Chapter 117 Rumors Abound
"Are you sure it's Uncle Huo?" Huo Zhizhou asked without the slightest anger, his expression as calm and casual as ever.
Sui Sui answered: "Absolutely, definitely, and certainly."
Huo Zhizhou lightly tapped his forehead: "Okay."
Since he's already called "uncle," it's normal for him to take advantage of him if something happens later, after all, he's not his "biological father."
Sui Sui: "?"
This reaction.
That's not like being a father.
"Remember to make sure your mommy's wound doesn't get wet." Before leaving, Huo Zhizhou glanced at Jiang Ruan's ankle injury one last time and reminded Sui Sui, "Otherwise it will get really serious."
Sui Sui did not answer him.
After watching him leave their house, he grabbed Jiang Ruan and headed towards the door, speaking softly enough for Jiang Ruan to hear: "Mommy, let's change the password!"
Jiang Ruan: "Okay."
Huo Zhizhou stood at the elevator door watching the two busy at work, and stepped into the elevator without saying a word. This kind of combination lock was easier for him to crack than a regular lock; it was just a matter of a few strings of code.
Jiang Ruan was completely unaware of this.
She racked her brains to come up with a password that was both easy to remember and difficult to guess.
"Mommy," Sui Sui called apologetically after changing the password and closing the door.
Jiang Ruan: "Hmm?"
"I'm sorry." Sui Sui truly felt guilty. "I knew you didn't want to see Dad, but I still gave him the password to come in, making you feel uncomfortable around him for so long."
"You did this because you were worried about me." Jiang Ruan gently rubbed his little head, her tone very tender. "Mommy is very touched, so there's no need to apologize."
"Mommy is so good." Sui Sui hugged her tightly.
Jiang Ruan felt warm all over her heart.
She asked Sui Sui how she had been doing these past few days, and Sui Sui gave the same answer as before: everything was fine, she just missed her a lot.
Jiang Ruan understood that Huo Zhizhou loved children very much, and as long as his parents didn't come, Sui Sui wouldn't suffer any grievances there. But she didn't dare leave Sui Sui with him.
She will never date again in her life, and can love Sui Sui wholeheartedly.
But Huo Zhizhou couldn't do it.
He would have to support Su Anran for the rest of his life, and Su Anran would have to be Sui Sui's stepmother; she couldn't even imagine it.
The two chatted for a while longer before Jiang Ruan told him to go and rest.
The next morning.
As usual, Jiang Ruan first took him to school, and then rushed back to the company. Before she even sat down at her workstation, a group of people swarmed towards her, their faces full of gossip.
"Jiang Ruan, have you had breakfast?"
Did you sleep well last night?
"You weren't hurt when the chandelier fell, were you?"
The crowd kept asking questions, leaving Jiang Ruan somewhat bewildered. She put her bag down and sat down, looking at them with a puzzled expression, silently asking what they wanted to say.
"Wasn't the last person to go on stage last night our CEO Huo?" Liang Xi asked. "I saw him holding your hand."
"Yes, yes, yes, I saw it too!"
"What exactly is your relationship?"
"When the chandelier fell, I noticed that Young Master Huo wasn't the closest to you. Why did he suddenly rush up to it?"
They had all believed what Jiang Ruan had told them, but then something even more shocking happened.
Young Master Huo saves the damsel in distress.
Mr. Huo held her hand.
If it were anyone else, they would never receive this treatment.
“I think some of you are just blind. You only saw that President Huo and Jiang Ruan had physical contact, but you didn’t notice how much force he used to squeeze Jiang Ruan’s wrist, did you?” Xue Qian walked over and spoke up.
Everyone tried to recall, but had no recollection of it.
Their most vivid memory is of President Huo stopping Jiang Ruan when she was about to leave.
That scene was exactly the same as the scene in the movie where the male and female leads had an argument and the male lead forcibly dragged the female lead back!
"Why don't you go ask those people on stage how angry President Huo was when he grabbed Jiang Ruan?" Xue Qian protected Jiang Ruan carefully. "After you find out, see if you'll still be gossipy."
The words fell.
No one said anything more.
Gossiping is a group activity, but once someone stands up and interrupts, the conversation will inevitably fall into an awkward silence.
"What are you all doing here?" Director Luo arrived late. "It's time to start work, why aren't you here? Are you slacking off?"
"Nothing much, just chatted with Ruan Ruan about what happened last night." Liang Qi said naturally, knowing that Director Luo was also curious about this, so she simply told him what happened.
What if he wants to know too?
They can then take the opportunity to gossip.
The director asked, "Xue Qian can't interfere anymore, can she?"
Jiang Ruan frowned involuntarily, glancing at her with a hint of emotion, feeling that Liang Qi's words were perhaps a little too deliberate.
"I almost forgot about that if you hadn't mentioned it," Director Luo said with a slightly serious tone as he walked towards them.
A hint of anticipation flickered in Liang Xi's eyes.
"We've received a notice from above that no one is allowed to gossip or discuss what happened at last night's anniversary celebration within the company, let alone spread those things outside in any form," Director Luo said. "This includes, but is not limited to, online and in real life."
Everyone: "???"
Everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Ruan at the same time.
Is it really necessary to issue such a notice for such a trivial matter?
"Especially President Huo, Young Master Huo, and those other wealthy young ladies and gentlemen," Director Luo emphasized. "Anyone who spreads this will be summoned for a talk by their superiors."
"These are all minor matters, why can't we talk about them?" Liang Qi never expected this outcome.
"Who told you those things were trivial?" Director Luo spoke very quickly. "In wealthy families, the most taboo thing is spreading gossip and rumors. If you tell it out loud, it's one version, but if others hear it and spread it out loud, it's another version."
Having said that, no one asked any more questions.
Around 9:30, the notice was issued as an official document.
At first, no one took it too seriously; they were still gossiping secretly. Some even posted it online in a different form. But half an hour later, they were called in for a talk.
This puzzled everyone else; how did they know who posted it without using the company's network?
They were destined never to get an answer to this question, and they would never know that the actual person behind this was Huo Zhizhou, and that the person being investigated was a technical service provider from the Huo Group.
After this incident, the directors of each department also gave their employees a heads-up.
As a result, no one gossiped about it online afterward; people just talked about it quietly in small groups at the company.
"What do you think Jiang Ruan's true identity is? Even if an ordinary person were crushed to death, Young Master Huo wouldn't go to save them, would he?"
"lover?"
"That shouldn't be the case. President Huo treats her quite specially. He even came to see her during that team building event."
"If you ask me, you should learn from them and learn more from their experience. Who knows, one day when you meet a rich person, you might be able to use some tricks to keep them by your side."
Every word of these words reached Jiang Ruan's ears.
Xue Qian, who had come with her to get water, looked at her worriedly and said, "I'll go in and give them a piece of my mind."
"No need." Jiang Ruan concealed her emotions, raised her hand to push open the door of the tea room, and walked straight to the water dispenser past the two men and two women.
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