Chapter 734 Keeping your life alive can protect you from harm.
"I'm going to take a nap," Jiang Ruan said. "Sui Sui is doing fine over there, everything's alright."
Jiang An didn't press further: "Okay."
Jiang Ruan stood up, thinking about Mo Mo's personality, and said to him before leaving, "After you finish eating, go and get some sleep so you'll be well-rested and have the energy to go to work tomorrow."
Mo Mo: "Okay."
Jiang Ruan hummed in agreement and went upstairs to sleep.
Because she hadn't slept for a long time and had been flying at high altitudes for an extended period, she fell asleep shortly after lying down.
But it was Mo Mo.
As soon as Jiang Ruan left, he became the focus of everyone's attention.
Li Zhishen dared not be too reckless with Jiang Ruan, fearing that he might accidentally lose the chance to even enter this place. But he was bolder when facing Mo Mo.
No.
Seeing that Mo Mo had finished eating, he began to ask, "Mo Mo."
Mo Mo looked up.
"Why did you suddenly come back?" Li Zhishen asked. "Didn't you say Huo Zhizhou was injured? Has he recovered?"
"Not yet." Mo Mo knew what he meant, but her answer was still very formal. "We originally planned to leave today, but the boss chatted with Miss Su for a while and decided to leave yesterday."
“Su Zhu?” Jiang An asked.
Mo Mo: "Mm."
Jiang An: "Why didn't she come along?"
Mo Mo: "I went to the hotel after getting off the plane."
"How did your boss feel about Huo Zhizhou getting injured?" Li Zhishen suddenly interjected.
Jiang An: "Li Zhishen."
Li Zhishen: "I was just asking."
Jiang An ignored him and spoke to Mo Mo as if she were talking to her own child: "Don't worry about him, go and rest."
Mo Mo: "Okay."
He stood up, nodded slightly, gave a brief greeting, and went to sleep.
Watching his receding figure, Li Zhishen felt a little aggrieved: "I was just worried that Ruan Ruan would be in a bad mood. If she suddenly comes back, either Huo Zhizhou will upset her, or she won't like that side of the road."
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to." Jiang An saw right through him.
Li Zhishen: "This time, I really just care about Ruan Ruan."
Jiang An stared at him: "Really?"
Li Zhishen: "Of course."
Jiang An: "Are you sure you don't want to know about her relationship with Huo Zhizhou?"
Li Zhishen coughed lightly: "Of course I would, but caring about Ruan Ruan is the main thing."
"Whatever happens between her and Huo Zhizhou is none of your business. Don't forget you're just an unrelated uncle." Jiang An dissuaded him from his idea, mainly because she didn't want him to interfere too much with Ruan Ruan and cause her pressure and unhappiness.
Ruan Ruan was born and raised by her.
She hopes she can be happy.
She doesn't want a "father" who never raised her to dictate her life years later.
If it were a young Li Zhishen, he would have already turned his back on him and left in anger.
At that time, he had a strong sense of self-respect and could not tolerate others saying such things about him.
But now—
“I know, isn’t this an effort to become a father figure to her?” Li Zhishen knew he was at fault and his attitude softened considerably. “I just don’t know if Ms. Jiang An is willing to give this opportunity.”
Jiang An was too lazy to say anything more to him.
She put down her chopsticks, stood up, and said to the bodyguard at the door, "Don't let this person in starting tomorrow."
Bodyguards: "Yes, madam."
Li Zhishen paused.
He immediately went up to her and grabbed her: "An'an—"
"If you don't let go, I'll chop your hand off." Jiang An tried his best to appear ruthless.
"Go ahead and chop it off." Li Zhishen didn't let go. "If this hand can't hold yours, there's no point in keeping it."
Jiang An: "..."
Old Master Qin: "..."
Jiang An's emotions instantly turned into disgust.
She couldn't understand how a perfectly normal person could become so greasy.
"Then you might as well give up your life, since I won't be with you anyway."
“No way.” The older Li Zhishen gets, the more shameless he becomes. “Just because I haven’t won you over yet doesn’t mean I won’t be able to win you over in the next few decades. What if you agree before I die? Wouldn’t I be at a huge loss?”
