The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s

Chapter 2136: Chapter 2136: The Eighteenth Coming-of-Age Ceremony (18)

Duan Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief, delivered the dishes from Yu Rou’s trunk to the office building, and then took Ruan Jiaojiao home first.

In the villa, the Ruanlin family was chatting with Zhao Li. Seeing the two come back, they were quite surprised. The Ruanlin family stood up and asked, "Didn’t you call to say you wouldn’t be back for dinner tonight?"

Ruan Jiaojiao got out of the car, ran up to hug her, and said in a pitiful voice, "Grandma, I want to eat your pearl powder egg custard tonight."

"What’s wrong, my little darling?" The Ruanlin family immediately dropped what they were holding and hugged her with heartache. The pearl powder was meant to calm nerves. Ruan Jiaojiao used to eat it often when she was little, but she hadn’t had it for years.

Ruan Jiaojiao was a master at acting spoiled and immediately rattled off the story of her car accident today, finally nestling into the Ruanlin family’s embrace, whining, "Grandma, I was really scared to death, I thought I’d never see you again."

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, stop talking nonsense, what do you mean never see? Grandma’s right here, you can always see her. Come with grandma and say pfft, pfft, pfft."

Ruan Jiaojiao felt all warm inside, loving how the Ruanlin family dotes on her, obediently joining in the pfft, pfft, pfft, and then was held in a loving embrace, comforted gently by the Ruanlin family.

Beside them, Zhao Li also felt distressed and said, "If you’re going out and it’s not a family member driving, don’t ride along. Xiaorou is still so young, it’s too unsafe. Why not let your brother arrange a car and driver for you to take you everywhere in the future?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The Ruanlin family usually hated extravagance and waste, but when it came to Ruan Jiaojiao, they had no principles.

Ruan Jiaojiao smiled mischievously, without a hint of being frightened. She was just looking for an opportunity to act spoiled in front of her elders. Now that she got the affection she wanted, she smiled like a little mouse that had stolen some oil, her eyes narrowed in delight.

"No need, Brother Xi said no matter how busy he gets, he’ll always pick me up."

"That works too." Zhao Li nodded, but quickly added, "If he’s too busy, call Lu Zishu to pick you up. After all, he has nothing to do all day."

"Okay, if Brother Xi is unavailable, I’ll call Lu Zishu. If he refuses, I’ll call my godmother!"

"You kid, still smiling, you almost scared us to death! You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?"

"I am, I scraped my arm. Godmother, blow on it for me." Ruan Jiaojiao playfully raised her arm.

Zhao Li really came over and blew on it, while on the other side, the Ruanlin family was already calling Ruan Jianguo, asking him to immediately buy some pearl powder so she could make pearl powder egg custard for Ruan Jiaojiao tonight.

Watching her busy elders who doted on her so much, Ruan Jiaojiao felt completely healed, her eyes full of joy and happiness.

Duan Xi’s gaze remained indulgently on her the whole time, until he sensed an unavoidable gaze coming from another direction and immediately turned to look.

In the Lu family villa, on the second-floor balcony, a small figure cautiously poked his head out, looking in Ruan Jiaojiao’s direction, his little hand placed on his chest as if holding onto something.

And under the cover of the balcony, his calf was oozing blood drop by drop, but he seemed unaware of the pain, his gaze carrying attachment as he watched Ruan Jiaojiao in that direction. Even when he felt Duan Xi’s invasive gaze, he did not look away.