Chapter 125 Life Forbidden Zone 24
Fu Bo didn't know how he had offended Xu Yang, and for the next few days, Xu Yang was not in a good mood with him.
At dinner that evening, Fu Bo tapped his bowl with his chopsticks, boasting quietly, "Gulandam is so kind! I've been staying here alone these past few days, and she's been cooking delicious meals every day. By the way, did you guys eat well during the competition?"
Xu Yang waved his hand to call Murati over, then snatched Fu Bo's plate, along with the meat and milk-cooked flatbreads on it, and handed it to the child: "This brother has been tired of eating these days, you help him."
Murati took the plate and ran away happily.
Fu Bo: “…”
His stomach growled at the right moment.
The next day, everyone helped to herd the sheep.
Fu Bo's leg injury hadn't fully healed yet, and he had originally planned to stay home. But Xu Yang stood at the doorway, arms folded, looking around. He said pointedly, "Aren't we five together? Who's missing?"
Fu Bo stood up from his chair and quietly joined the small group.
It was difficult to walk on the plateau, so Fu Bo asked Ren Xiayang to help.
Before they even started working together, Xu Yang was praising Zeng Pei, saying that she was very capable of returning to the camp alone even though she was injured in the rainforest.
Fu Bo thought something was wrong, but the next second he saw Ren Xiayang stroking his chin and looking at him, "Can you learn from Zeng Pei?"
Fu Bo: "Don't, brother?"
"Don't try to get close to me," Ren Xiayang dodged his hand, "We've just left the village. Call me if you really can't get over it."
Fu Bo: “…Okay.”
In the following days, the final results of other contestants came out one after another. Most of them were eliminated, but a few contestants successfully reached the finish line.
Before leaving, everyone discussed what to do with the little wolf.
Fu Bo had been with the little wolf the longest and had the deepest feelings for it. He clamored to bring the little wolf back to the capital planet, but Jiang Ran disagreed. She believed that wolves needed to grow up in a normal wild environment in order to retain their natural wildness.
After some arguments, Fu Bo was almost convinced by her, but he really couldn't bear to leave the little wolf here, so he still insisted on not agreeing to leave the little wolf here.
In the end, the outcome was a finger-guessing game, and Fu Bo lost miserably.
He refused to accept the result: "I just don't understand the rules of finger-guessing. Let me familiarize myself with them first, and I will definitely win!"
Jiang Ran ignored him: "It's broad daylight, stop dreaming."
Helplessly, Fu Bo squatted in front of the little wolf and held its chubby paws: "Then I'll have to ask you to stay here... Remember to think of me! I will come to see you often in the future!"
Xu Yang: "Come on, the price of spaceships coming to Earth will increase in the future."
Fu Bo: "What! How come I don't know?"
Xu Yang: "I just decided, now you know."
Fu Bo: “…”
It seems that the Xu family has Star Navigation Industry under its umbrella.
After the competition officially ended and the rankings were announced, everyone boarded the starship bound for the capital planet.
During the long journey, Fu Bo found an opportunity and pulled Xu Yang to a deserted corner.
Fu Bo: "Brother Yang, you..."
"Don't try to get close to me." Xu Yang interrupted him.
"Okay, Mr. Xu," Fu Bo sighed, "Can you tell me how I offended you? Why do you keep giving me trouble every day?"
"To trouble you?" Xu Yang chuckled, "I'm not."
Fu Bo: "Okay, okay, you didn't, then did I do something wrong these days?"
Xu Yang glanced at him and saw that his attitude was not bad. After thinking about it, he decided to give him a chance.
Xu Yang: "A few days ago, you said that the bunch of sunflowers was..."
"Sunflowers?" Fu Bo asked. "Are you talking about the one Ma Ang gave to Jiang Ran?"
When Xu Yang heard the word "Ma Ang", the veins on his forehead jumped: "Yes, you..."
"I see!" Fu Bo suddenly realized, "Are you blaming me for not sharing the gossip with you first?"
Xu Yang frowned tightly.
Fu Bo thought he had found the truth: "Actually, there's something I haven't told anyone yet. Let me tell you first!"
"What's the matter?" Xu Yang suppressed the urge to leave immediately.
"Actually, I even secretly took a picture of that Ma Ang. You know what, he's really handsome and a perfect match for Jiang Ran!"
"Where are the photos?"
"Here, I'll show you... Hey! Hey! Mr. Xu! Brother Yang! Brother Yang! Don't delete it!"
Xu Yang frowned as he deleted all the photos and threw the tracking ball back to him. "I originally thought that doubling the price of direct flights from Earth would be enough, but now I think it's still too little. Ten times is more appropriate."
Xu Yang left after he finished speaking, leaving Fu Bo standing there in amazement, holding the ball in his hand, almost in tears.
What did he do wrong?
When he returned to his seat, Ren Xiayang asked in confusion, "Why did you take so long to go to the bathroom? Could your leg injury spread to other parts of your body?"
"Don't mention it," Fu Bo sighed with a sad face, "I shouldn't have provoked Mr. Xu, ah!"
Ren Xiayang: “?”
While Jiang Ran and his group were playing around, Jiang Wenxue was in a terrible mood. This wasn't just because of her poor ranking, which was far worse than expected, but mainly because of the comments from the Star Network audience.
During the competition, players can only see the number of people online in their live broadcast room, but cannot see the real-time discussion content, so Jiang Wenxue has always judged his performance based on the number of people.
However, after the competition, she logged onto StarNet and discovered that the reality was completely different from what she had initially imagined! She thought that her performance was good, everyone was recognizing her, and her online user base was skyrocketing, but in reality, everyone was discussing her cruelty, inhumanity, and scheming!
