Chapter 102 Even if she dies, don't worry about it.

Chapter 102 Even if she dies, don't worry about it.

“Go ahead.” Jiang Ruan suddenly calmed down.

Zhou Xulin: "?"

Zhou Xulin stared at her suspiciously: "Don't think I wouldn't dare."

"If you dare to do it, why don't you go?" Jiang Ruan looked at his reaction and became even more certain of her guess.

Zhou Xulin ground down his back molars.

If Huo Zhizhou hadn't specifically instructed him within the industry that no one should disclose his relationship with Jiang Ruan to Yuan Yi's people without his permission, how could he not have told them!

This woman.

It's just as infuriating as it was back then.

"The moment you say it, Su Zhu's fist will be landing on your face." Jiang Ruan said this, but in her heart she was guessing that someone must have given her some kind of warning about her relationship with Huo Zhizhou.

Otherwise, given Zhou Xulin's annoying personality, he would definitely call her Mrs. Huo in the same sarcastic way as before.

"Don't go too far!" Zhou Xulin's composure vanished. "Su Zhu isn't here right now. Even if I do something to you, she can't come to your rescue."

“Yes, you’re right.” Jiang Ruan nodded in agreement.

Zhou Xulin was even angrier.

But he had absolutely no way to deal with Jiang Ruan.

Although Huo Zhizhou is no longer protecting her, she still has Su Zhu and Ye Yanzhi behind her, and those two are not to be trifled with.

"I didn't know what Mr. Zhou liked to drink, so I prepared a little of everything." Director Luo suddenly came over with his men, carrying famous wines, coffees, and juices. "Is there anything else you need me to serve?"

Jiang Ruan frowned slightly.

Zhou Xulin straightened his clothes, looking as if he had let out his anger.

"You just said this is your department's original artwork and promotional material?" He decided to retaliate in a different way. As long as it wasn't Huo Zhizhou he was dealing with, he was willing to fight anyone else.

Director Luo paused for a moment: "Yes."

Don't you know Zhou Shao?

"Isn't her interpersonal skills a bit too poor?" Zhou Xulin expressed his dissatisfaction. "One minute she's saying I have too much money and don't know the hardships of life, and the next she's attacking my appearance and clothing."

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Zhou Xulin continued, "She looked dissatisfied when asked to apologize."

"The new employee is inexperienced, so I apologize on her behalf," Director Luo said with a smile. "I'll give her a good scolding later, so please don't let it spoil your mood."

"I want her to apologize to me right now." Zhou Xulin wanted Jiang Ruan to bow down to him. He had suffered a lot at her and Su Zhu's hands since he was a child. "Otherwise, this matter is not over, and your anniversary celebration may not be able to proceed smoothly."

Director Luo's heart skipped a beat.

At this point, he didn't care about making his presence known. He gave Jiang Ruan a look and said, "Aren't you going to apologize to Young Master Zhou?"

"I didn't say those things." Jiang Ruan wouldn't admit to something she didn't do.

"Whether you said it or not is not important." Director Luo stood next to her and murmured quietly, "What's important is that if Young Master Zhou said you said it, then you said it. If the anniversary celebration is delayed, it's not something you can afford to take responsibility for."

Jiang Ruan bit into her back molar!

She's waiting for him here.

"You want to apologize, right?" She already had a plan in mind.

Zhou Xulin was unaware that an even bigger pitfall was about to unfold: "Yes."

This scene was witnessed by someone on the other side of the surveillance system. In the presidential suite on the 28th floor of the hotel, Huo Zhizhou and Gu Shixi were sitting on the sofa looking at a laptop with the hotel's surveillance cameras in front of them.

Gu Shixi hadn't originally planned to come.

But after thinking it over, I figured I had nothing else to do, so I decided to just come along and watch the drama unfold.

Noticing the increasingly cold aura emanating from the person beside Zhou Xulin after he said those words, Gu Shixi kindly reminded him, "Didn't you say you wanted Jiang Ruan to experience what it's like to be harassed by others without your protection?"

