Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 725 - 723: Barbs in the Heart (Third Update)
After coming back from the orphanage, Le Tong seemed to have a better impression of Si Jun.
Once, when Le Tong and Nuonuo were talking about Si Jun, Little Treasure even said in front of everyone, "Mommy, wipe your drool, look at you, just like a mother-in-law talking about her son-in-law."
Le Tong glared at him, "Nonsense! What’s going on in that little brain of yours? He’s your sister’s friend, don’t tarnish their pure friendship with a bunch of nonsense."
Nuonuo, who was the person involved, just took Little Treasure’s words as a joke because she didn’t have such thoughts at all.
But Da Bao, as an observer, felt a sense of blockage in his heart after hearing this.
To Nuonuo, after a period of mutual understanding, Si Jun could probably be classified as a good friend now.
But to Da Bao, Si Jun was like an unnoticed thorn, unintentionally piercing into his heart, tugging now and then, causing him to break out in cold sweat from the pain.
Da Bao felt very uncomfortable, but rationality told him that even if he was uncomfortable, he had no right to interfere with or control Nuonuo’s friendships.
The weather turned from cool to cold, and the first cold wave after winter arrived without any warning. In the morning, a thin sweater and a jacket were enough to keep warm, but by the afternoon, the temperature had plummeted close to zero degrees with wind and heavy rain.
Da Bao sat in his office, thinking about how when he left for work in the morning, his brother and sister were only wearing sweaters under their school uniforms, they were probably frozen by now. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
He called home, intending to have Aunt Guan send a driver with two down jackets for his little troublemakers, but the phone just kept ringing with no one answering.
Da Bao hung up the phone, grabbed his bag, and rushed out.
He hailed a taxi and bought a few down jackets from a clothing store along the way; two of them he had the store send to the Ji Family for his parents, and he wore one himself, while the other two, he personally delivered to the school.
Outside the classroom, he saw the two poor kids huddled while listening to the lesson. The teacher called the two rascals out to the hallway, and Da Bao touched their faces, which were as cold as ice.
Da Bao quickly handed them the down jackets, helping them put them on quickly. Nuonuo, who was always afraid of the cold, shivered as she zipped up to her chin, pulled up the hood, only half of her face exposed. While she straightened the hem of her clothes, she murmured.
"The weather is so cold, I wonder if Si Jun is freezing?"
Da Bao, who was about to help the little girl tidy her messy hair, froze when he heard her mumbling, a chilly surge of cold air exuding from his heart.
As her brother, he was worried about his brother and sister freezing, so he left work from miles away to bring them warm clothes, but he didn’t get a single thank you, nor did he hear any concern about whether he was cold after coming such a long way. Instead, he heard her worrying about whether her friend was cold.
Da Bao considered himself not petty, he couldn’t be bothered by a mere little boy. And after the first time arguing with Nuonuo over Si Jun, he had reflected and realized that his previous agitation was a bit of an overreaction. Besides, straining his relationship with Nuonuo over an outsider wasn’t worth it.
But hearing Nuonuo’s words unexpectedly, he had to admit he was indeed quite angry.
"He’s not a child, why are you worrying?"
Despite being angry, he begrudgingly lifted Nuonuo’s hat, ruffling her hair messily until he felt a bit better, then resignedly tidied her hair again.
"He’s not a child, but is his clothes warm enough?" Apparently, the little girl wasn’t concerned about him not taking care of himself, but worried he might not have clothes that could withstand the cold wind.
The string that was taut in Da Bao’s mind finally snapped with a "thud."
"Ji Sihan, are you his nanny? Whether he’s freezing or if his clothes are warm enough, what’s it to you!" Da Bao whispered, pushing the dazed Nuonuo toward the classroom.
"Go attend class obediently, and stop thinking about nonsense. If your ranking drops in this test, beware of the consequences!"
Nuonuo, for the first time in her life, was threatened by her brother over her studies and rankings.
Nuonuo and Little Treasure were both pushed into the classroom by Da Bao. By the time the shocked Nuonuo came to her senses, Da Bao was nowhere to be seen in the hallway.
"Little Treasure, why did Brother suddenly get angry?" Nuonuo asked in confusion, looking at Little Treasure. She felt she hadn’t done anything wrong, yet her brother’s mood changed faster than today’s weather.
He was teasingly smiling when he wrapped her in the coat, yet turned angry in a flash.
Little Treasure understood, "Because of Si Jun."
If he were in his brother’s shoes, Little Treasure thought he might also be angry. It’s just that his silly sister didn’t seem to understand at all. Of course, at Little Treasure’s age, he didn’t fully grasp his brother’s true feelings, he just thought that from a sibling relationship perspective, Nuonuo’s reaction would be enough to upset his brother.
After hearing this answer, Nuonuo fell silent.
Little Treasure wanted to say something more, but seeing her pondering look, he couldn’t be bothered to continue.
Around six, Le Tong, who had already returned home from work, received a call from Da Bao saying he was going out with Zhao Hao and the others tonight and wouldn’t be home for dinner, and that he might come back late.
Le Tong didn’t think much of it, just told him to have fun and call when he was ready to be picked up.
Yin Zhihao and Ren Weiqi, like Le Tong, didn’t think much of it either upon hearing Da Bao’s invitation for dinner. The three found a restaurant they all liked and ate, and then Da Bao suggested going to sing.
Yin Zhihao and Ren Weiqi were the lively types. Although they found it strange that Da Bao, who never took the initiative, suggested going to sing, they thought it was to reward themselves for the recent non-stop overtime work.
Sitting in the KTV room, Zhao Hao habitually ordered a dozen beers and a pot of orange juice.
Da Bao was an extremely disciplined person, previously always using his underage status as a reason to only drink juice and avoid alcohol during KTV outings or social dinners.
But today, when the server brought in the beers, Da Bao grabbed one, pulled the tab open with a "pop," and tilted his head to drink.
"Hey... Da Bao, what’s up with you today?" Yin Zhihao, quick-eyed, pressed his hand down, "Aren’t you underage? Why are you drinking!"
Yin Zhihao had always suspected that Da Bao had a hidden reason for not drinking, but to save face, he used being underage as a reason.
After all, it’s the most legitimate excuse, no one could criticize him for it.
So now, Yin Zhihao didn’t dare let Da Bao drink, fearing something uncontrollable might happen if he actually drank.
