Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife
Chapter 135: It is my honor to have her care so much

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: It is my honor to have her care so much

Forced to snuggle closely with Luo Yifan, Le Tong watched as the frost in Ji Rui’s eyes grew heavier, the kind of killing aura that usually only appeared on him in negotiation rooms now enveloped him completely.

Le Tong looked at Luo Yifan from the corner of her eye, but he seemed completely unaware of Ji Rui’s change, fearlessly facing him like a warrior. Le Tong silently cried out in her heart, "Not good!"

Luo Yifan was protecting her, she knew, but offending a man like Ji Rui for her protection was not worth it!

She already owed him enough favors and didn’t want to add another one!

"President, since I’m doing such an incompetent job as your secretary, I will resign!"

After speaking, Le Tong casually took a wine glass from a passing waiter and drank its contents in one swift motion before Luo Yifan could stop her.

Ji Rui stared at her, sneering inwardly!

Sneering, how nice! Grabbing a rich man, securing a long-term meal ticket, and decisively resigning from her job with him!

Indeed, her mind was constantly set on climbing into high society! What job, what ambition, all bullshit. In her eyes, those were nothing but stepping stones for her to enter high society!

The disdain and contempt in Ji Rui’s eyes were perfectly reflected in Le Tong’s gaze.

Le Tong, who generally didn’t care about others’ opinions, felt inexplicably miserable in her heart.

What friends? In his eyes, she was probably just like some unintentional **** stuck to his shoe that couldn’t be shaken off.

Not wanting to face such a Ji Rui anymore, Le Tong put down the wine glass, leaned toward Luo Yifan, and whispered, "Yifan, I’ll go to the restroom for a moment."

Luo Yifan slightly frowned, looking at her with concern, "Did you drink too much and feel unwell?"

Le Tong shook her head, "No, don’t worry, I’m fine!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Ji Rui, nodded politely towards him, turned around, and walked towards the direction of the restroom.

Wherever she passed, guests turned to look at her. As the birthday star’s companion, she could only keep a smile on her face and nod politely to everyone along the way.

Behind her, Ji Rui watched her, then withdrew his gaze and said to Luo Yifan, "Yifan, you’ve trained her well. She seems to have smoothly adapted to the hostess role."

Luo Yifan pretended not to understand the sarcasm in Ji Rui’s words, smiled, and continued to follow Le Tong with his eyes, "It is my honor, and indeed my greatest happiness, to have Tongtong’s dedication!"

The fire in Ji Rui’s heart seemed to have been doused with a large basin of oil, making it burn even stronger.

His lips twitched slightly, "It’s truly an honor for my secretary to be so favored by the second young master of the Luo Family."

Luo Yifan stared at him, "Didn’t Tongtong just say she would resign? Soon, she will no longer be Brother Rui’s secretary."

Anyway, those words just now had already offended Ji Rui, so it didn’t matter if he offended him more thoroughly.

As for the matter of resignation, since Le Tong spoke with such determination, it indicated she had already had that mindset. He might as well give it a little push.

No matter if she was such a responsible and capable person or a young lady who knew nothing but how to have fun, he could easily find her a leisurely position.

Luo Yifan’s stance of ’Le Tong is my person, her matters I will handle myself’ made Ji Rui inexplicably furious.

"Resign? Did I approve?"

Luo Yifan smiled, "Brother Rui has a wealth of talent under him; one secretary position doesn’t necessarily have to be filled by Tongtong, does it?"

Ji Rui said nothing, only silently stared at Luo Yifan.

The elder brother Luo, who had been socializing with other guests behind them, turned to see Ji Rui, quickly grabbed a drink to toast him, and thus broke the tense silence between the two.

Le Tong walked away from the banquet hall into the corridor leading to the restroom; on one side was a transparent glass wall, and outside the glass wall was the beautiful large garden of the Luo family.

In a pavilion not far from the corridor, two people were sitting closely together, one of whom was Luo Yuanyuan, who had promised to always accompany her.

Seeing her friend nestled in Xu Tao’s arms, smiling sweetly, Le Tong couldn’t help but jokingly scold, "A fellow who values romance over friendship!"

When she came out of the restroom, her mind was still filled with Ji Rui’s disdainful gaze and sarcastic words, and her heart was extremely vexed. Moreover, Luo Yifan’s relentless behavior after breaking that layer of tension made Le Tong wish she could grow wings and fly away from the Luo family right now.

At the end of the restroom was an exit leading to the garden. Reluctant to face Luo Yifan and Ji Rui again, Le Tong hesitated for a moment, then steeled her heart and walked out through the exit.

She didn’t intend to run away; she just wanted to go out and get some fresh air!

It was already winter, but the garden was filled with clusters of flowers that Le Tong couldn’t name, blooming in vibrant colors.

Le Tong found a chair in a large sea of purple flowers and sat down. She didn’t know the name of these unimpressive-looking flowers, but they emitted a subtle fragrance.

Le Tong leaned back on the chair, closed her eyes, and tried to immerse herself completely in the fragrance, to forget the two men at the party and the cold desolation of sitting in the chilly wind in her sexy dress.

The north wind howled past her ears, rustling through the flowers, bringing a faint fragrance with it. Le Tong took a deep breath, and the piercing fragrance seemed to wash away all the gloom in her heart.

At this moment, her mind was filled only with the swaying flower branches and the purple petals spinning in the air like purple snowflakes...

"Meow... meow... meow..."

Wholly immersed in a state of emptiness, Le Tong was reluctant to wake up, but tiny, sorrowful cat cries abruptly broke the silence.

Judging by the strength of the cries, the cat was either a very small kitten or a cat that was injured or sick.

Le Tong had always loved small animals since childhood. Hearing the cries, she promptly opened her eyes and slowly walked in the direction of the sound.

She wore a dress with a long train; initially, she held the train with her hand and bent down, carefully searching among the flowers. However, after it got snagged a few times, she resolved to lift the train to knee height and tied it into a butterfly knot.

Le Tong looked down, satisfied with her handiwork, smiled, and continued hunched over searching for the source of the sound.

Unknowingly, Le Tong slowly moved away from the restroom exit, unknowingly heading towards the parking lot.

Finally, after a few minutes, she spotted the kitten under an osmanthus tree, wailing pitifully.

The kitten had long snow-white fur and, from the way it couldn’t even stand steadily, seemed only a few days old. It was likely separated from its mother by accident, calling out for help!