Chapter 119 Is Huo Sinian that kind of person?

Chapter 119 Is Huo Sinian that kind of person?

Jiang Ruan's gaze fell on him, trying to figure out whether what he said was true or false.

He repeated the same thing three times, and this time he even risked his life to save her, just so she could talk to Huo Zhizhou.

Is Huo Sinian that kind of person?

She didn't know him, nor did she have a close relationship with him.

But judging from Huo Zhizhou's previous instructions to her, he wasn't.

“I understand your concerns, and I know you’re worried that I’m using you.” Huo Sinian saw through Jiang Ruan’s thoughts at a glance, and said sincerely, “But there’s nothing to use in this matter. If there is one, it’s that I hope he will be my wholehearted competitor.”

"I'm sorry," Jiang Ruan said, refusing, "Although you saved me, I can't agree to this."

Feelings cannot be exchanged for external conditions.

The only thing that can influence her decision is emotion.

“You don’t need to apologize to me. I saved you not only to try and get another chance, but also because I know how important you are to Zhizhou.” Huo Sinian spoke slowly and calmly. “If something had happened to you, he would have been frantic.”

Jiang Ruan remained silent and did not speak.

Huo Sinian's words were so sincere that there wasn't a single flaw in them.

"It's getting late, you should go back to work first." Huo Sinian glanced at his watch. "We can talk about it later."

"I want to ask you a question," Jiang Ruan said, wanting to probe further.

Huo Sinian replied politely and with good manners, "Go ahead."

"What kind of person is Huo Zhizhou in your heart?" Jiang Ruan was a little more serious this time. She needed to use this to judge how much of Huo Sinian's words were true and how much were false.

Huo Si smiled slightly.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

"Don't laugh at me, but I don't actually know much about him," Huo Sinian said frankly. "The only thing I'm sure of is that he cares about you a lot."

Jiang remained silent.

Now she suddenly understood why Huo Zhizhou kept emphasizing to her that Huo Sinian was a man of deep thoughts.

His frank words and open expression, despite her initial wariness, gradually won her over with his sincerity.

"Go to work first," Huo Sinian urged her.

Jiang Ruan said "okay" and asked a few more questions before leaving.

On the subway ride home, she seemed lost in thought.

After carefully reviewing the events, Huo Zhizhou still couldn't understand Huo Sinian's purpose in doing so. According to Huo Zhizhou, the chandelier falling down was something Huo Sinian had arranged in advance.

Isn't he afraid of dying in an accident?

With these questions in mind, she returned to the company. She had barely sat down when Bai Jian gave her a bonus of 50,000 yuan and a dishwasher voucher.

“These are the prize money and awards from last night’s show,” Bai Jian told her.

Jiang Ruan's eyes lit up.

She glanced at it and saw five neat stacks of hundred-yuan bills.

Without any hesitation, she pulled out four stacks and handed them to her: "You can divide them among yourselves, ten thousand each. As for the dishwasher... I'll divide it equally among them after I sell it."

“No need for so much, 10,000 yuan is enough for the four of us,” Bai Jian said. “You prepared the program arrangement and core content. Without you, we would only get a participation award.”

"Take it!" Jiang Ruan forcefully shoved it into her hands. "Even the best program wouldn't have gotten this ranking without you. You deserve it."

Bai Jian glanced at Xue Qian and the others.

In the end, they accepted it.

If we don't accept it, who knows how long we'll keep pushing and pulling each other.

But before they accepted the money, they told Jiang Ruan, "We can accept the money, but you can keep the dishwasher yourself. Whether you use it or sell it, it's yours. Otherwise, we won't accept it."

"Okay." Jiang Ruan didn't say anything more.

That afternoon, she asked around at the company if anyone wanted to buy the dishwasher voucher at a discount.

The post remained unanswered for about half an hour, so Jiang Ruan listed the dishwasher model on a second-hand platform. The original price was around 30,000 yuan, but she resold it for 25,000 yuan.

She doesn't need it; she might as well sell it to tide her over.

"You...really selling?" Bai Jian saw the post.

Jiang Ruan: "Yeah, I don't need it anyway."

Bai Jian pursed her lips, but ultimately said nothing.

Huo Zhizhou, who works at the Huo Group, quickly learned about the matter. Looking at the post Jiang Ruan made on the Yuanyi Forum, his eyes darkened little by little. It wasn't until his assistant Jiang called that he came back to his senses: "BOSS."

"What is it?" Huo Zhizhou asked, holding his phone, his tone slightly somber.

"Miss Jiang went to Young Master Huo's ward at noon today," Assistant Jiang told him. "The two chatted for more than ten minutes."

Huo Zhizhou looked up: "Do you know what they talked about?"

Jiang's assistant: "I don't know, there are no surveillance cameras inside."

Huo Zhizhou rubbed the pen in his hand for a while before instructing him, "Keep an eye on it, and report in advance next time."

Jiang, Special Assistant: "Okay."

After the call ended.

Huo Zhizhou fiddled with his phone for a while, then sent Gu Shixi a message: "Have you investigated Jiang Ruan's mother's matter thoroughly?"

Gu Shixi: [No, absolutely no clues.]

Huo Zhizhou: [Call her back to investigate.]

Gu Shixi: 【!!】

Gu Shixi: [You've finally figured it out?!]

Gu Shixi: [Then I'll message her later.]

A flicker of emotion crossed Huo Zhizhou's dark eyes. He didn't want to call that guy back unless absolutely necessary. Shortly after this thought crossed his mind, an unknown number called his phone. He didn't hang up and answered.

"Gu Shixi told me you asked me to come back and help you look something up?" A nonchalant, languid, yet slightly sinister female voice came from the phone.

Huo Zhizhou: "Yes."

Woman: Are you sure?

Huo Zhizhou: "Confirmed."

Woman: "Okay, I'll pack up and be right back."

Without waiting for Huo Zhizhou to hear her, she promptly hung up the phone.

Huo Zhizhou pinched the bridge of his nose to suppress his emotions. Without surveillance, the only way to find out what Jiang Ruan and Huo Sinian talked about was through this guy's hacking skills.

After all, Huo Sinian's bodyguards were there, so they couldn't hear anything they were eavesdropping on.

Jiang Ruan had no idea that he was keeping an eye on Huo Sinian all the time. Her post selling dishwasher vouchers went unanswered until 5 p.m. Just as she was about to delete it and redeem hers, someone arrived.

“Jiang Ruan.” Director Luo came up to her.

Jiang Ruan stopped what she was doing: "Director Luo."

"I saw you posted a thread selling dishwasher vouchers." Director Luo hesitated before whispering, "Could you sell one to me?"

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Director Luo took out his phone: "I'll transfer you 28,000 yuan later, and you can give me 3,000 yuan in cash."

Jiang Ruan was even more confused.

What kind of operation is this?

"Is it okay?" Director Luo asked.

“Sure, sure.” Jiang Ruan wasn’t too concerned about who she sold to; she wasn’t going to turn down money. “But why don’t you just transfer 25,000 to me directly? Why go through all this trouble?”

“You wouldn’t understand the secrets of adults.” Director Luo opened his banking app and said to her, “Give me your bank account number, and I’ll transfer the money to you.”

Jiang Ruan didn't ask any further questions and sent it directly.

28,000 yuan has been received.

I gave him three thousand yuan in cash.