Chapter 195 Huo Zhizhou's Test

Chapter 195 Huo Zhizhou's Test

“I know there’s a high probability of conflict between you two,” Si Ning continued, “but I’m willing to accept this to secure the maximum freedom for Jiang Ruan’s future.”

“What he can do, I can do too,” Jiang An said.

Si Ning paused.

Jiang An no longer cares about what happened back then, but not caring doesn't mean he's completely let go: "Besides, he wants to acknowledge this family more than we do. We don't need to take the initiative. If anyone should acknowledge it, it's him who should come to us with sincerity."

And the decision-making power is in their hands.

Why should this person, who only sowed some seeds at the beginning and then trampled the tender shoots to death, reap the rewards for the child she painstakingly raised?

“That’s true.” Si Ning agreed with her statement. “However, you should still be careful. Huo Zhizhou is prone to paranoia when he is emotional to the extreme. No one can stop him in that state, and he is very likely to do things that ordinary people cannot understand.”

Jiang An slightly raised her eyes.

I never expected that someone who seemed so polite and humble would have this side to them. In the end, all my words boiled down to one sentence: "Okay."

Si Ning told her a few more things, which Jiang Anquan remembered.

Ten minutes later, Huo Zhizhou forced the conversation to end with a message: "[How much longer do you plan to stay down there?]"

Si Ning: "..."

Si Ning put away her phone, stood up, and said goodbye to Jiang An. Jiang An saw that she had something to do and didn't try to keep her any longer.

During this conversation, neither Jiang Ruan nor Jiang An mentioned this matter to the other party.

In the following days.

Jiang Ruan continued to run between Ruanyuan Hospital and Ruanyuan Hospital as usual.

She went back for two reasons: first, to change her clothes, and second, to avoid arousing Huo Zhizhou's suspicion.

I just talked to him a few days ago. If I make it too obvious, he might do something even more outrageous out of desperation.

Wednesday afternoon.

After accompanying her mother through the day's rehabilitation exercises, Jiang Ruan returned to Ruanyuan. She chose to go back during Huo Zhizhou's work hours to bring out her documents and other things in preparation for her departure.

The butler greeted her as always: "Miss Jiang is back."

Jiang Ruan: "Mm."

Butler: "The master is not home."

Jiang Ruan: "I know, I came back to get some things."

She went straight upstairs to the master bedroom, opened the cabinet, found the documents, checked them one by one, and put them into her bag.

Just as I closed my bag and was about to leave, I heard steady footsteps behind me, followed by a deep voice: "What are you doing?"

Jiang Ruan froze.

Isn't he not home?

"I'm just grabbing something." She suppressed her emotions, turned to look at him, and said casually, "Aren't you supposed to be at work at this hour? Why are you back?"

"I heard you left the hospital and went home, so I came back because I was worried you might need me." Huo Zhizhou spoke slowly, but his gaze fell on the bag she was carrying.

Jiang Ruan knew in her heart that he said this on purpose for her to hear, openly telling her that he knew all her whereabouts.

She said calmly, "You don't need to rush back for things like this in the future."

Huo Zhizhou said in a gentle voice, "I have to be there for you when you need me."

Jiang Ruan: "..."

Jiang Ruan didn't want to talk to him anymore.

The more you talk, the more likely things are to go wrong.

"Mom has a rehabilitation activity coming up later," she made up an excuse. "I have to go now."

"Wait." Huo Zhizhou grabbed her arm.

Jiang Ruan was forced to stop.

Looking at her indifferent and aloof face, Huo Zhizhou asked in a low voice, "You really don't want to be with me?"

“We have plenty of time to get to know each other, there’s no need to rush.” Jiang Ruan was good at making empty promises, “But Mom needs someone to accompany her to do rehabilitation exercises, there are priorities…”

“I asked the doctor, and today’s rehabilitation exercises were already completed before you came back,” Huo Zhizhou exposed her without any hesitation.

Jiang Ruan: "I've completed what's on the recovery schedule, but I haven't done what Dr. Zhou instructed me to do yet."

Huo Zhizhou: "What?"

Jiang Ruan said confidently, "Talking to my mother stimulates her brain."

Huo Zhizhou stared at her face, and seeing that she remained expressionless, he changed his tone and said, "Let's go."

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Huo Zhizhou: "I'll go with you."

"No need," Jiang Ruan refused quickly. "You can go about your business. I'll take care of things at the hospital."

“I’m your husband, it’s my duty to go with you to be with Mom.” Huo Zhizhou’s words left her speechless. “Or were all those things you said the other day just to appease me? Are you still thinking about divorcing me?”

Of course I want to.

But you can't say that directly.

At this critical juncture, she cannot withstand any storms brought by Huo Zhizhou.

"I don't want to delay your work," she said, offering a more appropriate reason.

Huo Zhizhou's eyes gradually darkened.

She did not answer his question directly.

"It won't delay us." He didn't show it, repeating what he had just said, "Let's go."

Since things had come to this point, Jiang Ruan had no choice but to go downstairs and go out with him.

Just as she stepped out of the villa's gate, before she even sat down next to the car, Huo Zhizhou called out to her in a deep voice, "Ruan Ruan."

Jiang Ruan turned her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Today is July 10th." Huo Zhizhou looked at her.

Jiang Ruan looked puzzled.

Why bring this up out of the blue?

“According to the staff at the Civil Affairs Bureau, the 12th is the last day we can go get our divorce certificates.” Huo Zhizhou’s gaze never left her. “Why didn’t you mention that?”

Jiang Ruan met his gaze without any emotion in her eyes: "What do you think?"

Huo Zhizhou added, "If you want to leave, I can go with you."

Once a woman has been fooled, she won't fall for it again.

What's wrong with going with her?

It's not like I'm going to get a marriage certificate with her.

Once she shows any inclination to divorce him, who knows what he'll use to threaten her?

"No need," she replied, suppressing her emotions. "Get in the car first."

“A few days ago, Si Ning told me that if you like someone, you should talk to them properly instead of doing things your own way.” Huo Zhizhou said sincerely, “I want to know your true thoughts.”

Jiang Ruan's emotions, which she had been trying to calm down, showed signs of resurfacing slightly after these words.

Huo Zhizhou was clearly pressuring her: "If you want a divorce and don't like me at all, I'll let you go."

Jiang Ruan took a deep breath.

After a while.

She asked him with a hint of emotion, "Is this interesting?"

She was 100% certain that if he agreed to leave, he would not hesitate to disregard the agreement he made with her a few days ago, and would turn around and blame her for breaking her promise to leave when she hated being intimate with him.

She knows it all too well.

He's a lunatic.

"What do you mean?" Huo Zhizhou remained calm.

"It's nothing, I'm just glad that you're willing to think about me now." Jiang Ruan said this to him with a detached expression. "Mom is waiting for me, don't delay any longer."

After saying that, he got into the car.

Huo Zhizhou sat next to her, his gaze fixed on her, who had stopped being fooled.

After Jiang An woke up, she changed a lot. If it were before, she would have said she wanted to leave without hesitation, not letting go of any possibility of leaving him.

Now, however, she is so careful that he cannot find a single mistake.