Ch. 31..40
Chapter 31
Baby Zetty was taken aback by the man's sudden actions. She clutched the money absently, completely bewildered.
"I don't lack money," added Jay testily, clearly implying that he had no need to traffic kids.
Zetty passed the money back to Jay, apologizing softly, "Sorry, mister. I won't call you the trafficker man anymore. And I don't want this money."
Jay was surprised. Despite her young age, the child knew not to accept freebies that were possibly tainted.
Ever since Jay arrived, Rose found it difficult to breathe. "Zetty, this man is Mommy's new boss," she choked. "Go play over there. Mommy will talk to him."
As soon as she was told the man's identity, Zetty immediately started negotiating with Jay. "Mister, can you stop giving so much work to my mommy? My mommy's so tired."
Although he would never admit it, Jay could not help but feel a little jealous of Rose. This woman had such a caring daughter. How enviable.
However, his temper was still actively bubbling within him, and he rebuffed Zetty stoically. "The amount of work is reasonable," he snapped. "It's just that your mommy is too clumsy." Zetty disliked people criticizing her mommy and rolled her eyes at Jay. "Mommy was right. The nature of capitalists is to maximize the extortion of labor from workers."
Jay's face hardened.
However, when he saw Zetty roll her eyes, Jay spaced out for a moment.
He had seen this technique from someone else.
That person was Angeline Severe.
When Angeline made this expression, it was that of a naughty child. She melted his heart.
Rose pulled Zetty aside frantically. "Zetty, you can't be rude to this mister. Mommy has an important matter to discuss with him. You can't disturb adults when they're talking about serious things." In front of Mommy, Zetty instantly became an angelic doll and nodded obediently.
Rose returned to Jay's side. The uncertainty on her face was noticed by Jay. She seemed to be weighed down by a guilty conscience.
"Rose, is that your daughter?" The corners of Jay's mouth lifted slightly.
Rose never thought the constantly busy Jay would come and personally investigate her. Was he so bored out of his mind that his balls ached?
Rose nodded curtly.
Jay leaned over, putting his mouth right by her ear.
Rose was terribly nervous, her entire body tensed like a bowstring. His devilish voice pierced her ears as he whispered, "Rose, didn't you swear to the heavens back then that you'd love only me? Marrying someone else right after divorcing me and having a daughter so soon... You really have an insatiable appetite for men."
Rose stared at Jay, feeling conflicted. This man was info smart, yes, but sadly, he did not have a good eye.
His own daughter was in front of him, yet he could not tell?
Still...
He could not be blamed for the lack of resemblance in her appearance. Who asked Zetty to not inherit her daddy's genes? It was just like how Robbie and Jens shied away from their mommy's genes. There was absolutely no trace of their other parent's looks.
"Disgusting."
Jay straightened his powerful figure. His mesmerizing lips spat the word out with venom.
Rose shrunk into herself like a quail, not making a sound or trying to retort.
She was afraid anything she said would only make things worse!
Jay glanced over her icily and said forcefully, "From now on, don't let Jenson see you again."
A second ago, Rose could still act spineless, but now she tugged on Jenson's hand, pleading softly, "Sir Ares -Jens needs his mommy-" 2
Jay loathingly slapped her hand aside. "No, he doesn't!" he snarled. Without another word, he strode with comet-like steps toward the car.
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Chapter 32
Rose watched the Rolls-Royce leave, dust flying behind its trails, and tears rolled down her face.
Jay had misunderstood her from top to bottom. Banning her from seeing Jenson was a blatant attempt to mercilessly sever their mother-son bond. When Baby Robbie came out of kindergarten, he saw Mommy's shoulders shaking, clearly crying.
Baby Robbie hurried over to comfort her. "Mommy, what happened?"
Zetty reported to her brother indignantly. "Robbie, Mommy's boss came just now. He fired Mommy, so Mommy's jobless now." 1
Baby Robbie's small face paled slightly. He knew that Mommy's boss was Jenson's daddy. 1
If Mommy lost her job, would that mean Mommy could never see Jenson again?
No wonder Mommy was crying so badly.
Rose stumped toward Splendid Town with reddened eyes, a child in each hand.
Baby Robbie watches Mommy's eyes, which were thoroughly bloodshot from crying. The glorious image of Daddy in his heart was somewhat obliterated. 1 Daddy only knew how to make Mommy cry. He did
not want a daddy like this.
Hmph.
However, at night, Baby Robbie received an unexpected call from Jenson.
