Chapter 178 Jiang's soft heart can be quite ruthless when it hardens.
"I don't need to apologize, I want you to be with me..." Jiang Ruan couldn't finish her sentence, but Huo Zhizhou's gaze said it all.
Even if he feels sorry.
Even though he felt guilty and indebted to her.
If she brings up divorce again, he will still do as he said that night.
"I'm not going to say anything more." Huo Zhizhou hugged her, his chest heaving.
This was the first time he regretted being saved by Su Anran. If she hadn't saved him and had let him sink and drown, none of this would have happened.
Jiang Ruan will have a happy and wonderful life with Jiang An by her side.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do anything to Su Anran.
Jiang Ruan pushed him away, her eyes red-rimmed: "Hypocrite!"
"I will try my best to weigh these factors and not let you suffer too much." Huo Zhizhou looked at her, his deep black eyes like an abyss. "As for Su Anran, I will talk to her again when I have time."
That's not what Jiang Ruan wanted.
The two people outside the door heard their conversation clearly.
Xu Jiu asked Lin Bei beside him, "Is Huo Zhizhou really that much of a scumbag?"
Lin Bei gave her a strange look.
Xu Jiu: "?"
Is she wrong?
"I'm the BOSS's personal bodyguard. Isn't it inappropriate for you to speak ill of him in front of me?" Lin Bei said in a serious and earnest tone.
“I’m asking you that, aren’t I?” Xu Jiu said.
Lin Bei paused, thought for a moment, and felt that what she said made sense: "Our BOSS is not a real scumbag, he is just forced to. He really loves Miss Jiang and really wants to take care of Su Anran."
Xu Jiu: "..."
Isn't that just being a jerk?
Remembering that she was Jiang Ruan's aunt, he quickly added, "Don't worry, we will take good care of Miss Jiang and never let her suffer the slightest grievance."
"You weren't wronged just now?" Xu Jiu bluntly called him out.
"This is just a necessary step in the process of their relationship developing," Lin Bei tried to justify his boss. "After this argument, they will understand each other better and love each other even more."
Xu Jiu crossed her arms and looked at him.
Lin Bei emphasized, "Really!"
Xu Jiu: "Then I wish you that your relationship will grow stronger every day from now on."
Lin Bei: "!"
Lin Bei was reluctant, but in order to gain favor with his boss in front of Xu Jiu, he readily agreed: "Okay, thank you for your blessing."
Xu Jiu: "..."
It's hopeless.
She suppressed her emotions and walked into the ward. When she saw that Jiang Ruan still had anger on her face, she stood next to her and said to Huo Zhizhou, "I don't interfere in your young people's relationships, but if you really love someone, you can't bear to see her angry or sad."
“You’re right.” Huo Zhizhou agreed with this statement.
"Auntie, give me a hug." Xu Jiu hugged Jiang Ruan and whispered in her ear, "Don't waste your feelings on people who aren't worth it."
Jiang Ruan hummed in agreement.
Watching the two of them get along so warmly, Huo Zhizhou felt a heavy weight pressing on his chest.
For the past five years, whenever Jiang Ruan was unhappy, the first thing she would do was to crawl into his arms for a hug and then launch into a long tirade about why she was unhappy.
Now……
Thinking about how she pushed him away without hesitation, his heart ached: "You two can continue your conversation. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
“Go ahead,” Xu Jiu replied.
Huo Zhizhou glanced at Jiang Ruan, suppressed all his emotions, and left.
Only after they had completely disappeared from sight did Xu Jiu ask Jiang Ruan, "Do you want to divorce Huo Zhizhou?"
Jiang Ruan: "I want to, but he won't leave."
“From now on, be prepared to leave at any time.” Xu Jiu reassured her, “Your mother has a way to take you away when she wakes up and help you get a divorce.”
Jiang Ruan: "?"
Jiang Ruan asked curiously, "Mom, she..."
"That's all I can tell you. Don't ask me anything else." Xu Jiu didn't want to say too much.
Jiang Ruan said "okay".
As long as I can leave, nothing else matters.
They stayed at the hospital for a long time before leaving. As Jiang Ruan walked out of the hospital, she received a call from Gu Shixi on her phone: "Jiang Ruan, Huo Er is a little drunk. Can you come and pick him up? He keeps calling your name."
Jiang Ruan refused without hesitation: "No."
Lin Bei followed him the whole time.
He'll take care of anything.
"His condition isn't good right now..." Before Gu Shixi could finish speaking, Jiang Ruan hung up the phone, saying it had nothing to do with her.
Gu Shixi: "..."
Gu Shixi glanced at his phone, then at the man who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol: "Your wife can be quite ruthless when she gets tough."
Huo Zhizhou glared at him.
"Did you have a fight?" Si Ning raised an eyebrow, adopting a spectator's posture.
Huo Zhizhou: "No."
Si Ning concluded, "It seems they had an argument."
Huo Zhizhou: "..."
Si Ning watched the whole thing unfold: "What's the reason this time? Is it Su Anran or something else?"
"Instead of talking about me, why don't you talk about your master, Jiang An?" Huo Zhizhou was quite adept at changing the subject, saying unhurriedly, "You tried to hide it, but I found out anyway, didn't I?"
Si Ning: "Hmm?"
Huo Zhizhou poured himself a glass of wine: "Stop pretending. I got it from Xu Jiu. She admitted that Jiang An is a hacker and that he took a kid as his apprentice when he was young."
"I don't understand what you're saying at all," Si Ning said casually.
Huo Zhizhou was too lazy to talk to her anymore, and only reminded her, "After Jiang An wakes up, which side should you stand on?"
Si Ning leaned back, looking relaxed and casual: "I already told you Jiang An isn't my master."
"Then remember to intercept her when she tries to take Jiang Ruan away." Huo Zhizhou knew her little scheme perfectly well. "Your hacking skills are now on par with hers. If you fail to intercept her..."
Si Ning's eyes twitched slightly at the corners.
Do you really know?
"Help me investigate Jiang An's past," Huo Zhizhou said to Gu Shixi. "If you can't find out, then try to get in through Si Ning's master and Li Zhishen."
Judging from his demeanor, Si Ning knew he truly knew: "What is the relationship between Xu Jiu and my master?"
Huo Zhizhou glanced at her sideways: "Not pretending anymore?"
Si Ning: "Didn't you already guess?"
Huo Zhizhou told her, knowing that she didn't know anything about Jiang An in real life: "Her best friend."
"How did you know she was going to take Jiang Ruan away?" Gu Shixi asked, puzzled. "Isn't she still asleep?"
Huo Zhizhou stroked the rim of the cup.
Jiang An has always been good to Jiang Ruan. Given her abilities, if Jiang Ruan wanted to leave him, she would definitely take her away without hesitation.
Not to mention that Li Zhishen is her biological father.
"You two had a really big argument this time?" Si Ning guessed vaguely.
“When have they ever not had a fierce argument?” Gu Shixi was all too familiar with their situation. “Since they’re worried that Jiang Ruan will leave, why don’t they resolve the problem? Promises need to be flexible.”
Huo Zhizhou downed the wine in his glass in one gulp without saying a word.
Every time he had a fight with Jiang Ruan, he thought about how to make Su Anran back down and ask her to give him money instead of asking him to take care of her.
This was not difficult for him.
But he couldn't get over that mental hurdle.
He didn't want to become like Huo Cheng and the others.
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