Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 673 - 671: Different from Before (Part 1)

Nuonuo looked at Dabao squatting in front of her, hesitant to make a move. After all, she was no longer the tiny little thing that could be easily carried. Standing at 1.6 meters, she wasn’t exactly tall, but not short either. Besides, it wasn’t just a matter of carrying her a few steps; he had to carry her to the mountain top, which was far more strenuous than on flat ground.

"How about I sit over at that pavilion and rest until you all come back down?"

After hesitating for a while, Nuonuo pointed to a pavilion not far away built on the mountainside, where a few people were resting. There was a security post nearby. If she obediently went over there to rest for a while, it wouldn’t spoil everyone’s fun, nor would it burden her brother to carry her up the mountain.

But obviously, Dabao didn’t appreciate her gesture at all and, with a rare stern face, repeated what he had just said to Nuonuo.

"Ji Sihan, come on, I’ll carry you!"

Dabao had an excellent temper, especially with Nuonuo, rarely showing her a displeased face. But Nuonuo knew that her Brother Dabao was quite upset at this moment.

"Girl, if your brother says he’ll carry you, just let him. After all, it’s not like he hasn’t carried you before."

Le Tong saw her son’s unpleasant expression and quickly stepped in as a mediator to persuade Nuonuo.

There weren’t many occasions when Dabao would show Nuonuo such a look. If they didn’t appease him now, even she, as the mother, might not be able to calm him down later.

"Mommy, I was small before, but now..."

Nuonuo tried to explain, but Dabao’s patience was nearly exhausted. He moved his body back slightly, swiftly grabbed her arm with one hand and supported her bottom with the other, pulling and pushing her onto his back.

"Nonsense! You’ve grown up, so you’re not my sister anymore?" Dabao’s tone was extremely displeased, frightening Nuonuo into silence. She obediently lay on Dabao’s back.

"Hold onto my neck..." Dabao adjusted her bottom and his tone lost the anger and impatience from before.

Standing beside him, Le Tong reached out to help adjust Nuonuo’s bottom, noticing the slight curve of her son’s lips. She realized that her son was just pretending to be angry to scare the little girl. His acting was so refined that even she, the mother, believed it was real.

Having accidentally stumbled upon the truth, Le Tong laughed, while the oblivious Nuonuo on Dabao’s back gave a fearful "oh," obediently extending her arms to tightly wrap them around Dabao’s neck.

Dabao seemed not inclined to let the little girl off so easily, carrying her but not speaking to her. Nuonuo, feeling guilty and anxious, called out, "Brother..."

"..." Dabao ignored her. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Brother..." Nuonuo raised her voice.

Following closely behind, acting as the guardian, Le Tong couldn’t help but burst out laughing at her son’s mischievousness and her daughter’s naivety.

Ji Rui, unaware of the situation, glanced at her, prompting her to quickly stop laughing and pat Little Treasure beside her.

"Little Treasure, why aren’t you running ahead to lead the way?"

Little Treasure, trailing behind Brother and Sister, felt stifled, and upon hearing Le Tong’s words, he energetically bounced past Dabao and Nuonuo, hopping his way up the mountain.

"All mysterious, what’s going on?" Ji Rui could only wonder, asking what his wife was up to now, unable to resist his curiosity.

Le Tong slowed her pace, waiting for Dabao to carry Nuonuo further away before thoughtfully watching her children’s retreating figures as she spoke to Ji Rui. "Mr. Ji, we need to think about whether it’s time to have a suitable conversation with Nuonuo."

Ji Rui looked puzzled. "About what? Did Nuonuo do something wrong?"

Le Tong turned and glared at him, "What do you think? Of course, about Nuonuo’s heritage!"

Ji Rui was even more confused, frowning slightly, "Why discuss this with Nuonuo? We’ve never treated her as an outsider, and no one else dare bring it up either."

Ji Rui didn’t deny that the moment Dabao brought Nuonuo home, he felt quite resistant towards the little girl.

However, seeing his son find so much joy and childhood fun with Nuonuo around, he slowly and unconsciously accepted having another daughter. If Le Tong hadn’t brought it up now, he would almost forget that Nuonuo wasn’t his biological daughter.

Le Tong rolled her eyes at him again, pouting, but said nothing more.

Ji Rui didn’t pay much attention to her eye-rolling nor did he pursue further because he knew that if she decided to do something, nothing he could do would stop her. Moreover, if she was determined to act, she surely had a legitimate reason. So, he just needed to follow along. Despite appearing to be the head of the household, in reality, it was Le Tong who was in charge.

Dabao, who was still carrying Nuonuo with a light-hearted step, finally responded with a faint "hmm" from his nose after Nuonuo had sweetly called out "Brother" several times in a soft voice.

Seeing that Dabao finally acknowledged her, Nuonuo began to wipe his sweat with a tissue, asking considerately.

"Brother, are you tired? How about you let me down to rest for a bit?"

"You sure have a lot to say. Isn’t your foot hurting anymore?" Dabao’s words were harsh, but his tone was cheerful, indicating he was actually in a pretty good mood.

"I hurt my foot, not my mouth. Besides, I’m not walking on my own, so of course my foot doesn’t hurt."

Realizing that her brother wasn’t angry anymore, Nuonuo started talking more, her tone gradually becoming playful as usual.

"Oh, it seems Her Royal Highness is in a good mood!" Dabao adjusted her bottom again, tightening his grip on her arms.

Knowing that Brother Dabao wasn’t mad at her anymore, Nuonuo completely relaxed, "Of course I’m in a good mood with my brother carrying me! But really, am I not heavy?"

"How heavy can you be, just like a sandbag!"

Nuonuo was slim and of medium build, claiming she wasn’t heavy was certainly an exaggeration. However, Dabao was in a good mood, making the weight feel negligible.

Moreover, he couldn’t even remember the last time he carried Nuonuo. He only remembered that the tiny little bundle used to lay obediently and softly on his back, either quietly sleeping or happily humming tunes...

Now she had grown a lot, with long arms and legs, and her body no longer felt as soft and chubby as when she was little, but started to have a girl’s physique. The feeling of her lying on his back seemed different from the past!

"I’m not a sandbag!" Nuonuo seemed dissatisfied with Dabao’s analogy and mischievously pinched his face.

Her movement made her body snugly fit against Dabao’s back.

Dabao could clearly feel her heart beating "thump thump" against his spine!