Chapter 203 Time to Go Home After Having Enough Fun

Chapter 203 Time to Go Home After Having Enough Fun

"She's not here?" Jiang Chenren could only continue to ask when she didn't speak.

"Yes." Jiang Ruan suppressed her doubts. "Come with me."

Jiang Chenren didn't say much.

He neither criticized her attitude nor said a harsh word.

He seemed to instantly revert to the gentle father he once was, instead of the sharp-tongued Jiang Chenren who only cared about personal gain.

When Jiang An arrived at the rehabilitation center, she had just finished her exercise for the day. At this point, she could walk a short distance normally, but not for too long.

"You're here." She greeted Jiang Chenren.

Jiang Chenren composed himself well: "Mm."

Jiang An: "Let's talk back in the ward."

Jiang Chenren: "Okay."

Looking at the person who was as obedient as a quail, Jiang Ruan had a series of question marks on her forehead. Was this really Jiang Chenren who had gone crazy and acted insanely not long ago?

After arriving at the ward.

Jiang Chenren sat properly in the chair: "You called me here to talk about the divorce, right?"

"Mm." Jiang An nodded.

"Okay." Jiang Chenren didn't press the matter.

"Thank you for taking care of and accompanying Ruanruan all these years, which made her childhood and adolescence very warm," Jiang An said objectively.

“This is what I should do.” Jiang Chenren’s negative emotions had completely disappeared. “You helped me establish the Jiang Group and gave me fame and fortune. It is only right that I give my child some fatherly love.”

This was agreed upon before the wedding.

It's simply a matter of each getting what they need; thank you is irrelevant.

"If I had listened to you all along and hadn't been so stubborn, the Jiang Group wouldn't have ended up like that." Jiang Chenren now regrets his arrogance and useless pride back then.

He was afraid of being accused of achieving his success through women, so he went his own way afterward.

Jiang An tried to correct him, but he scolded her, saying it had nothing to do with her and that she should not interfere in his affairs from now on.

"Everyone has their own detours to take." Jiang An is very calm when dealing with most people, "Just treat it as learning from experience."

Jiang Chenren: "Mm."

Jiang An: "Are you free this afternoon?"

Jiang Chenren: Yes.

Jiang An: "How about this afternoon? Ruan Ruan said that nowadays you have to submit an application for divorce and wait for the cooling-off period to pass before you can get a divorce."

Jiang Chenren: "That's true."

At this point, his gaze suddenly fell on his daughter, who had been standing next to Jiang An. He moved his lips, and after a long while, he finally said to her, "I'm sorry..."

He was extremely anxious during that period.

Anxiety to the point of mental breakdown.

So much so that when he was at his wit's end, he did some excessive things to her, almost causing a major disaster.

If he hadn't received Jiang An's call informing him that she had woken up, he might have remained in that state of madness for a while longer. Looking back now, he doesn't even know why he had those extreme behaviors.

In the afternoon, Jiang An and Jiang Chenren went to submit their divorce application.

Only Jiang An and Jiang Ruan remained on the bus on the way back.

Thinking about Jiang Chenren's behavior today, Jiang Ruan had a question in her mind: "Mom."

Jiang An: "Hmm?"

Jiang Ruan: "Why did you choose to marry Jiang Chen... Uncle Jiang?"

“It’s a win-win situation.” Jiang An stopped talking. “He needs money as start-up capital to start a business, and I need to get married to stop those people from having any ideas. After discussing it, we agreed to get married.”

"Will he refuse to agree to a divorce later?" Jiang Ruan was already terrified by this cooling-off period.

“No, our interests were already divided before we got married, and forcing him to stay wouldn’t do him any good.” Jiang An said rationally. “On the contrary, if he’s more decisive, we can part ways amicably.”

Jiang Ruan remained silent and did not speak.

Jiang An reached out and stroked her head: "I know everything he did to you. It's your mother's fault for not protecting you."

"Let's not talk about these things, they're in the past." Jiang Ruan just wants to be with her mother and Sui Sui now, living the life she wants.

The next day, Jiang Ruan went to Yuan Yi to hand over her work to Bai Jian.

Just as she imagined.

I heard some things I didn't want to hear.

"I envy Jiang Ruan so much. She can quit her job whenever she wants without having to wait for approval."

