Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 1033 - 1031: Is This Young Master Yan a Love Rival?

The young master cheerfully retracted his leg, "Alright, it’s what I deserve!"Zhu Qianyu glared at him, pushed the door open, and went straight inside, and the young master obediently followed her in.

Zhu Qianyu went to the kitchen to get a drink for him, came out, and saw him standing straight in the living room. The sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and with the light behind him, he seemed even more handsome and charming in the shadows.

Zhu Qianyu was momentarily distracted, but when she saw the hint of a meaningful smile at the corner of Ji Huan’s lips, she snapped back to attention, cleared her throat, and said, "Why aren’t you sitting? Punishment standing?"

The young master replied pitifully, "Isn’t it? I just got scolded, so if I don’t reflect on myself, how will you vent your anger?"

Zhu Qianyu felt her head swell; she dared to say, from childhood to adulthood, she’d never met a man like Ji Huan.

No, not just a man, she’d never met anyone like him at all.

"Sit down, Mr. Ji! Usually, only teachers punish students to stand, how is there any reason for a student to punish a teacher to stand?" Zhu Qianyu spoke with a bit of helplessness.

With this person, she never knew what approach to take with him.

Because it seemed like he could change faces at any time, the slightly rogue version of him just now was something she had never seen before.

The young master, having gained an advantage, still refused to stop, standing straight as ever, "What you mean is that I deserve the punishment, it’s just that you are hesitant to punish me because of our teacher-student identities."

Zhu Qianyu straightened up, tilted her head back, and sighed heavily at him.

"Ji Huan, admit I was wrong, okay? You’re not my teacher, and I’m not your student, we’re friends, so, can you sit now?"

The young master blinked, thought briefly, and before Zhu Qianyu’s expression could change, he stepped forward and happily sat down on the sofa.

"Hmm, sure! Between friends, standing as punishment is fine!"

The young master said this with an earnest face, reaching out to take the drink Zhu Qianyu had placed on the coffee table, pulling the tab with a "pop."

Zhu Qianyu thought he was just thirsty, but to her surprise, he took a tissue and carefully wiped around the can before handing the drink to her.

Zhu Qianyu asked in surprise, "For me?"

The young master nodded, "Of course it’s for you, you’re the host, you drink first, otherwise, I wouldn’t dare drink!"

Zhu Qianyu was initially touched, but upon hearing the latter part, she felt like hitting him!

A bit annoyed, she stretched out her hand and rudely snatched the drink from his hand, raised her head, and drank most of it with gulps.

The young master watched her thoughtfully until her gaze swept over, then he reached for another can of drink, pulled the tab, and drank it directly.

Zhu Qianyu was a little stunned, "I thought you had a cleanliness obsession, why didn’t you wipe your own can?"

The young master licked his lips, cleaning off the sweetness at the lip’s edge, "I’m a big guy, not so particular, but since girls have weaker and more susceptible bodies, it’s better to be careful!"

Zhu Qianyu froze for a moment, lowered her eyes, and stared at the can in her hand.

So he did all that meticulously and carefully for her sake?

Such a considerate and thoughtful man, the woman he loves should be very happy!

"Xiao Yu?"

The young master had just rambled before, actually just wanting to cheer up Zhu Qianyu a bit.

Although she didn’t say she was unhappy or troubled on the phone, he instinctively felt that Young Master Yan and his choice of wife were causing her great distress.

"Hmm?" Zhu Qianyu looked up to meet Ji Huan’s dark eyes full of concern.

"I know the Yan you mentioned on the phone just now."

Zhu Qianyu wasn’t surprised by this answer; if he didn’t know, he wouldn’t have driven over an hour to find her.

"Hmm."

Ji Huan’s previously smug face now turned solemn.

"I can tell you everything I know about him, but before that, can you tell me why you want to find out about Yan Han?"

He needed to first determine if this Yan Han was a rival in love, or if she simply wanted to avoid him and needed to understand him better.

He asked this, and Zhu Qianyu wasn’t surprised either.

While waiting for him to arrive, Zhu Qianyu had thought a lot.

After all, his reaction when she mentioned Young Master Yan was too big, far beyond her expectations.

She carefully thought about his mindset regarding this matter – was it purely as a friend, or did it involve other feelings too?

Before he arrived, she had no clear answer, not even a rough idea of how to respond to him.

But when he indeed asked such a question, everything she had wanted to keep hidden about her background, family, and sister came spilling out uncontrollably.

"Ji Huan, I’m sorry I never told you. I’m the youngest daughter of Zhu Zhizhou, the hotel mogul of L City. Everyone who knows me in L City calls me Sixth Miss."

Although the young master had always refused to accept this answer, hearing it from her seemed more bearable than he imagined.

After all, she was a victim too. Even if he was prejudiced against Zhu Zhizhou, it wasn’t fair to transfer that discomfort to her.

"My mother is Zhu Zhizhou’s fourth concubine, to speak crudely, a mistress. My mom had two daughters, my sister and me."

Zhu Qianyu originally thought she would never willingly disclose such a disgraceful background to outsiders.

But surprisingly, speaking to Ji Huan now, she felt no discomfort.

Perhaps, she was truly numb to it.

"My mom is very timid, and our mother-daughter trio was always bullied and marginalized in the Zhu family until my sister was in her teens and took on the mother’s role, always protecting me and my mom, and our lives in the Zhu house seemed to improve a bit."

As Zhu Qianyu spoke, she unconsciously twisted her fingers.

She thought she wasn’t distressed, but it was just self-deception. She was just trying to make herself seem unaffected.

"My sister is only two years older than me, but she’s much more capable! I came to R University to study against my father’s wishes, and in anger, he declared he wouldn’t give me any more money. Now my tuition and living expenses are all from the money my sister earns."

Ji Huan stared unblinkingly at the girl sitting across from him, knowing Zhu Zhizhou was a bastard, but not realizing he was to such an extent.

"Xiao Yu, I’m sorry, if you don’t want to talk about it, let’s drop it!" At this moment, he was damned soft-hearted!

But Zhu Qianyu shook her head, "It’s okay, these things aren’t a big deal to me now!"

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