Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: The Sky Has Fallen

On the way home, Ji Tingyang wandered through many thoughts.

Initially eager to get home, his pace gradually slowed as he strolled back to the villa.

When Ji Tingyang reached the door, he received a message from Lin Xu asking how long before he would be home.

Was there such a rush?

Was the matter with that blogger so urgent?

Ji Tingyang pursed his lips slightly, turned the doorknob, and pushed the door open, “I’m back…”

As soon as he spoke, accompanied by two “bang, bang” sounds, colorful fireworks burst above his head.

Ji Tingyang stood stunned for a moment, gazing at Lin Xu and Ji Yuqiao, who held the firework sparklers.

“Happy Birthday.”

“Happy Birthday, Big Brother!”

The mother and daughter exclaimed in unison.

“Birthday?” Ji Tingyang’s mind’s rusty cogs stiffly turned, belatedly realizing today’s date was August 9.

It indeed was his birthday.

So, his mother wanted him to come home early today for his birthday?

The shocked expression on Ji Tingyang’s face gradually faded, and a slight smile curved his lips.

“Big Brother, come in quickly and see the birthday cake Mom and I bought for you,” Ji Yuqiao pulled Ji Tingyang, who was standing at the entranceway, inside.

They entered the living room.

Ji Tingyang found that Xie Changyan was also here, sitting leisurely on the sofa, a lazy smile hanging on his lips.

“Why are you here?” His expression was somewhat unnatural.

“Father naturally came to celebrate your birthday with you,” Ji Yuqiao stated matter-of-factly.

“Who asked him to come and help me celebrate my birthday.”

As he muttered under his breath, Ji Yuqiao had already displayed the cake on the table.

The double-layered cream cake featured a sugar figurine of a little boy coolly sitting and playing with a toy car in his hands, looking incredibly cute.

“Who is that on top?” Ji Tingyang asked, though he already knew the answer.

As expected.

“Of course, it’s you as a child. Isn’t the resemblance crafted by the master remarkable?” Lin Xu spoke and even pulled out a photo of Ji Tingyang playing with toys as a child from her phone for comparison.

The photo was also a second capture from an old album, slightly blurred features, but the aura and posture were perfectly restored.

Lin Xu was particularly satisfied.

Ji Yuqiao leaned over, a trace of pride in her expression, “I told you this photo would be perfect.”

Seeing the two of them murmuring over the phone in a familiar manner, a thought suddenly flashed through Ji Tingyang’s mind.

“Have you been staring at the phone these past few days, choosing photos and the cake?”

“Yes.”

“And, that muscular blogger?”

“It was all Lanyue’s fabrications.”

“Oh.” Ji Tingyang nodded nonchalantly, his mind quietly at ease.

After showing the freshly-delivered cake to Ji Tingyang, Lin Xu asked the butler to refrigerate it in the fridge.

They were to have dinner first and then the cake last.

Today’s dinner was also lavish; several servants had been cooking in the kitchen all afternoon, the dishes as grand as if it were the New Year.

Ji Tingyang looked at the packed dishes in his bowl, all served by Lin Xu, his lips barely perceptibly curling.

He ate much slower than usual, as if reluctant to finish the dishes Lin Xu had served him.

Yet, upon hearing Lin Xu mention that she had also prepared a gift for him to be given after dinner…

His eating speed suddenly increased.

After dinner, while the family sat on the sofa to digest, Ji Tingyang glanced her way almost eight hundred times a minute, his lips pursed as he seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

“Big brother, this is a gift I picked out for you, I took a long time choosing it,” Ji Yuqiao pulled out a casual sweatshirt and handed it to him.

Ji Tingyang took a brief look, said thanks, and then placed the sweatshirt on the sofa.

“Aren’t you going to try it on to see if it fits?” Ji Yuqiao watched his expression with some dissatisfaction.

Only then did Ji Tingyang pick up the sweatshirt again, compared it against himself half-heartedly, and said, “It fits well.”

Xie Changyan’s approach was even simpler; he threw a set of keys to him from his pocket, “I bought you an apartment in Northern City, you can stay there if you get off work late.”

The apartment was closer to Ji Group, so even if he worked late into the night, he wouldn’t have to rush back.

Ji Tingyang glanced at the keys, his heart full of silent criticism.

Who would want to stay there?

No matter how late he got off work, he still wanted to come back and live with his mother.

Then, under Ji Tingyang’s expectant gaze, Lin Xu finally brought out the gift she had prepared for a long time.

It was a dark green Rolex watch, meticulously crafted and uniquely designed.

“I saw this watch quite a while ago and felt it would suit you perfectly, it’s just that the waiting list for making one was long. But fortunately, I got it just in time for your birthday,” Lin Xu said.

“Thank you, mother, I really like it,” Ji Tingyang, wearing the new watch on his wrist, couldn’t put it down.

The gifts from Ji Yuqiao and Xie Changyan were all but forgotten behind him, causing discontent in Ji Yuqiao.

After the cake was eaten, the day finally came to an end.

Before sleeping, Ji Tingyang still eyed the watch on his wrist unwillingly, hesitant to even take it off for bed.

…

A week later.

Ji Zeqiu finally ended his work abroad and, securing a few days off, he immediately bought a plane ticket to go home.

Although he and Lin Xu had kept in touch through messages, it had been a long time since he last saw her.

He wondered how his mother had been during this time, whether she missed him?

Ji Zeqiu left the plane through the VIP passage, avoiding the fans who wanted to take the opportunity at the airport, and hurried home.

Once inside.

The first person he saw was Xie Changyan.

Ji Zeqiu was momentarily stunned, instinctively looking around, almost thinking he had entered the wrong house.

Then he saw Xie Changyan coming out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of neatly chopped fruit, which he placed on the glass table in the living room.

Lin Xu and Ji Yuqiao immediately picked up a piece of fruit and popped it into their mouths, criticizing the TV show playing on the television as they ate.

Despite Ji Tingyang’s stern face, he accepted a piece of fruit from Xie Changyan and took a bite.

Seeing Xie Changyan’s hand get wet, Ji Tingyang even handed him a paper towel.

The four of them sat in the living room watching the TV show, the atmosphere feeling warmly inviting.

Ji Zeqiu stood frozen on the spot, unbelievingly rubbing his eyes.

Could it be that he had food poisoning from the airplane meal?

Was he now seeing hallucinations?

It took Ji Zeqiu a long while to accept what he was seeing.

He had always thought that with Ji Tingyang at home guarding Lin Xu, Xie Changyan would have no chance to get close to her.

However, to his shock, just half a month away from home, everything had changed.

Even Ji Tingyang, who had previously been hostile towards Xie Changyan, had now started to defect, complying with Xie Changyan.

For a moment, Ji Zeqiu felt as if the sky had collapsed.