Chapter 699 Taking the Opportunity to Warn

All of this was like a fog, clouding her vision and obscuring her perception, making it impossible for her to distinguish between what was real and what was fake.

“My engagement with Wen Qingyi was arranged by my uncle.” Bo Jinyan knew what she was thinking: “Because my mother and Wen Qingyi’s mother are good friends, we were engaged when we were young.”

"The marriage was later called off because my mother saw that I was unwilling to marry her."

"As for my uncle, he only wanted to maximize the benefits of the Xu family by combining with the Wen family, so he blamed you for all the mistakes."

Therefore, Xiao Ruo is the completely innocent person, which is why he was so emotional in refuting his uncle.

Everything could have been directed at him, but Xiao Ruo suffered the most harm.

This is what he finds most intolerable.

"So that's how it is..." Sang Ruo understood everything, and her doubts lessened considerably: "Then what is the relationship between Uncle and the Wen family? Why are your two families so close? Is it simply because your mothers are good friends?"

Even good friends need to have very close overlap in their social circles to become friends.

How can two people become friends if they have no connection whatsoever?

Upon hearing this, Bo Jinyan chuckled: "Not entirely, because the Wen family and my mother's Xu family are old friends."

That's why my uncle cared far more about the Wen family than about the Bo family.

That's why he's so dissatisfied with his marriage.

How could he not be angry when his nephew infringed upon his interests and completely went against his original intentions?

Family friends?

No wonder, no wonder his uncle kept speaking up for Wen Qingyi.

Sang Ruo understood everything now, but remembering the expression on Old Master Bo's face she had noticed earlier, she still asked, "Then what do you mean by saying that Uncle has ulterior motives? Why did Grandpa look like he knew it all?"

Or perhaps, Grandpa already knew about his ulterior motive?

That's why you were so calm?

"This is just a guess." Bo Jinyan had no evidence, but Xu Yi's business layout was there, leaving him no choice but to be suspicious: "If my guess is correct, my uncle probably wants to tear a piece of flesh out of the business layout I've created!"

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain why his uncle had made so many moves while secretly eroding his business.

This is also one of his biggest grievances against his uncle.

Upon hearing this, Sang Ruo seemed to understand something: "Are you trying to say that your uncle wants to seize the businesses under your control and inject his own power into them? Is that why he dislikes me so much? He's using my situation to put pressure on you?"

If that's the case, has she become cannon fodder in the conflict between the uncle and nephew?

That's just too tragic.

They targeted me even though I did nothing wrong.

“That’s right.” Bo Jinyan’s brows furrowed, his tone icy: “That’s why I was so angry. He’s completely jumping on my landmines. If I don’t beat him up, am I supposed to be polite to him?”

He is not some saint, and does not have such a broad mind that he can tolerate everything.

His tolerance was limited to Xiao Ruo alone.

Sang Ruo finally understood the entanglement of interests between them, but felt very innocent: "No wonder Grandpa asked me to persuade you not to take this matter to heart. It turns out there was already a conflict between you two."

Grandpa knew she was soft-hearted, which is why he asked her to persuade Bo Jinyan more often, right?

Unfortunately, Ayan's personality is the kind that is cold and indifferent if you don't touch him, but once you do, he is uncompromising and rarely can anyone change his mind.

"Alright, Xiaoruo, don't take this to heart." Bo Jin reached out and stroked her smooth, shiny hair. "Just take what your uncle said as something he said in anger. Don't take it to heart, okay?"

Sang Ruo nodded slightly: "I know."

She could forget those words, but she would never forget Xu Yi's disdainful look.

...

The next day.

What happened last night did not disrupt Bo Jinyan's life. After getting a good night's sleep, Bo Jinyan moved all his official business home to handle it.

During the time he was blind, Zhang Ye was extremely busy. He not only had to do his own job, but also had to deal with the suspicions and speculations of various forces.

Now that Bo Jinyan has returned, he moved all the documents that Bo Jinyan needed to handle into Qinyuan Bay, piling them up like a small mountain.

Bo Jinyan felt his scalp tingle as he looked at the pile of documents: "Zhang Ye, are you trying to work me to death?"

There are so many documents, he couldn't finish processing them even if he worked for several days and nights.

"No, no, how could I dare..." Zhang Ye just smiled awkwardly: "It's just that there were too many documents accumulated during your hospitalization, there was nothing I could do."

no way.

Bo Jinyan had no choice but to grit his teeth and start reading through the documents one by one.

Compared to Bo Jinyan's busy schedule, she went to check on the progress of Sang Ruo's Chinese Studies Studio and found that Song Suizhen was doing her best to help her manage all the affairs of the Chinese Studies Studio.

Apart from the few works that require her approval on a daily basis, all the other works have been put on display at the National Exhibition Center, so her studio is doing very well, which has also made up for some of the losses caused by the bombing of the clinic.

In the afternoon, Sang Ruo received a phone call: "Hello, Sang Ruo, it's me, Gong Lian."

"Mr. Gong, is there anything I can help you with?"

Her voice was as calm and even as ever, like a still pond without any ripples.

Gong Lian stood at the entrance of Tongren Hospital, facing south, clearly having just come out of the hospital: "I heard from the nurses that Bo Jinyan has been discharged?"

“Yes.” Sang Ruo did not deny it either: “Ayan’s condition has been very stable. Apart from the blindness, all other vital signs are stable and he does not need to be hospitalized anymore.”

Gong Lian's voice, however, carried a hint of urgency: "Would it be convenient for you to come out and meet me? Have some afternoon tea? I'd like to make some final confirmations about your uncle."

It sounded impeccable, but Sang Ruo was somewhat resistant: "Mr. Gong, I have already made my uncle's matter very clear to you. I don't think it's necessary to come out for afternoon tea with you alone like this. If your fiancée finds out, she'll go crazy again."

She didn't want to be bothered by Wen Qingyi anymore.

Although she didn't know why Ayan released Wen Qingyi, she had learned to instinctively seek advantage and avoid harm after Wen Qingyi had framed her so many times.

I never want to have anything to do with her again.

"No, I've already explained it to her," Gong Lian denied. "Sang Ruo, the person I love now is you. Can you give me a chance to love you?"