Chapter 93: Chapter 83: Truly Despicable
Jiang Ruan’s lips twitched: "Can you stop joking? I’m being serious here."
Bao Ye licked his lips, stuck one hand in his pocket, and, tired of standing, simply sat down on the bed.
"I’m not joking."
"You really have the potential to be a Bodhisattva."
Jiang Ruan: "..."
"Bao Ye!"
She couldn’t take it anymore: "This joke isn’t funny at all."
What Jiang Bodhisattva?
He was clearly mocking her for being soft-hearted and easily deceived!
Bao Ye seemed addicted, reached out to wrap her waist, and pulled her to sit on his lap.
He smiled at the corner of his eyes: "Can I discuss something with you?"
Jiang Ruan looked at him as if seeing a ghost: "You actually have something to discuss with me?"
Bao Ye said: "Don’t be in such a hurry to save the world, how about saving me first?"
Jiang Ruan: "..."
She gritted her teeth, couldn’t hold back for a moment and said bluntly: "Someone as cold-blooded and ruthless as you, even the gods can’t save you."
Bao Ye was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses, a cold glint in his eyes, he said meaningfully: "That’s not necessarily true."
Jiang Ruan: "Hmph."
After all, he’s not a deity.
At this point, an unpleasant sound came from beside her, originating from Jiang Ruan’s stomach.
"Growl... growl..."
The sound of hunger, exceptionally loud.
Bao Ye glanced down, and Jiang Ruan’s cheeks, along with her ears, turned completely red. She raised her hand to push him: "Stop looking."
"I haven’t eaten today, I’ve been hungry all day, can’t my stomach make noise for a while?"
Bao Ye laughed: "Okay."
He asked her, "What do you want to eat? Let the servant make it."
Jiang Ruan thought for a moment, then listed a few dishes: "Kung Pao Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, Shredded Cabbage, and I also want a tender tofu and beef soup."
"Tsk." Bao Ye teased: "Eating so much meat at night, won’t you gain weight?"
Jiang Ruan extended her arm: "Look at me, I’m already so skinny, how could I possibly gain weight."
"I’m naturally slim, I can’t gain weight no matter how much I eat, hmph."
She lifted her chin proudly.
Prideful, yet unbearably cute.
Bao Ye’s eyes flashed with a smile as he called the servant to prepare the meal.
"By the way, have you eaten dinner yet?"
Jiang Ruan suggested: "Do you want to eat together?"
She blinked, her dark eyes sparkling like the brilliance of Tongling, her appearance exceptionally adorable.
Bao Ye’s throat moved, he actually started to feel a bit hungry, the company was very busy today, and he hadn’t eaten all day.
He agreed: "Hmm."
Soon, the servant had prepared the meal.
Eight dishes and one soup.
Set on the table, they looked incredibly luxurious.
Each dish was made exceptionally delicately.
While eating, Jiang Ruan suddenly remembered something and looked up at the man across from her.
"Oh, there’s something I want you to help me check out."
"I wanted to tell you before, but then I forgot."
Bao Ye elegantly chewed the food in his mouth, without making a sound, and looked at her at her words: "What is it?"
"A few nights ago when I was coming back, a car was following me, the license plate was ’Beijing...’"
Jiang Ruan frowned and said: "I don’t know what their purpose was, but it definitely wasn’t anything good, fortunately, the driver noticed them and shook them off, otherwise my route might have been exposed."
Bao Ye listened, his gaze instantly cooling down.
Damn it.
Dare to follow her.
He picked up the phone on the table with a cold expression and dialed a number.
Seeing him make a call right away, Jiang Ruan blinked, biting her chopsticks.
Isn’t this action a bit too quick?
Actually, there’s no rush.
After all, nothing happened to her.
She just wanted to find out who sent that car and who the mastermind behind it was.
In the entertainment industry, there are many people eager to know her whereabouts, but few can track her so accurately.
Obviously, they had a clear grasp of her schedule.
This made Jiang Ruan suspect that there was a mole among her people.
The man’s low voice rang by her ear, instructing someone to check the license plate number, he wanted to know all the details.
Having said that, he hung up the phone.
Bao Ye’s cool voice rang out: "I’ll arrange a few bodyguards for you, they’ll take you to and from work in the future."
"No way!"
Jiang Ruan refused without thinking, she pouted: "That’s too flashy, people would think something happened to me for needing so many people to protect me."
Bao Ye glanced at her, his tone calm: "If something really happens, you’ll have nowhere to cry."
Jiang Ruan glared: "Can’t you wish me well?"
"I’m just being realistic." Bao Ye’s chilly voice came: "After all, over the years in the entertainment industry, kidnapping has been not uncommon, and there are even cases where the ransom wasn’t paid."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruan shivered.
Feeling chills down her spine.
She grumbled: "Is it really that scary? What if those people were just unscrupulous reporters trying to follow me to see if they could dig up some big scoop?"
Bao Ye continued eating, his shoulders straight, every gesture exuding noble elegance.
"Hmm, you have a vivid imagination."
"Let’s hope when you’re held for ransom, you can think of your kidnappers as nice people too."
He said lightly.
Jiang Ruan’s ears felt all sense of reprieve disappear, making her speechless: "Can you speak normally?"
"You’re making me so anxious that I don’t even want to leave the house, afraid someone will kidnap me."
Bao Ye withdrew his gaze: "Alright."
He said: "Let’s eat."
Then he quietly returned to eating, not making a sound, except occasionally the sound of chopsticks touching the plate.
The dining table instantly quieted down.
"..."
Jiang Ruan opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.
Before falling asleep at night, Bao Ye received a call back, listened to his subordinate’s report, and turned away from the floor-to-ceiling window.
On the bed, Jiang Ruan was reading a book, but her mind was already on the phone.
When she saw him hang up, she quickly looked over and asked: "How is it, did we find out who it was?"
Bao Ye looked at her, her skin as white as snow, wearing a pink camisole, with skinny collarbones at her neck.
Her swan-like neck was unintentionally alluring.
His Adam’s apple bobbed, he moved his gaze away, his voice inexplicably hoarse: "Yes."
"It was someone from Rong Cheng."
"Him again!" Jiang Ruan’s eyes widened, immediately flaring up: "No doubt it’s that woman Li Xin whispering in his ear, first the dinner incident, now sending someone to follow me!"
"Maybe the press conference incident was also their doing, Fang Cui suddenly arrived in Beijing, and it was so accurate to find me, without someone tipping her off it would have been impossible."
"Judging from this, I think Li Xin and Rong Cheng have the biggest suspicion!"
Jiang Ruan’s chest heaved with anger.
She had no grudges with Li Xin, yet Li Xin kept finding opportunities to stab her.
Rong Cheng and Li Xin had an unusual relationship, naturally helping her.
Jiang Ruan was truly annoyed, couldn’t help but curse: "If they have the guts, they should come to me openly. All they do is play dirty tricks behind the scenes, so damn shady!"