Chapter 256 Jiang Ruan's New Beginning

Chapter 256 Jiang Ruan's New Beginning

Where did Miss Jiang find such a rude bodyguard?

These words popped into both Jiang's assistant's and Lin Bei's minds at the same time.

Looking at their expressions, Mo Mo said bluntly, "Do you have a problem with what I said?"

nonsense!

This sentence quickly popped into Lin Bei's mind.

But considering that he wasn't familiar with the other party, he phrased it much more tactfully: "How could that be? We respect everyone's opinion."

"Even if you have opinions, it's useless." Mo Mo didn't care about their opinions. The only people he cared about were his wife and young lady who paid his salary. "They're divorced now, so you can only swallow your opinions."

Lin Bei looked at Assistant Jiang and silently thought: Why is this person so annoying?

Jiang's Special Assistant: Indeed.

Lin Bei rubbed his hands together, gritting his teeth and whispering, "Can I beat him up?"

Before Assistant Jiang could speak, Mo Mo, with her sharp ears, answered, "Okay."

Lin Bei: "?"

Assistant Jiang: "?"

“But you can’t beat me.” Mo Mo’s gaze swept over Lin Bei, the words barely damaging but extremely insulting. “At most three moves, and you will be defeated.”

"I refuse to believe it." Lin Bei rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight. His male pride wouldn't allow him to be provoked like this. "Come on, I'll give you three moves first..."

"Stop fooling around, the BOSS and the others are coming out soon." Assistant Jiang stopped him.

Lin Bei's arrogance vanished instantly.

If the boss sees him fighting with Miss Jiang's bodyguard, he'll definitely be the one getting a scolding.

As they were talking, Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou came out after completing the formalities, each holding a red booklet in their hands.

"You can reset the access control and system at Soft Garden," Huo Zhizhou stopped and told her. "I've already spoken to the housekeeper; from now on, you'll be the only owner there."

Jiang Ruan gave a faint "Mm".

Huo Zhizhou hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

The hand holding the divorce certificate tightened little by little.

"I hope you keep your promises." Jiang Ruan brought up the old topic again, "If you're going to get a divorce, then let's make it clean and simple."

If he continues to secretly protect her and solve her so-called troubles, no matter how much time passes, he will never be able to move on, and she will never truly grow up.

It's better to cut ties completely.

A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one.

"Where's Sui Sui?" Huo Zhizhou asked calmly.

“I can bring him to you whenever you want, or you can come and pick him up,” Jiang Ruan made it clear. “Apart from that, we should try to avoid any other involvement.”

Huo Zhizhou moved his lips and said, "Okay."

Jiang Ruan hummed in agreement and fell silent for a moment.

Huo Zhizhou sensed that she still had something to say: "Speak freely."

"You should see a psychologist when you have time. Your obsession with promises is a psychological issue," Jiang Ruan said after much consideration.

Huo Zhizhou's gaze fell on her: "Why didn't you say so before?"

Jiang Ruan didn't hide anything: "I'm afraid that if you go to see it, you won't divorce me."

"As always, you disdain lying." Huo Zhizhou's tone was rather calm, but his eyes were more profound than ever before.

Jiang Ruan: "Mm."

After saying that word, she lifted her foot and left, getting into the car with Mo Mo without looking back.

Lin Bei and Jiang's assistant exchanged a glance after seeing this, realizing that the BOSS was now truly all alone.

They immediately stepped forward, trying their best to make him feel their care and concern: "BOSS."

Huo Zhizhou: "Let's go to the company."

Jiang, Special Assistant: "Okay."

Lin Bei immediately opened the car door and placed his hand on the top frame of the door to block it.

As the car started to drive away, Gu Shixi, in the inconspicuous black sedan in the corner, also told the driver, "Let's go."

Not long after.

It seems like they're still worried.

Gu Shixi took out his phone and sent a message to Assistant Jiang: 【How is your boss doing now?】

"Everything is normal," Jiang's assistant replied simply.

