Chapter 364 will make you the happiest person in the world.
"Do you mind if I wait here for a while?" Old Master Li asked.
"Please do as you please." Huo Zhizhou's attitude remained natural throughout, without any emotional fluctuations. "Just call home before you leave to let us know that you are willing to stay here."
Old Master Li frowned slightly: "What do you mean by that?"
Huo Zhizhou wasn't afraid of offending anyone: "Was I not clear enough?"
Li Zhishen: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Old Master Li was furious.
Why did he think of letting this kid be with Jiang Ruan in the first place?
With that temper and attitude towards elders, wouldn't he become even more arrogant if he actually got his hands on the Li family's shares?
At that moment, he only thought about the present and didn't consider anything else, which led to him impulsively developing more and more opinions about Huo Zhizhou.
"Call the housekeeper," Li Zhishen said, easing the awkward situation. "Don't let them worry."
Old Master Li glared at him.
Li Zhishen remained calm: "You accused him of sending someone to kill Li Chengxuan as soon as you arrived. It's not unusual for him to be more vigilant. You're so old and have a heart condition. What if you suddenly have a relapse? What if the Li family thinks he killed you?"
Old Master Li was even angrier.
Is this something a son should say to his father?!
"No need!" He spoke loudly, and anyone could tell he was angry. "With the head of the Li family here, who would dare to say a word?"
“I am the head of the family, but everyone knows that I don’t get along with you.” Li Zhishen spoke directly, “If something really happens, it’s hard to guarantee that they won’t suspect that I and Huo Zhizhou worked together to cause this.”
Old Master Li was about to get angry again, but he realized something the moment he opened his mouth.
He has been suspicious of Huo Zhizhou ever since he received the call.
If Huo Zhizhou really intended to take action against Li Chengxuan, would he give him the opportunity to call home and warn him? Li Chengxuan has always disapproved of Zhishen giving shares to Jiang Ruan, and he especially doesn't want to see Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou reconcile and join forces...
Is this Chengxuan's conspiracy?
In a short time.
More and more questions filled his mind.
“If Mr. Li really doesn’t want to fight, we won’t force him. I’ll have someone turn on the surveillance.” Huo Zhizhou said. “But it might take a while. You can go to your room and rest for a while.”
"It's alright." Old Master Li said solemnly, "It's right here."
Huo Zhizhou didn't say much after he said that, but simply instructed the servants to prepare some food and drink for the old man.
After everything was ready, Huo Zhizhou stood up and said naturally, "I'll go up and check on Ruan Ruan's condition. Please forgive me if I neglect you two."
“I’ll go see Ruan Ruan too.” Old Master Li stood up.
Li Zhishen moved in sync with him.
Seeing this scene, Huo Zhizhou looked at Si Ning and said, "Go and see if Ruan Ruan is asleep."
Si Ning: "Okay."
Old Master Li and Li Zhishen exchanged a glance.
Both of them felt that Huo Zhizhou was quite meticulous in caring for Ruan Ruan.
When Si Ning went upstairs, Jiang Ruan was replying to messages on her phone. When she saw Si Ning, she greeted her first. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Si Ning said to her, "If you don't want to see Mr. Li and Chairman Li, I'll say you're asleep."
Jiang Ruan raised her eyes.
Before she could speak, Si Ning suggested again, "I suggest you don't see her."
Jiang Ruan: "Why?"
“Mr. Li doesn’t care much about you.” Si Ning always spoke directly to Jiang Ruan, and their communication style was very simple. “Compared to your good or bad, he cares more about whether Huo Zhizhou has made a move against Li Chengxuan.”
Even a fool could see through that conversation.
Throughout the conversation, Mr. Li did not show much emotional fluctuation regarding Jiang Ruan being hunted down, as if he had expected it all along.
“Then I won’t see him.” Jiang Ruan said without hesitation.
Si Ning hummed in agreement.
She smiled slightly at her before leaving the room, and when she got downstairs, her expression became somewhat serious: "Ruan Ruan is asleep, but it seems like she's having a nightmare."
"I'll go take a look." Huo Zhizhou took it seriously and stood up to go upstairs.
Old Master Li also wanted to go, but Li Zhishen stopped him, pretending to be angry and saying, "Why are you pulling me?"
Li Zhishen: "I have something to discuss with you."
Old Master Li frowned and decided to talk to him in another place.
Seeing Li Zhishen's serious and solemn expression, he showed a rare hint of worry: "What do you want to talk about?"
“There are no surveillance cameras here.” Li Zhishen glanced around, his voice serious and formal. “Are you aware that Li Chengxuan sent people to hunt down Ruan Ruan?”
Old Master Li: "?"
Old Master Li: "How could I possibly know?"
Li Zhishen's eyes were very imposing: "If you didn't know the situation, why weren't you surprised at all when you heard that Ruan Ruan was being hunted down? And why didn't I see any worry on your face?"
"I..." Old Master Li paused.
He couldn't very well say that Jiang Ruan was perfectly fine while Li Chengxuan was in danger. He subconsciously wondered if Huo Zhizhou had done what Li Chengxuan did.
If he says that, his already strained father-son relationship with Zhishen will likely become even worse.
"Whether you love Ruan Ruan or not, whether you care about her or not, I don't care," Li Zhishen said. "I only know that Li Chengxuan harmed my daughter. If he can come back alive, I will make him pay the price without hesitation."
Old Master Li frowned slightly: "He is your uncle."
Li Zhishen: "Ruan Ruan is my own flesh and blood."
Old Master Li opened his mouth, unsure of what to say next.
“It seems that what you said to Huo Zhizhou earlier about giving him a satisfactory explanation was just a polite remark,” Li Zhishen exposed him. “You never intended for Li Chengxuan to pay the price.”
"If anything were to happen to that girl, I would definitely make him pay the price," Old Master Li tried to persuade her. "But aren't she perfectly fine now?"
From a broader perspective, he didn't want to see bloodshed erupt from within the family.
As Li Ze said.
Internal power struggles are fine, but we can't let outsiders laugh at us.
"You really are as profit-driven as ever." Li Zhishen was only acting, trying to help Huo Zhizhou and prevent his old man from suspecting him too much, but now he suddenly understood, "Ruan Ruan is right not to come to the Li family to acknowledge her ancestors."
Old Master Li's breath suddenly turned heavy.
Li Zhishen said, "Don't think about her coming to the Li family in the future. I will tell her what kind of elder you are after she gets better."
"I'm only thinking about the Li family." Old Master Li patiently explained, not wanting to make things too ugly with his son. "As the head of the family, you're acting arbitrarily. I, the old head of the family, can't ignore the overall situation."
"You drag family into everything." Li Zhishen's words were harsh. "This was the same rhetoric more than 20 years ago, and it's still the same now. You may not be tired of it, but I'm tired of hearing it."
Old Master Li wanted to say something more.
Li Zhishen lifted his foot and left.
When they returned to the sofa in the hall, everyone could clearly sense that the atmosphere between the two of them was getting worse and worse.
After saying he had something to do and was leaving for a while, Li Zhishen got up and went upstairs.
Old Master Li's face was filled with mixed emotions of worry, and he felt an increasing sense of oppression in his chest.
At the same time, in Jiang Ruan's room, seeing Huo Zhizhou walk in, Jiang Ruan blinked twice and subconsciously blurted out, "Why did you come up here?"
"Look at you." Huo Zhizhou's voice was gentler than ever before.
Jiang Ruan: "?"
She was stunned.
Huo Zhizhou suddenly leaned down and gave her a hug: "I will make you the happiest person in the world."
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