Chapter 129 Are you sick?

Are you sick?

The AI Forum is held in the Beimingshan Scenic Area in the eastern suburbs.

Ruan Hao arranged a car to pick up He Zheng and the others. On the way from the airport to the eastern suburbs, they passed by the hotel where Wen Ruan was staying. It was agreed last night that Wen Ruan would go with them in their car.

After receiving He Zheng's call, Wen Ruan simply washed up, went downstairs to have breakfast, came back to change clothes and put on makeup, took out her mobile phone to reply to a few urgent emails, and only went downstairs after seeing the message from He Zheng that "there are still ten minutes left".

She arrived a minute early and the car stopped directly in front of her.

The forum will last for two days and they have to stay there tonight. She was carrying a suitcase and the driver came down to help her put the suitcase away. He Zheng opened the car door from the inside and reached out to her.

"Come in."

Wen Ruan bent down and went in, closing the door casually while handing him his other hand. He turned around and greeted Shen Yifan who was sitting next to him. Seeing that there was someone sitting in the passenger seat, he stretched his head to look.

Cheng Shuang.

She was quite surprised that Shen Yifan brought Cheng Shuang with him, because they had been married for so many years, and Shen Yifan had never brought Cheng Shuang to any banquet. Few people in the circle had seen his wife, so she didn't expect that he would bring her this time.

Wen Ruan was surprised, but she didn't show it on her face. She greeted him with a smile and a familiar tone, "Have you had breakfast?"

Cheng Shuang turned sideways to look at her, smiling gently, "I ate it on the plane."

After chatting with Cheng Shuang for a while and not seeing Xiang Hao, Wen Ruan asked, and He Zheng explained to her, "There's another car. Xiang Hao's wife and children are here, so let them go first."

The driver put the suitcase in and came in, the car started, He Zheng held Wen Ruan's hand and put it on his lap, then turned and stared at her.

"You weren't awake when I called. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

She usually gets up at six o'clock to run. I called her at eight o'clock this morning and it was obvious that she was still sleepy.

His dinner ended in the early hours of last night. He came out of the box at 10:30 and called her, asking her to go to bed early.

"I didn't sleep well," Wen Ruan didn't want to mention Jiang Qingyan's USB flash drive because there were outsiders in the car, so she made up an excuse.

"I hung up on you last night and video chatted with Tongtong. She said Pan Rui was going to start his own business. She was very happy and we talked for a long time."

When talking about this topic, Wen Ruan casually mentioned Dong Chao.

"He noticed that Feiding Investment was going to sell Chaoce, and he was quite sensitive. Tongtong said he was planning to emigrate and register a company abroad, and wanted Pan Rui to go with him, but Pan Rui didn't want to, and there was a quarrel between them."

He Zheng heard that she didn't sleep well, so he let go of her hand, put his arm behind her, and hugged her in his arms, letting her lean against him.

"The conflict between Pan Rui and Dong Chao was not because of selling Chaoce, but because of a woman."

Wen Ruan was stunned. "Woman? What woman?"

He Zheng held her hand again.

"At last night's dinner, Zhao Ding, the founder of Feiding Investment, was also there. He mentioned this matter. He said that the atmosphere at Fireworks Studio has been bad lately, full of smog. Chaoce is going to be sold at a high price in October, and Feiding is already building up momentum. He's afraid of problems, so he's had someone investigate this matter."

"It's said that there was an intern under Pan Rui who was bullied by Dong Chao while working overtime at the company last week. Pan Rui and Dong Chao broke up because of this."

Wen Ruan was shocked, "Didn't the intern call the police?"

Shen Yifan was also at the dinner party last night. He also knew about this and continued Wen Ruan's words.

"The incident happened in Dong Chao's office. There's no surveillance inside his office, but the surveillance outside the office shows that the intern went in on her own. She said Dong Chao forced her, but Dong Chao said it was consensual. They each have their own story, and there's no evidence."

"Pan Rui and Dong Chao didn't fall out because Chaoce was sold immediately. Neither of them is stupid. A scandal at this time would affect Chaoce's valuation. The share of money they get would be reduced, and they would have to compensate Feiding for its losses."

