Chapter 302 Jiang Ruan Understands Qin Mo

Chapter 302 Jiang Ruan Understands Qin Mo

Lin Tan's body trembled slightly.

Long-forgotten memories surged forth like a tidal wave, and fragments of the past played out before my eyes, as if time had stood still at that moment.

Seeing her dazed expression, Jiang Ruan guessed that there must be something between her and Qin Mo, otherwise she wouldn't have this expression.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it.” Jiang Ruan asked this mainly because she wanted to understand what kind of person Qin Mo was through other people’s opinions. Up until now, she still found it hard to believe that he was also involved in what her mother did back then.

"I know him," Lin Tan said. "We used to be very close friends."

"I see," Jiang Ruan didn't ask any more questions, afraid of stirring up her sad memories. If they were really very close friends, why would she have such strong emotional fluctuations when the other person was mentioned?

Lin Tan asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Ruan: "No."

"I'm fine." Lin Tan has let go of the past, but not hearing that name for so long has reminded her of some things. "Ask me anything you want, and I'll tell you anything I know."

Jiang Ruan stared at her for a while.

Seeing that she wasn't just pretending to be strong, he asked, "I want to know what kind of person he is?"

"He has a strong sense of justice, is loyal to his friends, and is filial to his elders." Lin Tan spoke highly of him, saying, "He can be considered a good person."

Jiang Ruan nodded.

She didn't have much contact with Qin Mo, and her only impressions were that he clearly separated public and private matters and had a very cold aura.

It's completely different from what Lin Tan said.

“But I haven’t seen him for many years, so I don’t really know what he’s like now,” Lin Tan added, afraid that her words might mislead Jiang Ruan. “Do you need to see him for something?”

"No," Jiang Ruan casually made up an excuse, "He is, after all, my cousin, so I should at least get to know him."

I can't just tell anyone about what happened to my mother.

Besides being a family matter, it also involves the Qin family.

Lin Tan was taken aback, but quickly realized: "Oh right, Mo Mo just said that your maternal grandfather is Mr. Qin, so you and Qin Mo are siblings."

Jiang Ruan's identity as a member of the Jiang and Huo families had always been deeply ingrained in her mind, so much so that she didn't even think of it when she asked Qin Mo.

Jiang Ruan hummed in agreement.

Lin Tan smiled and said to her, "Then don't worry, Qin Mo is quite good to his own family. Even if he's bad, it's only towards those with wicked intentions."

"Then I'm relieved," Jiang Ruan replied.

Lin Tan smiled slightly.

A moment later.

She looked at Jiang Ruan hesitantly, the question stuck in her throat, and after struggling for almost a minute, she finally said, "Why did you suddenly ask me this?"

Huo Sinian had no idea that she and Qin Mo had known each other before, so why would Jiang Ruan suddenly bring it up?

“He asked me about it when I was in the same car as Qin Mo before,” Jiang Ruan said without hiding anything.

Lin Tan's fingers twitched slightly: "What did he say?"

Jiang Ruan told her what she had said back then.

When Qin Mo asked her about Huo Sinian, she didn't think much of it, just taking it as casual conversation. But when Qin Mo asked if Huo Sinian had a girlfriend, she realized that Qin Mo probably had ulterior motives.

Looking back now.

What a small world.

After listening to the whole story, Lin Tan's eyes flickered: "Is he doing well?"

“It’s great.” Jiang Ruan was stating the facts objectively. “He is now the president of the Qin Group and has a lot of influence in the family. Some people say that even his father is a little afraid of him.”

The emotion in Lin Tan's chest gradually dissipated: "That's good."

Jiang Ruan picked up her phone, tapped it twice, and handed it to her: "This is his contact information. Do you want to add him?"

She wouldn't meddle in this if it were just one-sided concern.

But Qin Mo was asking, and Lin Tan was also emotional. Huo Sinian was still a scumbag, so it would be better to give the choice to Lin Tan.

