Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!-Chapter 151 - Nuonuo Needs a Father
Chapter 151: Chapter 151 Nuonuo Needs a Father
Chapter 151: Chapter 151 Nuonuo Needs a Father
Even if Ji Muye hadn’t been holding Lu Nuonuo just now, with the two bodyguards from the Lu Family around, Little Dumpling wouldn’t have been hurt.
The indifference of Lu Xining was like a sudden chill of snow drifting across the vast wilderness, freezing Ji Muye’s heart.
Old Sir Ji took a glance at Ji Muye’s condition and had someone send Mr. Ji and Zhang Yuzhi back to the small building at the mansion.
As for the man with a mole on his left cheek, he too was taken away by the mansion’s bodyguards, shouting Zhang Yuzhi’s name as he left.
When Lu Xining’s people had found this man, his gambling addiction had him pursued by creditors, saddled with a mountain of debt.
Originally, as long as Zhang Yuzhi stopped targeting her, Lu Xining wouldn’t stoop to worrying about someone like her.
But the other party insisted on making trouble.
She naturally obliged her.
Mu Cen, originally brought over by Ji Tingran to meet Old Sir Ji, could only proactively reveal his identity amidst the turmoil, utter a few polite words, and hurriedly bid farewell.
Before he left, he cast a backward glance at Monkey.
When Monkey’s gaze fell upon him, like a startled bird, he quickened his pace out of the Ji Family Mansion, trembling as he pulled out his cellphone to make a call.
Old Sir Ji patted Ji Muye on the shoulder, sighing internally, and said, “Have a good talk with Xixi.”
After speaking, he led the remaining people away.
Lu Xining also handed Little Dumpling over to Monkey, instructing, “Take Nuonuo to the car first, I’ll be there in a moment.”
Lu Nuonuo obediently embraced Monkey, calling out to Uncle Fu.
Monkey responded, and in front of the child, he dropped the rough demeanor of a literary anti-hero, gently touching her hair.
“Nuonuo, Uncle will take you away first.”
Little Dumpling nodded, curiously asking, “What about Brother?”
Ji Chao and Ji Ze’s eyes were fixed on Ji Muye’s face, both having stayed at the old mansion with Great Grandpa and missing their mother and Little Dumpling dearly.
“Yan Dong, take them back to their rooms.”
Ji Chao and Ji Ze felt a sense of loss, their gazes lingering on the faces of Lu Xining and Lu Nuonuo, not wanting to upset their father, so they remained silent.
Monkey explained to Lu Nuonuo the reasons why Ji Chao and Ji Ze weren’t leaving with them.
“Brother, bye-bye.”
Little Dumpling was remarkably composed, nodding to show her understanding, smiling and waving goodbye to her two brothers.
Before Ji Chao and Ji Ze left, Lu Xining called out to them.
“Xiao Chao, Xiao Ze, Mom wants to apologize. What Mom did earlier wasn’t a good example.”
Ji Chao spoke up, “It was Granny Zhang who bullied Sister first, Mom was protecting her. I think Mom looked really cool earlier!”
Ji Ze added, “Yeah! Mom’s kick earlier was so cool!”
As they spoke, Ji Ze even mimicked a kicking motion, his face filled with admiration and affection. Mom is so amazing!
“Mom is an adult and can take responsibility for her own actions.”
“But if you two encounter such a situation in the future, you can ask a teacher for help at school, or tell Mom and Dad when you get home, understand?”
The two children nodded, grasping the intent behind Lu Xining’s words.
They followed Yan Dong and left the place.
The Lu Family’s bodyguard also left with Monkey and Lu Nuonuo.
All around was silence.
On the lawn, only Lu Xining and Ji Muye were left.
“Ji Muye, I’m very grateful for your good intentions.”
“But I will protect my daughter myself, without needing your involvement.”
Facing Lu Xining’s repeated rejections, Ji Muye always felt a sense of helplessness, as if there were no way out.
He thought of Song Henian and Zhou Jiawang, who appeared one after another; the former had harbored an unrequited love for her for ten years, the latter had kept her as an obsession in his heart for over a decade.
Whether it was Song Henian or Zhou Jiawang, they had known Lu Xining before Ji Muye did.
If it were in the business world, Ji Muye was confident that he could beat them, but in matters of the heart, he felt uncertain.
The crux of the matter was the person before him.
Ji Muye said in a deep voice, “Xining, Nuonuo needs a father.”
Lu Xining suddenly laughed.
She asked him, “You’re not suggesting that you’re willing to take on the responsibility of being a father, are you?”
“Do you remember how busy you were the year Ji Chao and Ji Ze were born, Ji Muye?”
“With your own sons, you were so occupied; how can I believe that you would be good to Nuonuo, who doesn’t share your blood?”
Ji Muye fell silent.
Lu Xining never understood why people always think a child can’t grow up healthy in body and mind without a father.
Nuonuo had her, two brothers, two godmothers who adored her, an uncle in Jing Zheng who put her first in everything, and the affection of so many older brothers and sisters in the lab.
Even without a father’s presence, she certainly wouldn’t miss any love in the family.
“Ji Muye, I don’t believe in mending a broken mirror.”
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“So… could you not waste your effort on me, and do something you enjoy when you have time?”
These words turned Ji Muye’s face pale.
His excellent memory quickly brought to mind the exact same sentence that he had once said.
A man’s regrets are worthless.
She could forgive the regrets of Ji Chao and Ji Ze because they were the children she bore after ten months of pregnancy, sharing her blood.
But for Ji Muye, she no longer had the feelings of the past, nor could she possibly have any flutterings of emotion for him again.
The bright moon hung high above them, the stars dazzling.
But neither of them was in the mood to appreciate that beauty.
At this moment, inside the banquet hall, the conversation among the guests had shifted from business collaborations to the relationship between Ji Muye and Lu Xining.
The gossiping daughters of rich families gathered to discuss.
“President Ji doesn’t seem like he’s indifferent to his ex-wife, do you think that little girl could really be from the Ji Family?”
“Could the two of them be thinking of remarriage!” The girl who spoke was a bit excited; realizing her voice was loud, she quickly covered her mouth.
Some clear-headed girls spoke up for Lu Xining, “I don’t think so, look at the ex-wife’s attitude, she clearly doesn’t want to reconcile.”
What about the president of Shi’an Group?
In front of a woman who didn’t love him, he was just a man.
Old Sir Ji’s birthday feast was disrupted by one thing after another.
Even though Ji Muye went straight back to his room afterwards and never appeared at what turned out to be an implicit matchmaking event, Old Sir Ji wasn’t angry.
It seemed like today’s event was truly just his birthday celebration.
Ji Chao and Ji Ze had been waiting in Ji Muye’s room all along, and they keenly sensed something was off between their parents.
Ji Muye turned around, meeting the identical faces of his two sons.
He cleared the emotion from his face, “What’s the matter?”
Ji Chao hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Dad, can you not argue with Mom?”
They seldom spoke to Ji Muye about Lu Xining, but tonight, Ji Chao really wanted to talk to him.
“Dad, actually before, I overheard Granny Zhang gossiping about Mom with others, and when I told her to stop, she didn’t listen.”
Although Ji Chao was young, his observational skills were strong.
If Ji Muye’s attitude towards Lu Xining hadn’t been obviously different lately, he wouldn’t have said what he went on to say.
