Chapter 363 It's all about acting

Chapter 363 It's all about acting

"Go ahead," Jiang Ruan said, her emotions remaining calm.

"I have a bit of a headache from sitting on the plane for several hours." Huo Zhizhou sat on the edge of her bed and didn't make any unreasonable requests. "Could you please massage my temples for me?"

Jiang Ruan paused for a moment.

Huo Zhizhou's voice rose at the end: "No way?"

Jiang Ruan nodded slightly: "Okay."

Huo Zhizhou leaned down beside her bed without any qualms.

Jiang Ruan reached out and massaged him, her touch as gentle as ever, just enough to relieve his fatigue. Seeing the weariness in his eyes as he closed them, she knew he was indeed tired.

About a minute.

Huo Zhizhou opened his eyes.

Their eyes met.

One is aloof and indifferent, unmoved; the other is gentle and doting, with undisguised love.

"Alright." Huo Zhizhou took her hand away. "The debt of saving my life is now settled."

Jiang Ruan looked puzzled.

Before she could even think that his words were very inappropriate for Huo Zhizhou, he said another thing: "If we follow the normal course of events, after experiencing a life-saving favor, can our relationship be upgraded to friendship?"

Jiang Ruan: "..."

Jiang Ruan looked away and ignored him.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes." Huo Zhizhou reached out and tucked a stray hair behind her ear. "From today onwards, Huo Zhizhou is your friend, a friend who would go through fire and water for you."

Jiang Ruang was about to say something.

Assistant Jiang knocked on the door and said, "Boss, Chairman Li and Mr. Li have arrived."

Huo Zhizhou straightened his clothes and stood up: "Okay."

“If the Li family causes you trouble, just blame it all on me.” Jiang Ruan didn’t want him to clash with the Li family because of her. “I’ll handle it.”

"Okay," Huo Zhizhou readily agreed.

But how could he possibly push the blame onto someone he likes?

Even if he couldn't easily resolve this matter, he could pin the blame on Li Zhishen, but he would never pin it on Jiang Ruan.

Inside the manor hall.

A group of people were sitting there.

Apart from Old Master Li and Li Zhishen, who both had somewhat serious expressions, everyone else remained calm and composed.

As footsteps sounded, Huo Zhizhou came downstairs, still dressed in dark clothes. He greeted the two men naturally: "Mr. Li, Chairman Li."

Old Master Li nodded slightly.

Li Zhishen's gaze fell on him without saying a word.

"What brings you two here so late at night?" Huo Zhizhou asked proactively.

"It's nothing serious, just a call from Chengxuan from abroad." Old Master Li said this while looking at him. "He said you sent people abroad to hunt him down."

Huo Zhizhou's expression was indifferent: "Is that so?"

Old Master Li is waiting for him to continue.

Although Zhi Shen's phone call was strange, it seemed that the fact that Li Chengxuan was being chased was true.

What if Huo Zhizhou and Zhishen used some means to make Li Chengxuan think that he was involved in this matter?

"I happen to have something to show you two." Huo Zhizhou took the documents from Assistant Jiang and handed them to the two of them. "I was planning to come to see you first thing tomorrow morning, but now it's perfect."

A hint of doubt flashed across Old Master Li's face.

Li Zhishen took it and opened it.

As they were looking at it, Huo Zhizhou acted as an interpreter: "This is evidence that Li Chengxuan sent people to harm Ruan Ruan, arranged a car accident, hired assassins, and two other plans that haven't been implemented yet."

“Chengxuan would never do something so foolish.” Old Master Li subconsciously defended Li Chengxuan.

He didn't like his younger brother, but that didn't mean he wanted the Li family to fall into Huo Zhizhou's hands.

It's one thing to want him to marry Jiang Ruan and make things happen, but it's another thing not to want him to take action against the Li family.

"Do you want me to put it more clearly?" Huo Zhizhou's calm tone carried an imposing aura. "These are evidence. Handing them over to the police can get Li Chengxuan sentenced to three to ten years in prison."

Old Master Li frowned slightly.

Huo Zhizhou pushed another document over: "Adding these to the list is enough for a death sentence."

Old Master Li looked over with sharp eyes.

Huo Zhizhou neither dodged nor avoided the situation.

Li Zhishen opened it and took a look.

Upon seeing the various commercial crimes mentioned above, he subconsciously glanced at his "fiancé" a couple more times.

This guy...

You can get all of these things?

"So you were the one who orchestrated Chengxuan's assassination attempt abroad?" Old Master Li's face darkened. "Because he hired someone to harm Jiang Ruan, and you're avenging her?"

“If he arranged it, he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to present the evidence to you.” Li Zhishen put the incriminating evidence back, his voice steady.

Old Master Li looked at him.

Li Zhishen's face was serious and earnest: "You came to us wanting an explanation from us?"

"Yes." Huo Zhizhou crossed his index fingers in front of him. "Although Ruan Ruan has not acknowledged you as her father, you are related by blood. I don't want Ruan Ruan to be in a difficult position, but I also hope that you can give a satisfactory answer."

Li Zhishen ground down his molars.

Even at this moment, you still don't forget to kick him while he's down?

“If things were really as you say, we would definitely give you a satisfactory answer.” Old Master Li was good at saying nice things, but now that he’s being hunted down abroad, it’s difficult for me to give you one.

Huo Zhizhou's dark eyes were unfathomable: "Jiang Yu."

Jiang's assistant immediately stepped forward: "BOSS."

"Have someone check if Li Chengxuan is currently abroad," Huo Zhizhou said seriously, his thin lips barely moving. "And whether he's being hunted down."

“Okay.” Assistant Jiang immediately went to do so.

The hall was deathly silent.

Mr. Li looked somewhat displeased, staring at Huo Zhizhou: "You don't believe me?"

"You didn't believe him either, did you?" Li Zhishen spoke first. "You believed Li Chengxuan when he told you that Huo Zhizhou sent people to kill him, but why didn't you believe him when he said that you and I were also involved?"

"You!" Old Master Li was furious.

Li Zhishen remained unfazed.

The feud between father and son started many years ago, and it's already a miracle that they can still communicate now.

"What do you mean?" Huo Zhizhou asked.

Li Zhishen recounted the events that had transpired, and after listening to the entire account, a thoughtful expression crossed Huo Zhizhou's face.

Seeing him like this, Li Zhishen was so angry that his teeth itched.

If Huo Zhizhou hadn't been involved, he would have changed his surname to Huo.

They clearly know everything, yet they're still pretending.

That's incredibly cunning!

"Mr. Huo." Old Master Li was a little more polite to Huo Zhizhou because of what had just happened, but he still had some doubts in his heart. "How long will it take you to find out about this?"

Huo Zhizhou glanced at his watch: "Two hours if things go smoothly, one night if things don't."

Lin Bei: "..."

Tang Bai: "..."

The two glanced at Si Ning in the corner out of the corner of their eyes.

Even if we don't know all this, finding out the truth would only take ten minutes, right?

Thinking of this.

Tang Bai suddenly paused.

It seems that not many people know that Huo Zhizhou has top-notch hackers around him... He just openly and without any concealment lets him know, isn't he afraid that Huo Zhizhou will leak the secret?