Chapter 373 Huo Zhizhou may never recover.

Chapter 373 Huo Zhizhou may never recover.

"Yes," Huo Sinian replied.

“That’s exactly what they would say.” Jiang Ruan was briefly surprised but then regained her composure. “Please tell them that whether it’s property or the custody of Sui Sui, it’s a matter between Huo Zhizhou and me, and it has nothing to do with them. What Huo Zhizhou gave me is all marital property, and they have no right to take it back.”

Huo Sinian remained silent and did not respond.

A flicker of emotion crossed the eyes behind the glasses.

Jiang Ruan: "If there's nothing else, I won't stay any longer."

After a moment of silence, Huo Sinian spoke up: "What if I trade something for you?"

Jiang Ruan looked at him with a puzzled expression.

This is very unlike Huo Si Nian.

“You should know why Zhizhou is so persistent in making his promise. Besides wanting to prove to his parents that they were wrong, there is another very important reason why he hasn’t been able to move on all these years,” Huo Sinian said to her slowly.

He didn't want to offend Jiang Ruan unless it was absolutely necessary.

But there are some things he wants to achieve, and he has to do them.

Jiang Ruan asked instinctively, "What?"

Huo Sinian glanced at her, knowing that she still cared about Huo Zhizhou: "He doesn't know if what happened back then was deliberately orchestrated by his parents, or if it just happened to be at that particular time."

Jiang Ruan didn't reply, remembering what Gu Shixi had told her.

“If you return the property he gave you and custody of Sui Sui to the Huo family, I can tell you the answer to this question,” Huo Sinian said, “and why Shan Mu’an jumped off the building without hesitation.”

Jiang Ruan raised her eyes, her pupils deepening: "Didn't he jump off the building because of the immense pressure from his parents' death and the company's bankruptcy?"

“If he were someone who could be so easily crushed, he wouldn’t have bothered to tease him when Zhizhou ignored him,” Huo Sinian said. “Shan Mu’an is a resilient, cheerful, and sunny person.”

This moment.

A chill suddenly rose in Jiang Ruan's heart.

If Shan Mu'an's suicide wasn't as Gu Shixi said, then what about Huo Zhizhou...?

How do I know if what you're saying is true or false?

“You can talk to Gu Shixi and Si Ning. They know Shan Mu’an just as well as Zhi Zhou does.” Huo Sinian pushed up his glasses. “But it’s best not to tell Zhi Zhou. You know his personality.”

What happened before has kept him trapped in his promises until now.

If he knew there was another reason behind it, he would definitely investigate thoroughly.

Is the outcome something he can handle?

Jiang Ruan didn't speak.

"You can give me your answer a few days later," Huo Sinian said unhurriedly. "Just contact me when you've thought it through."

"The answer was given to you from the beginning: neither the property nor the custody of your child has anything to do with your parents." Jiang Ruan said with a heavy heart, "If you really want it, let Huo Zhizhou come and talk to you."

Huo Sinian looked at her with his narrow eyes, his words carrying a silent threat: "You mean, you want me to tell Zhizhou what I just told you?"

Jiang Ruan pursed her red lips.

“You should know how much of an impact it would have on him if he knew about those things,” Huo Sinian reminded him. “I won’t hide it from you, Shan Mu’an’s decision to jump off the building without hesitation was because his father had a conversation with him, and the conversation was related to Zhi Zhou.”

"And then?" Jiang Ruan's expression remained calm, but her hands unconsciously tightened. "What does this have to do with me?"

Huo Sinian stared at her.

Jiang Ruan was like an emotionless machine: "I'm already divorced from him. You can talk to him about his problems."

“You’re not such a heartless person.” Huo Sinian believed that he understood Jiang Ruan because of what had happened before.

"Mr. Huo, do you really know me?" Jiang Ruan looked at him again, her eyes calm and unwavering. "You don't even understand Lin Tan, whom you spend every day with. How can you think you understand me?"

These words were spoken.

A flicker of emotion appeared on Huo Sinian's refined face.

"If there's nothing else, please leave. You're not welcome here," Jiang Ruan said, issuing an order to leave.

“This time we had a proper talk, but next time it might not be so easy,” Huo Sinian cautioned. “Mom and Dad are determined to get the property and custody of Sui Sui.”

Jiang Ruan replied calmly, "I understand."

Huo Sinian stared at her, trying to see if she was just putting on a brave face.

Jiang Ruan met his gaze without flinching.

“Both the Li and Qin families have members who want to get back at you. Offending the Huo family now will do you no good,” Huo Sinian continued. “Aren’t you afraid the Huo family will join forces with them?”

Jiang Ruan was exceptionally clear-headed: "Huo Cheng might, but you won't."

Huo Sinian did not understand what she meant.

“You’re not the type to waste your breath on people, yet you’ve repeated the same things over and over again today.” Jiang Ruan’s ability to judge people is getting better and better. “That means you have something to hide.”

Huo Zhizhou once said that Huo Sinian was even more ruthless than him in his methods.

If something can be resolved in one sentence, they will never say two; if they can use cunning and trickery, they will not waste time chatting.

But this person had been talking to her for so long that she began to suspect that the person in front of her was a completely different person.

“I have reservations because Zhizhou told me not to touch you, otherwise he would rather risk everything to make me lose everything.” Huo Sinian laid his cards on the table with her, “I need power and I don’t want to have a conflict with him.”

Jiang Ruan paused.

Huo Si Nian began to use psychological tactics: "He was wrong about what happened back then, but he was also very good to you. Do you really have the heart to let me tell him those things?"

"Can you really show your kindness to Lin Tan?" Jiang Ruan asked instead of answering.

"Jiang Ruan." Huo Sinian emphasized, his previously composed face losing its composure. "I'm not just arguing with you."

“I don’t have time to talk to you about these meaningless things,” Jiang Ruan said.

Huo Sinian stared at her for a few moments, but unable to discern what she was thinking, he stood up and left.

Jiang Ruan didn't even offer him a gift.

Huo Sinian glanced towards the villa a second before getting into the car, and only after not seeing anyone did he sit down and tell the driver in front, "Let's go."

"Did Miss Jiang agree?" the secretary in the passenger seat asked.

Huo Sinian: "No."

The secretary asked, "Should we take any other measures?"

Huo Sinian rubbed his tired brow and said in a deep voice, "No need."

He used to be able to roughly tell what Jiang Ruan was thinking, which of her words were true and which were false, but just now he suddenly became unsure whether she still had feelings for Zhi Zhou.

"The second young master of the Qin family heard you've come to Haicheng and wants to meet you," the secretary reported, looking at the message on her phone. "He said he wants to discuss a collaboration with you. Do you want to meet him?"

Huo Sinian couldn't help but recall Jiang Ruan's words.

— Huo Cheng might, but you won't.

How could this woman say something so certain?

"Let's meet." He changed his mind, also wanting to see what this second young master of the Qin family could talk to him about.

The secretary replied, "Okay."

During the time they arranged to have dinner, Jiang Ruan sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

During the calm period, Huo Zhizhou's actions and words made her feel that no matter how bad his life was now, he deserved it. But while he was bad to her, he was also genuinely good to her.

If Huo Sinian's words are true, he is very likely to be devastated after finding out.

She wanted him to pay the price for his past actions, but she didn't want him to confine himself to his own limitations.

While pondering various things, she called Si Ning and Gu Shixi, asking them to meet up to discuss matters and to inquire about the veracity of what Huo Sinian had said.