Chapter 780: Chapter 780: The Little Guy Fell Asleep
She had made a reservation at Lan Restaurant for the evening, and when Cui Jiangjing arrived, he wouldn’t stop teasing her about how she finally decided to splurge on a meal. He wasn’t shy about ordering, racking up a five-figure bill on her by the end of dinner.
If it weren’t for Li Shengxiao holding him back, that scoundrel would have almost called the waiter over to open a bottle of wine worth over a hundred thousand.
After finishing dinner, Cui Jiangjing wiped his mouth and said thanks for the meal with a smile before swiftly making his exit.
Rong Yan rubbed her purse, calculating the amount of money she had spent today, and felt a twinge of pain. But fortunately, she could now afford this level of spending.
“Let’s go home,” Li Shengxiao said as he picked up his coat and lifted the little one who had grown irritable and sleepy waiting and had dozed off. His movements seemed casual but were actually very gentle, “The butler is waiting outside for Duidui. Mom is worried about him and wants to see with her own eyes that he’s alright. I’ve arranged for someone to come pick him up.”
Rong Yan had already made sure Little Baby wasn’t injured and had personally treated the scrape on his knee. She had no objections, “Hand the little guy over to the old butler. I had messaged Mrs. Lin earlier; I wasn’t planning on going there. Indeed, Mrs. Lin must have been very worried since Duidui suddenly disappeared. It’s also good for Duidui to spend the night with Mrs. Lin.”
Li Shengxiao looked at her, frowning slightly, and said, “I’ll let the butler take him back so mom can check on him. Once she’s seen that he’s fine, he’ll be brought back. That’s what mom wants too; he’ll still return to Dihor Garden tonight.”
“There’s really no need!”
Rong Yan helplessly said, “Just let him stay at the old house for the night. He’s also run quite far today and is tired himself. It’s too much trouble to shuttle him back and forth. Don’t worry, I have no ulterior motives. I genuinely want Duidui to spend more time with Mrs. Lin. After all, she was quite frightened today. Tomorrow morning, once Duidui has woken up, he can properly apologize to his grandmother and then it’ll be fine for him to come back.”
She genuinely felt Lin Zhiya’s affection for Little Baby and didn’t have any fears about him being taken away.
Little Baby had been with her since birth, and it was just the two of them relying on each other abroad. Other neighborhood kids had dads, grandfathers, grandmothers, maternal grandfathers, maternal grandmothers, uncles, aunts, younger brothers, younger sisters… a whole family. Only her Little Baby eagerly awaited her return home every day, and besides her, Lin Xinbei helped look after Little Baby occasionally. Being a man, even with a different orientation, Lin Xinbei lacked the delicate emotional attentiveness of women. It was inevitably insufficient in taking care of a child. Moreover, Lin Xinbei was also busy, and there were times when neither he nor Rong Yan, who was working, could look after Little Baby, so he had to be placed in the community’s child care center.
That’s why, after returning to the country, she truly hoped Little Baby could receive more familial love and attention.
She herself had grown up deprived of familial affection and hoped that Duidui wouldn’t have to grow up in an unloving environment like she did.
She couldn’t wish for more relatives and love for the little guy.
Rong Yan gently touched the sleeping pretty little boy’s cheek and softly said, “If the little guy were awake, he would agree with me. He probably also wants to go back and apologize to his grandmother. When we were on the road, he mentioned it in our chat, saying his grandmother must be really anxious because he ran off.”
A hint of severity flickered in Li Shengxiao’s hawkish eyes. According to his own nature, Li Duidui’s behavior today would definitely warrant punishment.
But as this young woman had just encountered the Rong Family incident, he did not want to have a conflict with her on this matter. So, with a low ‘hmm’ of agreement, he handed the little one in his arms to Gu Ming, “Take him to the butler.”