Chapter 176 They're all treacherous like ghosts.

Chapter 176 They're all treacherous like ghosts.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Is Aunt Xu really that timid?

"I'll go out and talk to him, and put an end to his thoughts about your mother," Aunt Xu said, trying to salvage the situation. "You go in first."

Jiang Ruan said "okay".

A few minutes later.

Xu Jiu and Li Zhishen went outside into the corridor.

Xu Jiu was very impatient with him, but because the man was a bit fierce and she didn't want him to say too much in front of Jiang Ruan, she could only compromise: "Hurry up and tell me what you want to talk about."

"Is Jiang Ruan my child with An'an?" Li Zhishen asked, looking directly into her eyes with an imposing aura.

"You're dreaming!" Xu Jiu blurted out without thinking, her voice filled with intense hatred and disdain for him. "Have you forgotten that you made An'an go to the hospital to abort the child? She almost died on the operating table."

Li Zhishen's hand, which was hanging by his side, paused for a moment.

Memories of the past flooded my mind, and I was momentarily lost in thought.

“An’an doesn’t want to see you, not in the past, not now.” Xu Jiu gave him the order to leave. “If you don’t want her to faint from anger as soon as she wakes up, you can come back.”

“She looks a lot like me,” Li Zhishen continued.

Xu Jiu didn't hold back at all when he was cursing: "I look just like your dad! Do you want to call me Dad?"

Li Zhishen's brows furrowed.

Xu Jiu swallowed hard, feeling a little embarrassed.

“I’m doing DNA testing on her.” Li Zhishen spoke slowly and deliberately, his calm demeanor carrying an air of refined elegance. “We’ll find out soon enough whether she’s my daughter.”

"Then you just wait," Xu Jiu said before leaving.

Watching her walk further and further away, the secretary whispered to Li Zhishen, "Judging from her reaction, Jiang Ruan is probably not your child."

Li Zhishen's eyes were dark: "Find a way to get Jiang Ruan's sample. If you really can't get it, forge one to scam her."

Secretary: "Okay."

Xu Jiu felt somewhat uncertain.

An'an didn't want to have anything to do with him, and she especially didn't want him to know about the child.

Thinking of this, she called Huo Zhizhou before entering the ward and told him about the meeting: "I'm back in Jingzhou. Do you have time to meet in an hour?"

Jiang Ruan was completely unaware of this; she was in the ward holding Jiang An's hand and talking to her, not taking what had just happened to heart.

Seeing Xu Jiu come in, he simply asked, "Finished chatting?"

Xu Jiu: "Mm."

Jiang Ruan: "You seem a little afraid of him."

“Who’s afraid of a jerk?” Xu Jiu pulled up a chair and sat down, completely unconcerned. “I just don’t want your mother to get upset when she hears his voice. She’s never liked him.”

Jiang Ruan didn't say much.

There must be more to a mother's role than just that.

Aunt Xu has no intention of talking about it right now, nor does she intend to ask.

"If he or the people around him get close to you later, stay away from them," Xu Jiu said after careful consideration. "Don't let them get close to you, understand?"

Jiang Ruan nodded: "I know."

Xu Jiu wanted to say not about psychological distance, but about not letting them use her as a sample.

But you can't be too obvious, because with her current level of intelligence, she's very likely to guess.

The two chatted with Jiang An for a while, and about an hour later, Xu Jiu received a message from Huo Zhizhou on her phone: [Top floor, far right office. Someone will bring you in.]

"I'm going to the restroom." Xu Jiu stood up without changing her expression. "Wait for me a moment."

“Okay.” Jiang Ruan was completely unaware.

Not long after.

The rightmost office on the top floor of the hospital.

Xu Jiu and Huo Zhizhou sat facing each other. The latter placed a cup of tea in front of Xu Jiu and said politely, "What can I do for you?"

"Didn't you contact me first?" It had been a long time since I had corrected him about my dislike of the word "you" (您).

"I want to know about Jiang Ruan's mother." Huo Zhizhou's thin lips parted slightly, his demeanor composed yet somewhat nonchalant. "I wonder if you would be willing to tell me."

Xu Jiu raised her eyebrows slightly.

Why is everyone targeting An'an?

After much consideration, she asked, "What do you know?"

Huo Zhizhou's eyes were unfathomable. Thinking about Si Ning's lazy and unproductive behavior after returning, he had a guess in his mind: "She is a very powerful hacker. When she was young, she even took a child as her apprentice."

Xu Jiu: "!"

The investigation has gone this far?

"Since you know all this, you can find out the rest without me telling you." Xu Jiu never expected this person to be such a swindler, and didn't realize it was a trap.

“Yes, it is possible to find out,” Huo Zhizhou said unhurriedly. “But Mom has kept this matter so well hidden, probably because she doesn’t want anyone to know. I’m mainly asking you whether we should continue the investigation. I only found out by chance that she was a hacker.”

Lin Bei: "..."

The boss is definitely the biggest liar in the world!

After considering it carefully, Xu Jiu said, "An'an will wake up soon. You can ask her."

"Then this," Huo Zhizhou said, handing over a paternity test report, constantly probing, "should I tell Ruan Ruan?"

for a long time:"?"

Xu Jiu took it with a puzzled look, and his pupils widened in surprise after reading the contents.

“Jiang Chenren treats Ruan Ruan very badly. Li Zhishen looks like Ruan Ruan. If you connect what has happened recently and Ruan Ruan’s birthday, you can guess the general idea.” Huo Zhizhou saw her question.

Xu Jiu pressed his temples.

Did Li Zhishen also guess that way?

"Only An'an can tell her about this." Xu Jiu felt a little heavy-hearted, thinking about what Li Zhishen had said. "Before that, I want you to help me with something."

Huo Zhizhou replied politely, "Please go ahead."

Xu Jiu: "Li Zhishen is also getting his DNA test done with Ruan Ruan. I hope you can change the results so he doesn't know."

"He didn't do it," Huo Zhizhou said with certainty.

Xu Jiu: "?"

Xu Jiu recounted what had happened that day.

Huo Zhizhou said, "He's bluffing you. My people have been watching his people the whole time, so he hasn't had a chance to get a sample of Ruan Ruan."

Xu Jiu paused.

They quickly realized that this was true.

"If nothing unexpected happens, he should come to you with a forged forensic report in a while." Huo Zhizhou had a thorough understanding of human nature. "As long as you don't give yourself away, he won't know."

"How did you know?" Xu Jiu asked curiously.

"In a sense, I'm the same kind of person as Chairman Li." Huo Zhizhou handed the report to Lin Bei and put it away, speaking in a light and casual tone.

Xu Jiu looked puzzled.

His eyes were fixed on him as he racked his brains.

Then.

A suspicion arose in her mind: "You didn't know An'an was a hacker, and you were just bluffing me?"

Huo Zhizhou readily admitted, "Yes."

Xu Jiu: "!!!"

Xu Jiu started cursing in his mind.

How can everyone be so cunning!

"I have something to discuss with Ruan Ruan, so I'll be leaving now." Huo Zhizhou stood up, his figure tall and handsome. "If you need any other help later, feel free to contact me."

Xu Jiu: "..."

They're all shady characters, she wouldn't dare look for them.

Huo Zhizhou, unaware of her thoughts, strode out of the office; he still had to explain the morning's events to Ruan Ruan.