CHAPTER 279: CHAPTER 271: TAKING YOU TO A NICE PLACE

Jian Liangtong smugly held up the fruit platter to Jin Jumo, "This is the fresh fruit platter my mom brought over this morning. Isn’t it sweet?"

Jin Jumo raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure the fruit platter wasn’t meant for Hao Hao from Mrs. Jian?"

Jian Liangtong, "..." Can’t we just let it go?

Jian Chenghao tugged at his small mouth, and said to Jin Jumo, "Auntie, Grandma said it was for both me and my mom."

"Did you hear that?" Jian Liangtong immediately raised her chin, looking smug.

Jin Jumo smiled, "Heard it, it’s for Hao Hao."

"... Rotten Ju Zi." Jian Liangtong pouted.

"You planning to stay at the hotel today?" Jin Jumo mildly frowned.

Jian Liangtong glanced at her, stammering for half a day without saying a word.

"What’s wrong?" Jin Jumo asked, puzzled.

"... Um, Ju Zi, I booked a flight for tomorrow morning, heading back to S City," Jian Liangtong said.

Jin Jumo was stunned, "Wasn’t it supposed to be a week?"

Jian Liangtong shrugged, speaking nonchalantly, "The agency isn’t giving me time off. They know I’m back in the country, and they’ve arranged for me to meet a new young star. I have to go to S City to assist and arrange training."

Hearing it was work-related, Jin Jumo didn’t say anything further.

Jian Liangtong looked at the frown on Jin Jumo’s face, licked her lips, and said, "I should be in S City for a while. It’s not like being in the UK anymore; a flight from S City to Z City only takes one or two hours. If you want to see me, or I want to see you, we can meet anytime."

"I know," Jin Jumo replied softly.

Jian Liangtong winked at Jin Jumo, "Then give me a smile."

Jin Jumo twitched her mouth, glanced at Hao Hao seated beside her, and hesitated, saying, "Liang Tong, there’s something I’ve been thinking about, and I still feel I should tell you."

"What?" Jian Liangtong asked, puzzled.

"Someone asked me about your whereabouts," Jin Jumo said, staring straight at Jian Liangtong’s stunning face.

Jian Liangtong’s face changed slightly, and the curve of her mouth dropped, "Who?"

Jin Jumo pressed her lips together, staring at her without speaking.

Jian Liangtong gradually clenched her hand, her long black lashes trembling erratically, her voice suddenly a bit hoarse, "What did you say?"

"I didn’t tell him you returned to Z," Jin Jumo said softly.

Jian Liangtong gripped her palm tightly again, then released it, her shimmering almond eyes showing a few traces of red, looking at Jin Jumo and nodding, "That’s good, that’s good."

"Liang Tong..."

"My parents know I’m taking Hao Hao back to Z City tomorrow, so later, my dad will come to pick me and Hao Hao up to visit Grandma in the countryside. Let’s not talk now, Ju Zi, I need to pack,"

Jian Liangtong hastily put down the fruit platter and said to Jin Jumo.

Jin Jumo’s Taohua eyes flashed with worry but didn’t say anything, just nodded slightly.

Soon after, the video call ended.

Jin Jumo stared at the popped-up QQ interface of their conversation, a silent sigh swept across her heart.

Rong Mochen noticed that Jin Jumo was unusually silent tonight.

He extended his long arm, pulling Jin Jumo, who had unwittingly kept a distance, into his embrace, lowering his dark eyes to her fair little face, and softly said, "Something on your mind?"

Jin Jumo looked up at him, gently shook her head, and then hugged his strong waist, moving closer into his broad chest.

Rong Mochen frowned slightly, his other arm wrapped around her shoulder, kissing her clean and beautiful forehead, "Feeling stifled lately?"

Jin Jumo, nestled in his chest, opened her eyes and vaguely answered, "It’s okay."

"Tomorrow, I’ll push things aside and take you and the kids out for a while, clear our minds," Rong Mochen said.

Jin Jumo’s eyes brightened, raising her head from his embrace, looking at his distinct and character-filled handsome face, "Where to?"

Rong Mochen gazed into her shining Taohua eyes, his thin lips curled slightly, his big hand gently brushing her long hair, "A good place."

Jin Jumo raised an eyebrow, looking both eager to go and a bit hesitant, "But Xixi and Hanhan have school tomorrow."

"It’s just one or two days, won’t affect them." Rong Mochen affectionately pinched her soft cheek.

"Well... okay then." Jin Jumo agreed without principles.

The next day, Xixi and Hanhan found out they didn’t have to go to school, and the sleeping grumpiness was instantly dissipated by the surprise.

Xixi’s face changed in a second, happily humming a tune out of order.

After the spring weather improved, Jin Jumo began dressing the little guys in lighter clothing. She dressed Xixi in a rather ladylike floral dress and light-colored leggings, paired with a light green knitted cardigan, and red short boots.

Hanhan wore a white shirt underneath, the same light green knitted cardigan as Xixi, dark skinny jeans, and cool Martin boots.

Rong Mochen also changed from his usual precise and steady professional attire, taking off his suit and donning a dark green checkered shirt, cropped casual pants, and white casual leather shoes, with a cream-colored sweater coat.

The whole outfit was very scenic, instantly deducting several years from his age and increasing his friendliness immensely.

Knowing someone favored women in skirts, Jin Jumo always tried to wear skirts when with him.

Today’s outfit was no exception.

