Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 552 - 551: "Cunning" Scheme Succeeded (Fourth Update)

"Then can we leave a little later? Uncle owes Baobao a seafood feast, and if we don’t claim it soon, it’ll expire!"Baobao was clearly collecting a debt, yet the person being asked turned away sneakily, giving Le Tong a sly grin and couldn’t help but give the little guy a thumbs-up.

Only now did Yang Sheng understand whom Baobao’s previous remark of "really awkward" was meant for.

It seems this little fellow understands his mommy better than his daddy.

Yang Sheng secretly sympathized with Ji Rui in his heart, wondering if such a big man like Ji Rui would get jealous over his nephew who’s not only smart but emotionally intelligent as well?!

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but nudge Ji Rui’s arm and asked in a gossipy whisper, "Rui, tell me, do you get jealous of Baobao?!"

Ji Rui was taken aback at first but quickly understood what he meant. He rolled his eyes and snorted, "Boring!"

Yang Sheng smirked with interest, "Not answering means you do!"

After teasing Ji Rui, he heard Le Tong reply to Baobao.

"But we’ve already booked the flight for the afternoon..."

Before Le Tong finished speaking, Baobao let go of Ji Rui, cupping Yang Sheng’s face with both hands and shaking his head while saying, "Uncle, surely you can sort out the tickets, right? Right? Right?"

Yang Sheng was shaken until he was dizzy, thinking that once Le Tong stayed behind, he must secretly extort a large medical fee from the old man since being shaken like this by the little guy could lead to a concussion at any moment!

"Baobao, alright, alright, Uncle agrees with you, okay? Let go of me!"

Yang Sheng felt relieved that this smart but headache-inducing little rascal is Ji Rui’s son, not his!

"Indeed, important things must be said three times!" Baobao generously released Yang Sheng’s face, looking smug.

Yang Sheng rolled his eyes at him, secretly grumbling in his heart.

Damn kid, can I not agree with you?

If I said I couldn’t handle the tickets, you’d accuse me of cheating you out of a seafood feast!

What’s more, you can’t pass up the old man’s favor!

"Tongtong, tomorrow’s tickets are on me!"

To give the old man more time to coax his granddaughter, what’s a few ticket expenses?!

Just like that, before Le Tong reacted, she had already been "sold" by her precious son for the price of a seafood feast.

The old man on the side was secretly happy but dared not show it, fearing that if he became too complacent, Le Tong would leave in a fit, packing up and going immediately, which would waste the precious great-grandson’s well-crafted show.

"So Baobao, where do you want to go for dinner tonight?"

Yang Sheng tapped the little guy’s nose, getting back on track.

Everyone understood the art of acting a full play, including Yang Sheng, Baobao, and the old man.

"What does Baobao want to eat? Let Grandfather prepare the ingredients and have it sent over, okay? The house is bright and quiet, so Baobao and Nuonuo can eat more comfortably."

The old man’s reasoning was quite sensible, but pulling in little Nuonuo, who could only drink milk at just over a month old, was a bit far-fetched.

"I agree!" Baobao raised his hand first!

Le Tong turned her face away, indicating she was too lazy to look at her thoroughly traitorous precious son any longer.

With Baobao as a strong ally, the old man perked up and invited Baobao over, having Uncle Jing note down everything Baobao wanted to eat.

"Tongtong, let me take you to see our garden!"

Yang Sheng, seeing he had nothing else to do, stood up and suggested that Le Tong and Ji Rui take a walk outside.

Le Tong was still unsure of how to face the old man, therefore she had no objection to Yang Sheng’s suggestion.

She even didn’t notice Yang Sheng’s sensitive remark of "our garden."

Ji Rui glanced outside the window and then at Le Tong, "Wait for me here."

Initially, Yang Sheng didn’t know what Ji Rui was up to, assuming he had an important call to make. When he saw Ji Rui coming down the stairs with a pile of Le Tong’s coats, scarves, and gloves, Yang Sheng realized that President Ji went to prepare warm clothes for his beloved "wife."

"Tsk, how blissful!"

Yang Sheng jealously watched as Ji Rui personally helped Le Tong put on the thick coat and wrapped the scarf around her. Had Le Tong not insisted on putting on the gloves herself, Ji’s wife slave would probably have even done that for her.

"If you’re envious, hurry up and find someone, and stop making snide comments!"

The old man suddenly threw a cold remark at him.

Yang Sheng’s face changed abruptly. Without a word, he left Ji Rui and Le Tong and walked quickly towards the door.

Ji Rui and Le Tong exchanged a perplexed look. While Ji Rui found it strange, he asked nothing. But Le Tong was genuinely worried about Yang Sheng, so she turned to ask the old man, regardless of the awkward situation, "Senior brother... What happened to him?"

"Ask that kid Rui, he knows," the old man straightforwardly shifted the question to Ji Rui.

Ji Rui immediately understood as the old man said this.

"Let’s go!" Ji Rui wrapped his arm around Le Tong and headed towards the hallway.

In the distance, they heard the heavy sound of the door closing.

Le Tong became more curious because, although Yang Sheng’s thoughts were as hard to read as Ji Rui’s, he had never had a bad temper.

It was her first time witnessing Yang Sheng throwing a tantrum like a young boy and slamming the door as he left.

With her arm in Ji Rui’s, Le Tong walked out and in the distance saw Yang Sheng’s somewhat lonely back, making her feelings sink as well.

"Senior brother, he..."

Ji Rui silently watched Yang Sheng’s back for a while before speaking, "He probably remembered his first love..."

Le Tong vaguely heard Ji Rui and Yang Sheng mention Yang Sheng’s first love, but it was always glossed over, and she had never probed further. After all, it was Yang Sheng’s heartache, and probing would only force the reopening of an old wound.

"Senior brother... he..." Le Tong asked cautiously.

"Hmm?!"

"Broke up with his first love?"

For many, their first love ends unsuccessfully; Yang Sheng’s situation was probably similar.

Ji Rui paused, considering whether to speak or how to put it.

After a moment, he said, "I don’t know if they officially broke up..."

"What do you mean?" Le Tong became more curious.

"His girlfriend, Chu Ran, was a girl he grew up with. They were very close since childhood, but later, they had a misunderstanding over some matters, leading to a big quarrel. Chu Ran, probably hurt deeply by Yang Sheng, cried and said she wanted to break up, but it was likely out of spite. Yang Sheng, at the time, didn’t take it seriously, thinking they just needed some time apart to cool down. But when Yang Sheng finally cooled down and wanted to reconcile, Chu Ran was nowhere to be found!"