Chapter 169: A Pit
"Hmm?" Jiang Ruan looked puzzled, but a few doubts arose in her heart.
"When Dad called me last night, he said he made you angry." Sui Sui racked her brains, recalling what had happened. "Was it this that made you angry?"
"No." Jiang Ruan didn't want him to know.
Being disregarded by one's father for their own safety is a great harm to any child. Every child should grow up healthy and happy.
Sui Sui fixed her gaze on Huo Zhizhou, stubbornly demanding an answer.
Huo Zhizhou flicked his forehead: "You really can't stand to see me make up with your mommy?"
"You must have used some kind of scheme to force Mommy back." Sui Sui didn't believe that the two of them could reconcile after just one business trip.
"If you could get your mother back by using underhanded tactics, do you think she would still have a chance to leave?" Huo Zhizhou's voice was slow and deep. "Give me your suitcase and go wash your hands and have dinner."
Sui Sui still felt there was a problem.
But since Mommy admitted it, it means the problem here can't be guessed in a few words.
During the meal, Jiang Ruan remained as calm as a robot, as if nothing had happened, and appeared completely peaceful on the surface.
"Mommy's going to the hospital to see your grandma later," Jiang Ruan said to Sui Sui after finishing her meal. "Do you want to stay home and read, or go with Mommy?"
"Together with you." Sui Sui snuggled close to her.
Jiang Ruan did not refuse.
Just as I was about to tell Huo Zhizhou about this, he spoke up: "I've had the housekeeper arrange the cars. All the car keys are still in their original places, so you can drive them whenever you want."
"Okay." Jiang Ruan tried her best not to give Huo Zhizhou a hard time in front of Sui Sui.
"I have something to do this afternoon, so I won't be able to go with you." Huo Zhizhou thought about Jiang Chenren, whom he hadn't dealt with yet. "Call me anytime if you need anything."
Jiang Ruan gave a faint "Mm".
Half an hour later.
Jiang Ruan and Sui Sui set off for the hospital.
After watching them leave in their car, Huo Zhizhou called Lin Feng and Lin Bei over: "Where is Jiang Chenren?"
"At the villa in the southern suburbs," Lin Bei replied. "We've been treating him to good food and drinks these past few days, and he's gained four pounds!"
Huo Zhizhou: "..."
Huo Zhizhou went there by car. When he arrived, Jiang Chenren was watching TV in the living room, with various fine wines, fruits and other food laid out in front of him. He was living a very comfortable life.
"How have you been these past few days?" Huo Zhizhou asked as he stepped inside.
"It's alright," Jiang Chenren blurted out without thinking, "but it's just lacking..."
His words trailed off when he saw Huo Zhizhou. He instantly stood up from the sofa, looking at him warily: "What are you doing here!"
Huo Zhizhou: "This is my house, so why do you think I'm here?"
"Impossible, this is clearly your father's!" Jiang Chenren retorted instinctively, his eyes then falling on Lin Feng and Lin Bei standing behind him. "They can testify!"
Huo Zhizhou glanced sideways.
Lin Feng and Lin Bei replied crisply, "BOSS."
Jiang Chenren: "?"
He instinctively took a few steps back.
If you still haven't realized by now that it's been a trap from beginning to end, then you're really stupid.
"Did you design all of this?" Jiang Chenren asked, still shaken.
“Such an obvious trap was obviously set by our BOSS.” Lin Bei stepped forward, his round eyes looking very serious. “You’re really stupid. You actually believed us when we said we were Old Master Huo’s men. A grown man like you doesn’t even have the most basic judgment?”
Jiang Chenren: "..."
Huo Zhizhou: "..."
Lin Bei continued, "Also, we have evidence of your claim that you wanted to kill our wife."
"Huo Zhizhou!" Jiang Chenren never expected him to do this.
When he went to the Huo family, Old Master Huo made it very clear that he disliked him. He essentially said that the man hadn't finished his business and yet still had the nerve to see him. He told Old Master Huo to get out of there and not drag him into this mess, so he had him kicked out of the Huo family.
Before he could even get angry, he was dragged into the car by two people.
Before he could even say a word, the two of them started rattling off a whole bunch of things.
"President Jiang, don't move. We are Old Master Huo's men."
"Old Master Huo got angry with you because he didn't want our Second Young Master to see through your scheme. Now we're going to take you somewhere to hide you temporarily."
"To ensure that the people around you won't be able to find you, it's best to keep your phone switched off for the next period of time."
"Don't worry, they've prepared good food and drinks for you, and you won't be deprived of anything."
"Do you have any other opinions?" Lin Bei asked.
Jiang Chenren thought it through and immediately believed it: "No, let's go."
Lin Feng: "Okay."
Thinking about all this, Jiang Chenren became increasingly angry, never expecting that all of this was actually Huo Zhizhou's trap.
Huo Zhizhou walked steadily toward the chair.
Lin Feng quickly took out alcohol to disinfect and wipe the chair clean. After confirming that everything was in order, he stood aside and acted as a doorman.
"It seems you didn't take what I told you before to heart." Huo Zhizhou sat down in the chair, his tone unhurried yet full of pressure. "In that case, I have no choice but to send you for some reformation."
“I’m your father-in-law!” Jiang Chenren blurted out, trying to use his status to intimidate him. “Aren’t you afraid of being gossiped about if you treat me like this?”
Huo Zhizhou cared least about gossip and idle chatter, and besides, "Are you really my father-in-law?"
Jiang Chenren didn't understand: "What do you mean?"
"I investigated your relationship with Jiang An," Huo Zhizhou told him frankly. "I took your and Jiang Ruan's samples for DNA testing, and guess what the results were?"
Jiang Chenren's heart skipped a beat.
Very few people knew about his relationship with Jiang An, and even when Jiang Ruan asked him before, she only expressed suspicion.
How did Huo Zhizhou find out?
"What do you want to do?" He didn't want too many people to know about these things.
"Go to the police station and confess that you conspired with Huo Cheng to harm Jiang Ruan." Huo Zhizhou stated the desired outcome directly.
Jiang Chenren rejected the idea without even thinking: "Impossible!"
If he went, would he have a good outcome? Not to mention that Huo Cheng wouldn't let him off the hook, he would never be able to face anyone again if he were branded as someone who murdered his daughter.
“I’m not discussing this with you.” Huo Zhizhou raised his eyes slightly. “If you don’t go, my lawyers will take you to court, and then it won’t be as simple as just detention.”
Jiang Chenren felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
He knew that Huo Zhizhou's lawyers were formidable, but if he turned himself in, he would lose everything.
"Take your time to think it over." Huo Zhizhou's thin lips parted slightly as he stood up. "I have plenty of time to wait for you."
After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.
On the bus.
Lin Feng, sitting in the passenger seat, asked in confusion, "Boss, why don't you just take him to the police station?"
“He’s still my father-in-law in name only.” Huo Zhizhou considered things more comprehensively. “He has to give me some face.”
Lin Feng and Lin Bei exchanged a glance.
Not a single one believed it.
For Huo Zhizhou, sending Jiang Chenren to prison was not difficult, but Jiang Chenren was still Jiang Ruan's nominal father, and once the charge of attempted murder was proven, he would have a criminal record for the rest of his life.
He needs to go back and confirm with Jiang Ruan before he can do it.
Before that, let Jiang Chenren fight Huo Cheng first.
Having enjoyed such a peaceful life here, and just now being threatened by him, he's bound to go looking for Huo Cheng again amidst a mix of emotions.
Thinking of this, he told Lin Feng, "Tell the people in the old house that if Jiang Chenren goes to my father, just turn a blind eye and let him in."
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