Chapter 95 Testing

"No problem." Gu Shixi readily agreed, adding at the end, "Do you want me to secretly livestream it for you?"

He was answered by Huo Zhizhou hanging up the phone.

Gu Shixi clicked his tongue and proceeded with the arrangements.

Inside the bar.

Jiang Chenren was wearing his work clothes, bending over and diligently washing cups. His expression was as bad as could be. Jiang Ruan felt a lot of emotions when she saw this, but she didn't feel too much sorry for him.

"Jiang Chenren, someone is looking for you," the bar manager called him by name.

A sinister glint flashed in Jiang Chenren's eyes, but when he looked up, his expression had returned to normal: "Who is it?"

He paused in washing the cups when he saw Jiang Ruan and Ye Yanzhi standing at the door.

"This is the work area. If you want to talk, go to the next room." The bar manager had already set up listening devices there. "It's empty over there, no one's there."

Jiang Ruan nodded in agreement: "Okay."

The three of them went next door together.

Jiang Chenren took off his apron and threw it aside. He frowned and glanced at Ye Yanzhi before turning his attention to Jiang Ruan: "Didn't I tell you to come see me tomorrow? What are you doing here today?"

"I have something to ask you." Jiang Ruan didn't beat around the bush.

Jiang Chenren scoffed lightly. After staying there for a while, his anger grew stronger. "I don't want to answer."

Jiang Ruan stood there watching him.

Ye Yanzhi leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed.

"I'll give you the answers to all your questions when you get me out of here." Jiang Chenren automatically assumed that she was asking the questions he had discussed with her last time. "Otherwise, forget it."

"If you don't want to talk, I have plenty of ways to keep you here for life," Ye Yanzhi said casually.

Jiang Chenren sat up straight: "You dare!"

Ye Yanzhi said nonchalantly, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Jiang Chenren's gaze was like a knife, and the emotions he had been suppressing reached their peak at this moment.

A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs.

It's true that any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to act wildly in his presence.

However, he didn't dare to really confront Ye Yanzhi. The Ye family was a prestigious family with a long history. Even if this kid had fallen out with his father, they were still father and son, and he didn't dare to offend him too obviously.

"You really are an ingrate." Jiang Chenren could only direct his anger at Jiang Ruan.

“You abandoned me and my mother first, and then forced me to drink with you against my will,” Jiang Ruan blurted out. “If you hadn’t done those things, I would have done everything I could to help you through this difficult time.”

“I’ve spent so much money on you since you were little, what’s wrong with letting you have a drink with your uncles and elders?” Jiang Chenren said matter-of-factly. “Don’t forget, I’ve always been the one supporting you and your mother.”

In the past, she might not have known how to fight back more effectively.

But after learning some things from Aunt Xu, her resolve strengthened: "Really?"

Jiang Chenren countered, "Isn't that right?"

"How come I remember you saying before that your mother helped you set up the company?" Jiang Ruan retorted, using his own words to shut him up.

“That’s just to protect your mother’s pride,” Jiang Chenren retorted quickly. “All she does is say a few nice words every day. Do you really think she has any real ability?”

Jiang Ruan's gaze towards him became unfamiliar.

Even though she doesn't remember anything before she was three years old, before the Jiang family went bankrupt, her father often told her that her mother was a very capable person.

How did things turn out like this in just a few short years?

"Don't look at me like that." Jiang Chenren's posture was very clear. "I'm just stating the facts."

"Do you dare say that to your mother after she wakes up?" Jiang Ruan looked at him, her words much colder than before.

Jiang Chenren paused, his eyes darting around for a moment, then, realizing this was out of character, quickly replied, "What's there to be afraid of?"

Jiang Ruan kept looking at him.

Jiang Chenren felt guilty under her gaze.

"I advise you to find a way to get me out of here quickly." He made conversation, not wanting to continue the previous topic. "Otherwise, if I'm in a bad mood one day, I might tell everyone that you're an ingrate."

"Go ahead and say it." Jiang Ruan had already guessed the general situation based on his reaction. "Let's see if more people say I'm an ungrateful wretch or that you're a freeloader."

These words were spoken.

Jiang Chenren jumped up from his chair, his eyes filled with a murderous intent as he looked at Jiang Ruan: "What did you say!"

“Without Mom, there would be no Jiang Group.” Jiang Ruan decided to start by probing with Aunt Xu’s argument. “You spend so much money on me, isn’t that payment for Mom helping you establish the Jiang Group?”

Ye Yanzhi: "?"

Jiang Chenren stared intently at her.

It was as if he was wondering how she knew these things!

Very few people knew about the agreement he made with Jiang An, and Jiang An had even told him not to let the children know, that he just needed to play the role of a good father.

"Who told you that?" His face was worse than ever before.

Jiang Ruan's heart skipped a beat.

At that moment, she realized that what Aunt Xu had told her was probably true.

But if it's all true, why is the mother with the father? And why should their child be raised with the money the mother earns from helping the father?

More and more doubts lingered in her mind.

"Speak!" Jiang Chenren said angrily.

Jiang Ruan looked at him and asked, "What other deals did you and Mom make?"

"I'll tell you who told you!" Jiang Chenren's composure was gone, replaced by a ferocious expression. "Besides your mother and me, no more than five people know about this!"

The lawyer who handles prenuptial agreements, the staff who process prenuptial agreements, and Jiang An's friend.

These few know the entire contents of the agreement.

The two partners who co-founded the Jiang Group with him knew Jiang An's role in the group.

"Answer me first." Jiang Ruan's gaze remained unwavering.

Jiang Chenren clenched his fists tightly.

If Ye Yanzhi hadn't been there, he would have already made his move.

"How much do you know about Mom's situation?" Based on his eyes and attitude, Jiang Ruan guessed most of the things. "And what did you mean by saying 'Don't you want to know why I abandoned you and your mother back then'?"

Before Aunt Xu said those things, she just thought her father was making excuses to cheat her out of money again.

Now it seems there might be another reason behind that statement.

"Didn't the person who told you about this tell you?" Jiang Chenren suddenly sneered.

Jiang Ruan frowned slightly.

A mix of frenzied emotions surged in Jiang Chenren's eyes.

For a moment, he wanted to tell her everything, to let her know that she was just a bastard of unknown origin, and that Jiang An was a slut who got pregnant out of wedlock and only wanted to find a man to take her in!

But he couldn't say these things, nor did he dare to.

Once he reveals it, he will be thoroughly investigated, and then he will be the one in the wrong.