Jenson was silent for a long while. He did not know how to express himself.
Baby Robbie took the initiative to speak up. "Do you miss Mommy?"
"Uh-huh." Jenson nodded after a pause.
Baby Robbie said sullenly, "But I don't miss Daddy at all because he bullied Mommy today. Hmph." He huffed and hung up.
Jenson stared blankly at the smartwatch, feeling at a loss.
When Jay pushed open the door and entered, he saw Jenson staring dazedly at his smartwatch. The screen of the smartwatch shone with a blue light. This surprised Jay immensely; Jenson had not charged his smartwatch in ages.
"Jenson, who are you trying to call?"
Jay walked over, pulled up a chair, and sat in front of Jenson.
Jenson looked at him. Recalling Baby Robbie claims that Daddy bullied Mommy, a curious hint of anger flared in Jenson's eyes.
"None of your business." Jenson angrily flung his smartwatch aside, then climbed in bed and pulled the covers over himself, pretending to sleep.
This was the first time Jenson had acted with such hostility to his daddy. Jay was both surprised and confused.
"Jenson, is it because Daddy came back late today that you're mad?" Jay said quietly, bringing out 120% of his patience to communicate with Jenson.
Jenson simply covered his face with the covers, refusing to talk to him.
Jay patted Jenson's head, saying somewhat helplessly, "Okay then. When you want to talk to Daddy, you come and find me then."
Jay went to the study and turned on his computer. Just as he prepared to begin his work, the door was opened by Jenson.
Jay lifted his head and looked at the small figure, a gratified smile curving the corners of his mouth.
On the other hand, Jenson stood silently beside the door, sullenness faintly surfacing over his handsome features. His fists were clenched tight as if he was about to challenge Daddy. 1 Jay frowned.
"Tomorrow, I want Rose to send me to school." It took a lot of effort for Jenson to say what was in his heart.
Jay clapped. "Not bad. There's an improvement.
You're speaking with more and more words."
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Jenson looked at Jay. "Then will you let her come?"
Jay stood up and walked over to Jenson. He attempted to reason his son. "Jenson, Miss Loyle's house has another kid, and Miss Loyle needs to take care of her. Be a good boy. Daddy will find an even better nanny to look after you, how about that?"
Jenson shook his head vehemently. "I don't want that." Tears started swirling in his eyes.
Jay enveloped Jenson in an embrace, warmly placating Jenson's close-to-crumbling emotions." Jens, Daddy will find a mommy for you, okay?"
"I don't want that," Jenson repeated. He suddenly shoved Jay away and turned around, dashing toward the garden.
The omnipotent Jay felt powerless for the first time in his life.
Jenson wanted Mommy. If Rose had been someone fitting of the title, perhaps he could have convinced himself to let go of his personal grudge to fulfill Jenson. However, Rose was a pathological liar and had so many blemishes on her character. How could he let a woman like this get close to Jenson? 1
He could not be sure, but what if she had gotten closer to Jenson for money? If she achieved her goal and fled, just like last time, would that not be an even
bigger blow to Jenson? 1
Jenson sat moodily on the swing, tears dripping silently down his face.
Seeing Jenson's pitiable figure, Jay sighed helplessly.
Meanwhile, in Splendid Town. 1
After Rose entered the house, it was like her soul had left her body. Everything she did was done absently and emotionlessly.
While cooking noodles for the kids, she forgot to add salt.
While washing the dishes, she forgot to turn the tap o n.
Watching his soulless Mommy, Baby Robbie made up his mind. He had to help Mommy return to Horizon Colors.
He hid in the house and sneakily sent Jenson a text:" Jenson, I want to see Daddy and make him not fire Mommy. Can you switch places with me?"
When he received Baby Robbie's text, it was as Jenson had been revived. His tensed face relaxed. "Okay," he sent back.
If Baby Robbie switched identities with him, then he could see Mommy. Baby Robbie could see Daddy too.
"I'll wait for you at eight in the morning tomorrow at the Cade Mall near your house. Be there." "Okay." Jay folded his arms, watching intently as the halfsmile appeared on his son's face.
His gaze turned to the child's smartphone. Was he... communicating with Rose? Was that why he was so happy?
As Jay walked over with the intent of discovering his son's secret, Jenson swiftly erased the record of his conversation with Baby Robbie. Seeing Jay staring at his watch, he moved to hand the watch to his father, looking pleased.
