At dusk, at the Han family's residence.

Hong Juan paced anxiously back and forth, yelling at Han Chengcai on the sofa, "Old man, is there still no news of Ruan Ruan? Where did she go?"

"That's your own granddaughter, aren't you worried at all?!"

Han Chengcai couldn't help but say, "What's the use of being anxious!"

For a moment, the entire living room was completely silent. After a long while, only Hong Juan's uncontrollable sobbing could be heard. Even so, Han Chengcai still did not receive any news.

Just then, Mo Hong rushed back from outside, shouting, "Sir, Miss... Miss has finally returned!"

"What?!"

Han Chengcai immediately stood up, while Hong Juan reacted even faster, running quickly to the door, where she saw Ruan Qing'an standing there.

Her feet were bare, covered in red marks from being crushed by pebbles and other objects. Standing in the cool breeze, she looked pitiful. Ruan Qing'an lowered her head and clutched her collar tightly.

Hong Juan quickly stepped forward and draped the blanket she had brought over Ruan Qing'an, then turned to Mo Hong and said, "Hurry up and prepare some warming food for Miss, and also prepare hot water."

"Yes, yes, I understand, Madam."

Mo Hong responded repeatedly and hurried off to prepare.

Hong Juan hugged Ruan Qing'an with heartache: "Ruan Ruan, what happened after you went to the banquet? Why couldn't the driver find you?"

"...I'm sorry, Grandma, I made you worry."

Seeing that Ruan Qing'an was unwilling to talk, Hong Juan did not force her. At this moment, Han Chengcai stepped forward: "Ruan Ruan, is it from the 'NEw' side?"

"Alright, that's enough. Ruan Ruan just got back."

"Grandma, I'm fine."

Ruan Qing'an patted Hong Juan's hand, interrupting her, and looked at Han Chengcai: "Grandpa, I know you are worried that my situation will affect the Han family."

"Perhaps I am not a qualified heir, but I will not cause you any trouble. I hope I have not disappointed you and Mom too much..."

As Nguyen Thanh An spoke, he bowed deeply.

By the time Hong Juan and Han Chengcai came to their senses, Ruan Qing'an had already walked back to his room alone, looking somewhat forlorn.

Hong Juan couldn't help but wipe away her tears: "Old man, do you have to be so strict and heartless with Ruan Ruan? She was indeed a scoundrel in the past, but she has changed a long time ago. You are worried about her, so why do you ask her about this kind of thing as soon as you come back?"

"Ruan Ruan will really be heartbroken..."

Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Ruan Qing'an was changing his clothes and organizing the information he had collected earlier.

037: [Host, you were prepared all along?]

"Well, because of what the original owner did, I'll have to be prepared to deal with my own affairs sooner or later—if I succeed in winning him over, I'll probably die in his bed."

Ruan Qing'an paused: "If the strategy fails, he will kill me. I will definitely turn against him. If the plane collapses, I will also perish."

037: ...This ancestor thought of everything quite thoroughly.

Ruan Qing'an didn't say anything more, but instead flipped through the list he had collected, which consisted of college students sponsored by the Han family.

She remembered that the original text also mentioned that after Ruan's mother passed away and the original owner was not good enough, a student who had been sponsored eventually took over the Han family and repaid the kindness of Han Chengcai and the others.

After flipping through them for a while, Ruan Qingan finally took out one.

...

Although the Han family had concealed Ruan Qing'an's whereabouts very well, Luo Yuming came to their door with his men the very next day, and even Mo Hong couldn't believe it was him.

The chairman of "NEw" came to see him personally, and this time Han Chengcai had no choice but to meet him.

When Han Chengcai pulled Hong Juan downstairs, Luo Yuming was sitting on the sofa, his posture upright, drinking tea with his head down. When he lowered his eyes, he looked elegant and refined.

Upon hearing the voice, Luo Yuming looked up and said, "Mr. Han, Mrs. Han, I apologize for the intrusion in visiting today."

"I wonder what brings Chairman Luo here?"

"We've come to ask Mr. Han for someone, Ruan Qing'an."

Hearing this, Han Chengcai was surprisingly unsurprised: "Sorry, we're still looking too—"

“I know she’s here.”

Luo Yuming interrupted, his slender fingers tapping the table with a hint of impatience. His rationality was nearing its limit, and he was desperately craving everything about her, like a withdrawal reaction.

He half-closed his dark eyes, as if he was enduring something: "The Luo family has been dealt with, and Ruan Tiantian's case will soon be resolved. From now on, the Ruan family will be leaderless."

"...It is Chairman Luo who is young and promising."

Luo Yuming said, "I will be relatively tough on her before I see her. Please forgive me if the Han family is next."

This is a blatant threat, made without any attempt to conceal it.

Han Chengcai sighed deeply.

"After all, she is my granddaughter. My wife has really woken me up. Whether she is right or wrong, it is impossible for me to hand over my granddaughter to you for revenge."

"This has nothing to do with revenge, Mr. Han."

As Luo Yuming was speaking, his phone suddenly vibrated. After he answered the call, his secretary said urgently, "Chairman, Ruan Tiantian is highly suspicious, and we are preparing to arrest her, but she has disappeared!"

"The person has disappeared?"

Luo Yuming was slightly taken aback. He suddenly realized that Ruan Tiantian had always harbored strong hostility and hatred towards Ruan Qing'an, and even when he was in a difficult situation, she still clung to her.

Ruan Tiantian's ambition and yearning for a comfortable life fueled her near-obsessive hatred for Ruan Qing'an, who possessed all of this.

Luo Yuming immediately realized what was happening. He looked at Han Chengcai and shouted sternly, "Where exactly is Ruan Qing'an?!"

Hong Juan was the first to react: "Today she only said that she wants to bring back a college student we previously sponsored, so that he can take care of our parents and inherit the Han family business in the future."

"Wait, she said that?"

What did Ruan Qing'an mean by that?!

Before Hong Juan and Han Chengcai could react, Luo Yuming had already stood up and quickly ran out of the Han family's house. A moment later, the roar of an engine could be heard outside.

Meanwhile, deep in an alley on the outskirts of the city, Ruan Qing'an was looking down at the navigation on his phone, searching for the person listed in the information.

"Yes, it should be here..."

At the fork in the alley she walked through, figures were bustling about in the corner.