“She is Jiang Ruan.” Huo Zhizhou’s thin lips parted slightly.

Gu Shixi: "I know."

Huo Zhizhou: "She shouldn't have to bow down and apologize to anyone."

From the moment he met her, she was someone who seemed delicate and fragile, but in reality possessed a strong sense of pride.

Make her apologize? That Zhou kid doesn't deserve it.

"Don't you think you're contradictory?" Gu Shixi couldn't understand his views on love for the umpteenth time. "You're the one who lets others make things difficult for her, and now you're the one who doesn't want to see her being made difficult."

Huo Zhizhou stared at the surveillance footage with a slightly darker expression.

“Either you completely let Jiang Ruan live her own life, no matter what happens, even if she dies, don’t care,” Gu Shixi continued, “or you always protect her and don’t let anyone bully her in the slightest.”

Huo Zhizhou remained silent, his gaze fixed on the surveillance footage, while his phone displayed the hotel manager's number.

Seeing him like this, Gu Shixi fell silent.

I know he won't listen to what I'm saying.

At this moment, Jiang Ruan had no idea that Huo Zhizhou was watching what was happening here, and Zhou Xulin was also unaware that he was being targeted.

“Okay, I apologize to you.” Jiang Ruan met Zhou Xulin’s gaze. “Just now I brought up something that happened when Young Master Zhou was eighteen years old, and I…”

"Shut up!" Zhou Xulin stood up abruptly.

Jiang Ruan was forced to interrupt.

Zhou Xulin clenched his fist.

I was afraid she might accidentally reveal what happened back then.

"Expel him." Zhou Xulin was furious and blurted out in a fit of anger, "This kind of person must be expelled."

“This… is probably a bit difficult.” Director Luo realized from their conversation that they were old acquaintances. “Our department is under Director Huo’s management. Resignations and dismissals all require Director Huo’s permission.”

Zhou Xulin paused, recalling the rumors he had heard recently, and his brow furrowed involuntarily.

Is Young Master Huo really going to take charge of such a small, recently listed company just for Jiang Ruan's sake?

Director Luo tentatively asked, "Should I convey your thoughts to President Huo?"

"No need," Zhou Xulin refused without even thinking.

If he really did that, he might not even know how he died.

Although Huo Zhizhou publicly stated that he would no longer protect Jiang Ruan as before, there must be a reason why he came to such a small company for Jiang Ruan.

It's not worth offending that powerful figure over such a trivial matter.

"I'll let it go this time, but if something like this happens again, I won't let it go so easily." Zhou Xulin stood up, his gaze fixed on Jiang Ruan with gritted teeth, and then he turned and walked out.

Director Luo hurriedly followed: "Young Master Zhou, what's going on...?"

"I got so angry I went out for some fresh air." Zhou Xulin left, but still managed to set a trap for Jiang Ruan. "Come back after the celebration starts tonight."

Director Luo breathed a slight sigh of relief. After seeing the person out, he turned back to Jiang Ruan and said, "Tell me, why did you have to offend Young Master Zhou like that? Don't do anything like that again."

A hint of suspicion appeared in Jiang Ruan's eyes.

Based on what happened before, shouldn't Director Luo have immediately started picking a fight with her, making sarcastic remarks and lecturing her? Why is he being so polite now?

"What are you all standing there for? Go upstairs and get ready for tonight's show," Director Luo urged. "Didn't you hear Young Master Zhou say he'd be coming again tonight?"

Jiang Ruan said "okay" and left.

Director Luo watched her retreating figure with a hint of calculation in his eyes.

Called Miss Jiang by Young Master Zhou, the two knew each other before. Jiang Ruan dared to confront Young Master Zhou head-on, so she is definitely not as simple as she appears on the surface.

After getting into the car, Zhou Xulin glanced at the hotel, took out his phone, and sent a message in a small group chat: [Confirmed. Jiang Ruan is indeed no longer being protected by Young Master Huo. You can come and cause trouble without worry.]