Chapter 381 Jiang Ruan, as Hard as a Rock

Chapter 381 Jiang Ruan, as Hard as a Rock

"What about Chengxuan?" the old butler asked worriedly. "He'll be hunted down abroad, and if he returns to China, he'll be sentenced to death."

"We can only try to find another way, to see if we can transfer what Huo Zhizhou found to someone else." Old Master Li was also very annoyed. "I really don't know what that brat is thinking, he only causes me trouble."

The old butler sighed.

After much consideration, he asked, "Are you really not going to give the shares to Jiang Ruan?"

"It's as if I have the right to decide." Old Master Li spoke directly this time, no longer pretending. "You have seen what Zhi Shen has done recently. I can't stop him from doing what he wants. Besides, everyone listens to him."

"So, is it possible that Jiang Ruan dared to speak to you like that because of this?" the old butler asked tentatively.

Old Master Li: "Didn't you just say she was very genuine?"

The old housekeeper said, "What if she's just a good actress?"

Old Master Li scoffed, "Would Li Zhishen and Qin An's child be a good actor?"

Those two guys, who are prone to acting rashly when things don't go their way, are already quite fortunate to have given birth to such a gentle daughter as Jiang Ruan.

Chengxuan's matter.

We'll have to find another way.

"Have you contacted the person I asked you to?" Old Master Li asked.

“We’ve contacted them,” the old butler said. “Their response was that they’ll send someone to investigate within the next couple of days.”

Old Master Li's heart was heavy with mixed feelings: "I hope the people who come are reliable. As long as they can find out that Qin An obtained those information by hacking into the company, there is still room for maneuver."

But would someone like Qin An leave any evidence against him?

Jiang Ruan was unaware of these conversations. After leaving the restaurant, she got into a car escorted by Mo Mo and Tang Bai.

Seeing that she had a similar expression as she went in, Tang Bai, who was very gossipy, asked, "What did Grandpa Li talk to you about?"

Jiang Ruan leaned back in the car seat: "Let me spare Li Chengxuan's life."

Tang Bai: "What conditions were offered?"

Jiang Ruan: "The shares held by Chairman Li."

Tang Bai: "?"

Mo Mo: "?"

The two had the exact same expression.

Tang Bai was even more direct: "Chairman Li already told you that he would give you these shares. Isn't it a bit insincere for him to use this to negotiate? He should at least offer something else useful."

Mo Mo: "Yes."

Jiang Ruan didn't know what he was thinking.

Normally, some other conditions will be set.

"What are you planning to do about Li Chengxuan's matter?" Tang Bai wanted to gauge Jiang Ruan's attitude. "What if Old Master Li comes to you again, playing the victim while offering even more irresistible conditions? Would you agree?"

"Am I such an ungrateful person?" Jiang Ruan retorted.

Tang Bai misunderstood her meaning: "What conditions would he have to offer for you to agree?"

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Ruan stared at the back of his head.

Has this guy's comprehension skills declined?

"What the boss means is that she won't let down the Madam and her ex-husband's kindness." As a human-machine, Mo Mo understood this kind of thing very well. "No matter what conditions the Li family offers, she won't agree."

Tang Bai clicked his tongue twice: "They really don't know how to do business."

Tang Bai continued, "Just agree to help him persuade them on the surface, get the things first, and then tell him that Madam and President Huo won't listen to you, right?"

"Shameless," Mo Mo cursed at him.

"I second that," Jiang Ruan said.

"You have to be even more shameless with shameless people." Tang Bai always sticks to his principles. "If it were me, I would definitely get the stuff first, and let them curse me all they want, I don't care."

Jiang Ruan: "..."

Mo Mo: "..."

The two of them no longer wanted to talk to him.

Jiang Ruan thought that this matter would end there, since even the eldest member of the Li family, Old Master Li, had spoken to her. However, when she went to work on Monday, she was still approached by someone.

She had just finished her work assignments when the receptionist came in and told her someone was looking for her.

Mo Mo: "Do you want to see him?"

Jiang Ruan: "Let's go take a look."

This is a company premises; no one can be allowed to commit violence openly.

They went to the company's meeting room, where a middle-aged woman dressed elegantly sat. When Jiang Ruan saw her face, the information her mother had given her before automatically came to mind: Yu Jiao, Li Chengxuan's wife and Li Ze's mother.

"Who are you?" Jiang Ruan did not directly acknowledge.

"You've come." Yu Jiao looked up at the sound, her eyes red and swollen from crying. "I am Yu Jiao, Li Chengxuan's wife."

Jiang Ruan sat down opposite her, nodded slightly, and then asked rationally, "Is there something you need from me?"

"thump!"

She knelt down right next to Jiang Ruan.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably: "Please spare Chengxuan's life. I know what he did to you was too much, and I know you suffered a lot because of it. I'm willing to make amends, as long as you don't let him die."

Jiang Ruan glanced at Mo Mo.

The latter understood immediately and swiftly pulled Yu Jiao up from the ground.

"Let's talk this out." Jiang Ruan was a little uncomfortable with her behavior. "This isn't the Qing Dynasty, don't kneel down all the time."

"I'll kneel before you for the rest of my life if you spare Chengxuan's life." As Yu Jiao spoke, she was about to kneel down again, her whole body straining downwards.

However, Mo Mo was too strong.

She did not succeed.

Jiang Ruan calmly met her gaze, her words rational to the point of being ruthless: "Kneeling before me for the rest of your life will not bring me any benefit; on the contrary, it will make people think I am a hegemonic person."

"What do you want me to do? Just tell me and I'll do it." Yu Jiao still had tears in her eyes.

“I already discussed Li Chengxuan’s matter with Mr. Li last night. If you have any questions, you can ask him.” Jiang Ruan didn’t want to talk to her any longer. “I hope you won’t come again after this.”

Yu Jiao was still crying: "He said you don't intend to let Cheng Xuan go."

Jiang Ruan corrected her, "You're wrong."

Yu Jiao was taken aback.

“It’s not that I’m not going to let him off the hook, it’s that the law can’t tolerate what he’s done.” Jiang Ruan spoke very rationally. “Instead of coming to me, you should find him a more reliable lawyer.”

“But it’s just a matter of a word from you,” Yu Jiao said. “As long as you don’t pursue the matter, everything will be fine. Don’t Qin An and Huo Zhizhou both listen to you?”

"Mo Mo, see the guest out." Jiang Ruan couldn't talk to her any longer.

Mo Mo: "Okay."

Yu Jiao immediately seized the opportunity: "If you don't agree, I'll kneel in front of your company forever."

"Whatever." Jiang Ruan was unfazed by the threat. "If you dare to kneel, I'll make it public that Li Chengxuan sent people to harm me. Then you can become a celebrity by riding on that wave of popularity."

Yu Jiao stared at her with both eyes.

She didn't expect that even after all this, Jiang Ruan still wouldn't agree.

The ginger was supposed to be soft and tender, but it turned out to be as hard as a rock.