Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!

Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Lu Xining, I Can’t Sleep

The search rankings exploded again!

The president of Shi’an Group, Ji Muye, took the rising star Liu Xixi abroad for “treatment,” and the airport search quickly topped the entertainment industry leaderboards.

When Lu Xining saw the news, they were already at the most famous plastic surgery hospital in Country H.

Liu Xixi, wearing a hat, mask, and sunglasses, not an inch of skin exposed, was tightly guarded by the Ji Family’s bodyguards.

Ji Muye spent a fortune to hire the entire medical team solely to serve Liu Xixi, all to heal the scars on her face.

The news heavily played up Ji Muye’s concern for Liu Xixi, him accompanying her to the doctor, staying with her overnight, comforting her severe emotional outbursts.

Their childhood friendship, innocent and envy-worthy, only added to Liu Xixi’s popularity.

Many directors started offering her opportunities.

However…

Just as the search rankings were fermenting, they were suppressed by the Shi’an Group.

The speed was breathtaking.

Had it not been for Haozi sending it specifically, she might not have known about the photo from its appearance to its disappearance.

Just like… those five years of a hidden marriage.

The true extent of Ji Muye’s power, how formidable it really was.

Lu Xining didn’t know.

But she knew, besides Shi’an Group and the Ji Family, he also had another powerful force hidden in the dark.

Anything he didn’t want to happen, simply wouldn’t occur.

Similarly, anything he didn’t want her to know, he could always control perfectly, just like the years they were married.

Lu Xining suppressed the bitterness in her mouth and continued with her busy work in the lab.

She saw Ji Muye again a week later.

She was formulating a recovery plan for Song Henian, whose legs were severely injured in a car accident and still couldn’t walk normally.

Just as she finished analyzing his first phase of training, a female assistant hurriedly knocked on the door to tell her Ji Muye had returned.

Lu Xining frowned, puzzled. If he wasn’t in Country H accompanying Liu Xixi for her facial treatment, why had he come to Country C?

She knew her own poison well.

No matter how Liu Xixi had plastic surgery, it was useless. The poison would seep through the skin into the bones!

The itch that emanated from the bones would make one scratch relentlessly until the skin was broken and bleeding, which might relieve it slightly.

Even if it was cured this time, there would be a next time.

Again and again, until it became unbearable.

This was also one of the reasons she wasn’t in a hurry to send Liu Xixi to join the Liu Family; keeping an enemy within her control was the best leverage.

Liu Xixi had sent Ji Chao and Ji Ze to the hospital twice, and she had already been lenient by poisoning her just once.

But it seemed Ji Muye didn’t think the same?

Outside the ZN laboratory.

Ji Muye sat in the back seat of a black Maybach, eyes closed, resting.

Having flown to several countries lately to facilitate international collaborations, he hadn’t had proper rest for a week.

Most importantly, he couldn’t sleep.

Without Lu Xining by his side, without her presence.

He found himself unable to fall asleep, even with medication, he would wake up soon.

Yet, this hadn’t been an issue when they were together in the children’s sickroom.

Even lying on an uncomfortable sofa, he could sleep soundly, feeling a long-missed comfort and pleasure.

So, Ji Muye had returned.

Seeing Lu Xining getting off the lab’s shuttle, Yan Dong immediately opened the rear car door and softly alerted the resting man.

“President Ji, your wife is here.”

Eyelashes fluttering like crow feathers, his dazzling obsidian-like eyes watched the woman through the car window.

Today, she wore a light blue long-sleeved dress, her long hair done up, round earlobes adorned with a pair of pearl earrings, highlighting her snow-white skin, and her lips pursed into a displeased line upon seeing him.

Ji Muye pinched his tense brow and stepped out of the car.

His strong, long legs covered in black trousers took strides towards her, moving step by step in her direction.

Lu Xining spoke with a hint of impatience, “Why are you here again?”

The man’s voice, deep and mellow as aged wine, calmly explained his reason for returning.

“Lu Xining, I can’t sleep.”

“Can’t sleep? Go take some medicine. You think you can sleep by coming here?”

Lu Xining found his reason laughable, even if he said he came to see their child, she might have been softer and allowed him a visit.

But, unable to sleep?

What kind of magical reason is this?

Having not gotten decent rest for a long time, Ji Muye’s temples throbbed slightly.

He had always suffered from poor sleep, and after marrying Lu Xining, this situation had improved significantly, even he couldn’t explain why.

After the divorce, his headache troubles came back.

He bore it all quietly.

When he couldn’t sleep at all, Ji Muye had to take medication.

Over time, his dependency on the medication became heavier, and the dosage continually increased.

The family doctor had long suggested that he try to quit sleeping medication.

But he couldn’t do it.

Until… he met Lu Xining again.

No medication was needed, as long as she was by his side, the problem of insomnia didn’t exist.

After tasting a night of peaceful sleep, Ji Muye even harbored a greedy thought, which was eventually suppressed by his rationality into the darkest depths of his heart.

He understood why he came.

Lu Xining didn’t plan to take him back to the lab.

Just as she was about to get back into the car, the man seized her wrist.

This time he controlled his strength, not hurting her, but she couldn’t break free either.

He stared steadily into her eyes, “Just say how much money you want.”

Lu Xining frowned, “What do you mean?”

“If you want to treat the symptoms of insomnia, can’t so many doctors at home and abroad cure it? It’s not a rare and complicated disease, you…”

Ji Muye’s gaze burned into her, “It can’t be cured.”

The disbelief in her eyes, so undisguised.

He only felt his temples hurting more, his lips turning white, his brain throbbing intermittently.

“The five years we were married were the times I slept the best.”

“Next, it was last week when I stayed with you for those few days.”

Ji Muye was frank, but it scared Lu Xining enough to cut him off quickly, preventing him from saying the rest.

“Who stayed with you!”

“We were accompanying the child, you need to speak clearly.”

“Otherwise, what if people misunderstand!”

Hearing this, the man suddenly changed his expression, his delicate jawline tensed up, as he looked at her with deep probing eyes.

Then he suddenly sneered.

“Afraid of who misunderstanding?”

“Jing Zheng, or Song Henian?”

Lu Xining felt that Ji Muye’s mood had been very off lately, and his words gave her an uneasy feeling.

On second thought, she felt it was impossible.

Ji Muye’s fingers tightened slightly around her wrist, his domineering and forceful presence invaded her senses, making her uncomfortably take a step back.

Sensing her resistance and avoidance, the man’s heart sank further.

“Are you afraid of me?”

“Shouldn’t I be afraid, you even protect the culprit who hurt your own son, what if you harbor murderous intentions towards me, your ex-wife.”

Ji Muye thought her words were unreasonable.

“It’s a law-abiding society, I wouldn’t, and can’t do anything illegal.”

Lu Xining scoffed coldly, mocking him.

“Last time you bailed Liu Xixi out, this time with evidence, you are sheltering the person at the Ji Family house…”

The man’s eyebrows knitted together, his stare at her laden with meaning.

“My people found out that those things weren’t done by Xixi, I know you’re worried about Xiao Chao and Xiao Ze, but we can’t slander good people.”

Yan Dong had been by his side for so long, his capability was indisputable.

Lu Xining’s mind suddenly flashed an important point, her eyes slightly focused, she looked at him seriously, “Is Yan Dong the one investigating this?”

“No, another secretary.”

When he mentioned this secretary, he deliberately glanced at Lu Xining, the deep color in his eyes seemed to tell her…

This person is someone she knows and trusts!