Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Stealing Love
Chapter 4
The faint light from the phone screen sprinkled on the girl's delicate profile.
Ruan Yan was contentedly appreciating the news headlines that were flooding the entire internet today, with an unstoppable smile on the corners of her lips.
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[Shocking! Business tycoon Lu Pei-shi is hiding a mistress in a hotel, secretly meeting with the amnesiac daughter of the Ruan family. Her real boyfriend claims he has no knowledge of the situation!]
Wanlai CEO Lu Peishi steals her love! Ruan's daughter is exposed for cheating!
[A wealthy family is forcing a low-key, white, rich woman to pry her away! Intimate hotel photos leaked! A love triangle is accidentally exposed!]
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Last night, the group of media friends who lived up to everyone's expectations finally arrived at the door at the most critical moment and captured the pictures of her and Lu Peishi together.
Although Lu Peishi's assistant quickly arrived and warned the media to delete the photos and videos and prohibited them from reporting content that was inconsistent with the facts.
But after all, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and there were still a few brave fish that slipped through the net and lived up to Ruan Yan's expectations. They avoided layers of blockades, passed five levels and killed six generals, and finally posted the precious pictures on the Internet.
Look how well these shots are taken! The ambiguous parts are ambiguous, the blurred parts are blurred, the real and the unreal are mixed, which makes people imagine.
Especially this one, the camera accurately freezes the moment when Ruan Yan tightly grasps Lu Peishi's sleeve. Although she is the one who is holding Lu Peishi tightly, the majority of netizens who are watching the fun don't know it.
Judging from the photos and animated graphics, their bodies are very close, the distance between their heads is just right, and their postures are extremely intimate.
The light and shadow, the composition, and the movie-level camera movements are amazing!
Ruan Yan really couldn't help but admire those media friends who went through wind and rain together. They really deserved to have such a job. Look at the opening picture. The entire content depends on the editing skills. It's really amazing!
Last night's report about Jia Yanyuan taking Qiao Qianqian away from the cocktail party, which should have caused quite a stir, was only curled up in a small corner, like a defeated rooster, with its head drooping.
No one cares about the dismal click-through rate and the few online comments.
The curve of Ruan Yan's mouth grew wider and wider.
It's really gratifying!
On the other side, she looked at the calls from Jia Yanyuan that kept coming in on her phone, completely indifferent.
She asked the nanny at home to politely decline his call home on the pretext that she was "not feeling well and could not answer the phone."
No matter how his messages filled up her phone, she ignored them and continued to leisurely play the game she had recently fallen in love with, Battle of Balls.
Ruan Yan was holding her phone and concentrating on playing Battle of Balls. When she went upstairs and reached the corner, she was not paying attention and was suddenly hit by something soft.
Then, there was the crisp sound of a cup hitting the ground and shattering.
She subconsciously took a step back, and then looked and saw that it was a person.
A little girl stood opposite, looking bewildered.
The girl was about twelve or thirteen years old, with short hair that reached her ears, which made her facial features look tender and delicate. She had a pair of bright and clear eyes, and was very beautiful.
He just looked like he was pretty scared.
Ruan Yan remembered that the girl was Aunt Wang's youngest daughter.
"Yes...I'm sorry!" The girl was stunned for a moment before she woke up and hurriedly squatted down to clean up the mess on the ground.
"Hey, be careful--" Seeing her panic, Ruan Yan couldn't help but remind her.
As soon as he finished speaking, the girl suddenly retracted her hand, but quickly continued what she was doing.
Ruan Yan also squatted down to help.
"No, that's not necessary, Miss Xiaoyan. I can do it myself..."
The girl's voice and body movements were filled with fear.
After finishing her simple tidying up, the girl lowered her head and stood up. Just as she was about to leave in a hurry, she was stopped by Ruan Yan.
"etc."
The girl's thin back stiffened for a moment.
Am I that scary?
Ruan Yan's tone softened a little: "Come with me."
