Chapter 227 Jiang Ruan Accidentally Guessed the Truth
"Does Chairman Li need the young master's contact information?" Assistant Jiang asked after re-wrapping the gauze, his expression serious. "I'll give it to you."
“No need.” Li Zhishen glanced at the person whose face was still a little pale. “I’m not so busy that I need to concern myself with the affairs of someone insignificant.”
He left after saying that, without lingering.
Only after he got into the car did I realize that I had knocked on his window to ask him why he hadn't left yet.
He turned around and glanced through the rear window, then, without thinking further, instructed the driver to leave.
Huo Zhizhou didn't leave immediately. He asked Jiang Yu to drive the car to a relatively secluded place and park it there. He didn't leave until 10:30 p.m. when the fireworks lit up the sky in front of the villa.
He took out his phone and sent her a message: 【Happy birthday, Ruanruan.】
Jiang Ruan saw it.
She watched the fireworks bursting outside the window, knowing that he had prepared them for her.
Like Jingzhou, Haicheng does not have a special ban on setting off fireworks. In the past, he would communicate with the relevant departments every year on his birthday to find a legitimate reason to set off fireworks, and he thought this time would be the same.
Midnight.
Jiang Ruan opened his chat window, typed "Happy Birthday," and hovered her finger over the word "Send." Just as she was about to click it, she hesitated.
Although Huo Zhizhou hasn't mentioned asking her to return to Jingzhou with him these past few days, and his emotions have been very stable, they still haven't divorced.
After much consideration, I deleted all those words.
Just then, Huo Zhizhou sent a message: "[It's my birthday, what wish do you want to make (something unrelated to me)]"
Jiang Ruan paused.
In the past, she would make two wishes every year on her birthday, one for her own birthday and one for his birthday after midnight. She asked him why he didn't make one for himself, and he said his only wish was to be with her.
His has already been achieved; nothing more is needed.
He fulfilled all her wishes made during the five years of their marriage, without exception.
Huo Zhizhou: [You say it, and I'll make it happen for you.]
Jiang Ruan exited the message dialog box without replying.
Their current relationship is no longer suitable for such ambiguous matters. Returning would give him hope of reconciliation, and with hope, he would probably be even less likely to let her leave.
Huo Zhizhou waited for five minutes but still didn't receive a message from her.
He knew she had seen it; the words "typing is in progress" at the top of the chat box proved it all.
After much consideration, he sent her another message: "Blessings received."
Jiang Ruan: "??"
When did she send her blessings?
When Su Zhu came out of the shower, she saw Huo Zhizhou frowning and looking a little angry. She glanced at Huo Zhizhou's lit phone screen and asked, "Did Huo Zhizhou upset you?"
"It's not really qi (vital energy)," Jiang Ruan said truthfully.
Su Zhu dried her hair, which was about 70% dry, and sat down next to her: "Have you ever thought about this?"
Jiang Ruan glanced sideways: "What?"
"If Su Anran finds out there's something wrong, and Huo Zhizhou cuts off all ties with her," Su Zhu asked seriously. "What do you plan to do if he comes back to you to reconcile?"
"Nothing to do," Jiang Ruan said clearly. "We'll still get a divorce."
"That's fine then." Su Zhu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
That evening.
They slept together.
At first, they only talked about Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou, then they talked about the Qin family and the Li family, and later Su Zhu started talking about all sorts of gossip in her company, so much so that the two of them yawned repeatedly when they woke up the next day.
Su Zhu was so sleepy: "Let me sleep a little longer, anyway, I don't have to go to work today."
"Go to sleep." Jiang Ruan forced herself to get up, her head still foggy after staying up all night. "I have an appointment with Aunt Bai to talk to you. I'll wake you up when I get back."
"Okay." Su Zhu pulled the blanket over herself and went to sleep.
...
9:30 a.m.
When Jiang Ruan arrived at the place where she was discussing matters with Attorney Bai, a middle-aged woman in a suit walked over. She exuded a reassuring aura, and her hair was neatly combed, giving her a very capable appearance.
This was the second time Jiang Ruan had seen her, but she was still amazed: "Aunt Bai."
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Attorney Bai sat down opposite her, a gentle smile on his face as he spoke.
The two exchanged a few simple pleasantries.
Jiang Ruan recounted what happened at the hospital to her over the phone, saying that it had been several days since then.
"It's alright. I only asked you to go to see if there would be any unexpected gains." Attorney Bai was not surprised by this, after all, that person was Huo Zhizhou. "Since we can't reach an agreement, I will go to the court tomorrow to submit the lawsuit materials. Just follow my instructions then."
Jiang Ruan nodded: "Okay."
Attorney Bai: "There's something I need to make clear to you beforehand."
Jiang Ruan: "Please go ahead."
"This could be a long battle, so you need to be mentally prepared." Attorney Bai explained everything to her in advance, afraid that she would break down. "He is very likely to resort to some tricks to avoid divorce."
Jiang Ruan had already inquired beforehand: "I know."
Pretending not to see the court's call, causing the documents to be undeliverable and being served by public notice, and then raising objections to jurisdiction and litigation mediation.
Some actions are not actually effective; they are purely for stalling time.
With all the procedures dragging on, it's highly likely that the trial won't officially begin until a year later.
“Okay.” Attorney Bai handed her all the documents he had prepared. “Take a look at these. If there are no problems, I’ll go through the procedures tomorrow.”
Jiang Ruan took it and looked at it: "No problem."
Attorney Bai: "Okay."
The two discussed some more details, and by the time they finished talking, it was past eleven o'clock.
Jiang Ruan wanted to treat her to a meal, but she had other engagements, so she didn't go. She just told her to be careful on her way home and to let her know when she got home safely.
Jiang Ruan agreed to everything.
After watching Attorney Bai leave, Jiang Ruan opened her newly purchased car.
Just as she got into the passenger seat, the door was opened, and Su Anran got in and fastened her seatbelt as quickly as possible.
Jiang Ruan was startled.
"I need to talk to you about something," Su Anran said before she could speak. "I'll leave as soon as we're done, without lingering."
"Get down." Jiang Ruan was still shaken.
She couldn't even imagine what she would do if a murderer walked in.
Mingming checked that there was no one on either side of the bus when she got on.
"Can you stop acting all high and mighty, like you look down on everyone?" Su Anran didn't like her attitude. "I have something important to discuss with you."
Jiang Ruan glanced at the time but didn't say anything.
This place is a bit far from the police station, and calling the police for this would be a waste of police resources. I'll bring Momo with me next time I go out.
"How have you thought about what happened last time?" Su Anran brought up the old matter again. "If you think fifty million is too much, I can take the money, as long as you tell Huo Zhizhou not to cause me any trouble from now on."
Anyway, Huo Zhizhou has already agreed to pay.
I came to see Jiang Ruan just in case.
If Huo Zhizhou finds out the truth and breaks the agreement to cause her trouble, at least Jiang Ruan will stop him.
"Are you that afraid that Huo Zhizhou will find out that you impersonated his benefactor?" Jiang Ruan blurted out without thinking.
Su Anran: "!!!"
Su Anran's eyes widened in shock, her heart pounding: "You...when did you find out?"
Jiang Ruan was stunned for a moment.
He paused after realizing what he had said.
The words Su Zhu had just said were simply a casual remark without much thought, a way of addressing her after she had made so many assumptions and doubts in front of her.
Now it seems she guessed right by sheer luck?
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