Going out, they saw a row of neatly arranged bodyguards again.
Sang Li suddenly felt a bit curious and asked the one standing right in the middle, “Do you guys have to report to my husband every day about where I go?”
“Yes, Madam, we do.”
The bodyguard captain shouted a command with great momentum, “Bow with me to Madam, and thank Madam for giving us a job!”
Sang Li.
The dismissal Sang Li had been planning in his heart failed to come out. He cowardly climbed into the car. Calculating the time, Jiang Xiucheng should not have landed yet. “Let us go to the school to pick up the baby.”
Jiang Yun’s school was not far from Ji Baiting’s house.
The exceptionally eye-catching Rolls-Royce Ghost led the way, followed closely by a Phantom filled with bodyguards, pulling up grandly at the school entrance.
It was just the time for school dismissal.
Sang Li sat in the car and sent a message to Jiang Yun, “Baby, baby, have you come out? I am waiting for you at the school gate.”
Within two minutes, Jiang Yun trotted over with sweat beading on his forehead, plunging into Sang Li’s arms, “Daddy hug!”
“Hehe.”
Sang Li wiped the sweat beads off Jiang Yun’s face and whispered his scheming plan to him, “Your daddy is not back yet, so we will secretly go eat barbecue. After we finish eating, we will pretend we never ate it.”
Jiang Yun actually looked more like Jiang Xiucheng, except for his eyes which were identical to Sang Li’s, looking exceptionally cute when opened wide.
He also snuggled in Sang Li’s arms and whispered, “But Father does not let you eat barbecue from outside.”
Sang Li: “That is why we are doing it secretly!”
Jiang Yun.
Without a shred of guilt, Sang Li tempted his baby, “If you accompany me to finish the barbecue, I can also accompany you to play video games, and we can go home a bit later.”
Jiang Yun hesitated for a moment, “But Daddy, baby does not really want to play video games…”
“No, you do want to play.”
Sang Li used his slender thumb and index finger to pinch Jiang Yun’s little mouth, “I will give you one more chance, say that again.”
Wearing his little duck bill, Jiang Yun had no choice but to seriously nod under Sang Li’s coercion, “Mm, mmm-mmm.”
Sang Li was finally satisfied, and happily kissed his baby, “That is great, let us go!”
Jiang Xiucheng rarely agreed to let Sang Li go out to eat. The initial cause stemmed from when the two of them had just gotten together not long ago. Once, they went to an internet-famous restaurant that Sang Li had been looking forward to for a long time, but not only was the food terrible, during the meal more than a dozen groups of people came over wanting to take photos with Sang Li, secretly photograph him, or claim to be talent scouts.
Ever since then, the family completely replaced their private chef. Whenever Sang Li wanted to go out again, various events would coincidentally break his plans, and slowly he was forced to get used to eating every meal at home with his husband.
Yet food from the outside was simply so delicious!
Sang Li dismissed all the bodyguards, brought his baby to sit down at a somewhat greasy table by the street, and looked at the menu with sparkling eyes, “Give us an order of roasted mutton skewers, an order of chicken gizzards, an order of cartilage, and also this and this!”
Jiang Yun had never eaten at a place like this, and cautiously reached out to tug at Sang Li, “Daddy, there are so many people here, Father will not be happy.”
“Tsk, he does not even know.”
Sang Li handed the menu back to the order taker, “Bring two more bottles of cola as well, thank you pretty big sister.”
The order taker blushed from the compliment, took the menu, and turned to run off. After running a couple of steps, she turned back, “Thank you, you are very pretty too!”
Before long, a table full of food was served.
The barbecue sprinkled with chili peppers sizzled with oil, emitting an enticing aroma.
The ordering sister not only specially brought over an insulated plate, but also brought an extra two bottles of beer, handing them to Sang Li with a blushing face, “This sells very well in the shop, I am giving it to you, no charge.”
Sang Li’s eyes curved into crescents, “Wow, that is wonderful! I will definitely leave a good review.”
The entire barbecue restaurant was packed to capacity, and the table they sat at was not particularly on the edge.