The little girl obediently walked behind Ruan Yan, went upstairs together, and followed her silently into Ruan Yan's room.
Ruan Yan turned around and saw that the girl was even trembling slightly.
"Put the things there first," Ruan Yan lowered her eyes helplessly and said softly, "What's your name?"
The girl glanced at Ruan Yan cautiously, then quickly lowered her gaze and stammered, "Xiao Wen..."
Ruan Yan nodded, then went to get something.
Xiao Wen didn't dare to look up, staring at the diamond pattern on the carpet nervously.
Until Ruan Yan's gentle voice came again: "Give me your hand."
Xiao Wen didn't react and was stunned.
Ruan Yan simply pinched her slender wrist and gently pressed a ball of cotton on the bleeding wound on her finger.
Just now, Ruan Yan saw her accidentally cut her hand while picking up glass fragments.
But the little girl was timid and endured the pain without saying a word.
While Xiao Wen was still in a daze, Ruan Yan had already quickly taken out a Band-Aid and patiently put it on her.
"Okay, be careful not to touch the water." Ruan Yan instructed.
Xiao Wen finally came back to her senses, but her expression was still filled with shock. "Thank you...thank you...Miss Xiaoyan."
The little girl's eyes were wide open, and she was as cute as a doll displayed in a window that was hard to put down.
Ruan Yan couldn't help but want to tease her. She deliberately hugged her arms and glanced sideways: "Are you afraid of me?"
Xiao Wen panicked: "No...no...no..."
Of course she was very scared.
Due to family reasons, she and her mother were left behind by Wen Ying, the eldest daughter of the Ruan family, to work in the Ruan family.
After school and on weekends, Xiao Wen helps her mother with some housework.
She remembered that when she first came to the Ruan Mansion, Miss Ruan Yan was quite nice. She would often give her candies and cakes, and occasionally touch her head to make her laugh.
But less than two years later, when she came back from her hometown, Miss Ruan Yan seemed like a different person. She had a stern face every day and seemed impatient with everyone. She often lost her temper and threw things, and her curses were very ugly and scary.
Later, Xiao Wen would avoid her every time she saw her, for fear that she would accidentally make her unhappy.
Xiao Wen's mother also repeatedly reminded her not to wander around the Ruan family's house, and to avoid appearing in front of Miss Ruan Yan. If she saw her, she should stay away from her.
Seeing Xiao Wen's frightened expression, Ruan Yan didn't know what was going on, and restrained her expression a little: "Why are you so afraid of me?"
"No..." Xiao Wen shook her head helplessly.
But the answer was already clearly on the little girl's face.
Ruan Yan sighed silently in her heart.
After a while, Ruan Yan leaned down to her level and stared intently into those pure eyes. "For a long time before, maybe it was because I was sick in my heart, but I'm not a bad person. I really hope that in the future, we can get along peacefully and amicably, okay?"
Xiao Wen blinked her big round eyes, looking as if she didn't quite understand what was said, but she nodded out of habit.
Ruan Yan chuckled and reached out to touch her small, soft head: "From now on, just call me Sister Xiaoyan. Treat me like your sister. Don't be afraid, okay?"
Confused Xiao Wen still nodded obediently.
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Jia Yanyuan finally couldn't bear it anymore and went to look for Ruan Yan in person.
"Xiaoyan, I heard that you were not feeling well. I was very worried. How are you?" Jia Yanyuan stood in front of her with a somewhat restrained tone.
If you were really worried, you wouldn't wait until the next night.
Ruan Yan still saw through it but didn't say anything. She smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine now, I just feel a little dizzy. Thank you, Brother Ayan, for your concern."
Seeing that Ruan Yan didn't lose her temper, Jia Yanyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Ruan Yan took the initiative to bring up the topic: "By the way, is Sister Qianqian okay? She seemed very seriously ill last night. I wanted to go to her house to see her, but my body..."
When she said this, a very guilty expression appeared on her face.
