Free Web NovelChapter 907: Chapter 341: [Heartbroken Fairy Tale] The Sea Is the Upside-Down Sky (Part 1)
In the southern city, summer is always oppressively hot.
To leave work on time, Lin Chu even worked on reports during her lunch break.
Everyone says she’ll sacrifice anything for her work; no wonder Mr. Jiang values her so much.
Lin Chu has heard her fair share of sarcastic comments over the years. She’s long past the age of wanting to slap someone for such remarks, so she takes them lightly and doesn’t bother to argue.
Actually, she had just promised her son she wouldn’t be late today, especially since she hadn’t been on time this whole week.
After work, Lin Chu wasted no time and hailed a taxi to rush to the kindergarten.
On the way, she received a call from Jiang Yichen.
"Xiao Chu, I’m still tied up here and can’t leave. When you pick up Qi Ming, can you also pick up Jiang Jiang for me? I’ll come over as soon as I’m done."
Since the two kids attend the same kindergarten, it wasn’t really a hassle.
Lin Chu agreed right away, "Sure, it’s on the way. I’ll cook at home and wait for you to join us for dinner."
Jiang Yichen smiled on the other end of the phone, "Okay."
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When Lin Chu arrived at the kindergarten, half the sky was still a glowing red.
The two kids, with their backpacks on and holding the teacher’s hands, stood at the entrance. Seeing her, their eyes instantly lit up, and they broke free from the teacher’s hands to run over, one shouting "Mom", the other "Aunt Lin".
Lin Chu almost got knocked over.
She squatted down, with her neck and arms wrapped around, feeling both helpless and amused. freeweɓnøvel.com
She exaggerated her voice, "Oh my, I can’t lift even one, let alone two of you, or I’ll have to lie down."
Qi Ming, of course, didn’t want his mom to feel uncomfortable, so he let go quickly, but Jiang Jiang, who was a little younger, still hung onto Lin Chu, sweetly asking, "Aunt Lin, where’s my dad?" freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Lin Chu pinched the little girl’s nose, "He’s still busy, sweetie. Is it okay if you have dinner at Auntie’s house today?"
Jiang Jiang pumped her fists in the air, looking excited, "Oh yay! That’s great."
Lin Chu, "..."
You’d think she was my own child.
The supermarket was close by, so they walked there, with Lin Chu holding one child on each side. It was quite an eye-catching sight on the street.
After all, the two adorable little darlings were hard not to love.
"Mom, I came first today,"
"Oh, mom wasn’t as good as you. I was always at the bottom of the class when I was in school."
"Pfft... Auntie, you’re so silly."
Lin Chu’s mouth twitched, "..."
Qi Ming patted his mom on the back of her hand, comforting her like an adult, "It’s okay, I’m smart, so mom can be a little silly."
Lin Chu, "..."
Why does that not sound quite right?
The three of them, laughing and talking, kept moving forward. Although Lin Chu was more than three times the age of the two kids combined, she was the one being teased.
No dignity at all.
None of them noticed the black Maybach a short distance away, where someone had been watching them for a long time.
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In the supermarket.
Lin Chu was picking out vegetables while Qi Ming watched the little girl bouncing to the rhythm of the music. His eyes glittered with mischief.
He grabbed a large piece of ginger and brought it to Lin Chu, glancing at the little girl while seriously saying, "This is Jiang Jiang, are we going to eat her tonight?"
Remembering the ’grudges’ from their playful banter earlier, Lin Chu played along easily.
She put the ginger her son handed her into the basket and nodded, "Yep, all because she’s not cute at all."
The little girl had a temper too.
She put her hands on her hips and, with all her might, stomped her foot at the mother and son duo playing along, "Hmph!"
Lin Chu nearly laughed out loud against the shelf, ruffling her son’s hair, "Oops, Jiang Jiang’s upset, better go cheer her up."
The supermarket was big, and if you weren’t careful, things could really go wrong.
After helping his mom get ’revenge’, Qi Ming was in a good mood but still feigned reluctance, "Alright then."
Jiang Jiang was infuriated.
Jiang Jiang was throwing a fit.
Watching the kids play together made Lin Chu laugh so hard her stomach almost cramped. When Jiang Yichen called, tears of laughter were still on her cheeks.
"Where are you? I’ll come pick you up."
"So soon?" Lin Chu was surprised, checking the time on her watch.
Lost in play, they’d already spent over an hour in the supermarket.
Jiang Yichen, hands on the steering wheel, spoke in his usual low, pleasant voice, "Yes, I finished early."
"We’re still at the supermarket near the kindergarten. We’re almost done shopping. Why don’t you head straight to my place? It’s easy to catch a cab here, going back and forth wastes time, and Jiang Jiang already said she’s hungry."
