Chapter 399 What's wrong with having the surname Jiang?
Qin Muchuan was, of course, afraid.
But he knew very well that if he was stopped from going, his father would only become more resentful.
On the contrary, offering support when he wants to go and telling him some precautions can win his favor.
"Don't forget that our daughter Jiang Ruan will soon receive 20% of the Qin Group's shares," Qin Muchi said very seriously. "If she gets any other assets, the Qin family name will be Jiang, not Qin!"
Qin Muchuan naturally retorted, "What's wrong with having the surname Jiang?"
Qin Muchi: "???"
Qin Muchi looked at him in disbelief.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, she gave up pretending and said, "Are you crazy?!"
“Our mother’s surname is Jiang.” Qin Muchuan said this with a straight face, showing no trace of his true feelings behind the scenes. “Whether it’s Qin or Jiang is not important to me at all.”
Qin Muchi frowned as he looked at him.
I don't understand how a person could change like this in just a few days.
"Stop pretending in front of me." He didn't believe that the profit-driven Qin Muchuan could suddenly become so righteous. "I know exactly what you're thinking."
"Hmm, if you know the answer, why are you asking me?" Qin Muchuan calmly retorted.
Qin An was the smartest among Qin Muchuan's generation, with exceptional talent in all aspects, which can be described as overwhelmingly superior.
Then there's Qin Muchuan, who's somewhat intelligent but not very clever. He often wants to use schemes and tricks, but fails because he can't come up with a well-thought-out plan.
As for Qin Muchi, he acted purely on impulse.
"Are you hiding something from me?" Qin Muchi had known Qin Muchuan for so many years, and he roughly understood what kind of person he was. "Do you know something that I don't?"
Qin Muchuan did not answer.
Qin Muchi placed his hands on his desk: "Qin Muchuan!"
Qin Muchuan scolded him with a stern face: "What's wrong with you?"
"I don't believe you would just stand by and watch the shares fall into Jiang Ruan's hands without doing anything." Qin Muchi was convinced of this. "You must be plotting something behind the scenes."
Qin Muchuan remained calm.
Unable to get an answer, Qin Muchi had no choice but to leave and search for the reason himself.
No sooner had he left than Qin Muchuan summoned his secretary and instructed him: "Proceed according to plan. Spread the news of Li Chengxuan's accident to him, so that he will mistakenly believe that I stopped taking action because I was afraid of this matter."
Ever since Luo Feng said those things to him, he has been thinking about how to solve the problem perfectly.
After thinking it over and over, all I could think of was that idiot Qin Muchi.
If he knew he was no longer in charge of Jiang Ruan's shares, he would definitely go crazy and try to take revenge on Jiang Ruan.
After all, his son Qin Jiangye and his wife didn't like him. If he wanted a better life in his later years, he couldn't lose the shares he held. The only way was to deal with Jiang Ruan.
In this way...
Even if Huo Zhizhou discovers something, it has nothing to do with him.
After all, he really didn't want to continue fighting with Jiang Ruan.
Thinking about all this made me feel much better. It would solve a big problem and get rid of a nuisance. If I was lucky, I could find evidence of Huo Zhizhou's crimes and even put him in jail!
The more she thought about Qin Muchuan, the better she felt.
Qin Luofeng was unaware of his thoughts. If he had known, he would have thought he was being too impulsive. At this moment, he was at Jiang Ruan's house, firstly to visit Old Master Qin, and secondly to visit Jiang An.
His attitude was much better than before, and his words were gentle and caring.
As they chatted, the conversation turned to business.
"I haven't congratulated you on the successful completion of your first project yet." Qin Luofeng gave off a warm and gentle feeling. "Let me know when your second project is almost finished, and I'll have my father and second uncle make time to transfer the shares to you."
Jiang Ruan readily agreed: "Okay."
Qin Luofeng then asked, "Shall we go and take a look at the Qin Group?"
“No need, there’s plenty of time later.” Jiang Ruan didn’t have a good impression of Qin Luofeng. “But I wonder how the matter I asked my uncle to investigate went.”
"We found out. The one who tipped off Li Chengxuan was a guard from the Qin family." Qin Luofeng said seriously, his brows furrowed with a hint of heaviness. "He bribed one of our people. It was our negligence that led to all this."
This answer was pretty much what Jiang Ruan had imagined.
They just picked someone to be their scapegoat.
"Don't worry." Qin Luofeng maintained his image as a good older brother. "We won't tolerate this kind of thing. We've already handed it over to the police, and they'll definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
Jiang Ruan said thank you and didn't say anything more.
She knew perfectly well that this was just a formality.
...
That afternoon.
When Qin Mo brought over the other things belonging to Old Master Qin, Jiang Ruan received a call from a hospital in a neighboring city. The gist of the call was that Jiang Ruan should come over to discuss the second phase of the project, and if it was suitable, sign another contract.
Jiang Ruan agreed without hesitation.
After she spoke with Jiang An and Sui Sui, she asked Mo Mo and Tang Bai to pack their things and leave.
"Can you come back tomorrow?" Tang Bai rarely asked such a question.
"They're unlikely to come back." Jiang Ruan was already very familiar with this kind of thing. "It takes two days to plan a meal and business meeting, not even including the follow-up matters after the contract is signed. Do you have something to say?"
Tang Bai and Mo Mo exchanged a glance.
Just as Jiang Ruan was about to press for more information, she suddenly remembered what Captain Ning had said a few days ago when he arrested Li Chengxuan.
"Is your team leader arriving tomorrow?" she asked.
“Normally she’ll arrive tomorrow.” Tang Bai felt a little scared when he thought about how his captain dealt with people. “But we don’t know if she’s on a mission this time, and we can’t get in touch with her.”
Jiang Ruan remained calm about this: "It's fine, I'll just bring the product manager with me."
Tang Bai: "No."
Mo Mo: "No."
It was rare for them to speak in unison.
Given what had happened before, they were extremely worried about Jiang Ruan going out alone.
"Wait for us for ten minutes, we'll go pack our things." Tang Bai made his decision after much consideration. Since he was working for Jiang Ruan, the young lady's safety was the top priority.
Before Jiang Ruan could even speak, the two of them had vanished.
Ten minutes later.
The three of them got into the car on time.
Jiang Ruan tried to talk to them, but the two were determined to go with her, so she didn't try to persuade them any further.
Since there are no direct flights from Haicheng to the neighboring city, they had to take a bus to Jingzhou and then drive for two hours to get there.
When getting off the plane.
Just as Jiang Ruan took out her phone, she heard someone passing by making a phone call. Although the person was trying to lower their voice, she still heard clearly: "How could Young Master Huo do such a thing? This kind of rumor is meaningless."
She didn't know what the other person said.
But she heard the person behind her ask, "Did he really put his father under house arrest?"
Are you sure this news is true?
“Okay, I’ll come right over to get the first-hand news. You can contact Young Master Huo and see if there’s a chance for cooperation.”
Jiang Ruan didn't hear what was said after that. The person walked further and further away, and the sound gradually dissipated in the wind.
Jiang Ruanxin brought it up unconsciously.
If Huo Cheng continues to deny what he did, let alone house arrest, Huo Zhizhou, in a fit of rage, is capable of even more outrageous acts.
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