Jay smiled and said lightly, "Jenson, do you want Daddy to recover the deleted conversation records?"
Jenson immediately retracted his hand and stuffed the watch into his pocket, saying curtly, "Going to sleep." Then he went into the house and slept.
Jenson's reaction affirmed Jay's suspicion.
So he was chatting with Rose just now?
Frustration bloomed in Jay's heart. He had brought Jenson up for five years, yet he had been completely won over by his mother in less than five days? By the time Jay got back to the child's room, Jenson was already deep in sweet slumber.
Jay wrinkled his brows. The little man who had so vehemently confronted him earlier had been coaxed into obedience with just a single text from Rose?
Jay shook his head. Tomorrow, he would properly teach his son what was meant by "wealth cannot win, poverty cannot move, and power cannot bend"! The next day. 1
While Jay was still contemplating who should send his family's precious little lord to school, he saw Jenson walk out with his schoolbag slung over his back. He reported formally as if he was a grown adult. "I'll go to school myself from now on."
Before Jay could recover from the shock, Jenson had already pulled the door open and walked out.
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When Jenson arrived at the Cade Mall near the villa, Baby Robbie flew toward him on his scooter. "Jenson!"
When Jenson saw Baby Robbie, his ice-cold expression relaxed slightly.
Baby Robbie stopped in front of him and then eagerly told Jenson his plan. "Jenson, let's go switch clothes in the restroom now. Then I'll go to your kindergarten and you go to mine. After school ends, I'll go to Horizon Colors and you'll go to Splendid Town. This way, Daddy and Mommy can't notice we've swapped places."
"Splendid Town?"
When Jenson heard the familiar name, a memory flashed in his mind: the IP address of the hacker called Master Robbie who compromised Grand Asia a few days ago. He put two and two together. 2
"You're Master Robbie?"
Baby Robbie gave a sheepish smile. "Daddy bullied Mommy. I was just giving Daddy a small punishment for Mommy."
"Childish," Jenson said coolly.
As he tugged Jenson toward the restrooms, Robbie said tentatively, "Jenson, can you not tell Daddy about what I did to punish him? If Daddy knew I was being
naughty, he definitely won't like me."
Loyal as ever, Jenson answered readily, "Of course."
Baby Robbie heartfeltly exclaimed, "Jenson, I'm so happy to have a brother like you."
Jenson was slightly stunned. This was his first time hearing a kid express fondness to him.
The two of them changed their clothes and came out. Jenson now wore a grass-green T-shirt printed with the picture of Armor Hero and slim fit jeans. Topped with a duckbill hat, it gave off a very hip-hop style. With his usual cold expression, he inexplicably gave people the impression that he was a big star.
Baby Robbie wore Jenson's white shirt, black trousers, and shining little leather shoes. With his head of elegant, soft hair, he looked just like a little prince who stepped out of a comic book, classy and refined. As the two kids looked at each other, they felt a curious but joyful urge to laugh.
Baby Robbie's personality was an open book. Every emotion was written on his face. He grinned, revealing a row of neat, snow-white baby teeth.
On the other hand, Jenson was an expert at hiding his emotions and looked like he was adamantly forcing back a smile. Baby Robbie could not resist teasing him. "Just smile if you want to smile. What are you holding back for?"
A faint smile, barely perceptible, appeared on Jenson's
face.
Baby Robbie added a special warning for Jenson." Right, I forgot to tell you something. When you go to my kindergarten, my teachers and classmates probably can't tell the difference, but not Zetty. She's brighter than my other classmates and knows me especially well. Say more and smile more when you see her, or your cover will be blown."
"Who's Zetty?" Jenson snapped, his brows furrowed.
Asking him to speak and smile more was worse than a death sentence.
However, Baby Robbie's next sentence seemed to reduce Jenson into a slow-witted duck. "Zetty is our little sister."
"Little sister?"
"I forgot to tell you. Actually, we're not twins, we're triplets. You and I are probably identical, and Zetty's our fraternal triplet. That's why the two of us look like Daddy, and Zetty looks like Mommy," Baby Robbie explained.
Jenson felt like he had been struck by lightning. He gasped, "Triplets?" i
Baby Robbie nodded. "Uh-huh. Zetty is Mommy's number-one fan. It's best not to let her know of our swapping identities because she will definitely take sides when it comes to Daddy and Mommy. She'll blindly support Mommy."
Jenson said shortly, "Okay."
His explanations complete, Baby Robbie waved goodbye to Jenson. "I'll be going then. See you, Jenson.
