Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 815 - 680: Few and Far Between (Third Update)

Chapter 815: Chapter 680: Few and Far Between (Third Update)

Zi Xi went out, and Yi Luowa walked in looking downcast.

Yi Luowa picked up her youngest son with a smile, "What’s wrong with you?"

"Everyone had a talk except me!" Zi Xi pouted, expressing his displeasure with a humph.

Yi Luowa laughed and said, "You’re a big deal, and big shots always appear last. Our Zi Xi is the smartest. When mom’s not home, if you see your brothers and sisters doing something wrong, you must remind them."

Zi Xi puckered his lips, "Mommy~ can’t you stay?"

"What do you think?"

Zi Xi hugged his mom’s neck tightly and mumbled, "No way."

"After mommy leaves, your most beloved aunt will stay with you. Your aunt is coming, and your uncle will be here soon too. Mommy will be back in a few days. Is there anything you like? Tell mommy, and I’ll buy it for you."

"I like having the whole family together."

"When mommy comes back, our whole family can be together again. Son, go tell your brother and sister that all three of you will sleep with mommy tonight, and mommy will tell you a story."

Zi Xi’s beautiful big eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?!"

"Really! More real than gold!"

"What about daddy?"

"He’ll sleep with us too, if there’s space."

"Hehe... I’ll go tell my brother and sister." Zi Xi slid down from his mom’s arms and ran out with a patter.

"Ouch—" Zi Xi was so happy that he ended up bumping into a long leg, rubbing his head, and looking up. "Daddy, you hurt me."

"A child of the Aldrich family isn’t afraid of a little bump like that."

Zi Xi puffed out his cheeks and took down his little hands.

"Go play." Tong Airui bent down and patted his son’s little butt.

Zi Xi ran to the third floor in response. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Tong Airui smiled helplessly and walked into the bedroom with his long legs.

"Did Yuan Hang leave?"

"Yes, he left."

"Did he figure it out?"

"Whether he figured it out or not, the result’s the same. He knows better than anyone. But when I mentioned him taking care of the three kids, I could tell he was wavering."

"Ring, ring..."

Yi Luowa picked up her phone and looked at it, "It’s Ai Ni calling... Hello, Ai Ni, haven’t gone to rest yet?"

"Sis, I’m going to die!" Ai Ni’s choked voice came through the phone. Yi Luowa gripped the phone tightly, "What’s wrong with you? Why are you saying things like this?"

"I’m pregnant again! Waaa... I don’t want to live anymore."

Yi Luowa chuckled helplessly, "Isn’t this a good thing? With just Dylan, it is a bit lonely. Maybe you’ll have a girl this time."

"If it really is a girl, I’ll accept it, but I keep dreaming it’s a boy."

"Dreams are often the opposite; don’t overthink it."

"And the most pressing issue is that my father-in-law wants You Jia to take the throne before the New Year, and I’ll look so awkward with my big belly then!"

Yi Luowa glanced helplessly at Tong Airui, "Even now, she’s still vain!"

Tong Airui took the phone and asked with a smile, "Why does your father-in-law want to pass the throne to You Jia so soon?"

"It’s our dad’s influence. I heard from You Jia that every place he travels to, Dad takes a lot of pictures and shares them in the group. My uncle and father-in-law are envious. Then, my uncle decided to pass the throne to cousin John in October, and my father-in-law set it before New Year, and Uncle Leng is starting elections too, saying he won’t run again."

Tong Airui furrowed his brows slightly, "The older generation can do as they please. You just take care of yourself, don’t worry about it. My wife and I will stop by your place first, we’re leaving on Monday."

"But with both of you leaving, and mom and dad not home, what about the three kids? Why not bring Zi Xi over, and I’ll take care of him."

"No need, my wife and I have arrangements for the children."

"Brother, I’ll be waiting for you and my sister-in-law then." Ai Ni sighed as she lay back, "Brother, should I tell mom I’m pregnant? Maybe they’ll decide not to leave if they know."

"Mom and Dad left to make us more self-reliant. Don’t tell them. Let them enjoy their trip for a few days."

"Oh." Ai Ni said lethargically, "Brother, make some spicy crayfish for me in our kitchen. I miss our family’s flavor; the ones here are terrible."