Jiang Yun always felt a bit uneasy, leaning close to Sang Li and eating only a few skewers before hesitatingly saying, “Daddy, several tables of people are secretly looking at you.”
“I am just very charming and easy to look at.”
Sang Li was long used to all kinds of gazes staring at him, and was intently studying the beer in front of him.
He had not drunk beer in a long time. At first, he hadn’t even thought about drinking it, but right at this moment since it was already placed before him, it tempted Sang Li a little.
Drinking just a little bit secretly should be fine.
Sang Li popped open the can, and the icy, crisp alcohol washed away the heavy oil and spicy flavors of the barbecue, revealing a marvelous taste.
Refreshing!
Sang Li was happy and completely let down his guard, “Anyway, we do not know them, after we finish eating we will…”
A male voice with a non-local accent interrupted Sang Li, “Little beauty, would you like to come and have a drink with big brother? Big brother will pay the bill for your table.”
Sang Li.
To be honest, he hadn’t seen such a greasy pickup line in many years.
Sang Li looked up, and taking in the man’s attire, his clothes were indeed brand-name pieces, but not limited editions. He had a bit of small money.
Yet he was ugly.
Sang Li shook his head and said very sincerely, “I have money, I do not need you to pay.”
There were several friends next to that man, and hearing this, they swarmed over, enclosing Sang Li and Jiang Yun in the middle, “Why are you so unappreciative? Brother Yao inviting you to have a drink with him is giving you face, I advise you to take it right now. What, you still want to put on airs?!”
“Hurry up and come over, do not make Brother Yao unhappy!”
Sang Li.
The commotion at this table quickly attracted the attention of several neighboring tables and the restaurant owner.
Through the crowd, Sang Li saw the worried gaze of the little sister who had just given him beer.
Yet no one dared to come forward to help.
This reminded Sang Li of the brainless local bullies in the short web dramas he recently watched.
Darn it, so local bullies actually exist in this world, those short dramas were not lying to him after all.
Sang Li instantly felt super regretful for letting the bodyguards go home off duty earlier. What should he do now, was he supposed to single-handedly take on the two-hundred-pound brute in front of him?!
Wasn’t that a bit too absurd!
“You guys back up!”
His small figure suddenly stood up, stretching out short arms to block in front of Sang Li, “If you do this again, I will call the police!”
Sang Li hurriedly reached out to pull him back, “Baby…”
Yet Jiang Yun showed no signs of retreating, turning around. Although his voice was slightly shaky, it was exceptionally firm, “Daddy, do not be afraid, I will protect you.”
Sang Li froze.
Under the dim, warm light of the barbecue restaurant, Jiang Yun’s not-yet-fully-grown small frame tried its best to stretch wide open, like a brave fledgling bird refusing to back down.
One of the men on Brother Yao’s side hesitated, “That kid’s clothes look like the school uniform from that elite private school on East Street. Anyone who can attend that school comes from a family with at least dozens of starting assets, we…”
“People from that kind of school eat at street stalls too? You believe it, but I do not.”
Another man laughed dissolutely, “Isn’t it just to have a drink, Brother Yao, I will go pull him over for you.”
Saying that, he reached out to grab them.
However, the exact moment that man’s hand was about to touch Sang Li.
A blindingly bright beam of light projected from an unknown angle, illuminating the few people in front of Sang Li around a single center.
That beam of light obviously exceeded the limits of human eyes, causing the few people opposite to raise their hands together to shield their eyes, followed by a loud curse, “Damn it, who is shining that at me, get your fucking ass out here, I…”
“Me.”
The suit jacket the man had just taken off was draped over his arm, and he reached out to casually pull loose his tie. His leather shoe soles walked across the greasy floor of the barbecue restaurant, making no sound at all.
He didn’t cast even a sliver of peripheral vision toward those few men, his gaze falling lightly onto Sang Li, and then looking at the completely cold barbecue on the table.
For a long time.
Jiang Xiucheng seemed somewhat disappointed, yet also amused, “What should I do. Baby, look, you are always so disobedient.”