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Jenson nodded as usual.
City South Montessori Kindergarten!
Baby Robbie stared at the supremely extravagant kindergarten, light shining from his eyes. "So this is how a rich kid's kindergarten is?"
As Baby Robbie entered the kindergarten, a few classmates brushed past his shoulders. When they saw Baby Robbie, they naturally thought he was the untalkative, easy-to-bully Jenson.
They deliberately mocked him. "Look, that autistic kid is back again."
Baby Robbie was furious. So this was how they regularly insulted Jenson.
Jenson was his brother. He would not let anyone bully Jenson.
Baby Robbie charged at him and snarled, "Apologize!"
The kids burst into laughter. One of the tougherlooking kids was taller than the other students by a head. He walked up and shoved Baby Robbie, haughtily trying to intimidate him. "Tattletale, if you want us to apologize, then crawl out from under my legs."
Baby Robbie had been learning taekwondo since he was little and had a sturdy build. He did not move at
all when the fatso pushed him. 1
Whenever Jenson found himself in such a situation, he would impatiently try to escape the crowded mess a s fast as possible. However, the more he wanted to escape, the more this group of kids enjoyed bullying him.
Hence, a vicious cycle developed-whenever Jenson came to school, this group of naughty children would pick on him. As time passed, Jenson developed his loathing of the school.
However, Baby Robbie was not Jenson. His personality was robust. He loved playing around, and his worst fear was school being boring.
The fatso walked up to Baby Robbie and spread his legs. He pointed below him and ordered Baby Robbie," Tattletale, crawl under. Then I won't bother you for today." Baby Robbie flung his schoolbag to the ground.
The group of kids thought he was going to crawl beneath the large kid and started clapping and chanting, "Crawl, crawl, crawl..." 1
To everyone's shock, with one sweeping kick, Baby Robbie sent the fatso stumbling to the ground. The kick made the fatso tumble over, and he started crying at once. Seeing their ringleader being harassed, his underlings surrounded Baby Robbie. It was one against five. Baby Robbie let loose and had them all wailing with a reverse kick.
Baby Robbie coolly picked up his schoolbag and threatened them forcefully. "I never hit back before not because I was scared of you guys. I just didn't want to fight you. If you guys call me a tattletale again in the future, I'll give you what you want. I won't tell the teacher. I'll use my fists to deal with all of you."
Baby Robbie's pummeling had given the group of kids bruised noses and swollen faces. All of them went crying to the teacher.
Baby Robbie stuck his tongue out at them. "Who's the tattletale now?"
He had expelled some bad air on Jenson's behalf today. He doubted this group of little bullies would dare to torment Jenson from now on.
Very soon, Baby Robbie was called by the teacher to the office.
The sharp-eyed teacher was aware that not the fatso and his lackeys were from well-off and powerful families. As such, she was particularly hard on the " Jenson" who had entered the school with his " commoner" status.
"Jenson, why did you fight?" The teacher turned on Jenson, stern-faced.
While Baby Robbie was still organizing his words, he heard the teacher sigh. She muttered beneath her breath, "Just having problem students like this around is a bother."
"Jenson, call your parents. Get your dad and mom to the kindergarten." The teacher made the decision to call his parents.
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This was the first time since "Jenson" first started school that his parents had to be called in.
Thus, when Jay received the kindergarten teacher's call, Jay was taken aback. "What happened with Jenson?"
"It's not right to speak of it on the phone. It's better if you come to the school, please." Toward a parent with no significant background, the teacher was never more courteous than necessary. Jay immediately rushed to the kindergarten.
In the teachers' office, he saw "Jenson" standing facing a white wall, forced to reflect on his action.
When the teacher saw Jay, she felt her breath being taken away by the molded beauty of his appearance. His tall and fit figure, as well as the air of distant arrogance hanging over him, rendered her speechless for quite some time.
Jenson's daddy was a complete stunner!
He was much better-looking than all the huge superstars.
Good heavens, if she had known Jenson's daddy was so handsome earlier, she would not have been so cold on the phone earlier.
Jay took little notice that he had already become this
young female teacher's object of interest. He walked toward "Jenson", tenderly turning his son to face him.
"What have you done?" he asked.
Baby Robbie shook like a rattle drum.
Jay's eyebrows knitted. Jenson never lied. If he did not feel he had done anything wrong, then it must have been the teacher's mistake.