"I’ll bring a chef to make it fresh for you."

"I have our family’s chef here; maybe it’s the ingredients."

Yi Luowa listened with an ear tilted and said with a smile, "It’s not the ingredients or the chef; you must be missing mom’s cooking."

"Ah... mom’s not home."

Yi Luowa laughed, "Mom’s not home, but you still have your brother. Let him try cooking for you."

Ai Ni burst into laughter, "My brother cooking? Can he?"

Tong Airui shook his head with a smile, "I can’t! Just wait, I’ll bring the crayfish to you on Monday."

"Aren’t you a little ashamed?" You Jia laughed from beside.

Ai Ni rolled her eyes at him, "I don’t want to see you right now. Please disappear from my sight immediately."

Tong Airui laughingly hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone, Ai Ni frowned and kicked You Jia’s thigh, "You’re to blame. I was having a nice chat with my brother and sister-in-law, and you interrupted!"

You Jia looked at her with a face full of grievance, "It’s all my fault. I’ll call them back for you."

"My brother is so busy. How would he have time to chat with me? Don’t call anymore." Ai Ni huffed, "You’re not as good as my brother. He’s so cautious about my sister-in-law accidentally getting pregnant that he even had a vasectomy. You, on the other hand, say you don’t want more kids but secretly try to cheat me. I’m already 33, an older mother-to-be. The child might not be smart, and it would be risky for me."

"An elderly primigravida usually refers to women over 35 having their first pregnancy. You’re only 33, and you’ve already had Dylan..."

Ai Ni reached out and twisted his ear, "So you finally admit it was all planned!"

You Jia took her hand down, smiling apologetically, "Look at your brother and sister-in-law, each has two kids. And your brother’s family has three. Dylan is alone and lonely. As for planning, you’re falsely accusing me. It was just accidental..."

"Accidental? You dare say that!" Ai Ni pulled back her hand, huffing angrily, "I’m mad just looking at you. I can’t stay here any longer. I’ll go back to Xiawu to rest, and after my brother and sister-in-law visit, I’ll leave with them."

"Mom—" Dylan stood by the door, looking at his mother lying on the bed, pouting as he walked in, "Can I come with you?"

Ai Ni reached out and touched her son’s head, "What about school?"

"I can’t bear to be away from you and my sister." Dylan reached out and touched his mother’s belly, "Sister, you should come out and comfort mom. Mom’s upset; when mommy and daddy are upset, big brother gets upset too."

You Jia lovingly patted his son’s little head, "Mom and Dad aren’t upset. We were just teasing each other. She can’t be away from you."

Dylan looked at his mother with hopeful eyes.

Ai Ni sighed, feeling resigned. In this life, she’s tied to these two men in front of her. Though it’s hard to move an inch, she found joy in it.

"Come up, lie with mom for a while."

Upon Ai Ni’s command, the father and son quickly took off their shoes and climbed onto the bed, lying on each side of her.

Ai Ni glanced at You Jia disdainfully, "I called my son to bed, what are you doing up here?"

"I took leave, staying home with you these days."

"...I don’t need you. It’s enough to have my son with me."

You Jia playfully tapped her nose, "You pretend to be harsh, but you’re soft inside. Your grateful look just betrayed you."

"Grateful? Dream on! You’re the reason I’m going through this again."

You Jia laughed, "Next life, I’ll be the woman and have kids for you."

Dylan hugged his mom’s neck, "Then I’ll sleep in daddy’s belly and still be mommy’s good son."

Ai Ni chuckled, "Let’s pinky swear."

"Pinky swear." The family made a pinky promise, sealing their bond for the next life.

The next day, King Muta came to Shen Ying to personally replace the epaulettes on Yi Luowa, Mi Chenxuan, Yuan Hang, and others with brand new ones.

King Muta looked at the young people standing before him and smiled with satisfaction. They are the future of Xiawu, and he believes this generation will certainly do better than the last.

After the commissioning ceremony, Tong Airui arranged work on both sides and, on Saturday, took the kids to an amusement park. Reflecting on it, he felt quite guilty toward the kids; Zi Yan and Sang Yu are already seven, and he and his wife have taken the kids out to play just a handful of times.