Yu Xiaoya was trying so hard not to laugh that she was going crazy.
Ruan Chen is really ruthless.
Rounding down is tantamount to declaring that Chairman Ruan of the Ruan Group is... incompetent.
However, the Ruan family deserved to be so ruthless towards Ruan Chen.
Zeng Han's expression shifted between light and dark, then she forced a smile after a moment, "Look at you, Ruan Chen, why didn't you say so sooner? Look at the mess you've made now..."
Ruan Chen was too lazy to say much, and tapped the withdrawal application again, "Teacher Zeng, please sign it."
"Ruan Chen, stop fooling around. The teacher was wrong before."
Zeng Han tried to take Ruan Chen's hand, but Ruan Chen's ambiguous smile stopped her in her tracks.
She forced a smile, pulled back the withdrawal application, tore it up, crumpled it up, and tossed it into the last trash can without looking back. She then resumed her obedient and polite demeanor, saying, "Sorry for disrupting the teacher's lesson."
Then he sat back down.
"Well," Zeng Han didn't know where the oppressive feeling from Ruan Chen came from. Just now, Ruan Chen's casual glance had made Zeng Han feel inexplicably flustered. She coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment, "Since there is a reason why Ruan Chen was last, the teacher will arrange a makeup exam for you. According to this calculation, Yu Xiaoya, you were last in this diagnostic exam, and according to the rules, you should be transferred to a regular class."
"Teacher, if this happens, I won't have a deskmate anymore." Ruan Chen blinked and looked at Zeng Han with her chin on her hand.
"Let's talk about it next time. Students, go study first."
Zeng Han said dryly, picked up her lesson plan, and went out.
The moment she left the classroom, the gentleness on her face turned into a ferocious and twisted expression, and her meticulously manicured nails almost crushed the lesson plan in her arms.
That's utterly disgraceful.
She actually got out of control by her own student and lost face in front of everyone!
She bumped into Feng Yuankai, who called out to her, "Xiao Zeng, why do you look unhappy?"
Zeng Han forced a smile, "It's nothing. I had a little disagreement with Ruan Chen just now, but the misunderstanding has been cleared up."
Feng Yuankai nodded. "Ruan Chen is a very outstanding child, but she does need to work on her personality—you've seen her admission materials, right? They're excellent."
“I’ve seen it,” Zeng Han said. She hadn’t actually looked at any of the students’ files, “but Ruan Chen’s personality is just too arrogant. Like last time, she called the police without saying a word. What kind of student is that? Today was the same. I just said a couple of words to her, and she started talking back to me!”
She seized every opportunity to sow discord between Feng Yuankai and others.
Feng Yuankai's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "I think Ruan Chen is alright, except for being a bit aloof. Teacher Zeng, you don't have a prejudice against Ruan Chen, do you?"
It's quite obvious that they're trying to protect each other.
Zeng Han immediately realized that her actions would only make Feng Yuankai think that she was stirring up trouble.
She immediately apologized, "Perhaps I don't know Ruan Chen well enough. I will be more careful."
School's out.
Ruan Chen leaned against the window, half-turned, and spent the afternoon intently reading half of a foreign book that Yu Xiaoya couldn't even understand the cover of.
As soon as the bell rang, she hurriedly stuffed the books into her bag and prepared to leave.
She and Duan Jingfu had arranged a time to visit the Area A laboratory at Beijing University of Technology tonight.
"Ruan Chen, Ruan Chen, I haven't thanked you for today!" Yu Xiaoya grabbed her. "How about coming to my house for dinner tonight? My parents have been really curious about you."
Ruan Chen was a little embarrassed, "You've told your parents about me?"
"I already told you," Yu Xiaoya said matter-of-factly. "You're my best friend from No. 1 High School, my deskmate, and you often help me with my homework. My mom has been telling me for a while that I should bring you home for a visit; she'll cook for me! My mom's cooking is amazing!"
Ruan Chen had never been invited as a friend.
She didn't know how to agree, nor how to refuse.
"I'll give you an answer tomorrow. I have something to do tonight," Ruan Chen said, looking at Yu Xiaoya's eager and expectant eyes. "Didn't you help me confront Zeng Han today?"
"Hey, I've disliked her for a long time. It's mainly because you're too solitary. Actually, there are a lot of people in our class who don't like Zeng Han."
Someone in the back row was already calling out to Yu Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, let's go! The store we went to last time has new arrivals, let's go check it out!"
