Ji Rui met Le Tong again a month after the Lantern Festival.
This time, like during the Lantern Festival, Le Tong sent him a short message the day before returning home, mentioning taking the baby out to play the next day. The words were extremely brief, with not a single mention of Ji Rui, as if he were just a stranger to her, merely a contact facilitating her meetings with the baby.
Ji Rui didn't realize that he had gone from being jealous of Luo Yifan, who dined with Le Tong, to now feeling a bit jealous of his own precious son.
Reading the message, Ji Rui felt an inexplicable anger and immediately called Le Tong.
"Mr. Ji?" The other party seemed a bit taken aback by his sudden call.
"Who else did you think it was?" Ji Rui retorted irritably.
"Is there something you need?"
Le Tong, however, didn't indulge him, ignoring his displeasure and directly steering the topic back to the purpose of the call.
"Can't I call you if there's nothing to discuss?"