Lin Tan opened Qin Mo's WeChat Moments.

Not a single one.

"Thank you." Lin Tan said this most often tonight. She handed the phone back to Jiang Ruan. "I won't add you back. It's strange to add someone as a friend after so many years of no contact. They might think I'm asking for money or wedding gifts."

Hearing her words, Jiang Ruan guessed that there must be a story between them.

But as someone who values ​​boundaries, she wouldn't ask casually.

Jiang Ruan slept soundly that night, but Lin Tan didn't sleep well in the guest room. She dreamed of being unable to escape Huo Sinian's control, and dreamed of Qin Mo, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

Amidst a mix of emotions, she picked up her phone, opened her browser, and typed "Qin Mo" into the search bar. The search results were filled with news articles about Qin Mo's achievements, the latest being about him securing a multinational collaboration.

She clicked on one of the photos.

Qin Mo, dressed in a suit and tie, with a high nose bridge and a handsome face with well-defined features, looked even more mature than he had a few years ago.

Since their breakup, she has stopped paying attention to anything related to him and subconsciously avoids anything associated with him, all in order to control her heart and prevent the towering tree that she had finally managed to kill years ago from sprouting again.

But we couldn't control it today.

Before you knew it, it was dawn.

When Jiang Ruan got up, she saw Lin Tan sitting on the sofa downstairs with a slightly haggard face. Even though she had put on light makeup, she still couldn't hide the bloodshot eyes.

"I should go back now." Lin Tan stood up, her eyes filled with gratitude and a subtle, complex emotion as she looked at Jiang Ruan. "Thank you for last night. I'll treat you to dinner sometime."

"If you go back now, Huo Sinian should be able to tell that you haven't slept all night," Jiang Ruan reminded her.

Lin Tan said, "It's nothing."

Jiang Ruan raised her eyebrows slightly.

It was as if she hadn't expected to suddenly become optimistic.

“You’re right, I’ve trapped myself.” Lin Tan suddenly decided to give it a try. “I plan to go back and have a serious talk with him.”

"Call me if anything comes up." Jiang Ruan generally respects other people's decisions. "I've spent most of the past two weeks in Jingzhou."

Lin Tan said "okay" and left.

Jiang Ruan arranged for a driver to take her.

As the car disappeared from sight, she sent Qin Jiangye a message: "Are you sure what happened to Mom was a scheme orchestrated by Qin Muchuan and his two sons?"

Qin Jiangye made a phone call.

Jiang Ruan accepted it.

"Does my little cousin not believe me?" Qin Jiangye asked in his usual irresponsible tone.

“Tell me what you heard in that conversation.” Jiang Ruan felt something was amiss. “I need to confirm.”

"You're making things difficult for your little cousin." Qin Jiangye said casually, turning around in his office chair. "Can you recount your entire conversation with your brother-in-law last time?"

Jiang Ruan thought for a moment.

cannot.

Qin Jiangye raised his voice slightly: "It can't be, can it?"

Jiang Ruan: "..."

"As someone who knows my own limitations, I know I can't remember that many conversations, so I only remembered the key points," Qin Jiangye said, drawing out his words.

Jiang Ruan asked, "Why didn't you think of recording it with your phone?"

Qin Jiangye praised her: "My little cousin is really good material to be a detective."

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Qin Jiangye said calmly, "Brightening up my phone screen in the dark is to tell them I'm eavesdropping here, and that they'll find me soon, right?"

Jiang Ruan bluntly stated the truth: "You were still discovered even though you didn't turn on your phone screen."

Qin Jiangye paused.

He glanced at Secretary Qin, who was working diligently beside him.

Secretary Qin: "?"

Secretary Qin, with a poker face, asked, "What is it?"

Qin Jiangye waved to him, a teasing smile appearing on his young face, and continued chatting with Jiang Ruan: "That's why I say you're my little cousin, your mind works so fast."