Long Hui continued carrying his son until they finally left the restaurant section of the mall. Earlier today, he disdained the presence of the bodyguards following him and his son wherever they went. He thought that it was an insult to him as a father, not only from Jiang Ying Yue but also from Iris and Jin Liwei. They must have thought that he was unfit to keep his own son safe from danger. Or maybe they felt that he was a danger to his own son. This had been a source of resentment for him for almost the entire day.
Now, however, he changed his mind. If it weren't for the bodyguards, his wife might have done something worse to his son besides screaming insults and scaring the poor little boy. If Mao Qiuyue somehow managed to physically hurt his son, Long Hui would go crazy. For him, the woman crossed the line today.
Little Jun was no longer howling at the top of his lungs, but he still looked pitiful with his aggrieved expression. He only whimpered as tears continued flowing down his face.
Long Hui's chest tightened seeing his son like this. He didn't even mind that he couldn't breathe properly because of how tight Little Jun was hugging his neck.
"It's fine now, Little Jun," he comforted his son. "The bad woman is now gone. She won't be able to hurt you. Dad won't let her hurt you."
"Wuwuwu. Junjun scayed. Bad monstah, ugly! Bad! Wuwuwu." (Wuwuwu. Junjun is scared. Bad monster is ugly! She's bad! Wuwuwu.)
"I know, son. Don't cry anymore."
"Junjun go home. Dada, home! Wuwuwu. Junjun want Mommi. Want Mama, Papa. Popkohn, Gwaby. Anko Domdom. Wuwuwu." (Junjun wants to go home. Daddy, let's go home! Wuwuwu. Junjun wants Mommy. I want Mama and Papa. Popcorn and Gravy. Uncle Dom. Wuwuwu.)
Long Hui's lips pressed into a thin line. He wanted to spend more time with his son today, but everything was ruined because of Mao Qiuyue. There was still time before he was supposed to return his son to Jiang Ying Yue, but now, he had no choice but to return Little Jun earlier than expected. Of course, he could always delay returning his son until the appointed time, but Little Jun was too scared about what happened. He looked at the bodyguards. "I'll drive my son to Dragon Palace."
"Sir, no need for that. Miss Jiang told us that we'll take the little master home."
"I'll drive my son," Long Hui repeated in a firmer tone. The bodyguards looked at each other. Then, finally, one of them stepped away and fished out a phone, presumably to contact Jiang Ying Yue.
Long Hui gritted his teeth. He hated this complicated arrangement just to spend time with his own son. Regardless of his complaints, he still restrained his temper. He admitted that he was responsible for what happened with Mao Qiuyue today. He should have been more careful and prevented the woman from getting the opportunity to even get close to his son. The bodyguard returned and handed him the phone. Long Hui took it. "Hello?"
All he could hear was some heavy breathing. He could almost see Jiang Ying Yue's furious expression in front of him. "Y-ying Yue?"
"Don't call me that! I already told you! Long Hui, if I find a single scratch on my son, I swear I'll beat up your wife with my bare hands until no teeth are left inside her dirty mouth! How dare she attack my son?! How dare you let your wife attack our son?! Long Hui, I shouldn't have let you take my son out today! Look what happened!!!"
Long Hui wanted to explain and defend himself but couldn't find the opportunity to interrupt Jiang Ying Yue's tirade. Little Jun heard his mother's voice on the phone and began crying for her. "Mommi? Uwah! Mommi! Junjun scayed! Junjun want Mommi! Go home! Mommi! Waaaaaaaaaaaah!!!" ("Mommy? Uwah! Mommy! Junjun is scared! Junjun wants Mommy! I want to go home! Mommy! Wah!!!)
"Is that my son?" Jiang Ying Yue finally stopped her tirade. "Give the phone to my son. I want to talk to him."
Long Hui sighed and held the phone to his son's ear. He could barely hear what his ex was saying to their son, but her tone drastically changed from furious to gentle and comforting. Little Jun stopped crying and began to calm down a little. His pitiful whimpers continued, though. [Read official chapters on W e b n o v e l (dot) com. Please stop supporting piracy. Also follow the author on Instagram: @arriacross]
After the call, Long Hui followed the bodyguards out of the mall. Along the way, they encountered a bunch of weird people. "I finally found our dear Little Junie boy!"
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