Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 108: Unexpected Warmth Up Close

Fearing that his eldest brother would really punish him, Song Jingtian’s eyes darted around as he stretched out his small hand, pointing at Tang Li and stammered, "I... I... She... She..."

He struggled for a long time but couldn’t find a suitable excuse.

For a moment, he retracted his hand and scratched his head in frustration.

He twisted his head to look at Tang Li, only to see that she seemed to have no intention of "saving" him, her eyes fixed on her nose and her nose on her mouth.

Song Baiyan, watching the crumbling alliance between the two, who seemed eager to use the other as a shield, found the situation amusing. He swallowed the lecture he was about to give and simply asked Jingtian, "Did you tell your eldest sister when you came to Shangbu?"

"At the train station, I called my eldest sister," Jingtian replied truthfully: "I told her I was with Tang Li."

Of course, he couldn’t say that his coming to Shangbu was something he did on his own accord.

Seeing the little guy’s slickness, Song Baiyan turned his head, his gaze falling on Tang Li.

Tang Li had no defense; indeed, she was the one who had brought him to Shangbu. She was not exactly close with the Song Family, and it was quite rash for her to simply take Jingtian with her, keeping it a secret from the others. Even though Song Baiyan was quite lenient with her, she could not deny that she had done something wrong.

"Do you realize what you did wrong?" Song Baiyan’s voice came.

Tang Li nodded her head.

Jingtian stood beside her, not daring to make another sound.

Looking at it, both the young and the old had very good attitudes in admitting their mistakes.

Ji Ming returned to the room.

Seeing Song Baiyan on the sofa and the two being "punished," he approached respectfully and asked Song Baiyan, "Should I have the kitchen send something over for you to eat?"

These past few days, Song Baiyan had been swamped with work, often not having the chance to eat properly.

Especially tonight—

Because of Jingtian’s sudden arrival in Shangbu, after Song Baiyan finished his meeting with the Finance Minister from Argentina, he came directly to the hotel instead of going back to the State Guesthouse.

Jingtian raised his head and looked at Bai Yan with wide eyes, "Big brother, haven’t you eaten yet?"

Song Baiyan looked back at him, "What, do you want Ji Ming to get you some supper too?"

"..." Jingtian quietly pouted.

Song Baiyan was strict with his brother, but he was also very doting. Tang Li could see, just as Jingtian had told her, that in the past years, Song Baiyan had played more roles than just an older brother to him; in reality, in terms of age, they also resembled a father-and-son pair.

Twenty or so minutes later, a cart with dishes was brought in by the server.

Meanwhile, Tang Li got up to go to the small kitchen in the room.

— She wanted to pour a glass of water for Song Baiyan.

She also noticed that she often reacted slowly in Song Baiyan’s presence, occasionally feeling nervous for no reason, much like how she felt seeing her teacher back in middle school. So it was only now that she realized Song Baiyan hadn’t had a sip of water since he arrived.

On the tray where the electric kettle was placed, there were no clean cups left.

Tang Li searched around and eventually found a glass in the cupboard above her head.

The backup glasses were on the second shelf of the cupboard.

With her height, getting something from the lower shelf was easy, but the upper shelf was a bit of a stretch. Tang Li reached up, her fingertips barely touching the glass.

She subconsciously stood on her tiptoes to reach for it.

Suddenly, warmth approached from behind her.

Tang Li stiffened slightly.

Then, realizing who it might be, she gradually relaxed.

In the corner of her eye, she could see the man’s strong, rolled-up shirt sleeves.

Song Baiyan took two glasses for her and put them on the countertop. As he closed the cupboard door, the distance between the two also widened: "Jingtian is being mischievous, and you, being grown up, still get dragged into his antics."

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