Chapter 79: He saw through all the tricks.

Chapter 79: He saw through all the tricks.

Jiang Ruan never expected Sui Sui to say such a thing. It was because she contacted Ye Yanzhi too frequently that he had the illusion that she wanted to find a partner.

Fortunately, everyone treated it as a joke and didn't take it seriously.

They just made a couple of jokes and that was it.

As for Su Zhu, Ye Yanzhi started gossiping: "When did Su Anran become your sister?"

“She’s my dad’s illegitimate daughter.” Su Zhu said this casually, “We just acknowledged her a few days ago.”

Ye Yanzhi: "Is there really such a melodramatic thing?"

Su Zhu took a sip of her drink.

Before Su Anran came to her door, she never imagined that such a dramatic thing would happen. Her half-sister stole her best friend's man and even went to her house with the man who brought her best friend.

"Does Xiao Jiang know?" Ye Yanzhi asked Jiang Ruan, who was looking down at her phone.

Jiang Ruan: "Huh?"

Ye Yanzhi noticed her dazed state: "What's wrong? Why do you look like that..."

He deliberately dragged out the last syllable.

"It's nothing." Jiang Ruan put down her phone and continued their conversation, "I found out about Su Zhu's matter that day, it was really dramatic."

Su Zhu, sitting opposite her, stared at her and said, "Something's not right with you."

Ye Yanzhi: "That's right."

Su Zhu spread her hands: "Hand over your phone."

Ye Yanzhi mimicked her actions: "Hand it over."

"Are you a broken record?" Su Zhu retorted without holding back. "Just say whatever I say. If you're brainless, I'll give it to you and donate it."

“Look at her,” Ye Yanzhi complained to Jiang Ruan, “all she does is scold me all day long.”

"So what if I scold you? Ruan Ruan is on my side." Su Zhu retorted. "Even if I beat you to death, she'll still be the one handing me the tools."

Jiang Ruan silently drank her water, not participating in the two's battle, and quietly deleted the message Huo Zhizhou had just sent.

Just now, when Su Zhu and Ye Yanzhi were arguing, Huo Zhizhou sent her a message.

The gist of the matter is that she will have custody of the child, not so that outsiders can pick her up and drop her off.

Outsiders here.

It refers to Su bamboo.

She didn't reply.

Su Zhu was no different from a sister to her. If Su Zhu was an outsider, then what was the point of having the housekeeper pick him up every day when he was busy with work?

"Aren't you taking this a step further?" Ye Yanzhi finally remembered the important matter after arguing with her for a while. "Aren't we supposed to be talking about Xiao Jiangjiang looking a bit off while holding her phone just now?"

"Did Huo Zhizhou just send you a message?" Su Zhu asked.

"No, it's from the company." Jiang Ruan didn't want to upset her, so she just said something casually, "We're going to the north of the city for a team building activity on Monday and Tuesday."

It takes four or five hours to go there and back; the distance is really far.

Su Zhu instinctively said, "It's okay, leave Sui Sui to me!"

Jiang Ruan pursed her lips, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Her intuition told her that if she revealed this, she would suffer a severe blow from Su Zhu.

Indeed, when Su Zhu learned that Huo Zhizhou was going to take the child back for a few days and have the housekeeper take care of the child's daily life, she was so angry that she scolded Huo Zhizhou severely.

However, she also knows that the two have not yet obtained a divorce certificate, and the child is still under joint custody.

Huo Zhizhou has the right to make his own choice.

That evening.

Because she was worried, Su Zhu called Sui Sui after she fell asleep to chat for a bit. There were some things she couldn't say in front of Sui Sui at dinner, but now she could finally express all her worries and concerns.

"Don't worry," Jiang Ruan said, not wanting her to fret. "I know what I'm doing."

She didn't tell her that Su Anran was a secretary at Yuanyi Games, nor did she tell her that Su Anran would most likely be with Huo Zhizhou for this team building event.

She's already worried enough about her; she doesn't want her to worry anymore.

It was late at night when the two finished talking.

Just as Jiang Ruan was about to finish a freelance drawing before going to sleep, Huo Zhizhou sent her a message: "I'll pick up Sui Sui tomorrow morning."

Jiang Ruan: [Wasn't it supposed to be Monday?]

Huo Zhizhou: [Tomorrow is Children's Day.]

Jiang Ruan paused for a moment.

She always remembered that tomorrow was June 1st. Her original plan was to come back after his dance class in the morning to decorate the house, bake him a cake, and give him a surprise when his martial arts class ended in the afternoon.

Judging from Huo Zhizhou's expression, he was going to keep his promise to take Sui Sui to the amusement park for his birthday.

Huo Zhizhou: [I skipped his martial arts class, what about your dance class?]

Jiang Ruan wanted to ask if the afternoon would be okay, since he hadn't told her about taking leave beforehand, but thinking about what he had said and done these past two days, she felt that asking would be pointless.

Knowing his personality, he'll definitely use this to his advantage, saying she doesn't care about the child, and then use it to threaten her with custody.

Amidst various thoughts.

Jiang Ruan found Lu Ershao's contact information, and after much consideration, she called him to explain the situation.

"I was hesitating about how to tell you this," Lu Ershao said directly. "I didn't realize yesterday was Children's Day. I promised Xin Xin I'd take her out, but tomorrow might be..."

Jiang Ruan breathed a sigh of relief.

Young Master Lu then asked, "Do you have time on Sunday? If so, Sunday morning."

Jiang Ruan: "Okay."

Young Master Lu: "If Sui Sui is alone, you can bring her over."

Jiang Ruan said "okay" and "thank you" before ending the call.

Huo Zhizhou had not received a reply from Jiang Ruan. His beautiful, fair fingers slid back and forth across the screen, and his eyes were deeper than the darkness outside.

"Zhizhou, can you come with me to play tomorrow?" Su Anran said while trying on clothes. "I saw a really nice place on social media a few days ago. The weather is nice tomorrow, so it's perfect to go check it out."

Huo Zhizhou glanced sideways: "Tomorrow is Children's Day, I have to spend time with Sui Sui."

Su Anran paused, gripping the clothes with increased force.

Another year has passed!

He made me lose face at dinner that night.

Tomorrow I'll be soaking in the hot springs again because of him.

"The day after tomorrow is the weekend, and it will be sunny again." Huo Zhizhou stood up and walked over to comfort her. "I'll spend time with you the day after tomorrow."

Taking the opportunity, Su Anran pulled his hand and made a request in a coquettish manner: "Then you have to take photos with me, and a group photo too."

Huo Zhizhou frowned unconsciously.

Su Anran shook his arm: "Okay?"

Just as Huo Zhizhou was about to reply, a message popped up on his phone. He took it out and saw it was from Jiang Ruan, containing only two simple words: 【Greetings.】

Su Anran saw it, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't jealous.

She had always wanted to possess Huo Zhizhou, but she also knew that this man was not someone that could be easily controlled. He was too smart, so smart that he could see through all her schemes.

As a result, she no longer dares to act recklessly.

"Is Ruan Ruan going too?" She composed herself, her long, large eyes showing a hint of unhappiness.

Huo Zhizhou didn't hide anything and said calmly, "She is Sui Sui's mother, and she has to be there for every important holiday."

Su Anran lowered her head.

It's always like this.

His reasons were always irrefutable, and if she didn't agree, he would accuse her of being unreasonable. However, she dared not be unreasonable, for fear that if she acted too aggressively, he would find out that she had impersonated him.