Chapter 11 Differences Between Men and Women

"Has your sister lost anything recently?"

Ruan Yi's eyes widened, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. "No, you lost something? What is it? Tell me quickly!"

Ruan Yi was so anxious that she kept slapping his thigh.

Gu Zhi looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, and only spoke after being patted several times.

"Actually, it's nothing. At first, I only lost small things like handkerchiefs and towels, but later I lost some things..." The boy's ears gradually turned red.

"It can't be... underwear, can it?" Ruan Yi was completely stunned.

"How did you know, sister?" Gu Zhi looked a little confused.

Ruan Yi completely lost her composure.

"Never mind how I know, it wasn't your sister who stole it."

Did she read all those novels for nothing all these years? Underpants are a craftsman's favorite tool; everyone who's used them raves about them.

This Fu Jingchen is simply terrifying. He's only been in the Ruan family for a few days, and he's already started collecting Gu Zhi's private, hidden, super-treasured merchandise?

Impatient, like a wolf or a tiger, extremely perverted!

Gu Zhi couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the expressive girl in front of him.

"It's good that my sister's things weren't lost. It should be nothing serious. It was probably just a mistake by one of the maids."

"It would be strange if my things weren't stolen!" Ruan Yi blurted out.

His eyes crinkled even wider with laughter.

"My sister is so narcissistic."

Ruan Yi was stunned for a moment, then realized he was teasing her, and reached out to pinch his ear. "You still have the mood to joke with me!"

Gu Zhi wasn't annoyed at all by having his ear pulled. He smiled and pressed his face against her soft palm, rubbing it against the girl's delicate wrist.

Ruan Yi was having an urge. She had just let go of his wicked little hand that was pulling his ear when she ruffled his hair again. Even though his hairstyle was messed up, he didn't say a word and just squinted his eyes to enjoy it.

What's going on? My little brother looks like a dog.

Ruan Yi shook her head, trying to shake off the strange thoughts.

Although she said it as a joke, Ruan Yi knew better than anyone how despicable it was to steal intimate clothing.

This is a good opportunity to subtly remind my mother.

A few days ago she asked her mother to get a full body checkup, and the report should be out by now.

Ruan Yi knocked on the door and only entered the study after hearing a reply from inside.

Ruan Ying was staring down at the documents on the table, her well-maintained eyes showing faint dark circles.

She looked up, a gentle smile playing on her lips amidst the barely noticeable fine lines at the corners of her eyes. "Xiao Yi's here."

How could Ruan Yi not see that the Ruan family's situation hadn't been optimistic lately, with serious internal strife, and her mother had been working very hard because of it.

Ruan Yi is learning to manage the group, and after graduation he will be able to take over part of the Ruan family's businesses so that his mother won't have to work so hard.

Ruan Yi felt extremely sorry for her mother and went behind her to massage her shoulders and neck.

"Mom, you haven't been resting properly again. Have your medical report come out yet?"

Ruan Ying smiled and pulled out the neatly organized medical examination report from the bottom of the file.

"You're such a child. I just had a physical exam at the beginning of the year, and you're making me go again." It sounds like a complaint, but the tone is full of affection.

Ruan Yi took a deep breath, her hands trembling as she took the report from her mother and carefully examined and compared each piece of data.

"I already said it's just a minor reaction to overwork, there's nothing to worry about, I'll just get some rest."

After reading the report several times, Ruan Yi was stunned. It turned out that everything was really fine, and there were no abnormal reactions in her body's values ​​caused by any incorrect medication.

The murderer hasn't started administering the drugs yet? But if they hadn't started administering the drugs now, my mother's condition couldn't have deteriorated so quickly. Could it be that she alerted the murderer?

Could it be that my terrible attitude towards Fu Jingchen these past few days has made him realize something?

Ruan Yi frowned, feeling a headache coming on. But then she thought that as long as her mother hadn't been drugged, everything was fine.

“Excessive fatigue is no small matter either, so let me help Mom with something.” Ruan Yi squatted down, pressed herself against her mother’s legs, like a kitten asking for a head pat.

Ruan's mother smiled and touched the top of her head.

