Chapter 89: You Won't Know Unless You Try (Fourth Update)

The next day, they first went to the company. The launch ceremony was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, and Yang Fan and the others would be heading over today.

Besides Yang Fan, there were also Zhang Chen and Xu Tao. One was the general manager of the film subsidiary, the other the general manager of the talent agency subsidiary. They could not be absent from the launch ceremony.

As for Xu Zihan, she went along with the people from Jing Tian, and Lin Xi followed. As for Ai Xiaomei, since that disobedient girl was not listening, they did not bring her and left her at the Women’s Academy instead.

In truth, leaving Ai Xiaomei behind was intentional. With her there, anyone who dared come to the Women’s Academy looking for trouble would likely end up in a very miserable trap. Of course, Zhao Jing was also in Tianning, so there would be no problems.

Since the eleventh of the month until now, although Lin Ruo and Lin Xi still were not entirely at ease about Zhao Jing, their attitude had at least softened.

A new year, a new atmosphere; this was a fine beginning.

On the road, Yang Fan received a call from his mother. It was Ai Xiaomei who had tattled on him. Yang Fan laughed inwardly. That girl really only had that much ability...

"My mother said that during the New Year she wants us to come home and have a look," Yang Fan said.

"Sure, I’ll go back with you."

"And when you go back, will you be as Lin Ruo, or as Lin Xi?" Yang Fan was about to start teasing her again. On such a long road, one really had to find something amusing.

"Of course I’d be Lin Xi. What kind of thing would it be for you to bring your wife’s elder sister home?"

"Then you might as well just let me bring Lin Xi back directly. Wouldn’t that be less trouble?" Yang Fan said, curling his lip.

"What, are you complaining that you haven’t found enough women outside, and now you’re thinking about my sister again? I’ll say it one more time: when you have a marriage certificate with my sister, then you can bring her back! That’s a matter of principle!"

"Isn’t that just a matter of time? There are plenty of people who get on the car first and pay the fare later."

"You’re really a scoundrel, always thinking about those things!" Lin Ruo snapped.

...

"Even if I take you back, it’s no use. I still can’t touch you."

"Do you dare say you haven’t touched me?" Lin Ruo’s expression instantly turned ice-cold, a chill radiating from her.

How could there be such a scoundrel in this world?

"I was only joking. Why get so worked up?" Yang Fan knew when to stop. If he kept going, Lin Ruo would truly be angry.

"Don’t ever joke with me like that again."

"A life without jokes would be so bleak."

"That’s because you’re not doing proper things. Think about proper things, and you won’t feel bleak."

"What proper things?" Yang Fan asked.

"Do you have no idea what you should be doing every day?" Lin Ruo rebuked him sharply.

"Then why don’t you give me another special training session?"

"Get lost!"

"That’s proper business too! Really, I think it’s very practical. I can’t afford to fall for someone else’s honey trap!"

"Fine, you said it. If you want special training, I can take you there right now. But think carefully: for a whole year, you won’t be able to contact the outside world. It will only be the two of us. Do you dare?"

"Then forget it," Yang Fan said gloomily.

Just then, Yang Fan’s phone rang. It was Liu Haoyu calling. After answering, Liu Haoyu asked them to slow down and wait up ahead, because Lin Ruo was driving too fast.

They waited in place for more than ten minutes before hearing the honk of a horn behind them. Yang Fan turned around and saw Jiang Huai getting out of another car behind them.

Zhang Chen, Xu Tao, and Liu Haoyu had also driven up.

"You’re driving too fast. The three of us could barely keep up behind you!"

Liu Haoyu, Zhang Chen, and the others waved it off and each continued forward. Jiang Huai got into the car, the window lowered, and he spoke a few words to his driver and secretary, telling them to take good care of Bai Tiantian.

After all, with the speed Lin Ruo was driving, Bai Tiantian was likely to be frightened.

"Brother Yang, your car is way too fast. My driver was chasing you from behind and couldn’t catch up at all," Jiang Huai said miserably.

Yang Fan laughed softly. By now he had long since grown used to Lin Ruo and Lin Xi’s speed.

"Drive a little slower, Lin Ruo. Don’t scare Brother Jiang," Yang Fan said with a smile.

"Yes, sister-in-law, please slow down," Jiang Huai added. Lin Ruo and Lin Xi had originally been bodyguards Jiang Huai had hired at great expense, but since Yang Fan had erased Jiang Huai’s memory of having hired bodyguards, he was not really familiar with them anymore.

Lin Ruo nodded without a word, and this time she drove at a steady pace.

"Brother Jiang, I thought you’d only arrive tomorrow!"

"There wasn’t much going on at home, so I thought I’d bring her out for a bit. Being at home every day, always seeing Jiang Bo, gets me all wound up."

"You should come out and get some fresh air. By the way, has Jiang Bo been behaving these past two days?"

"He’s been fairly well-behaved. These last few days, whenever I’m home, he’s home too," Jiang Huai said.

"He hasn’t gone out at all?"

"No."

"That’s strange. He should at least be meeting someone. After all, we did ruin his good plan that day." Yang Fan thought for a moment, but still couldn’t find any clue.

"What’s been strange to me these days is that knowing he has someone helping him from the shadows makes me feel uneasy all the time. It always feels like there’s a pair of eyes watching me from behind." Jiang Huai’s expression darkened.

He had probably been frightened badly these past two days. This was psychological warfare, especially with Jiang Bo smiling pleasantly at him every day...

"Call the car in front and tell Bai Tiantian not to sit in that vehicle. Also, have your driver and secretary all get out," Lin Ruo suddenly said.

Yang Fan and Jiang Huai both froze. Yes, there was no guarantee Jiang Bo wouldn’t dare make a move here.

"Call them, now!" Yang Fan said.

Jiang Huai had also thought of that possibility. He hurriedly took out his phone and made the call. Yang Fan even had Liu Haoyu stop the car and told Bai Tiantian to ride in Liu Haoyu’s vehicle.

As for Jiang Huai’s driver and secretary, they would take Xu Tao’s car, while Xu Tao and his secretary would sit in Zhang Chen’s car, because there was no telling whether the driver and secretary had a problem.

Doing this also served to isolate them. Beneath heavy rewards, loyalty was nothing more than an empty phrase.

The people ahead quickly called back. Following Lin Ruo’s instructions, Yang Fan had Liu Haoyu and Zhang Chen take a detour off the main road.

Once they reached the nearest county town, they changed cars twice and took the Tianhai Expressway.

Only then did Jiang Huai feel a creeping fear, because the people around him might already have been bought off by Jiang Bo. He had been far too careless. If someone close to him suddenly turned on him, that would be fatal.

"Lin Ruo arranged it this way just to be safe. Whether they’re loyal or not, we’ll know once we test them."

Yang Fan gave a brief explanation. Since the memory pupil could no longer be used and the most effective probing methods had failed, this was the only way left.

"I understand. I was simply too careless."

"Let’s go on this route. If you want to catch fish, you need bait. First, we test whether your driver and secretary are loyal. Second, we see whether Jiang Bo will really make a move here!"

As for the car Jiang Huai had been driving, they left it there. It was worth several million, but Jiang Huai did not care. His life was what mattered most.

Lin Ruo set off again, waiting for the fish. Whether there was any fish or not, they would know only after trying.