Chapter 436 She won't wait for him forever.
"I heard you." Tang Bai suddenly appeared and stood next to Jiang Ruan, leaning against the wall.
Mo Mo said seriously, "I heard it too."
Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly: "Am I wrong?"
Tang Bai and Mo Mo exchanged a glance.
That seems to make sense.
In the end, the topic was dropped. After saying a few words to Si Ning and the others, Jiang Ruan was about to leave with Mo Mo and the others when Gu Sheng suddenly spoke up as if he had thought of something: "Jiang Ruan."
"Um?"
"I'm entrusting these two boys to you."
"good."
“Especially Tang Bai. Don’t let his usual carefree and dramatic demeanor fool you; he actually has a lot on his mind.” Gu Sheng glanced at Tang Bai’s face as she said this. “If you can, could you help me persuade him?”
Jiang Ruan followed her gaze.
Tang Bai's expression remained unchanged, one hand in his pocket: "Don't believe her. She just wants to make things difficult for me because she sees that Mo Mo and I are having an easy time."
"Okay." Jiang Ruan agreed to Gu Sheng's request.
Gu Sheng smiled and said, "Thanks."
The matter is settled.
Jiang Ruan and the others also started to go home.
On the way, Tang Bai would occasionally glance at Jiang Ruan's expression through the rearview mirror. His actions were so obvious that it was hard for Jiang Ruan not to notice: "Just say what you want to say."
"Aren't you curious about what we said to the captain?" Tang Bai asked.
From the time she left Si Ning's house until now, at least ten minutes have passed, if not twenty, but she doesn't seem to have any intention of pursuing the matter at all.
This time, Jiang Ruan answered directly: "What did you say?"
Tang Bai glanced at Mo Mo.
The latter pretended not to see it and turned his head to look out the window.
"She wants us to gossip about the lady's past." Tang Bai cursed him under his breath and began to explain, "Her experiences, her relationships, and why she later retired from the entertainment industry."
Jiang Ruan showed no surprise.
She had guessed it when Tang Bai called Gu Sheng last time.
She calls her mother Aunt Jiang, and her master is an old acquaintance of her mother. By reasoning, one can probably guess that Tang Bai and Mo Mo's mission might be related to her mother.
"What is the relationship between Gu Sheng's master and my mother?" This was the only thing she didn't know.
"I'm not entirely sure either," Tang Bai said, only mentioning what he knew. "From the captain's description, it sounds like they're two mortal enemies who respect each other."
Jiang Ruan nodded: "Mm."
Tang Bai: "Don't you have anything to ask?"
Jiang Ruan: "Didn't you figure it out?"
Tang Bai: "You don't mind us gossiping about your mother?"
“You didn’t use any illegal means.” Jiang Ruan was very open-minded about this kind of thing. “You acted with discretion, and you learned those information through normal channels in your daily life. There’s nothing to fuss about.”
Moreover, given their personalities, they will most likely confess to their mother when they get back.
This answer was exactly what Tang Bai and Mo Mo expected.
But hearing it with my own ears still left me with some indescribable mixed feelings.
“But you are.” Jiang Ruan’s gaze fell on him. From the first time she met him, she felt that he was different from Mo Mo. “Don’t keep everything to yourself. You can tell me anything. This is your home too.”
Tang Bai paused.
A moment of stunned silence flashed across his face.
Mo Mo agreed without the slightest hesitation: "Okay."
Mo Mo: "Boss, I have something to say right now."
Jiang Ruan anticipated his words: "No."
Mo Mo: "Why?"
Jiang Ruan said, word by word, "You want a raise."
Mo Mo: "..."
As it turns out.
The boss is really not easy to fool anymore.
He gets smarter every day.
It was very late when they got home. Tang Bai and Mo Mo told Jiang An about the task Gu Sheng had given them the next day, and the latter was not surprised at all when she heard it.
Ever since she learned that Gu Sheng was their captain, she had already guessed the general outline of the situation.
Time passed quickly after that.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Jiang Ruan did a lot of things: she invested in several promising companies, made a lot of money from the stocks she bought, and used the money to buy a manor and moved there on an auspicious day.
It's a very large place, the accommodations are European-style castle buildings with many rooms, and the environment is excellent.
Her life was thriving and getting better and better.
If Gu Shixi hadn't called, she probably wouldn't have thought about Huo Zhizhou anymore.
On Wednesday afternoon, Jiang Ruan had just finished her work when she received a call from Gu Shixi. After a brief introduction, Jiang Ruan got straight to the point: "Just tell me what's on your mind."
"Have you heard about Huo Er's matter?" Gu Shixi asked after much consideration.
Jiang Ruan didn't think of anything for a moment: "What is it?"
Gu Shixi paused for two or three seconds before answering, "He has amnesia."
Jiang Ruan then remembered that Si Ning had mentioned this to her more than half a month ago, but she had been too busy to remember it: "I've heard of it."
Silence fell on the other side.
Just as Jiang Ruan was about to hang up, Gu Shixi's voice came through again: "Did you go to see him?"
"No," Jiang Ruan replied crisply and directly.
Gu Shixi: "You..."
Jiang Ruan didn't want to waste a second on this: "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."
"Could you go check on him for me?" Gu Shixi hesitated for a moment before finally saying this. "I know this request is unreasonable, but I'm currently being watched by my father and Huo Sinian's people and I'm stuck abroad. I can't get through to Huo Er on the phone, and no one answers Jiang Yu's."
"No." Jiang Ruan didn't hesitate at all.
Gu Shixi wanted to try again: "Jiang Ruan."
Jiang Ruan: "I have something to do, I'll hang up now."
She hung up before Gu Shixi could reply.
Hearing about this again after more than half a month, Jiang Ruan was able to remain calm. The money she had earned through her vision and abilities during this time made her suddenly understand Huo Zhizhou's feelings for her back then.
She understood why he kept her at home and pampered her so much.
She understood why he could "love" her so much while not explaining why he made her accept Su Anran's existence.
Because he was in a superior position and controlled everything, she was not a living, breathing person to him, but rather a precious object he had chosen, or a "treasure" worth treasuring.
His careful protection and meticulous care are nothing more than possessiveness and favoritism towards his private property.
Because I like it, I care about it.
Because he doesn't love her, he can ignore her feelings and bring someone else back for her to accept.
He didn't treat her as an equal, and if it weren't for what happened later, she might have lived her whole life in that unequal relationship without even realizing it.
Thinking about these things.
Jiang Ruan composed herself and refocused on her work.
She is very satisfied with her current life: a warm family, a job that is constantly improving, a bright future, and a promising outlook.
She gave him a chance, but since he didn't want it, she wouldn't wait for him forever.
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