Grandpa Wenlou went back to his hometown to take care of some business these past few days, so Ruan Chen is living alone.
She glanced at the surveillance footage on her phone, her wariness turning into a faint hint of hostility, and quickly stepped forward to push open the door.
Ruan Yunhan, dressed in a white dress, sat at Ruan Chen's desk, casually flipping through her things. A man stood beside her, his gaze fixed on Ruan Yunhan with infatuation.
Seeing Ruan Chen, she wasn't in a hurry at all. She smiled slightly and said, "Your teacher said you suddenly left school. I was worried that something might happen to you, so I had no choice but to break in. Chenchen, after all, you are still a minor. It's understandable that your sister did this, right?"
Ruan Chen knew that even if the local police were called to handle such family matters, they would only smooth things over, and even if the matter escalated to the municipal bureau, they wouldn't be able to hold Ruan Yunhan accountable.
She changed her shoes, walked into the room, casually tossed her schoolbag aside, and glanced at the man standing next to Ruan Yunhan. His appearance was...above average, his height...average, and his clothing...fairly tasteful.
She sneered through her nostrils, "A new simp? You've lowered your standards lately, haven't you? Clearly not as good as the two you picked up at Huating Academy."
Ruan Yunhan's face darkened, and she scolded, "Ruan Chen, be more polite to Young Master Yu!"
Yu.
Several names popped into Ruan Chen's mind.
Recently, I switched to Yu Xiaoya, whom I have a good relationship with, and who is the heir that the Yu family has been grooming since childhood.
The lecherous fifth young master of the Yu family, who had his hand broken for touching him before.
My gentle, kind, elegant, and beautiful art teacher, Yu Lei.
Ruan Chen asked curiously, "Who is Yu Tianjiao to you?"
Young Master Yu revealed what he thought was a charming smile, not holding a grudge against Ruan Chen for what had just happened. "He's just my good-for-nothing cousin. He offended Yun Han a few years ago, and I taught him a small lesson. You must be Ruan Chen. My name is Yu Tianji, and I'm your sister's boyfriend."
You can't hit someone who's smiling, so Ruan Chen shook hands with her perfunctorily.
This Yu Tianji is no good.
Others may not know, but Ruan Chen knows very well that Yu Tianjiao's hands were broken because he bumped into her shoulder on the terrace.
It has nothing to do with Ruan Yunhan, and even less to do with Yu Tianji—he hasn't reached the point where neither the Yu family nor the Ruan family can find out.
Now look what's happened, a completely unrelated affair has somehow brought together a pair of scoundrels.
Ruan Chen sincerely said, "I wish you happiness."
After all, a bitch and a dog are a perfect match, destined to be together forever.
She walked up to Ruan Yunhan, too lazy to say a word, and coldly pointed to the door.
Ruan Yunhan had already gotten what she wanted and couldn't wait to leave.
Ruan Chen lightly tapped her fingertip on a stack of draft paper on the table, her brows furrowing suddenly, and she said in a cold voice, "Ruan Yunhan, you're not a clean freak."
Her gaze fell on Ruan Yunhan's tightly clenched bag.
Ruan Yunhan thought Ruan Chen was going to snatch it directly, but Ruan Chen just laughed indifferently, "It's just trash. Take it if you like. Now, please get out of my house."
Seeing that Ruan Chen showed no respect for his goddess, and recalling the grievances she had suffered at Ruan Chen's hands that she had heard from her goddess, Yu Tianjiao was furious and said sternly, "How dare you speak to your sister like that!"
Ruan Chen didn't even bother to look up. "She had a legitimate reason to come into my house. Who do you think you are? You broke the lock, didn't you? Have you ever thought about why she didn't just hire someone to unlock the door and instead had to find you, the easy target, to break it? Because if I'm in a bad mood, she can use you as a scapegoat—you're all adults, use your brains."
Ruan Yunhan panicked immediately after her thoughts were exposed, and said in a coquettish voice, "Tianji, the first thing I thought of was to ask you for help. You know I don't think about anything else..."
Ruan Chen: "Go out and get horny, don't be disgusting here."
After seeing off the pair of creatures who were always in heat, Ruan Chen called the property management to change the locks and sat down at the table to look through the draft paper that Ruan Yunhan had torn in half.
That was the first draft she prepared for the World Invention Conference.
Ruan Chen registered using the name "R" and was grouped with Lin Fengzi and her team.
This competition is held every three years and attracts global attention. Ruan Yunhan guessed that Ruan Chen would also sign up, but Ruan Chen would definitely not tell her if she asked him directly. So Ruan Yunhan wanted to visit him under the guise of a personal visit.
Since no one was home, Ruan Yunhan had a wicked idea about Ruan Chen's design—she could tell at a glance that Ruan Chen's concept was novel and a hot topic worldwide. The key was that the content on the draft paper was already quite substantial and clearly feasible.
Ruan Chen sent a message to Lin Fengzi: "I modeled and pushed the previous version of the design three times. The later loopholes are irreparable. If it is applied, it will have fatal flaws."
Lin Fengzi: "I also discovered that it's a material issue, not an irreparable one. Is it possible to change the main material and choose a material with better performance as the main body?"
Ruan Chen: "The costs are too high and cannot cover the profits, so it's not worth it."
Lin Fengzi: "You mean give up?"
Ruan Chen: "What I mean is to cut our losses in time. There's no need to waste time on a plan that isn't feasible."
Lin Fengzi: "Then all our previous efforts have been wasted? How are we going to explain this to the other team members?"
Ruan Chen: "Let me explain."
Lin Fengzi: "Then I'll trouble you. We're having an offline gathering this weekend, please come too. It's been so long since we last met, and you kept it a secret when I asked you where you went to college."
Ruan Chen laughed from behind the screen and replied, "If we make it to the World Championship, I'll give you a surprise in the US."
Lin Fengzi: "Looking forward to it. I'll work hard to see 'R' in person."
Ruan Chen: "By the way, Fengzi, do you know where there's a P2 lab in Jingzhou?"
Lin Fengzi: "...Damn, you didn't also sign up for the Global Undergraduate Biology Practical Competition, did you? Doesn't your school have a P2 level lab?"
Normally, Ruan Chen wouldn't be eligible to participate in this global competition for university students, but Duan Jingfu helped her resolve her identity issue.
Ruan Chen: "I'm not familiar with my school. I just remembered to ask you today because the competition is at the end of the year, and time is a bit tight."
Lin Fengzi: "Besides the China Biological Research Institute, only Jinghua University of Technology and our National Medical College in Jingzhou have them. How about I help you think of a way?"
Ruan Chen: "No need, thank you."
If I had known that Beijing University of Technology had it, it would have saved me a lot of trouble.
When she asked Teacher Duan for help, she only mentioned that she needed to register for a competition. Duan Jingfu didn't ask any further questions, so Ruan Chen didn't say anything more.
Duan Jingfu replied quickly, "Come to my office to pick up your ID card. All the labs in Area A of Jinghua University of Technology will be open to you. I participated in this competition when I was a junior and benefited a lot. Contact me anytime if you need any help."
After a while, Duan Jingfu sent another message: "If you can participate in the finals, your teacher will accompany you abroad. Your teacher only won the third place back then, which has always been a regret. This time, it's up to you."
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