Fallen To The Ruthless Obssessive CEO-Chapter 563 - 462

What an audacious thing to say.

Jiang Ruan paused her action of eating, quietly raised her eyes to glance at He Jing, and saw his expression as calm as usual, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.

In passing, Jiang Ruan also assessed He Jing’s appearance. His face shape looked much like Bao Ye’s, both having the typical handsome man’s face, except those slender fox-like eyes were particularly indifferent and aloof.

From Jiang Ruan’s many years of observing people in the entertainment circle, He Jing seemed casual and at ease, but in fact had a very deep well of strategy and calculation.

People like this are the hardest to fathom what they’re really thinking, yet it’s understandable since he’s someone who can reach the position of mayor at a young age.

How could he possibly be a simple character?

The political battlefield is extremely brutal.

If he really didn’t have any skill, he would have been eliminated long ago.

Took just one year to reshuffle the high-ranking officials in the Beijing departments, meaning they were all replaced with his people.

Jiang Ruan sighed, he rose to power, and he’s such a formidable character.

Power holders usually live by the rule of "those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish."

It seems life for the high-ranking officials in Beijing won’t be too easy in the future.

Listening to He Jing’s words, Bao Ye replied with an indifferent tone, "Then go ahead and cleanse it. Over the years, as Beijing developed, quite a few viruses have emerged, cleaning them out is good for you and the people."

He Jing nodded, "That’s what I think too."

Bao Ye said frankly, "I know you have ambition, but He Jing, you’ve just taken office, and the network of relationships in Beijing is complex, not only among officials but also with the major families and wealthy clans. Frankly, few are clean, uprooting everything is a task requiring much patience, and many of them involve high-level forces, so you must be extra careful."

He Jing’s eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Which is why I need your assistance."

To this, Bao Ye refused without a second thought, "Sorry, I’m just a businessman."

"Matters of politics, I don’t get involved."

He Jing sighed, "Alright, I expected you might refuse me, but it’s okay, this doesn’t affect the fact that we are good friends."

Saying this, He Jing raised his glass of wine and stood up, "Brother Bao, I toast to you."

In this world, there are very few people who can make Bao Ye stand up and toast.

He Jing is one.

His dark eyes were silent for a moment, he held his glass, stood up, and they clinked glasses and drank.

"Since you’re unwilling to get involved, I won’t force you," He Jing said, "From the first day I became an official, I vowed to be a high-ranking official. Coming to Beijing this time was my initiative because before this, I had already collected a lot of evidence of wrongdoing by the high-ranking officials in Beijing’s departments. They resort to all kinds of unscrupulous measures, persecuting the people, utterly devoid of conscience, and sooner or later they will get their retribution."

He Jing spoke very righteously.

Bao Ye just listened, picked up the chopsticks, and served Jiang Ruan a dish.

Jiang Ruan didn’t understand the political matters and just focused on eating. She was indeed hungry.

But she also listened to their conversation.

This He Jing sounds like an especially upright person, probably not a bad guy, right?

But it’s hard to know.

After all, a bad guy never has the word ’bad’ written on their face.

He Jing, while speaking, noticed Bao Ye’s attentiveness towards Jiang Ruan, which made him pause slightly.

He Jing smiled and said, "Brother Bao, you’re really good to your sister-in-law. To think I never imagined you’d propose to someone one day."

"I always thought you were like me, a staunch non-marriage advocate."

Bao Ye served Jiang Ruan a piece of meat, then put down his chopsticks and raised his gaze to He Jing.

"Perhaps one day, you’ll suddenly realize that the so-called pursuit of fame and fortune is merely fleeting."

"And everything you chase is not as good as coming home in the evening to someone making you a hot drink and chatting with you."

He Jing shrugged, not directly refuting, "Perhaps, but I think it’s unlikely."

Saying this, Bao Ye didn’t bother to argue with him further.

The conversation quickly veered back to politics.

One meal, and the two talked for more than two hours straight.

Jiang Ruan was full, yet the two were still conversing.

Listening to them, Jiang Ruan’s eyes started to droop.

Just as she started to nod off, Bao Ye noticed, held her hand, and her small hand was warm and soft in his palm.

He asked softly, "Sleepy?"

Jiang Ruan struggled to stay awake, "I’m okay, you guys keep talking, don’t mind me."

Clearly, He Jing had many topics to discuss with Bao Ye today, and Bao Ye couldn’t just end the conversation abruptly.

The two chatted for a while longer.

Jiang Ruan truly couldn’t stay awake any longer, asked Bao Ye for the car keys, and went to sleep in the car in the garage.

Raising the sunshade, nothing from outside was visible inside.

She turned on the air conditioner, reclined the passenger seat, and covered herself with a thin blanket.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she fell asleep right away.