Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 86: Who Has Ulterior Motives?

"Yes, three million, and additionally, the President specifically instructed that you need to sign this confidentiality agreement." Aunt Huang said, handing a document to Le Tong.

Le Tong took it and at a glance knew it was a confidentiality agreement prepared especially for her, and she was so angry she almost tore it up on the spot.

Aunt Huang cautiously looked at Le Tong and asked, "Tongtong, are you really going to terminate the contract?"

Le Tong glared at the contents of the confidentiality agreement, gritting her teeth, "Aunt Huang, do you think I have three million? Even if I were to dissect myself and sell my liver, kidneys, and even my heart and lungs, I couldn’t get three million, right?!"

Besides, even ignoring the three million, just look at this ridiculous agreement?

[For confidentiality reasons, the party, Le Tong, is prohibited from engaging in any industry related to Ji Group after leaving Ji Group], Ji Group is one of the top three asset groups in the country, encompassing countless industries!

And look at this clause, [For confidentiality reasons, the party, Le Tong, is not allowed to work as a secretary or in any job that might disclose Ji Group’s secrets], damn it! Ji Rui, you bastard, why not just announce to the world that no one can hire me, Le Tong?!!

"So... are you not terminating it then?"

Aunt Huang looked at the usually good-tempered Le Tong, whose face had turned blue with anger, with sympathy and anxiety, feeling it’s unfair to her but unable to help her.

Le Tong bottled up her anger but sighed helplessly. "Aunt Huang, do you think I have what it takes to terminate the contract?"

She really didn’t expect that working for Ji Group required the ability to overcome numerous challenges, and leaving Ji Group required the same ability to endure parting with everything.

Later, Le Tong sat at her desk, flipping through the files on the table, but her thoughts were constantly wandering.

She thought if Yang Sheng stepped in to mediate, she might successfully terminate the contract with Ji Group. However, she didn’t want to owe people favors, even if that person was Yang Sheng.

Damn it, if I can’t terminate it, so be it. Ji the Bastard, do you really think I’m afraid of you?!!

Struggling all morning, Le Tong finally made up her mind that in the future, she would only do her primary job and no longer do extras like caring for the President’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and as for those heiresses and socialites calling to check and probe, she’d forward everything to Ji the Bastard to handle himself, since those personal matters shouldn’t be her secretary duties in the first place.

As a result, President Ji kept his head down busy all day, not paying attention to the time until his stomach growled with hunger so unbearable that he raised his wrist to check the time, finding it was already past two.

At this point, why hasn’t Le Tong brought lunch?

Aunt Huang had already informed him that Le Tong didn’t pay the termination fee. Of course, even if Aunt Huang hadn’t told him, he knew she couldn’t afford the penalty, let alone three million, she didn’t even have three hundred thousand!

Moreover, she still had to sign that confidentiality agreement. With her personality, she was definitely mad, so is this her decision to cut off his food?

Reaching for the phone to dial the extension, "Where’s my lunch?" freewēbnoveℓ.com

"In the cafeteria!" On the other end of the line, Le Tong replied to him without any emotion.

"Why didn’t you bring it to me?" Ji Rui asked, holding his temper.

"Mr. President, that is not something a secretary should be doing."

Le Tong’s tone was very calm, as if she wasn’t the one angrily declaring her resignation this morning.

Ji Rui was taken aback, speechless.

Indeed, the things she did weren’t part of her secretarial duties. But she did them for over half a year without complaint, which made him take it for granted that they were her responsibilities.

"Order me some takeout."

By this time, the cafeteria staff had already cleaned up and gone for a break.

"Mr. President, I’ve sent the contact numbers and menus of the takeout places you usually eat from to your email. Call and order whatever you like yourself."

Ji Rui wasn’t unaware that Le Tong’s true nature wasn’t as obedient and unflappable as she seemed usually, but hearing her refuse him so directly still made him uncomfortable, even a bit angry.

But before he could say anything more, Le Tong had already hung up the phone.

Ji Rui didn’t like forcing others, especially when Le Tong had said those things weren’t part of her duties.

Opening his email, there were actually ten or twenty takeout places’ phone numbers with menus, which left him dazzled. Reflecting back, it seemed he never told Le Tong what he wanted to eat, but she always managed to bring in something he enjoyed.

Looking at the extensive menu, even he found it cumbersome and hard to choose, yet she always managed to know his preferences and tastes. How did she do that?

None of the previous secretaries had this skill. And she seemed to understand his taste and habits better than himself.

Could it be that she had intentionally taken the time to diligently study him?

Thinking about it, a slight thorn seemed to pierce into the clarity of Ji Rui’s mind.

So she indeed had ulterior motives for him all along!

Otherwise, as she said, she was just a small secretary, why go to such lengths?

Ji Rui casually picked two or three dishes from the open menu, made a call, and in about half an hour, the restaurant’s delivery boy brought the food in.

The food delivered was from the same restaurant Le Tong frequently ordered for him, and logically, the output should be the same, and it should taste the same. Yet, today’s meal tasted like chewing wax; he couldn’t discern any flavor at all.

"Make me a pot of coffee." Ji Rui picked up the phone to dial his little secretary.

After busying himself for half a day, he just wanted a coffee to refresh himself. He merely picked at the lunch and tossed it aside.

This time, Le Tong didn’t refuse, and the coffee was quickly brought in. Le Tong placed the steaming coffee in front of him, said nothing, and, not like her usual occasional caring question about how he liked the lunch, stayed silent and turned to leave.

Ji Rui felt the surrounding atmosphere was low, but he deliberately ignored it, picked up the cup to drink, and the scent entering his nose was noticeably different than usual.

"The coffee has changed?"

He assumed the purchasing department had changed to a new brand or flavor.

"Yes."

Le Tong seemed too indifferent to even glance at him, responding lightly before pulling the door open and walking out.

Ji Rui stared at the closed door for a moment, then took a small sip of the coffee. As soon as it entered his mouth, he frowned.

This wasn’t about a new brand or flavor at all; instead, this coffee was the cheap instant type used for employees in the break room, costing just a few tens for dozens of small packets!

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