Chapter 87 Threatening him with your safety as a pretext

Chapter 87 Threatening him with your safety as a pretext

Jiang Ruan glanced at Sui Sui beside her, said a few words to him, and then got up and went out with Huo Sinian.

Inside the garden.

Jiang Ruan asked directly, "What does Big Brother want to talk about?"

"I'd like to ask you for a favor." Huo Sinian pushed up his glasses, glancing at him with a gentle and refined air, giving off a very approachable vibe.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Ruan didn't think she needed Huo Sinian to ask her for anything.

Huo Sinian saw through her thoughts and explained the situation before she refused: "This matter is related to Zhizhou, and I would like you to try to persuade him."

Jiang Ruan was even more confused.

“He’s been neglecting his company affairs lately, spending all his time at Yuanyi Games, and even helping to plan the anniversary celebration,” Huo Sinian said slowly and deliberately. “My parents were quite unhappy when they found out about this.”

"I can't help with this," Jiang Ruan refused.

Not to mention that she and Huo Zhizhou are getting a divorce, she won't interfere in his affairs.

Even if she intervenes, given their current relationship, he won't listen to her.

Most importantly, Huo Zhizhou is a planner in everything he does.

“Zhi Zhou is a scoundrel, and you’re unwilling to help me understand,” Huo Sinian said in an unchanged tone. “But he put in a lot of effort to get to the top of the Huo Group, so it would be a pity if he were to be dismissed because of this.”

Jiang Ruan looked at him with a puzzled expression and said directly without beating around the bush, "Shouldn't you be happy that he was dismissed, brother?"

She didn't get involved in the conflict between Huo Zhizhou and Huo Sinian, and Huo Zhizhou didn't want to tell her about these things and cause her any trouble.

But she was aware of their open and covert rivalry for control of the Huo Group.

“I would be happy if he was dismissed because of a work mistake,” Huo Sinian said without hiding his thoughts. “But to be dismissed because of personal feelings would be an unfair victory for me.”

The words "personal feelings" struck Jiang Ruan's heart, but she remained unaffected. Her clear, innocent eyes met his without flinching as she asked, "How can you be so sure he will be dismissed?"

She knew what Huo Zhizhou was capable of.

Having triumphed over Huo Sinian in the past, this was now a trivial matter for him, so he couldn't possibly have been unprepared.

“Because his parents have figured out his weakness.” Huo Sinian said this while looking at her.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Ruan didn't react for a moment.

"On the day the original Easy Games anniversary celebration was announced, they went to the Huo Group." Huo Sinian adjusted his silver-rimmed glasses, his tone still gentle, "and threatened him with your safety."

Jiang Ruan was taken aback.

Seeing that she was affected by her emotions, Huo Sinian continued, "I hope you can persuade him to focus on the Huo Group. He always listens to you."

"I'm sorry, I can't help you with this." Jiang Ruan refused decisively. She believed that Huo Zhizhou's parents had gone to him, but threats? Huo Zhizhou was never threatened by others.

Seeing her resolute attitude, Huo Sinian said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have bothered you."

Jiang Ruan didn't respond.

She turned and left to pick up Sui Sui from inside.

To be honest, she wasn't quite sure what Huo Sinian was thinking, nor could she understand his purpose in doing all this. At least from her perspective, saying these things wouldn't bring him any benefit or advantage.

"Jiang Ruan," Huo Sinian called her from behind.

Jiang Ruan stopped in her tracks.

Huo Sinian walked steadily up to her: "Did Zhizhou tell you about his childhood?"

Jiang Ruan did not show much other expression on her face, but her eyes questioned the meaning of his words.

"You can ask him when you have time." Huo Sinian left with this abrupt statement, "If you still insist on your current ideas after learning about his past, I won't say anything more."

Jiang Ruan found him strange.

During the interview, he kept saying bad things about Huo Zhizhou, almost calling my brother a scumbag, but now he's defending him.

