Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 379 - 348 Well clamped, brilliantly clamped, clamping is fantastic (2 updates)_1

Chapter 379: 348 Well clamped, brilliantly clamped, clamping is fantastic (2 updates)_1

After realizing the importance of the matter, Jiang Tao once again felt that a man’s dignity meant nothing in the face of interests.

He couldn’t afford to be in trouble. Once he was, the Jiang Family would become the laughingstock of the villagers again.

He couldn’t stand idly by and watch the Jiang Family fall back into such a dire situation.

This time, whether it meant kneeling or being shameless, he was willing to abandon all his pride to go to the Tang Family and bring Zhao Xinlan back.

Having made up his mind, Jiang Tao changed into a more casual outfit, not as formal as a suit and leather shoes.

After going downstairs, he took the gifts Zhao Xinlan had previously rejected and drove again to the staff residence building of the central hospital in Hua City.

Arriving downstairs, Jiang Tao sat in the car, looking at the dark environment. Funding had been allocated several times for renovations, but still, it couldn’t compare to their villa.

He just couldn’t understand how Zhao Xinlan, who had lived comfortably for so many years, was willing to hole up in such a cramped home with Su Ruoan and Tang Shengyi?

It was getting late, and not daring to delay, Jiang Tao got out of the car, went to the trunk, and took several boxes of the most expensive items upstairs.

Knock, knock, knock—

The sound of knocking arose. Tang Shengyi was already asleep in the bedroom, and Zhao Xinlan had bought barbecue, which she and Su Ruoan were enjoying with sparkling water.

In the evening, the three of them cooked tomato and egg noodles at home. Without much meat, Zhao Xinlan got hungry before eight o’clock. Then she went out to buy barbecue to enjoy with Su Ruoan.

Tang Shengyi had been feeling some heat before he came back, with ulcers in his mouth that were very painful, so he was careful about what he ate.

The price of cravings was a bit steep.

"Hm? Who could it be this late?" The sisters, disturbed, showed displeasure, with Zhao Xinlan muttering under her breath.

"You eat. I’ll go check." Su Ruoan put down the rib she had just picked up and got up to answer the door.

"Ruoan." When the door opened, Jiang Tao greeted Su Ruoan with a smile.

"Director Jiang, what brings you here so late?" Su Ruoan cracked the door open just a sliver. Hearing Jiang Tao’s voice, she widened the gap a little, but not much, just enough to see Jiang Tao’s ingratiating face.

They had known Jiang Tao for more than a year or two. After Zhao Xinlan married him, they had never thought of taking advantage of Jiang Tao.

On the contrary, Jiang Tao started as an administrative director, then rose to deputy director of administration, and finally became the director.

But ever since he became the director, he put on airs in front of them, as if afraid they might take advantage of their relationship with Zhao Xinlan to make outrageous demands on him.

The two of them were not those kinds of people at all.

Jiang Tao wouldn’t let Zhao Xinlan have his children, so Su Ruoan had no good feelings toward this man at all.

She could see through this selfish man and the calculating nature of his heart toward Zhao Xinlan.

If it weren’t for Zhao Xinlan still having hope and not being completely despairing of their marriage, Su Ruoan would say that Zhao Xinlan should have divorced him after the last miscarriage instead of wasting all these years.

"Ruoan, can you let me in to talk?" Jiang Tao, blocked at the door, grew unhappy, although it didn’t show on his face.

Years of navigating the corridors of power taught him that, no matter how tumultuous his feelings were inside, he had to maintain a composed exterior. It was an essential skill for people like them.

Without it, you couldn’t go far in an official career.

If you didn’t rise in rank, you would always be a pawn for others.

No one wanted to spend their life taking orders and living at the bottom.

"Jiang Tao, did I not make myself clear? If we can’t agree, I’ve already hired a lawyer. If you want to talk about divorce, you can talk to my lawyer," said Su Ruoan.

"If it can be settled amicably, I’ll cooperate. But if not, we’ll go to court and let the judge decide. This time, I’m telling you, I am definitely divorcing you."

"Go back and spend your time with your children. They are your future support in old age. Stop coming here without limits, trying to find me. Don’t make me lose respect for you."

"Ruoan, step back and close the door."

This time, Zhao Xinlan was exceptionally firm.

That’s just the way she was. When she decided to marry Jiang Tao, who had lost his wife, her family was strongly against it, and Su Ruoan didn’t think highly of their union either.

But did she listen to any advice?

She didn’t heed anyone’s counsel.

So, it was the same with the divorce; no matter how many times Jiang Tao came to beg, it was useless. Once she made up her mind, not even nine oxen could drag her back.

Unless she died.

"Ah—"

Jiang Tao refused to give up. After all, tonight was of great importance. If he couldn’t coax Zhao Xinlan, his shady dealings would have a breakthrough point here.

They were a couple, previously very affectionate. Naturally, he had kept some of his activities from Zhao Xinlan, but some things just couldn’t be hidden.

And it was these unhidden things that were enough to give him a lot of trouble.

Even when he clearly heard Zhao Xinlan saying she was going to close the door, Jiang Tao still tried to stop her and reached out his hand.

In doing so, his hand was caught by the closing door, causing Jiang Tao to scream out in pain.

He was genuinely injured; Jiang Tao’s screams were too pitiful, hardly seeming feigned. In the silence of the night, his cries echoed through the hallway.

Su Ruoan vaguely heard the sound of a door opening upstairs.

Zhao Xinlan also got a shock. The moment Jiang Tao cried out, she pushed the door completely open. She saw the back of Jiang Tao’s hand that was caught, swelling and reddening at a visibly fast rate.

She had closed the door herself and knew all too well how much force she had used.

She truly didn’t want to tolerate Jiang Tao’s harassment anymore. Her blind infatuation was over, and she didn’t want to be blindly infatuated with him any longer. Thinking back on everything between them, she thoroughly despised Jiang Tao.

Over a decade of her life had been wasted on him.

She hadn’t demanded he compensate her doubly just to avoid giving him the opportunity to entangle himself with her again. And what happened?

He was shameless and boundlessly persistent in his pestering.

It was thoroughly exasperating.

"Come in, Director Jiang. We have Yunnan Baiyao at home, let’s spray that on you first. If it’s serious, we’ll go to the emergency room and ask a colleague from orthopedics to take a look, okay?"

Su Ruoan was still relatively calm.

Since the incident had already occurred, self-pity, annoyance, and regret wouldn’t help.

"Thank you." Jiang Tao’s face contorted with pain as he gritted his teeth and thanked Su Ruoan, who finally agreed to let him in.

"You’re welcome."

The commotion at the door naturally woke up Tang Shengyi.

He put on a coat and sleep pants and came out of his room, yawning and rubbing his eyes, asking, "What’s going on?"

When he opened his eyes and saw Jiang Tao sitting in their living room, his pupils suddenly constricted.

"Director Jiang, what... what happened to you?"

"I accidentally got my hand caught while closing the door just now. Can you bring our first aid kit over?" Su Ruoan said to Tang Shengyi.

"Oh, sure." As Tang Shengyi replied, he glanced at Zhao Xinlan, who stood by, looking utterly blank.

Did Ms. Zhao cause this injury to Director Jiang’s hand?

Well, it was a good pinch, a brilliant pinch, an applause-worthy pinch...