Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 790 - 788: Impressing Others (Part 2)

Nuonuo snorted, "I’m not afraid!"

Da Bao asked again, "Aren’t you afraid he’ll never teach you how to pose or do the catwalk again?"

"If he teaches me these things just to conveniently harass me later, then I’d rather he teaches me nothing at all!"

Nuonuo’s response truly made Da Bao, as well as Le Tong and Ji Rui, look at her with newfound respect.

It seems that the Ji Family’s little princess, who has been pampered and cherished since childhood, has truly grown up!

After two days, Mr. Mai personally called Da Bao, first talking about Nuonuo’s performance and feedback from the brand’s executives, and after a while of beating around the bush, he finally got to the main point.

"Young Master Ji, that kid Ning Yan was too impertinent. I’ve already severely reprimanded him, and he promises not to message Si Han again."

Da Bao pretended to know nothing, asking in surprise, "Mr. Mai, did Ning Yan do something unspeakable?"

On the other end, there was a pause, probably because they couldn’t tell if Da Bao genuinely didn’t know or was just pretending to be oblivious.

"What, Si Han didn’t mention this to Young Master Ji? A few days ago, Si Han forwarded me a message. From the content, it seemed Ning Yan was asking her about something music-related. She was probably busy studying and directly forwarded the message to me. I’ve already educated Ning Yan. Si Han is currently in high school, her coursework is intense, and she has no time to deal with such matters."

"Oh... so that’s how it is. Si Han never mentioned it, probably forgot due to too much coursework. Hearing it from you, that Ning Yan seems quite diligent. Mr. Mai, you should hire some specialized teachers for him to learn from; it would surely benefit your brand, wouldn’t it?"

Da Bao played dumb very convincingly, and at the end, didn’t forget to praise Ning Yan a bit, regardless of what Mr. Mai thought of his words on the other end.

"Indeed, it was our oversight. Thank you for the suggestion, Young Master Ji. I wonder if you have time tonight to come out for a casual meal together."

In the end, Mr. Mai was still worried that Ning Yan might have inadvertently offended someone from the Ji Family.

After all, not only can Ning Yan not afford to offend people from the Ji Family, Mr. Mai can’t afford it either, and neither can the brand they represent. The Ji Family alone is intimidating enough, let alone the fact that the boss’s wife of the Ji Family is also the cousin of the CEO from the Yang Group!

Of course, few people knew that Le Tong currently holds more shares in the Yang Group than anyone except Old Master Yang, otherwise, the power of the Ji Family would seem even scarier.

"Mr. Mai, I’m sorry, but due to an advertisement shoot, Si Han has fallen behind on quite a bit of coursework. I need to tutor her every night these days. Let’s skip the meal. In the future, I’d appreciate it if Mr. Mai could help shield Si Han from some unnecessary social engagements."

On the other end of the line, where Mr. Mai was, how could he not know that Ji Yu was implying that Ning Yan’s harassment is very annoying?

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Mai called Ning Yan over and severely scolded him again.

"Ning Yan, I’m telling you, I don’t care who you want to date, but you shouldn’t even look twice at Si Han, let alone plan anything with her."

Ning Yan leaned lazily on the sofa with a disdainful expression.

"Brother Mai, I know, isn’t it just that her family has some money? My family has money too, okay?"

That said, Ning Yan could also be considered a wealthy young master, known in the industry as Mr. Ning. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

However, his family wealth, while significant in the circle, pales in comparison to the Ji and Yang Families, not even remotely close.

Mr. Mai struggled with not being able to reveal Si Han’s family background, because, originally, there aren’t many people with the surname Ji. If he said a bit more, Ning Yan could connect Si Han to the Ji Family, and by then, he might even chase her more vigorously.

Moreover, Mr. Mai had guaranteed to the Ji Family, over and over, that apart from him and Zhang Ziweng, no one else would know Si Han is the heiress of the Ji Family.

"Ning Yan, all I can tell you is that Si Han’s family isn’t just wealthy, far from it. I can’t provoke them, you can’t provoke them, not even our boss can provoke them. You better behave and not cause any trouble for me, got it?"

Ning Yan was reproached by Mr. Mai and, in front of him, nodded obediently. But once he went out, Mr. Mai still wasn’t reassured and specifically called his manager to keep an eye on Ning Yan.

Recently, Nuonuo spent most of her time on studying. With Da Bao’s personal tutoring, her grades were improving steadily. Even so, she didn’t dare to relax at all.

In addition to tutoring her in academics, Da Bao also reinforced her social language skills to prepare for the end-of-year overseas fashion show.

Ever since Guo Yuhang found out Ji Yu was Nuonuo’s brother, every few days he’d ask Nuonuo to pass on a few difficult problems to Da Bao for help, and out of consideration for Nuonuo, Da Bao naturally wouldn’t refuse and would help with solutions for Nuonuo to bring back.

With such back-and-forth interactions, one day, Guo Yuhang, along with Nuonuo, approached Da Bao, and before Da Bao could say anything, he handed over a delicate box.

"Brother Ji, thank you for helping me solve so many difficult problems. These cookies are made by my mom; you and Si Han can try them after finishing your homework tonight."

Da Bao was momentarily surprised. Typically, isn’t giving homemade cookies something girls do?

Of course, if a girl were to give him cookies or handmade gifts, he would refuse outright, leaving no room for any wishful thinking.

But since the cookies were given by a guy, and he made it clear that they were his mom’s handiwork as a token of appreciation, not accepting would seem a bit cold.

"Is that so, then thank your mom for me!" Da Bao accepted the box openly and cheerfully.

Guo Yuhang, beaming with joy, took off his backpack and handed a small notebook to Da Bao.

"Brother Ji, I still have a few questions here that I’ve been puzzling over for months without finding a solution. Could I bother you to help me look at them when you have time?"

Da Bao looked at Si Han, who also wore an earnest expression, prompting Da Bao to shake his head secretly and accept the notebook.

"Alright, I’ll get back to you as soon as I can."

To Da Bao, Guo Yuhang’s difficult questions were things he could solve without much thought, but he couldn’t say that outright lest the other think he was arrogant.

Moreover, by helping Guo Yuhang, it would mean the boy owed him a favor. If he made it look too easy, wouldn’t the other think the favor wasn’t significant at all?

Even though Da Bao didn’t feel the need to collect a favor from Guo Yuhang, having him owe a favor was ultimately a good thing.