Chapter 679 Don't tell me it's Huo Zhizhou
"Okay." Jiang Ruan agreed with a smile, her eyes full of affection for Jiang An.
"Okay." Jiang An smoothed her hair, showing how much she cared for her daughter. "Then go to sleep early, so you can be well-rested and refreshed tomorrow."
“Okay,” Jiang Ruan agreed. “I’ve already told Tang Bai about many things. If you need anything, just ask him. He’s very smart and can handle things very well.”
Jiang An agreed.
The two finished their conversation.
Jiang Ruan went back to her room to rest.
Whether it was worry about being anxious about the situation here after she left, or not knowing how to talk to Huo Zhizhou after she met him, she couldn't fall asleep while lying in bed.
My initial drowsiness vanished completely after those thoughts popped into my head.
So much so that he picked up his phone and sent Su Zhu a message: "Are you abroad or in China lately?"
Su Zhu sent a voice message: "I'm on a business trip abroad, what's wrong?"
Jiang Ruan typed: [It's nothing, just asking.]
The message has just been sent.
Su Zhu's call came through on my phone.
Jiang Ruan answered without hesitation, but before she could speak, Su Zhu spoke first: "If you have nothing to do, I'll eat my phone. With your personality, there's no way you would send me a message like this in the middle of the night."
The current time.
It's around 9 or 10 pm in China.
At this time in the past, Ruan Ruan would either be playing with Sui Sui, busy with things, or too tired to sleep.
"I just thought we haven't been in touch for a long time, and since I have some free time today, I thought I'd ask how you've been," Jiang Ruan said naturally.
She and Su Zhu weren't the kind of close friends who contacted each other every day.
Sometimes they chat every day, and sometimes they don't exchange messages for ten days or half a month.
We either reach out to each other when we need something, or we message each other when we see something interesting, or we chat with each other to pass the time when we're bored.
“That reason works for me, but not for you.” Su Zhu didn’t hesitate to expose her best friend, knowing her very well. “Tell me, what is it?”
Jiang Ruan: "Really not."
Su Zhu rephrased it: "So what made you think of calling me?"
Jiang Ruan was very honest: "I can't sleep."
Su Zhu pressed further, "Why can't you sleep?"
"I don't know." Jiang Ruan really didn't know what was causing her insomnia.
Su Zhu asked one question after another: "Is the company very busy lately?"
Jiang Ruan: "No."
Su Zhu: "Isn't it official business?"
Jiang Ruan thought for a moment and said, "No."
"Don't tell me it's Huo Zhizhou." Su Zhu's tone changed instantly, taking on a slightly domineering tone, "If you can't sleep because of Huo Zhizhou, I'll travel a thousand miles to beat you up."
Jiang Ruan: "..."
Jiang Ruan thought for a moment and said, "It probably has nothing to do with him either."
Su Zhu: "???"
Su Zhu immediately sat up straight, her brows furrowing slightly: "Should?"
Jiang Ruan then realized that she might have said something wrong.
"Tell me the truth." Su Zhu's intuition told her that something must have happened during the time they hadn't been in contact, otherwise Ruan Ruan wouldn't have used the word "should." "Are you in contact with Huo Zhizhou? Is he shamelessly harassing you?"
"No." Jiang Ruan's tone remained calm throughout.
Su Zhu was very suspicious: "What is that?"
After much consideration, Jiang Ruan told her about it.
Worried about my mother's case.
I don't know how I used to get along and have heart-to-heart talks with Huo Zhizhou.
At first, Su Zhu listened attentively, but as she listened, her brows furrowed little by little. The moment Jiang Ruan finished speaking, she said, "If he wasn't faking it, I'll take your surname."
Jiang Ruan tried to speak.
Su Zhu's next words came: "If the hard way doesn't work, he'll resort to the self-inflicted injury ruse. He's really mastered the Thirty-Six Stratagems. Let me tell you, if you go, you'll fall right into his trap!"
“He’s not that kind of person,” Jiang Ruan explained.
She could tell whether Huo Zhizhou was faking it or acting.
His pride wouldn't allow him to do such a thing.
“Maybe not before, but you two have been divorced for so long, who knows what he’s become?” Su Zhu analyzed to her. “Besides, he failed to win you over, so he’s bound to take some unusual paths.”
Jiang Ruan remained calm: "But I'm not buying it."
Su Zhu exposed her: "If you're not going to fall for this, why are you going over there?"
“He is Sui Sui’s father.” Jiang Ruan listed them one by one. “During our marriage, he paid my mother’s medical expenses. He saved me when Li Chengxuan was chasing me. No matter what it was for, I should go and see him when he’s not feeling well.”
Su Zhu tried to refute.
Then I thought of Jiang Ruan's personality.
Ruan Ruan is good in every way, except that she is too clear about her grudges and affections.
"So what do you plan to do?" she asked. "If he acts weak and pitiful in front of you, will you soften your heart?"
"Whether you're soft-hearted or not, the outcome won't be much different," Jiang Ruan said.
Su Zhu asked doubtfully, "Really?"
Jiang Ruan: "Mm."
She knew very well that Huo Zhizhou wouldn't pretend, much less show weakness.
Even when she went to see Sui Sui, he might still force himself to act like a normal person despite his poor health.
"Personally, I don't want you to go see him. Let him fend for himself over there." Su Zhu remembered what happened back then very clearly, and naturally disliked Huo Zhizhou. "If he really dies, you can take Sui Sui to visit his grave."
Jiang Ruan thought for a moment.
I didn't dare to think about it any further.
Even though she was dissatisfied and disgusted by his past behavior, the good things they had done for each other still existed. She only hoped that they would keep to themselves and have no contact with each other except for Sui Sui.
But this... seems difficult to achieve.
"When are you going?" Su Zhu asked.
"Tomorrow," Jiang Ruan didn't hide it from her, "I'll take Sui Sui with me, and Mo Mo and Huo Sinian will also be going."
Su Zhu glanced at her schedule, considered it carefully, and said decisively, "I'll finish things tomorrow and come see you the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Ruan: "It's okay, you just go about your business."
Su Zhu: "I'm going to come and keep an eye on you."
Huo Zhizhou was cunning and scheming; who knew this wasn't something he did intentionally?
This person uses sophisticated methods to subtly manipulate people's hearts.
Jiang Ruan chuckled and didn't stop her: "Okay."
“Then you should go to sleep early. Aunt Jiang is fine with Tang Bai, and Huo Zhizhou has Jiang Yu and the others by his side, so you don’t need to worry about that either,” Su Zhu said. “As for how you get along, we’ll see how things go.”
Jiang Ruan replied, "Okay."
The two chatted for a few more minutes about everyday things before hanging up.
Jiang Ruan was just about to put down her phone and go to sleep when she saw a message from Su Zhu, the content of which was straightforward: 【Don't agree to anything for him before I come.】
Jiang Ruan replied with an "okay".
She knew Su Zhu was worried about her.
After all, she was the first person to know about her divorce from Huo Zhizhou.
She also witnessed most of Huo Zhizhou's scumbag behavior towards her.
She didn't want to get hurt again.
A few more minutes passed.
Jiang Ruan put her worries aside and went to sleep.
I woke up again the next morning.
As soon as he got up and went out, he saw Sui Sui carrying a small silver-white suitcase and pulling it out of his room. She was wearing a rather formal outfit.
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