Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife
Chapter 47: Common Language

Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Common Language

"Tongtong, I’m sorry, I can’t figure out what President Ji is thinking."

Yang Sheng apologized profusely to Le Tong while helping her pack things.

Le Tong didn’t mind much. She had already endured enough of Ji Rui’s capricious nature lately; since it wasn’t physically harmful, she decided to let him do whatever he wanted.

"Senior Brother, this isn’t your fault! I’ve been his secretary for half a year now, and suddenly being transferred will definitely cause some inconvenience at work. I’ll come back once the new secretary is appointed and the handover is complete."

Yang Sheng wouldn’t tell Le Tong the things Ji Rui said to him.

Therefore, Le Tong only thought that going back to be the president’s secretary was temporary, and that after completing the handover, she could rightfully come back to be the special assistant’s secretary.

Yang Sheng didn’t know how to explain the situation. Knowing Le Tong misunderstood, yet unable to correct her, he could only respond guiltily.

"Hmm, just go back for now. If you’re really unhappy, I’ll help you find another job."

Yang Sheng still couldn’t understand why Ji Rui was so fixated on Le Tong.

From a common perspective, one would do this either out of special admiration or special dislike, to keep someone under close scrutiny to deal with them and make them suffer.

But with what he knew about Ji Rui, if Ji Rui disliked someone, he’d just strike hard without hesitation!

Since it wasn’t admiration and not dislike, then what was it for?

Despite being baffled, Yang Sheng could only helplessly escort Le Tong back to her exclusive president’s secretary position outside the president’s office.

"Ji Rui, I’m returning your secretary!"

Yang Sheng pushed open the president’s office door, shouted inside, and without caring about the response, slammed the door shut and returned to Le Tong.

"Tongtong, remember, tell me if anything happens!"

Yang Sheng bent over and patted Le Tong’s shoulder, seemingly foreseeing the trouble Ji Rui would continuously cause her.

He initially brought her for the interview to help her, not expecting it would lead her to such an unpredictable Ji Rui.

The more Yang Sheng pondered, the more he couldn’t understand why Ji Rui’s attitude toward Le Tong was so strange and indecipherable.

"Hmm..."

Le Tong still wanted to say something to comfort Yang Sheng, but the phone on the desk rang.

"Hello, Ji Family!" Le Tong answered the phone. Yang Sheng, fearing to disturb her work, patted her shoulder and left worriedly.

"Coffee!"

The man on the other end coldly uttered two words and hung up.

Le Tong looked at the phone in a daze for two seconds, then smiled helplessly, put down the phone, and headed to the pantry.

"President, your coffee."

For once, Ji Rui reached out to take the coffee she handed over, took a sip, and looked up at her.

"Are you and Yang Sheng close?"

These were words Ji Rui could have directly asked Yang Sheng, but he never did. Perhaps for some unknown reason, he seemed unwilling to learn about Le Tong from others.

Though Yang Sheng had only been back for two days, his protective attitude towards Le Tong made it clear he cared about her.

Yang Sheng seemed polite and amiable, appearing to treat everyone well, but in reality, there weren’t many people he truly cared about.

Le Tong looked at Ji Rui, who was also focused on her. His expression showed he wasn’t asking casually but was genuinely interested in the answer.

Initially, she could refuse to answer personal questions like this. But considering Yang Sheng was not just an employee at Ji Family but also the special assistant in a position second only to the president, Ji Rui’s question could be seen as a consideration for company interests.

Maybe he thought she got in partly due to Yang Sheng’s private recommendations?

"I haven’t known Special Assistant Yang for long, probably less than a year." Le Tong answered evasively.

She cleverly tried to mislead Ji Rui into thinking they hardly knew each other.

However, Ji Rui was smarter than that. The quality of their relationship wasn’t determined by how long they’d known each other.

"That’s not the point!"

Ji Rui put down the coffee, his gaze never leaving Le Tong’s face.

Seeing she couldn’t dodge it, Le Tong finally said, "Special Assistant Yang is my senior. We had the same university mentor, so we share some common language."

Le Tong still didn’t directly answer Ji Rui’s question, thinking he would drop it there. From her understanding, Ji Rui wasn’t a patient man, especially with things irrelevant to him.

"So according to you, since we work in the same company, we should also have some common language?"

Today’s Ji Rui surprised Le Tong; with his intrigued expression, he seemed eager for a chat?

Faced with Ji Rui’s relentless inquiries, Le Tong finally surrendered, "President, just say what you mean! I’m not that smart; you’re talking in circles, making me dizzy!"

Ji Rui slightly smirked, snorted coldly, "Le Tong, stop pretending! It’s you talking in circles, not me! So, are you close to Yang Sheng or not?"

Feeling slightly embarrassed by Ji Rui’s directness, Le Tong carefully said, "President, I’m just a regular junior to Special Assistant Yang, nothing more. You tell me, close or not? Also, I must clarify, I applied to Ji Family because Special Assistant Yang mentioned their hiring. But afterward, I passed through their formal procedures on my own, having nothing to do with Special Assistant Yang."

Le Tong had this confidence in herself, knowing Yang Sheng wouldn’t help in a way that undermined her dignity.

In fact, Ji Rui was aware of this. Because it wasn’t until after Le Tong’s hiring did Yang Sheng mention on the phone that she was his junior, without ever asking Ji Rui to take care of her.

At that time, Ji Rui assumed their relationship was just ordinary, which is why he dismissed Yang Sheng’s words.

But knowing it and hearing it confidently from Le Tong were two different things which irked Ji Rui. "How do you know he didn’t? For Yang Sheng, getting HR to hire a secretary only takes a call!"

Le Tong fixedly looked at Ji Rui, pausing before saying, "President, it seems that compared to my remoteness with Special Assistant Yang, you’re even less familiar with him! You think I got in through connections? Fine! Tomorrow, you can redo the interview process, and if I get eliminated, I’ll resign immediately!"

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