Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband - Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: This Woman Dare to Kiss Him!

Lin Xu walked to the doorway and saw a slender figure with a high ponytail. Her head slightly bowed, she stopped in front of the iron gate looking at her phone.

Was that person Lanyue?

She hadn’t expected the little baby from her childhood to have grown so tall.

She wondered whether, now that she had grown up, she resembled her mother more or her father.

The corners of Lin Xu’s lips lifted, her eyes brimming with excitement as she stepped forward to approach, only to see the figure abruptly turn and hurry away.

The person left in such a rush, as if they had gone to the wrong door by mistake.

Lin Xu’s steps faltered, filled with doubt.

Could it be that the person wasn’t Lanyue?

After hesitating for a moment, the figure disappeared from her sight.

Lin Xu continued to stand at the door, looking around to see if anyone else would enter.

After a while, Ji Tingyang came out from the house, “Mother, Lanyue just told me she suddenly has something to do and won’t be coming back for dinner tonight.”

The hope Lin Xu held for the person outside gradually faded, and the smile at her lips also slowly dispersed.

Seeing her downcast expression, Ji Tingyang clumsily tried to comfort her, “Even if she doesn’t come back today, she’ll still need to come back for the New Year’s celebration tomorrow or the day after. Don’t be sad…”

Sometimes Ji Tingyang wondered if his mother only had him as a son, would she then stay with him forever?

That way, she would not go to live with Ji Zeqiu and would not always be thinking about her little sister.

But all these thoughts were cast aside when he saw Lin Xu upset, as he only thought about how to comfort her.

“If she still doesn’t come back, I will get a rope and tie her up and bring her back for you,” Ji Tingyang said.

Seeing the serious expression on his face, Lin Xu actually felt he might just tie her up and bring her back.

She imagined that scene and couldn’t help but laugh, “Alright, then I’ll trouble you to tie her up and bring her back when the time comes.”

New Year’s Eve was far from over, and she still had two sons waiting to celebrate with her, so she couldn’t afford to dampen everyone’s mood with a gloomy face during such a joyous time.

With this thought, Lin Xu’s expression returned to normal, and she took Ji Tingyang by the hand to go back inside, “Let’s go back and have our New Year’s Eve dinner.”

Most of the servants in the villa had gone home for the New Year, leaving only the butler and Aunt Zhang to work overtime. Lin Xu called them over to join them at the table.

The butler looked at Ji Tingyang and then at Ji Zeqiu, feeling quite excited.

It had been a long time since he had seen the two young masters eating together so harmoniously.

While the butler was moved by this sight, the quiet that had settled between the two young masters soon broke as they began to argue again.

“This rib is very tasty, you should try it,” Ji Tingyang offered Lin Xu a piece of rib.

“Cut it out, that rib has such a big bone, it’s so troublesome to eat. This is definitely better,” Ji Zeqiu offered Lin Xu a meatball.

“Have some chicken,” Ji Tingyang continued to serve her.

“Duck tastes better,” Ji Zeqiu also offered.

Ji Tingyang: “Eat this.”

Ji Zeqiu: “Eat mine!”

Before Lin Xu could even take a few bites of her meal, the dishes had piled up into a small mountain on top of her bowl.

After the meal, Lin Xu lay on the couch, touching her round belly, unable to even walk.

Ji Tingyang felt a bit annoyed with himself for arguing with Ji Zeqiu, that little brat, then handed her a glass of water, “Have some digestive tablets.”

“What’s the use of digestive tablets…” Ji Zeqiu was about to continue the argument on impulse, but seeing Lin Xu’s discomfort and remembering he was partly to blame, he promptly shut his mouth.

Lin Xu didn’t want to spend such a wonderful evening lying on the couch, “There’s still the most important part of the evening to come.”

“What else is there?” Ji Tingyang inquired.

Ji Zeqiu was also puzzled.

Soon after, the two of them saw Lin Xu and the butler secretly entering the storage room, and after a while, they each came out carrying a big bag of heavy fireworks.

“We’re going to set off fireworks, of course!” Lin Xu said joyfully.

The colorful fireworks soared into the sky, turning the night into a kaleidoscope of brilliant purples and reds, shining with the brightest of lights.

Ji Zeqiu was holding a sparkler, hissing as it burned, sending out beautiful sparks and fireworks.

However, his attention was not on the fireworks at all as he absentmindedly glanced over at Lin Xu by his side.

She was holding a fairy wand and lighting fireworks with Ji Tingyang, her face blooming with a bright, floral smile that was so captivating it made even the current fireworks seem dim in comparison.

Ji Zeqiu muttered under his breath, “Does she really like Ji Tingyang that much…”

It was one thing to specially call him back to the Ji Family for New Year’s Eve, but she didn’t even go home herself, choosing instead to stay here and accompany Ji Tingyang for the New Year.

And she looked so happy doing it.

Ji Zeqiu took another glance at her, and seeing that radiant smile still on her face, he immediately put on a sour expression.

“Zeqiu.”

The person next to him suddenly called out.

“What is it?” Ji Zeqiu replied gloomily.

It was completely unexpected.

A soft kiss landed on his cheek.

Gentle and sweet.

His body stiffened abruptly, and his neck, as if rusted, turned awkwardly to look at her.

The fairy wand in his hand was still burning, but those fireworks had exploded in his heart, falling like a shower of stars, brilliant and multicolored.

“Happy New Year, from now on let’s always be together as a family,” Lin Xu said to him with a smile.

However, Ji Zeqiu’s head was spinning, his ears ringing, and he couldn’t hear any other sounds following her words.

His mind was filled with a single shocking thought.

This woman, she actually dared to kiss him!

And in front of Ji Tingyang, no less.

What did this mean?

Could it be that she liked him?

Ji Zeqiu pursed his lips, trying hard to suppress the corners of his mouth from turning up, not letting her see the joy on his face.

But in the next moment.

He saw Lin Xu walk over to Ji Tingyang and gently kiss his cheek just the same.

She was muttering something to Ji Tingyang, then he saw Ji Tingyang happily wrap her in a hug.

The joyful expression that had not yet faded from Ji Zeqiu’s face suddenly collapsed, and he looked as if he were owed seven or eight hundred million, his face somber.

This bad woman who kisses anyone she sees!

During the New Year’s Eve celebration, when Lin Xu was planning to wrap dumplings with the two of them, her phone rang with a call from Ji Yuqiao.

Moving to the side to answer, Lin Xu hadn’t even had the chance to wish her a happy New Year’s Eve before Ji Yuqiao’s sobs came through the phone first.

Lin Xu suddenly became anxious, “Why are you crying?”

“Why doesn’t he like me? How am I not as good as that woman, sob sob…” Ji Yuqiao’s sobs were intermittent, and her voice had become hoarse.

Besides her crying, there was also the sound of loud music and clinking glasses over the phone.

“Where are you right now?”

Worried about her being alone, Lin Xu asked for the address and hurried over.