Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 407 Clingy President Ji (Second Update)

The head nurse hurriedly called for the doctor. The doctor frowned and instructed the nurse to quickly disinfect Ji Rui’s wound, re-bandage it, and prescribed some medicine for Ji Rui to take.Before leaving, the doctor repeatedly reminded Ji Rui to be careful.

"Mr. Ji, although this cut didn’t touch any vital organs, the wound on your abdomen is very large. Repeated bleeding increases the risk of infection, and if other complications arise, it could be troublesome."

Ji Rui tolerated the pain well. Not a sound escaped him during the nurse’s wound cleaning and bandaging. Instead, Le Tong, standing beside him, clenched her fists tightly and bit her lip, as if she were the one enduring the injury and pain.

Seeing Ji Rui only nodding faintly, the doctor assumed he wasn’t really listening and turned to Le Tong.

"Mrs. Ji, though Mr. Ji is in good physical condition, he lost a significant amount of blood yesterday. Even a good body can’t withstand repeated strain. You need to keep a close watch on him."

This doctor was precisely the one who operated on Ji Rui yesterday. Because of something Xiao Li said, he mistakenly believed Le Tong was Ji Rui’s wife. At that time, Le Tong hadn’t paid attention, but now she listened and felt her face flush uncontrollably.

"Doctor Fan, you’ve misunderstood..." Le Tong hurriedly wanted to explain that she was not Mrs. Ji.

The usually expressionless Ji Rui, lying on the bed, suddenly gave Doctor Fan a very friendly smile and interrupted Le Tong’s explanation. "Thank you, Doctor Fan. My wife will take good care of me."

Doctor Fan nodded, not noticing anything amiss.

The patient himself didn’t say he would take care, instead saying his wife would. It seemed to imply that his wound reopening was due to his "wife’s" carelessness.

The two nurses who were bandaging President Ji’s wound covered their mouths, trying not to laugh, indicating they understood the subtext in President Ji’s words.

As for Le Tong, she was already too lazy to argue against President Ji’s blatant lie shifting the blame onto her. Because she knew better than anyone, the point of his words wasn’t in the blame, but rather in emphasizing that she was his "wife."

This man had a very strong sense of possession over her. Le Tong was not learning this for the first time. However, before, without a legitimate title, no matter how strong his desire, he rarely flaunted it so openly in public.

Now, she had merely given him a slight hint, and he was climbing up like a monkey on a stick.

Doctor Fan said a few more things that Le Tong didn’t pay attention to.

As the doctor led the two nurses out, closing the door, Ji Rui, lying on the bed, looked at her with a smile, "Mrs. Ji..."

Le Tong felt her scalp tingle and glared at him with lowered eyes.

"Don’t call me that!"

She had a headache. If she had remembered earlier that this man was a shameless rogue after shedding his skin, she wouldn’t have easily admitted her own feelings.

"Then what should I call you?" The man stared at her without blinking.

Previously, Le Tong always felt her baby son was sticky and clinging like a plaster.

But compared to this grown man in front of her, her son’s level was nothing.

Moreover, the baby was actually quite afraid of her.

Just one stern look from her and the little guy wouldn’t dare act out, but this man seemed to be immune to both soft and hard tactics!

Thinking of this, Le Tong couldn’t help but scold herself for being naive, having thought just last night that if she became his girlfriend, she’d have the chance to slowly demand back all the grievances and suffocations she’d endured from him.

But now, it seemed she was only in line for continuous oppression and bullying, with no beautiful scene of turning the tables.

Seeing Le Tong silently staring at him, the expression on her pretty face changing unpredictably, the man lying in bed thought darkly this wasn’t good.

"Alright, it’s just a form of address, does it warrant being so serious?"

Ji Rui quickly made peace. Although calling her "Mrs. Ji" vastly improved his mood, the person involved seemed quite upset with the title, so it was best to avoid it.

The principle of not rushing things was something he understood better than anyone.

Especially since she had just come around, if he pushed too hard and inadvertently upset her, she could definitely retaliate in ways he couldn’t handle.

With Ji Rui conceding, the originally quite depressed Le Tong felt too embarrassed to continue dwelling on it.

He was an injured person. She couldn’t hold onto a trivial matter and nag endlessly, but the stuffiness in her heart found no outlet. Le Tong could only stand up, push the chair away, and turn around.

"Where are you going?"

Her seeming intent to leave startled Ji Rui.

Le Tong glanced at him lightly, "I’m hungry. I’m going out to buy something to eat. Aunt Guan will bring your breakfast later."

Le Tong wasn’t truly hungry; she just wanted to get some air.

The relationship between her and him had suddenly changed, and it seemed their way of interacting had followed suit.

This change made her a little unable to accept it.

She needed to go out for a walk, get some fresh air, and clear her thoughts.

Ji Rui gazed at her intently, the grip on her hand tightening unconsciously.

"Le Tong, stay with me."

The previously arrogant man now spoke with an unexpected tinge of pleading.

Le Tong had already turned away, but upon hearing his words, she couldn’t help but turn back to look at him.

"You should sleep for a while. I’m just going out quickly and will be right back."

But Ji Rui didn’t believe her words at all. He felt that if he let go now, she might just leave.

"I can’t sleep. Tell Xiao Li to buy you something to eat."

Ji Rui pulled on Le Tong’s hand even tighter, causing her to stagger back onto the bed edge.

Hearing a muffled groan from behind her, Le Tong quickly sprang up, fearing she hurt Ji Rui again, "Mr. Ji, are you alright?"

Ji Rui frowned, pursing his lips silently, and Le Tong’s face turned white instantly.

In a panic, she lifted the quilt, hesitated, then gritted her teeth and lifted Ji Rui’s shirt. Seeing the new bandage on his abdomen still a pristine white, she breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Mr. Ji, did you forget what the doctor said earlier? If you move around too much, it will be troublesome if the wound becomes widely inflamed!"

Le Tong scolded Ji Rui with a frown.

But Ji Rui seemed like he didn’t hear her reprimand at all, holding her hand and looking deeply at her.

"Le Tong, are you angry?"

Ji Rui asked cautiously. His expression then was almost identical to Baobao’s when he looked at Le Tong after doing something wrong.

Faced with this face, not only with similar features but also with an expression akin to her child’s, Le Tong’s hardened heart softened.

"I’m not angry, just... not able to adapt right away..."

Le Tong realized that in the future, she might be utterly subdued by this man who was skilled at both playing the rogue and being pitiful.

Thinking of this, Le Tong couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for her future self!