novelraw Chapter 414: Is There an Insider?
Chapter 414: Is There an Insider?
"Chairman, why don’t you tell the baby and see if he believes you or me!"Le Tong had complete confidence in her precious son!!
Hearing this made Mr. Ji even more infuriated.
The appearance of Le Tong not only caused him to lose his son but also led to the beloved grandson he had carefully cherished from a young age being taken away.
If he hadn’t put much thought into his son Ji Rui and hadn’t fulfilled his responsibilities as a father, he couldn’t deny it.
But for Baobao, he poured almost all of his love into that little treasure.
First, it might be because Baobao is his eldest legitimate grandson, so he adored him dearly.
Second, it might be due to the guilt he felt toward his son, so he devoted all the effort he hadn’t spent on his son into his grandson.
Now, the Baobao he had painstakingly raised nearly abandoned him after finding his biological mother. It’s no surprise he felt angered.
"Le Tong, don’t forget, Baobao’s last name is Ji, not Le! He’s the child I single-handedly raised."
Though Mr. Ji was deeply hurt, he still held onto a sliver of hope, believing that the little guy would eventually stand by his side.
Le Tong’s eyes slightly wavered, "Chairman, if you truly love Baobao, you shouldn’t drag him into the power struggles between you and your sons."
Le Tong was grateful for Mr. Ji’s efforts in raising Baobao. But even though he raised Baobao to this age, he didn’t have the right to use Baobao as a pawn in the struggles among the family.
Seeing some tension on Le Tong’s face, Mr. Ji thought he had scored a point and coldly snorted.
"It’s not that I want to drag Baobao into our disputes, but you forced me to do so."
In the end, Mr. Ji always believed Le Tong was the culprit behind the entire incident.
Those words instantly wiped away any gratitude Le Tong had felt.
"Chairman, if that’s how you want to think about it, I don’t believe we have anything left to discuss!"
After she finished speaking, Le Tong didn’t even bother to look at Mr. Ji’s colorful expression. She opened her computer and focused on organizing some urgent documents.
Mr. Ji, having his authority repeatedly questioned and challenged, stood up with a darkened expression, glared fiercely at Le Tong, and threw down a remark, "Le Tong, mind your affair!" Then he stormed out!
Le Tong knew he wouldn’t give up so easily. This time it was just words, and the next time, who knows what tricks he might come up with to deal with her.
Fortunately, apart from Baobao, she had no other attachments. Baobao was Mr. Ji’s beloved grandson, and he probably wouldn’t do anything excessive to Baobao, meaning she only needed to be cautious herself.
At noon, Xiao Li returned to Ji Family on time to take Le Tong back to the apartment for lunch.
Ji Rui’s house arrest order was still in effect, and he was still temporarily restricted to liquid foods, so his lunch was a bowl of rice porridge prepared by Le Tong, eaten in bed.
Le Tong had lunch with Baobao in the dining room and went to the bedroom to clear Ji Rui’s dishes.
"Is the baby asleep?" Ji Rui noticed that the little "tail" was missing behind Le Tong and guessed the little guy was exhausted after playing all morning.
"Yes, you should take a nap too."
On the way back, Le Tong had asked Xiao Li about Ji Rui’s morning, finding out that he hadn’t rested since she left.
Ji Rui pulled her hand over, gently rubbed it in his palm, then looked up at Le Tong.
"Was there anything special today when you went back?"
Ji Rui’s tone was casual, as if he were asking if she had eaten.
But Le Tong knew that Ji Rui’s words carried a deeper meaning.
"I ran into the chairman at Ji Family, does that count as something special?"
Everyone at Ji Family was Ji Rui’s people, so she didn’t believe that Mr. Ji’s visit could escape Ji Rui’s notice. Since she couldn’t hide it, being honest seemed to be the wisest choice.
Hearing the anticipated answer, Ji Rui was momentarily stunned.
He had thought Le Tong would avoid letting him know about it, but she didn’t even bother to hide it and directly admitted it.
It turns out she was more responsible and cleverer than he had thought.
"It counts. What did you talk about?" Ji Rui now wished he could fly back to the old mansion and give the stubborn, stubborn Mr. Ji a good beating.
All the things he did to obstruct him caused Ji Rui only heartache and a bit of helplessness.
But hearing that he went to see Le Tong made Ji Rui inexplicably angry.
"The same old stuff. I almost fell asleep listening to it."
Le Tong didn’t have the habit of stirring up trouble, especially considering that the person was Ji Rui’s father.
As for Mr. Ji’s harsh words, they barely harmed her at all. Since they didn’t hurt her, she naturally wouldn’t use them to make an issue and damage the father-son relationship.
Ji Rui looked deeply into her clear eyes and sighed with relief.
He could roughly imagine what his father would say to Le Tong. Uncle Li had just secretly told him that Mr. Ji had wandered around Ji Family that morning, although Ji Rui didn’t need to guess the reason for the old man’s visit.
