Chapter 535 You're Just Selfish

Chapter 535 You're Just Selfish

“But none of that matters.” Mo Mo’s words were cutting. “Whether the boss likes you or not, you have no chance.”

"Who said our BOSS has no chance?" Lin Bei instinctively defended Huo Zhizhou.

Mo Mo: "I said it."

Mo Mo: "Tang Bai thinks so too."

Mo Mo: "Needless to say, the boss is even more so."

He spoke slowly in a flat, emotionless tone, without sarcasm or smugness, simply stating a fact. Yet, these words cut a bloody wound into Huo Zhizhou's heart.

He looked down at Jiang Ruan, who was walking down the aisle with Tang Bai, and his longing reached its peak at this moment. He wished that the person standing next to her was him.

“Our boss is richer, better looking, has more status, and is more capable than those people.” Although Lin Bei also felt that his boss’s chances were slim, he couldn’t lose face. “Most importantly, he’s Sui Sui’s father!”

Mo Mo asked seriously, "What advantages does he have?"

Lin Bei was about to open his mouth.

Suddenly I remembered that Miss Jiang was also rich, beautiful, had status, and was capable.

She is no longer the Mrs. Huo who used to revolve around the BOSS, but Director Jiang of Qin Group, President Jiang of Yikang, and the completely independent Jiang Ruan.

As for the young master, Miss Jiang didn't interfere with their relationship only because the BOSS was his biological son.

The BOSS doesn't seem to have any advantage at all.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lin Feng and Assistant Jiang.

How can we fight like this!

"Then what do you think the boss should do to get Miss Jiang to give him a chance?" Assistant Jiang had no choice but to turn enmity into friendship and have a proper discussion.

Mo Mo thought for a moment.

My mind was filled with the melodramatic stories and gossip I'd heard: "He's dead."

Jiang Yu: "..."

Lin Bei: "..."

Lin Feng: "I think so too."

Assistant Jiang and Lin Bei looked over, wondering if there was something wrong with this person's mind.

"After all, as the old saying goes, the dead deserve respect." Mo Mo firmly believed, "If my ex-husband is really dead, all those past grudges and grievances will most likely be wiped clean."

"This doesn't seem like an opportunity." Lin Bei coughed lightly, and seeing that his boss's expression didn't change, he continued, "How can we reconcile when we're separated by life and death?"

"You'll have to ask the King of Hell for that. See if he'll give him and the boss a chance to rekindle their relationship after my ex-husband's death," Mo Mo said seriously.

Jiang's assistant and the others dared not look at Huo Zhizhou's face.

I can't imagine how he felt when he heard that.

“But if the BOSS dies, won’t the young master be without a father?” Lin Bei tried to correct Mo Mo’s thinking. “That’s not good for the young master’s growth.”

Jiang's Special Assistant: "Yes."

Mo Mo got back to the point: "That's why I said he had no chance."

Everyone fell silent.

Huo Zhizhou heard their entire conversation.

He stared down at the ground like a statue, his eyes a pure, unadulterated black.

Time passed by little by little. Although only ten or twenty minutes had passed, Huo Zhizhou felt that it was an unprecedentedly long time.

A few more minutes passed.

Jiang Ruan left the banquet and strolled upstairs.

At the same time he saw it, Mo Mo also saw it.

The latter did not linger there and planned to go downstairs to pick up his boss.

"Wait a minute." Huo Zhizhou looked at him.

Mo Mo stopped.

Huo Zhizhou instructed Jiang Yu, "Give him what I asked you to investigate last time."

"What is it?" Mo Mo asked.

"I promised to help you investigate." Huo Zhizhou's expression was calm.

Mo Mo paused.

His expression showed a rare moment of dazedness.

He thought he had forgotten about it.

"It's already been sent to your email." Assistant Jiang quickly retrieved and sent it, meticulous in his work. "You can take your time to look at it."

Mo Mo took out her phone and started looking at it.

Huo Zhizhou walked past him toward the elevator on the second floor.

Seeing this, Assistant Jiang and the others realized they shouldn't follow.

Two minutes later.

Jiang Ruan came up.

The moment the elevator doors opened, she and Huo Zhizhou, who was standing at the door, made eye contact.

She paused for a moment.

I didn't expect him to be here.

"Do you have time?" Huo Zhizhou spoke first, his emotions almost bursting out of his chest. "I want to talk to you."

Jiang Ruan remained calm, as if he were just an insignificant person: "Let's go."

After saying that, he strode towards the VIP lounge.

Huo Zhizhou followed closely behind.

Watching her retreating figure, Huo Zhizhou couldn't bear to look away for even a second.

Once in the lounge, Jiang Ruan asked, "Do you want to talk..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

She was pulled into a warm embrace, her back hitting a hard chest. Before she could react, Huo Zhizhou buried his head in her shoulder and said in a husky voice, "Ruan Ruan, I missed you so much."

Jiang Ruan didn't struggle or move, she just said indifferently, "Let go."

Huo Zhizhou didn't let go; instead, he hugged her even tighter.

All the anxiety and worry I had been feeling during this period vanished at this moment.

Regardless of whether Ruan Ruan dislikes him or thinks he's dirty, he only wants to be with her.

“Huo Sinian told me that he told you about his childhood.”

This time, it was Jiang Ruan's turn to remain silent.

She took out her phone and messaged Mo Mo: 【Come to the lounge for a moment.】

"Why didn't you come to find me?" Huo Zhizhou's voice was low and hoarse, wanting only to be close to her. "Aren't you afraid I might do something rash and die?"

"If you really die, I will take Sui Sui to visit your grave."

If she had been a little worried about Huo Zhizhou before meeting him, all her worries vanished at this moment. She was certain that he had adjusted everything on his own.

“We have such a soft heart, yet such a cruel one,” Huo Zhizhou said.

Jiang Ruan said calmly, "If you don't let go, you'll see something even more ruthless."

Knowing that the disparity in strength was too great to break free, they simply decided not to exert themselves.

Huo Zhizhou's breath was near her ear as he asked, "How ruthless do you want to be?"

"I'm suing you for sexual harassment." Jiang Ruan said those five words crisply.

Huo Zhizhou knew she was serious; the incident during the cooling-off period was enough to prove everything. But he didn't want to let go; only by holding her could his heart calm down a little.

"Go ahead and sue me." He showed no intention of moving away. "As long as I can be with you, you can do anything to me."

Listening to what he said.

Jiang Ruan's emotions started to rise.

"Have you forgotten what you said when I came to see you last time?" Her tone was somewhat cold. "You drew a clear line yourself, so why bring it up now?"

When the old story was brought up again, Huo Zhizhou's eyes darkened slightly.

After a moment of silence, he only said three words: "I'm sorry."

Jiang Ruan didn't even bother to answer.

These three words are meaningless.

“I don’t really want to cut ties with you,” Huo Zhizhou said. He knew this explanation came a little late, but he should say it. “I just don’t want to involve you. You have such a wonderful life, it shouldn’t be ruined because of me.”

“If that’s the case, you shouldn’t bother me now,” Jiang Ruan said directly.

Huo Zhizhou: "I miss you."

“It’s not that you miss me.” Jiang Ruan was very clear-headed. “You’re just being selfish.”

Huo Zhizhou paused.

Jiang Ruan said, "All your decisions revolve around your own wishes, just like how you used every means to prevent me from getting a divorce, and how you colluded with Su Anran to suppress me in order to make me obey you."