Chapter 96 You're Not Your Father's Child

Chapter 96 You're Not Your Father's Child

“She told me to ask you first,” Jiang Ruan said, going along with his words.

Jiang Chenren was filled with hostility, and in the end, all his words boiled down to one sentence: "Who is that person?"

Jiang Ruan didn't speak.

It was clear that if he didn't answer her, she wouldn't tell him anything either.

"Xu Jiu." Jiang Chenren could only guess at the most likely person first, his gaze fixed on Jiang Ruan's face, not missing any of her expressions. "Is it her?"

"Aunt Xu knows too?" Jiang Ruan frowned slightly.

Seeing this expression, Jiang Chenren thought he had guessed wrong. But if it wasn't Xu Jiu, then why would anyone else tell Jiang Ruan? And what was their purpose in saying all this?

"What does she know?" Jiang Ruan pressed, not giving him any reason to doubt.

Jiang Chenren suppressed his emotions little by little: "Don't you know to ask her?"

That's how it got to this point.

Jiang Ruan knew that asking again would not yield any results.

All she needs to know is that what Aunt Xu said is true.

“I’ll ask her.” She didn’t plan to stay there any longer, feeling quite emotional about this matter. “I’ll also find out what happened between you and your mother.”

After saying that, she turned and left.

Ye Yanzhi withdrew his gaze and followed.

He walked up to her and side by side, casually asking, "Not asking anymore?"

Jiang Ruan: "He won't tell me even if you ask."

Ye Yanzhi: "I can help you."

“Judging from his expression just now, no matter how you threaten him, he won’t say a word about what he doesn’t want to say.” Jiang Ruan knew her father quite well. “There’s no need.”

Ye Yanzhi thought back for a moment.

It seems to make sense.

The two got into the car together. Seeing Jiang Ruan's somewhat preoccupied expression, Ye Yanzhi asked her, "Aren't you going to the hospital to see your mother now?"

"I can go by myself." Jiang Ruan really wanted to see her.

Even if she can't say anything or give her any response right now, she still wants to stay with her.

Ye Yanzhi started the car: "I'll go with you."

Then along the way.

The car was moving very fast.

Thinking about what he had just heard, Ye Yanzhi casually asked, "What do you mean by the reward you mentioned today? Isn't it your father's responsibility as a father to raise you?"

"I'm not really sure either." Some things became clearer for Jiang Ruan, but others became even more confusing. "Aunt Xu said that my parents signed a prenuptial agreement before they got married, and that the money my father spent on me was the reward my mother gave him for helping him establish the Jiang Group."

Ye Yanzhi: "?"

The car stopped at the traffic light intersection.

Ye Yanzhi's fingers traced patterns on the steering wheel: "Why are you making such clear distinctions between husband and wife?"

Jiang Ruan also found it strange.

It's not uncommon in the industry to sign prenuptial agreements before marriage, ensuring that the couple's finances are separate after marriage, but these agreements rarely involve compensation or are divided so meticulously.

“Little Jiang Jiang.” Ye Yanzhi suddenly had a bold guess.

Jiang Ruan's voice rose at the end: "Hmm?"

"Is it possible that you're not your father's child?" Ye Yanzhi, Su Zhu, and Ye Yanzhi had been friends since childhood and always spoke their minds directly.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Ruan looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"Think about it, under normal circumstances, if your dad ran away with the money, how would your mom react?" Ye Yanzhi knew some of what had happened back then, and besides, Jiang Ruan had said that day, "Shouldn't she be angry, furious?"

Jiang Ruan nodded: "Yes."

Ye Yanzhi continued his analysis: "What was Auntie's reaction at the time?"

"There was no reaction, as if they had expected it all along." Jiang Ruan still remembers everything from back then, "They even told me not to waste my feelings on unimportant people."

“It’s irrelevant.” Ye Yanzhi focused on the wording.

Jiang Ruan frowned slightly, still finding it hard to believe that she wasn't born to both her parents.

She has photos of every age from infancy to adulthood. Her father himself said that he pursued her for a long time before winning her heart. But if that's not the case, then what about the relationship between her parents?

"Actually, there's a very simple way to find out the answer." Ye Yanzhi was a man of action in everything except matters of the heart. "You and your father should get a DNA test."

drop--

The sound of horns urged us on from behind.

Ye Yanzhi then started the car and continued driving forward.

"I'll think about it." Jiang Ruan already had an idea in mind. She planned to find some time to test Aunt Xu first. Talking about this face-to-face would be the best way to know the result through her reaction, but they were in different places and could only communicate via video.

Besides them, the other side is also discussing this matter.

No sooner had they left than Gu Shixi gave Huo Zhizhou the content of the eavesdropping, and also gossiped with him for a while on the phone: "Your mother-in-law seems to be getting more and more mysterious."

Huo Zhizhou hadn't heard the whole thing yet.

Gu Shixi continued, "Could it be that the Jiang Group was really created by her?"

"Perhaps," Huo Zhizhou replied.

He was very young when the Jiang Group was founded, but he later learned about its development history.

It started off very strong, and in just a few months it established itself in Jingzhou. If it had continued to develop normally, it should now be a size that is not much different from the Huo Group.

But for some reason, it started to decline afterwards.

“According to them, the relationship between Jiang Chenren and Jiang An is not as simple as it seems on the surface.” Gu Shixi is a gossip expert. “At least the fact that raising a daughter is a reward for Jiang An is also very strange.”

Huo Zhizhou is currently still in the president's office of the Huo Group.

His eyes were exceptionally deep, and a hint of contemplation appeared on his handsome, aloof face.

A moment later.

He had an idea in mind and called his assistant, Jiang, in.

“BOSS.” Assistant Jiang said respectfully.

"Have someone do a DNA test on Jiang Chenren and Jiang Ruan," Huo Zhizhou calmly instructed, his dark eyes unfathomable. "Also, check the date of Jiang Chenren and Jiang An's marriage."

Jiang, Special Assistant: "Yes."

He took care of it immediately.

Gu Shixi, who listened to all of this over the phone, was full of question marks: "You suspect that Jiang Ruan is not Jiang Chenren's child?"

"Leaving aside the various agreements and anomalies for now," Huo Zhizhou said, his eyes dark, "if you were Jiang Ruan's mother, would you fall for someone who is inferior to you in every way?"

He didn't have much contact with Jiang An, but he could tell that she was much better than Jiang Chenren in every way.

I don't expect to find someone more capable than her, but at least someone on par with her.

Jiang Chenren is not capable enough, and his character is also mediocre.

Why would Jiang An be interested in someone like him?

"Your logic is flawed." Gu Shixi didn't think as much as he did. "What if your mother-in-law prefers someone weaker than her?"

Huo Zhizhou didn't say much to him. He was just guessing about this. He would only know the answer if Jiang Yu gave him the results.

"Is there still no progress on the matter I asked you to investigate?" he asked.

"No, it's too mysterious." Gu Shixi was troubled when he talked about this, and he hadn't felt this frustrated in a long time. "I feel like someone has erased her information. Do you want to call that guy back and have him hack into the major systems to check?"