"Who can blame her when her husband is President Huo?"

"She gave me a hard time when I told her she was there to experience life, but look what happened."

"I also want a rich husband, and I also want to experience this kind of life."

"It's good to be rich."

Bai Jian noticed Jiang Ruan's emotional change: "Don't pay attention to those gossips. They are not you and do not know the problems and difficulties you are facing."

"Okay," Jiang Ruan replied.

Lai Yuanyi's biggest gain was probably meeting friends like Sister Bai Jian and Xue Qian, but they could only be friends for a short time.

"Sister Bai Jian." Jiang Ruan couldn't help but say.

Bai Jian: "Hmm?"

Jiang Ruan looked at her with mixed feelings: "Aren't you angry with me?"

Bai Jian treated her like her own younger sister: "Why should I blame you?"

"You've been very dedicated to guiding me and teaching me principles during this time, but I've left you with a huge mess." Jiang Ruan felt guilty towards her, but sometimes it's impossible to have it both ways.

“You’re a responsible person. You wouldn’t have made this choice if you hadn’t been forced to.” Bai Jian spoke from the heart. Jiang Ruan was the most worry-free person she had ever mentored. “Don’t overthink it.”

Jiang Ruan said thank you.

She hugged her as she left.

After completing all the procedures, she went to Huo Zhizhou's office and handed him the paper to sign.

Huo Zhizhou signed the document without any hesitation and handed it to her as if nothing had happened, saying, "Wait here for me. I'll go back to the hospital with you after I'm done."

Jiang Ruan asked, "What about the penalty for breach of contract?"

Huo Zhizhou: "No need to give it."

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Ruan clearly remembers when she saw him come to work here, she was told that she had to pay a penalty for breach of contract when she wanted to resign.

"The penalty for breach of contract is just a clause; whether or not it is enforced is up to the company," Huo Zhizhou said without the slightest hint of guilt. "Initially, it was just to scare you into staying."

Jiang Ruan's anger vanished, and she calmly asked him, "If my mother hadn't woken up, would we still have to pay this money?"

Huo Zhizhou looked up, remained silent for a moment, and then did not lie to her: "Yes."

Jiang Ruan took the signed resignation form and turned to leave, knowing full well that the penalty was merely a clause to keep her employed. She had to pay it before because she couldn't afford it, but now she wasn't paying because the amount was small to her mother.

"I have ten more minutes to finish. Wait for me when you're done," Huo Zhizhou said to her retreating figure.

Jiang Ruan didn't even turn her head. She took her resignation form to the HR department to get her resignation certificate, and walked out of the Yuanyi Building after completing all the handover.

She completely ignored his promise to wait for her.

drop--

A black car stopped in front of her.

"I knew you wouldn't just wait there so obediently." Huo Zhizhou's words were tinged with affection. After getting out of the car and leading her into the vehicle, he instructed the driver, "To the hospital."

Jiang Ruan didn't say a word.

She gazed out the window at the passing vehicles and pedestrians, her thoughts drifting further and further away until she reached the hospital, where she finally came to her senses.

Huo Zhizhou got out of the car with her and took her hand in his own: "The matter of the breach of contract fee was my selfish thought. Could you please have mercy and forgive me this once, hmm?"

Jiang Ruan ignored him and quickened her pace toward the ward, with Huo Zhizhou following closely behind, not falling behind at all.

When I arrived at the ward.

Dr. Zhou was explaining the situation to Jiang An.

Upon seeing Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou arrive, she greeted them before continuing, "Ms. Jiang's recovery is going very well, and she will be able to be discharged from the hospital in about a week."

"Really?" Jiang Ruan was somewhat surprised.

"Yes." Dr. Zhou nodded. "But you still need to follow the doctor's instructions to exercise after you go back. Right now you can only walk like a normal person. It will take a long time to fully recover to your best condition."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Jiang Ruan's eyes: "Okay."

She then asked some questions about precautions.

Dr. Zhou provided all the information.

Seeing her asking questions incessantly, Huo Zhizhou recalled her earlier indifference and distance, realizing that she was preparing to leave.

But it's soft.

I disagree that you can't leave.

If you want to play, I'll play with you, but when you're done playing, you have to go home.