Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 121: Prohibited from Getting Too Close to Her

Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Prohibited from Getting Too Close to Her

However, Le Tong could damn well read that kind of message in his eyes, which made her feel both ridiculous and inexplicably helpless about her overflowing sympathy.

A beggar taking pity on a rich man not having food to eat?

Ji Rui instantly recognized the lunch box that belonged to Le Tong’s household, and a flicker of light flashed in his lowered eyes. This light was, however, entirely tucked away when he raised his eyes.

He looked calmly at Le Tong and responded mildly, "Mm."

Thus, having donated her breakfast to the pitiful President Ji, Le Tong, his secretary, could only take out instant noodles from the drawer, walk into the break room, prepare, and bring them back out.

Halfway through eating the instant noodles, President Ji suddenly came out with a file, looking a bit puzzled at the steaming noodles in front of her.

"So, you like eating this?"

Like eating this, my foot!

Inside, Le Tong wept with bitterness, "Oh great President, I offered my breakfast to your elderly self, and all I can have are instant noodles. After eating my breakfast, couldn’t you have spoken a little more kindly?"

"Yes, I occasionally like to eat it..."

Le Tong said insincerely, no longer paying attention to Ji Rui, and continued to bury herself in eating.

"This document must be delivered to Feiteng Company by 3 PM at the latest." Le Tong nodded to indicate she understood.

Ji Rui silently gave her a glance, then turned around and walked back to the office.

"Mr. Ji, the opposition is quite crafty and seems to have detected our comprehensive net, just waiting for him to get caught. He’s refusing to show up again."

Zhong Hao finally looked away from the computer screen and reported to Ji Rui, who had just walked in.

"Mm, keep monitoring!"

Zhong Hao nodded, looked at his watch, suddenly stood up, and exclaimed.

"Oh no, I’m doomed, I had a dinner appointment with Tongtong, and it’s already early morning..."

Ji Rui’s steps paused, and he stared straight at him, "What? You had dinner with whom?"

"Tongtong!" Zhong Hao replied, already striding towards the door, opening it, and stepping out.

Ji Rui stared at the door that opened and closed for quite a while before stepping back to his desk, sitting down to continue his mountain of work.

Zhong Hao jogged out, "Tongtong, I sincerely apologize for last night!"

Le Tong turned to look at him, "It’s fine, weren’t you tracking hackers overnight for Mr. Ji? We can reschedule the meal, no worries."

Le Tong graciously smiled at him, indicating she didn’t mind.

"Did you wait a long time last night? I’m really sorry. I started at the computer at around four, and unexpectedly, the hours just flew by."

Zhong Hao naturally pulled a chair over to sit down, explaining.

Le Tong shook her head, "Didn’t wait long, I don’t have much patience. I called when you didn’t show, and when you didn’t answer, I just went home."

Le Tong didn’t tell Zhong Hao that she waited almost two hours, partly because she didn’t want him to feel guilty, and partly to prevent him from making an issue out of it to apologize extensively.

"Really?"

Zhong Hao seemed a bit skeptical of Le Tong’s words, his tired eyes tightly fixed on her.

"Of course it’s true. You’re not my idol, why would I wait that long for you?" Le Tong said with a smile.

"It looks like it’ll be quite busy these days. When I’m free again, I’ll treat you to a big meal to make up for it, okay?"

Zhong Hao sincerely looked at Le Tong, and she nodded, "Mm, let’s wait until you’re free."

After apologizing to Le Tong, Zhong Hao returned to the office. Ji Rui told him, "Director Zhong, everyone worked hard for over ten hours. I’ve booked a luxury suite at the hotel opposite, with several rooms. How about you all take turns going over to rest? These coming days might be even tougher!" ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Zhong Hao had no objections to Ji Rui’s suggestion. Including Zhong Hao, there were six of them. He instructed three of them to go rest first, and after four hours, return to replace the other three.

After those three left, Zhong Hao was about to start monitoring again when Ji Rui, holding a coffee, walked to the window, his back to him.

"Director Zhong, come over for a bit."

Zhong Hao cursed inwardly, wondering if there was a mistake in his work or if Ji Rui was upset because it took them several days to catch the elusive hacker.

"Mr. Ji, this time, we’ve done our best. Honestly, the opponent is a rare expert, not only sly but also bold!" Zhong Hao argued vehemently for his work.

"Mm."

Ji Rui responded blandly, casting him a sideways glance.

"You’ve worked hard this time!"

Zhong Hao looked at Ji Rui with slight surprise. Was this cold-faced and strict Mr. Ji actually praising him?

"However, I hope you don’t get too close to my secretary..."

Ji Rui openly warned Zhong Hao, without a hint of awareness that Zhong Hao getting close to Le Tong had nothing to do with him.

"Mr. Ji, I don’t quite understand what you mean."

Zhong Hao was always very polite to Ji Rui, but that didn’t mean he was a man who only knew how to grovel before power.

"Le Tong is my personal secretary. As our collaborator, getting too close to her isn’t suitable!"

Ji Rui made this statement without a blush or an ear twitch, realizing now that this reason applied to any man affiliated with the Ji Family who took an interest in Le Tong.

Zhong Hao was both shocked and bewildered, "Mr. Ji, while I do have a personal friendship with Tongtong, we’ve never discussed work in private."

Zhong Hao exaggerated a bit with his words. What he and Le Tong discussed were trivial matters, but his comment now made Ji Rui think otherwise.

In truth, Zhong Hao and Le Tong weren’t that close, so in private, they hadn’t really talked about anything meaningful, including work and personal matters.

"In any case, just remember that!"

Ji Rui hoped Zhong Hao would be as sensible as Zhuo Jiarui, redirect his attentions quickly after having pointed out the reason, and not focus on his little secretary.

Zhong Hao reluctantly nodded, "Mm, I’ll pay attention!"

Of course, his agreement was only a temporary verbal concession to Ji Rui. He wouldn’t stop approaching Le Tong over what Ji Rui said. It’s just that from now on, he would have to be a bit restrained in the Ji Family, avoiding giving Ji Rui any evidence to latch onto.

"About the hacker situation, I had Yang Sheng investigate it further. According to your description, the opponent believes this hacker is highly likely the one who broke into the United Nations security system two months ago. You can gather data on this hacker and see if it helps our encirclement this time."

Upon hearing the information relayed by Yang Sheng, Ji Rui felt a chill in his heart.

This hacker, reportedly, placed a base price for his work in the billions.

Grandpa sure is going all out for his two precious sons!

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