Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 234 - Chapter 234 Chapter 234 Cheap Dad Be More Reserved

Chapter 234: Chapter 234 Cheap Dad, Be More Reserved! Chapter 234: Chapter 234 Cheap Dad, Be More Reserved! After settling her emotions, Lu Xining knocked on the door.

Hearing the knock, Lu Nuonuo immediately tried to get off the couch.

Ji Muye kneeled on one knee beside the couch, holding Little Dumpling’s shoulders, and whispered, “Nuonuo, there are many bad people around here at night, and it’s not safe for you and your mom to go out to eat alone.”

Hearing this, Lu Nuonuo blinked her eyes.

“Uncle will go with you to dinner, to protect you and mom, alright?”

Thinking of her beautiful mom, Lu Nuonuo furrowed her brows slightly, hesitantly saying, “Okay then, uncle, you have to be quick.”

After all, her mother’s patience was limited.

Ji Muye touched her hair, “Mhm, Nuonuo be good, wait in the room, okay?”

Seeing the child nod, the man quickly returned to the bedroom.

He had just taken out a black shirt and black trousers from his suitcase, but then thinking of Lu Xining’s outfit tonight, a white shirt with black casual pants, he immediately put down the black shirt he was holding.

Lu Nuonuo propped her chin, watching the man picking out clothes inside: Bargain dad, you should show some restraint.

The doors between the living room and bedroom in the suite were not closed.

Little Dumpling, sitting obediently on the couch, could hear the sound of water coming from inside; she looked towards the bedroom, then glanced at the door.

Her dark eyeballs twirled, and she quickly came up with a plan.

Around four or five minutes passed.

The door in front of her was opened by Little Dumpling from inside.

“Mommy~”

Lu Nuonuo hugged Lu Xining’s legs.

She lifted her head, showing a bright smile, and coquettishly said, “Mommy, Nuonuo didn’t see you for a while, and it seemed like several autumns passed.”

Lu Xining’s mouth twitched, realizing what her daughter was trying to say: not seeing you for a day feels like three autumns?

She’s two years old now, it’s also time to start kindergarten.

Seeing Lu Xining not speaking, Lu Nuonuo tugged at her sleeve, in a milky voice said, “Mommy, aren’t you angry, okay?”

Hearing her daughter’s coquettish tirade, Lu Xining sighed internally and bent down to pick up the child.

She actively asked her daughter’s opinion, “Nuonuo, do you want to eat with him?”

Lu Nuonuo thought about bargain dad’s expression just now.

She honestly replied, “Uncle said, there are bad people at night, mommy is beautiful, and Nuonuo is cute, and we might get taken away.”

“Uncle said he will protect us.”

After all, they hadn’t brought their bodyguard uncle this time.

Lu Xining gently pinched Little Dumpling’s tender cheek, easily picking up on her meaning.

Ji Muye didn’t even wipe his hair dry; he came out tying his tie, with black hair still dripping water on his forehead.

He also carried a black suit jacket on his wrist.

It took him less than 10 minutes in total.

Mainly because he was worried that his daughter being alone in the living room might be unsafe, in case she bumped into something, he would be the one heartbroken.

Who knew, just coming out of the bedroom, he saw the opened door.

There was no sign of Lu Nuonuo inside.

His hands stopped tying the tie, and his steps halted.

The wet hair on his forehead dripped cold water on his prominent nose, leaving invisible traces.

Suddenly, Little Dumpling jumped out from behind the wall outside the door, with wide-open fingers, mimicking a little tiger from cartoons, opening her mouth.

“Wow! It’s Nuonuo!”

Lu Xining looked up, covering her face: “…”

A silent smile crept up to the man’s deep, beautiful eyes.

He walked over and picked up the child, kissing her fair cheek, and looked up at Lu Xining, who leaned against the corridor wall.

Although the woman said nothing, Ji Muye saw her compromising with her daughter.

He looked down at Little Dumpling, cuddly and cute in his arms, genuinely feeling she was his little lucky star.