Therefore, he was worried that after Le Tong returned, she might come crying to him with reddened eyes. After all, isn’t seeking comfort after a little grievance a common habit for most women?
But Le Tong lightly said, it sounded like she was about to fall asleep.
Clearly, she didn’t want him to worry; moreover, she didn’t take what Mr. Ji said to heart.
"Are you sure you weren’t crying?"
Ji Rui could tell from Le Tong’s relaxed tone, so his tone also softened quite a bit, teasing her playfully.
Le Tong glared at him, "Yes, the Ji Family is about to be flooded by my tears. Mr. Ji, do you want to check it out?"
Ji Rui shook his head, "No need, let it be flooded then, anyway, that’s your stuff."
The two of them bantered pleasantly for a while, and after Le Tong tidied up the dishes and put them back on the tray, she went to the bathroom to fetch a towel to help Ji Rui wash his face and wipe his mouth. Then she cleared the small table, forcing Ji Rui to lie down on the bed.
"Ji Rui, it seems the chairman doesn’t know you got injured. We can probably exclude him from this matter, right?"
Ji Rui neither confirmed nor denied, "I don’t know, we have to see the investigation results to make a conclusion."
Mr. Ji is notoriously cunning, who knows if he’s putting up a smokescreen?
"Keep an eye on Baobao’s safety lately, I’m afraid he might target Baobao." Of course, when Le Tong mentioned targeting, she wasn’t referring to physical harm.
At this time, neither Le Tong nor Ji Rui knew that Baobao had already engaged in a solo battle with Mr. Ji and CoCo some time ago, resulting in the two adults being left quite embarrassed by Baobao.
"Yeah, I’ll arrange for Xiao Li to look after things. You too, make sure to have Xiao Li and the others accompany you when you go out, don’t act alone for now."
Le Tong nodded, helped Ji Rui adjust the blanket, and slightly lowered the air conditioning temperature.
"I’m going to work."
Ji Rui quietly watched her, pulling her hand over and gently kissed it twice on the back.
Le Tong felt a bit awkward, it seemed she still wasn’t quite accustomed to these little flirting gestures between couples.
"Sleep well..." Le Tong wanted to flee, but her hand was held by Ji Rui, who wouldn’t let go.
Ji Rui ignored her attempts to pull away, keeping his lips pressed against her hand for a while before glancing up at her.
"Le Tong, thank you for your hard work."
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Le Tong returned to the Ji Family, finding the table once again piled high with documents she didn’t know when had been placed there.
This kind of hard work never daunted Le Tong; what she feared was Baobao and Ji Rui getting hurt again.
Previously, she never thought being ordinary was anything bad, but now she couldn’t help but wonder, if she had a prominent family background like CoCo, would she be able to help them solve a lot of things when Baobao and Ji Rui encountered situations like this?
Thinking of this, Le Tong laughed at herself sarcastically.
She shouldn’t make her daydreams too perfect! How could she, an ordinary woman, associate with a glamorous family?
As it was almost time to leave work, Aunt Huang brought in a few documents.
"Tongtong, our department head said, could you please take these documents back for Mr. Ji to review?"
Le Tong took them over, bringing them back to the apartment just as they were.
Sitting on the bed typing away, Ji Rui took the documents and casually flipped them open.
Le Tong turned around to pour a glass of water for Ji Rui, and upon returning, noticed Ji Rui frowning as he looked through the papers.
"What’s wrong? Did you encounter any tricky issues?"
Le Tong placed the glass on the small table and asked Ji Rui with concern.
"Take a look." Ji Rui held the glass with one hand while pointing to several pieces of data on the document for Le Tong to see with the other.
Le Tong tilted sideways and seriously looked at the contents of the document. This was the sales report from last month for one of Ji Family’s subsidiary retail chains. The data Ji Rui was pointing out included the total sales and major expenses of the chain last month.
"As far as I know, last month should have been the peak sales season, but this sales figure seems significantly lower than the month before last?"
Le Tong said, furrowing her brow.
During her year-plus at the Ji Family, the businesses of its subsidiaries had always shown a trend of steady growth. The phenomenon of sales in peak season being smaller than in the off-season was extremely rare, so its occurrence indicated that there was definitely a problem somewhere.
Ji Rui nodded, expressing agreement with Le Tong’s viewpoint.
"Get the laptop, and find last year’s annual sales report and those from the previous months of this year for me."
Le Tong responded affirmatively, quickly heading to the living room to grab her bag. Baobao was curled up on the sofa watching TV, and when he saw Mommy and Daddy were busy, he quietly kept to himself without bothering them at all.
"Baobao, if you’re hungry, ask Uncle Xiao Li to heat up a cup of milk for you. Mommy and Daddy will cook after they’re done, okay?"
[Today three thousand, so tired, goodnight, girls.]