Chapter 43 The date for Mom's surgery has been set.

Chapter 43 The date for Mom's surgery has been set.

"Let him keep an eye on things if he wants." Ye Yanzhi has never been afraid of anyone. "Don't worry about this. Just live your life as usual."

“Yan Zhi.” Jiang Ruan thought he was a bit stubborn.

"You think my return is just me coming back?" Ye Yanzhi said as if reciting a tongue twister, his hands naturally resting on the steering wheel. "I'm also carrying out Su Da Motou's orders. If I really don't care about you, believe me, she'll come at me with a knife the next time we meet."

“I’ll explain it to her clearly,” Jiang Ruan said earnestly.

"No need." Ye Yanzhi drove seriously. "It's settled then. No matter what tricks Huo Zhizhou plays, I, Su Zhu and I will always stand by your side."

Jiang Ruan was about to speak again.

Ye Yanzhi interrupted her, saying, "If you refuse, it means you don't consider us friends. If you don't consider us friends, I won't be able to resist beating up Huo Zhizhou to vent my anger."

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Ruan was a little confused by his thought process: "Why would you beat him up when you're not even friends anymore?"

"Because he indirectly caused you to stop being friends with us." Ye Yanzhi was practically a master of reasoning. "So the blame should be placed on him."

That's all I have to say.

Jiang Ruan also knew that he and Su Zhu were determined to do this.

On one hand, I was touched by the fact that they were such good friends, but on the other hand, I was worried that I might cause them trouble.

“I know what you’re worried about. The only tricks Huo Zhizhou can pull are to target my company or drag my dad into this to get back at me.” Ye Yanzhi had already thought everything through when he came back. “I’m prepared, so there’s no need to worry.”

"Thank you." Jiang Ruan knew she couldn't persuade them otherwise.

Ye Yanzhi glanced at her sideways: "If Su Zhu hears this, you're going to get a beating."

Jiang Ruan's expression softened somewhat.

Knowing he couldn't persuade her, he stopped trying. As long as he didn't have any conflicts of interest with Ye Yanzhi, Huo Zhizhou probably wouldn't go too far.

About thirty minutes later, Ye Yanzhi escorted her to the apartment building. Looking at the tall building in front of him, he frowned slightly: "You live here?"

"Mm." Jiang Ruan nodded.

"Why aren't you staying at Su Zhu's place?" Ye Yanzhi asked. As far as she could remember, she had never lived in a house this small. "That guy owns so many houses."

“This place is great.” Jiang Ruan didn’t explain much, but gave a reasonable reason: “It’s close to where Sui Sui goes to school, so it’s convenient for picking her up and dropping her off.”

Ye Yanzhi opened his mouth, but swallowed back all the words that were about to come out.

Jiang Ruan pointed upstairs: "I'm going back now."

Ye Yanzhi: "Mm."

He only took out his phone and called Su Zhu after watching her walk into the residential area.

Unsurprisingly, Su Zhu scolded her. She was furious, having just fallen asleep when she was woken up: "Are you sick? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

"I just wanted to ask you about Xiao Jiang Jiang's situation." Ye Yanzhi remained completely unmoved.

Su Zhu: "?"

Su Zhu: "Let's talk about it when I wake up."

He hung up right after saying that, without any mercy.

Ye Yanzhi was not surprised. Just as he was planning to find a house to stay in nearby, his phone rang.

Upon seeing that familiar phone number, a subtle change appeared in his usually arrogant eyes. After about ten seconds, he finally swiped to answer, his tone tinged with impatience: "What is it?"

A moment later.

Ye Yanzhi frowned and drove away.

Huo Zhizhou, who was in the car not far away, saw all of this.

Based on the previous phone call and what he had just seen, Gu Shixi had roughly guessed what had happened: "Was that phone call you made earlier with Uncle Ye?"

Huo Zhizhou didn't answer, but his expression said it all.

Gu Shixi secretly gave a thumbs up.

He said the plan had failed, but this guy wasn't flustered at all; it turned out he had a backup plan.

Everyone in Jingzhou knew that Ye Yanzhi and the Ye family were at odds. The father and son were always arguing and at odds, to the point that Ye's father eventually lost his temper and kicked him out.

Ye Yanzhi also left decisively, setting up his own business.

"Observe Ye Yanzhi carefully these past two days. I need to know what he does every day," Huo Zhizhou instructed Jiang, the special assistant in the driver's seat.

Jiang, Special Assistant: "Okay."

After waiting for about five more minutes, Huo Zhizhou finally let him drive away.

Jiang Ruan was completely unaware of all this, but she knew in her heart that both she and Ye Yanzhi were living under Huo Zhizhou's surveillance, at least today.

Back home, she moved her computer, graphics tablet, and other tools to the table next to the balcony in the living room and took a drawing order online.

For her, drawing full-body character portraits is very simple. After all, she usually draws for large-scale games, and she always manages to stand out from millions of participants and win prize money.

At that time, I wasn't thinking about making money; I was just drawing for fun.

Things are different now. Now she has to make money from this. A typical full-body character portrait can cost anywhere from a thousand to tens of thousands of yuan. She takes this one for three thousand, with low requirements, and can finish it in a day. It's just a pity that she can't get these kinds of jobs every day.

Jiang Ruan spent the entire afternoon drawing sketches, burying herself in them for four hours straight.

She didn't leave until the alarm clock rang, reminding her to pick up Sui Sui. She rubbed her aching neck and went out the door.

That evening.

After putting Sui Sui to sleep, Jiang Ruan went to the computer. Just as she picked up the pressure pen to continue drawing, Ye Yanzhi called: "Aren't you asleep yet?"

Jiang Ruan: "No."

"I just compiled a list of companies that might be suitable for you and sent it to you on WeChat," Ye Yanzhi said quickly. "Take a look."

Jiang Ruan opened it on the computer.

“I’ve checked. These companies have no financial ties with Huo Zhizhou or Gu Shixi. You can confidently submit your resumes.” Before she could speak, Ye Yanzhi added, “It has nothing to do with me either.”

After talking with Su Zhu, he understood Jiang Ruan's situation better. Since she was worried, he would help her in a different way.

"Okay," Jiang Ruan agreed.

"Then you should get some rest." Ye Yanzhi finished his business and didn't delay her any longer. "Call me if you need anything. I'm always here for you."

Jiang Ruan felt a warm current flowing through her heart: "Mmm."

Ye Yanzhi said goodnight and then let her hang up.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ruan sent her resume to the email addresses of those companies. Only after confirming that everything was correct did she continue working on her drawings.

Time flies, and Monday is here in the blink of an eye.

After dropping Sui Sui off at school, she planned to go back to see if anyone was still commissioning her to draw artwork. However, on her way back, she received an interview invitation from Yuanyi Game Technology Company, so she immediately took a taxi there.

The interview went smoothly.

After she showed the interviewers her award-winning artwork and other pieces from her account, the interviewers were very satisfied.

"What is your expected salary?" the interviewer asked directly.

Jiang Ruan: "No less than 30,000."

Although she didn't go out to work, her skill level in this area never declined. After all, she won very good rankings and prize money in the creative competitions of major game companies.

The interviewers exchanged glances: "Okay, we understand your situation. Do you have time to come for the final interview on Wednesday?"

Just as Jiang Ruan was about to reply, she saw a message on her phone from the doctor last week: "Ms. Jiang, your mother's surgery is scheduled for this afternoon. Do you have time to come?"