.” Ji Xiaozhuo whimpered, reluctantly preparing to give up one of them.
Just then, Gu Yanran walked over, squatted down in front of Ji Xiaozhuo, and smiled, saying, “Xiao Zhuo wants both? It’s okay to have a couple now and then. The weather’s so hot, you won’t get sick.”
She then smiled at Tang Tang and said, “Actually, this ice cream was specially prepared for Xiao Zhuo. The portion is smaller; two are about the same size as one outside, so it’s fine for him to eat two. Don’t be too strict with Xiao Zhuo.”
“This…” Tang Tang felt that although eating a little more occasionally was fine, she was worried about the possibility of him getting sick from eating just a little too much. She didn’t want the little one to eat too much.
Seeing his mother’s dilemma, Ji Xiaozhuo stepped forward and said, “Aunt Yanran, I’ll only have one. Daddy said I can’t eat too much.”
Unexpectedly, Ji Xiaozhuo said that. Gu Yanran paused, then patted the little guy’s head. “Xiao Zhuo is such a good boy.”
Tang Tang’s heart softened at how sensible the little guy was. She thought for a moment and said, “How about this, Xiao Zhuo, you eat with Mommy, okay? Mommy will eat half for you, so you can have two different flavors of ice cream.”
Ji Xiaozhuo’s eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded vigorously. “Okay, okay, Mommy, let’s eat together, half for each of us!”
Tang Tang immediately took the little guy to sit on the sofa, held him in her arms, scooped a spoonful of ice cream for him, and fed him a spoonful after he ate it. Then she scooped another spoonful for herself.
The mother and son happily ate, spoonful by spoonful.
Gu Yanran smiled, stood up, and made two cups of coffee. She carried them to Ji Yan and Zhuo Ji, giving one to Zhuo Ji first, then handing the other to Ji Yan, saying, “Brother Ji Yan, this one isn’t sweet; I know you don’t like sweet things.”
Ji Yan took it without hesitation, “Thank you.”
“Do we need to be so polite with each other?” Gu Yanran joked, then sat down next to Ji Yan, joining them in discussing the recent stock market surge.
Ji Yue watched the whole thing unfold, then nudged Gu Chang’an with her elbow, gesturing for him to look at Tang Tang. “Look at Ji Yan’s wife, she seems different than before. She used to ignore us completely, even with Xiao Zhuo. Now she’s so nice to Xiao Zhuo, I wonder what happened.”
Gu Chang’an stroked his wife’s long hair and said calmly, “Maybe something really did happen, but it’s Lao San’s private matter, we shouldn’t interfere.”
Ji Yue pouted and said softly, “We shouldn’t interfere in Ji Yan’s private matters, but your sister’s thoughts…”
Gu Chang’an glanced at Gu Yanran, then chuckled and tapped Ji Yue’s forehead. “What nonsense are you talking about? Yanran treats Ji Yan and the others like brothers, almost like real siblings. The little girl grew up following us around.”
Ji Yue chuckled inwardly, secretly rolling her eyes. She was exasperated by the audacity of these men; only the one spouting nonsense knew the truth.
Oh well, she should just worry about how to have fun.
Ji Yue immediately stood up, clapped her hands, and announced to everyone, “Let’s take a good rest at noon, and then we’ll go to the beach this afternoon! Beach shorts and bikinis are ready for everyone!”
Everyone laughed.
After a simple lunch, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Ji Yan’s family of three naturally shared a room, which made Tang Tang and Ji Yan feel a little uncomfortable. However, they couldn’t very well ask for another room at this time; that would seem strange.
Ji Xiaozhuo, on the other hand, was very cheerful. He immediately climbed onto the bed and started rolling around, patting the bed and calling out to Tang Tang and Ji Yan, “Mom and Dad, come quick! This bed is so big and comfortable, and we can even see the sea!”
Tang Tang blushed, standing there without daring to move, unsure of what to do. In the end, Ji Yan took the initiative to get into bed and lie down on Ji Xiaozhuo’s right side, saying to Tang Tang, “Rest for a while, or you won’t have any energy this afternoon.”
Tang Tang’s face turned even redder. She walked over with stiff steps and lay down on Ji Xiaozhuo’s left side, placing her hand on his stomach, not daring to move at all.
Ji Xiaozhuo looked to his father on the right, then to his mother on the left, his heart soaring with joy. Holding his father’s hand in one hand and his mother’s in the other, he said hopefully, “I wish we could all sleep like this from now on!”
Tang Tang blushed and didn’t answer, while Ji Yan closed his eyes.
Ji Xiaozhuo assumed his parents were sleepy and didn’t want to disturb them, so he didn’t say anything more. Feeling sleepy after lunch, he closed his eyes and soon fell asleep. Seeing that both father and son had closed their eyes, Tang Tang finally relaxed and slowly drifted off to sleep as well.
Only when the mother and son’s breathing had become steady did Ji Yan open his eyes, glance at Tang Tang and Ji Xiaozhuo’s sleeping faces, and feel a surge of indescribable emotions.
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In the afternoon, Ji Yue had prepared brand-new beach shorts and swimsuits for everyone, including Tang Tang. However, Tang Tang absolutely refused to wear them. Although she could accept the clothing and style of this world now, she still couldn’t accept wearing such a small amount of fabric; it was too much of a challenge to her bottom line.
Tang Tang hesitated, reluctant to put on her swimsuit. Even after Ji Yan and the little one had changed into their beach shorts, Tang Tang was still agonizing over it.
Ji Xiaozhuo, waiting anxiously for his mother to come out, ran to the bathroom door and knocked. “Mommy, aren’t you ready yet? I’m all changed!”
Tang Tang had no choice but to open the bathroom door in her own clothes.
“Huh? Mommy, why didn’t you change?”
Tang Tang stammered, “Um… Mommy doesn’t want to wear this. It doesn’t look good on Mommy.”
Ji Xiaozhuo took the swimsuit from Tang Tang’s hand, looked at it, and looked up at Tang Tang, saying, “Mommy, are you afraid people will say you’re fat, that’s why you don’t dare wear it? It’s okay, look how fat I am, I’m not afraid.” The little one even selflessly pinched the fat on his belly for Tang Tang to see.
The little one wouldn’t admit it, but he knew he was fat.
Tang Tang was both amused and exasperated. She wasn’t afraid of being called fat; she even wished she were a little plumper than her current skeletal frame.
Tang Tang really didn’t know how to explain it to the little one.
Seeing this, Ji Yan walked over and picked up the little guy, saying, “Alright, Mommy won’t change, let’s go downstairs.”
Ji Xiaozhuo, being carried by Ji Yan, could only flap his limbs and say to Tang Tang, “Okay, Mommy, you can wear this, let’s go downstairs and play in the sea!”
Tang Tang breathed a sigh of relief, quickly threw off the swimsuit, and followed the father and son downstairs, leaning on her crutches.
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