Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 528 - 527 What Makes a True Brother! (2nd Update)

"Aren’t you busy? How do you have time to entertain us?"Le Tong found it strange. It was exactly ten o’clock and the party was just beginning. Shouldn’t he, as the host and main figure, be greeting guests at the scene?

"With the old demon and his sons and grandsons watching, it doesn’t matter if I’m absent. It’s your first time here, let me show you around my home."

Clearly, Yang Sheng intended to take advantage of the fact that Old Sir Yang and the others weren’t around to give Ji Rui and Le Tong a tour of his house.

"But you’re the main figure of today’s party. We can tour anytime." Le Tong didn’t want to make things difficult for Yang Sheng because of them.

"It’s okay. His sons and grandsons would rather I, the thorn in their side, not be there. I should be sensible and give them a last chance to curry favor with the old demon."

It seemed that the CEO position that the other Yang Family descendants fought tooth and nail for was, in Yang Sheng’s eyes, an unwanted hot potato.

Yang Sheng led the two adults and two children into the big house, where a woman looking like a maid greeted them, "Young Master Sheng, the snacks and sweets you’ve asked us to prepare are all ready."

Yang Sheng patted Baobao’s head, "Baobao, there are many snacks and cakes you love in the dining room. Go see what you like to eat. There’s a small garden behind the dining room with two huskies. You can also go take a look, but be careful and watch over Nuonuo, got it?"

Upon hearing there were delicious treats and puppies, Baobao didn’t hesitate much, probably also knowing that the adults wanted to discuss something, and pushed Nuonuo as they followed the maid to the side hall.

"Shall I take you upstairs for a look?" Yang Sheng seemed to have no intention of lingering downstairs.

Le Tong and Ji Rui had no objections and followed Yang Sheng upstairs.

Only then did Le Tong realize that Yang Sheng didn’t bring them in just to see the house.

Yang Sheng led them into a room on the third floor. Although Le Tong had never been to Yang Sheng’s house, nor had she been to his place in R City, she vaguely sensed that this was Yang Sheng’s bedroom upon seeing the simple style inside compared to the opulence outside.

"Your bedroom?" Being a woman, Le Tong was naturally more curious than Ji Rui.

"Hmm, have a seat. Would you like something to drink?" Yang Sheng invited them to sit on the sofa in a small sitting room.

"No need, just say what you have to say!"

Evidently, Ji Rui, like Le Tong, had already seen through Yang Sheng’s purpose in bringing them upstairs.

Yang Sheng nodded, opened the door that presumably led to the bedroom, and quickly came out.

"Here!" Yang Sheng handed a card to Ji Rui.

Ji Rui looked up and silently gazed at him for a moment.

"I don’t need it!"

Le Tong sensibly stayed silent. That card was a black card, and presumably, the money on it wasn’t small.

"Rui, you ought to know my current situation at Yang Family, so at the moment, I don’t have the capacity to influence my grandfather’s decisions. The money on this card isn’t much; it’s what I earned with you in Ji Family over the years. I don’t need it now, so take it as a standby."

At first, Le Tong only thought Yang Sheng earned over a million a year. Later, after becoming Ji Rui’s partner, she learned that Ji Rui transferred five percent of his shares to Yang Sheng. Therefore, the money on this card might not be much compared to Ji Rui’s wealth, but for an average person, it’s money they couldn’t earn in multiple lifetimes.

"Yang Sheng!" Ji Rui frowned and reiterated, "I don’t need it!"

Yang Sheng seemed a bit angry, handing the card to Le Tong, "Tongtong, take this card as if I’m lending it to you!"

Le Tong glanced at Ji Rui, naturally not daring to take it, "Senior Brother, let’s talk about this later."

Le Tong wasn’t sure of Ji Rui’s thoughts, so even though she knew Yang Sheng meant well, she didn’t dare accept.

"Ji Rui! To prevent me from escaping, my grandfather froze all my domestic accounts as soon as I returned. This account was opened for me by you in Y Country. Now, I’m giving it to you. Set the term yourself. Anyway, I’m not giving it to you for free, with an annual interest of ten percent. If you have the guts, take it."

Ji Rui continued to stare at Yang Sheng motionlessly. Yang Sheng became more anxious, "Ji Rui, what are you still fussing about now? Aren’t we brothers? If you don’t take this money, my grandfather will find out eventually, and by then, I won’t be able to help you even if I wanted to!"

Yang Sheng was so anxious that he almost got physical with Ji Rui. Seeing this, Le Tong couldn’t bear it any longer and reached out to take the card.

"Senior Brother, consider it a loan with an annual interest of ten percent!"

She understood Ji Rui’s feelings but also Yang Sheng’s intentions.

Since Ji Rui’s pride wouldn’t allow him to accept this help, she decided to accept Yang Sheng’s kindness on his behalf.

"Le Tong..."

Ji Rui turned to glare at Le Tong, seemingly surprised that she would side against him at the last minute.

"Alright, this has nothing to do with you. The money is my loan from Senior Brother. Whether you use it or not is up to you. Anyway, if I can’t pay the interest in the future, don’t blame me if Senior Brother makes me work at Yang Family to pay it off." ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novelhall.com

Le Tong said it with a straight face, but Yang Sheng couldn’t help but laugh.

"Haha, Little Junior Sister, it seems I really don’t need to worry about Rui bullying you!"

Ji Rui rolled his eyes at Yang Sheng, "See? This is the supposedly gentle and adorable little junior sister you were promoting vigorously!"

Le Tong stuck out her tongue at the two of them, "Stay with wolves for too long, and even little sheep will become wolf-like."

Yang Sheng chuckled and then put on a serious face, "Rui, you’d better transfer the money from this account right away, or else if my grandfather finds out, even if you want to borrow it, you won’t be able to."

After this round of back-and-forth, Ji Rui didn’t hesitate any longer. He picked up the phone, dialed out, and spoke with someone in English for a while, then took Yang Sheng’s card, told the other party the card number, and gave the password. After about ten minutes, Ji Rui gave Yang Sheng an OK gesture!

It was only then that Le Tong understood why Yang Sheng hadn’t even made phone calls or been easily reachable online during this time back in Beijing.

He probably lost both personal and other freedoms when brought back to the Yang Family by their security personnel after working with Ji in the Ji Family, all under Old Sir Yang’s restriction and monitoring.

However, there was one thing Le Tong couldn’t figure out: why did Old Sir Yang, who turned a blind eye to everything after Yang Sheng spent so many years fighting alongside Ji Rui in R City, suddenly want to restrict even his slightest bit of freedom?

These doubts were kept to herself, not daring to ask Yang Sheng.

And Ji Rui likely knew the answers to these, but he certainly wouldn’t tell her.

After all, it’s Yang Sheng’s personal matter. Whether to tell her or not is up to him, not something Ji Rui can decide.