"Xiaoyi is still studying. We can talk about these things after you graduate. Mom is still young. Don't you trust Mom?"

Ruan Yi thought of the last time she saw her mother in her previous life; at that time, her mother was already mentally exhausted.

Ruan Yi's eyes welled up with tears, and she buried her face in her mother's arms.

If her mother hadn't had that accident in her past life, Ruan Yi would have lived a sheltered life forever.

Her mother has always protected her and this family.

"Oh dear, you're so old and still acting like a child, how embarrassing."

Ruan Yi nudged her mother like a little pig, and only after a while did she remember the important matter.

"By the way, Mom, Ah Zhi has been losing things lately. Is it because... bad people have been visiting our house recently?" Ruan Yi looked up at her mother, her big eyes blinking repeatedly.

That's right, it was that direct, without any twists or turns, incredibly abrupt; Ruan Yi was practically about to ask for Fu Jingchen's ID card.

Mrs. Ruan frowned slightly. "Is that so? A new batch of maids recently came to our house. I'll have someone investigate this matter. You don't need to worry about it."

Ruan Yi didn't get the answer she wanted, and pouted.

At least it made the mother suspicious, which can be considered as moving the progress bar a little.

As soon as Ruan Yi stepped out of the study, she saw the person she least wanted to see.

After all, she was complaining one second and then ran into the bad guy himself the next.

Pretend you didn't see it, pretend you didn't see it.

Ruan Yi walked past Fu Jingchen with a zombie-like gait.

"puff."

Fu Jingchen is laughing at her, isn't he?

Ahhh, they're definitely laughing at her! She's so clumsy and awkward, and of all times, she's walking in the wrong direction!

"Xiao Yi." The voice drifted over softly.

Ruan Yi turned her head and retorted fiercely, "It's none of your business! I just like walking like this!"

Beneath his gold-rimmed glasses, the man's eyes were full of smiles, his lips trembled slightly, and he tilted his head slightly.

"Hmm? I meant to say, Xiaoyi's hair is messy."

Ruan Yi touched the top of her head; it was from when she had been snuggling in her mother's arms.

Damn! I should have known better than to answer first.

The man approached and raised his hand.

Ruan Yi was puzzled by his actions and was about to dodge.

Suddenly, her waist was firmly hooked by a strong arm, and she fell directly into the man's arms.

"Sister, your hair is messy." Gu Zhi gently tidied her hair, slowly releasing his hand from her waist.

Fu Jingchen's hand, which was suspended in the air, froze for only a moment before falling down, his fist clenched tightly at his side, his knuckles turning white.

"Xiao Gu, it seems you need to learn what it means to distinguish between men and women."

The man's lips still held a slight curve, but there was no smile in his eyes.

“Mr. Fu, my sister and I have been very close since we were little. You’ll get used to it after meeting her a few more times.”

Gu Zhi spoke with great respect and politeness, but he made no attempt to hide the mockery and provocation in his eyes.

The last faint smile on Fu Jingchen's lips vanished completely.

Their gazes clashed like sharp blades, instantly filling the air with a tense atmosphere.

Unfortunately, the person didn't look up; they were just grinning foolishly.

After all, smiles don't disappear, they just shift. A wicked smile curled at the corners of Ruan Yi's mouth.

Hehehe, Fu Jingchen is jealous of Gu Zhi, definitely.

Ruan Yi raised her chin, wrapped her slender arms around Gu Zhi's back, and pulled him close to her.

However, the boy seemed a little stiff.

"Mr. Fu, you must have a bad relationship with your siblings, right? I've heard that's what heartless people are like! It's perfectly normal that Mr. Fu can't understand how good the relationships are within our family."

Her tone was sarcastic and her words implied that she was excluding him, deliberately trying to infuriate Fu Jingchen.

The man's gaze swept over her smug little face, finally focusing on the fair, delicate hands that were wrapped around Gu Zhi's waist.

He turned and left.

Unnoticed by anyone, the man's jaw was so taut that you could almost hear the bones snapping together, and the bulging veins on his neck were twisted and terrifying, throbbing with each throbbing of his temples.

"The kitten needs some discipline, it's okay, the owner will teach it."