Jay aimed his cold gaze at the female teacher and snapped, "What happened?"
That natural perfection of his alpha vibes suffused the air instantly.
The female teacher was so nervous that her heart was pounding. The words she had originally organized became all jumbled up in that instant. "Jenson... He fought with his classmates... The other students have all been bruised and swollen up..."
Jay's gaze swept over the students standing parallel to Jenson. He saw the injuries on their faces, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. "Jenson, are you hurt?"
Rather than pursue his son's wrongdoing, Jay was more concerned about his son's wellbeing.
Baby Robbie jerked his head, his innocent gaze falling on his daddy.
Seeing "Jenson's" pale, unblemished face, Jay gave a curt nod, relieved.
Only then did he lift his eyes to look icily at the female teacher.
"Six kids fighting Jenson. Strictly speaking, this sounds like a case of schoolyard bullying. Montessori Kindergarten is supposed to be the best kindergarten in this city, but it seems it can't live up to its reputation H
The female teacher was shocked by Jay's aggressive manner and, in her current state of panic, she began flinging out all the excuses she had.
"Jenson's father, this matter cannot be classified as a typical schoolyard bullying. Your Jenson is a psychologically-abnormal autistic child and is easily angered, not to mention he's not good at expressing himself, so it's inevitable that he'd cause squabbles with other students..."
The female teacher could not say any further because she saw Jay's handsome face rapidly become like a cage of ice.
It was not just Jay who was angry. Baby Robbie was even angrier. Jenson clearly did not have autism and was a child who had perfect control over his emotions. How could he just be vilified through this teacher's lips like some devil child?
Baby Robbie decided to retaliate for Jenson.
As the female teacher secretly found respite behind the knowledge that Jenson was an autistic child who would not tell his dad what happened, Baby Robbie's attitude flipped suddenly and he piped up, "Daddy, they're the ones bullying me. They called me a tattletale and wanted me to crawl between that fatty's legs. If I didn't crawl, they would've beaten me-"
The female teacher hastily interrupted "Jenson"." Jenson, you can't tell lies. You aren't hurt. They're the ones who are injured." 1
Watching this sharp-eyed female teacher, Baby Robbie felt he had to show Daddy this female teacher's true colors.
"Daddy..." Baby Robbie squeezed out a few tears, trying to appear as pitiful as he could as he stared at Jay." She said I'm a problem student. She said I'm a bother."
Jay's pupils contracted, and his expression blackened. A dangerous aura emitted from him, like the darkness before a storm.
The female teacher was so startled she broke out in cold sweat. Today's Jenson was more unusual than she ever expected. She had never seen him speak so much in one breath.
The female teacher recovered from her moment of panic. She recognized Jenson as a commoner student. Jay was just some unknown small fry who had to sell an arm and a leg to send his child to an upper- class kindergarten. His child being bullied was ultimately caused by his inferior background.
Furthermore, to be able to teach at this school, she had quite the solid background herself.
She chose to disregard him. Putting on a distressed face, she continued to criticize Jenson. "Jenson, how can you accuse me of such a thing? You disappoint m e!"
Then she added contemptuously to Jenson, "Sir, I must say that Jenson's circumstances are really unsuitable for attending kindergarten. It's better if you just bring him home to rest."
He did not have a significant background yet still wanted to attend an upper-class kindergarten. He could not blame others for getting bullied!
After the teacher had finished speaking, a layer of thousand-year-old ice shrouded Jay's handsome face. A mutinous coldness emitted from him.
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The temperature in the room fell by a few degrees.
He had never imagined that Jenson would be facing such unfair treatment at school.
Very well. Great!
Jay was the image of Varna, the king of hell, as he pinned the female teacher with a deadly glare.
"I think the one who should go home to rest is you," Jay said coolly, whipping out his phone to make a call.
The female teacher looked satisfied, certain that the man was intimidated by her words and was now begging someone to help preserve Jenson's place at school.
However, in the next moment, she received an unexpected call from the director.
Glancing at Jay's calm and prideful demeanor, a feeling of uneasiness bloomed within her chest. The hand clutching her phone started sweating.
Her conceited manner of speaking immediately switched to a courteous, pleasant one. "Director, is there an issue?"
"You've just offended a powerful and important figure," the director roared. "Pack your things and get out this instant!"
The director was fuming. How impertinent! She had the nerve to offend the famous Varna, the god of death -Master Ares. She even went so far as to shame the Ares family's darling young master! It was bad enough to court her own death, but Montessori Kindergarten must not be dragged down with her!