"Don't worry, it's worth dying for," Jiang An replied.
"It's alright, I'm alive to take a knife for you." Li Zhishen said.
Jiang An: "..."
Jiang An was too lazy to waste any more words with him.
That guy is a scoundrel.
"Considering how sincere and useful I am, could you please lift the ban on me?" Li Zhishen hovered around her the whole time. "I'm still somewhat useful here."
Jiang An looked him up and down.
It's as if it's saying, "How come I didn't notice?"
Li Zhishen pulled in Old Master Qin, who was watching the show, and said, "If you don't believe me, ask him."
Jiang An looked over.
Old Master Qin coughed lightly: "It is somewhat useful."
Li Zhishen: "Look."
"But that little bit of use is negligible; anyone can replace him." Old Master Qin, prioritizing his daughter's importance, dismissed Li Zhishen without hesitation. "If you don't want him to come in, then he doesn't have to."
Li Zhishen: "?"
Li Zhishen looked over.
Has the old man forgotten who covered for him when he felt guilty?
And when he's bored, who keeps him company?
"As people get older, their energy isn't what it used to be, and they get sleepy after eating." Old Master Qin muttered to himself, then made an excuse to leave. "You guys keep chatting, I'm going for a walk to digest my food."
After saying that, he walked outside.
As he passed by Li Zhishen, Li Zhishen lowered his voice and said to him, "Next time you need my help, I'll pretend I didn't see it."
Without hesitation, Old Master Qin sold him out: "An'an, he threatened me."
Li Zhishen: "The old man was absolutely right."
Old Master Qin: "What?"
Li Zhishen: "You're inhuman; all you care about is profit."
Grandpa Qin looked at Jiang An: "An'an."
Jiang An was too lazy to get involved in their bickering. She used her skill to remove Li Zhishen's hand from her wrist and strode out of the restaurant, heading upstairs.
Instead of taking a lunch break, she stood on the rooftop balcony looking down at the greenery and lawn below.
My heart was filled with emotions.
About ten minutes later.
Old Master Qin also came up.
Seeing her standing there with a preoccupied look on her face, Old Master Qin took the initiative to come over and said, "You just said those things on purpose to provoke the Li family boy, didn't you?"
"I'm not that free," Jiang An said calmly.
"Just because others can't see it doesn't mean I, as their father, can't see it either." After spending this time together, Grandpa Qin has come to understand Jiang An better and better. "Are you worried that he'll ask Ruan Ruan too many questions and upset her? Is that right?"
Jiang An remained silent.
She was indeed afraid that Li Zhishen would spoil Ruan Ruan's mood.
He's so eager for Ruan Ruan to acknowledge him and call him "Dad" that he sometimes goes overboard with his concern. Even children don't like nagging, let alone Ruan Ruan, who is an adult.
She is reasonable and knows what is important.
If Li Zhishen said too much, it would only upset her.
“But your worries are a bit unnecessary,” said Grandpa Qin.
Jiang An: "?"
Redundant?
"Based on my experience spending time with him, that kid is a bit overly concerned about Ruan Ruan's feelings," Old Master Qin said unhurriedly. "But he'll at most ask questions; he won't have any in-depth conversations or offer advice."
Jiang An looked down.
Perhaps that's possible.
But she didn't want to gamble.
"Regardless of the nature of Ruan Ruan's relationship with Huo Zhizhou, Li Zhishen will at most cause Huo Zhizhou some unpleasantness, but he won't cause Ruan Ruan any trouble," said Grandpa Qin.
Jiang An thought about the previous interactions between Li Zhishen and Huo Zhizhou.
“Li Zhishen used to be immature and acted impulsively without thinking,” Old Master Qin said, seeing that she remained calm throughout. “But he has grown a lot now. You can talk to him about anything; he will listen.”
Jiang An: "He's only fit to talk like that."
Her words were calm and even.
There wasn't a single superfluous emotion.
Hearing this, Old Master Qin knew that Jiang An had not completely forgiven Li Zhishen. She allowed him to come here and wander around here only because he needed him and Ruan Ruan's relationship with him.
Apart from that, there was absolutely no personal relationship between them.
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