Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!

Chapter 120: Chapter 120 Little Dumpling Was Tricked into Talking

Ji Chao honestly confessed, “Mom dropped us off downstairs and then she left.”

“Dad, I took my sister to play,” Ji Ze said, unable to hide his eagerness.

He and his brother had often come to the company in the past two years to keep their father company at work, taking his sister by the hand to the lounge inside.

The two of them skillfully found the toys they had left there.

Ji Muye: “…”

Lu Nuonuo’s eyes lit up when she saw the pink little fox by the bed; she remembered it wasn’t there last time.

Hmm, could it be that Uncle had bought it for her?

The door to the lounge wasn’t closed.

Ji Muye immediately spotted Little Dumpling’s twinkling big eyes, full of happiness.

The pink little fox by the bed had been a gift for her before, but Little Dumpling had rejected it, and later he had asked Yan Dong to take it away.

Recently, he had either been traveling abroad for business or visiting the Lu Family to see the children, returning to the Ji Family to sleep. It had been a long time since he last spent the night in the company’s lounge, so he didn’t know that Yan Dong had placed the pink little fox by the bed.

Seeing that Little Dumpling liked it, Ji Muye’s gaze softened, watching her run over to him with the little fox in her arms, blinking her sparkling eyes to say thank you.

Ji Muye hugged Little Dumpling, who had rushed to his legs, easily lifting her to sit on his lap.

He teased, “Nuonuo, how do you know this was meant for you? What if it was meant for another child?”

For another child?

Does Uncle have another daughter now?

Several question marks raced through Little Dumpling’s mind. She looked down at the pink little fox in her arms; though reluctant, she still placed the little fox on the nearby desk.

Lu Nuonuo: “Then… it’s for the other child.”

Saying this, she was about to get off Ji Muye’s lap to go play with toy cars with her brothers.

Just as she was about to run off, she remembered something.

She turned and tugged on Ji Muye’s trouser leg, earnestly saying, “Thank you, give it back to me.”

She had already thanked Uncle earlier, and since it wasn’t meant for her, that “thank you” needed to be returned.

Ji Muye was both amused and bewildered by Little Dumpling’s train of thought.

He lifted Little Dumpling back onto his lap, his fingers distinct as they playfully stroked her delicate bridge of a nose, his sharp yet attractive eyes filled with laughter.

Ji Muye said in a deep voice, “…it was meant for Nuonuo.”

Saying this, he stuffed the little fox back into her arms and asked his secretary to bring her a glass of milk.

Yan Dong brought the milk in, by now used to seeing his boss handling work while embracing Little Dumpling.

After all, Little Dumpling was just too well-behaved!

Lu Nuonuo looked at the milk bottle in front of her, her eyes sparkling, “Thank you, Uncle.”

Once people left, Ji Muye asked the Little Dumpling in his arms, “Nuonuo, do you know where Mommy went?”

“Mommy, looking for medicine.” Unable to keep secrets, Lu Nuonuo looked up at him.

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Tianshui Village, Yun City.

Several rugged SUVs were parked at the entrance of the village.

Lu Xining, clad in a black windbreaker paired with boots, alighted from a vehicle with an impressive, brisk air.

A black baseball cap and face mask concealed most of her face, leaving only her beautiful and cool eyes visible.

The middle-aged man waiting at the village entrance was taken aback by her appearance; walking slowly towards her while puffing on his old pipe, his back slightly hunched.

“You must be the medicine buyer they mentioned?”

Lu Xining nodded, noticing the clarity in the middle-aged man’s eyes, as well as his conspicuous effort to appear ordinary.

This was a role of playing the fool to catch the wise.

Monkey was escorting the most skilled bodyguard, protecting Lu Xining by her side.

Since the first incident on their way back from the airport, they had been at a disadvantage due to having too few people, and he had intentionally started moving his overseas-trained forces back home.

The second time Lu Xining got into trouble, after being ambushed these twice, no matter how short the journey was, he would arrange a sufficient number of people to accompany them on either side.

The middle-aged man exhaled a puff of smoke, his sharp gaze hidden by the hazy smoke.

“My name is Chu Chunshan.”

“It’s too late today, rest in the village tonight, and head into the mountains early tomorrow.”

The man led Lu Xining and her group to a few houses on the outer edge of the village entrance; even the closest house was still a couple of hundred meters away from the village.

“These are all vacant, arrange them as you see fit.”

Before leaving, Chu Chunshan specifically cautioned them, “Oh right, young lady, kind-hearted Uncle Shan reminds you, no matter what sounds you hear at night, don’t go out, or you’ll bear the consequences yourself.”

Meeting his unobtrusive yet dark gaze, Lu Xining nodded in thanks.

She, along with Monkey, checked the three courtyards arranged by Chu Chunshan, each separated by about fifty meters.

For safety reasons, they chose the largest one, which had four rooms, each able to accommodate about ten people.

Aside from Lu Xining and four female bodyguards in one room, the remaining forty people stayed in three rooms.

Monkey arranged for people to take turns keeping watch at night to avoid any accidents.

The nights in the mountains were very cold, but it was quite comfortable to sleep once the kang was heated.

In the quiet mountain wilderness of early morning, the cock’s crowing was extremely penetrating.

Lu Xining had woken up early, extra cautious being away from home.

Chu Chunshan came over early in the morning, carrying a shoulder bag full of patches.

Although it was an early autumn morning with a cool mountain breeze, he was fanning himself with a straw fan as if it were summer.

“Are you all ready? It’s getting late, we need to make haste.”

Lu Xining stepped forward with a smile, “Yes, we’re ready, please lead us into the mountain, Uncle Shan.”

She was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, but today she wore a black mask that covered half her face, also concealing her neck, looking both cool and beautiful.

Chu Chunshan said, “Let’s go.”

He led the way, not needing to pass through the village to enter the mountain.

After bypassing the river at the village entrance, the path became narrower, surrounded by underbrush taller than a person.

Along the way, some trees bore subtle symbols, which Chu Chunshan relied on to navigate.

Lu Xining and Monkey also left marks to avoid any incidents, ensuring they could find their way back if they became separated.

Chu Chunshan said nothing when he saw them.

“Young lady, how do you know about those herbs?”

He feigned puzzlement and said, “Old man here is hearing for the first time that those herbs even have a name, something about Seven Stars?”

Lu Xining replied, “Seven-star Reviving Herb.”

Chu Chunshan still held an old smoking pipe in his hand, not smoking, just occasionally sniffing it.

When Song Henian’s people first approached Chu Chunshan, they only mentioned that the herb was of great research value, without revealing Lu Xining’s identity or her purpose.

“It just so happens that the lab is researching medicinal herbs, so I thought I’d look for it.”

“Finding it would be great, but it can’t be helped if not.”

She spoke casually, as if she was truly just there to look.

Yet a glint of keenness flashed across Chu Chunshan’s eyes, and his hand tightened on the smoking pipe.