Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 373: Temporary Boyfriend! (Third Update)

"As if you could like me!"Le Tong was startled and took two steps back, unsure whether she was frightened by his confidence or shocked because someone had forcefully peered into her heart.

"I don’t!" Le Tong looked up at him, firmly denying it.

"Yes, you do!" Ji Rui didn’t originally want to expose her, but seeing her constantly deny it made him upset.

There was nothing shameful about liking him, so why did she treat it like a plague whenever it was mentioned?

Le Tong looked at him and suddenly found this confident man very funny.

"Haha, Mr. Ji, you really aren’t just ordinarily narcissistic!"

Le Tong didn’t care what this man thought, she insisted she didn’t like him!

After a chuckle, Le Tong continued.

"Mr. Ji, you must be joking. Do you think just flaunting that handsome face that makes me swoon is enough to make me like you? Someone like you, with your blank-faced, cold, boring, stubborn, sharp-tongued, suspicious, jealous, moody temperament, will be liked by people who are either blind or stupid!"

Ji Rui didn’t know when he put down the coffee he was holding, crossed his arms, and listened amusingly as she bombarded him with criticisms. When she finally finished, he took two steps forward, closing the distance between them to just a few centimeters.

"Finished?"

Ji Rui looked at her intently, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Le Tong was stunned. Based on Ji Rui’s past behavior, shouldn’t he be furious after hearing her criticism? Why didn’t he seem angry at all? In fact, he looked rather pleased?

Were the things she said really that funny?

Or did he actually not listen to a single word?

Le Tong looked at him, utterly perplexed, while he blinked and said.

"I thought others could sum up their impression of me with just ’blank face, boring’, but I didn’t expect to be so vivid and multi-faceted in your eyes. You must like me even more than I imagined!"

The smug look on his face nearly made Le Tong want to slap him.

"That’s hate, not like!" Le Tong snorted, unwilling to engage further with this conceited guy.

Ji Rui gave her a deep look, and seeing her persistent denial, he suddenly lost the aggressive demeanor he had before and stepped back two steps, playing along with her.

"Hmm, alright, if you say it’s hate, then it’s hate."

After Ji Rui backed off, Le Tong immediately felt the air around her clear up a lot; the inexplicable pressure from before suddenly vanished.

Ji Rui picked up his coffee, turned around, and placed his hand on the door handle, but instead of leaving immediately, he paused in the doorway and said.

"They say that liking someone is actually similar to being blind or foolish."

With this thought-provoking statement, Ji Rui strode out without looking back, leaving Le Tong standing at the counter, dazed.

Baobao saw Ji Rui come out alone, tilted his body to look behind him, and asked nervously.

"Daddy, is Mommy not angry anymore?"

Ji Rui appeared relaxed. "Mm, she’s not angry anymore."

When dealing with an angry woman, besides coaxing, there’s another method—create a new issue for her to worry about, and she’ll have no time left to stay angry.

She was probably pondering another question now, having no time to be mad at him.

Ji Rui laughed, bent down to scoop up Baobao, and said, "Come and keep Daddy company."

Baobao glanced at the tea room door again, then at Ji Rui’s expression, still somewhat uneasy, "Is Mommy really okay?"

"Mm, she’s really okay!" Ji Rui nodded confidently.

Le Tong was left mentally blank for quite a while by the bomb Ji Rui dropped. When she finally recovered, she took a deep breath, shook her head, and left the tea room to return to her seat.

Sitting at her desk, Le Tong’s mind repeatedly echoed Ji Rui’s two sentences from earlier: "As if you could like me!" "Liking someone is actually similar to being blind or foolish!"

Le Tong couldn’t focus on work, and as if possessed, picked up the phone and dialed.

"Senior Brother!"

"Madam President, what can I do for you?" came the slick voice of Yang Sheng through the receiver.

Le Tong frowned, "Senior Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Tongtong, I’m not talking nonsense. The President has already publicly acknowledged your identity on WeChat. He just didn’t put a ring on you and drag you off to the civil affairs bureau." Yang Sheng kindly enlightened the confused client about the WeChat post that had shattered the hearts of numerous socialite ladies.

Le Tong gasped, pulled out her phone, and opened WeChat, immediately seeing a pile of unread private messages.

Ignoring the pile of messages, Le Tong directly opened her Moments and the first thing she saw was Ji Rui’s post.

"Effective immediately, it is strictly forbidden to introduce any male friends to the president’s secretary by any means! Violators will face pay cuts, demotions, or even dismissal!"

Le Tong was furious!

"Senior Brother, can you do me a favor?"

Le Tong didn’t think it through but instinctively wanted to give Ji Rui a deterrent!

"Tongtong, I can help with any request, but if you want me to pretend to be your boyfriend, I can’t comply!"

It’s undeniable, Yang Sheng really understood Le Tong.

"Senior Brother!!!"

Le Tong was anxious. At this moment, the only person she could ask was him. He was the only person who could make Ji Rui back off, right?

She was determined to show with facts that she didn’t like him by claiming she liked someone else! The rıghtful source is novel_fіre.net

She wasn’t blind or foolish; the person she liked was someone considered nearly perfect by everyone—Yang Sheng.

However, no matter what she said, Yang Sheng stubbornly refused to help her.

"Tongtong, can you let me off? I don’t want to die! If Rui finds out I’m playing along with you, I’ll meet a very miserable end!"

Feeling a bit dejected, Le Tong hung up the phone and began contemplating who else might be suitable to act as her temporary "boyfriend."

But thinking it over, apart from Yang Sheng, she really couldn’t find a more appropriate choice.

Of course, she could turn to Luo Yifan, or even Zhong Hao.

She believed if she explained the situation clearly, they would definitely help her.

But knowing the other party liked her and then using them like that was something she couldn’t bring herself to do. Moreover, given Ji Rui’s vindictive nature, if Luo Yifan or Zhong Hao helped her, they would end up terribly.

Only Yang Sheng, Le Tong thought, wouldn’t really be targeted by Ji Rui, but Yang Sheng refused!

Le Tong stared intently at the glaring declaration on her phone, livid!