Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 471 - 470: Accompanying You to See the Most Beautiful Scenery

In this world, nothing is permanent, and people are certainly no exception.Ji Rui’s change, needless to say, is because of Baobao, but more importantly, it’s because of Le Tong.

This change wasn’t sudden, but rather a gradual and subtle transformation over time.

Lawyer Fan was so surprised simply because he happened to only see the results of the change, not the process.

It started with Le Tong saying that drinking too much coffee wasn’t good.

Then, Le Tong began trying to brew various kinds of teas or herbal teas that could either refresh, help sleep, or nourish the stomach for Ji Rui to drink. Gradually, Ji Rui’s long-time habit of drinking coffee was slowly corrected by her.

Previously, he would think about the future of the Ji Family, but he rarely thought about his own future, and in fact, he barely thought about it.

But now, he often watches the blue sky outside during busy moments and thinks that in the future, when he grows old, he will let go of everything about the Ji Family and travel around the world with Le Tong at ease.

She loves food, so he would take her to taste all the delicacies of the world; she loves beautiful scenery, so he would take her to climb the highest mountains and see the most beautiful landscapes...

To turn these thoughts into action, the most important factor is to still have a strong and healthy body when he is old.

Since he is older than Le Tong, maintaining a healthier and stronger physique than her in the next twenty or thirty years made suitable health maintenance an indispensable means.

With this awareness, Ji Rui began to deliberately correct many unhealthy lifestyle habits.

Of course, he wasn’t interested in explaining these reasons to others.

"Is that so? Perhaps!"

Even though he fully understood his own changes, Ji Rui still gave an ambiguous answer.

Lawyer Fan sensibly did not dwell on this issue any longer since Ji Rui was different from all his other partners. Many successful men he worked with liked to brag about their success stories or love stories, but Ji Rui extremely disliked others probing into his privacy. In the past, it was Baobao; now, it’s Le Tong.

"That little model is taking all the blame on herself. First, she might feel that you weren’t seriously hurt, so even if convicted, she wouldn’t receive a heavy sentence. She could possibly reduce it further by behaving well and serve only a year or so. Second, she probably can’t afford to offend nor dare to offend the people behind this."

Lawyer Fan briefly reported the progress of the case, bending over to refill President Ji’s tea.

"Any anomalies in the couple’s accounts?"

Ji Rui took a sip of tea with one hand resting on the sofa back, looking relaxed and at ease, as if the tea tasted good, and what Lawyer Fan was saying didn’t seem to bother him. Either he genuinely didn’t care, or it was within his expectations, so he wasn’t surprised to hear it.

Lawyer Fan shook his head, "For now, it seems that the income of the couple is mostly from the chain restaurants, and they seem to be quite profitable."

Ji Rui said nothing, quietly finishing his cup of tea, leaning forward to place the cup down, "The so-called benefits may not be all about direct money transfers."

Lawyer Fan quickly understood Ji Rui’s implication, "Mr. Ji, you mean that the booming business of the second young master’s brother-in-law’s restaurant is someone’s way of giving a leg up?"

"Wouldn’t it be clear if you investigated?"

Lawyer Fan thought for a moment, slightly furrowing his brows.

"However, even if the restaurant’s business is indeed better than before in these few months, it can’t serve as evidence to charge the mastermind behind the scenes..."

Ji Rui responded with a "Hmm" to show agreement, lifting the freshly filled cup to take another sip.

"Since the little model is already shouldering everything, the case will probably be closed in this way. But even if there’s insufficient evidence, I still want to confirm exactly who this person is, so check it out privately!"

In fact, at this point, the possible masterminds boil down to three: Ji Wen, Old Madam Ji, and Mr. Ji.

Ji Rui had Lawyer Fan continue the investigation, subconsciously hoping to find evidence proving that it wasn’t Mr. Ji’s doing.

Mr. Ji had done things that went too far, more than once, but directly having someone take his life was a first.

If it turns out Mr. Ji truly was the one behind this, Ji Rui felt that their father-son relationship would be completely over!

It wouldn’t just be feeling cold and pained at heart; rather, he would be completely disheartened!

"Alright, I’ll arrange it as soon as I get back."

"Hmm." Ji Rui handed the files back to Lawyer Fan, "Also, do you know any well-known lawyers in Y Country?"

The matters in Y Country were previously managed by Yang Sheng, but now that he was "escorted" back to the Yang Family by the old man, he had a bunch of messes to clean up and couldn’t manage the Ji Family’s affairs in Y Country any longer.

And although things seemed calm on the surface domestically, underneath the waves were surging threats—any oversight could lead to tides powerful enough to capsize the Ji Family. Hence, Ji Rui must stay in the country to guard the main base. In work, Le Tong could indeed help him out, but when it comes to external negotiations and diplomacy, her connections and abilities were still lacking, not enough to sustain the situation for now.

"Are you looking for someone to handle the monopoly case?" Lawyer Fan asked, not entirely sure, because this matter had always been managed by Yang Sheng, and he had never been involved with those affairs.

"Yes, there’s no point hiding it. It can’t be hidden anyway. If you have suitable candidates, help me get in touch; I’ll deal with them directly."

"Okay, I’ll contact some alumni over there and see."

Lawyer Fan agreed to all the tasks Ji Rui assigned, packed up his things, and prepared to leave. He stood up but then suddenly seemed to remember something and hesitated by the sofa, not moving.

"Anything else?"

Ji Rui also stood up; having relaxed his tense nerves for most of the half-hour break, it was time to get back to intense work.

Lawyer Fan hesitated for a moment but decided to speak.

"Mr. Ji, this is about Miss Le..." There were some things he would rather not know, but he knew them, and not reporting something he was aware of was a greater crime than being unaware; he knew this.

Ji Rui gave him a glance, taking in the unease and insecurity in his eyes. It seemed to be quite an important matter?

"Go ahead!" Ji Rui couldn’t help but feel curious too.

"Mr. Ji, I’m sorry, I didn’t intentionally dig into it. It was something I came across by accident while having someone investigate Miss Le’s information last time."

Even with Ji Rui’s permission, Lawyer Fan still preemptively provided an explanation.

"It’s fine, go ahead."

"Miss Le’s mother’s marital status section is marked as unmarried." The rıghtful source is novelhall.com

Lawyer Fan looked at Ji Rui somewhat fearfully because, although Ji Rui hadn’t registered marriage with Le Tong yet, he had already made a will, so Le Tong was now undoubtedly the real lady boss of the Ji Family.

He didn’t know if Ji Rui would mind that his partner was, in fact, a child born out of wedlock.

"Hmm... got it!" Ji Rui looked thoughtfully at him and quickly added, "Don’t ever mention this to Le Tong!"