Jiang Wenxue was completely desperate.
Being ranked behind in the competition was not a complete defeat. After all, her ultimate goal in participating in the competition was to gain more popularity and recognition, and to build momentum for herself to take over the family resources. However, now even StarNet’s reputation had plummeted, and it could be said that there was no hope of recovery at all.
This time, a lot of time, energy, resources and money were spent on participating in the competition, which can be said to be a complete loss.
What’s worse is that StarNet public opinion has become a trend that cannot be reversed.
All Jiang Wenxue could do was call her assistant, who was far away in the capital planet and was in charge of controlling public opinion on the star network, and angrily said, "You're fired!"
But venting emotions like this will not help.
This could almost be considered the most complete failure in Jiang Wenxue's otherwise smooth life.
Even when it was time for dinner, Jiang Wenxue did not leave the private cabin because she was afraid of meeting other people at this time and seeing the mocking expressions on their faces.
However, a brief escape will not solve the problem.
After the Star Navigation arrived at the Star Navigation Exhibition Hall in the capital, Jiang Wenxue received a call from his cousin Jiang Leng before he even got off the ship.
Jiang Leng was her third uncle's illegitimate son, holding no status within the family and possessing a nasty personality. The two had always disliked each other. In the past, Jiang Wenxue would never have answered this call, but at this critical juncture, fearing she might miss out on important information, she answered it anyway.
Jiang Leng laughed in surprise: "I thought you wouldn't answer my call."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Wenxue asked impatiently.
Jiang Leng: "I have some good news I want to share with you."
Jiang Leng has never been on her side, so what good news could he announce at this time?
An uncontrollable panic surged in Jiang Wenxue's heart.
Jiang Leng: "Do you still remember when your coming-of-age ceremony was scheduled?"
Jiang Wenxue: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Jiang Leng: "Don't be so aggressive, I just want to tell you that your coming-of-age ceremony has been postponed. Second uncle said to wait until this storm is over. Sigh, I don't know..."
Before Jiang Leng could finish his words, Jiang Wenxue hung up the phone.
If she continued to listen to him, Jiang Wenxue felt that her emotions would probably get completely out of control.
Coming of Age Ceremony Postponed...
Jiang Wenxue tightly grasped the laptop.
In the Jiang family, a coming-of-age ceremony isn't just a ritual; it's also the occasion for the family to introduce the next generation of daughters to the outside world and to transfer power and connections. Precisely because of its importance, Jiang Wenxue participated in the competition, attempting to gain more leverage before the coming-of-age ceremony.
But now...
It's all over.
What's worse is that even marginal figures in the family like Jiang Leng know this news, but it has not yet reached her.
Information delays and omissions often mark the beginning of marginalization from the center of power.
It was summer on the capital planet, and the terminal was bustling with people, but Jiang Wenxue suddenly felt cold all over.
The next day, Jiang Ran was at the Blue Sky Culture production team, helping with the editing of the fourth season of "Back to Earth." After a busy morning, just as he was about to take a breath, Xu Yang's face appeared behind the glass curtain wall.
"If you have something to say, can't you just leave me a message? Or just call me." Jiang Ran followed Xu Yang to the top floor, which was his private office.
"I didn't think too much about it," Xu Yang looked into her eyes, "I came down to find you subconsciously."
Jiang Ran turned his eyes away, picked up the freshly brewed coffee on the table and took a sip: "What's the matter?"
"It's not a big deal," Xu Yang said. "I received news this morning that the major controlling shareholders of several companies under Jiang Wenxue's name have changed. She is now practically under house arrest in the Jiang family's ancestral home. With the recent uproar, she probably won't come out again."
Jiang Ran nodded and took another sip of coffee.
Xu Yang couldn't help but ask, "You don't seem surprised at all?"
Jiang Ran smiled lightly: "I have heard the news."
"Oh?" Xu Yang was very curious. "I came to see you right after the news was confirmed. How did you know so early?"
Jiang Ran: "Jiang Chengzhou said that when he contacted me yesterday."
"Jiang Chengzhou?" Xu Yang asked, "The current head of the Jiang family, Jiang Wenxue's father?"
"It's him."
"What does he want you for?"
"He said I was his daughter and hoped I could return to the Jiang family and take over his business. The news about Jiang Wenxue you just mentioned could be considered his 'pledge of allegiance' to me."
Xu Yang was silent for a while and asked, "Do you agree?"
"Of course not," Jiang Ran said without thinking, "I don't even know him, what am I supposed to promise?"
Xu Yang remembered Jiang Ran's identity and background and understood what she meant. But after thinking about it, he asked, "Since you had already refused, why did he still attack Jiang Wenxue?"
"How should I know what he's thinking?" Jiang Ran spread his hands. "Maybe he thinks I'm playing hard to get, or maybe he just wants to teach Jiang Wenxue a lesson. After all, her reputation on Star Online is pretty bad right now."
Xu Yang understood what she meant and nodded.
After confirming that Jiang Ran would not return to the Jiang family, his heart, which had just been hanging in the air, finally relaxed. He sighed and said, "It is indeed only you who can directly reject Jiang Chengzhou's advances."
However, Fu Bo's views on this matter are completely different from Xu Yang's.
A few days later, Fu Bo learned about this and looked at Jiang Ran with deep sorrow: "You have changed! You are no longer the Jiang Ran you used to be!"
"Oh?" Jiang Ran asked with interest, "What was I like before?"
Fu Bo said solemnly, "If it were you in the past, you would have pretended to agree, cheated the Jiang family out of their money, and then walked away!"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Was she like this before?
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