Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 113: Daddy Doesn’t Dare Anymore!

Ji Rui gazed out the car window, lost in thought, while Yang Sheng, who hadn’t seen Ji Baby for a few days, decided to go with Ji Rui to the kindergarten to pick up Ji Baby.

Today, Ji Rui was even more silent than usual, and Yang Sheng assumed he was tired.

"How is it, having Ji Baby move over, exhausting?"

Apart from Ji Baby, Yang Sheng had never had much interaction with other children, and thinking about Ji Baby’s energetic nature, he assumed Ji Rui had been worn out last night.

"Not bad!"

Ji Rui’s gaze remained on the scene speeding past on the road.

Yang Sheng’s overly bright smile when talking about Le Tong left Ji Rui feeling uncomfortable. He couldn’t understand how his ten-year friendship with Yang Sheng could be shaken by a small gift box from Le Tong.

Yang Sheng merely thought the old man was upset with him over Ji Baby, so he asked with concern.

"You took Ji Baby away, any reaction from the old chairman?"

"None!"

Reminded by Yang Sheng, Ji Rui’s thoughts snapped back. He pondered for a moment and couldn’t help but find it strange; he had taken Ji Baby from the Ji Family mansion nearly twenty hours ago, and yet the old man hadn’t reacted at all?

Truly strange! Unusual!

Ji Baby was the old man’s last and strongest bargaining chip to control Ji Rui, yet now Ji Rui had taken Ji Baby, and he remained silent for nearly twenty hours. That wasn’t normal!

Ji Rui raised his wrist to check the time. Ji Baby’s school ended at 4:30, and it was now nearly six. Although the kindergarten had assured that they would look after the child until the parents arrived to pick up, it had been over an hour. Forget about picking him up; there was enough time to fly him out on a helicopter.

Ji Rui’s expression changed slightly as he looked at the road section they were on. It would take at least ten more minutes to reach the kindergarten. He wanted to call Teacher Wang, but only after taking out his phone did he realize he didn’t have the number.

Ji Rui made a call, and the other party quickly provided him with the number for the kindergarten director.

"Director Dong, this is Ji Yu’s father. Is Ji Yu still at the kindergarten?"

As Ji Rui asked, an ominous feeling arose within him.

At this moment, he grew even more resentful toward Le Tong. If not for her angering him, how could he have forgotten such an important matter?

He focused on blaming Le Tong without considering why a secretary had the ability to sway his emotions, even to the point of neglecting Ji Baby’s safety.

"Hello Mr. Ji, I’ll go check immediately."

The other party seemed quite anxious, not even asking for Ji Baby’s class or responsible teacher. Clearly, Ji Baby was a very special member of the kindergarten, and the director was well-versed in his information.

"Alright, I’ll wait for your call. If he’s still there, remember, don’t hand Ji Yu over to anyone other than myself, not even his grandparents!" Ji Rui specifically instructed, as the child’s father, he naturally had the most authority over who could pick up his child.

"Alright! Please hold on, Mr. Ji."

After about a minute or two, Ji Rui’s phone rang.

"Mr. Ji, I’m sorry, young Ji Yu was picked up by the bodyguard who usually collects him at four-thirty. Teacher Wang mentioned that Mr. Ji was there too."

Ji Rui thanked them and quickly hung up, instructing the driver to immediately turn back towards the mansion.

Before turning back, Ji Rui told Yang Sheng to get off the car first. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Yang Sheng looked at him with some concern, "Rui, do you need my help?"

Ji Rui shook his head, patted his shoulder, reassuring him.

"No need, this is a family matter, I’ve got it under control."

Yang Sheng nodded, holding onto the car door to comfort him, "Mm, don’t worry too much, Ji Baby is his biological grandson, he shouldn’t do anything to harm him."

Ji Rui echoed "Hopefully" in his heart while on the surface he nodded in agreement.

After Yang Sheng got off, the driver, Xiao Li, glanced at Ji Rui through the rearview mirror, "President, should we call back to confirm first?"

Ji Rui shook his head, "Let’s go straight back, to avoid alerting them."

Perhaps the old man hadn’t realized yet that Ji Baby was to be taken, thinking it was just a whim to have him over for the night. If so, it would be easier to take Ji Baby back now.

The car returned to the mansion, and at the gate, Ji Rui asked the guard on duty, "Has the young master returned?"

"Reporting to the eldest young master, the young master has been back for quite a while!"

Ji Rui breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Although he had a better chance of winning in the struggle for Ji Baby with the old man, after all, he was the legal guardian.

But since it involved Ji Baby, he had to be cautious. Ideally, he wished that Ji Baby would never know he was a pawn between his grandfather and father.

Previously, he didn’t pay much attention to Ji Baby. Even knowing the old man’s intent behind bringing back a son, he didn’t mind, as it helped cement his position as Ji Family’s president. After all, how could a little child threaten Ji Rui?

But now, his feelings for Ji Baby grew deeper, and he could no longer casually dismiss him as unimportant as he did five years ago.

Both physiologically and psychologically, Ji Baby was his closest and most important family member.

If anyone wanted to harm Ji Baby, even a hair, Ji Rui would never let them off!

Even if that person was the old man, his own father, it would be the same.

Ji Rui walked into the mansion with a grim face, changing his shoes at the entrance, and heard Ji Baby’s laughter from afar.

A hint of warmth flashed in Ji Rui’s eyes, and he changed his shoes and walked into the living room.

There, he saw Ji Baby and the old man sitting face-to-face on the carpet in the middle of the hall, with a half-played chess game between them.

Hearing the sound, the old man slightly raised his head and, seeing Ji Rui, seemed not surprised and simply asked indifferently.

"Back?"

Ji Rui pulled his lips into a mocking smile at him, "Could I not come back?"

Upon hearing Ji Rui’s voice, Ji Baby turned his head abruptly to meet Ji Rui’s eyes.

"Daddy, you’re lying!" His little mouth pouted.

Ji Rui knew the little guy was displeased that he promised to pick him up and didn’t show. Little did Ji Rui know, he had gone to get Ji Baby but was just late.

"Baobao, I’m sorry, Daddy won’t dare next time!"

Ji Rui mimicked the words his little boy would say when making mistakes, and using these on Ji Baby worked wonders.

"Hmph, fine, Baobao won’t fuss with you, the big fibber today. If you do it again, Baobao will ignore you!"

From Ji Baby’s words, Ji Rui knew the old man hadn’t made things difficult for him.

It seemed he truly did care for Ji Baby and probably wouldn’t actually use him as a bargaining chip to exchange Ji Wen or Ji Wu’s freedom.

Nevertheless, even seeing the old man dote on Ji Baby so much, Ji Rui couldn’t afford to let his guard down!

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