Chapter 377 Do you want to find Sui Sui a new stepmother?

Chapter 377 Do you want to find Sui Sui a new stepmother?

"How could you talk about overtime pay behind my back?" Tang Bai suddenly appeared, his expression unusually vivid. "I want it too."

"Didn't you go down?" Jiang Ruan asked.

"They drove away." Tang Bai had wanted to see the brothers from the wealthy family fighting each other, but she couldn't. "They probably want to find another place to talk business."

Jiang Ruan hummed in agreement and said nothing more.

She seemed a bit out of sorts for the rest of the time.

My mind keeps wandering uncontrollably, wondering how much Huo Zhizhou will be affected.

Although he seemed perfectly normal in his expression and tone just now, she knew him too well and could clearly sense that his calm demeanor was merely a facade to reassure her.

The more I think about her, the more confused I become.

In the end, it was Gu Shixi's phone call that interrupted her worries.

“President Gu,” Jiang Ruan replied, her tone rather somber.

"How is the situation now?" Gu Shixi was still worried because of what Huo Er said before she left. "Did Huo Er meet with Huo Sinian? Did they talk about that matter?"

Jiang Ruan: "We met."

Gu Shixi paused for a moment and looked at Si Ning beside him.

Jiang Ruan didn't let them speculate too much: "I told him about it before they met."

"You..." Gu Shixi's heart leaped into her throat, an uncontrollable worry rising within her. "What will Huo Er's reaction be?"

"She appeared calm, as if she had learned something very ordinary," Jiang Ruan described rationally. "She just left with Huo Sinian, probably to find out more."

Gu Shixi asked, "Didn't you go?"

Jiang Ruan tightened her grip on her phone: "I didn't go."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Gu Shixi really wanted to say, "You know Huo Er has a very poor ability to accept this matter, so why don't you stay by his side and give him some strength and support?" But then she thought that Jiang Ruan had no legal relationship with Huo Er at the moment, so it was normal for her not to go.

"They left almost half an hour ago." Jiang Ruan didn't know what to say, so she could only provide all the information.

“Huo Er is fine now because there’s no solid evidence. He won’t easily lose control because of other people’s words.” Gu Shixi also understands Huo Zhizhou. “But if he gets evidence from Huo Sinian or Huo Cheng, he will trap himself.”

How could Jiang Ruan not know?

The fact that he treated her that way because of a promise he made is enough to prove how much that matter affected him.

But what does that have to do with her?

To put it bluntly, he was the one who pushed her away without consulting her first.

If he had talked to her properly back then and taken her advice, she could have stood by him through any difficulty.

But he made his own decision without hesitation. Her opinions and ideas were not important to him. If he hadn't discovered later that the one he couldn't live without was himself, not her, would she still have the freedom and life she has now?

The answer is no.

If Huo Zhizhou hadn't realized that he didn't love her that much, he would have only disregarded her wishes and continued to do what he wanted.

"Jiang Ruan, if he really gets himself into trouble later, could you go and try to persuade him?" Gu Shixi was making plans for the future.

Jiang Ruan remained silent for half a minute before answering, "No."

Gu Shixi continued, "He only has you and Sui Sui."

If Huo Er were to confine himself to talking to Si Ning, it would be of no use. Even if Sui Sui went, the effect would probably be minimal.

"I'm sorry." Jiang Ruan hardened her heart completely this time.

Gu Shixi wanted to say something more.

Jiang Ruan had already hung up the phone.

The moment the beep sounded, Gu Shixi's emotions surged, and he was somewhat angry: "Jiang Ruan is too ruthless. Isn't she afraid that Huo Er will trap her for life and she won't be able to get out? Huo Er even owed her a favor before and quickly dispatched a helicopter to rescue her."

"Have you ever thought about things from Jiang Ruan's perspective?" Si Ning asked.

Gu Shixi frowned slightly.

What are you thinking?

"Huo Zhizhou saved her for two reasons: to make amends for the past and to pursue her," Si Ning analyzed. "But Jiang Ruan has no desire for him and still harbors resentment because of what happened before. Why would she agree to your request?"

“She…” Gu Shixi hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

"If someone releases a snake they've raised that bites you, and then falls into the snake's nest, would you go to save them?" Si Ning gave an example.

Gu Shixi retorted, "That's different."

Si Ning: "They are different, but not by much."

What she didn't say was that once Jiang Ruan got involved and helped Huo Zhizhou get out of this mess, the consequence she would most likely face was Huo Zhizhou's shameless and unscrupulous pursuit until she remarried him.

The fact that she didn't help him get through it proves that this matter is just as important to Huo Zhizhou as the promise, which is no different from the knife spinning back to stab her again.

Neither outcome is what Jiang Ruan wants.

"Don't you want Huo Er to get better?" Gu Shixi asked back.

"If he doesn't get better, I'll let him die." Si Ning understood Huo Zhizhou's stubbornness and persistence, but that didn't mean she wanted to watch him like this for the rest of his life.

Gu Shixi was taken aback.

He pursed his lips: "Let's not talk about it anymore, let's go take a look."

"Go if you want to." Si Ning regained her previous casual demeanor, picked up her laptop and stood up. "I still have some things to take care of with my master."

"Did I say something that upset you?" Gu Shixi asked, feeling somewhat guilty.

Si Ning said casually, "You're overthinking it."

She didn't linger any longer, opened the car door, and got out.

A complex expression flickered across Gu Shixi's face, and though his thin lips parted, he ultimately didn't utter the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The moment the car door closed, he slapped himself.

How could someone be so foolish as to offend Si Ning just for Huo Er!

Si Ning is right.

Huo Er is a man after all. If he gets bogged down in this for too long, that would be too weak!

Thinking about all this, he told the driver to start the car and head towards Huo Zhizhou's manor. The two of them would only talk about things in a place that Huo Er considered safe, and there was no other place besides the manor.

As he walked in that direction, Si Ning headed towards Jiang Ruan's direction.

Jiang Ruan didn't let herself dwell on those emotions for too long. She organized her work and the things she needed to learn in an orderly manner.

Seeing her like this, Tang Bai and Mo Mo were a little worried. When she handed them her work schedule, Tang Bai said, "You've packed your time so full, are you trying to work yourself to death?"

Mo Mo: "Don't say such unlucky things."

Tang Bai: "Look at this watch. Apart from the half hour for meals, is there any break time?"

Mo Mo glanced at it.

It is indeed very full.

They were given enough time to rest, but she wasn't given any chance to catch her breath.

"boss,"

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruan showed no sign of anything unusual on the surface.

"Are you thinking of getting Sui Sui a new stepmother?" Mo Mo's words were so direct that there was no emotional fluctuation.

Jiang Ruan: "???"

Jiang Ruan: "What do you mean?"

Mo Mo handed her the schedule, saying things without any fear of getting beaten up: "With such a tight work schedule, your health will collapse in less than a week. You're already over twenty, no longer a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young girl."

Tang Bai chimed in, "Mo Mo makes sense."