Chapter 32 Testing Ruan Yue

Here we go again

Jiang Tingwan glanced at him and said, "Why don't you help me test Ruan Yue."

Chen Guan raised his eyes.

The expected change of subject.

"If it's really her," Jiang Tingwan said calmly, lowering his eyes, "she should be more than happy to hear that you want to form an alliance."

Shen Guan tapped his fingertips twice on the desk.

"Okay, I'll treat her to dinner tonight."

"Thank you." Jiang Tingwan smiled.

She really shouldn't have excluded Ruan Yue directly.

These days, while getting along with her, I unconsciously relaxed my guard and subconsciously thought that the little girl was not thinking anything.

But now think about it, if she was the daughter of the Jiang family who was found, she would see that the marriage partner who was supposed to be hers had already contacted her adopted daughter in advance.

In order to regain these, it is somewhat reasonable to let the adopted daughter get involved in a scandal.

However, this is a very petty idea. A scandal involving an adopted daughter is tantamount to killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of one's own. She gains, but the entire Jiang family loses face.

Only a brainless person would do this.

There are many ways to snatch her away. As long as she returns to the Jiang family and develops well, a biological daughter will definitely be more popular than an adopted daughter.

Hopefully this was all just her being overly sensitive and worried, but that wasn't the case.

He looked at her silently, his eyes dimming slightly.

"Ruan Yue's internship at the company..."

"Proceed as usual." Jiang Tingwan replied, and after a brief pause, he added, "But..."

"Someone has been sent to look after it."

Shen Guan took over the conversation, “Young lady of the Jiang family, you naturally cannot be wronged by me.”

Jiang Tingwan nodded slightly and stood up to say goodbye.

Her slender figure paused at the door, but she didn't turn back in the end.

She stared at the screen of her mobile phone, her fingertips on Jiang Shixu's dialog box, and sent the incident of the waiter guiding Shen Guan and others to the dressing room last night.

The elevator mirror clearly reflected her slightly furrowed brows.

If it was really Ruan Yue who did it, Jiang's father and mother would be disgusted with her for not considering the overall situation without waiting for her to reprimand them.

Chen Guan stood in front of the window, watching the familiar figure walk out of the building.

He turned around and dialed the intercom: "Ask Ruan Yue to come to my office."

He had no intention of interfering in the Jiang family's internal affairs, but when he thought of Jiang Tingwan's dazed expression and the words "I was drugged", an indescribable emotion surged in his heart.

The glass window reflected his stern profile.

His previous impression of Ruan Yue was that she was just the well-behaved daughter newly adopted by the Jiang family and an intern in the group.

And now, he had to re-examine this seemingly innocent and harmless girl.

The sun gradually set in the west, casting a sharp dividing line on the desk, just like his dark and complex mood at the moment.

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There was a gentle knock on the office door. Ruan Yue carefully leaned half way in and asked softly, "Boss Shen, are you looking for me?"

She was wearing the standard white shirt and black A-line skirt for interns, and had a crystal hairpin given to her by Jiang Tingwan pinned to the end of her hair, making her look fresh and well-behaved.

Shen Guan raised his head from the documents, his eyes lingering briefly on her nervously clenched fingers.

"With your current status," he took off his glasses, his tone calm but with a hint of unquestionable, "you don't have to be so cautious."

Ruan Yue was slightly startled, her cheeks instantly flushed, and she stammered, "I...I'm not used to it yet."

The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the blinds, casting fine spots of light on her body.

Shen Guan keenly noticed that she subconsciously took a half step back to the shadows, as if she had not yet fully adapted to standing in the spotlight of everyone.

"Are you free tonight?"

He closed the folder and his eyes fell on Ruan Yue.

"Yes." Ruan Yue nodded quickly, then blinked in confusion.

"Does Mr. Shen need to give instructions on the work?"

“No,” Shen Guan stood up, the platinum cufflinks on his suit cuffs flashing in the light, exuding a low-key luxury.

"Let's have a meal together, Miss Jiang Er."

Ruan Yue suddenly raised his head and his pupils dilated slightly.

This title obviously surprised her.

“Okay, okay…”

Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's, and she suddenly seemed to remember something and asked anxiously, "Sister, are you going with us?"

The corners of Shen Guan's lips slightly raised, but his eyes remained calm, like a bottomless pool: "She's not going."

He picked up his suit jacket and added, seemingly casually, "Only you."

The tips of Ruan Yue's ears turned slightly red.

She lowered her head and stared at the tip of her shoes, so she didn't notice the scrutiny that flashed across Shen Guan's eyes.

"I'll wait for you downstairs at the company at six o'clock."

"Yeah!" Ruan Yue nodded vigorously, and turned around in such a hurry that she almost bumped into the door frame.

After she left in a panic, Chen Guan picked up his phone and sent a text message to Jiang Tingwan:

"It's a date."

Outside the window, the dusk gradually deepened. His thoughtful face was reflected in the glass.

Ruan Yue's reaction just now was too natural, and that kind of youthful panic didn't seem like a disguise.

