Chapter 163 Forcing Her to Make a Decision
Huo Zhizhou sat on the sofa in the living room, exuding calmness. In response to her question, he simply said, "He's still not out of danger."
"What did the doctor say?" Jiang Ruan still trusted the private hospital under the Huo Group, which had the best doctors in the world. "What caused the allergy, and what are the symptoms?"
“I haven’t agreed to their treatment yet.” Huo Zhizhou’s gaze fell on her.
Jiang Ruan didn't quite understand: "What?"
Huo Zhizhou put it another way: "Whether Sui Sui can escape danger depends on whether you are willing to come back to my side."
Jiang Ruan was taken aback.
They quickly realized what he was saying.
"Are you crazy!" Jiang Ruan was truly angry this time. She never expected him to joke about the child. "That's your child too. Aren't you afraid that something might happen to him?"
"So I opened the door and waited for your answer," Huo Zhizhou said calmly.
Jiang Ruan was stunned.
My mind quickly went through everything.
The teacher must have called Huo Zhizhou first. He knew she would come to him after finding out, so he left the door open to negotiate with her.
"If you agree to go back and be Mrs. Huo, I will immediately issue a treatment order." Huo Zhizhou's gaze fell on her face, and his unhurried tone brought great pressure. "Otherwise, let him fend for himself."
Jiang Ruan forced herself to calm down: "You won't."
Huo Zhizhou is ruthless, but he has always been very good to Sui Sui.
As Sui Sui's father, he wouldn't act recklessly like that, much less put his child in such danger.
"You can gamble on whether or not," Huo Zhizhou said, each word like a barbed knife, "as long as you can bear the consequences of losing the bet."
Jiang Ruan stared at him for two seconds, unable to fathom his state at all.
She quickly took out her phone and made a video call to Dr. Zhou. After he answered, she asked, "Dr. Zhou, how is Sui Sui?"
"In the emergency room." Dr. Zhou turned the camera to show her, "President Huo has given an order that no one may treat her without his permission."
"Can I see him?" Jiang Ruan felt flustered.
His intuition told him that Huo Zhizhou wouldn't do that.
But I'm also afraid.
What if?
Dr. Zhou remained silent and did not give an answer.
Huo Zhizhou glanced at it and coldly uttered two words: "Okay."
Jiang Ruan looked at him, and the firm belief in him that he wouldn't be so heartless began to waver little by little.
Dr. Zhou pushed open the door and went in. The camera was focused on Sui Sui on the bed in the emergency room. At this time, he was covered with many red spots, his lips were pale, and his forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. A group of doctors were gathered around his bed waiting for orders to treat him.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Ruan's heart clenched.
"What exactly do you want?" Jiang Ruan asked Huo Zhizhou, her gaze shifting to him.
“Go back to being Mrs. Huo, and never mention divorce again.” Huo Zhizhou lifted his eyelids, his tone unhurried, “Stay by my side and never leave.”
Jiang Ruan's hands, hanging limply at her sides, gradually tightened their grip.
Huo Zhizhou's tone remained unchanged: "Every second you hesitate, the more danger Sui Sui will face."
Jiang Ruan bit her lip: "What if I don't agree?"
"You won't." Huo Zhizhou said with certainty, his dark, deep eyes meeting hers. "You're soft-hearted towards everyone except me, especially Sui Sui."
Jiang Ruan clenched her fists, the feeling of her fingertips digging into her palms was nothing compared to the pain in her chest.
She struggled.
They are resisting.
Ultimately, out of concern for Sui Sui, he had no choice but to agree: "Have someone rescue him."
Huo Zhizhou: "You agreed?"
Jiang Ruan dug her fingertips into her palm: "Yes."
She dared not gamble; if something happened to Sui Sui because of her hesitation and indecision, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.
Huo Zhizhou took out an agreement and placed it in front of her, his expression extremely calm: "Sign it first."
