Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 95 Indirect Blind Date

The professor drove a small sedan, carrying Le Tong from the airport for nearly two hours. The car exited the highway and entered a large village with neatly arranged green tiles and blue bricks.

"Professor, this place is great!"

The bungalows in front were built row by row, looking neatly arranged. From the exterior of the houses, it was clear that they were all newly constructed according to a plan.

"Yes, this place is some distance from the city, but not too far, and the housing price is only one-fifth of that in the city. Moreover, the air here is much better than in the city. As soon as your teacher’s wife moved in, she doesn’t want to return to R City."

Le Tong looked around. Indeed, the scenery here was nice. In front of the village was a small stream, along which neatly planted water fir trees.

The roads between the bungalows were straight and wide, with tidy flowerbeds on both sides, filled with flowers and plants.

In front of each household, with the same layout, there was a big yard. Each yard had different flowers and trees, some branches stretched along the road, with flowers dotted on the ends. Thus, wherever one looked, it was either red or green, very pleasant.

"Professor, no wonder your teacher’s wife is reluctant to leave after settling here. If I stayed here for a few days, I wouldn’t want to leave either," Le Tong exclaimed.

"Ha, don’t let your teacher’s wife hear that! Otherwise, she’ll keep you here forever. Of course, the same applies to me; you can stay as long as you want."

Professor Liu had a son, just over forty, who settled abroad right after studying there, returning only once or twice a year for a few days. Previously, the professor lived at school, with students visiting frequently, so he didn’t feel lonely. Now, returning to the countryside for retirement, the house became suddenly quiet, and the couple wasn’t quite used to it.

Therefore, last month when Le Tong mentioned on the phone her plan to visit for the teacher’s wife’s birthday, it delighted the couple.

"Too bad I’m only staying for two nights!"

While speaking, the professor parked the car in front of a bungalow, got out, and went to the trunk to take out the luggage.

"Didn’t you originally say you were taking a week’s holiday?"

At the time, Le Tong didn’t expect Ji Rui to give her a hard time, so after submitting the leave application, she told the professor over the phone she was off for a week.

Although she planned to stay for a week before going back, she had other schedules arranged afterward, so naturally couldn’t stay here long.

Le Tong took the suitcase from the professor, "My boss only approved three days off." Mentioning this, Le Tong was still slightly annoyed.

"Not happy with your job?" The professor asked with concern, opening the garden gate and leading her inside.

"Not really unhappy, maybe there’s too much going on lately, so it’s hard to approve a long vacation."

Le Tong couldn’t understand why talking about it made her so upset, yet she habitually found excuses for Ji Rui, the big Demon, when she spoke.

"If you’re unhappy, then change jobs, or you could pursue further studies; I can recommend you."

Le Tong shook her head, "Forget about further studies. After working for more than a year, I’ve grown unfamiliar with academic knowledge."

Actually, the most important thing is that going back to studies means at least two years of a low-income period, relying solely on tutoring and part-time jobs for support, which is not easy.

As they walked outside chatting, the teacher’s wife, hearing the sound inside the house, rushed out, and Le Tong barely had time to call her "teacher’s wife" before being hugged tightly by her plump teacher’s wife.

"Oh dear, Tongtong how did you lose so much weight, did that Yang Sheng bully you?"

The teacher’s wife always overflowed with maternal love towards Le Tong. In her logic, if Yang Sheng and Le Tong were together and something’s wrong, it was definitely Yang Sheng’s fault. And if Le Tong had any issues, it was also Yang Sheng’s reason.

"Teacher’s wife, my senior brother just came back not long ago, even if he wanted to bully me, he wouldn’t be able to."

Previously, Le Tong would play tricks, occasionally complaining a bit to the professor and teacher’s wife as a slight mischief. But lately, Yang Sheng had supported her several times, so she was embarrassed to complain about him.

While the two exchanged pleasantries, Le Tong heard footsteps, "Aunt Qiong, has Miss Le arrived?"

The teacher’s wife quickly released Le Tong, stepped aside, and Le Tong met the man walking out of the house face to face.

Le Tong smiled politely at him, extended her hand, "Hello, I’m Le Tong, the professor’s student."

The man stretched out his hand and shook hers, smiling as he introduced himself.

"Hello, I’m Zhong Hao."

Zhong Hao was quite tall but somewhat thin, with decent features. But compared to Ji Rui, whose mere frown could make girls swoon, Zhong Hao could only be considered just passable in appearance.

Le Tong silently cursed herself, Le Tong, aren’t you pathetic? Ji Rui, the President Ji, treated you like dirt, yet you still had thoughts of swooning over his looks! Seeing a man, you had to use Ji Rui as a reference, it’s really enough!

For the fact that President Ji, more than two thousand kilometers away, could still eerily affect her like a lingering spirit, Le Tong was utterly frustrated.

Though Le Tong was unwilling to admit it, her departure from R City, besides wanting to relax, was partly because she didn’t want to see Ji Rui’s annoying face all the time.

What’s the use of being handsome? Such a selfish, cold-hearted man wasn’t worth her treating him like an Emperor every day!

Even with a generous salary, Le Tong could hardly convince herself to treat Ji Rui as she did before.

"Tongtong, Ah Hao is also from R City, he’s here on a temporary work assignment and will be transferred back to R City next month."

The teacher’s wife led Le Tong into the house, poured her a glass of water, and briefly explained Zhong Hao’s situation.

Le Tong thought, teacher’s wife, your attempts at matchmaking couldn’t be more obvious!

"Is that so? Turns out Mr. Zhong and I are fellow townsfolk!"

Le Tong knew she was actually talking nonsense, but facing an unfamiliar man, what else was there to say besides nonsense?

Zhong Hao seemed very familiar with the teacher’s wife, as she handed Le Tong water, he turned into the kitchen, came out quickly with a plate of snacks.

"Miss Le, you must be hungry, have some snacks first, the meal will be ready soon."

To Le Tong’s nonsense, Zhong Hao seemed not to have heard it at all.

At the professor’s house, Le Tong was usually very casual, but being treated like a guest by Zhong Hao made her feel uncomfortable. She took the snacks, placed them on the coffee table, and stood up.

"Teacher’s wife, what are you cooking today? Let me help out a bit."

As she spoke, she swiftly took off her coat and rolled up her sleeves.

"Oh, no need to trouble you, I’ll do it!"

Zhong Hao reached out to press her shoulder, indicating she should sit down.

"Uh, you can cook?"

Le Tong’s teacher’s wife quickly said, "Ah Hao not only can cook, but he’s quite a skilled cook, so today we’ll just enjoy being guests and relish in Ah Hao’s culinary skills."

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