"Pan Rui's decision to start a business wasn't because of Chaoce, but because of that intern. As for Dong Chao's immigration, it was because he started dating a girlfriend in London this year. She's an only child and her family is wealthy. She wanted to immigrate if they wanted to get married. He didn't go abroad because Chaoce was sold out."

Wen Ruan frowned. Zhang Tongtong didn't mention this, so it must be that Pan Rui didn't tell her.

Dong Chao was indeed a piece of shit, but Pan Rui had a falling out with him over an intern? He didn't tell Zhang Tongtong either, which was unlike him.

"Is the intern still working on fireworks?"

He Zheng touched her face and said, "She resigned and didn't call the police. I don't know how Dong Chao and Pan Rui talked to her. She's gone."

He didn't want Wen Ruan to think about these nonsense, and reached out to press Wen Ruan's head onto his shoulder. "Didn't you sleep well last night? We have to drive for half an hour, go back to sleep."

Wen Ruan looked at his face and said, "Go to sleep later. You have a speech today, so I'll put on some makeup first."

The injuries he suffered in the fight with Jiang Qingyan yesterday were still very obvious, with bruises on his cheekbones.

Wen Ruan rummaged through her bag and found concealer and powder. He Zheng grabbed her wrist and looked at the things in her hand with disgust.

"What's wrong with a man having some injuries? It shows his manliness."

Wen Ruan looked at him with a smile in his clear eyes. "Even if you're not injured, you're still a man. Be good. Today is such an important occasion, so you better look handsome."

He Zheng chuckled softly, let go of her, raised his bony wrist with the black skeleton mechanical watch, pinched her face, and deliberately accused her of a crime in a casual tone.

"Are you afraid that I will embarrass you?"

His strength was very weak, like teasing a cat, Wen Ruan cooperated with him, "Yes, I'm afraid you will embarrass me."

The wound was not big and the color was not too dark, so it was easy to cover up. The two of them were close to each other. Wen Ruan focused on the wound on his face, while He Zheng lowered his eyes and looked at her without blinking.

Although they occasionally bicker and joke, the atmosphere is harmonious, and there is a kind of warmth and ambiguity that others cannot interfere with.

Cheng Shuang looked at the two of them from the rearview mirror, a hint of envy in her eyes that she couldn't hide. As her eyes turned slightly, she inadvertently met Shen Yifan's complicated gaze.

She paused, quickly withdrew her gaze, leaned towards the car door, and looked out the window without changing her posture.

Shen Yifan's gaze fell on the co-pilot, and he also remained silent.

…

At ten o'clock in the morning, the car stopped at the Yuan'er Hot Spring Villa Resort Hotel in the Beimingshan Scenic Area in the eastern suburbs.

The resort hotel is wholly owned by the Nguyen Group and stands amidst the lush green mountains. In addition to hundreds of high-end single-family villas, hundreds of family hot spring villas and hundreds of beach houses, it also integrates a hot spring valley, a food court, a camping base, a water park, a giant screen cinema, a banquet hall and large and medium-sized conference rooms.

Wen Ruan and his friends' rooms were arranged in a detached villa.

She and He Zheng shared a room, Shen Yifan and Cheng Shuang shared another. There were four of them living in the villa. Xiang Hao's family lived in the family hot spring villa, and the others were arranged according to the number of people and the company.

After putting the suitcase back in the room, we headed to the opening ceremony.

Cheng Shuang had a family card, so family members were not allowed to enter the inner venue. Wen Ruan said that he could take her in and she just needed to call Ruan Hao.

Cheng Shuang was reluctant to go, saying that it was a different circle from theirs and she was not familiar with it, so there was no need to go and she wanted to rest in her room.

Different circles?

After leaving the villa, Wen Ruan asked Shen Yifan, "Didn't you say that Cheng Shuang should go to Minghe to replace Lao Qiu as the HR director? It's been a few days, and you haven't mentioned it to her yet?"

Shen Yifan put his hands in his pockets, looked awkward, and said nothing.

He Zheng laughed gloatingly, "Why didn't you mention it? Cheng Shuang doesn't want to." He squeezed Wen Ruan's hand, "Cheng Shuang likes you very much. Please help persuade her later."

