Chapter 267: Good acting, keep up the good work!

Around 9 PM.

Qin Jiangye drove Jiang Ruan home. Before getting out of the car, his gaze fell on the sandalwood box in Jiang Ruan's hand: "Although Grandpa told you to wear the ring, I still suggest you wear it after you get the shares."

"What is this?" Jiang Ruan still didn't know the significance of this thing, but judging from Qin Muchuan and Qin Muchi's expressions, it must be very important.

Qin Jiangye only said, "Auntie knows."

Jiang Ruan didn't ask any more questions, thanked them again, and got off the car.

Qin Jiangye knocked twice on the car door with his well-defined knuckles.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Ruan turned around and looked back, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Give my regards to my aunt." Qin Jiangye rested his arm on the car window, his narrow eyes flashing with a nonchalant smile in the darkness. "If Grandpa asks, just tell him a lie for me."

Jiang Ruan: "..."

Jiang Ruan wanted to ask him why he didn't go in himself, but then she remembered that their aversion to the Qin family had been evident from the very beginning.

Qin Jiangye probably understood this as well.

After watching his car leave, Jiang Ruan took the box and went into the villa, where she met Jiang An in the study on the second floor.

Upon seeing her return, Jiang An put down what he was doing, his eyes filled with undisguised concern for her: "You're back. Was it a smooth trip?"

"It's alright," Jiang Ruan said truthfully.

"It seems they've made things difficult for you." Jiang An could guess the gist of the matter from her few words.

Jiang Ruan didn't hide anything and told everyone what happened before and after the meal. She concluded by saying, "You're right. There aren't many good people in the Qin family. Although Qin Muchuan didn't say anything difficult, Qin Luofeng and Madam Yu were working together the whole time."

"Qin Muchuan likes to pretend to be a good person to outsiders." Jiang An knew this.

"Mom," Jiang Ruan said, puzzled.

Jiang An's eyes softened: "Hmm?"

Jiang Ruan pursed her lips: "There's someone I haven't figured out."

After hearing the whole story, Jiang An immediately guessed: "Qin Mo?"

"Hmm." Jiang Ruan nodded. To this day, she still couldn't quite figure this person out. "Qin Jiangye said that he, Qin Luofeng, and Qin Muchuan harmed you together, but apart from telling me not to take the shares, he was a normal person in other matters."

Jiang An pondered for a moment.

According to the information, Qin Mo is aloof and decisive. Under his leadership, the Qin Group has developed very well in recent years. From a certain perspective, she hopes that he is a good person.

"Let's treat him normally for now, without getting close, trusting, or rejecting him." Jiang An's understanding of him was limited to the information available to him.

When she left Haicheng, Qin Mo was only three years old. Qin Muchuan was afraid that she would be as despicable as him and use important people to threaten him, so he asked Yu Peiyun to take Qin Mo back to her place to raise him. As a result, she knew very little about him.

Jiang Ruan replied, "Okay."

Considering that Jiang Ruan would be able to take on responsibilities independently in the future, Jiang An gave her some more instructions.

Before she could say two words, her phone suddenly rang. When she saw it was Xiao He calling, she frowned slightly but answered anyway.

"Sister Jiang Ruan, did you call me just now because you need something?" Xiao He's tone was not much different from before. "I was taking a shower and didn't hear it."

Jiang Ruan's tone was distant: "Is that so?"

Xiao He: "Yes, what happened?"

Jiang Ruan hung up the phone.

Xiao He frowned slightly, looked at Qin Luofeng beside her, and said in a tone that was no longer as light and lively as before: "She hung up."

"You've already shown her your true colors, why would she want to continue catching up and chatting with you?" Qin Luofeng said nonchalantly, playing with the lighter in his hand. "After she passes the test, you can occasionally go in front of her and make your presence known."

Xiao He agreed: "Okay."

"Find someone with good driving skills to have a close encounter with her car." Qin Luofeng leaned back in his chair, lit a cigarette and held it between his fingers. "Help her recall the scene when her aunt had the accident, and also let her know that she shouldn't take things she shouldn't, or she'll be punished."

“Her biological father is Chairman Li. Wouldn’t it attract attention if we acted rashly?” Xiao He analyzed with him.

"What's there to be afraid of? Back then, her husband was Huo Zhizhou, and look what happened?" Qin Luofeng took a drag of his cigarette and exhaled a ring of smoke. "As long as you get your people to play their roles well, I can easily set things up on my end, and the reputation of the Qin family and Li family's little princess for bullying others will be solidified."

A few simple words.

Xiao He understood.

"Okay." A plan quickly formed in her mind.

"Tell me the day before you plan to act, and I'll have someone spread articles about the Qin and Li families' beloved little princesses beforehand." Qin Luofeng only wanted to see Jiang Ruan ruined and disgraced. "I've already laid the groundwork."

Xiao He replied, "Yes."

After finishing their discussion, Xiao He sent a message to Jiang Ruan in preparation for the role.

Jiang Ruan sent over a photo of her discussing compensation with Secretary Qin, adding, "Good acting, keep it up."

Xiao He paused for a moment.

For a moment, I didn't know how to reply.

After blocking the person, Jiang Ruan put away her phone and walked up to Jiang An, telling her her concerns: "Mom, after I officially take over the business, I want to bring both bodyguards with me and hire two more from home."

"Okay." Jiang An thought so too.

She knew how shameless and ruthless Qin Muchuan and Qin Muchi were.

She was still a little worried if only Mo Mo was by her side.

"Oh, right, this was given to me by Mr. Qin." Jiang Ruan opened the sandalwood box and handed it over.

Jiang An immediately noticed the ring inside and paused for a moment, clearly surprised that the old man who favored sons over daughters would entrust such an important item to Ruan Ruan.

According to him at the time, such behavior would be ridiculed by his peers.

"Mom?" Jiang Ruan noticed her emotions.

"This is a good thing, keep it." Jiang An handed it to her, feeling a little relieved. "You can use it to carry a big one if necessary."

Jiang Ruan: "Hmm?"

Jiang An explained, "You can think of this as a symbol of the power and status of the Qin family's past patriarchs. Even if people in Haicheng don't know you, they will still give you some face when they see this ring."

A knowing glint flashed in Jiang Ruan's eyes.

No wonder the two uncles reacted so strongly.

I see.

"Here you go." Jiang Ruan felt that this thing should belong to her mother.

“This thing is useless to me; it will be more useful to you,” Jiang Anli said rationally. “Old Qin gave you this thing for his own selfish reasons.”

"I know," Jiang Ruan said, already aware of the situation.

“On the one hand, he wants to use this to tell me that he was wrong about what he did back then.” Jiang An was disappointed in the Qin family, but he also truly understood them. “On the other hand, he knows that I will not forgive him, so he simply wants to mend his relationship with you.”

Jiang Ruan pursed her red lips slightly.

Before she could speak, Jiang An spoke to her very seriously: "Ruan Ruan."

Jiang Ruan looked up and said, "Mm."

“If he treats you well, you can treat him well too.” Jiang An didn’t have many demands regarding the child’s relationship with the other side. “What happened back then was just a conflict between him and me. You can get along with him normally.”

In the past, she wouldn't have tried to persuade him.

She knew perfectly well that the Qin family were wolves and tigers.

Now that Old Qin has realized his mistakes and is genuinely ashamed and remorseful for what happened in the past, she doesn't forgive him, but Ruan Ruan doesn't need to interact with him with resentment.