Huo Sinian is a really hard person to figure out.

After saying goodbye to Young Master Lu, she took Sui Sui and left first, temporarily suppressing the things Huo Sinian had said.

Watching them leave, Lu Er asked Huo Sinian beside him, "Why did you suddenly tell her those things?"

“Zhi Zhou hasn’t been doing well these past few days.” Huo Sinian’s eyes behind his glasses gleamed meaningfully. “As his older brother, I have to help him out.”

A chill ran down Lu Er's spine.

This group is definitely not a true group in the real sense.

“Jiang Ruan might not follow the path you expect,” he reminded him. Although they hadn’t interacted much, he had a general understanding of Jiang Ruan’s personality. “Given her current relationship with Zhi Zhou, she definitely won’t ask.”

Huo Sinian: "No need to ask."

Young Master Lu: "?"

"All we need to do is plant this trigger in her subconscious." No one could understand Huo Sinian's gaze. "When the time is right, the effect will naturally be achieved."

"Aren't you afraid Huo Zhizhou will retaliate against you?" Lu Er always felt that his behavior was dangerous. Over the years, no matter how much the group fought, they never involved others.

This time, we've brought Jiang Ruan in...

I feel that Si Nian's actions were a bit too extreme.

Huo Sinian remained remarkably calm: "How should I retaliate? Unlike him, I don't have any weaknesses."

"What about the one you keep at home?" Lu Er asked meaningfully.

Huo Sinian's gaze remained unchanged, his face devoid of any emotion: "She's just a woman, I can discard her at any time."

Lu Er opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

He had witnessed everything between Si Nian and that other person over the past two years, and as her brother, he knew how much Si Nian cared for her. Sometimes he wished Si Nian could be more frank like Huo Zhizhou, openly and honestly expressing his feelings.

Unfortunately, the two brothers are completely different in this respect.

...

Huo Zhizhou was unaware that Jiang Ruan had met with Huo Sinian again.

After leaving the hospital at noon, he returned to Fengyue Huating, took a shower in room 1801 to wash away his fatigue, dried his hair, and then took out a key to go next door and open the door to Jiang Ruan's residence.

At the same time, Jiang Ruan and Sui Sui left Lu Ershao's house.

The two of them had just gotten into the car to go to the hospital when someone reported the news: "Assistant Jiang, Miss Jiang and the young master have headed towards the hospital."

Jiang Ruan had no idea that she was being watched, let alone that someone had broken into her home.

She stayed at the hospital for almost two hours before leaving.

"Not planning to stay a little longer?" Dr. Zhou suddenly appeared and asked in a natural and gentle tone.

"No, thank you." Jiang Ruan was still holding Sui Sui's hand. "I'll come again tomorrow at noon."

Dr. Zhou coughed lightly: "How about I tell you about your mother's condition?"

Jiang Ruan asked seriously, "Has the situation changed?"

Dr. Zhou sounded a little guilty: "No, it's the same as before."

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Dr. Zhou felt very uncomfortable under her gaze, and his mood became extremely heavy.

He didn't understand why Assistant Jiang suddenly told him to keep Jiang Ruan occupied and not let her go back so early.

"Is my mother's condition getting worse?" Jiang Ruan wasn't unaware of his unusual behavior, but she couldn't guess unless he said so.

"No." Dr. Zhou's mind raced, and he finally came up with a plausible excuse. "I just wanted you to stay here a little longer. Maybe you'll run into that man from the surveillance footage."

Jiang Ruan breathed a sigh of relief: "He just came by, he probably won't be coming again anytime soon."

Dr. Zhou nodded: "That's true."

"Then we'll be going now," Jiang Ruan said politely. "We won't disturb you any longer."

Dr. Zhou said okay, and after she and Sui Sui left the hospital, he took out his phone and sent a message to Assistant Jiang: "Miss Jiang and the young master have left."