Chapter 94 Sui Sui calls him Uncle Huo

Chapter 94 Sui Sui calls him Uncle Huo

She knew a little about the relationship between Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou, but she had always treated Jiang Ruan as an ordinary group member and had not explored her private life too much.

But not long after Huo Zhizhou left today, she received a message from him on her phone.

It was at that moment that she suddenly understood what her family meant when they said Huo Zhizhou knew everything.

It was just a brief observation over a few days.

He knew exactly what she felt for Jiang Ruan.

"I will work hard and not hold you back." Jiang Ruan knew that her mother was good to her, and at this moment, she had no way to repay her, so she could only do everything she could.

Bai Jian hummed in agreement.

The two didn't talk much.

After exchanging a few more casual words, Bai Jian went to get water, while Jiang Ruan went outside to make a phone call.

Even though she knew that Sui Sui would be well taken care of over there, as a mother she was still a little worried. The first thing she did when the call connected was to ask him, "Baby, are you doing okay over there?"

"Everything is fine." Sui Sui put the tablet down, her cute and innocent face still showing her childlike innocence. "I just miss you a little."

Jiang Ruan's heart melted completely: "Mommy misses you too."

The two chatted casually about everyday things, asking about meals and whether they were having a good time at school; it was a very harmonious conversation.

until--

A deep, resonant voice came from the other end of the phone: "Drink your milk first, then talk to your mommy."

Immediately afterwards, a beautiful, clean white hand appeared on the screen, holding a glass of milk. The fingers were clean and long, and the nails were neatly trimmed. Even without seeing the owner of the hand, she knew it was Huo Zhizhou.

Was he always by Sui Sui's side?

Sui Sui took the cup and gulped it down, then readily handed it back to him, saying, "I'm done."

Huo Zhizhou: "Mm."

Sui Sui: "?"

Sui Sui's round eyes stared at him.

Huo Zhizhou rested his left hand on the table and leaned casually against the back of his chair: "Why are you looking at me? Aren't you going to chat with your mommy?"

"I want to whisper something to Mommy." Sui Sui was subtly telling her to leave.

Huo Zhizhou: "Go ahead."

Sui Sui: "How can I say anything when you're here?"

Huo Zhizhou raised his eyebrows slightly: "I didn't cover your mouth."

Sui Sui felt that her father was a bit shameless.

He opened his little mouth and spoke the truth: "Are you deliberately staying here and not leaving, wanting to hear me talk to Mommy?"

“You could say that.” Huo Zhizhou glanced at the video on the tablet as he spoke, taking in all of Jiang Ruan’s expressions. “After all, neither of you likes me right now, so who knows if you’ll talk badly about me behind my back.”

"Uncle Huo." Sui Sui can be quite good at getting angry, even changing how she addresses people.

Huo Zhizhou: "?"

"Don't judge others by your own standards." Sui Sui said seriously, "If Mommy and I really wanted to say bad things about you, we wouldn't do it behind your back."

Huo Zhizhou repeated his form of address: "Uncle Huo?"

Sui Sui looked completely innocent: "Huh?"

Huo Zhizhou chuckled in exasperation, poked him on the head, and said in a slightly lecturing tone, "Good for you. Remember to call me that when you need my help in the future."

Sui Sui: "..."

Seeing his discomfitured expression, Huo Zhizhou stood up and stopped teasing him.

Before leaving, he glanced at Jiang Ruan on the screen, then turned and walked away.

Jiang Ruan could only hear him talking to Sui Sui and the hand that had handed her the cup earlier. It wasn't until Huo Zhizhou stood up and left that she saw the whole picture.

The two chatted for about twenty more minutes.

Jiang Ruan told him to make sure he was covered up properly before hanging up the phone. She didn't go upstairs immediately, but sat outside for a while.

Before today, she had completely forgotten about something: Sui Sui's tuition fees. If he hadn't just jokingly called Huo Zhizhou "uncle," she probably wouldn't have remembered it until Sui Sui's summer vacation started.

Tuition fees plus all sorts of other expenses add up to hundreds of thousands of yuan per semester.

Huo Zhizhou bore part of the cost, and she bore the other part.

I still need to work harder to make money.

That night, Jiang Ruan made a money-making plan for herself, and only after she finished her work did she go upstairs to wash up and go to sleep.

But with this on her mind, the pressure of life made it impossible for her to sleep soundly. Even on these rare days of leisure, the thought would always unconsciously pop into her head that if she stayed at home, she could earn money for an extra drawing.

The following day, Jiang Ruan participated in the event with the crowd and rehearsed the performance for Wednesday night with the other participants in the program.

It wasn't until four or five in the afternoon that the company car took them home.

Back home, Jiang Ruan sent a message in the group chat: "Which of you two is free right now?"

Ye Yanzhi: [I have it.]

Su Zhu: [Busy.]

Jiang Ruan: [I want to ask my dad something, but I'm a little scared to go alone.]

After what happened last time, she became extra cautious in this regard.

Aunt Xu's words and attitude towards certain things made it difficult for her to understand the relationship between her father and mother. Although she wanted to wait until her mother woke up to talk about her own situation, she needed to figure out the relationship between her and her father right now.

And then there was what Dad said before: "Don't you want to know why I abandoned you and your daughter back then?"

Half an hour later.

Ye Yanzhi came to pick her up.

Dressed as flamboyantly as ever, he chatted with Jiang Ruan on the way to the bar: "If you need anything during this time, just come to me. Su Zhu is incredibly busy."

"Didn't she say she wouldn't work for her uncle for free?" Jiang Ruan asked.

Su Zhu's cards are still suspended to this day.

She has to ask her parents for permission to buy anything.

Su Zhu was angry about this for a long time.

“It’s not a job,” Ye Yanzhi said casually as he drove. “I’m not really sure what she does, and she won’t tell me when I ask her. She’s very secretive.”

"Have Huo Zhizhou's men been looking for them lately?" Jiang Ruan thought about Su Anran's matter and felt that it wasn't that simple.

Since Su Anran has recognized Su Zhu's father through Huo Zhizhou, it means that her purpose cannot be so simple.

Maybe...

They might be eyeing the company.

Ye Yanzhi answered quickly: "No."

Jiang Ruan then asked, "And you?"

Ye Yanzhi: "No, not either."

He was called back by his father once, but he is no longer the spoiled young master who only knew how to eat and wait for death. He can solve many problems and doesn't care about trouble.

Jiang Ruan felt a little relieved.

More than half an hour later, the car arrived at the bar where Jiang's father washed his cups.

The bar manager was one of Gu Shixi's men and knew both Jiang Ruan and Ye Yanzhi. After learning that they wanted to see Jiang Chenren, he took them there directly, but at the same time, he informed Gu Shixi.

Gu Shixi relayed the message to Huo Zhizhou.

The latter didn't react much: "Let her see me if she wants, but let's not let what happened last time happen again."

Gu Shixi: "She came with Ye Yanzhi."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Gu Shixi: "?"

Before anyone could react, he continued, "Since you haven't made any arrangements, I'll go and tell my men."

"Wait a minute." Huo Zhizhou's indifferent voice rang out, and he slowly said the second half of the sentence, "Send me the contents of their conversation later."