Chapter 105 What did Young Master Huo tell you?
"You've become so cowardly since leaving Huo Zhizhou?" Xue Yan crossed her arms and spoke to her reflection in the mirror with a slightly flippant tone. "This is different from the Miss Jiang that Zhou Xulin talked about."
“Isn’t Miss Xue different from the rumors?” Jiang Ruan retorted.
Xue Yan took two steps toward her: "What are the rumors about me?"
"Don't you know best yourself?" Jiang Ruan saw everything clearly. Over the years of her marriage to Huo Zhizhou, she had come to know most of the people she had met in the industry. "Weren't those rumors spread by you yourself?"
Xue Yan paused.
This was clearly unexpected.
Her probing gaze fell on Jiang Ruan: "Did Young Master Huo tell you this?"
"Does he really need to tell me this?" Jiang Ruan was a little confused.
Xue Yan: "?"
Xue Yan was starting to have an existential crisis: "Was what I did really that obvious?"
"Not obvious." Jiang Ruan was telling the truth. If people didn't know her carefully, they would really think she was a spoiled and arrogant young lady who was pampered by her family.
Xue Yan wanted to punch someone.
This guy.
If it's not obvious, then why did you say those things?
"I just happened to bump into you once when you were arrogantly splashing water on someone, and then you had someone else pay that person a large sum of money in another way." If it weren't for that incident, she wouldn't have discovered that everything Xue Yan did was a pretense.
However, she was pampered by her parents in the Xue family and had everything she wanted.
Why create such a persona at all?
The smile in Xue Yan's eyes vanished completely: "Who did you tell them?"
Jiang Ruan: "You care that much?"
Xue Yan: "..."
Xue Yan pinched the bridge of her nose.
Why can't I hide my feelings when I'm with this guy?
“If you promise not to hold what happened at the banquet two years ago, I’ll tell you who I’ve told.” Jiang Ruan was worried that Xue Yan would cause trouble, mainly because Huo Zhizhou had embarrassed Xue Yan in the past when he stood up for her. “And I promise I won’t tell anyone else.”
"Threatening me?" Xue Yan stared at her.
Jiang Ruan readily admitted, "Yes."
"Do you think I'm afraid of your threats?" Xue Yan walked up to her step by step, so close that they could see each individual eyelash on the other's eye. "Don't forget that you don't have Huo Zhizhou protecting you now."
“But I have Su Zhu.” Jiang Ruan spread her hands.
Xue Yan twitched the corners of her mouth, suddenly feeling a little envious of the relationship she had with Su Zhu since childhood.
Jiang Ruan didn't want to make another enemy, and her current situation wasn't suitable for offending anyone: "Although Huo Zhizhou's handling of that matter was a bit excessive, you were the one who started the trouble first."
"So what?" Xue Yan reverted to her arrogant young lady persona.
"I'll apologize to you, and we can call it even," Jiang Ruan suggested.
“I came with that group of spoiled brats.” Xue Yan said meaningfully, her fingertips touching the sink. “If they see you leave here unharmed, they’ll suspect I’m kind-hearted.”
Jiang Ruan reached out to catch the water and splashed it on her face and body.
Xue Yan: "???"
Xue Yan: "!"
Xue Yan was a little confused: "What are you doing?"
“I went out soaking wet, and even if I didn’t say anything, they would know it was you who did it.” Jiang Ruan resolved today’s matter with minimal cost, “and your public image hasn’t collapsed.”
Xue Yan was stunned for a moment.
Her beautiful, bright eyes gazed at the soft-looking, gentle person in front of her. The moment their eyes met, she seemed to see the resolute heart deep within Jiang Ruan's eyes.
The Jiang family went bankrupt, and Huo Zhizhou divorced her.
From a top-tier socialite to an ordinary working woman, from having no worries about food and clothing and using all kinds of luxury goods at will to now receiving a fixed salary.
With such a huge difference, how can she still live so energetically?
"How is it?" Jiang Ruan asked, seeing that she hadn't answered for a long time. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't emotional.
Xue Yan took out her phone and pointed it at her: "Sure, but you have to let me take a few pictures. If you ever reveal my secrets, I'll post pictures of you looking pathetic."
"Okay." Jiang Ruan readily agreed, even flashing a peace sign.
Xue Yan: "..."
Xue Yan took her hand away and snapped several photos.
"If you're so cooperative, aren't you afraid I'll post your photos everywhere later?" She really couldn't understand Jiang Ruan.
"Don't worry, it's just a few photos. Post them if you want." Jiang Ruan subtly connected with her, gradually penetrating her heart. "Even if you say something in the caption, I believe you have your reasons."
"Crazy!" Xue Yan couldn't stand it anymore, so she cursed at her and left.
But we have to admit it.
Jiang Ruan's words gave a slight shock to her heart, which had been numb for a long time.
The deathly silence in my chest was gradually filled with warmth, and then slowly reignited.
Jiang Ruan felt a little relieved when she saw that Xue Yan had stopped making trouble. She also knew that she had passed Xue Yan's test, and the other two were the truly wicked and difficult spoiled disciples.
If it weren't for the fact that leaving midway through the anniversary celebration would likely be remembered by the boss and lead to repercussions, she would have really wanted to slip away.
"Jiang Ruan." Xue Yan suddenly stopped and turned around to look at her.
Jiang Ruan was taken aback, and when she looked up, her clear black and white eyes were still somewhat blank: "Huh?"
“Yu Yanfeng and Yi Yun are here too.” Xue Yan knew she already knew, but still couldn’t help reminding her, “They won’t be as easy to talk to as I am, so you’d better keep your distance.”
"Thank you," Jiang Ruan said sincerely.
Xue Yan tossed her a remark: "Utterly stupid."
He left as soon as he finished speaking, without lingering at all.
However, as she went outside, the complex expression on her face was instantly replaced by composure. When the others saw her, they walked over to her and asked her with a hint of teasing, "How was it?"
"She got soaked." Xue Yan smiled. "She was as disheveled as could be."
"Where is she?" Yi Yun asked.
"I was in the restroom when I came out, so I don't know now," Xue Yan replied casually, her skin glowing white. "You guys still want to go?"
"Don't worry about that." Yu Yanfeng exchanged a glance with Yi Yun, his smile almost impossible to suppress. "We need to go talk to President Song about something. Do you want to go first or wait for us?"
Xue Yan didn't think they had anything to discuss with President Song, but she didn't expose them: "We'll talk about it later."
Gu Shixi overheard all of their conversations and dialogues. While observing everything below from various positions on the second floor, he also checked the surveillance footage to learn more about the details.
Just as he was wondering who could get rid of Yu Yanfeng and Yi Yun, he saw on one of the surveillance cameras that Jiang Ruan was walking down the corridor with her clothes and hair soaked through, looking as disheveled as could be.
He was a little overwhelmed and sent a screenshot of the surveillance footage to Huo Zhizhou.
I also sent a message: [Jiang Ruan was cornered and bullied like this by Xue Yan in the bathroom. Should we continue to let it go or intervene appropriately?]
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