[Is he genuinely normal or just pretending?] In the end, Gu Shixi was still worried.

Assistant Jiang pursed her lips, considered for a moment, and then gave him a way out: "Keep pretending."

These two words brought a series of messages from Gu Shixi.

After careful consideration, Assistant Jiang chose not to reply.

Gu Shixi: "???"

That's fine with Huo Er.

Why isn't Jiang Yu replying to messages either?

...

Jiang Ruan arrived in Haicheng around 6 PM. As soon as she got home, she told the three of them about the divorce in their group chat and sent them a picture of the divorce certificate.

Not long after.

The group chat was full of Su Zhu and Ye Yanzhi's celebratory and congratulatory emojis.

"You have no idea how I got through this month," Su Zhu sent a voice message after celebrating. "I was so afraid you'd cause some trouble during this cooling-off period!"

Ye Yanzhi: [+1.]

Su Zhu: "Fortunately, everything went smoothly."

Su Zhu: "I'm fine now. Want to come out and have some fun? Let's celebrate."

Jiang Ruan: "Okay."

Jiang Ruan put the divorce certificate away and then went out.

The three of them went to a restaurant for dinner. Before the food was served, Su Zhu and the others chatted about everyday things. When the food was almost served, Su Zhu asked, "Huo Zhizhou really won't come to see you again?"

“Nothing other than the annual events,” Jiang Ruan said.

"What are your plans next?" Su Zhu asked, though she was a little worried.

She always felt that Huo Zhizhou wouldn't just let it go like that, given his personality. He had used every means to keep Ruan Ruan by his side after everything that had happened before, and now he would completely separate because of a promise. It was really strange.

Jiang Ruan has a plan for her life: "First, I need to pass the Qin family's test and get my mother's shares."

“Okay, let’s focus on building our career first.” Su Zhu supported all her decisions. “Whenever you need help, just call us. We’ll be there for you.”

Ye Yanzhi chimed in, "That's right!"

Jiang Ruan smiled and said, "Okay."

It was past 8 p.m. when the three of them got back.

After dropping Jiang Ruan off at home, Su Zhu said to Ye Yanzhi in the passenger seat, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you want to pursue Ruan Ruan, you'd better seize these next few months. Once Huo Zhizhou realizes what's going on, you'll be out of luck."

Ye Yanzhi: "?"

Ye Yanzhi was very puzzled: "Didn't he promise Xiao Jiangjiang that he wouldn't bother her again except for Sui Sui's matter?"

"Can you trust what a man says?" Su Zhu didn't believe a word he said. "He's just trapped in the cage of his promise right now. When he realizes that losing Ruan Ruan is harder to accept than anything else, do you think he'll still be foolish enough to keep that promise?"

Won't.

Ye Yanzhi came up with this answer almost instantly.

Su Zhu looked at him and said, "When Huo Zhizhou starts chasing after someone, it's none of your business."

Ye Yanzhi: "..."

He was too busy to contact her for a while, and then he received the news that Xiao Jiangjiang and Huo Zhizhou were together.

This was a complete shock to him!

"Do you think if I confess to Xiao Jiang, we won't even be able to remain friends?" He had been hiding his feelings all this time because he had seen too many people who confessed to Jiang Ruan get rejected.

Some people are friends one second, and become strangers the next after a confession.

Xiao Jiangjiang would deliberately distance herself from others after they confessed their feelings to her, and even stop contacting them altogether.

Su Zhu glanced at him: "What you lack is friends?"

Ye Yanzhi: "Nonsense."

Su Zhu: "..."

That seems to be true. Apart from her and Ruan Ruan, all of this guy's other friends are just fair-weather friends. None of them can be relied on when it really matters.

After much consideration, she gave him an answer: "Don't worry, even if Ruan Ruan rejects you, she won't completely cut off your relationship. At most, she'll try to dispel your feelings for her."