Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: The Mysterious Husband Turns Out to Be!

The following morning dawned early.

Ji Chao brought his younger brother and sister to the hospital room bright and early.

When Ji Muye’s gaze fell on the door, he asked casually, “Where’s your mom?”

Ji Chao looked up, “Mom went to the airport to pick someone up.”

Beside him, Ji Ze happily shared, “Dad, mom said she’s going to introduce us to a very important person!”

The man’s thoughts inexplicably flew to the phone call Lu Xining had received yesterday, as well as the excitement and joy in her voice.

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When Lu Nuonuo heard her brothers’ words, she tilted her head and added, “It’s Old Gong…”

Hearing this, Ji Muye’s eyes narrowed sharply, his nerves tensed, and suddenly another question popped into his mind.

What if Lu Xining hadn’t registered for marriage and was just with another man?

Just the thought of this possibility made Ji Muye feel like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.

An indescribable tidal wave erupted in his heart, almost drowning his reason; with a strong effort to contain the turmoil inside, he gently lifted Little Dumpling into his arms.

The latter suddenly yelped in surprise.

Lu Nuonuo turned her head to see it was her step-dad, kicked her little legs a couple of times, and obediently let him hold her.

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She looked at him with her large, bewildered eyes, “Uncle?”

Ji Muye stroked her fuzzy head gently and asked softly, “Nuonuo, can you tell Uncle who your mom’s husband is?”

Lu Nuonuo’s language abilities were richer than those of other children her age, and she immediately grasped Ji Muye’s meaning.

The little one’s grin shone bright, “Old Gong, mommy likes him.”

She added another sentence, “Nuonuo likes him too.”

Ji Muye felt a stifling pressure in his throat that he couldn’t release.

In contrast to the cold-faced man in the hospital room, the three little ones blissfully unaware of the situation, Lu Xining was genuinely happy on the other side.

As soon as she arrived at the airport, she saw her good friend already waiting at the exit.

The other party had neat short hair, a casual, androgynous style that oozed flamboyance, and a beautiful face that was striking amid the crowd.

Gong Yunxue waved to her, “Old Lu, I’m over here!”

The two friends who had not seen each other for years hugged tightly.

Lu Xining was dressed in a light gray linen dress and, even without makeup, was as beautiful as a fairy, unable to take one’s eyes off her.

Both were beautiful women of different styles, yet equally attracting the attention of those around them.

Gong Yunxue was a landscape photographer, traveling around the world all year round. Her works always shocked people’s souls, but few knew that this internationally acclaimed photography master was actually a girl.

“Old Lu, let’s hurry back, I can’t wait to see our precious daughter and sons.”

Gong Yunxue was also Lu Nuonuo’s godmother.

Despite not often being in the country, she sent gifts from all around the world every month.

“The kids are at the lab; you’ll see them as soon as we get back.”

“Then let’s go, for our daughter I bought a pink rough stone, and for our sons I bought…”

Back at the lab.

Lu Xining first escorted her friend to the guest room to shower and rest, “You take a bath and rest first, I’ll go pick up the kids.”

Gong Yunxue said eagerly, “Go ahead, go ahead.”

But she had barely opened the door when she saw a man with three children at the door; her daughter was in Ji Muye’s arms, and her two sons stood on either side of him, their obsidian-like eyes watching her.

Seeing the similar sets of eyes unexpectedly, Lu Xining felt momentarily dazed.

Ji Chao was the first to speak out, “Mom, you’re back.”

Lu Xining nodded with a smile.

Lu Nuonuo reached out her arms from the man’s embrace towards her mother, and Lu Xining quickly went to pick up her daughter.

The man’s gaze swept past the tall figure that flashed through the guest room, his thin lips tightly pursed, the air pressure around him growing increasingly lower.

That guest room was where Lu Xining would occasionally sleep when she came back late from experiments, to avoid waking the children.

Even Ji Muye had never stayed in there.

But now another man was living in it.

“Ji Muye, let go.”

“Uncle?”

Ji Muye suddenly woke from his reverie, seeing two similar faces, one large and one small, filled with confusion.

The child’s arms were already wrapped around Lu Xining’s neck, but his legs were still held by Ji Muye, now looking at him with eyes full of puzzlement.

He quickly let go, apologizing, “Sorry, I was distracted with my thoughts.”

Lu Xining stepped aside to let Ji Chao and Ji Ze enter.

Ji Muye still stood at the door, his gaze lowered, watching the joy and relaxation in her eyes, but these were the good mood given to her by another man.

Ji Ze asked curiously, “Mom, is the person you picked up back?”

Lu Xining gently touched his head and said softly, “Yes, she’s back. She’s taking a shower. I’ll introduce you to her later.”

She smiled at her sons, “From now on, you’ll have another family member to accompany you. I believe you’ll like her.”

Lu Xining’s words struck Ji Muye’s heart like an arrow piercing through the willows.

The man’s face was calm as a blade’s edge, dark storms brewing in his eyes, yet the surface remained calm.

Not until Lu Xining turned her gaze back to Ji Muye and told him, “Ji Muye, it’s inconvenient for you to come into the house today. You should go back and rest at the ward.”

Rationality and anger wrestled in his mind.

What was once a balanced tug-of-war was completely broken by her words.

Ji Muye’s face was extremely cold, like the frozen frost of deep winter, his voice carrying the chill that could freeze the heart.

“Why is it inconvenient? Is it because there’s another man?”

Lu Xining didn’t want to argue with him today. She put her daughter down and had her take the two older brothers to the living room to play.

She directly pulled on the man’s sleeve and dragged him outside under a tree.

Ji Muye’s eyes grew darker, his calm expression vanished completely, anger overtaking his rationality, washing over the rampart around his heart, overflowing with raw and unshielded emotion.

He stepped forward, pressing her against the tree trunk, one hand supporting her lower back, shielding her from the rough texture of the bark.

Ji Muye said coldly, “What, are you afraid the person inside will find out about your unresolved ties with your ex-husband?”

The heady scent of hormones hit her face. Lu Xining raised her eyes and found herself caught in the dark currents swirling in his.

She turned away and said indifferently, “Don’t think nonsense, she knows about you and me.”

Ji Muye’s eyes were deep as the sea, his hoarse voice strained, “Are you going to introduce him to Xiao Chao and Xiao Ze?”

Lu Xining nodded, “She is a very important family member of mine. I want the people I care most about to know each other. Plus, she won’t be going abroad for a while, and Xiao Chao and Xiao Ze will also stay with me, so it’s perfect…”

Ji Muye clenched the other hand at his side into a fist. He no longer dared overestimate his self-control.

In the presence of this woman, he had always been utterly disarmed.

Ji Muye felt a darkness before his eyes, his chest was tight, his heartbeat erratic, sweat breaking out, his hands trembling—the illness he had barely recovered from seemed to be making a comeback.

The air was filled with a tension that could be cut with a knife, and with a cold face, he bit out, “You…”

His pocket vibrated with his cellphone. Lu Xining, regardless of the man’s unsettled emotions, quickly answered seeing “Gong Yunxue” calling, pressed the receiver, and turned aside to respond quietly.

“Yes, at the gate, I’ll be right back.”

“If you cajole my two sons well, you can wish to be their…”

Before she could finish, the man with a pale, greenish face collapsed towards her, and Lu Xining hurriedly caught him.

“Ji Muye!”