Chapter 301 Huo Sinian, the PUA Master

Chapter 301 Huo Sinian, the PUA Master

Huo Sinian asked, "Why?"

“I don’t trust the Huo family.” Jiang Ruan’s words were not directed at him specifically, but were very direct. “The tone of your voice on the phone made me feel that you couldn’t take good care of her.”

Huo Sinian did not respond.

Jiang Ruan added, "If I hand her over to you, I will also be responsible if anything happens to her tonight."

“I understand that you don’t trust Zhizhou.” Huo Sinian’s tone remained unchanged, his emotions showing no change. “But I don’t think I’ve done anything to make you doubt my character.”

Jiang Ruan: "You're using me to deal with Huo Zhizhou."

Huo Sinian: "Isn't this a collaboration?"

Jiang Ruan: "You started it."

Huo Sinian admitted, "Didn't sending you back to save his life cancel it out?"

“I will tell Lin Tan that you came when she wakes up tomorrow.” Jiang Ruan did not answer his question, but reiterated her insistence, “But I will not give her to you.”

"If I told you I'm dating her, would you give her to me?" Huo Sinian suddenly asked.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Huo Sinian composed himself: "It's nothing. She's afraid of the dark when she sleeps, could you please leave a bedside lamp on for her?"

Jiang Ruan agreed: "Okay."

Huo Sinian said thank you and went downstairs.

He didn't leave immediately. After getting into the car, he looked out the window at the building in front of him, which was more like a castle than a villa, and his eyes gradually darkened.

"Move the car forward a little," he instructed the driver.

The driver did as instructed.

After the car stopped, Huo Sinian rolled down the window, lit a cigarette, and put his arm outside. The smoke swirled around him, and his expression became somewhat unreal.

He picked up his phone, opened Lin Tan's message chat, and sent a few words: 【Really dizzy?】

Lin Tan saw it.

She didn't order.

Clicking on it will show the words being typed.

Huo Sinian continued: "You should know I don't like being lied to. You know what the consequences will be if you lie to me."

The message I sent disappeared without a trace, and I didn't get a single reply.

Just as he was about to test Lin Tan one last time, Assistant Jiang suddenly appeared outside the car window with a standard smile on his face: "Young Master Huo, my boss invites you."

Huo Sinian paused, his hand holding the cigarette still: "Zhizhou?"

Assistant Jiang nodded slightly: "Yes."

Huo Sinian's eyes darkened little by little.

He really liked Jiang Ruan very much. Even after the divorce, he still protected her with great affection. He didn't know whether to call him a romantic or a coward who couldn't even keep the person he liked.

"Where is he?" Huo Sinian stubbed out his cigarette.

Jiang's Special Assistant: "Your home."

Huo Sinian glanced sideways.

Assistant Jiang repeated what he had just said: "The BOSS is waiting for you at your home."

"Understood." Huo Sinian's eyes behind his glasses became sharper. After the car window was rolled up, the driver started the car and drove away.

Jiang's assistant reported the situation in real time to his boss, who was waiting for Huo Sinian to return to his home.

Jiang Ruan was completely unaware of all of this.

After watching Huo Sinian leave, she didn't immediately go to find Lin Tan, fearing that Huo Sinian might suddenly turn back.

"Huo Sinian is gone." Mo Mo, who had gone to keep watch, returned to report the situation. "Before he left, someone stopped outside his car window for a while. It was too far away to see who it was or hear what they said."

Jiang Ruan felt a little relieved: "I understand."

Jiang Ruan stood up and went upstairs. Just in case, she asked the housekeeper to close the outer door. After giving these instructions, she went upstairs to find Lin Tan and told her that the crisis was over and she could sleep soundly tonight.

"Jiang Ruan." Lin Tan didn't want to hide it from her.

Jiang Ruan looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Tan said, word by word, "Actually, I am Huo Sinian's kept mistress."

Jiang Ruan's expression didn't change much; instead, she asked her, "Why do you say that?"