"Huo Zhizhou!" Jiang Ruan was really anxious this time. "What time is it and you're still thinking about these trivial things? Is Sui Sui really your child?"
"Start treating her," Huo Zhizhou said to her, still on the phone. "Call me when she's out of danger."
Dr. Zhou: "Okay."
The call ended.
Only he and Jiang Ruan remained in the room.
Huo Zhizhou stood up, closed the open door, picked up the agreement on the table, and handed it to her: "You can sign it now."
Jiang Ruan looked at him and suddenly felt like she didn't recognize the person in front of her.
How could he be so heartless?
Even at an age like that, I still have the mind to think about these things.
"Even if I sign, I will not forgive you." Her hatred for him had reached a breaking point.
"Whether I forgive you or not is not important." Huo Zhizhou handed her the pen. "What I want is for you to stay by my side willingly."
Jiang Ruan: "This was not voluntary."
Huo Zhizhou: "If you agree, then it's voluntary."
Jiang Ruan's eyes swirled with intense emotions, and she felt increasingly unfamiliar with him.
Huo Zhizhou remained in the position of handing over the pen, his deep voice reminding him, "I'll give you ten seconds to sign, or I'll send a message to terminate the treatment."
Jiang Ruan snatched the pen from his hand and quickly signed her name on it.
With a ripping sound.
The force was too great, and the last stroke of the character "软" tore the paper.
"Smack!"
Jiang Ruan slammed her pen on the table, her eyes filled with nothing but hostility and dislike as she looked at him: "Are you satisfied now!"
Huo Zhizhou took the newly signed agreement and saw the two neatly written characters on it, and the weight in his heart gradually lifted.
"Do you think this kind of thing has no legal effect, and that even if you sign it, it's just a piece of paper?" he asked when he saw her constantly sending messages to Dr. Zhou without paying any attention to the content.
Jiang Ruan paused in her typing.
That's exactly what she thought.
I was too worried about Sui Sui before, which made me not quite in the right mindset, so I didn't dare to sign anything casually.
But upon calming down and thinking about it, this kind of thing has no legal effect whatsoever. Whether or not to abide by it depends entirely on the conscience of the person who signs it, and her conscience was already gone when Huo Zhizhou used Sui Sui to coerce her.
"Signing here means you agree." Huo Zhizhou stroked the paper. "If you don't comply with the terms, I will deal with it according to the breach of contract clause, and you will bear the consequences yourself."
Jiang Ruan looked at him in disbelief.
Huo Zhizhou took her hand and pulled her into his arms.
Jiang Ruan instinctively pulled away.
"First, be a good Mrs. Huo." Huo Zhizhou pulled her into his arms again, speaking in a calm tone with ruthless words, "I shouldn't need to remind you that Sui Sui is still in danger."
"Is this interesting?" Jiang Ruan looked at his emotionless gaze.
Huo Zhizhou looked at her calmly.
Jiang Ruan felt a deep sense of oppression.
If that agreement is really followed, then what's the difference between her and a canary kept at home by him?
"When you get back from your business trip, move back to Soft Garden and sleep with me tonight." Huo Zhizhou didn't answer her question, but slowly explained the upcoming arrangements, "If there are any events to attend, you'll have to come along."
"Of course you can refuse," Huo Zhizhou said before she could speak, "as long as you can bear the consequences of refusing."
After saying that...
Huo Zhizhou took the agreement back into her hands.
Jiang Ruan didn't take it, but her gaze remained fixed on it.
It states that if anyone violates any of the above, he will disregard all feelings and harm Su Zhuye, Yan Zhi, his mother, and Sui Sui. Any outcome will be due to her disobedience and will have nothing to do with him.
What a convenient excuse, it has nothing to do with him.
Jiang Ruan inwardly scoffed.
"Why don't you just write that for the rest of my life I can only stay in the cage you've built?" Jiang Ruan's heart was gradually dying. "Why waste so many words?"
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