Chapter 297 You still have too little experience

Chapter 297 You still have too little experience

Over the next few days, Jiang Ruan visited Huo Zhizhou at the hospital every day as agreed, and chatted with him occasionally. Before she knew it, the days had passed, and it was time for Huo Zhizhou to be discharged.

Seeing him change into her own clothes, Jiang Ruan said to Gu Shixi, "I've done everything you asked me to do. I hope you'll keep your promise then too."

"No problem!" Gu Shixi agreed very quickly.

Jiang Ruan hummed in response and said nothing more, not even saying goodbye to Huo Zhizhou before leaving.

Watching her figure recede into the distance, Huo Zhizhou's pupils were deeper than ever before, and his heart was churning with emotions.

Seeing him like this, Gu Shixi whispered to Jiang Yuqu, "If Jiang Ruan has a dinner party with someone else later, arrange a meal for your boss at the same place, and make sure to keep the distance and time right."

Jiang Yu: "Okay."

The boss's instructions these past few days clearly indicated that he was to secretly protect Miss Jiang. Now that he's figured it out, he, as her special assistant, won't hold her back.

Huo Zhizhou changed his clothes and saw the two of them whispering to each other. He didn't pay much attention to it and asked Jiang Yu with his thin lips, "How did the matter I asked you to handle a few days ago go?"

"Everything is ready," Jiang Yu replied quickly.

"Okay." Huo Zhizhou put on his watch and prepared to go out.

Assistant Jiang called out to him, "BOSS."

Huo Zhizhou glanced at him sideways.

Assistant Jiang reported the situation: "Your parents want you to go back to the old house. They say they have something to talk to you about."

"Didn't I tell you to ignore their messages?" Huo Zhizhou said.

“This matter is rather unusual; they mentioned Miss Jiang,” Assistant Jiang told him truthfully. “They also said that if you don’t go back, they will have to talk to your older brother.”

Huo Zhizhou's eyes were dark.

Assistant Jiang asked, "Going back to the old house?"

Huo Zhizhou's answer remained unchanged: "No reply."

Jiang, Special Assistant: "Okay."

"Have someone keep an eye on their movements during this time, and deal with any actions taken against Ruan Ruan immediately," Huo Zhizhou instructed. "Don't cause her any trouble."

"Understood." Assistant Jiang was quite reliable. "But what about Young Master Huo..."

Although Young Master Huo is not the president of Huo Group, his methods and abilities are not much different from those of the BOSS.

He might not be able to find out what he's up to.

"Your parents called him back to the old house a couple of days ago to talk about something, but we couldn't find out exactly what they discussed," Assistant Jiang reported. "What if it was aimed at Miss Jiang..."

Huo Zhizhou remained silent.

A little while later.

He gave his answer: "He won't."

Assistant Jiang asked tentatively, "Now is a critical moment for him to take his position from you. It's hard to guarantee that he won't resort to some extreme measures."

"Just keep an eye on their movements," Huo Zhizhou said.

If Huo Sinian had no weakness, he might have used Jiang Ruan to threaten him, but Huo Sinian does have one. He was with Lin Tan for three years, and he wouldn't have reacted that way if he had no feelings for her.

Jiang, trusting his boss, replied, "Okay."

After this incident, Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou, though living in the same city, never saw each other again.

Huo Zhizhou is still suffering from insomnia and can't eat much, but it's much better than before.

As for Jiang Ruan, she wrote the bidding documents for projects in neighboring cities and Jingzhou. On weekdays, she would go out to meet people for meals with Mo Mo to discuss the situation, and on weekends she would fly back to Haicheng to be with Sui Sui.

Although life is busy, it is fulfilling.

That day, Jiang Ruan invited the leaders of a hospital in Jingzhou to dinner. During the meal, she introduced the scale of her company and gave a brief introduction to the projects the company had done in the past. The two sides had a very pleasant conversation.

As the dinner was drawing to a close, Mo Mo glanced around the table and whispered in Jiang Ruan's ear, "Boss, something's not right."

Jiang Ruan chatted with someone with a smile on her lips.

Mo Mo knew she had heard, so she whispered the rest of her words to her: "She didn't drink a drop of alcohol during the meal, which is not normal."

“What’s wrong with that?” Jiang Ruan replied after chatting with someone, not making it very obvious. “Some people like to drink alcohol and some people like to drink tea. Everyone has different preferences.”

"You still have too little experience," Mo Mo said seriously.

Jiang Ruan glanced at him.

Is this guy bored because he doesn't drink?

About ten minutes later, the dinner party came to an end. The people from the hospital stood up and left their seats. Everyone thanked Jiang Ruan and said goodbye politely. Jiang Ruan saw them out of the private room.

"That's it," one of them said. "No need to see us off."

"Okay." Jiang Ruan didn't insist too much, knowing that they probably didn't want to be seen attending the dinner party.

"Boss," Mo Mo said, watching the group leave, his tone as serious as could be, "you most likely won't be able to get this project."

Jiang Ruan's gaze fell on him: "Can't you wish me well for once?"

They had a very pleasant conversation.

Their prices are also relatively low.

There's no reason why this project shouldn't fall into her hands.

"Didn't you notice an important piece of information?" Mo Mo's usually cool and serious face occasionally showed a hint of blankness.

Jiang Ruan looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Mo Mo recounted what she had seen and heard: "They were very polite to you."

Jiang Ruan thought for a moment: "Really?"

“When you offered them tea instead of wine, they all stood up.” Mo Mo observed these things keenly. “They responded to and echoed every word you said, and there was never a dull moment.”

Jiang Ruan looked at him: "Isn't this the most polite way to get along?"

Both parties are refined and cultured people who don't engage in the drinking culture; what's wrong with that?

"When you used to go out to dinner with President Huo, did he stand up for those people?" Mo Mo gave her a simple example. "Those people were like President Huo. We need the projects they have, which is like us being the ones toasting President Huo."

Jiang Ruan paused for a moment.

I understood instantly.

After experiencing the boring and disgusting drinking culture in Haicheng, she subconsciously felt that these people were all gentlemen. If Mo Mo hadn't pointed it out, she wouldn't have realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Do they know about your relationship with President Huo?" Mo Mo asked.

"I wouldn't know if no one specifically told me." Although Jiang Ruan grew up in Jingzhou, she has always kept a low profile. "But I would know if someone deliberately revealed it."

While pondering.

She looked at Mo Mo and asked, "Why do you think I won't get this project?"

"When those people were talking to you just now, there was a subtle hint of ingratiation beneath their politeness." Mo Mo was very perceptive in these ways. "They even exchanged glances several times during the conversation."

Jiang Ruan: "???"

That's obvious.

Mo Mo continued, "It's like they're weighing how to avoid offending you without giving you the project."

Mo Mo: "To be more precise, it's about not offending Huo Zhizhou, who's hiding behind you."

Jiang Ruan was thinking about this.

If Mo Mo's guess is correct, then who contacted these people?

Qin Muchuan? That seems unlikely. This is Jingzhou after all, and his reach can't extend that far. Given his cautious nature, he wouldn't easily run into Huo Zhizhou.

Before she could figure it out, she was startled by a loud crash behind her: "Bang!"