Wen Ruan glanced at Shen Yifan, who looked nonchalant but secretly pricked up his ears, and said with a smile:

"I'll try my best."

The opening ceremony will be held at 10:30 in a large conference room that can accommodate a thousand people.

Ruan Group is the leading enterprise in Beicheng. It also takes the initiative to host large-scale forum exchange activities, attracting outstanding enterprises from all over the country to participate. The government's attitude towards it is supportive and encouraging.

Therefore, the forum was of a very high standard. It started with a speech by the chairman of the Science and Technology Association of Beicheng, followed by speeches or lectures by several important local government officials.

Finally, Nguyen Thanh Dong, chairman of the Nguyen Group, took the stage to speak.

Ruan Chengdong was wearing a black handmade suit today. The white hair on his temples was gone and dyed black. He was discharged from the hospital yesterday, but his face showed no sign of illness.

He was very energetic, spoke calmly and patiently, and had a smile on his face. He seemed easy-going, but he exuded the majesty and oppression unique to those in a superior position.

Wen Ruan was watching when her phone vibrated several times in succession. She picked it up and took a look.

Lin Yue: [Aren't there only two spots for each company? He Zheng's invitation to speak doesn't count. Shen Yifan and Xiang Hao are both here, so why are you here too? Didn't you say you weren't coming? No, why do you have so many spots at Minghe?]

Wen Ruan: [Our CEO He is quite impressive. He has connections at Ruan Corporation and brought me in. Are you here too?]

Lin Yue: [Yeah, my uncle gave me the backfield card. He didn’t come in. I’m behind you.]

Wen Ruan guessed that she should be with Jiang Qingyan and the others, so he didn't turn around. Just as he was about to put down his phone, Lin Yue sent another message.

Lin Yue: [I've been eating too much fresh meat, and now I suddenly feel that older men are also very attractive. I didn't expect Ruan Chengdong to be so handsome. I heard that he has been divorced for many years and has never remarried. I have some ideas, haha.]

Wen Ruan: [……]

Lin Yue: [I just turned around and saw Yao Wei. Tsk, forget it. Men like Yao Wei and Ruan Chengdong, while publicly chaste, secretly have countless mistresses. I still prefer young and handsome men.]

Lin Yue: [I heard Ruan Chengdong has a son who just graduated from college this year. I don’t know if he’s here today. If I can’t do it, I can at least take his son away, haha!]

Wen Ruan knew she was joking and was too lazy to reply, so he logged out of WeChat. At this moment, Ruan Chengdong on the stage had finished his speech and was announcing the opening.

After the opening ceremony, there was a photo session.

After the group photo, the main forum began.

The first one was a vice president of the Ruan Group headquarters, and He Zheng was the second one to take the stage.

He was wearing a black shirt and black trousers today. Unlike his usual wild and unrestrained appearance, he stood on the stage seriously, with a tall and strong physique, full of leadership nobility, his back straight, and an imposing aura, which was very eye-catching.

Ruan Chengdong was sitting in the middle of the first row. He had been looking at He Zheng since he came on stage.

He is a good match for Ruan Ruan in appearance, but not in other aspects.

After knowing that Wen Ruan was his daughter, he immediately asked someone to check He Zheng. The information he had showed:

This kid is a thorn in the flesh, he really needs to be tempered.

He is capable and has a good business sense, but he is not very ambitious and is not a good match for Ruan Ruan.

He didn't have any extramarital affairs, but the information said he had a white moonlight, which is definitely not acceptable, and he is still not worthy of Ruan Ruan.

Wen Ruan was sitting in the back seat with Minghe's people. Ruan Chengdong looked back at her and saw that she was holding up her mobile phone to take a picture of He Zheng. He frowned and turned his head away.

Wen Ruan saw him turn his head, but ignored him and continued to record He Zheng with his mobile phone. Just as he started recording, a message came in on his phone.

Ruan Hao: [Come out! I'm going to let Yao Tianyu beat me up. Please help me record a video.]

Wen Ruan: […What’s wrong with you???]

Ruan Hao: […Dad said that Yao Tianyu should beat me up so that he would have a reason to touch Yao Wei.]