Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 599 - 514: An Extra Five Million in the Card (Third Update)_2
"Don’t use this pose." Tong Airui pulled her back, flipped over, and pinned her beneath him.
"Weren’t we supposed to be sleeping!" Yi Luowa glared at him irritably.
"You sleep better after some exercise."
Well, it’s true—after some "exercise," she did sleep better. Yi Luowa almost overslept and had no idea when Danton and the others left.
After breakfast, Yi Luowa and Tong Airui went to Shen Ying. She hadn’t been there for a few days, and since New Year’s was around the corner, the compound was starting to feel festive.
With nothing scheduled that morning, Yi Luowa made a special trip to check out the decorated auditorium. When she returned, she chatted with Tong Airui, "It’s New Year’s today—can I spend it at Shen Ying?"
"Why spend it here?"
"To sit in the audience and listen to you speak."
"Haven’t you had enough of listening to me talk every day?"
"Hehe, I’d listen to you for a lifetime and still not get tired."
Tong Airui immediately broke into a grin, his eyes curving into crescents. "Such sweet talk! I’m thoroughly charmed! But here’s the thing—if both of us celebrate New Year’s away from home, there’ll be no one to look after the house. If you love hearing me speak so much, I’ll bring my speech home and deliver it to you from the bed."
"On the bed, I prefer hearing you pant!" Yi Luowa cheekily pinched his nose. "Forget it—Big Sis isn’t bantering with you anymore. I’ll head back to my office and catch up on the courses I’ve been lagging behind on."
The cells in Tong Airui’s body began to buzz restlessly. He grabbed his wife’s hand in one swift motion. "You’ve lit a fire and think you can just walk away without putting it out?"
"What else should I do, stay and wait for you to eat me up?" Yi Luowa smirked mischievously. "How about you wait in bed, and when I’m in the mood, I’ll come lavish some royal attention on you."
"Buzz buzz..." Before he could take a step, the phone rang.
Tong Airui frowned, scooped his wife into his arms, and strode into the lounge.
The phone kept ringing persistently, but Fourth Master seemed completely uninterested in it.
Yi Luowa saw he wasn’t answering, so she reached into his pocket and pulled out the phone. "It’s a call from Third Brother."
"If he’s not focusing on filming, what’s the point of calling? Don’t answer!"
Yi Luowa pursed her lips and tapped the answer button. "Third Brother, why are you so free today? Are your scenes wrapping up?"
Mi Chenshuo puffed angrily, "I’m so furious I gave myself a holiday!"
Since Yi Luowa had tapped the speaker button, Tong Airui could hear everything clearly. He placed his wife onto the bed, chuckling, "Did your wife elope with someone else?"
"She wouldn’t dare!" Mi Chenshuo grumbled irritably. "You’d better not mention her. Look at the actor she picked—what a mess. He was fine a few days ago, but now he’s completely off his game. He can’t convey what I want at all. At this rate, I’ll cough up blood sooner or later!"
"Is that all?" Tong Airui asked irritably.
"You think this is nothing? Old Four, I’ve come back to the country. Where are you? I want to chat with you."
"Sorry, I’m very busy!" Tong Airui said while reaching for Yi Luowa’s buttons.
Yi Luowa rolled to the other side of the bed. "Third Brother, we’re at Shen Ying. Come over. Oh, and if you can’t tolerate this anymore, you can ask Aunt to step in—she’s experienced and will surely help."
"If Aunt sees Ke Jingran’s current state, she’ll be even angrier."
Yi Luowa furrowed her brows slightly. "After all this rambling, you’re talking about Ke Jingran? He’s such a dedicated guy—how could he be in this situation?"
"Otherwise, I wouldn’t be this enraged." Mi Chenshuo sighed. "I’m almost there; let’s talk face-to-face soon."
Yi Luowa hung up the call and looked up, catching Tong Airui staring at her with glowing green eyes. She couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
"Third Brother is arriving soon, so staring at me won’t do you any good!" Yi Luowa tossed her phone over.
Tong Airui deftly caught it, about to speak when Yi Luowa’s phone rang again.
Looking at the caller ID flashing on the screen, Yi Luowa smiled and answered, "Producer Joyina, what brings you to call me today?"
