Ning Xi had struggled for a long time about whether to call or not, but in the end, she made the call.
Due to the incident five years ago, she was actually not too fond of children, and even avoided getting close to them.
It would only cause her to think of unhappy memories and to think of the child she had lost…
That child had once carried her warm hopes, but also represented the dirtiest part of her past.
For some unknown reason, Little Treasure didn’t discomfort her at all. On the contrary, the more she saw him, the more she liked him, and couldn’t help but want to be closer to him.
It was really strange.
"Hello… hello?" The call connected, but there was no sound.
Ning Xi knew that it had to be Little Treasure, and she laughed lightly. "Is it Little Treasure? Sorry, Auntie just finished work and just remembered to call you."
Little Treasure wasn’t capable of replying, so Ning Xi could only talk like she was talking to herself. With no proper topic of conversation, she had to find something to say.
"Darling, have you eaten yet? You’re too skinny, so you have to eat a lot, okay?"
"Children shouldn’t be picky, only then will you grow quickly. Actually, being chubby would make you even more adorable! Although right now, you are already cute enough…"
"Oh, right, I just saw on TV that your father successfully closed a big business deal. He’s really amazing, so help me congratulate him!"
…
Ten minutes later, Little Treasure put down the cellphone and took out a tablet that had not been used in a long time.
He quickly wrote something down: Congratulations.
Even if Little Treasure could not speak, he was very fluent in Chinese and English. He felt, though, that Chinese was bothersome to write, so for the most part, he would write in English.
However, he had not written anything in a long, long time.
Because he had had no desire to communicate.
The two elders were completely shocked.
Lu Jingli had witnessed this before, so he was rather calm about it.
Lu Tingxiao had secretly heard what Ning Xi had said on the phone, so when he saw the word on the whiteboard, his usually frozen face displayed a rare smile as he rubbed his son’s little head. "Thanks."
After Little Treasure had finished writing, he started to eat his dinner in a serious manner.
He was even eating the carrots he hated most.
The two elders remained in stunned silence.
Their eldest son had smiled, their good grandson had written a word, their good grandson was taking the initiative to eat dinner, their good grandson was even eating carrots…
Madam Lu finally recovered from her incredulity and immediately asked, "Jingli, what did the girl on the phone say to Little Treasure just now?"
Master Lu’s face showed that he also wanted to know.
Questioned by his parents, Lu Jingli slowly replied, "Nothing much. She only told Little Treasure not to be so picky with his food and to have Little Treasure pass on her congratulations to my elder brother."
Madam Lu’s face was filled with disbelief. "That’s it?"
Lu Jingli shrugged his shoulders. "What else would there be?"
Master Lu’s face was full of gratitude. "One phone call from this girl can already do this much. The results are already even better than one year of working with the psychiatrist."
"It really is!" Madam Lu was both surprised and delighted. "This lady is really not bad. Tingxiao, work hard!"
Lu Tingxiao: "Yes."
Madam Lu didn’t give her eldest son a second glance before turning to her youngest son. "Old Two, your brother is a piece of wood. He won’t know how to woo girls, so you have to help him, do you understand?"
"Now you realize how useful I am!" Lu Jingli chortled. "Relax, I will definitely use my lifetime of knowledge to help my brother! But we have to make a deal that you two cannot intervene! Parents are always the easiest way to ruin relationships!"
The two elders agreed. "We understand, we understand, we were just asking!"
When the two elders left after dinner, Lu Jingli went to find his brother for a reward, like a dog wagging its tail. "Brother, wasn’t I great? Wasn’t I great?"
His brother threw something small at him.
Lu Jingli caught it with one hand. "What play thing is this?"
Looking at it properly, his eyes widened.
It was a car key. The key to the 100th anniversary Bugatti race car he had been eyeing for so long, the only one of its kind ever made!
"Oh! My beloved little darling!" Lu Jingli hugged the car key and kissed it madly. "Brother, I love you!"
Lu Tingxiao had never given in no matter how Lu Jingli had pestered his brother before. Who knew his brother would throw it right at him just for casually saying a few words in front of their parents?
That Ning Xi held a higher place in his brother’s heart than he had expected!
The more Lu Jingli thought about it, the more anxious he became. "That, big brother, are you sure it’s Ning Xi? You’re not playing and you really want to get married?"
"Married." Lu Tingxiao’s voice was firm, leaving no room for doubt or any other possibility.
Lu Jingli sighed. Since he had experience, he had to give some advice. "Then let me remind you to prepare yourself. Chasing after a woman like this is like playing a video game. There are different levels: easy mode, normal mode, difficult mode, and hell mode. And Ning Xi is definitely hell mode!
Women usually have weaknesses, but with Ning Xi, you want to use money? Even with her looks, she’s still doing so poorly in the industry, so she definitely isn’t the type to accept a financial sponsor or shady deals. You want to use love? Take a look at the lovers she had when she was overseas. Her exes are everywhere in the entertainment industry, and each and every one of them is extraordinary. When I first saw the list, I was impressed, and I’ve never been impressed by something like this before!
And if you want to get her pregnant? Don’t even bother to think that will work, she’s completely focused on her career right now, and does not want children. Even if I try for her myself, it’d be an 80% chance of a GAME OVER for me; a newbie like you would just be sacrificing yourself to give her Experience Points!"
Lu Tingxiao looked coldly at him. "100%."
Lu Jingli smirked. "Okay, okay, okay, it would 100% be GAME OVER for me, don’t sweat the small stuff, alright? The point is, I bet that Ning Xi is just like me, someone who never wants to get married or have kids. This kind of person is skeptical of relationships and love, freedom is their life. If you want to play around? That’s easy. If you want to get married? That’s really difficult!"
"That’s only because you haven’t met anyone you want to marry or have children with yet."
Lu Tingxiao’s usually frigid and cold face seemed gentle in the moonlight from the window.
Lu Jingli counted how many words his brother had said with a disbelieving face. "Ah, people who are in love really are different, even someone with no experience is giving me lessons! But what you said makes sense! So, now what? Do you need your beloved younger brother to help with anything?"
Lu Tingxiao gave him two curt words. "No need."
Lu Jingli was concerned. "What do you mean ‘no need’? Wooing girls is different from doing business. Think about it carefully. Don’t you really need a smart and handsome god-level girl-chasing coach…"
Lu Jingli was doing his best to promote himself when suddenly, the door to the study room opened with a creak.
The two brothers turned their heads to look.
Little Treasure was standing in the doorway.
Surprise flashed in Lu Tingxiao’s eyes.
"Ah, Little Treasure…" Lu Jingli was also surprised.
Little Treasure had actually left his bedroom at this hour?
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