Chapter 2099

She saw Little Treasure standing far away at the door, Ning Xi waved at the little guy . “Little Treasure, come here . “

Little Treasure pursed his lips, his hands by his side tightened into fists . Then, he walked slowly to Ning Xi .

Ning Xi rubbed the little bun’s lowered head . “What’s wrong, baby? Why did you hit Chi Shuai? Did Chi Shuai do something wrong?”

On the side, Chi Shuai almost started crying from being wronged . “Aunty, I didn’t! Aunty, I was even praising you! But Master suddenly hit me!”

“Uhh . . . ” When Chi Shuai said that, Ning Xi found it even odder . “You even praised me?”

“Haha . . . Fatty Chi! How did you praise her?” From behind them came Lu Jingli’s chuckle .

Chi Shuai shot Lu Jingli an angry look . “Don’t call me Fatty Chi! I really praised Aunty . I said she was beautiful!”

Lu Jingli looked at Little Treasure, then turned back at Chi Shuai again . “Oh? How did you say it?”

Chi Shuai tried to recall . “I said . . . I said to Master . . . Your stepmother is so beautiful! Right, I said it like that!”

“Pfft . . . ” Lu Jingli sighed and shook his head . “Fatty Chi, you deserved to be hit! Who told you to jab the baby’s heart?!”

Chi Shuai was still confused . He only felt better when Yan Ruyi brought some snacks over to console him .

Ning Xi seemed to have realized something, so she pulled Little Treasure to a corner . “Why did you hit Chi Shuai? Can you tell Mommy?”

Little Treasure jumped into Ning Xi’s embrace all of a sudden . “Mommy . . . “

“I’m here!”

“Mommy!”

“Hmm . “

“You’re not . . . not stepmother! You’re Mommy!” The little guy’s clear eyes were filled with stubbornness .

Ning Xi’s heart felt like it was being chewed on by a green fly as she felt dense pain . She patted the little guy’s back softly and her voice was extraordinarily gentle . “Mmm, I’m Mommy . “

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Inside the study room .

Lu Jingli ran to tell Lu Tingxiao what had happened . “Ah, Fatty Chi said something wrong . He said ‘stepmother’ and jabbed his heart, so in the end, he ate Little Treasure’s fist . Now, he’s run to Ning Xi for caress and comfort .

“By the looks of it, Little Treasure still minds . I think the little guy hasn’t been in too good of a mood recently, but what can we do? When Ning Xi’s identity goes public, there will be even more talk like this . In the eyes of other people, Ning Xi is Little Treasure’s stepmother . . . “

When Lu Tingxiao heard his brother’s opinion, he looked up from the pile of documents and seemed a little dazed .

Moments later, Lu Tingxiao spoke in a low and raspy voice, “How’s the investigation of that matter coming along?”

Lu Jingli looked solemn . “Bro, you predicted it correctly . The security footages from years ago were indeed tampered with, that’s why I was puzzled how could there not be a single trace left behind . I investigated until I was about to go crazy . It turns out that person had sneakily edited a few minutes in the middle . I’ve now found a group of experts to recover it the best they can . It shouldn’t be too huge of a problem . It’s just a matter of time . “

“Okay . “

Lu Tingxiao hesitated for a moment, then he asked, “Then . . . Bro, when the thing with Little Treasure is clarified, are you going to tell the truth to Sis-in-law? About Little Treasure’s history, and that it . . . was you . . . “

A long while after, Lu Tingxiao nodded indistinctly . “Mmm . “

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Time flew past and very soon it was Lu Tingxiao’s birthday .

This time, the birthday banquet was organized at Imperial’s top private venue, Heavenly Spring Resort . In fact, preparations had long begun since a few months ago .