Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 846 - 844: Everything Is Fake (Part 2)

The two of them sat down separately, and Si Han indicated to Tao Ming to speak directly.

Due to the wary expression Si Han had shown earlier, Tao Ming dared not speak of other unrelated matters to avoid arousing her suspicion.

"Ji, your solo performance at the Mid-Autumn Festival party was outstanding. Our TV station is planning to create a series of programs targeting university students, so I would like to do a special interview with you. Are you available?"

Si Han paused in silence, thinking, was that video enchanted? Otherwise, why would both Director Sun, whom Zhang Ziweng mentioned, and Tao Ming before her, be seeking her out because of that video?

It seems, she really needs to find the student council president later and ask him to send her that video for a proper look.

Tao Ming saw her quietness as a sign of contemplation, "Ji..."

"Mr. Tao, I’m sorry, I’m just an ordinary freshman with no achievements in my field. You should find someone more suitable for the interview!"

Nuonuo flatly rejected Tao Ming’s request. Seeing the disappointment on his face, she added, "Or, I can introduce you to the student council, I’m sure they have many outstanding candidates for you, Mr. Tao, to consider."

Although she was a freshman, she often interacted with senior students in the student council because of orchestra matters, so it was not difficult to help Tao Ming make introductions.

Tao Ming did not find joy in her last offer, but rather his disappointment deepened a bit more. After all, it was the stunning Si Han in the video that led him to conceive the idea of interviewing her, and what surprised him the most was that the usually picky team leader immediately approved his suggestion of the interview subject without a word, because, like him, the team leader too had seen that video.

"Ji, please reconsider. Our interview content is very wholesome, not like those shallow entertainment gossip pieces."

Si Han looked troubled, "Mr. Tao, I’m sorry, I have camera anxiety. Please find someone else."

The so-called camera anxiety was of course an excuse. Even though Tao Ming did not know she had been a product spokesperson for years, the composed Si Han standing on stage in the video showed not a trace of fear.

But Si Han no longer wished to speak further with him, not out of rudeness, but because the class bell had rung and she needed to attend her classes.

Moreover, even if she stayed to chat a bit longer, it would not change her decision.

"Sorry, I need to go to class now."

...

Nuonuo talked about Tao Ming’s visit with her parents and Da Bao after she returned home.

Because she was unsure whether that video might continue to cause trouble.

Indeed, Ji Rui and Le Tong looked serious after hearing what she said. Da Bao, on the other hand, immediately called the city TV station to confirm that they did have a youth program journalist named Tao Ming.

But even with this confirmation, Da Bao decided: "Nuonuo, for the time being, try not to act alone at school, and have the family driver pick you up for outings or events."

Nuonuo did not want her family to worry or create trouble for them, so she nodded obediently in agreement.

As time allowed, Nuonuo went to the study to practice piano as usual, leaving the other three in the living room.

"Daddy Mommy, you know the TV station director, right?"

Regarding anything about Nuonuo, Da Bao found it hard to remain calm.

"Yes, quite familiar. Are you suggesting we inform him to suppress anything related to Nuonuo in the future?"

This kind of thing had been done before, mainly targeting print media.

"Yes, it’s better to let them make the final decisions rather than us constantly trying to prevent things."

Ji Rui and Le Tong found his suggestion reasonable, and then made a phone call to the director to give a heads-up.

None of them, Ji Rui, Le Tong, or Da Bao, expected that the short video, published less than an hour, would cause such a significant chain reaction.

Even more unexpected was that while some people could be prevented, there were others lurking in the shadows that were simply beyond defense.

...

In the following days, neither Zhang Ziweng nor Tao Ming came to find Nuonuo.

Just when Nuonuo thought the matter was completely settled, she encountered a strange person one afternoon in class.

At noon, there was orchestra rehearsal, so Nuonuo was delayed. When she arrived at the lecture hall, there were no seats available in the front, so she had to choose a seat in the last row.

Halfway through the class, there was a noticeable commotion beside her, but Nuonuo thought nothing of it, assuming someone was even later than her, and continued focusing intently on the key content the teacher highlighted on the big screen.

"Ji Sihan?"

A strange, somewhat rough male voice made Si Han tremble slightly, instinctively clenching her fists defensively as she raised her head to meet the man’s eyes.

The man appeared in his thirties, dressed plainly, with slightly dark skin, his gaze sullen and sharp.

Si Han’s heart skipped a beat, forcing herself to calm down and casually shift her gaze from the man’s face back to the blackboard. Externally, she appeared to be peacefully watching the screen, but internally, her palms were sweating as she desperately contemplated a strategy.

She was absolutely sure she did not know this person!

Now, should she run? Or report to the teacher that there was a suspicious person present?

Sitting in the back row at the edge, if she wished to run, she would have to pass by the man’s side, making the idea realistically impractical.

Reporting to the teacher in a large lecture hall with hundreds of people might cause panic if the person was indeed a terrorist or had malicious intent.

Nuonuo was still contemplating how to evade the person when she heard the man’s voice deliberately lowered again.

"Don’t pretend you didn’t hear. I know you’re Ji Sihan, the daughter of Ji Group’s President Ji Rui."

His voice was low enough for Si Han to hear clearly despite being two or three seats apart.

Nuonuo was shocked once again. Her identity as the Ji Group heiress was not widely known at the university. But given the man’s age and demeanor, he clearly wasn’t a student.

Which meant he was specifically there to find her.

Moreover, unlike Zhang Ziweng and Tao Ming, his intentions were clearly malevolent.

Nuonuo’s fist tightened further, trying hard to calm herself down. Her other hand discreetly reached into her backpack, where Da Bao had prepared a self-defense weapon for her. She mentally prepared that if the man moved even slightly towards her, she would take the initiative to strike him down unexpectedly.

"Heh heh..." The man’s laughter was deep and eerie.

With her hand already gripping the weapon inside her backpack, Nuonuo heard the man say, "You probably don’t know, right? Your surname isn’t Ji, and everything you have now is fake!"