Chapter 875: Like Mother, Like Son (1)

"Hey, don’t mislead my son." Chu Chen glared at him. If he wasn’t holding his son, he might have swung a punch.

He even called him "daddy," flattering him.

Ji Mingqian glanced at him, "So petty."

Chu Chen clicked his tongue and returned to the topic, "When do you plan to return to headquarters?"

"I was planning to go back in a couple of days, but I got a call this morning. There’s a temporary issue with the crew, so I need to go over." Ji Mingqian said while playing with Chu Yue.

"When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow."

"So soon." Gu Xinuo frowned slightly, "We just got here and you’re leaving, it’s such a bummer."

Ji Mingqian chuckled lightly, "No choice, gotta work hard to buy toys for Ayue and Xiaobai."

He reached out to pinch Chu Yue’s chubby little face, "Right, Ayue?"

"You gotta be kidding me." Gu Xinuo gave him a disdainful look and teased.

In her view, he wasn’t lacking money; he was lacking a beating.

"Mommy." The little guy, after being held by Ji Mingqian for a short while, struggled to find Gu Xinuo.

The eager look on his face made Ji Mingqian feel inexplicably rejected.

He poked the little one’s cheek, "What’s wrong with me holding you? Why look for your mommy?"

"Want mommy."

The baby voice carried a hint of sobbing, eyes welling up as if ready to cry any second.

Speechless, Ji Mingqian quickly handed him to Gu Xinuo, "Go to your mommy, I won’t hold you next time."

At least Xiaobai is good, never cries no matter how you tease him.

Retracting his hand, he turned to look at Chu Chen and teased, "Achen, you didn’t cry much when you were a kid, how come your son turned into a crybaby?"

Chu Chen wasn’t annoyed, a subtle smile at the corner of his lips as his gaze drifted toward Gu Xinuo.

The resemblance was obvious without words.

Ji Mingqian caught on immediately and couldn’t help but laugh.

"Hahaha."

The excessive laughter drew Gu Xinuo’s attention, she was slightly stunned, and then realized everything, her brown eyes narrowing dangerously.

"Chu, Chen." She hissed through gritted teeth.

She didn’t cry a lot as a child, he was slandering her.

Chu Chen raised his hands in surrender, awkwardly laughing, "I didn’t say anything, the kid is still here, be gentle, be gentle."

Gu Xinuo’s face darkened, "Are you implying I’m not gentle?"

Chu Chen’s expression stiffened, "..."

He felt that no matter what he said now, it would be wrong.

He was at a loss for words, almost ready to swear with three raised fingers, "No, absolutely not."

"Anuo, you cried quite a bit when you were a kid, it’s not a big deal, admitting it won’t hurt." Ji Mingqian stirred the pot playfully.

Though all four of them cried seldom, she had the highest count.

"Shut up." Gu Xinuo held her son in one hand and picked up a pillow with the other, throwing it at him, "You’re the one who cries a lot."

Ji Mingqian easily caught the pillow, cheekily said, "Achen wasn’t wrong, you need to be more gentle, you’re almost like a tigress, be careful or you’ll scare Achen away."

Upon hearing that, Gu Xinuo’s face turned dark, the little one in her arms gnawed on his finger, his moist eyes looking at her, seemingly sensing her anger.

"Anuo, it’s all his nonsense, nothing to do with me." Chu Chen quickly said, caught in the crossfire.

He definitely didn’t want to sleep on the sofa tonight.

Gu Xinuo gave him a sidelong glance, thrusting her son into his arms, then clenched her fist and aimed it at Ji Mingqian.

"Ji Mingqian, I’m not done with you today, I’m going to beat you black and blue."

Since she rolled up her sleeves, Ji Mingqian had already hopped over the sofa and ran outside as she chased after him.

"Ji Mingqian, stand still."

Chu Chen gave a wry smile, looking down at his son, who was staring blankly at the door, seemingly frightened.

With a distinct hand, he stroked his son’s head, gently comforting him, "It’s okay, don’t be scared."

Little Chu Yue wriggled his neck, looking up at him with furrowed brows, "Mommy... fierce."

Chu Chen couldn’t help but chuckle, luckily Anuo didn’t hear that, otherwise, she really might have lost it.

Looking into his son’s dewy eyes, he softly coaxed, "Mommy and they are just playing around, mommy’s not fierce, just like Ayue and Xiaobai who like to play."

The little guy gnawed on his finger, thought for a while, and suddenly grabbed his clothes, still speaking a bit unsteadily, "Daddy, find, Xiaobai."

He heard this every day, and Chu Chen twitched at the corners of his eyes.

He just couldn’t understand why his son liked to cling to Xiaobai so much, was it Anuo’s genes?

When Anuo was young, she liked clinging to Ajiu, and now his son liked clinging to Xiaobai?

Thinking it over, Chu Chen felt a bit disoriented, and with a hint of hope, he asked, "Ayue, is daddy better or Xiaobai?"

"Xiaobai." Little Chu Yue waved his tiny fist, his baby voice clear and loud.

"..."

Chu Chen’s heart went cold, the last bit of hope he harbored was crushed.

Why couldn’t he be better than Xiaobai?

This little rascal could at least hesitate a bit, it’s disheartening.

"What’s so good about Xiaobai, hmm?" Growing more dissatisfied, Chu Chen pinched his son’s cheek gently, not really exerting force.

Truly like mother like son, it felt like he was raising two ungrateful little wolves.

"Xiaobai, good." With his face squished, the little guy had suspicious drool at the corners of his mouth, speaking unclearly.

Chu Chen gritted his teeth, his face turning sour as if he had swallowed a fly.

He still wanted a little darling, this little rascal was too much to bear.

...

As the city lights started to twinkle, Mo Garden was brightly lit.

With Chu Chen’s family around, the house felt even livelier.

The aroma of hot pot wafted out from the kitchen, filling the living room.

"You see, if our Ayue were a girl, our two families could become in-laws." Gu Xinuo said, observing Chu Yue snuggled against Xiaobai.

Ye Jiuliang was sipping juice, nearly spitting it out upon hearing that.

"Cough cough."

She grabbed a tissue to wipe her mouth, chuckling helplessly, "If you want so much to be my son’s mother-in-law, you could just have another kid."

Since Ayue was born, she’d said that line countless times.

Teasing, she added, "Better hurry up and have another one."

"Why don’t you?" Gu Xinuo glanced at her, nudging her with her shoulder.

Ye Jiuliang raised an eyebrow, "Li Mochan and I agreed long ago to only have one."

Gu Xinuo was speechless, couldn’t they stop showing off for a moment?

At this point, Ji Mingqian, having finished washing vegetables, strolled out of the kitchen with a lighter step.

Reaching the sofa, he spread his arms and flopped into it comfortably.

"What were you two chatting about?"

Ye Jiuliang glanced at him, tapping his leg with a remote, "What time are you leaving tomorrow?"

"Nine o’clock, why ask this? Coming to see me off?" Ji Mingqian joked.