Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 586 - 585: Looking Good (Part 2)

"No way! That swan is not for eating. Mommy will take you to get ice cream."

The woman’s voice made Yang Sheng’s face suddenly change.

The cup in his hand fell with a "clang" onto the white tile floor, splattering into a startling flower!

Stunned for a moment, he couldn’t help but suddenly shout, "Chu Ran!"

Calling out, he took big strides forward, splitting apart the crowd of women around him who were still winking and flirting at him.

The chattering obstacles around him disappeared, and he clearly saw a graceful woman standing in front of a cake, holding the hand of a little girl about four or five years old. The little girl with two pigtails was pointing at the swan on the cake, rubbing against the woman while sweetly pouting, "Mommy, I want to eat..."

The woman’s back seemed slimmer compared to Chu Ran, but her height was about the same.

But that voice, which he could recognize even turned to ashes, if not Chu Ran, then who else could it be?!

"Chu Ran!" Yang Sheng called again to the back with a trembling voice.

The woman, however, showed no reaction, just bending down, softly coaxing the little girl.

Yang Sheng’s eyes were full of sorrow, his fists by his sides clenching and unclenching, finally with red eyes, he gritted his teeth and took two steps forward, reaching out his slightly trembling hand, placing it on the woman’s shoulder, softly calling again, "Chu Ran..."

The woman seemed startled by his touch and turned her head, staring blankly at Yang Sheng.

"President Yang?"

Clearly, the woman was also a guest at this launch reception.

And Yang Sheng, upon seeing the woman’s face, had his sorrow quickly replaced by disappointment in his eyes.

"President Yang? Did you mistake me for someone else?" The woman’s words pierced Yang Sheng’s heart like a sharp knife.

Lowering his eyes, he clearly saw a name badge of a certain industrial company’s director hanging on her chest, and the name was naturally not the Chu Ran he thought.

"I’m sorry..."

Yang Sheng dejectedly withdrew his hand, quietly amidst the cacophony, walked to the lounge, and pushed open the door...

...

Following the joint launch reception, Le Tong and Ji Rui only stayed in Beijing for one night. The next morning, the two hurriedly flew back to R City on the earliest flight.

In the days that followed, Le Tong and Ji Rui became even busier. However, the hectic work did not cause Le Tong to lose weight; instead, her weight slowly began to rise.

Returning to Doctor Fu for a follow-up visit, before taking Le Tong’s pulse, Doctor Fu smiled and nodded, "Hmm, you look much better this time."

Before Le Tong could thank him, Ji Rui already handed over a box of premium wild cordyceps that they had specially brought back from Beijing.

"Thanks to Doctor Fu’s meticulous care over this period, her appetite has improved, and she’s sleeping better than before."

Le Tong had previously had poor sleep quality, which Ji Rui hadn’t seen himself, but had heard about. However, since sharing a bed, he felt Le Tong’s sleep was getting deeper by the day.

Doctor Fu nodded again, "Hmm, that’s a good thing."

Saying this, he pushed a cushion towards Le Tong, indicating for her to put her hand on it.

"Hmm... The functions of your internal organs have indeed improved a lot compared to before." After checking her pulse, Doctor Fu gave a definite diagnostic result.

"The taste of the previous prescription was quite unpleasant, wasn’t it? This new prescription is somewhat different from the original one, and it should be more palatable."

Doctor Fu explained while writing the prescription.

Le Tong gave Ji Rui a sidelong glance. She had never complained about the taste of the medicine to Doctor Fu, thinking that Ji Rui must have mentioned it privately.

After getting into the car, Le Tong finally couldn’t hold back her complaint, "Ji Rui, did you complain to Doctor Fu about the medicine tasting bad?"

Ji Rui replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, he’s a doctor. Shouldn’t he listen to the patient’s feedback and make improvements?"

Le Tong was simply taken aback by him, "Mr. Ji, that’s just how traditional Chinese medicine tastes. If you want something tasty, go eat candy. Or you could have Chinese patent medicine in pill form, but those won’t be as effective as herbal decoctions."

"Doctor Fu isn’t as verbose as you are!" Ji Rui shot Le Tong a glance, pinching her cheek in apparent dissatisfaction.

"He simply can’t be bothered to argue with you!" Le Tong snorted irritably.

Ji Rui blinked, thought for a while, then reached out, wrapped his arm around her shoulders, and pulled her into his embrace.

"Alright, alright, it’s me being unreasonable. You barely slept last night; get some rest now. You still have to come with me to the auction in the afternoon."

Since the Ji Family and Yang Family’s collaboration had fully commenced, Ji Family needed two plots of suburban land for building factories. Conveniently, two suitable plots were up for auction in the afternoon.

Originally, Ji Rui could have gone alone or taken an assistant, but he wanted Le Tong to become familiar with more work processes, insisting she join him.

Le Tong had no objections because she knew no matter how much theoretical knowledge Ji Rui taught her, without practical experience, it would all remain on paper.

Ji Rui successfully acquired two plots of land he was satisfied with. After leaving the auction, he immediately arranged with a designer to survey one of the plots while there was still daylight.

Le Tong naturally tagged along. Midway there, the clear sky suddenly roared with thunder, and in the blink of an eye, a torrential downpour began.

Helpless, Ji Rui had to cancel the trip and, after coordinating with the designer, instructed Xiao Li to head home instead.

Awoken by Ji Rui’s phone call, Le Tong propped herself up to look out the window. Seeing the setups in the shops along the street, she turned to Ji Rui, "What date is it today?"

She had been so busy lately that she’d lost track of the specific date. She only knew it was nearing the year’s end, with New Year’s Day approaching.

"The twenty-third," Ji Rui replied without needing to think.

"Have you stopped remembering dates since your promotion?" Ji Rui teased with a smile.

Le Tong was extremely busy at the time as the transition of the Chief Secretary duties to a newly hired secretary had begun.

Le Tong patted her forehead, nodding helplessly.

"Indeed, once I no longer needed to remember your schedules and work arrangements every day, the concept of dates became vague, only the approximate days were left. I only remember that Christmas is approaching. How about we bring Baobao and Nuonuo back to spend Christmas together?"

The two had so much work that they’d been working overtime for several consecutive days. Mr. Ji couldn’t bear it and simply took Baobao and Nuonuo back to the estate to let the two busy people fetch the kids when they had time.

Unable to stay away from her children, Le Tong had to stay at the estate with Ji Rui every day.

Ji Rui thought for a moment, "Why don’t we just celebrate at the estate, alright?"