"What?"
Hearing the director's words, the female teacher's eyes widened in disbelief, and cold sweat appeared on her forehand.
She had offended an almighty important figure?
When did this happen?
Her heart gave a sudden thump!
Could it be...
The teacher looked incredulously at Jay, who was emitting the cold aura of death. Was he the important man in question?
It was impossible, she thought. Jenson hailed from a regular family. How could he be an important figure!
The teacher hastily asked, "Director, perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else? I haven't offended any important figures."
The director could not hold back a mirthless laugh.
She was already nearing death's door, yet she still stuck to her guns. He was disappointed in the woman whom he had placed high expectations on. He said shortly, "Grand Asia's successor-Master Ares. He's Jenson's father!" After spitting out those words, he hung up.
Grand Asia's Master Ares-the famous, omnipotent Jay Ares! 2
The female teacher nearly fainted. Jenson's father was secretly the most important person affiliated with their school!
The desperate teacher instantly turned to plead with and apologize to Jay, but Jay had already carried " Jenson" away ages ago.
She was doomed!
She might have no way to gain a foothold in the Capital Imperial anymore in this lifetime!
Jay stuffed his son into the Rolls-Royce and brought" Jenson" home, his face dark.
Recalling the kids and the teacher's unfriendly treatment of Jenson, Jay felt a sense of shame brimming.
Rose had only gone to the kindergarten for a single day and had spotted the teacher and students' bullying of Jenson. Why had he never noticed?
"Jenson, if you don't like this kindergarten, Daddy will move you to a different one, alright?"
Jay dropped the stubborn refusal he had previously set down in front of Rose. Perhaps Rose was right, after all. The environment shaped people, and changing kindergartens would ultimately be better for Jenson's wellbeing.
Baby Robbie blinked his large black eyes. Did Daddy want to change Jenson's kindergarten? He felt uncomfortable making a decision on Jenson's behalf.
Jay patted Baby Robbie's head. "Let Daddy know after you've considered it."
Baby Robbie nodded. "Okay."
Jay suddenly remembered something. "That's right. Tonight, we'll go to Grandpa's to eat. Is that okay?"
Baby Robbie's charming eyes shone with a curious light. He could see Grandpa and Grandma?
"Yeah!" Baby Robbie nodded enthusiastically.
Jay was a little surprised by the child's excitement. He used to despise going to Grandpa and Grandma's house because Josephine liked to tease him whenever he refused to talk. After a few trips, Jenson decidedly disliked going to Grandpa and Grandma's house.
On top of that, he also did not welcome Grandpa, Grandma, and Aunt Josephine at his house.
As time passed, the trips between the two houses became less and less frequent.
While Baby Robbie monopolized Jenson's bed and Jenson's daddy, enjoying the prince-like treatment Jenson was accustomed to, Jenson was welcoming a brand new day for himself too.
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City North, Xinxin Kindergarten.
The moment Jenson arrived at the kindergarten, he received a warm welcome from his teacher and fellow students. 1
"Baby Robbie, I brought a new toy today. Do you want to play with me?"
"Baby Robbie, shall we play a game together?"
Jenson gaped at the cute kids and nodded back at them.
Baby Robbie's personality was likable, and Jenson was sincerely happy for him.
Jenson was eager to know which of the kids was his little sister, Zetty. As he had not yet met Zetty, he was very curious about this unknown sister.
"Baby Robbie, your sister is crying." Suddenly, a kid ran over and pulled Jenson toward the flower stands at the kindergarten.
Upon hearing that, a sliver of worry crept into Jenson's face.
What made her cry?
He strove to never cry, as Daddy had taught him: real men do not cry at the drop of a hat!
Therefore, when Jenson heard that Zetty was crying, he was expecting horrific news.
When the kid pulled Jenson in front of Zetty, the sight before him had Jenson dumbstruck.
Zetty was holding a snail while she bawled her eyes out, looking like a timid calico cat. "Waaa, I stepped on and broke the snail's home. What can I do?" 1 Jenson was speechless.
However, he noted that Zetty's face, which bore a striking resemblance to Mommy's, was extremely adorable. Her big, protuberant eyes, delicate lips, and small, button nose looked exactly like a doll's, and it was very easy on the eyes. A sense of brotherly protection sprouted within Jenson.
He walked up and patted Zetty's shoulder as he said softly, "Don't cry. The snail's shell can grow back if it's broken."
