Chapter 554 He's too paranoid and too crazy

Chapter 554 He's too paranoid and too crazy

Huo Zhizhou did not refute.

When she first filed for divorce, he thought she couldn't get used to the change from luxury to frugality and would eventually come back. But she hasn't.

If pushed too far, she might indeed end up in the situation Gu Shixi described.

"If all else fails, start with Sui Sui," Gu Shixi suggested. "Have him put in a good word for you with Jiang Ruan."

"We'll see," Huo Zhizhou said before leaving.

He knew very well that Sui Sui wouldn't help him.

He wouldn't expect a child to take responsibility for the mistakes he made.

Those words were nothing more than banter between father and son.

Gu Shixi wanted to say something more, but seeing that he was in a bad mood, she didn't say anything more.

Huo Zhizhou entered the elevator.

When pressing the floor button, he hesitated for a moment on the Si Ning floor, but finally pressed the basement floor.

Go downstairs and back.

Assistant Jiang replied instantly: 【Miss Jiang hasn't left yet.】

Huo Zhizhou said: "I know."

Assistant Jiang didn't say anything more and consciously took the elevator downstairs.

Once inside the car, he took the initiative to ask, "Boss, where to?"

Why are you in such a hurry? Is something wrong at the company?

Or has some unexpected situation arisen?

"Let's go back to our lodgings," Huo Zhizhou said.

Assistant Jiang paused, glanced at the rearview mirror, and after confirming that the other person was serious, said "Okay."

He didn't know what had happened.

But if the boss wants to leave, he has to leave.

Jiang Ruan was still talking to Si Ning, who showed her several videos: "Your guess is correct. He Jia was already a skilled driver before her master's accident."

"Can you send me all of these?" Jiang Ruan asked, her mood somewhat heavy.

She really thought He Jia was a great actress.

Her innocent, helpless, and frightened appearance made her vulnerable to being deceived, even now, without knowing the truth. Furthermore, she had been taking care of her mother at the hospital every day after the accident, so the person who was truly doing this would be eager to extricate themselves from the situation as soon as possible.

She had no doubts about such a comparison back then.

Qin Luofeng, who is behind He Jia, is really good at manipulating people's hearts.

"Here, take this." Si Ning handed her the USB drive directly. "In addition to the original video, there's also a technical comparison before and after the accident."

"Thank you," Jiang Ruan said, accepting the gift.

“However, these videos were not obtained through legitimate means,” Si Ning said to her seriously. “If you want to use them as evidence, you’ll have to manipulate them a bit.”

Jiang Ruan: "Okay."

After finishing their business, the two discussed other precautions and speculations.

After they finished talking, Si Ning brought up the topic again: "Hao Zhizhou has been bothering you lately?"

"Pretty much," Jiang Ruan said.

"What do you think?" Si Ning asked.

Jiang Ruan didn't react for a moment: "Huh?"

"Do you hate him or despise him, or do you still have feelings for him?" Si Ning asked directly.

Jiang Ruan thought for a moment and gave her answer: "To be precise, as long as he doesn't do anything excessive and we just get along normally, I don't hate him but I don't love him either. But he's like this now..."

"Annoying?" Si Ning chimed in.

"No." Jiang Ruan pursed her lips, her feelings somewhat complicated. "It's fear."

He's too paranoid and crazy.

She was truly afraid that one day he would resort to any means necessary to get her to be with him, just like he did during their divorce. If he did that, even she, in her current state, would find it difficult to resist.

The only way out is to call the police at the last minute.

But if she did that, she would have personally taken Sui Sui's father to the hospital, and even if he was at fault, she would still feel guilty towards her child.

In addition—

Huo Zhizhou is quite ruthless to himself.

She could only hope that he would become normal.

“You haven’t seen him stab himself with a knife.” Jiang Ruan’s chest tightened at the thought of that scene. “If this continues, either I will be exhausted by him, or he will lose control and hurt himself.”

Si Ning remained silent.

I originally thought that once he understood Shan Mu'an's situation, his mental state would return to normal.

Now it seems that things are probably even worse.

"If he causes you any more trouble, have your bodyguard take action," Si Ning suggested. "Ideally, it should be an injury that requires you to stay in bed for a while, so you can get some peace and quiet."

Jiang Ruan didn't respond.

She might not be able to bring herself to do it when the time comes.

She could handle being slapped a couple of times or kicked a few times, but going so far as to require hospitalization was a bit much.

"I'll talk to him again when I have time," Jiang Ruan said after a moment of silence. "If that doesn't work, we'll see."

Si Ning said "okay".

After the conversation, Jiang Ruan left.

She was somewhat surprised to see only Mo Mo at the door: "Where's Huo Zhizhou?"

“They’ve already left,” Mo Mo replied.

Jiang Ruan did not breathe a sigh of relief.

Now that he'd left, she was even more worried that he might be secretly plotting something big. Fortunately, she hadn't seen his car during the time she traveled from Si Ning's house to the company.

In the following days.

She rarely gets any peace and quiet.

Huo Zhizhou was nowhere to be seen, whether he was going out, returning home, or eating.

Her tense heart relaxed a little.

May arrived in the blink of an eye.

Sui Sui suggested that she go stay with Huo Zhizhou for a few days, something Jiang Ruan had discussed with her before: "Mommy, I'll go to Daddy's after lunch."

Jiang Ruan: "Okay."

After saying that, she planned to send a message to Huo Zhizhou to ask him to come and pick her up.

But she paused the moment she opened his chat window.

After several days of no contact and no appearances, what if he acts like he did before again when she sends a message?

"Have you contacted him?" Jiang Ruan turned off her phone and asked Sui Sui.

“I just sent him a message.” Sui Sui glanced at her children’s watch. “It’s still unread.”

Jiang Ruan wanted Mo Mo to deliver it directly, but she was afraid that Huo Zhizhou had returned to Jingzhou instead of Haicheng.

After careful consideration.

She messaged Assistant Jiang to inquire about the situation: "Is Huo Zhizhou in Haicheng these days? Sui Sui is planning to go visit him for a few days."

Jiang saw the message half an hour later.

He stared at his phone screen for a while, thinking about Huo Zhizhou's recent situation, and replied with a few words: [The BOSS is in Haicheng, but—]

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Jiang Yu replied quickly: "I'll ask him if he's free in the next few days."

Jiang Ruan replied with an "okay".

Jiang Yu walked into the living room with a heavy heart and asked Lin Bei and Lin Feng, who were guarding downstairs, "How is the BOSS?"

"Same as always." Lin Bei looked listless. "I haven't eaten anything since last night."

Lin Feng: "To be precise, it was two days and two nights."

Assistant Jiang pursed his lips: "I'll go take a look."

After returning from Si Ning's place, Huo Zhizhou locked himself in his room and didn't eat anything except for the first day.

Jiang Yu and others tried to persuade them.

But Huo Zhizhou only told them not to bother him.

Top floor.

Huo Zhizhou sat on the balcony, wearing loose home clothes. Compared to before, he seemed less energetic, his eyes were lifeless, and he was surrounded by a deathly silence.