Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 441 Jealousy Incident

Chapter 441: Chapter 441 Jealousy Incident

Ji Muye woke up before lunchtime.

The moment he opened his eyes, he couldn’t help but hold his breath, fearing to wake the little one in his arms.

Lu Nuonuo was facing Ji Muye, her head resting sweetly on the pillow as she slept.

One of her hands tightly clutched his shirt, and her fair little face, slightly flushed from the warmth of the blanket.

Ji Muye pulled the blanket down a bit, giving the child more room to breathe, his deep eyes reluctant to leave her for even a second.

The Little Dumpling slept very peacefully, not kicking the blanket or making a fuss.

Whenever she made the slightest move, his entire body would tense up, holding his breath, relaxing only when he saw she wasn’t waking.

Ji Muye simply watched his daughter in his arms, gazing at her for a very long time.

He heard her muttering in her sleep, feeding fish fish soup, and his thin lips curved up slightly.

The young merman, always eager to see the Little Dumpling feeding him sushi, was impatient today and quickly gobbled up all the fresh fish and shrimp, sinking to the bottom of the pool to sleep.

Jing Zheng woke up and reached out to the spot beside him.

"Nuonuo?"

He realized that his niece, who had been beside him before he fell asleep, was nowhere to be seen, making him sit up in shock.

"Nuonuo!" Seeing the door of the room was open, Jing Zheng became even more anxious.

The exclamation from the room next door was clearly transmitted to Ji Muye’s room.

The Little Dumpling, to take better care of her uncle and cheap daddy, hadn’t closed the doors between the two apartments.

The other researchers in the apartments were busy in the lab at this moment.

In a panic, Jing Zheng didn’t even throw on a jacket, and ran out wearing slippers, activating the Little Dumpling’s watch location system as he ran.

Then he saw the other person was only... ten meters away?

Hmm? Ten meters?

Jing Zheng took two steps back and saw the door of the room next door was also open. If he remembered correctly, this should be the room assigned to that sickly Ji Muye, right?

Could it be that Nuonuo was "coaxed" away by her icy dad?

Out of courtesy, he knocked on the door before entering.

Ji Muye had not yet had his fill of alone time with his daughter and definitely didn’t want super-bright bulb Jing Zheng showing up.

He simply didn’t respond.

"Ahem, Ji Muye, I came to check on how your injury is healing." Jing Zheng felt proud of the excuse he came up with, his mouth barely starting to raise into a smile when he saw his Little Dumpling nestled in Ji Muye’s arms.

Ji! Mu! Ye!

He had just been wondering why the child he had tucked in before sleep was gone upon waking!

Turns out she was really "coaxed" here!

The sound of grinding teeth was especially clear in the quiet room.

Seeing Lu Nuonuo sleeping defenselessly, Jing Zheng’s heart started bubbling with jealousy again.

"Don’t wake the child."

"I..." Jing Zheng’s voice, about to rise, got swallowed back down when he glanced at Lu Nuonuo’s face.

He whispered, "Did I ask you to talk?"

By this time, Ji Chao and Ji Ze, just finished with their archery class, came over after taking a shower in their own rooms.

Seeing the strange scene inside, the two stood stunned at the door.

Dad was lying on the bed, their little sister sleeping soundly next to him, and uncle sitting at the bedside like a black-faced door god, sometimes lovingly looking at the Little Dumpling, sometimes glaring coldly at their dad.

Ji Ze scratched his head, hesitated, and looked to the side to ask, "Brother, don’t you think this scene looks really weird?"

"It does, a bit." Ji Chao also felt the scene was indeed a bit off.

Luckily, little friend Lu Nuonuo was still thinking about the big drumsticks for lunch, and soon started to turn over.

Her little head rubbed against Ji Muye’s chest, her nose sniffing, feeling like "mom" smelled a bit off today.

She slowly opened her eyes, saw the dark robe in front of her, and froze for a moment.

Meeting Ji Muye’s smiling eyes, she realized she had been putting her cheap daddy to sleep.

Swoosh!

Lu Nuonuo sat up immediately, annoyed, "Oh no, forgot about uncle!"

Uncle is a little jealousy bag.

If he woke up and didn’t see her, he would definitely get jealous.

Sitting by the bed, Jing Zheng felt a little calmer hearing the Little Dumpling think of him first upon waking.

He deliberately mimicked the Little Dumpling’s voice and said, "Your uncle already knows now."

Upon hearing this, Lu Nuonuo quickly turned her head.

She sweetly cooed, "Uncle～"

Turning her head, Lu Nuonuo not only saw her uncle with a "please console me" expression but also Ji Chao and Ji Ze standing at the doorway.

She chirped, "Brother——"

Every time she saw her two brothers, it was almost lunchtime, and recalling that mom said there’d be big drumsticks for lunch today, the Little Dumpling felt her mouth water.

She got out from under the covers and sat at the bedside, smiling at Jing Zheng, "Uncle, shoes please."

Ji Muye saw that his daughter was evidently closer to Jing Zheng, feeling a tad sour, but the thought of one more person caring for her dissolved his sense of inequity.

Ji Chao and Ji Ze came in.

First, they checked on their dad, then on their uncle.

When they were done, Lu Nuonuo had already put her shoes on, impatiently grabbing their hands and rushing towards the door.

"Brother, mom said we’re having big drumsticks today."

"Let’s hurry!"

Ji Chao ran ahead, reminding as he did, "Sister, slow down."

However, Ji Ze caught on and said, "Sister, no need to run, our class ended early today."

The Little Dumpling came to an abrupt halt, even the Little Jiu Jiu on her head bobbing with effort.

"Wow! Brother, you’re awesome!"

Finishing class early meant they excellently completed the archery course, making both brothers even more awesome in Lu Nuonuo’s heart.

She mainly aimed to give that emotional support.

She had dashingly run out just now, now she was hopping and skipping, holding her brothers’ hands back.

Lu Nuonuo watched as Jing Zheng bandaged Ji Muye’s wound and applied new medicine, she was curious but still obediently sat with Ji Chao and Ji Ze in the living room waiting.

At lunch, Lu Xining did not return.

Knowing that Jing Zheng was there with the children, she felt at ease and had her working meal in the lab’s break room with Sang Yimin.

Considering the children’s ages and tastes, the drumsticks were prepared with less salt and oil, stewed to an exceptionally tender state.

Lu Nuonuo was enjoying herself eating and then suddenly remembered something important.

Oh no! Forgot to feed Fishie!

Ji Muye accompanied his daughter to see the "sleeping story" fish, expecting to see an ornamental fish, only to see a young merman slowly emerge from the pool.

"Brother, this is Fishie, isn’t he super pretty?"

Fishie’s beauty was Nuonuo’s pride.

Ji Chao and Ji Ze, recently busy with archery and other courses, were seeing the young merman for the first time and stared wide-eyed.

"Dad, that’s a really big fish tail."

Ji Ze gaped in disbelief, internally thinking: How big of a pot would be needed to make soup with that?

Holding the Little Dumpling, Jing Zheng found his mind going blank when he saw the young merman.