Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband-Chapter 323 - Painful Past (End)
Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Painful Past (End)
Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Painful Past (End)
Although he had seen the butler’s text message, by the time Ji Tingyang returned to the villa, it was already 3 a.m.
The villa, which was usually in darkness by this hour, was still brightly lit.
Ji Tingyang rubbed his throbbing temples, leaning against the wall as he staggered towards the inside of the house.
“Young master, you’re finally back.” The butler, who had been sleeping on the sofa, woke up to the sound and his eyes lit up when he saw Ji Tingyang return.
He walked over, guided Ji Tingyang to the sofa, and quickly went to the kitchen to fetch a glass of water.
Ji Tingyang swallowed and finished the glass of water in one go. “Were you waiting for me?”
“Yes,” the butler nodded and then asked, “Should I make you a sobering tea?”
“No need.” Ji Tingyang collapsed on the sofa, closed his eyes to rest his spirit, “Were you waiting for something?”
“Yesterday was your birthday, I bought a cake for you. I wanted you to come back early so we could celebrate together,” the butler said.
But now it was already the early hours of the morning and the birthday had passed.
Ji Tingyang paused for a moment.
His birthday?
It had been so long since he had celebrated his birthday…
“It doesn’t matter, just share the cake with the servants…” Ji Tingyang started to say but was interrupted by the butler.
“Although it’s been three hours past, it doesn’t matter, we can still celebrate.” The butler hurried into the kitchen, “Young master, just wait a moment, I’ll bring out the cake right now.”
The delicately decorated fruit cake had two numeral candles on it, 27.
The butler lit the candles, excitedly said to Ji Tingyang, “Young master, happy birthday, make a wish now.”
“I…” Ji Tingyang looked at the cake in front of him, his throat tinged with bitterness, “I never believed in these things…”
He had made so many wishes before but none had ever come true.
It was all deceptive.
“Why don’t you make one? Maybe this year it will come true?” the butler urged Ji Tingyang, “Young Master, just make one wish, it won’t even take a minute, and if it does come true, how worthwhile it would be.”
Ji Tingyang’s fingers twitched, perhaps influenced by the alcohol, he actually clasped his hands together, closed his eyes.
Without nearly any thought, he made a wish he had long held in his heart, one that had never come true before.
He wished for his parents to come back.
Then.
He blew out the candles.
The next morning.
Ji Tingyang woke up in his bedroom, reflecting on last night’s wish and irritably ran his hands through his hair.
When had he become so childish to actually believe in those childhood fantasies?
That wishes would come true.
Where had it come true?
He hadn’t eaten all day yesterday and had drunk a lot of alcohol last night, causing Ji Tingyang’s stomach to hurt.
Bearing the pain in his stomach, he planned to go downstairs to find something to eat.
Perhaps seeing Ji Tingyang coming down, Wen Li, who was eating, put down her chopsticks and stood up to go upstairs.
“Lady Wen, aren’t you eating?” Aunt Zhang called out hurriedly.
The dishes on the table looked almost untouched, it was evident Wen Li had barely eaten a few bites before wanting to leave.
Ji Tingyang reached out and grabbed her arm, “Eat a little more.”
“What I eat has nothing to do with you.” Wen Li’s eyes were filled with anger as she looked at him.
“If you don’t eat, then don’t expect to go to school tomorrow,” Ji Tingyang said coldly.
Wen Li gritted her teeth, “Will you only ever threaten me like this?!”
Just like yesterday.
She had hardly obtained permission from Ji Tingyang to attend school.
Yet every day, when classes began and ended, the driver was either waiting at the school gate or Ji Tingyang was outside, waiting for her. If she took more than ten minutes after class ended to appear, Ji Tingyang would frantically call her.
But in order to attend school, she endured it all.
However, yesterday, on her way to the school gate, she encountered Xiao Yu. Before she could even speak to Xiao Yu, Ji Tingyang’s call came through again.
“If you dare speak a word to Xiao Yu, you’ll never leave the villa again.”
Wen Li was scared and shrank back.
Even though she heard Xiao Yu calling her, she didn’t dare to respond and ran to the car that was already waiting for her at the school gate.
Because of this incident, Wen Li had a blow-up with Ji Tingyang when she got home yesterday.
And Ji Tingyang went out to drown his sorrows in drink because of this reason too.
Hearing Wen Li’s fury, Ji Tingyang was stunned, his grip gradually loosening, “I just wanted you to eat more…”
Wen Li turned her head away, “I don’t need your false kindness.”
Ji Tingyang opened his mouth, but a sudden ringtone choked off his voice.
“President Ji, the latest season of jewelry and clothes have arrived, when would be a good time to send them over?” a female voice sounded on the phone.
Ji Tingyang, “Along with those, bring shoes and bags as well, and…”
“Even if you let her bring more stuff over, I won’t accept any of it. I don’t want your things!” Wen Li roared, cutting off Ji Tingyang’s words.
This wasn’t the first time Ji Tingyang had bought jewelry for her. Hearing about shoes and bags, she understood immediately and resisted loudly.
Ji Tingyang paused, hung up the phone, and asked her, “If you don’t want these, what do you want? I’ll go buy it for you.”
Wen Li, “I want freedom.”
A sinister look flashed through Ji Tingyang’s eyes as he gritted his teeth, “Impossible. You’ll never leave in this lifetime.”
“Even if you imprison me for a lifetime, I will never love you,” Wen Li’s voice choked up, “Ji Tingyang, I don’t love you, let me go.”
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The veins on the back of Ji Tingyang’s hands bulged, his voice almost tearing through his throat, “I’m telling you, it’s impossible! Butler, take her back to her room!”
The butler escorted Wen Li back to the bedroom. From near the staircase, her cries of breakdown could faintly be heard, “Ji Tingyang, you’re a madman, no one will ever love you!”
Those words pierced Ji Tingyang’s heart like a dagger, causing a pallor to wash over his face, followed by a tidal wave of intense pain spreading through his body, nearly making him faint.
He clung desperately to the table, his eyes turbulent with obsession, his face written all over with sinisterness.
He seemed to have fallen into darkness, his body turning exceedingly cold.
Nobody would ever love him.
No one will love him.
Nobody…
“Ji Tingyang?”
Until, a clear voice, cautious and tentative, sounded.
Ji Tingyang looked up and saw the familiar face etched in his memory. His pupils suddenly tightened, “You…who are you?”
“I’m your mother.”
The woman’s face was bright and sunny, like the spring sun, dispersing the darkness and cold from his heart.
Ji Tingyang stood frozen.
At that moment, what he thought was,
A twenty-year-old wish had finally come true.
(The end.)
