Chapter 536 He was That Selfish
He was already so fond of her in the past even when he was unaware that she was his cousin’s daughter. Now that he knew, one would simply say that he went head over heels for her.
“Rainy, do you want some ice-cream? Let your Cousin buy you some. Can I?” See, he had to change the way she addressed him. The satisfaction of being a cousin was getting to him. She must know that he had skipped work in order to spend time with her.
Rainy shook her head. “Mommy said too much will cause a toothache. I have had two already.” She stuck out two tiny fingers and showed him the number.
“Right. I’ve forgotten that I just bought you two. You really shouldn’t have more, or your father will kill me.” Embarra.s.sed, Du Jingtang gave her an awkward smile. His memory was really bad nowadays. Was he getting old? He had forgotten that Rainy already had two ice-creams. If she ate more, she would get a tummy ache, and his cousin would definitely kill him.
He was oblivious that a man was glaring at him from afar. d.a.m.n Du Jingtang, if you give my daughter any more of that, I will be sure to toss you to the Antarctic. You can have all the ice you want when you’re there.
Du Jingtang looked back behind him. Strangely, why did he have the feeling that someone was glaring at him; and that person was doing it now? He lowered his head and broke into a wide smile.
Then, he freed one of his hands to tickle the child in his arms.
“Little Cutie, don’t you think that your Cousin is too das.h.i.+ng? That explains why someone is having a crush on me.” He reached out and stroked at his chin. This wasn’t the first time. He could only blame his mother for giving birth to such a good-looking son.
Rainy slanted her head in curiosity. The way Du Jingtang looked now had obviously reminded her of something. “Uncle, you resembled Fat Boy from my cla.s.s.” Rainy blurted out suddenly after thinking for a very long time.
‘Fat Boy’ was not an appealing name. Du Jingtang pouted. “Is that Fat Boy as handsome as me? No. Good-looking.” He was worried that Rainy might not understand the meaning of the word ‘handsome’, and so he used a simpler term to describe himself.
Rainy nodded her head after some time. Since he said that he meant ‘good-looking’, she would agree.
“Come, Little Cutie. Let’s go home. You had a rewarding day today because I bought you whatever you wanted. Will you give me a kiss?” He offered his cheek. Rainy beamed, and her eyes curved into a pair of crescents. She lowered her head and kissed Du Jingtang’s cheek.
“Ha.” Du Jingtang laughed, feeling content. He carried Rainy and strode away, not realizing that his actions had angered a man.
“How dare you take advantage of my daughter, Du Jingtang? You must be tired of living, aren’t you?” Chu Lui stood out. The pressurizing and aloof aura coming from his big and tall frame caused those who had seen him to make way, automatically creating a path for him to walk. At the moment, this man was very angry; he was fuming.
The corners of Chu Lui’s mouth curled up slightly, and the icy look from his eyes became more intense.
Suddenly, Du Jingtang shuddered. No way. Could it be raining soon? He braced himself against the cold, but he couldn’t shake off a strange feeling. What was that called? Was it scary or thrilled?
He would never have imagined that this would be the one and only off day he would be having in a very long time. From the next day onward, he was crushed under a mountain of work every day. There was hardly time for him to eat, sleep, or even to relieve himself. Not to mention taking time away to visit Rainy.
Except for the tongue rolling out of his mouth, he was tired like a dog from all the work he had every day. He was also clueless as to what he had done to offend his cousin and deserve this kind of treatment.
However, there was nothing he could do. His cousin was his superior, and he was merely a paid employee of the company. Although his designation was Deputy CEO, he was still drawing a salary.
Chu Lui closed the contract he had been holding in his hands. It was only after a long time before he finally opened it again to scan through the contents for the umpteenth time. This time, he knew he was taking a gamble and putting everything he had on the line.
By using this woman’s love for her daughter, he was taking a leap of faith in the hopes of winning a woman’s affection.
In fact, he had the feeling that he had won the battle.
However, he remained hesitant. Must he really resort to using this method? If he were to take that path, that woman would surely loathe him.
He stood up and walked towards the panel of brightly-lit French windows. The rays of light coming from outside were so glaring that he could barely open his eyes.
Xia Ruoxin placed the few pieces of paper in her hand onto the table. Was it winter already? Why was her body so cold? She s.h.i.+vered, quivered, and shuddered until she felt herself being pulled into an extremely warm embrace.
It was sent from him.
Xia Ruoxin simply said ‘yes’. Actually, she didn’t know what she was saying as well. That man really did it. He was really going to take custody of Rainy through the law.
Gao Yi flipped open the things on the table and took a look at it. As expected, it was a court summon for a lawsuit regarding Rainy’s custodial rights.
Xia Ruoxin laughed a bitter laugh. A thick sense of bitterness overflowed from her body.
“Gao Yi, how could he be so selfish? He had never loved Rainy before, never raised her. On top of that, he didn’t even save her. What right does he have to try to s.n.a.t.c.h my daughter away? Rainy’s mine. I raised her all on my own. He had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. What right does he have to s.n.a.t.c.h my daughter away?”
Gao Yi pressed his lips tightly together and gently hugged this woman, who was close to breaking down, in his arms. His expression gradually darkened. Ruoxin, actually that man’s objective isn’t just Rainy. Most importantly, it’s you.
He let out a sigh, and his gaze moved towards the closed door. The little fella—who played for the entire day—had already fallen asleep, and she didn’t know that her mother was about to face a battle where she could possibly end up losing her. Chu Lui—that man was great at calculations. If he didn’t have the complete guarantee that he was going to win, he definitely wouldn’t have taken this step.
This was forcing Ruoxin, and it was also forcing him.
Actually not just the Gao family, even the Chu family felt inexplicably repressed at that moment. “Ah Lui… did he really have to do this?” Song Wan gripped onto Chu Jiang’s hand tightly with so much force that it made his hand hurt.
Chu Jiang gently let out a sigh. Maybe, in the end, the only road that they could go down was this one.
“He has no choice as well. Ruoxin won’t give Rainy to us. It’s not like you don’t already know that. We cannot live without Rainy. Perhaps this is being really cruel to her, but we need Rainy… and so does Chu Lui.”
For Chu Lui who had lost his ability to reproduce in his life, he only had one Rainy. Without her, what else did he have? They only had this one son, and now, they also only had one granddaughter. This made them unable to give her up.
“But, I really feel sorry for Ruoxin.” To a mother, this was really being very cruel. Song Wan still didn’t have the heart to go through with it. She really wanted Rainy and really loved her. Of course, she hoped to see Rainy every day; but… she was a mother as well. She knew how cruel of a thing it was to s.n.a.t.c.h a mother’s dear child away from her. Were they really going to do that?