Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 64: Both Are Seriously Ill

Le Tong’s face changed slightly, already flushed from the fever, now burning even more intensely.

She knew she was no different from others; this self-awareness was something she had.

She had thought that yesterday’s examination would be the end of that night’s events, and Ji Rui’s suspicions or conjectures about her should have ended once he received the definitive answers from the authoritative doctor.

She never expected that even after getting such reassuring answers, Ji Rui would still hold onto that matter and not let go.

"President, do you know this is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard!" Le Tong raised her lips and laughed on her own.

Her slightly hoarse voice, tinted with nasal tones, made Ji Rui feel harsh and uncomfortable.

A joke? Ji Rui was the real joke! How could he possibly be repeatedly thwarted by a seemingly obedient little secretary?

In front of him, her face was flushed, even the tip of her nose was red, as if she’d been frozen overnight in the snow. Or perhaps like that night when she was drunk, leaning into his arms and giggling...

Ji Rui forcefully pulled back his untamed thoughts, "What do you mean?"

Le Tong looked directly into his sharp eyes, "Ha, what do I have to rely on?!", she laughed brightly, as if the joke she heard was truly the world’s biggest.

Le Tong knew she looked quite good, but for President Ji, who lacked neither money nor beautiful women, her appearance could only be considered barely adequate.

She was barely intelligent, but surrounded by those heiresses and socialites near President Ji, there were plenty who dominated the business and political markets, women who could drive the winds and rain. Someone like her, thrown into a heap of such women, would probably be manipulated until there was nothing left of her.

Ji Rui hesitated for a moment, yes, what did she rely on? If it was the matter from that drunken night, since it had been confirmed she hadn’t kept anything from it, then indeed, she had no leverage over him.

But why had he been feeling vaguely uneasy these past days?

This sense of unease left him at a loss, a foreign feeling he hadn’t experienced in his thirty years.

Le Tong saw Ji Rui staring directly at her and thought he was preparing to attack her with some vicious words again. She wasn’t a masochist, so she wasn’t planning to continue standing here listening to his unwarranted accusations and insults.

"President, I must take leave today! I’ll bring the medical proof back tomorrow."

Le Tong was well aware of her physical state; at this point, not going to the hospital wasn’t an option. Dazed from the fever, Le Tong had no mind to care about Ji Rui’s reaction and turned around to leave.

Ji Rui watched her back silently, pondering the real reason behind his unease these past days.

Le Tong’s dizziness worsened, as she tried to focus, everything around her overlapped and swayed heavily in her vision, feeling like stepping on clouds with no footing.

The distance from her desk to the door was only eight or ten meters, but today, it felt particularly long and distant to Le Tong.

Finally reaching the door, Le Tong stretched out her hand, but before she could grab the doorknob, her vision went black, her body lunged forward, and she fainted.

Ji Rui, deep in thought, suddenly saw Le Tong lunge forward, with a "bang" she hit the door, then with a "thud", she collapsed to the ground.

"Le Tong!"

Ji Rui’s heart felt like it was pinched hard, he quickly stood up and ran to the door, picking up Le Tong’s soft collapsed body.

Seeing her this close, he realized her face was excessively red and abnormal, her long thick eyelashes were still, eyes closed tightly, brows deeply furrowed—she seemed unwell?

Ji Rui held her in his arms, wanting to touch her forehead, but couldn’t free his hands, so without thinking, he lowered his head and pressed his forehead against hers.

Heat radiated intensely from Le Tong’s forehead, startling Ji Rui.

"Xiao Li, quickly prepare the car." Ji Rui hustled into the elevator with Le Tong in his arms, and the driver, waiting in the lounge at all times, quickly followed.

"Mr. Ji, Miss Le should have a cold; her current temperature is thirty-nine degrees. We’ll start with an IV; if her temperature doesn’t drop, she will need to be hospitalized for observation or treatment."

The doctor diagnosed the still-eyed Le Tong lying in bed and prescribed medication, with the nurse quickly hanging the IV for her.

"A cold can make someone faint?"

President Ji seemed very skeptical of the doctor’s diagnosis; to him, Le Tong seemed quite seriously ill, having stayed unconscious all the way from the Ji Family to the hospital for over half an hour.

Holding her all the way, the distinct sense of her thinness made him frown. The night she was drunk and he held her felt very soft and comfortable, instinctively making him want to hug her; how had she managed to thin herself into this state in just two months?!

Was it due to stomach pains? Or was she hiding some other illness?

The doctor, with a good temperament, was not annoyed by Ji Rui’s doubts and patiently explained.

"Yes, it’s indeed a cold, however, Miss Le’s mental state doesn’t seem well; she may be too tired, or her sleep quality isn’t good. When she’s recovered from the cold, it’s best to prescribe her some herbal medicine to nourish her body, of course, the most important is to pay attention to her schedule. Young people nowadays really push themselves too hard! Always thinking they’re indestructible, truthfully, girls her age should focus more on their health, or they’ll leave lasting ailments that directly affect their future!"

With the doctor’s words, Ji Rui realized that the culprit behind Le Tong’s sickness might be he himself.

"When will she wake up?"

Ji Rui pondered whether to transfer her to a hospital room.

"Hard to say, maybe she’ll wake in a bit, or it could take two or three hours," the doctor replied honestly.

"President, let me take you back first, I’ll come back to pick Miss Le later."

The driver knew the busy schedule Ji Rui had, naturally it was impossible for him to stay at the hospital for several hours with a secretary.

"No need."

Ji Rui flatly refused the driver’s suggestion, "Doctor Luo, transfer her to a private room."

Doctor Luo seemed a bit surprised, "Mr. Ji, she doesn’t need urgent hospitalization. Laying in the emergency room for a few hours, if the fever subsides, she can leave."

Ji Rui glanced at her indifferently, "What? Does admitting her to a private room require the dean’s approval?"

Doctor Luo felt a little uneasy, "No, it’s just..."

"If not, transfer her!"

Moments later, Le Tong was moved from the emergency room to a luxurious private room. Despite this commotion, Le Tong surprisingly remained unconscious.

After settling in, Ji Rui reached to touch Le Tong’s forehead, finding the heat reduced somewhat, then took out his laptop and began to attend to his work.

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