Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 100 The Real Purpose of Coming to the Ji Family

Chapter 100: Chapter 100 The Real Purpose of Coming to the Ji Family

Yang Sheng stared at him intently, "Rui, don’t you think you’re being strange? You clearly don’t like her, so why not let me have her? I really admire Tongtong’s work ability, and I need a secretary like her. How about it? Give her to me!"

Yang Sheng tried to persuade Ji Rui patiently. Since pleading for Le Tong was no use, he decided to be straightforward and rescue her from this dire situation.

"No way!"

Ji Rui felt like a father whose child was being taken away; he simply refused to let go!

Yang Sheng shot him a disdainful look, "Oh mighty CEO, go ahead and keep acting like this! Just wait until you scare Tongtong away, then see where you’ll find a secretary this good."

Ji Rui huffed internally. Good?! In what way is she good? She doesn’t make coffee, doesn’t bring lunch, doesn’t work overtime...

He only knew how to criticize Le Tong, without realizing that the tasks he just listed were not even part of a secretary’s responsibilities.

His current dissatisfaction was much like a beggar who received a dollar daily from someone, but one day, the dollar stopped coming, and the beggar felt the person owed him a dollar.

"Let’s not talk about that. What did you gain this time?"

Ji Rui opened the file Yang Sheng handed to him, asking while he read.

"Didn’t the old CEO cause you any trouble?"

Yang Sheng had gone out, and everything had gone smoothly. He thought he’d return to find a troubled and frustrated Ji Rui due to family matters.

Unexpectedly, Ji Rui was indeed frustrated, but not because of family matters — it was due to quarrels with his little secretary.

"No! They probably haven’t found a bargaining chip worth talking to me about!" Ji Rui said nonchalantly.

Yang Sheng looked at Ji Rui, who was focused on the documents, and couldn’t help but shake his head.

It seems every family has its problems. Though they’re father and son, brother against brother, constantly scheming, it’s no wonder Ji Rui doesn’t feel nostalgic about his family.

Yang Sheng knew Ji Rui didn’t like talking about the Ji Family, so he changed the topic, "Did you have fun playing with Baobao?"

"Yeah, not bad!"

Even though Ji Rui didn’t lift his head, his tone was noticeably more relaxed and cheerful than before.

"That brat must have gone wild, huh?"

Ji Rui finally looked up, a faint smile on his face.

"Exactly!"

During these few days of playing outside, Ji Rui realized Baobao’s difficult personality and little demon-like nature might be due to the stifling environment of the Ji Family’s mansion.

What amazed Ji Rui was that Baobao hadn’t thrown a tantrum once in those days.

While sightseeing, Baobao would obediently let Ji Rui hold his little hand and walk slowly. When playing, he would jump and hop around like a little kangaroo. During these days, Baobao’s catchphrase changed from "Daddy is a big bad guy" to "Daddy, Baobao loves you so much!"

"Tsk, I can tell from your annoying expression that you had a lot of fun. Do you have photos? Send me some so I can experience the joy of you two father and son."

With a smile in his eyes, Ji Rui, usually afraid of troublesome things, surprisingly didn’t refuse, "Sure, I’ll send them to your email once I organize them."

Yang Sheng, looking at Ji Rui’s face, suddenly and inexplicably felt a tinge of jealousy, scratching his head irritably, "Tsk, you’re making me want to get a son to play with too."

Ji Rui looked at Yang Sheng, the smile in his eyes slowly fading, "With whom? Le Tong?"

Yang Sheng paused, looking at him inexplicably, "Rui, what are you on about?"

No matter how Yang Sheng teased Ji Rui before, as soon as he entered serious thinking mode, Le Tong was a different presence in his heart. When it came to topics like girlfriends or wives, Le Tong couldn’t take that role.

Even Yang Sheng couldn’t quite say why, but Le Tong was very special to him, though not in a romantic sense!

Ji Rui’s demeanor warmed a little, "So it’s not her?"

Yang Sheng shook his head earnestly, "Of course not!"

Ji Rui asked again, "Does she know?"

Yang Sheng paused again, then quickly understood that Ji Rui was referring to Le Tong.

"You mean Tongtong? Know what?"

The fingers resting on the table subconsciously curled and tapped lightly in rhythm, "Know that you don’t have those feelings for her, that you don’t see her as a girlfriend."

Even if Le Tong had other intentions towards Yang Sheng, as long as Yang Sheng remained unmoved, her scheme would fail!

Ji Rui thought he was looking out for Yang Sheng, but he didn’t realize how much of his own selfish interests were involved!

Yang Sheng gave Ji Rui a strange look. He knew he was good to Le Tong, and they got along well, but Le Tong was like him, entirely devoid of any ambiguity. As for their relationship, other women might overthink it, but Le Tong, being perceptive, wouldn’t and couldn’t.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t always look at him with such clear eyes.

"Of course she knows! We’re not into each other; she’s not into me at all!"

For some reason, Yang Sheng felt the need to clarify his relationship with Le Tong in front of Ji Rui.

Ji Rui’s prejudice against Le Tong was already significant. If he added this suspicion, he would think any good words he said about Le Tong were out of selfish motives, not fairness.

Ji Rui’s eyes flickered, "Are you sure she didn’t come to Ji Family because of you?"

Yang Sheng was his reliable assistant; he didn’t want to watch Yang Sheng fall into that cunning woman’s trap step by step.

"Tsk, Rui, you underestimate Tongtong. She came to Ji Family probably more for you!"

Ji Rui was startled, his eyes instantly becoming much colder.

"What do you mean?"

Could it be that even Yang Sheng saw that she intended to use the secretary position to get close to him? The scary thing was that until their inebriated affair, he hadn’t noticed?

"Tongtong is not someone content with mediocrity. You probably haven’t seen her resume, right? At graduation, several prestigious overseas universities, including our alma mater, offered her full scholarships, but she declined them all. She applied for a secretary position at Ji Family not just because of the generous salary, but more because she could learn a lot from a young entrepreneur like you."

Yang Sheng naturally knew Ji Rui wouldn’t check a secretary’s resume. As for Le Tong’s real reason for turning down overseas opportunities, Yang Sheng had no intention of disclosing it, as those were Le Tong’s private matters, and he had no right to spread them.

"Are you saying her goal from the start was never to be just a secretary?"

It was the first time Ji Rui had heard of this.

Because, in his eyes, Le Tong was always someone who was content with her role, never doing anything out of line at work, nor showing any ambition. Thus, to Ji Rui, Le Tong had long been equated with a well-behaved and obedient little white rabbit.

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