Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 No Matter What, You Should Dislike Her

Lin Xu grabbed Ji Zeqiu’s wrist, her eyes brimming with tears, and said with a quiver in her voice, “Ji Zeqiu, I’m so hungry!”

“…If you’re hungry, just order takeout!” Ji Zeqiu was somewhat at a loss for words.

This woman couldn’t cook or make coffee, but couldn’t she at least order takeout?

How on earth did Ji Tingyang put up with her?

“The elevator was under maintenance this morning; it’s more than twenty floors up, and no delivery person was willing to take the order.” Lin Xu took out her phone and saw that the takeout she had ordered two hours ago was cancelled again.

Her orders kept getting cancelled, and she thought about fending for herself by going downstairs to get something to eat later, but ended up falling asleep on the sofa while playing with her phone.

She only woke up faintly to the sound of Ji Zeqiu returning home, but by then, her stomach was so hungry it was at its limit.

Upon seeing Ji Zeqiu return, she couldn’t help but whine to her son with teary eyes.

Hearing her words, Ji Zeqiu remembered the maintenance notice for the elevator downstairs. It seemed his luck wasn’t bad; it had been fixed before he returned. Otherwise, if he had to climb more than twenty flights

of stairs, he would’ve definitely turned around and left.

“The elevator is already fixed. You can reorder now.” Ji Zeqiu, seeing her looking like she was about to starve to death, directly called a private restaurant and used his financial power to have them deliver within half an hour.

“Add an extra boiled egg,” Lin Xu quickly added to the order.

“What a hassle,” Ji Zeqiu said with an annoyed expression, but he still relayed her request for the boiled egg to the restaurant staff.

It must be said, money can move mountains.

In just fifteen minutes, the restaurant staff arrived at the door with three dishes and a soup.

Lin Xu ate her fill and was revitalized. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ji Zeqiu glanced at the egg left on the table and reminded her, “You ordered that egg yourself, remember to take care of it.”

“Oh, right!” Lin Xu suddenly remembered, and while peeling the egg, she seated Ji Zeqiu on the couch.

“What are you doing?” Ji Zeqiu frowned, about to remind her of the rule not to touch him, but saw her swiftly press the boiled egg onto his arm.

He inhaled sharply in pain.

The spot where Lin Xu was pressing was where he had a bruise from an injury.

“I heard that rolling a boiled egg over a bruise can be very effective,” Lin Xu murmured softly.

In the past, when Lin Xu was a playful child and got bumps and bruises outside, Mrs. Lin always treated her with boiled eggs.

And it also hurt enough to make her cry out.

“If I don’t let you feel the pain, you won’t learn your lesson. We’ll see if you dare to climb walls again.” Mrs. Lin rolled the egg forcefully over her bruises without any mercy.

Later, when she had children of her own, Lin Xu learned her mother’s method and liked using boiled eggs too.

Only Ji Zeqiu was different from her as a child; his injury was from work, he didn’t need a lesson, and naturally, she was gentler.

Ji Zeqiu was dumbfounded. So, she ordered the boiled egg at the beginning just to treat his wound?

Had she noticed it as soon as he got back?

Looking at Lin Xu, he saw her long, delicate eyelashes cast over a sincere, caring expression.

Ji Zeqiu’s heart skipped a beat, feeling an odd warmth like the sun’s afterglow.

Ever since he started acting, he had suffered many minor and major injuries. Whenever Wen Li saw them, she would apply medicine to him.

Because of this, he would always love to show his injuries to her.

Later, when Ji Zeqiu left the Ji Family and could no longer see Wen Li, he became indifferent to the new injuries he acquired.

However, when he encountered Wen Li at the school gate and she noticed his injury, he still felt a vague hope stir within him.

He hoped she would care for him as she had before, but in the end, she didn’t say anything and left with someone else.

Ji Zeqiu only felt panic and irritation, as if the little warmth he possessed was slipping through his fingers right before his eyes.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Lin Xu who would help him with his bruise.

But this method was really crude.

Rolling an egg over the bruise was an old-fashioned remedy from over twenty years ago, it always seemed… his mother had done the same for him, but she complained it was too tiring and switched to medicinal liquid halfway.

However, too much time had passed, and he had been too young at the time, so that memory had long since become blurry.

While he was in a daze, Lin Xu tossed the egg into the trash and suddenly said impatiently, “This method is too tiring, let’s just spray some medicinal liquid instead.”

After just two or three minutes, her arm was already sore and tired, so she got up to look for the medicine box.

The faint touch of memory at the bottom of Ji Zeqiu’s heart instantly vanished, leaving him speechless.

How was this woman just like his mother?

He was startled and quickly shook the thought from his head.

His mother had passed away twenty years ago, and even if she hadn’t, she would be almost fifty by now, so how could she be so young?

Watching Lin Xu’s retreating figure, a slight struggle was barely noticeable beneath Ji Zeqiu’s indifferent facade.

A voice inside him was telling him that this woman had bullied Wen Li in the Ji Family, driven Wen Li away, and he should retaliate against her, or at the very least, dislike her.

But when she came back with the medicinal liquid, it was as if he was a monk tempted by wine and meat, knowing he shouldn’t, yet unable to refuse the warmth she offered.

He sat quietly on the couch, letting Lin Xu spray the cold medicinal liquid on him and then rub it until it warmed up.

Only his stiff body seemed to be making a final, stubborn resistance, indicating he wasn’t so willing.

“There, done,” Lin Xu let go of his hand and put away the medicinal liquid, “Don’t touch water for a while to prevent washing off the medicine.”

Ji Zeqiu rolled his throat and awkwardly responded, getting up to go back to his room.

Underneath his sparse short hair, his ears were tinged with a faint blush.

Back in his room, Ji Zeqiu began to despise himself again.

Just because she applied medicine to you, you’re softening up? Wen Li did more than just apply medicine for you, how can you justify that to her!

After calming down, Ji Zeqiu took out his phone and suddenly started looking up information for hiring a caregiver.

Just because of one elevator maintenance, Lin Xu went hungry without a meal; if there were other emergencies next time and he didn’t make it back, wouldn’t she starve to death?

It would be better to hire a caregiver to cook for her.

His fingers tapping the screen suddenly paused.

No, she’s a grown-up, if she’s hungry she should know to find something to eat, why should he find her a caregiver!

If she starved to death, it would serve her right!

Ji Zeqiu angrily threw his phone onto the bed.

Lin Xu’s tearful, pitiful expression telling him she was hungry flashed through his mind, as well as the serious demeanor she had when applying medicine to him…

After a long while.

He rubbed his hair irritably, picked up the phone again, and sent a voice message to his agent, “Brother Zhao, I want to hire a caregiver, find me a company that values privacy.”

Ji Zeqiu thought, he was just afraid she’d starve to death in his house, which would be bad luck.

And if she went to complain to Ting Yang, Ting Yang would surely mock him for being so poor he couldn’t even provide food.

He would never give Ting Yang the chance to ridicule him.

That’s right!