When she mentioned Qiao Qianqian, Jia Yanyuan felt a little embarrassed.
He had come to Ruan's house with trepidation, ready to apologize to Ruan Yan and explain what happened last night. However, instead of being angry, she was very generous and concerned about Qiao Qianqian's health, which made his face turn red and white.
"She's fine. Don't blame yourself. You need rest more than she does," Jia Yanyuan paused and spoke his pre-planned lines. "I was wrong about what happened last night. I shouldn't have left you alone in that situation, leaving you to face those malicious reporters."
So you also know how much of a jerk you are, right?
Ruan Yan rolled her eyes inwardly, but still said, "Sister Qianqian, are you really okay? The circumstances at that time were special. I understand you. It's just that my sister was a little unhappy after she found out about this."
Hearing Wen Ying's reaction when she learned about this, Jia Yanyuan was shocked. Just as he was about to continue to excuse himself, he heard Ruan Yan speak again.
"But I've already explained it to my sister on your behalf. She's not angry anymore. But next time if she says something in front of you, don't take it too seriously."
Ruan Yan did not lie to him. Wen Ying got the news as soon as the scandal was exposed.
As soon as she woke up in the morning, she received a call from Wen Ying.
She did speak up for Jia Yanyuan, but it just made Wen Ying even angrier.
"Xiaoyan, I really don't know what to say. You've thought of everything so carefully. Thank you."
Faced with such an understanding Ruan Yan, Jia Yanyuan did feel a little guilty even though he had other intentions at the beginning.
Ruan Yan grasped his psychology and pressed the issue: "Don't say that, Brother Yan. You're already busy and tired enough. Of course I have to think about you and share your worries."
"Xiaoyan..."
Jia Yanyuan couldn't help but think of last night. On the way to send Qiao Qianqian back, he was thinking about leaving Ruan Yan at the party.
While worrying about how to give an explanation to his family and the Ruan family after the news is exposed tomorrow, he was regretting his impulsiveness tonight.
He was upset about this matter the whole way, with a frown on his face and a bad tone.
But Qiao Qianqian thought he was worried about Ruan Yan, so after sending her home, the two of them started arguing.
It was at this time that he discovered that Qiao Qianqian's discomfort was actually pretended.
Jia Yanyuan got very angry about this.
Although Qiao Qianqian gave in and gave a lot of explanations afterwards, the two of them still parted on bad terms in the end.
He didn't know why Qiao Qianqian had become like this recently. She used to be very understanding and reasonable, and never lost her temper with him easily...
At this moment, looking at the gentle Ruan Yan in front of him, he felt even more guilty about what happened last night.
However, thinking that he had another important purpose for coming here today, Jia Yanyuan quickly got to the point after delaying for so long.
"Xiao Yan, there's one more thing, but I have to make it clear first. It's not that I don't trust you. I just want to ask, are you familiar with Mr. Lu Peishi from the Wanlai Group? I don't think I've ever heard you mention that you know him before."
When mentioning Lu Peishi's name, the restraint in Jia Yanyuan's eyes was too obvious. Ruan Yan knew how long he had endured before mentioning this name.
"You're talking about Brother Pei Shi, but you can't say you're very familiar with him," Ruan Yan observed his reaction and continued, "You've also seen the photos of him and me online, right?"
She looked very depressed and embellished the true and false events of that night with Lu Pei.
"At that time, I was trying to avoid the media who were chasing me relentlessly. I accidentally got lost in the corridor and ended up stumbling into Brother Pei Shi's lounge..."
Jia Yanyuan listened very carefully, especially the details about Lu Peishi, not missing a single word.
"So that's how it is..." After listening, Jia Yanyuan muttered to himself, as if thinking about something.
Ruan Yan, who was sitting on the sofa, turned her head and put her arms on her knees. She seemed to have suddenly remembered something and said it casually.
"Oh, by the way, Brother Ayan, I forgot if I mentioned it to you before. Brother Pei Shi lives next door to my house now."
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