"Is Mi Chenshuo with you?" Joyina asked furiously.
"Tut tut... the tone! Makes it sound like I’ve hidden Third Brother away!"
"What a troublemaker! He left halfway through shooting. I just called home, and he’s not there. I bet anything he’s gone off to air grievances with Old Four at your place."
"He’s not here yet."
"When he gets there, kick him twice for me!"
"You don’t feel bad for him?"
"Feel bad for him? Don’t make me laugh! He’s wasted half my day. The losses I’ve suffered from this disaster easily hit the millions. Ugh—I’m going crazy!"
"Take it easy~" Yi Luowa covered her mouth, laughing. "Once my Third Brother arrives, we’ll talk some sense into him and get him back quickly. By the way, what’s exactly going on with Ke Jingran?"
"Ugh... it’s a long story. Didn’t his brother leave him a bank card? Turns out, it doesn’t contain a couple thousand or tens of thousands—it’s five million. That scared him out of his wits. He thinks his brother might’ve done something shady and has been agonizing over it lately."
"Five million?"
"Exactly! His brother was just a broke student. Even if he took up part-time jobs later, there’s no way he could ever make that kind of money!"
Yi Luowa furrowed her brows slightly. "And Ke Jingran hasn’t investigated it yet?"
"He went to the bank—it’s confirmed. This isn’t a banking error. The money belongs to his brother, and it was deposited on the day his brother passed away." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"The day he died?" Yi Luowa’s mind filled with a massive question mark.
"Yi Luowa, can you get Old Four to help look into this? I can tell if this five-million mystery isn’t solved, Ke Jingran won’t be able to focus on his acting."
Yi Luowa raised her eyes to Tong Airui.
Tong Airui pouted and shook his head.
"Joyina, Tong Airui has agreed. Let Ke Jingran know that once there’s news, he’ll be notified, so he can focus on acting."
"Thanks~"
"When did I agree to that?" Tong Airui asked her, looking round-eyed as she hung up the call.
"Wan Zhou Pictures has shares from both of us. If Joyina suffers losses, it means losses for us too. You figure it out!"
"Since when did you become such a penny-pincher? You care about such small sums?"
"Even a penny is money—it adds up." Yi Luowa climbed down from the bed and hugged his arm. "It’s so much easier for you to investigate. If he tried on his own, he wouldn’t figure it out even in a lifetime. Darling, if you take care of this, I’ll give you three days of extra-special privileges."
Tong Airui’s face lit up like a fox that just found a tasty meal. "Tell Joyina to send me the card number—I’ll get on it right away."
Yi Luowa internally rolled her eyes at him but grabbed her phone and texted Joyina.
Joyina quickly sent Ke Jingran’s card number, and Tong Airui grabbed it eagerly, heading out the lounge door in high spirits.
No sooner had he seated himself at his desk than Mi Chenshuo knocked and entered.
Tong Airui glanced up at him briefly. "Find a spot to sit down—I’m handling your wife’s business."
Mi Chenshuo snorted. "What legitimate business could she possibly have!"
"Third Brother, you’re here." Yi Luowa stepped out of the lounge, grinning.
Mi Chenshuo nodded with a smile. "What does Joyina have Old Four doing for her?"
"Helping investigate the origin of the money in Ke Jingran’s card."
Mi Chenshuo’s face immediately darkened. "She’s poking into someone’s card—what does she want!?"
Yi Luowa sighed helplessly. "Ke Jingran’s brother left him a card with five million in it. He’s been so stressed over this lately that he can’t focus on his acting."
"I knew it. If nothing were wrong, he wouldn’t be this distracted."
Tong Airui tapped away on the keyboard, glancing at the half-angry Mi Chenshuo. "You’re a grown man—can’t you manage your emotions better?"
"You don’t understand. When Ke Jingran acts poorly, I can’t help but guide him. But the moment I offer a suggestion, Joyina snaps at me. Every time I see her defending that Ke guy, I just explode!"
"Pfft! Your ’guidance’ must come with air quotes, huh?" Tong Airui chuckled, typing in a string of numbers before sitting back to wait.
