Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 97: Prepare Mentally

After lunch, the professor’s wife said the air was very good here and suggested everyone take a walk outside.

Le Tong had no objection, but once she was out, she somewhat regretted it.

Because as soon as the professor’s wife was out, she took the professor’s arm, leaving Le Tong to be forced to walk shoulder to shoulder with Zhong Hao along the small path by the flowerbeds.

Fortunately, Zhong Hao was a very pleasant person; even though both understood this was just indirect matchmaking, Zhong Hao didn’t ask any sharp questions. He just talked to Le Tong about many amusing stories from school, like which professor’s class was a must-attend or which cafeteria had bad food. These were experiences Le Tong had also been through, and they felt particularly familiar. As they chatted, they slowly warmed up to each other.

Originally, Zhong Hao was supposed to stay and have dinner with the professor’s wife in the evening to celebrate, but after the walk, he suddenly received a call saying there was an urgent company matter he had to return to handle.

As a result, the dinner originally for four turned into a dinner for three.

While dining at the restaurant, Yang Sheng’s congratulatory call came through, and the professor’s wife chatted with him for a while before handing the phone to Le Tong.

"Tongtong, Ah Sheng wants to talk to you."

Le Tong took the phone, "Senior, are things going smoothly over there?"

Even though this matter Yang Sheng was handling wasn’t public within the Ji Family, not many people knew about it. But Le Tong had been helping Ji Rui and Yang Sheng organize documents and knew the whole story.

"Hmm, it’s alright! When you return to R City the day after tomorrow, give me a call. I want you to help with something."

As it turns out, Yang Sheng was looking for her to handle business.

On Yang Sheng’s side, he assumed Le Tong was on a three-day vacation, but Le Tong hesitantly replied.

"The day after tomorrow... I’m not too sure of the time... Why not ask the president to help? Wouldn’t that be the same?"

"Mr. Ji isn’t in R City either; otherwise, I wouldn’t have to ask you." Yang Sheng sounded quite urgent.

"The president is on a business trip? I remember his itinerary didn’t include this!"

Even though Le Tong had been thinking of muddling through work these days, she was used to being diligent. Ignoring everything actually took great effort to keep out of Ji Rui’s personal affairs and the mountain of work. As for Ji Rui’s itinerary, she remembered every detail within two weeks.

"Mr. Ji went on a trip!" Yang Sheng said from the other end.

"A trip?"

How strange, the workaholic Ji Rui taking time off for a trip?

"Mm, it’s Baobao’s birthday tomorrow, and he’s taking Baobao out for a few days."

"Bang!" The cup Le Tong was gripping suddenly slipped from her hand and shattered on the marble table, water spilled everywhere.

"Tongtong, what’s wrong?" Yang Sheng’s voice was very tense.

Le Tong composed herself and hurriedly grabbed a napkin to wipe the tea from the table.

"Nothing... nothing, I accidentally dropped the cup!"

"Did you hurt your hand?"

"No! I’ll call you later."

With that, Le Tong quickly hung up the phone, her pants dampened with some tea. She called a waiter to clean the table and went to the restroom to handle the stains on her pants.

She stayed away for quite a while and only returned after half the dishes had been served.

"Tongtong, why did you take so long? I almost came looking for you in the restroom!"

"Mm, my stomach was a bit upset."

Le Tong said, lowering her head and sitting back down.

"Tongtong, why are your eyes red?"

Even though she lowered her head, the professor’s wife still noticed her eyes were unusual.

"The wind outside is strong, sand blew into my eyes, and after rubbing them a few times, they turned out this way."

This family-style restaurant had an open-air path leading to the restroom, and outside, the wind was indeed strong.

The professor and his wife didn’t suspect anything, they just urged her to eat, and after dinner the three walked back home slowly.

Considering Le Tong arrived early and might be tired, along with the professor and his wife’s habit of early sleeping and rising, they took out the birthday cake at just past nine, made wishes, blew out candles, and after eating the cake, each retired to their rooms to rest.

Le Tong emerged from her bath and sat cross-legged on the bed, looking at her phone, which showed an unread message.

"Tongtong, do you want to stay outside for a few days?"

"Yes!" Le Tong replied.

The phone rang shortly after, it was Yang Sheng.

"Tongtong, feel free to enjoy your time out. I’ll handle my issues myself."

As soon as the call connected, Yang Sheng said to Le Tong.

"Are you sure you don’t need my help?"

Le Tong felt a bit guilty, Yang Sheng rarely asked her for help, and the one time he did, she refused him.

"Really, there’s no need. Have fun. Of course, if you find anything delicious or interesting, remember to bring it back as a gift for me."

"Okay!"

Le Tong agreed very readily; even if Yang Sheng hadn’t specifically requested, she would’ve bought some local specialties to bring back.

"I’m hanging up now, remember to have fun and don’t make things difficult for yourself."

Holding the phone, Le Tong responded again, "Hmm."

That night, Le Tong tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Although the temperature was suitable, she felt cold all over, and even under the blanket, chilled to the bone.

Ultimately, she had to take out sleeping pills from her suitcase and took two, then lay on the bed for over an hour, only dozing off near dawn.

The next day, she obediently stayed home with the professor and his wife, not venturing out except into the yard. She sat on the sofa chatting with them, and cooked two meals.

On the third day of her vacation, Le Tong was sent to the airport by the professor, embarking on her solo trip.

During these four days, Le Tong turned off her phone, cutting off all contact with the outside world.

She spent these four days alone, witnessing the majestic tides of the sea, the endless autumn leaves on the mountains, and the towering steep peaks.

Immersed in vast nature, she once again felt her insignificance and loneliness!

Her seven-day break ended, and on the eighth day, she returned to the Ji Family promptly at eight thirty, with her phone still turned off.

"Sister Ling, morning!"

Surprisingly, she saw Lin Ling at her office desk.

"Ah, Tongtong, you’re finally back!"

Seeing Le Tong, Lin Ling was like seeing a savior, joyfully standing up and leaving the chair, giving the space back to Le Tong.

"Sister Ling, thank you for your hard work these past few days!"

Lin Ling smiled wryly and patted her shoulder, speaking softly, "Tongtong, I don’t mind the hard work, but you should mentally prepare yourself."

Le Tong was puzzled, looking at her in confusion, "Sister Ling, did something major happen in the days I was away?"

Could it be that Yang Sheng’s issue got exposed and is causing a stir at the company?

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