Zetty stopped crying and offered a watery smile. She carefully put the snail down in the grass and said to the snail in an incredibly gentle tone, "Little snail, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose. Go and find your mommy quickly, or else you'll be rained on when it rains." 1
The little snail crawled slowly into the deeper parts of the grass.
After sending the snail on its way, Zetty suddenly reached out and hugged Jenson around the neck,
cooing happily, "Thanks, Big Brother." 1
Surprised by Zetty's enthusiasm, Jenson was at a loss. He had never liked being touched by strangers. He could not handle it when other people touched his clothes, let alone such close contact.
If this was back then, Jenson would definitely have gone amok and shoved this person away. However, as he was being hugged by Zetty. As her older brother, Jenson felt that he should not bully his younger sister, so if she wanted to hug then he would allow it.
On top of that, he found that he did not really dislike his little sister hugging him.
After releasing the embrace, Zetty reached out her fingers and grabbed Jenson's hand as she walked toward the classroom. She skipped around gleefully as she said, "Baby Robbie, Mommy doesn't have to go to work today, so she'll come to pick us up on time after class, right?"
Jenson's brows furrowed and he corrected Zetty firmly, "Call me Big Brother."
Zetty pouted and stared and Jenson with a confused look. "You never said anything when I called you Baby Robbie last time. Why do you want me to call you Big Brother today?"
Jenson had a cold look on his face as he thought in his heart, 'Because I'm not Baby Robbie.' However, he said curtly, "It's rude." 1
Zetty was the most understanding angelic baby, so seeing that her brother was not happy, she immediately relented. "Okay, okay, if you don't like me calling your name, then I'll call you Big Brother from now on!"
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Jenson paused slightly. If this was anyone else who had such a passive personality like Zetty's, Jenson would instantly look down on that person. However, Jenson strangely could not help but feel that his little sister was very adorable.
The brother and sister duo arrived in the classroom, and the teacher passed out drawing paper and pencils to all the children. Jenson drew a picture of his mommy. Perhaps it was due to Jenson's more reserved personality, for his talent in the field of drawing far exceeded that of Baby Robbie's and Zetty's ever since he was young. 1
Gazing admiringly at Big Brother's flawless drawing of Mommy, Zetty pleaded with Jenson, "Big Brother, the Mommy you drew is so pretty. Could you draw one for me too?"
Jenson nodded. "Uh-huh."
Upon collecting their work, the teacher was extremely surprised to see Jenson's drawing. "Baby Robbie, you've improved a lot."
As a reward, the teacher gave "Baby Robbie" an extra packet of Oreo cookies.
Jenson instantly gave the cookies to Zetty. "Do you like these?"
Zetty gleefully accepted the offering and tore open the
packet. She stuffed the first piece into Jenson's mouth. "You eat first, Big Brother."
Then, Zetty shared the remaining cookies with the other kids. When it came to her turn, there were no more cookies left, yet Zetty said happily, "Mommy said that good things must be shared with friends." The other kids then all took out the delicious snacks they kept in their bags to share with Zetty.
Jenson and Zetty spent a very pleasant day at the kindergarten.
When school ended, heavy thoughts weighed Jenson down. He was about to see Mommy very soon. Would Mommy recognize him? If she did, would she welcome his presence?
After all, Baby Bobbie was such a likable child.
Between him and Baby Bobbie, Mommy would definitely choose Baby Robbie, would she not?
In order to prevent Mommy from recognizing him, when Jenson saw Rose, he made an effort to squeeze out his brightest smile.
Rose did not sense anything amiss and brought the two kids home without incident.
After experiencing the thrilling new school life, Jenson was a little worried Baby Robbie would not be able to handle those bullying classmates of his. He secretly sent Baby Robbie a text to check up on him. "How are things over at your side?"
Baby Robbie replied almost in an instant, sounding pleased with himself. "I'm very good. I helped you teach those little bullies a lesson, and I even got Daddy to get that sharp-eyed teacher of yours fired." 1
The corners of Jenson's mouth lifted in a smile.
At night, Jay brought his son to Grandpa and Grandma's house, as promised.
To welcome "Jenson", Grandpa and Grandma had prepared many delicious fruits and snacks on the coffee table. Dinner was an extravagant affair. The long dining table was fully laden with dishes.
