Chapter 568 Please, shut up
To avoid running into Madam Qiao on her way back, Jiang Ruan specifically asked Tang Bai to keep an eye on things.
Ten minutes later.
Jiang Ruan met up with Su Zhu and Ye Yanzhi.
After some time apart, the three of them hadn't changed much in their relationship. If one had to pinpoint one change, it would be—
"Director Jiang is here, it's a pleasure to meet you." Su Zhu stood up with a smile, took her hands in his, and said in a serious tone, "It is my honor to have dinner with you."
"It's my honor," Ye Yanzhi echoed.
Jiang Ruan: "..."
Jiang Ruan coldly retorted, "You two have had enough."
"I just wanted you to experience what it's like when the other board members go out to dinner," Su Zhu said, pulling her down to sit, her eyes filled with curiosity. "What's it like being a board member?"
"It's alright," Jiang Ruan said truthfully.
“It seems you’ve fully integrated.” Su Zhu sat next to her.
Jiang Ruan nodded.
Su Zhu: "Now it's your turn to protect me."
Jiang Ruan: "No problem."
Ye Yanzhi: "What about me? What about me?!"
Jiang Ruan looked over.
Before she could speak, Su Zhu said first, "You have no chance. This is my darling, all by yourself."
"Really?" Ye Yanzhi glanced at her and started stirring things up. "I heard that Xiao Jiang Jiang made a new friend in Haicheng, something like Chi Qian?"
Jiang Ruan's body stiffened.
He dared not look into Su Zhu's eyes.
"Can just anyone eat at the same table with us now?" Su Zhu teased him as usual. "If I remember correctly, Mr. Ye was a suitor for my Ruan Ruan before, right? He failed."
Ye Yanzhi: "..."
Ye Yanzhi gritted his teeth: "Why bring this up?"
"Who told you to sow discord?" Su Zhu retorted without holding back.
"I'm not trying to sow discord, I'm just stating the facts." Ye Yanzhi's intelligence gathering ability was quite reliable. "At Miss Chi's birthday party, Xiao Jiangjiang gave her a necklace worth seven figures."
This matter has spread quite widely in Haicheng.
Many people in the industry know this.
Ye Yanzhi learned about it by chance from his friend in Haicheng.
Su Zhu: "???"
Su Zhu glanced at Jiang Ruan, her words carrying a hint of danger: "Is what he said true?"
"That was just for show," Jiang Ruan coughed lightly.
"So that's how it is," Su Zhu said through gritted teeth, "Director Jiang did indeed give Miss Chi a necklace worth seven figures."
Seven figures!
Seven figures!!!
I've never given her anything soft!!!
Why should I?!
She's angry!
"I've prepared a gift for you," Jiang Ruan said.
"No." Su Zhu snorted coldly, "Belated affection is meaningless."
"Eight digits."
"I don't even care about nine-figure sums."
"So angry?" Jiang Ruan propped her head up and stared at her, thinking for a moment before saying, "But that Miss Chi's goal in getting close to me is because of you. She even said she wanted to steal you away from me."
Su Zhu: "???"
Su Zhu asked curiously, "Why? I don't know her at all."
Jiang Ruan: "Because I told her you are the most important."
These words were spoken.
Su Zhu was immediately delighted.
She asked with a hint of smugness, "You really say that?"
"Mmm." Jiang Ruan has always been able to tell who is the most important.
"Alright, since you haven't forgotten your roots, I won't hold it against you." Su Zhu was in a great mood.
Ye Yanzhi: "?"
Ye Yanzhi was a little puzzled: "Is this the end of the story?"
"Are you eating at the same table with all the suitors you've rejected?" Su Zhu asked Jiang Ruan in a very serious tone. "Aren't you afraid that they'll hold a grudge because you rejected them and poison your food?"
"Am I that kind of person?!" Ye Yanzhi gritted his teeth.
Su Zhu gave an innocent look: "Yes, you are."
Ye Yanzhi ground down his back molars.
But I didn't dare to argue back.
Seeing the two of them like this, Jiang Ruan's eyes were filled with tenderness.
I still miss my life in Jingzhou. The three of them played together since we were little, always happy and carefree. If one of them got into trouble, the other two would cover it up for him.
Although it was a bit childish, I was really happy back then.
"What are you thinking about? Look at that expression," Su Zhu said.
“Thinking back to the past,” Jiang Ruan said.
"Don't tell me you're thinking about that dog Huo Zhizhou." Su Zhu had a lot of resentment towards Huo Zhizhou and disliked him very much.
Jiang Ruan: "No, I was thinking about when we were in school."
Su Zhu was slightly relieved.
but--
Thinking about their previous conversation, she asked, "Has he been bothering you these past few days?"
"No."
"Really?"
"Um."
"Is he holding back some big move?"
"Please, shut up." Jiang Ruan didn't want her words to come true.
"I'm just worried." Su Zhu was indeed worried. "You're all alone over there, and Ye Yanzhi and I aren't here. If there's any problem, we can't help you if we're far away."
The words had barely left his mouth.
The door was opened.
Mo Mo poked his head in: "We're here."
Su Zhu: "Hmm?"
"With Tang Bai and me here, we can protect the boss," Mo Mo said seriously. "In reality, Tang Bai and I are more useful than you and this Mr. Ye."
Su Zhu: "???"
Ye Yanzhi: "???"
What did that kid say?
Jiang Ruan sighed and gave Mo Mo a look: "Close the door."
"Don't turn it off yet." Su Zhu got excited. "Let him tell me where it's more useful than me."
“We’re better than you; we can stop your ex-husband from getting close to the boss.” Mo Mo’s face was serious. “We’ll carry out any orders from the boss immediately.”
"Oh, and then?" Su Zhu asked back.
Mo Mo: "So it's more effective than what you guys do, so you don't need to worry."
"If your boss is in a bad mood and needs someone to help her out, are you up to the task?" Su Zhu countered.
Mo Mo: "I can do it."
Su Zhu: "I can lie in bed with her and complain about scumbag men together, can you?"
Mo Mo glanced at Jiang Ruan, then at Su Zhu, and resigned himself to his fate: "No."
Su Zhu: "Then you still think you're better than me?"
“I’m better than this Mr. Ye,” Mo Mo said earnestly.
“I like Xiao Jiang Jiang, she can make things difficult for Huo Zhizhou, can you?” Ye Yanzhi also tried his best to prove his role.
Jiang Ruan: "..."
Su Zhu: "..."
Su Zhu asked, "You were rejected."
Ye Yanzhi: "No need for you to remind me, thank you."
Su Zhu: "Those who are rejected are of no use to Huo Zhizhou."
Ye Yanzhi: "..."
Su Zhu continued to stab him in the back: "It seems like you really have no reason to exist."
"Little Jiang Jiang!" Ye Yanzhi immediately turned his attention to Jiang Ruan. "They ganged up on me!"
“You played a huge role. You are the warmest source of strength and spiritual support for me,” Jiang Ruan said. “If it weren’t for you, I might still be trapped in that marriage.”
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