Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 436: Do Not Look If It’s Not Appropriate, Don’t Understand?

After having dinner at Le Tong’s home, the three of them moved back to Ji Rui’s new apartment to stay the night.Although Le Tong didn’t think her health was that poor, Ji Rui insisted she needed proper rest, so at eleven, he urged her to go to sleep.

Unable to argue with Ji Rui, Le Tong obediently went to bed.

Ji Rui watched her enter the bedroom, then got up and went into the study. He had scheduled a video conference with Yang Sheng and several executives to discuss the next steps and plans.

Meanwhile, after being "sent off" back to the bedroom, Le Tong lay in bed, unable to fall asleep.

About ten minutes later, her phone rang.

She picked it up and saw that the caller was Zhang Yi, far away in D Province.

Unknowingly, it’s been several months since she left D Province and returned to R City.

So much has happened in these few months.

From Baobao falling sick to having a successful surgery and then recovering, her relationship with Ji Rui also changed from being like fire and water to friends, then back to a superior-subordinate relationship, and recently to being lovers.

Up until the recent upheaval the Ji Family faced, all these incidents coming one after another left her with less and less time to focus on Zhang Yi and his family, who are over a thousand kilometers away in D Province and whom she regards like a brother.

"Brother, why so late?" Le Tong sat up, thinking she hadn’t actively contacted him for a while and felt a bit apologetic.

"Tongtong, are you asleep?" The other party seemed a bit surprised, as Le Tong used to be a night owl who mostly slept after midnight.

"Not yet, how have you, sister-in-law, and Wenwen been doing lately? Are you all okay?"

About a week ago, Baobao and little Wenwen had a video chat. After not seeing her for a few months, the little girl had grown quite a bit.

"We’re all fine. Once we’re through with this busy period, I’ll bring your sister-in-law and Wenwen to visit you and Baobao."

They then talked about the mountains they contracted together. Zhang Yi told Le Tong that this season’s profit was quite good. This success was largely due to Ji Rui consistently providing them with excellent sales channels and platforms.

As for Le Tong, having stayed to take care of Baobao, she transitioned from being a managerial participant to a pure investor.

Yet even without being involved in management, this season’s profit share was quite substantial, nearly equivalent to her annual salary at the Ji Family.

Of course, this sum of money was like pocket change to someone as wealthy as Ji Rui, but for Le Tong, it kept her from being completely broke.

Le Tong chatted with Zhang Yi for more than half an hour. After hanging up, she was even less sleepy.

She began calculating how to properly use this considerable amount of money for her.

In the past, she would have simply deposited the money into the bank without a second thought.

But recently, she had learned quite a bit about investment from Ji Rui, so she decided to put this knowledge to use by investing the money in the stock market.

With this in mind, Le Tong got up directly.

She went to the kitchen to warm a cup of milk and saw light seeping through the study door on her way back. Without needing to think, it was definitely Ji Rui working overtime in the study.

She turned around and went back into the kitchen to tinker a bit. About ten minutes later, the study door opened after a few knocks.

"Not done yet?" Le Tong, carrying a tray, walked in.

As she spoke, she noticed a few familiar faces on the big screen. Stunned for a moment, she quickly recovered, nodded, and smiled at everyone.

After all, since it was a fact she was living with Ji Rui, she didn’t care what others thought.

"Yeah, we’re still discussing strategies."

Ji Rui didn’t bother avoiding these people. After all, Le Tong was also aware and involved in these matters. If it weren’t for Doctor Fu’s words, she’d definitely be working overtime with him right now.

"Hungry? I made some sandwiches, so take a break and eat these."

Le Tong placed the tray in front of Ji Rui. On the tray, there were several sandwiches on a plate and a pot of steaming honey tea.

"Tsk tsk! Tongtong, do you have to be so virtuous? Seeing this makes my stomach growl!" Yang Sheng teased Le Tong from across the screen.

"You all can come too. I made enough for everyone."

Le Tong sat down and flipped through the documents Ji Rui had placed to the side.

"I dare not! Do you guys dare?" Yang Sheng asked the other executives with a smile. The others shook their heads one after another. "No way! We wouldn’t dare snatch Mr. Ji’s loving late-night snack!"

Ji Rui couldn’t be bothered with this group of people. He leisurely enjoyed his exclusive late-night snack, holding the honey tea in his right hand and a sandwich in his left, taking a bite of the sandwich and a sip of tea in turn.

"No wonder Rui is so passionate about working overtime. It turns out there’s a special supply of loving late-night snacks. Truly, different lives for different people..." Yang Sheng howled on the screen, but it didn’t affect Ji Rui at all. The man blissfully enjoyed his exclusive snack, not even bothering to respond to Yang Sheng.

Being ignored, Yang Sheng helplessly shifted his gaze to Le Tong, "By the way, Tongtong, next Wednesday is Baobao’s birthday. I probably won’t make it back in time. Can you buy a gift for Baobao for me? Just make sure Baobao likes it. No budget limit."

"Okay!" Le Tong agreed readily.

"Rui, for the theme park’s opening ceremony, I probably won’t make it either, so please arrange someone else to oversee it."

Neither Ji Rui nor Yang Sheng anticipated how tricky this matter would be, and thus, the preparations for the theme park opening had been proceeding according to the original plan. The opening was just two days away.

Ji Rui finished the last bite of his sandwich, took a sip of honey tea to clear his throat, and then calmly replied.

"Sure, I’ll handle the matters here. Do you need any support on your side?"

"I need to transfer some funds here, and also, about the collaboration with Anxin Group, Tongtong, please keep an eye on it."

After Yang Sheng gave his instructions, he discussed other matters with a few other executives. Ji Rui turned to look at Le Tong, his investigative gaze lingering on her face for a moment before softly asking her.

"Didn’t I ask you to go to sleep? Why aren’t you asleep yet?"

Although he was happy and warmed to enjoy the special snack she prepared for him, she clearly needed a good rest. But she was always thinking about him, and that wouldn’t do!

"I can’t sleep..." Le Tong lowered her head, looking aggrieved.

Her biological clock always had her sleeping after midnight, and suddenly asking her to go to bed so early made it difficult to fall asleep.

Additionally, with so many things on her mind, the more she thought about them, the harder it was to sleep.

Ji Rui looked at her for a while, then gently sighed before reaching up to rub her head.

"You..."

"Hey hey, be mindful of your actions!" Yang Sheng’s joking voice came from the screen.

Le Tong’s face blushed slightly, but Ji Rui didn’t hesitate. He leaned over and kissed her face.

After the kiss, he turned and glared at Yang Sheng on the screen, "Mind your own business, haven’t you heard?"