A dark green deep V-neck blouse paired with a pure white pleated skirt, the blouse barely reaching above the knees, slightly pressing down on the pleated skirt.

Below the pleats, a small section of even and slender calves was revealed.

She wore beige short socks and slightly Korean-style leather shoes, giving her a lazy yet serene demeanor.

The family of four went out, even the driver, accustomed to seeing them daily, couldn’t help but glance extra times.

"Today, you don’t need to come along. Give me the car keys," Rong Mochen glanced casually at the driver.

The driver handed over the car keys to Rong Mochen without a word and left.

Jin Jumo placed Xixi and Hanhan in the safety seats in the back, then sat in the passenger seat and looked at Rong Mochen’s gentle profile, asking, "Where are we going?"

Rong Mochen gently glanced at Jin Jumo, "You’ll find out when we get there."

Alright!

Jin Jumo took a breath, anyway, there’s nothing to fear by following him!

Houhai in Z City, Houhai is vast and boundless, looking from afar it seems to connect with the horizon.

S City doesn’t have such a big sea, so Xixi was particularly excited when she saw the sea, shouting loudly.

Though Hanhan didn’t express his joy as openly as Xixi, it was clear he liked it too.

The sea breeze blew in from the ocean, carrying a slight moisture, yet fresh and pleasant.

Jin Jumo tucked back a few strands of hair blown by the wind and bent her eyes while looking at the man beside her with his hands in pockets trying to look cool, "Is this the good place you mentioned?"

Rong Mochen curled his lips, reached out and rubbed her head, without speaking.

Jin Jumo quietly pursed her lips, took out a prepared camera from her bag, and called out to Xixi who was pulling her brother forward, "Xixi."

Xixi and Hanhan heard the words and simultaneously turned their heads to look at Jin Jumo.

Snap...

Taking advantage of the moment, Jin Jumo pressed the shutter.

"Ah..." Xixi screamed, let go of her brother’s hand and rushed back, "Mommy is so bad, taking pictures without telling me, I want to see."

Jin Jumo smiled and showed the photo she took to Xixi.

Xixi stared at the photo, seemingly satisfied, shrugged her little shoulders, and ran back to her brother.

Rong Mochen walked to Jin Jumo’s side.

Jin Jumo caught sight of him from the corner of her eye, her peach blossom eyes gently flickered, lifted her head to look at him, "Do you want to take a picture?"

Rong Mochen frowned with slight reluctance.

"Don’t you want to take a picture with Xixi and Hanhan?" Jin Jumo asked while staring at him.

Jin Jumo carefully stored all of Xixi and Hanhan’s growth records.

But Rong Mochen’s figure was absent from those records.

Rong Mochen also stared at Jin Jumo for a while, then finally said, "Don’t you want to take a picture with me?"

Jin Jumo, "..."

Her earlobes turned a thin layer of red, Jin Jumo raised her eyebrows, "Then let’s do it."

Rong Mochen’s dark eyes showed a shallow smile, suddenly snatched the camera from Jin Jumo’s hands.

A large hand immediately locked onto Jin Jumo’s shoulder and turned her towards him, his thin lips pressed down on her pink lips.

Jin Jumo was shocked and widened her eyes.

Then she heard the sound of the shutter being pressed.

"Hum..." Jin Jumo pushed him away, hand covering her lips, looking at him with displeasure, "Did you take it?"

Rong Mochen didn’t look at Jin Jumo, his dark eyes focused on the photo in the camera.

In the photo, Jin Jumo’s silky hair danced, her pair of water-like seductive peach blossom eyes widened in surprise, cheeks showing a pink blush, even holding the hem of her long shirt nervously, very beautiful!

Jin Jumo, seeing his focused gaze, felt inexplicably shy and reached out to grab the camera from his hand.

"What are you doing?" Rong Mochen noticed, skillfully held the camera high, raised an eyebrow at Jin Jumo.

"...Let me see what you took? Let me see," Jin Jumo said impatiently, raising on tiptoe to grab it.

Rong Mochen squinted slightly, the corners of his lips lazily and teasingly smiling, "Aren’t you trying to delete it?"

Jin Jumo guiltily avoided his gaze.

Rong Mochen slung the camera behind him and flicked Jin Jumo’s forehead with his long finger, "Can’t delete!"

Jin Jumo bit her lip, covered her forehead, whispered, "I just want to see."

"Hmph."

Rong Mochen took her hand and walked towards Xixi and Hanhan who were playing with sand not far away.

Jin Jumo kept glancing back at the camera in his hand all the way.

Actually, she truly just wanted to see, after all, it’s their first photo together.

The two little ones got inspired and started drawing on the beach.

Xixi drawing either puppies or kittens, or even little pigs, but all ended up being unrecognizable.

Xixi, after drawing for a while and feeling bored, started to mess things up.

Xixi’s purpose for messing things up was simple, she wanted Hanhan to play with her since she couldn’t enjoy playing alone.

For every stroke Hanhan drew, Xixi followed with another, getting a glare from Hanhan, Xixi would stare back with innocent big eyes pathetically.

Hanhan was initially too soft-hearted to refuse, but repeated events made him impatient, "Ye Xixi, if you keep causing trouble, be careful I won’t go easy on you!"

Xixi looked at her brother’s serious expression and raised eyebrows, knew he meant business, immediately got up from the beach pitifully and ran to the pair of lovers standing intimately by the sea.