Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband Chapter 245

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Green Tea Potential

Ji Zeqiu woke up full of energy the day after he returned home.

Today, a movie he starred in was being released, and his mother loved watching the films and TV dramas he acted in. He was planning to go out and watch it with her.

The movie was at 3 p.m., so he could spend the morning strolling around with Lin Xu, have lunch together, and then head to the cinema.

He had even bribed his younger sister last night to either stay at home or go out to play today, just so he could spend some alone time with Lin Xu outside.

The plan was perfect.

Ji Zeqiu had even taken a bit of extra care to dress up, and he left the bedroom in high spirits.

However, his joy turned to cold displeasure the moment he saw Xie Changyan in the living room.

“How come you are here again?” his expression was tinged with distaste and dissatisfaction.

Why was this man always running to his house?

Had Xie's gone bankrupt? Did he not need to go to work at all?

“Why, don't you want to see me?” Xie Changyan took a sip of tea and asked with a raised eyebrow.

Ji Zeqiu, with a stern face, walked to the sofa farthest from Xie Changyan and sat down. “At least you have some self-awareness. Seeing your face first thing in the morning, I'm sure the next week will be especially unlucky, so leave quickly.”

“I'm afraid that won't be possible, because from now on, I'll be coming here every day,” Xie Changyan chuckled.

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Ji Zeqiu's eyes widened slightly, then in disbelief, he turned to Lin Xu, hoping to hear a denial from her.

Lin Xu merely coughed and looked away without denying it.

Ji Zeqiu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, sitting on the sofa in a daze, feeling like the sky had collapsed again.

“Alright, go have breakfast, aren't we going out soon?” Lin Xu patted Ji Zeqiu's head and called him over to breakfast.

Ji Zeqiu nodded and got up to walk to the dining table.

But after a few steps, as if suddenly remembering something, he quickly turned back and asked, “He's not going to the movies with us today, is he?”

Lin Xu was just about to answer when Xie Changyan interjected with a smile, “Smart guess, you guessed it.”

He just knew it!

Ji Zeqiu felt like the sky had collapsed yet again.

Seeing his frustrated expression, the teasing in Xie Changyan's eyes deepened.

“He's just joking with you, today it'll be just the two of us going out,” Lin Xu quickly soothed.

Ji Zeqiu didn't believe her at all and remained moody throughout breakfast.

He glanced at Xie Changyan, who was sitting at the breakfast table with them, and jabbed his chopsticks fiercely into his bowl, as if he wanted to poke a hole in Xie Changyan.

He finally had a vacation to spend alone with his mother, yet this man always had to interfere.

The more Ji Zeqiu looked at him, the more annoying he found him, so when Xie Changyan stretched out his chopsticks to pick up some vegetables, Ji Zeqiu quickly snatched the greens away and placed them into Lin Xu's bowl.

“Eat more vegetables.” Ji Zeqiu's expression remained calm, as if his previous action of snatching the food was accidental.

Xie Changyan didn't seem to mind, but when he went to pick up some meat, Ji Zeqiu's chopsticks reached out again and snatched away the pork.

Every time Xie Changyan tried to pick food, Ji Zeqiu would snatch it away; even the dullest person would realize by now that he was being targeted, right?

Xie Changyan simply put down his chopsticks and looked at Ji Zeqiu with a quasi-smile.

The guilt in Ji Zeqiu's eyes briefly flared and then calmed down again.

“Are you done eating?” Lin Xu looked at the more than half bowl of porridge left in Xie Changyan's bowl and asked in confusion.

Xie Changyan just looked at Ji Zeqiu, raising an eyebrow, “Why did you stop serving yourself?”

Lin Xu looked at Ji Zeqiu, puzzled.

“Maybe because I was busy serving you just now, I didn't pay attention and took President Xie's favorite dishes a few times, which made him angry,” Ji Zeqiu's voice softened as he spoke to Lin Xu.

“It's just a few dishes, what's there to be angry about?” Lin Xu looked at Xie Changyan, using her gaze to signal him not to be so petty.

Xie Changyan's gaze shifted to Ji Zeqiu, only to see Ji Zeqiu shrinking his neck, looking extremely fearful.

He licked his back teeth, murmuring to himself with disapproval.

This damn kid.

After breakfast.

Ji Zeqiu went to pour Lin Xu a glass of water and even took the initiative to pour one for Xie Changyan too.

Lin Xu was thrilled when she saw it.

This was the prelude to Ji Zeqiu making amends with Xie Changyan.

She winked at Xie Changyan, urging him to quickly take the glass and say a few kind words to his son.

Who knows, they might reconcile today.

Xie Changyan saw the glass Ji Zeqiu was holding for him, a hint of surprise tinting his features.

He reached out to take it without a second thought.

His fingers hadn't even touched the glass when it fell from the air, water splashing everywhere, even soaking a large portion of Xie Changyan's trousers.

A look of annoyance instantly appeared on Ji Zeqiu's face, “I thought President Xie had a good grip on the glass, so I let go.”

“It's all my fault for not holding the glass properly. It's all my fault.” He hung his head, looking extremely guilty.

“This isn't your fault, it was just an accident. You brought us water, which already made mom very happy, how could we blame you?” Lin Xu reassured him not to be too harsh on himself.

Then she looked at Xie Changyan's trousers, which were so wet they could hardly be dried with a paper towel.

“There are still some of your old clothes in the room. Let me go get you a pair of trousers to change into,” Lin Xu said, then headed toward the second floor.

Leaving Ji Zeqiu, who was filled with self-reproach, in the living room, and Xie Changyan, who watched him with great interest.

Until Lin Xu's figure disappeared around the corner of the staircase, Ji Zeqiu's expression of self-reproach faded, and his eyes filled with a cold glare as he looked at him.

“I didn't realize before how cunning you could be,” Xie Changyan sneered.

Back then, Ji Zeqiu was obedient and would clamor onto his shoulder when he came home from work, pounding his shoulders with his chubby little fists.

“Dadddy's tired from work, let me massage you.”

How adorable the three or four-year-old Ji Zeqiu was, even showing empathy, how could he now seem somewhat manipulative?

Ji Zeqiu, undeterred, glared at him angrily, “If you come to my house again, next time it'll be hot water that I pour on you.”

Xie Changyan shook his head with a chuckle.

Seeing that he didn't take his words seriously at all, Ji Zeqiu's anger flared even more, “Lin Xu will never like you; just leave our house.”

“Oh? How do you know she doesn't like me?” Xie Changyan rested his chin on his hand, his tone drawn out, “She said the deceased are gone, and she has moved on; she wants to be with me forever.”

“That's impossible! She would never say that!” Ji Zeqiu was furious.

Even if his mother said that, it was all Xie Changyan's deception.

He clenched his hand by his side and, seeing Lin Xu about to come downstairs, he gritted his teeth and took the glass from the table, pouring its contents on himself.

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