Chapter 378 Huo Sinian meets Huo Zhizhou
“I gave myself enough rest time.” Jiang Ruan was very rational, understanding that health is the foundation of everything. “If I don’t work hard, how can I achieve your dream of a million-dollar annual salary?”
Mo Mo: "That makes sense."
Tang Bai: "Why don't you work two more hours?"
Jiang Ruan gave them a look but didn't say anything.
The two of them left on their own.
They only started to talk about the matter formally when they got downstairs. Tang Bai strolled leisurely in the garden: "Miss must not want to be influenced by President Huo, that's why she did this."
"Isn't it obvious?" Mo Mo said.
"At most, this will only cause mental fatigue in the short term and won't affect her health." Tang Bai was genuinely concerned for Jiang Ruan. "But if this continues for a long time, her health will definitely suffer."
Mo Mo looked at him: "So your suggestion is pretty good."
Tang Bai was completely confused: "Which suggestion?"
Mo Mo: "Give her some more overtime."
Tang Bai: "?"
Tang Bai stared back and forth at him.
"I didn't realize you were this kind of person." He rubbed his chin and complained about Mo Mo, looking at her like she was a scumbag. "With her schedule where she only gives herself a few hours of rest each day, wouldn't she die of exhaustion if you added two more hours?"
"Am I that kind of person?" Mo Mo was upset that he misunderstood her.
Tang Bai sized him up.
It's as if to say that this is obvious.
"What I mean by 'adding' is to increase her schedule, shorten other work hours, and schedule an hour of exercise every day," Mo Mo analyzed rationally. "Only by maintaining good physical fitness can she be less affected by this situation."
"In the end, it all comes down to wanting a million-dollar annual salary." Tang Bai said deliberately, "I'd rather work the young lady to death than wrong myself in the slightest."
Mo Mo: "I'll be with the boss 24/7 while he works. Would you?"
Tang Bai: "Nonsense."
Mo Mo: "I don't want overtime pay."
Tang Bai retorted, "I don't want it either."
Mo Mo said, "I could also tell her that I only need half of her salary, I don't want to see her so tired."
"When will you tell me? I'll go with you." Tang Bai wasn't fooled. The same trick gets boring after a while. "If Miss doesn't agree, I'll plead for you."
Mo Mo: "..."
Tang Bai has changed.
I used to fall for their tricks so easily.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you unhappy?" Tang Bai asked casually.
Mo Mo clenched her fists.
I want to punch someone.
"Are you afraid that the young lady won't agree and you'll lose face?" Tang Bai was a master at stirring up trouble. "It's okay, you wait here and I'll go and say it for you. Anyway, there are surveillance cameras here, and I can pull up your words and let the young lady hear them."
Mo Mo couldn't hold back any longer: "You'll have no friends if you keep going like this."
Tang Bai: "What's the point of having friends? Money is all you need."
Mo Mo: "..."
Mo Mo: "I'll go by myself."
Tang Bai didn't stop him; once a pit is dug, it has to be filled in.
Before Mo Mo had taken two steps, Si Ning came in through the main gate and asked them, "Is Jiang Ruan here?"
Tang Bai looked in the direction of the voice and, upon seeing it was her, immediately switched back to work mode, saying politely but distantly, "Yes, I'll take you up."
Jiang Ruan had instructed the bodyguards to let Si Ning, Su Zhu, and the others in without stopping them.
After all, one is the lady's apprentice, and the other is the young lady's best friend.
"How is she doing now?" Si Ning asked before going in.
"It's alright," Tang Bai said objectively. "Working normally."
Si Ning breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Her relationship with Jiang Ruan wasn't particularly close, but after several encounters, she admired this rational and open-minded girl. Besides, she was her master's daughter, and she didn't want her to get hurt.
Especially since Huo Zhizhou was brought here by Shan Mu'an.
When she went up, Huo Zhizhou had already arrived at the manor.
Neither he nor Huo Sinian spoke, and they walked inside in tacit agreement.
He didn't take Huo Sinian into his villa, but went to the attic next to the villa. He stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, looked at the green space outside, and said, "What kind of deal do you want to discuss?"
He saw the message Huo Sinian sent on his way back.
"Did you go to Jiang Ruan's place because she asked you to, or did you have something to discuss with her?" Huo Sinian was not yet sure whether Huo Zhizhou's visit to Jiang Ruan was a coincidence or Jiang Ruan's arrangement.
"This is none of your business." Huo Zhizhou's expression was indifferent and aloof, completely different from how he was in front of Jiang Ruan. "If all you want to do is spout this nonsense, then leave now."
Huo Sinian came to his side: "Give me the management of the company, and I will tell you the real reason why Shan Mu'an jumped off the building."
Huo Zhizhou did not speak.
His aura was also very calm.
"Jiang Ruan probably told you everything I talked to her about." Huo Sinian guessed based on Huo Zhizhou's expression when he left. "As long as you give it to me, I will tell you everything I know."
"Is he begging me?" Huo Zhizhou walked to the chair by the window and sat down, exuding the aura of a superior.
Huo Sinian said calmly, "Didn't you beg me?"
Huo Zhizhou: "What is it about you that I should ask of you?"
Huo Sinian frowned slightly.
“You revealed your hand too early.” Huo Zhizhou stated calmly, as if this matter had no impact on him. “But thank you for telling Ruan Ruan such an important clue, which gave me a clear direction for my initial doubts.”
A hint of seriousness flashed in Huo Sinian's eyes behind his glasses.
He hadn't expected Huo Zhizhou to react this way.
Shouldn't we normally ask him what he knows?
"What you know, Huo Cheng also knows," Huo Zhizhou said bluntly, as if he had seen through his thoughts. "Why bother asking you?"
"If he were going to tell you, why haven't you found out anything after all these years?" Huo Sinian said with certainty. "I won't lie to you, I only found out about this by accident. With his personality, no matter how much you press him, you won't get any results."
My father isn't stupid.
He knew very well that once he admitted that he was the mastermind behind Shan Mu'an's affair, Huo Zhizhou would definitely go all out and refuse to acknowledge him as his father.
They didn't know what Huo Zhizhou was like when he went crazy, and they didn't dare to think about it.
After Shan Mu'an's death, the Huo Group was in turmoil. Huo Zhizhou's actions were unexpected by both Huo Cheng and Huo Zhizhou, so much so that in the following years, no one dared to anger him unless absolutely necessary.
“Using the Huo Group and the Huo family,” Huo Zhizhou said.
A hint of seriousness appeared on Huo Sinian's usually calm and refined face: "Are you crazy?"
Huo Zhizhou said calmly and casually, "It's not like it's the first time I've gone crazy."
"Have you thought about the consequences?" Huo Sinian didn't expect him to dare to play such a big game. "Once you do this, you will become a traitor in the eyes of the entire family and Huo Group. The shareholders will not let you off the hook, and the family will also target you."
"So what?" Huo Zhizhou didn't care.
"Aren't you going to consider Jiang Ruan or Sui Sui?" Huo Sinian had no choice but to bring this out.
"You might as well think about why I've been in Haicheng all this time, instead of Jingzhou." Huo Zhizhou didn't answer; he held the initiative.
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