"Okay!" Yu Xiaoya responded loudly, then turned to look at Ruan Chen, "Don't forget, you have to promise me!"
Ruan Chen watched as Yu Xiaoya and another girl walked out arm in arm, chatting and laughing, and suddenly became a little stunned.
She thought she might understand why Ye Huanhuan, Su Ze, Ruan Wenlou, and even Duan Jingfu had all suggested she attend high school.
"Ruan Chen?"
Bo Nian appeared behind her without her noticing.
Ruan Chen, with her backpack slung over one shoulder, glanced at him and asked in a rather cold tone, "What is it?"
Although first-year high school day students don't have to attend evening self-study sessions, the sun has already set at this time, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines through the window and onto Ruan Chen.
She gazed coolly at Bo Nian, her sleeves rolled up to her wrists for easy turning of the pages. She wore little jewelry, only a gold thread on her wrist and a moon-white pendant around her neck.
Bo Nian suddenly felt a little afraid to look directly at that exquisite and flawless face, so he lowered his head and subconsciously took a step back.
"I just want to apologize to you again. I misunderstood you."
"No need, it's nothing." Ruan Chen stepped forward, bumped Bo Nian aside with her shoulder, and walked out.
Bo Nian only came to his senses after Ruan Chenren had disappeared down the corridor.
He suddenly seemed a little lost and disoriented.
"No need, it's nothing."
Bo Nian repeatedly pondered Ruan Chen's tone from earlier. Was she angry or not? She didn't seem angry, but she was also too cold.
However, she has been like this since she joined the class, so it shouldn't be targeting me.
Bo Nian comforted himself in this way.
At Jinghua University of Technology, Ruan Chen followed Professor Duan Jingfu, listening to him introduce each laboratory in Area A.
By the time they had circled Area A, it was completely dark, and the two chatted idly.
"Ruan Chen, how are you feeling at No. 1 High School? Have you made any friends?" Duan Jingfu asked gently.
Ruan Chen said truthfully, "I just got into a fight with my homeroom teacher today. I might have made a friend, but I'm not sure."
Duan Jingfu smiled, looked down at Ruan Chen's listless expression, and comforted her, "It's okay, take your time."
The two walked through the long corridor, a chilly breeze blowing through, and Ruan Chen shivered slightly from the cold.
Duan Jingfu took two steps forward without making a sound, blocking Ruan Chen behind him.
Ruan Chen suddenly stopped, her gaze fixed on the Level 5 encrypted area on one side of the passageway.
It was unmarked but heavily guarded. Through three layers of bulletproof glass, one could see crisscrossing red lasers inside, which were likely infrared-sensing weapons.
"Teacher, where is this place?" Even though she had never been here before, it felt very familiar to her.
Duan Jingfu was slightly startled. He was a level nine spiritual power expert, which was considered a rare strength, but he never felt anything unusual when passing through this area.
Ruan Chen clearly sensed something from what was inside.
Is this what a completely clean body with no upper limit is?
Duan Jingfu asked, "Would you like to go in and take a look?"
He wanted to know just how much Ruan Chen could sense.
The glass door opened silently, the red laser went out, and Ruan Chen followed behind Duan Jingfu.
Inside are ten separate rooms with one-way glass, so you can't see what's inside from the outside.
Ruan Chen's legs seemed to be out of control, and she walked straight toward one of them.
“My permissions only go this far,” Duan Jingfu said. “Ruan Chen, can you guess what’s here?”
Ruan Chen raised her hand, her slender fingers pressing against the foggy glass, her eyes filled with a faint sadness and a desolation that seemed to come from time immemorial.
The scene that flashed through her mind during the assessment at the hospital that day became clear again, and she felt somewhat dazed.
Even though I never experienced it, it's so clear and so unforgettable.
"Red Sky".
Duan Jingfu heard Ruan Chen softly utter the name.
He was startled.
How did Ruan Chen know?
Even he didn't know which intelligence core was stored in each room!
In a dark room, the Crimson Sky, which had been lying dormant for almost endless years, suddenly lit up. Its surface, which was like flowing light, showed a faint metallic luster and vibrated slightly.
No one could see this scene; even the camera signal in the room became erratic, and the screen turned into static.
Bloodshot veins appeared in Ruan Chen's eyes, and her temples throbbed with pain again. Memories and fragmented images flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern.
From Duan Jingfu's perspective, after Ruan Chen uttered that name, his thin body suddenly knelt down on the ground.
"Ruan Chen!"
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