Chapter 324 Ye Yanzhi Admits Defeat

Chapter 324 Ye Yanzhi Admits Defeat

“Everyone who was supposed to come has come, and it’s definitely suspicious that they’re wearing this.” Su Zhu also had her doubts.

Doll costume.

Not showing their face.

He remained silent.

It's hard not to be wary.

Huo Zhizhou: "..."

Jiang Ruan looked around carefully, and thinking that Huo Zhizhou hadn't arrived yet, she added, "There's one more who hasn't come."

Su Zhu asked, "Who?"

Ye Yanzhi also curiously leaned his head closer.

Jiang Ruan glanced in Sui Sui's direction, and after considering it carefully, she spoke up: "Huo Zhizhou."

Su Zhu and Ye Yanzhi exchanged a glance.

In a sense, Huo Zhizhou should indeed celebrate Sui Sui's fifth birthday, after all, he is Sui Sui's biological father. But given the strained relationship between the two after their divorce, would Huo Zhizhou really come?

"It's me," Huo Zhizhou said, his voice slightly distorted as before. "The gifts I prepared for you and Sui Sui have already been sent to the villa."

Jiang Ruan's eyes flickered slightly.

In the past, Huo Zhizhou would prepare two gifts for Sui Sui's birthday every year.

One portion for Sui Sui, and one portion for her.

Even now that they're divorced, he still keeps the same old habits.

"Why did you dress like this?" she asked him calmly.

"You said you didn't want to see me in front of you after the divorce, and I should keep my promise if I can." Huo Zhizhou's words came from the bottom of his heart, without any ulterior motives.

For him, protecting Jiang Ruan's lifelong peace and stability was his primary commitment.

Not appearing before him was a secondary promise.

Whether to interfere in her affairs or not depends on the circumstances.

If Gu Shixi knew about this idea, he would definitely applaud him and be happy that he had become more flexible.

“No need today.” Jiang Ruan didn’t expect him to be so persistent in keeping his promises. She calmly told him, “Sui Sui is playing with Si Ning over there. Why don’t you go and say hello to him?”

Huo Zhizhou said "okay".

The next second he took off the mascot costume's headgear, revealing a face that was slightly thinner than before.

Thankfully it's winter, otherwise wearing this mascot costume for so long would definitely cause heatstroke.

"From now on, you can prepare a separate gift for Sui Sui's birthday. You don't need to prepare one for me." Jiang Ruan didn't know what to talk about with him, so she just mentioned this.

The less she gets involved with Huo Zhizhou, the better.

She was afraid that, amidst his continued kindness, she would be unable to help but forget everything from the past.

"If we agreed on double portions, then we'll always have double portions." Huo Zhizhou was particularly insistent on this matter, his dark eyes reflecting only her figure on the bustling lawn. "Five years ago today, he was born and brought me joy. You sacrificed so much to give birth to him, while I did nothing and yet received the child you painstakingly conceived."

The ginger-flavored meat was filled with a complex mix of emotions.

Hearing these words again still stirs my emotions.

"This was originally intended for our family of three," Huo Zhizhou said, pulling a USB drive from his pocket. "But it's more appropriate to give it to you now."

Jiang Ruan took it; she could roughly guess what was inside.

“Let’s go together. We haven’t taken a family photo when we were five years old yet.” Huo Zhizhou reached out his hand to her.

Jiang Ruan didn't take her hand, but instead walked towards Sui Sui.

From birth until now, every year on Sui Sui's birthday, they would take a family photo of the three of them. Although they are divorced, it's not a bad thing to take a photo to remember Sui Sui when she grows up.

The two left one after the other.

Yet they appear remarkably harmonious.

"Look!" Su Zhu said to Ye Yanzhi after they had walked away. "Learn more from Huo Zhizhou. You only know a few tricks every time you ask someone to pursue them. You need to take the initiative and let Ruan Ruan choose."

Ye Yanzhi: "..."

Su Zhu continued to say to him, "If it were you, would you have just said that one sentence without reaching out to hold his hand?"

Ye Yanzhi: "..."

Can he say yes?

"Huo Zhizhou is so scheming." Su Zhu still had a problem with him because of what happened before, and she was never satisfied with anything he did. "Next time I have to remind Ruan Ruan not to let Huo Zhizhou lead her astray."

Ye Yanzhi fell silent.

This was the only time he didn't join Su Zhu in speaking ill of Huo Zhizhou; instead, he sat there silently.

Su Zhu noticed: "What's wrong with you?"

Su Zhu said, "Don't tell me you're upset."

“I know where I went wrong,” Ye Yanzhi suddenly said, looking in the direction Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou had left. “I also know why Xiao Jiang Jiang hasn’t considered anyone else for six months since her divorce.”

Su Zhu: "?"

What the heck?

She touched his forehead: "What's wrong with you?"

"Don't you think Huo Zhizhou cares about Xiao Jiangjiang even more than you do?" Ye Yanzhi's face was devoid of its usual nonchalant attitude, only showing an expression that couldn't be more serious.

Su Zhu: "I know."

In some respects, Huo Zhizhou did indeed do a better job than her.

But so what?

She will be Ruan Ruan's best friend for life, a friend whose heart will never waver, no matter who comes, her most beloved best friend will always be Ruan Ruan.

In this respect, Huo Zhizhou could never compare to her in his entire life!

"I've always believed that I can take good care of Xiao Jiangjiang and be the best boyfriend in the world." Ye Yanzhi accepted his defeat willingly this time. "But just now, I realized that I can never do it."

Su Zhu paused, then quickly realized: "You mean the gift he prepared for Ruan Ruan?"

Ye Yanzhi: "Yes."

Su Zhu remained silent.

“I hadn’t considered this issue, I’d never even thought about it.” Ye Yanzhi couldn’t describe his current feelings. “But he had already thought about it the day Xiao Jiangjiang gave birth.”

When Xiao Jiang returned home after giving birth, Huo Zhizhou gave her a gift, which she assumed was a special gift from Huo Zhizhou because of her hard work.

It's like some people sending flowers and gifts on the day their wives give birth.

But he didn't expect that Huo Zhizhou would prepare gifts for Xiao Jiangjiang every year on her birthday, and he would also openly admit that he did nothing during Xiao Jiangjiang's pregnancy and childbirth.

“Su Zhu.” Ye Yanzhi glanced at her sideways.

Su Zhu felt a little strange: "What?"

"If Huo Zhizhou repents from now on and promises to treat Xiao Jiangjiang this well for the rest of his life, I would be willing for them to get back together." Ye Yanzhi hoped Jiang Ruanhao would be alright.

She loves herself.

But in some things, Huo Zhizhou loved her more than she loved herself.

As long as Huo Zhizhou treats her well for the rest of his life, he can be completely at ease.

“I don’t want to.” Su Zhu, as the eldest daughter, is very vengeful. “It’s true that he prepared two gifts, but that doesn’t mean we can forget about him transferring his premarital assets during the divorce.”

It's possible for someone to love another person while simultaneously being a jerk.

She never denied how good Huo Zhizhou was to Ruan Ruan.

But good is good, and harm is harm.

If the two can cancel each other out, then what's wrong with doing something to show love to the other person and then beating them up, or being a jerk?

“We’re the weak ones, we can’t speak up for Huo Zhizhou,” Su Zhu said to him. “How can you not even have any awareness?”