The unmarried Aunt Josephine lounged lazily on the couch, giving cold comments without reservation. " Dad, Mom, you two old folks should take a break. The food you guys made have the exotic taste of mountains and seas. But Jenson won't eat a bite, even if it's out of courtesy. I just don't understand. Why don't you get the housekeeper to cook? What's the point of doing it personally if you need that little prince's stamp of approval?"
Jay looked at "Jenson" and said sternly, "Jens, Aunt Josephine has a point. Grandpa and Grandma have reached a great age and still personally made your meal. You have to be polite and eat a little, alright?" Baby Robbie looked at the table full of delectable dishes. Thinking of how these were all personally made for him by his elderly grandpa and grandma, Baby Robbie was so moved his eyes reddened.
He ran up to Grandpa and Grandma, bending his waist in a deep bow to the two elders. "Thank you for the dinner you made me, Grandpa and Grandma. I really like it."
Jenson was normally stony and silent. He hid his likes and dislikes in his heart, stowing his emotions away.
Baby Robbie's actions amazed everyone so much that their eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets.
Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Josephine jumped up from the sofa with shock. She grabbed Baby Robbie's cheeks without warning, rubbing and pinching them. "Wait a minute, is this really our little distrustful and cynical Jenson?" Baby Robbie did not look annoyed or angry at Josephine's manhandling. Instead, he flashed an innocent smile at her.
Josephine yelped with surprise, "Jay, I'm pretty sure that your son has been kidnapped."
Jay slapped the back of Josephine's head and reprimanded her coolly, "You should stop reading those absurd novels of yours. The things you say are becoming more and more ridiculous." Although Grandpa and Grandma could not openly agree with Josephine's dubious statement, they too felt that their grandson had been taken away.
When they were having their meal, Grandpa and Grandma heaped a lot of food in Baby Robbie's bowl but the boy did not object in the slightest. Instead, he politely thanked the elderly couple. "Thank you, Grandpa. Thank you, Grandma."
Although "Jenson" was being cute and amiable, Jay could feel that something was amiss.
The whole family probably got used to Jenson's indifference. It was understandable that they did not
know how to handle the boy as he was now. The cool baby Jenson that kept people at a thousand-mile distance seemed to have changed into the loveable baby who could cause any flower he passed to blossom. 2
The exception was Josephine!
Grandpa and Grandma were mentally affected by their good grandson's extreme personality change. Out of the blue, Grandpa started to scold his son, "Jay, don't work too hard every day. How did Jenson suddenly become this way? Do you know why?"
Jay looked at "Jenson" who was head deep into the bowl eating. That uncharacteristically self-reliant " Jenson" scared him a little. Nevertheless, "Jenson" was right in front of him. His clear eyes that looked like the sea, his nose as straight and tall as the mountains... Intelligent as he was, he still could not figure out an explanation for his son's sudden change.
Baby Robbie heard the adults' conversation and enjoyed a private laugh. 'Daddy, don't you know that you have two sons?'
On the other hand, Josephine liked the new Jenson very much. She patted Baby Robbie's head and encouraged "Jenson" to carry on. "Oh my, what a surprise. Polite words coming out from our very own Jenson. Jenson, tell me. Who cured your autism? I want to repay the person."
Sending an opportunity to cost the rift between Daddy and Mommy, Baby Robbie decided to employ his
silver tongue to set up a meeting for his parents.
"It was Rose. Rose told me that this world was big but there aren't many good people in it. So we have to be grateful to those who treat us kindly. Rose is the nanny Daddy employed for me, Grandpa and Grandma. Not only is she beautiful, but she's also very gentle. She can paint, program, and even build Legos... There's nothing in this world that she can't do." Baby Robbie heaped lavish praises on Rose rather exaggeratedly.
When Grandpa, Grandma, and Josephine heard Rose's name as they sat across Baby Robbie, they lost their grips on their chopsticks, which clattered onto the table.
The news of Rose being alive shocked them.
"Jay, is it true what Jenson said?" Grandpa asked hushedly.
At the mention of Rose, Jay's good mood evaporated instantly. He nodded curtly. "Yes."
The meal continued and ended in deep silence.
Grandpa stood up and said to Jay, "Come upstairs with me. I have something to tell you."
Jay followed his father to the study. The old man sat on his mahogany round-backed armchair. After a long sigh, he stared at his son intently and said in a rather nagging tone, "Jay, I know you don't like her, but she's Jenson's biological mother after all. You can see the changes she brought to Jenson yourself. That's the result of maternal love that no other woman can give. Please, I hope you can bury the hatchet and consider taking her back in."