Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 758 - 756: There’s a Reason for Everything (Second Release)
Da Bao’s satisfaction was indeed fulfilled by Zhang Ziweng.
Of course, the outcome was not only due to the perfect interview draft Da Bao prepared but also thanks to a meaningful conversation between President Chen and Zhang Ziweng.
Thus, that evening, after dinner, Nuonuo received a call from Zhang Ziweng.
"Si Han, I’m sorry, Mr. Mai just called me. He said they’ve found a new spokesperson, so I’m afraid the matter of renewing the endorsement we discussed earlier will fall through."
Nuonuo was stunned!
Zhang Ziweng said a few more things over the phone, but she barely listened to any of it, finally responding perfunctorily and expressionlessly before hanging up.
The family was sitting in the living room, chatting while watching TV. On the tea table were fruit tea and a few digestible dried fruits.
Although they couldn’t hear what Zhang Ziweng was saying on the other end, from Nuonuo’s responses and reactions, they could roughly guess the contents of the call.
"Nuonuo..."
Da Bao, seeing Nuonuo’s upset face, moved over to comfort her. The young girl stood up abruptly, not even glancing at anyone, stormed into her bedroom, quickly shut the door, and immediately there was a clicking sound as she locked it.
Da Bao got up to chase after her, but Le Tong stopped him.
"Da Bao, let her have some time alone."
The four people left in the living room, including Little Treasure, were all against Nuonuo continuing the endorsement.
Therefore, the afternoon meeting with Zhang Ziweng arranged by Da Bao was unbeknownst to Nuonuo, who was the concerned party.
Da Bao worriedly stared at Nuonuo’s bedroom door, "Mommy, do you think she might do something stupid?"
The saying "concern leads to chaos" exactly described Da Bao’s current state.
"Don’t worry, when you went abroad, she was even more upset and didn’t do anything foolish. She can handle this blow, but we might be ignored by her for a while."
Since Le Tong had decided to be a co-conspirator, she had already mentally prepared to endure Nuonuo’s accusations and complaints.
"Is that person who claims to be her uncle still a threat to her?"
Le Tong only told Nuonuo about her adoption, not about being threatened by someone claiming to be her uncle. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
The most important reason Le Tong and Ji Rui, including Da Bao, tried their best to prevent Nuonuo from taking the endorsement was because of that person.
"That person is currently in another province and shouldn’t pose any threat to Nuonuo in the short term."
Ji Rui also answered what Da Bao didn’t ask, "Moreover, we secretly conducted a DNA test between him and Nuonuo using a sample of his hair. The results show that he is unlikely her actual uncle, but we don’t rule out that he has a close relationship with Nuonuo’s parents because not only does he know Nuonuo’s date of birth, but he also clearly described the location and details of when Nuonuo was abandoned."
Le Tong hadn’t mentioned these things to Da Bao, probably to prevent him from worrying.
Sure enough, after hearing Ji Rui’s words, Da Bao’s thick eyebrows knitted into a tight knot.
Whether it was Le Tong and her husband or Da Bao, they all knew that if Nuonuo’s birth parents suddenly appeared, regardless of their intentions, Nuonuo would inevitably be hurt.
Of course, if they were sincerely reuniting out of goodwill, there would be no reason to stop Nuonuo from recognizing her birth parents.
But the person claiming to be Nuonuo’s uncle had already set a very bad precedent, making it virtually impossible for them to believe that Nuonuo’s parents were good people.
"Has that man ever met Nuonuo in person?" This was Da Bao’s main concern at the moment.
Le Tong shook her head, "He probably hasn’t met her. He likely doesn’t know what Nuonuo looks like. Nuonuo uses the name Si Han for endorsements, and three years ago, we had Ziweng occasionally release misleading information about Si Han’s family background. Plus, the styled appearance is somewhat different from Nuonuo without makeup, so he probably hasn’t connected the dots."
Given the brand’s expensive price and prominent reputation, its influence in the country is limited to a small upper-class circle, so that person is unlikely to know Si Han unless he’s either very wealthy or involved in the fashion world.
Just knowing of the person’s existence made Le Tong and Ji Rui unwilling to take the risk.
Da Bao certainly felt the same way.
"Did that man leave the province because he committed a crime?" Da Bao wanted to know how long Nuonuo’s safe period would last.
"That man does have some business in another province. I informed people over there to keep him tied down in that place. In the short term, he should not be able to return. As long as Nuonuo is cautious, he shouldn’t have much opportunity to approach her."
Of course, Ji Rui’s "slim opportunity" relied on Nuonuo no longer accepting any endorsements to reduce her public appearances and exposure.
"Has anyone tried to probe him about Nuonuo’s true identity?"
Da Bao felt that knowing more about Nuonuo’s birth parents’ situation earlier could prevent a lot of potential trouble later.
"We tried, but this person is very secretive. No one could extract any information from him. Additionally, since his appearance, I also had people investigate Nuonuo’s background, and there’s been no progress as of now."
Originally, Ji Rui did not plan to discuss these matters with Da Bao until they had concrete results. However, since he asked, Ji Rui couldn’t be bothered to hide it.
Because over the years, Da Bao had also built some connections, and if he wasn’t informed of the truth, given his concern for Nuonuo, he would definitely find people to investigate on his own.
"Well, then I won’t look into it further. Dad, whenever you have new developments, please inform me right away."
For the Ji family, learning about Nuonuo’s birth parents’ circumstances as soon as possible meant gaining control.
In short, they would not give the scumbag parents who abandoned their daughter a second chance to harm Nuonuo.
After communicating enough with his parents, Da Bao felt the girl in the bedroom should also be calm by now.
"Mommy, I’m going to check on Nuonuo."
This time, Le Tong did not stop Da Bao, but she instructed him, "If Nuonuo blames you, just put all the blame on your dad and me."
Although Da Bao took action, the thoughts of everyone in the living room were the same. If Da Bao hadn’t acted today, Le Tong would have contacted Zhang Ziweng to resolve the matter in a few days. So, the responsibility for this incident should be shared equally, with each person bearing 25%.
Da Bao didn’t say anything, stood up, and walked to Nuonuo’s bedroom door. He twisted the doorknob, confirming that the young girl had indeed locked the door.
"Nuonuo, it’s me. Open the door and let me in so we can have a good talk, okay?"
Da Bao softly asked, only to be met with prolonged silence.