Lu Nuonuo touched her own little belly and said, “Uncle, did you hear that?”

Ji Muye: “Hmm?”

“My tummy is singing, it’s saying: I’m so hungry~”

“…”

The western restaurant downstairs of the hotel.

Through huge glass windows, one could clearly see the fireworks blossoming over Victoria Harbour, dazzling and captivating, keeping Little Dumpling’s gaze fixed.

Lu Xining and Ji Muye sat facing each other.

They looked at each other without words.

Soon, the kids’ meal arrived first.

Neither Lu Xining needed to coax nor did Ji Muye need to feed.

Lu Nuonuo, holding a small spoon, ate with gusto, humming merrily, occasionally glancing up to see the fireworks opposite.

Her bright, sparkling eyes would always curve into crescents when she looked at Lu Xining by her side.

Lu Xining ordered a steak, her movements elegant, trying hard to ignore the gaze from across the table.

Not having eaten much at the dinner table, Ji Muye also ordered a steak upon seeing Little Dumpling’s curious gaze, wanting to try it.

His mouth curled into a smile, “You’re still young, you can’t eat this yet.”

Lu Nuonuo wasn’t disappointed; instead, she beamed a smile, showing him the spaghetti she had already eaten half of.

“I will grow up soon.”

A faint smile flowed through the man’s dark eyes.

He nodded and praised her twice.

Finally, it was time for the long-awaited custard tarts.

Lu Nuonuo’s eyes suddenly brightened.

She took the initiative to share the custard tart with Lu Xining and Ji Muye, not forgetting to remind them, “It’s hot, blow on it.”

Lu Xining took one for her daughter, blew on it, and waited until it cooled down before placing it on her little plate.

Ji Muye, who didn’t like sweets, tried one under his daughter’s expectant look; it was too rich and sweet for his taste.

But the atmosphere in front of him was exactly the warmth he desired.

If only the two sons studying in Jingzhou were here too, it would have been perfect.

Ji Muye already knew they came over for Gong Yunxue’s photography exhibition. He wanted to stay and accompany them, but there was a pile of work to handle back in Jingzhou, and he had to catch the earliest flight back the next day.

He had learned to retreat as a way to advance.

He didn’t make his presence felt too strongly in front of Lu Xining.

The next morning, he returned to Jingzhou early, just in time to send his two sons to kindergarten.

Ji Ze, who habitually video-called Lu Xining in the morning, hearing that she and her sister were in Port City, eagerly said he and his brother also wanted to come play.

Ji Chao nodded beside him, asking Lu Xining, “Mom, can we come find you on the weekend?”

Lu Xining nodded, “Yes, I’ll have someone pick you up then, and we can go to the amusement park together.”

Ji Ze’s eyebrows lifted in joy, “Yay–”

On the other end of the phone, Lu Nuonuo, seeing Ji Muye appear beside Ji Chao and Ji Ze, suddenly stood up from the bed.

She rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

Lu Nuonuo turned back to look at her mom, her eyes wide, pointing at Ji Muye on the other side of the phone, “Mom, uncle has transformed!”

Seeing the confusion in her daughter’s eyes, Lu Xining touched her hair, laughed, and explained.

This cleared up her daughter’s mistaken assumption that her stepdad could teleport.

Ji Muye had already received an invitation from the Port City Zhou Family, but he hadn’t accepted it.

Originally back in Fuxian, having learned about Lu Xining’s past encounters, he let Wang Snake cut off some of the Zhou Family’s business at the port, directly eliminating a third of the Zhou Family’s profits.

Otherwise, Zhou Jiawang wouldn’t have rushed back to Port City.

Now, Old Lady Zhou’s eagerness to invite him over wasn’t for the birthday celebration, but clearly to reconcile the two sides’ conflicts.

Had he known her tactics beforehand, Ji Muye would have cut off all her influences before even setting out!

That way, the later incidents wouldn’t have occurred.

What a pity…