However, the more perfect something seems, the more suspicious it becomes.

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As dusk fell, the glass curtain wall of the Shen Group Building reflected the last rays of sunset, like a gorgeous oil painting.

Chen Guan leaned against the Maybach, the cigarette flickering between his fingertips, the lingering smoke blurring his face.

He stared at the exit of the building, thinking over and over again about tonight's test plan.

If Ruan Yue was really the mastermind behind this, then the proposal of marriage would be exactly what he wanted.

"Mr. Shen..."

A soft call interrupted his thoughts, and Ruan Yue appeared in his sight at a trot.

She panted slightly, her cheeks flushed slightly from running, and said with a bit of cuteness: "I'm sorry, am I late?"

Chen Guan opened the car door gentlemanly, smiled and said, "Just right."

He leaned over to help her fasten her seat belt, deliberately slowing down his movements, his warm breath brushing against her ears. Ruan Yue froze instantly, her ears turning redder, but she didn't move away.

Along the way, Shen Guan was extremely considerate, and from time to time he asked with concern whether the temperature in the car was appropriate and whether the music volume was appropriate.

Ruan Yue answered them one by one obediently.

But Shen Guan keenly noticed that she would occasionally lose focus and her eyes would drift out the window from time to time.

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In the restaurant, the crystal chandelier casts a soft light, like a layer of dreamy gauze, gently enveloping the entire space.

Chen Guan carefully pulled out a chair for Ruan Yue, his movements elegant and gentlemanly.

"Boss Shen, why are you looking for me...is there something?" she asked in a low voice, with a hint of nervousness and confusion in her voice.

"If there's nothing wrong, can't we go have dinner with Miss Jiang Er?"

Shen Guan chuckled, but his eyes were fixed on every change of expression on her face.

Ruan Yue's hand holding the fork paused slightly, as if her thoughts were disrupted by this sudden question.

"Now she is the second young lady of the Jiang family,"

Shen Guan cut the steak slowly and leisurely, his tone seemed casual, but it was full of mystery, "Have you ever thought about the future?"

"What about the future?" Ruan Yue blinked in confusion when she heard that, her eyes full of bewilderment.

"Marriage."

Shen Guan raised his eyes, his gaze calm and composed, as if he was just talking about a daily trivial matter, "As a young lady of the Jiang family, your marriage partner will never be an ordinary person."

Ruan Yue was stunned for a moment, and her cheeks slowly turned red, not sure whether it was because of shyness or surprise.

“What does Mr. Shen mean by this…” She didn’t seem to fully understand the meaning of Shen Guan’s words.

"I want to marry into the Jiang family." Shen Guan leaned forward slightly, and the scent of cedar emanating from his cufflinks spread faintly, "Now the target is you."

In an instant, the air seemed to freeze.

Ruan Yue's pupils suddenly contracted, and a complex emotion flashed across her eyes. After a moment's silence, it was difficult to understand. There seemed to be shock in them, and also a hint of... disappointment?

"But you are not with your sister..."

"It's just a show." Shen Guan said in a relaxed tone, as if these were just insignificant matters.

"Now that the real Miss Jiang is back, the situation is naturally different."

He gently pushed the red wine in front of her, staring at her closely, "You don't really think that the Shen family will choose an adopted daughter, do you?"

Ruan Yue was silent for a moment, her face turned pale, and the glass clearly reflected her appearance at the moment.

“I didn’t expect Mr. Shen to be such a person.” Her voice was very light, but it was like a blunt knife, slowly scraping across Shen Guan’s eardrum, “Sister took me shopping and taught me etiquette….”

Shen Guan suddenly interrupted her, “Have you never thought that as an adopted daughter, would she attack you, her biological daughter?”

He lowered his voice, trying to stir up her inner doubts with words, "Cooperate with me, and your position will be more stable."

“That’s enough!”

Before he could finish his words, Ruan Yue stood up abruptly, put his hands on the table, and the bracelet on his wrist collided with the marble table, making a crisp and startling sound.

At this time, Ruan Yue's eyes were red, and what was burning in his eyes was not tears of grievance, but the raging fire of anger.

There was not only anger in those eyes, but also a hint of...fear.

Fear of this seemingly gentle trap, fear of the betrayal of Jiang Tingwan in the words.

"I really misjudged you! My sister is very good to me, she would never do something like that!"

Her voice trembled slightly, but she tried hard not to let the tears fall, "Do you think everyone is like you, treating feelings as a transaction?"

Ruan Yue grabbed her bag and glared at Shen Guan.

"I would rather be Ruan Yue from a small county town forever than hurt my sister like this!"

Shen Guan watched her angry look quietly.

Such a reaction either means her acting skills have reached the pinnacle, or her feelings for Jiang Tingwan are genuine.

"Sorry." Ruan Yue grabbed her bag, "I'm leaving now."

He looked at her back as she ran out of the door, carefully stroking the wine glass in his hand, without saying anything to keep her.

In his mind, he was wondering why there was a barely perceptible hint of sadness in her eyes when she heard the name "Second Miss Jiang".