Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 797 - 795: A Smile Looking Back (Part 1)

The person speaking was Da Bao, who had just returned after greeting Mr. Mai.

At this moment, Nuonuo was already held possessively in Da Bao’s arms, while Da Bao’s gaze at Ning Yan was cold, as if it could freeze everything he looked at into ice.

Ning Yan wasn’t clear about Da Bao’s background, only knowing from Mr. Mai that this was someone he couldn’t afford to provoke.

But why couldn’t he provoke him?

After that, Ning Yan had tried to subtly probe Mr. Mai, but his lips were sealed tight, unwilling to divulge anything about Si Han and her brother.

Ning Yan originally felt intimidated by Young Master Ji, but as his feelings for Si Han grew, that fear was gradually offset by his resolve to win the beauty.

Da Bao’s cold words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Ning Yan’s head. But to someone blinded by so-called love, he himself becomes a massive automatic heater able to instantly boil the icy water poured on his heart.

Ning Yan secretly clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and met Ji Yu’s searing gaze, "Mr. Ji, I haven’t!"

Though claiming he had no other intentions would be a lie, his true intent was genuinely to help Si Han quickly adapt to the rhythm of the show and master the related skills. He didn’t believe his motive behind helping her was disgraceful.

After all, he’s single, and Si Han should be single too. As a senior and a partner, it’s only natural to appropriately express his liking while helping her and cultivating some feelings. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Whether you have or not, I will see for myself. You don’t need to tell me!" Da Bao pushed Nuonuo towards Sister Zhou, who promptly and wisely took Nuonuo to the front desk, leaving Da Bao standing straight, with a carefree demeanor, observing Ning Yan.

Instinctively, Ning Yan straightened up. Although the two were close in height and build, standing face to face, he distinctly felt Ji Yu’s overwhelmingly dominant aura pressing down on him.

Ning Yan’s heart skipped a beat, instinctively wanting to retreat, but his rational side reminded him: if this person really was Si Han’s brother, he would surely not consider entrusting his sister to a cowardly man.

Thinking this, Ning Yan clenched his fists again, straightened his back, and braced himself against Da Bao’s imposing gaze.

"Mr. Ji, Si Han and I are partners. No one is more suitable than me to lead her in this show."

Ning Yan’s path to endorse was different from Si Han’s; he was the one selected out from numerous model candidates by designers and brand merchants. So, in other aspects, he might lack confidence in winning over Si Han’s brother, but on the runway, he had enough confidence to assist Si Han and gain this brother’s approval.

However, for Da Bao, not to mention someone like Ning Yan, even training Si Han with the top-tier supermodels wouldn’t be a challenge.

"Oh? Actually, I wouldn’t mind finding someone more sensible to be Si Han’s partner. I believe Si Han, who likes working undisturbed, thinks the same as I do."

To outsiders, Da Bao seemed like a well-mannered, highly educated rich kid. In terms of the processes from these past couple of days, either visiting or training, he was extremely kind to the staff here. Plus, yesterday or today, he generously treated all the staff to sumptuous dinners and exquisite breakfasts.

Even now, facing Ning Yan, aside from Ning Yan himself feeling the powerful pressure emanating from him, outsiders only saw Ji Yu smiling gently as he spoke to Ning Yan, making those who didn’t know think the two were having a friendly chat.

Ning Yan alone, being the party involved, looked at the faintly smiling Ji Yu and inexplicably felt chill rapidly rising from his feet.

"Mr. Ji..."

Ji Yu unexpectedly took a step forward, extended his long arm, and lightly patted Ning Yan’s shoulder with his palm. He still wore a smile; his bright eyes looked at Ning Yan meaningfully, effectively stopping him from voicing any explanation or arguments.

Da Bao ignored Ning Yan, quickly turned, and walked towards Si Han.

Facing someone like Ning Yan, who harbors mischievous thoughts but lacks the courage, Da Bao felt mere words sufficed to make him realize the reality.

Indeed, over the next couple of days, Ning Yan noticeably behaved more appropriately. Until the formal rehearsal later, he cooperated with Si Han on the show, refraining from actively approaching or engaging with Si Han, unless necessary.

Si Han’s progress was rapid after a few days of intensive training, and Mr. Mai’s claims about Si Han being potential material repeatedly reached Ji Yu’s ears.

However, Ji Yu ignored these remarks, still visiting the stage after handling his daily work to quietly watch Si Han practice, occasionally taking beautiful photos and videos to send to his parents and Little Treasure, letting them see Si Han’s emerging international presence.

On the day of the show, Si Han, originally positioned in the middle during rehearsals, ended up being the final one to appear.

Though Ji Yu had been watching Si Han train all along and had seen several rehearsals, those were makeup-free. So, when he saw Si Han walk out with makeup and dressed in the designer’s latest stylish attire, for a moment, he thought he saw a mermaid swim out of the azure depths.

As the show reached its climax, the runway’s background transformed into a colorful undersea world. Soft blue lights flowed across the stage, the music shifted to low tide sounds. Under the shimmering blue-purple scales, Si Han, with curly flowing hair in a gold mermaid evening gown, barefooted, gracefully stepped out from backstage.

Her makeup was extremely subtle. Unlike other models with cold expressions, she walked out in a cheerful rhythm, wearing a bright and playful smile as if a mermaid having never seen the vast world, suddenly arrived on land, her face full of curiosity and longing...

Initially, the audience was whispering and discussing something, but seeing this vibrant little mermaid seemingly swimming towards them, the entire place suddenly quieted down.

Ji Yu held his breath, his fascinated gaze fixated on the lively and vivacious mermaid.

"Wonderful! Beautiful!"

From the audience, someone suddenly shouted, followed by thunderous applause and the frequent flashing of magnesium lights. On stage, the graceful mermaid, halfway through her return, suddenly paused, causing the audience to quiet again, thinking something had happened.

They saw her slightly bend down, with delicate fingers grabbing the long fish tail, revealing a part of her white and slender calf. The audience gasped, then the mermaid turned her head, not knowing who she was looking at, dropped a playful smile, and then joyfully ran back backstage lifting her skirt.

In the audience, Ji Yu’s heart seemed to stop, his mind full of the mermaid’s charming smile as she glanced back!