“He gives me a sum of money every month, and I’m responsible for playing the role of the gentle, innocent girl he likes and obeying his every word.” Lin Tan didn’t put it too bluntly, but it was something all adults understood.

Jiang Ruan thought for a moment: "How much will I pay you?"

Lin Tan didn't hide it: "Two hundred thousand."

Jiang Ruan coldly retorted, "So stingy?"

Lin Tan was taken aback.

The feelings that were originally shameful were suddenly dispelled at that moment.

“Although he’s not the president of the Huo Group, he still holds some shares and owns several companies.” Jiang Ruan knew a little about this. “Giving him 200,000 a month is too stingy.”

“Sometimes when they’re in a good mood, they’ll give me gifts,” Lin Tan said.

Jiang Ruan's gaze fell on her, looking at her intently.

Lin Tan, while also observing, found Jiang Ruan's gaze somewhat adorable.

“This isn’t about the gift.” Jiang Ruan felt that Lin Tan had fallen into a misconception, formed after being unconsciously suppressed by Huo Sinian. “With your looks and abilities, earning 200,000 a month as an actress shouldn’t be difficult.”

Lin Tan: "Mm."

The few dramas that were shelved were all high-quality IPs. Although she only played supporting roles or villains like the third or fourth female lead, they were all quite good. According to the company's plan, if all those dramas were broadcast, she could squeeze into the third tier.

Jiang Ruan helped her clear her mind: "He shelved all the films you made?"

Lin Tan: "Mm."

Thinking about what happened today, Jiang Ruan had a bold guess: "Is it that you're still not allowed to go out and take on acting roles? Is it that you're just allowed to play the innocent little flower?"

Lin Tan's eyes widened slightly, as if she hadn't expected that he could guess this correctly.

"To put it nicely, he's a scumbag. He's controlling and doesn't want to take responsibility." Jiang Ruan saw through the essence of the matter at a glance and didn't fall into Huo Sinian's trap. "To put it bluntly, he's stingy and uses psychological manipulation. He's selfish, self-serving, and arbitrary."

Lin Tan recalled the past: "When I didn't make him angry, he treated me well."

A complex expression flickered across Jiang Ruan's brows.

Lin Tan is...

“The money he gave you wasn’t for keeping you as a mistress, but rather compensation for interfering with your work.” Jiang Ruan explained each expense to her. “His kindness towards you wasn’t out of love, but rather out of guilt for selfishly restricting and controlling you.”

Lin Tan paused.

Jiang Ruan reminded her, "Don't say you're being kept by a sugar daddy in the future. You're just being harassed by a scumbag you can't get rid of."

She didn't know if Huo Sinian told Lin Tan that he was keeping her as a mistress, or if he had subtly instilled this idea in her.

But this is not being kept.

It should be called illegal restriction of personal freedom.

Lin Tan was thinking about Jiang Ruan's words. Over the years, because of this incident, she had been unable to hold her head high in public.

But... what Jiang Ruan said seems to make sense.

"The premise of being kept as a sugar daddy is that one party provides a large amount of money to the other, and both parties are willing," Jiang Ruan continued, not wanting her to get any deeper into someone else's trap. "You were willing?"

Lin Tan shook her head.

If Huo Sinian hadn't repeatedly threatened her with her sister, she wouldn't have stayed by his side.

This person is a demon.

"Let me know if you need any help." Jiang Ruan didn't want her to be like this, and she disliked Huo Sinian's behavior of suppressing others even more. "I still have some ability now."

Lin Tan seemed to suddenly understand: "I get it."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be saying it casually just to reassure her, Jiang Ruan felt a little more at ease.

A while later.

Jiang Ruan thought about what had happened in Haicheng and, after much deliberation, finally spoke up: "Lin Tan."

"Hmm?" Lin Tan emerged from that suppressed emotion.

"You..." Jiang Ruan hesitated for a second or two before asking the question, "Do you know Qin Mo from the Qin family in Haicheng?"