Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 999 - 997: Xiao Yu, Stay Away from Him! (Second Update)

The Ji Family watched as the young master dashed to R University right after work for several days, but when he returned, he refused to mention any progress, causing everyone to speculate internally.The first to inquire, of course, was his dear mommy, Le Tong.

At noon, President Ji and General Manager Ji were out for business and would not return for lunch. Le Tong and the young master sat in the staff cafeteria cubicle, she took the soup he served and drank a sip.

"Baby, going to R University again this afternoon?" She recalled he had gone there for three consecutive days already.

If he was going again today, it would be the fourth day. Was he facing any obstacles, given there had been no progress?

"Hmm..."

The young master served himself a bowl of soup and gulped down half of it in one go.

Le Tong noticed a slight worry in her eyes. She had raised her three children to be extremely picky eaters. They would never admit how bad the cafeteria food and soup were, yet they had never drunk half a bowl in one go like this.

This situation could only mean either his taste had gone wrong or his mind was troubled.

There was no need to think too hard; currently, the only thing that might distress his sharp mind was probably that girl named Zhu Qianyu.

"Baby, are you facing some problem?"

As Le Tong spoke, the young master finished the remaining half bowl of soup and served himself a full bowl of rice.

"Mommy, no issues!"

Last night, the young master reviewed his brother’s crush-to-love ordeal with his sister and felt that his current seemingly troubled beginning wasn’t really a big deal.

Even as her son adamantly denied, Le Tong couldn’t believe him and opted not to ask for details. Instead, she asked directly, "Do you need any help from us?"

The young master shook his head, took her bowl, filled it with more than half a bowl of rice, and returned it.

"Mommy, I’m not a baby. It would be embarrassing to rely on daddy and mommy for help just to make a friend!"

Since he said he didn’t need help, Le Tong couldn’t insist further. Furthermore, she also believed that relationships are a matter between two people, and interference from others might only complicate things.

The young master appeared outwardly unaffected but was secretly planning how to break the deadlock.

The other party, Zhu Qianyu, was not having an easy time either.

"Sis, a womanizer has been bothering me for days, it’s driving me nuts." Zhu Qianyu complained over the phone to her sister far away in L City.

"Well, it can’t be helped, my Xiao Yu is so beautiful!" Her sister jested light-heartedly from the other end.

"Sis, as you know, given our family situation, whenever I see a player, I can’t help but want to stab him a few times!"

Zhu Qianyu felt that Ji Huan persistently hovering around her was indeed challenging her tolerance and limits.

"Xiao Yu, stay away from him. It’s best to avoid these types."

Her sister finally stopped joking and seriously advised her.

Her sister was only two years older, twenty years young, a blossoming age, yet Zhu Qianyu had always felt her sister was more of a mom to her than their actual mother.

And their mother... sigh, better not mentioned!

"Sis, I know! Yesterday, I gave him a piece of my mind. I suppose a rich womanizer won’t bother me anymore."

It could be said Zhu Qianyu was still a child. The words she said in the coffee shop, though leaving the young master a bit uncomfortable, were not physically hurtful. Such minor blows couldn’t easily dismantle the young master’s powerful resolve and determination to pursue.

Therefore, when Zhu Qianyu attended an elective foreign language class that afternoon and saw the man on the podium, her eyes nearly popped out in shock!

Fang Ziqing, who had also enrolled in that foreign language elective, noted Zhu Qianyu’s motionless gaze towards the podium direction. Following her gaze, Fang Ziqing softly exclaimed, "Ah! It’s him!"

"Little Bamboo, isn’t he the handsome guy we saw in the infirmary?"

Fang Ziqing didn’t know her friend had been haunted by this so-called handsome guy for three days straight; today was the fourth day.

"Tsk, he’s so handsome! I thought he was a senior from the performing arts department, but he’s a teacher! Another heartthrob with substance, God is really unfair!"

While Fang Ziqing was lost in admiration for the handsome teacher onstage, Zhu Qianyu’s mind was already in a whirlwind of thoughts both relevant and irrelevant!

"Hello students, I’m your substitute teacher, Ji Huan. Though I look young, I am indeed young!"

The tall and handsome man with long limbs stood on the stage, introducing himself with a quirk rather than in a rigid scholarly manner.

His already good looks were enhanced by the playful smile on the corner of his lips, adding to his charm.

The students below the stage playfully echoed, "Mr. Ji, how young are you? Could you possibly be eighteen?"

Everyone thought he was merely acting youthful, jokingly claiming to be young.

The young master’s smiling eyes casually scanned past Zhu Qianyu, "I’m not eighteen, but I’m almost twenty-one. Am I young?"

"Mr. Ji, you must be joking! Just over twenty becoming a teacher? You’re actually a student from our university, right?"

Inside the classroom, many students felt if Ji Huan was really only twenty, his presence on the podium must be a prank.

As everyone was full of disbelief, the screen lit up.

"Hello students, I have some urgent matters today, hence I called my good friend Ji Huan to substitute. I only ask everyone to focus, not to be enamored by him. Although I must confess, he’s not only more handsome but his professional knowledge surpasses mine!"

On the screen appeared their teacher’s face and voice, clearly indicating that this model-esque, celebrity-faced handsome Ji Huan was indeed the substitute teacher, not a student!

"Hello, handsome teacher!"

The students shouted in sync.

Ji Huan gestured for silence with a wave.

"Alright, let’s proceed with roll call. To be honest, I used to dislike teachers who took attendance, but since your teacher insists, I have no choice. Please don’t dislike me!"

The young master casually conducted the roll call from the podium, his face adorned with a charming smile, and all students obediently responded. Despite the fact he was doing a generally disliked task, no one could bring themselves to dislike such a young, handsome, and humorously engaging teacher.

Except for one person, seated in the front row—Zhu Qianyu!

She wished desperately to be invisible. Yet his seemingly casual glance in her direction conveyed a harsh reality: not only did she lack invisible skills, but she was strikingly noticeable!