Then came a female voice, "We had a class meeting over there, which caused a delay. Sorry."

At this moment, another female voice rang out. It was another girl sitting on the sofa. The girl's voice was low, but loud enough for everyone around to hear: "Chen Cheng, is this your little girlfriend?"

Then, the girl who had spoken stood up and frowned as she looked at the group of people behind Ruoqi. "She brought so many friends? Can they even sit down?"

Su Ran was intrigued by the sounds coming from the other end of the line. She picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and listened to the conversation.

He raised an eyebrow at Wen Wen, who also took a sip of wine and shrugged, indicating that he had no idea what kind of trick this was.

Su Ran glanced at them. Everyone was an adult. They could clearly see the hostility in the girl's eyes towards Ruoqi. How could they not know what the situation was between her and Chen Cheng?

Among them was a boy who was following behind Ruoqi and holding hands with a girl. Men don't have such a good temper. He immediately took two steps forward, walked up to the girl, and grinned.

"You mean there's no more room? Fine! Then let's just open another one, brothers!"

The man was a native of Kyoto, with a very strong Kyoto accent, and his sarcastic tone at that moment created a tense atmosphere.

The girl who had spoken instinctively took two steps back.

Su Ran leaned back on the sofa, watching this scene unfold. She'd just stepped out and already witnessed a drama—it was like a spice of life!

So Su Ran found a comfortable spot to watch the show. She noticed a few people getting closer, and they all exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a strong desire to see what was going on.

Then the girl, whose tea was steaming, suddenly realized that her action was embarrassing. She smiled at Chen Cheng and said, "Chen Cheng, your girlfriend's friends are really something. People from Beijing are different. They can start something so easily. They're really something else."

The woman's tone, tinged with sarcasm, caused everyone present to frown.

Su Ran and the others paused slightly as they drank. "You can have your solo performances, but don't mock me as a group."

Wen Wen's temper wasn't great to begin with, and he ended up getting them involved in the drama, so he immediately coughed lightly.

"Don't generalize and condemn everyone."

Wen Wen's voice wasn't loud, but everyone around could hear it. The person in the head seat coughed lightly and apologized to Wen Wen.

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment after Wen Wen spoke up, but it was soon broken by the girl who arrived later, Yang Ruoqi, who asked, "Who's his girlfriend?"

Chen Cheng then stepped in as a peacemaker, frowning as he stopped her, saying, "Mu Yao, don't talk nonsense!"

At this moment, the others on the sofa naturally noticed this scene as well.

One of the boys couldn't help but look at Chen Cheng with an unfriendly expression and ask, "What's going on?"

"It's alright, Brother Zhang. This is Yang Ruoqi, the one you met last time. These are her friends; I invited them over to hang out." Chen Cheng immediately stepped in to smooth things over.

The man called Brother Zhang still looked displeased, after all, Young Master Wen had just spoken up. He frowned and looked at Ruoqi and the others, "Since you're all friends, why are you speaking so rudely?"

The young man from Beijing frowned, about to speak.

He was, after all, a spoiled young master used to being arrogant and domineering. How could he possibly swallow his anger and be lectured by this group of unknown people?

The next second, he was stopped by Yang Ruoqi.

"Alright! Chen Cheng, what's your friend's intention? He's being so rude. If there's not enough room, we can just get another card. What's with all this sarcastic banter?"

Yang Ruoqi's expression was also rather unpleasant. She glanced at the girl who had just spoken; after all, Chen Cheng had invited her to hang out, so what was the meaning of bringing such a girl along?

And the way he talks is so disgusting.

"There's definitely enough room. Mu Yao was just joking. Sorry Ruoqi, I didn't mean to upset you."

Chen Cheng smiled apologetically. Seeing that Lin Ruoqi's expression had eased slightly, he then called to everyone, "Everyone, find a place to sit. I'll go get another bottle of wine."

The people behind Ruoqi were all friends. They exchanged glances. After what had happened, they were all reluctant to hang out together.

However, not wanting to put Yang Ruoqi in a difficult position, he found a seat and sat down.

Su Ran clinked glasses with the people next to her, then looked at Lin Ruanruan's tense little face and couldn't help but smile, "Never been here before?"

"I've never been here before; there's a curfew at my house."

Lin Ruanruan smiled shyly, and Song Nian leaned over and said, "Sister Ran, you don't know this, but the Lin family's curfew is to keep Wen Wen away. This kid used to sleep during the day and be energetic at night. Since their families live close by, Wen Wen can take advantage of Ruanruan."

"I won't talk about when they were older, but when they were little, we almost got kidnapped by human traffickers when we took them out to play at night, which is why we have a curfew."

Su Ran was unaware of this backstory; when she was little, she almost got kidnapped while playing outside, which is why she set up a security gate specifically to prevent Wen Wen from getting away with it.

Wen Wen blushed when his good friend exposed his secrets, and pulled Song Nian over to push him down.

Shen Yujiang and the other man were aware of this situation, which is why they had to go through a lot of trouble to take Lin Ruanruan out of the Lin family later.

On the one hand, Lin Ruanruan couldn't lie, and her earlobes would turn red whenever she did. Her father would always see through her lies and then she would be forbidden from going out.

Shen Yu coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Actually, it's not so much because of Wen Wen. It's just that Ruan Ruan is too easy to be abducted. Being taken out by Wen Wen and being abducted is only one of the reasons."

Su Ran's eyes brightened slightly upon hearing this. Could it be that she was born with a tendency to be abducted?

"It hasn't been easy for her to grow up like this. When she was three years old, she was almost kidnapped by human traffickers when she took her out to play. When she was four and a half years old, she was almost tricked into leaving the suburbs. It was only because her neighbors and their dog intervened that she was saved."

“He was abducted when he was five years old. His father had to pay five notes and 100,000 yuan to get him back. He was abducted when he was seven years old, the time he went out with Wen Wen. They found him in a neighboring city.”

“From then on, the Lin family imposed a curfew. Lin Ruanruan had to report her whereabouts before going out, and then the family bodyguards would follow her.”

After finishing his sentence, Shen Yu glanced at Lin Ruanruan without making a sound, and said in a low voice, "Back then, Ruanruan was not as obedient as she is now. She insisted on going out even when she was told not to, and she was as stubborn as an ox."

Shen Yu was somewhat incredulous at this point. How could Lin Ruanruan, who had such a personality when she was a child, have become such a delicate and soft-spoken person now?

Su Ran was surprised as she listened to Lin Ruanruan's abduction diary. It was no easy feat for her to survive until now; it was all thanks to her ancestors' frantic kowtows.

Shen Yu had initially found it hard to believe when he first heard about this story, since even novels wouldn't dare to portray such an abduction experience.

Song Nian joined in the conversation, "Are you talking about Ruan Ruan?"

Jiang Zheng also joined in at this moment, putting his arm around Song Nian's shoulder, "Nian, how about we take a gamble?"

Upon hearing this, Song Nian raised an eyebrow. "What are we betting on?"

"I'm betting on whether they'll get together."