Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 555 - 554: Everything Is Fate (Part 1)

With the help of his shrewd little ally Ji Yu, Old Master finally got an extra night to spend time with his precious granddaughter.However, when Le Tong had not yet fully opened her heart to accept this fact, that night, it was far from being as wonderful as Old Master had imagined.

Old Master accompanied Baobao inside the house, while Le Tong, Ji Rui, and Yang Sheng took a walk outside for two or three hours. By the time they returned to the mansion, it was almost dinner time.

Old Master was a contented person. Even though things didn’t turn out quite as he expected, being able to watch Le Tong up close like this already made him feel very happy.

His son was missing, but at least, he had found his granddaughter.

During dinner, the young people, including Baobao, enjoyed their meal to the fullest. After all, the chef had prepared the food according to each of their tastes.

Old Master, however, only picked at his food. Most of the time, he spent observing Le Tong.

Watching Yang Sheng, Le Tong, Ji Rui, and Baobao eat and chat animatedly, it wasn’t hard to imagine that Yang Sheng didn’t just have a close relationship with Ji Rui, but with Le Tong as well, much more than Old Master had thought.

He even saw his grandson looking at his granddaughter with a doting brotherly gaze several times, and their newly confirmed granddaughter seemed completely at ease with occasionally acting like a spoiled little sister. Even someone with Ji Rui’s strong possessive nature didn’t show any displeasure at this, indicating that this was their usual way of interacting.

"Ah Jing, doesn’t Sheng seem to act very much like a big brother to the girl?"

While the young ones ate and chatted, Old Master whispered into the ear of the butler who had been with him for decades.

"Yes, they don’t seem like siblings who have just reunited today. Rather, they seem to have always been this close."

Uncle Jing had been with Old Master for many years and was not a foolish or ignorant person; he had a knack for reading people accurately.

"Fate..." Old Master mused.

"Indeed, if it weren’t for the good relationship between Young Master Sheng and Mr. Ji, we wouldn’t have had the chance to meet Miss Sun."

So, life is indeed mysterious. Clearly, one moment, you’re at odds with your opponent, and the next, inexplicably, because of some entanglements, become allies, or even, family.

"However, that girl Tongtong doesn’t resemble Weikang at all..." This made Old Master feel a bit regretful.

But compared to the great surprise of her being his granddaughter, this regret was insignificant, leaving only a light sigh.

"Indeed, Miss Tongtong looks very much like her mother." Uncle Jing also sighed quietly.

Hearing this, Old Master remembered he needed to investigate something, his expression becoming serious.

"Ah Jing, have you seen the girl’s mother? When was this?"

After Old Master discovered that Jade Pendant, he and Uncle Jing left the lounge together. At that time, Uncle Jing whispered in Old Master’s ear, "Master, perhaps this Miss Le Tong is really Young Master Weikang’s daughter. Because she looks exactly like Young Master Weikang’s girlfriend used to."

Uncle Jing had spoken urgently then, and now that he couldn’t hide it anymore, he had to speak up.

"Master, do you remember years ago, when Young Master Weikang returned home after leaving?"

Old Master nodded, of course, he remembered. As soon as he got the message, he rushed home from the company, but when he got home, he found nothing.

"At that time, Young Master Weikang brought a girl with him. She was very young, probably in her early twenties. She was very beautiful and looked very much like a popular movie star of the time, so I remembered her instantly."

Old Master was stunned, he never expected there to be such an incident back then.

"Did the girl come into the house with him?"

"No, she stayed at the gate." Uncle Jing, recounting this, showed a face of loss.

Of course, if he had known that was the last time Young Master Weikang would come home, he would have tried everything to keep the two.

But there is no ’if’ in life.

Old Master stared at Le Tong’s face in silence for a very long time, finally sighing, "It seems that the girl was indeed the mother of the young lady."

"Yes..." Uncle Jing had been a big fan of that movie star back then; hence, he had a sharp memory of the girl standing at the gate.

This was also why he was so surprised when he first saw Le Tong at Yang Sheng’s place yesterday, because Le Tong looked very much like that movie star.

However, after he found out Le Tong’s surname, he just thought he was overthinking it. After all, people can look alike, and how could it be so coincidental that Young Master Sheng’s friend happened to be Young Master Weikang’s child?!

These matters from years ago, Old Master couldn’t blame Uncle Jing for not reporting what he knew, after all, everything was fate!

This dinner, the young ones, including Baobao, thoroughly enjoyed their meal. Old Master, distracted by watching Le Tong and Baobao, occasionally whispered with Uncle Jing. Although many past events made him feel complicated and indescribable, overall, he was happier about the sudden newfound granddaughter bringing him joy.

Dinner lasted until after eight o’clock. So much had happened that day, and none of them had rested well. Therefore, after the meal, they all sat in the living room for about half an hour of tea before each retreated to their rooms to shower and rest early.

Le Tong and Ji Rui tended to the children, and it took them some effort to finally return to their guest room.

As soon as they closed the door, Ji Rui considerately pushed Le Tong into the bathroom, "Go take a shower first, I’ll get your clothes."

After the honest conversation last night, Ji Rui felt there was nothing left for the two of them to be shy about.

However, this was only Ji Rui’s thought. As soon as Le Tong entered the bathroom, she habitually locked the door.

On hearing the knock on the door, Le Tong hesitated for a moment, finally opening the door just a crack to reach out for her clothes, as there was nothing in the bathroom except shower gel, shampoo, and two towels. Imagining walking out wrapped in just a towel in a suggestive manner, she would rather take a risk.

The man outside had no inappropriate thoughts, politely placing her change of clothes into her hands, then standing by the door, gently advising her to raise the water temperature a bit and soak for half an hour to relieve her fatigue.

Le Tong heeded his advice, adjusting the water temperature a degree or two higher than usual, half-closing her eyes as she lounged in the bathtub.

To be honest, after Ji Rui’s ruckus last night, along with today’s wave after wave of "surprises," she was utterly exhausted.

This exhaustion was not only physical but also mental.