Ruan Chen was a new student in the First Affiliated Hospital, whom Nan Jing personally brought to the school.
Although Ruan Chen has been out of this timeline for years, the two have maintained communication since five years ago.
Nan Jing still remembers the shock she felt when she first received a message from Ruan Chen, who was in another timeline and asking for Nan Jing's help.
That night, the entire research institute was in shock. Fu Jianzhi was brought in hastily. The young man's features had grown sharp. After listening to the incoherent and shocked descriptions of the senior professors and researchers, he impatiently lifted his eyelids and said, "I reminded you two years ago. I think Duan Jingfu and I also talked to you about these details two years ago. How did you suspect me back then?"
After Ruan Chen left, Fu Jianzhi tried to take over her research.
He quickly understood Ruan Chen's research direction. Ruan Chen didn't want to avoid being erased when the timeline converged; she wanted to trigger a major event node beyond the extinction of civilization.
In this way, when the laws of the universe deal with this bug, they will ignore Ruan Chen, who is outside the event.
However, Fu Jianzhi quickly realized the gap in talent between himself and Ruan Chen. It took him more than a year to barely understand the complex algorithms in Ruan Chen's notes, and he also realized that it would be difficult for him to support Ruan Chen's research on his own.
Fu Jianzhi thought of asking Nan Jing for help. Nan Jing initially thought that the child was greatly affected by Ruan Chen's death—yes, after Ruan Chen disappeared, everyone thought she was dead.
Because on the projection of the Ark onto the world, the distinct weight belonging to Ruan Chen vanished overnight, as if it had never existed.
Aside from the fall of a genius, no one could think of any explanation. The bigwigs at the research institute lamented for a long time and even launched another meticulous investigation into Duan Jingfu, believing that he was the one who poisoned him, but ultimately they found nothing.
It was at this time that Fu Jianzhi found Nan Jing, while Duan Jingfu went mad after learning of Ruan Chen's disappearance, muttering to himself that she must have gone to another timeline, attempting to change the trajectory of time.
Although the two people's words formed a perfect logical loop, they still sounded somewhat absurd and unconventional. The bigwigs at the research institute were skeptical and ultimately voted not to believe their statements.
For a long time afterward, Fu Jianzhi was ostracized by those around him because of these things.
Ruan Chen learned all of this after making contact with the secondary timeline.
In Class 7 of the third year of undergraduate studies, Nan Jing and Ruan Chen stood in the corridor for a while. Nan Jing said to her, "Are you really not going to see Fu Jianzhi? I know that he had the intention of using and hiding things from you back then, but in the end, he didn't hurt you. Besides, he has had a hard time these years."
Ruan Chen seemed to be listening, but also seemed to be lost in thought. Nan Jing noticed that her expression wasn't too bad, and continued rambling, "He's had a tough time these past few years. On the surface, he's the new head of the Fu family—Fu Lin has basically stepped down to the sidelines. That eldest young master of the Fu family, named... Fu Chengyu, has caused Jian Zhi a lot of trouble. You know, Jian Zhi, a girl in her early twenties, is already exhausted enough managing all this, and she also has to deal with that good-for-nothing brother. It's quite heartbreaking."
Ruan Chen still didn't answer, and looked down at her phone, which seemed to be a stock trading app.
"You're already so rich, why do you need to worry about these things yourself?"
Ruan Chen probably liked hearing that, so she responded, "I need to know the market situation so I don't end up helping someone else count their money after I've been sold off."
This statement was full of veiled barbs and innuendos, implying that Nan Jing was speaking up for Fu Jianzhi.
Nan Jing laughed it off, as if he didn't understand anything. Not only that, he also steered the conversation back to Fu Jianzhi.
“I told you about the guardians of the North District before. You suddenly left for several years, and Fu Jianzhi took on the responsibility. Sometimes when the protective shield in the North was damaged, he couldn’t leave for several days in a row. He didn’t even have time to sleep and still had to worry about things in Jingzhou. You have no idea how thin this kid has become.”
Ruan Chen chuckled softly, "Jian Zhi... the child... Nan Suo feels sorry for him. But isn't this all his own doing?"
Nan Jing was speechless for a moment.
Ruan Chen shrugged. "Of course he can dump the mess that the Fu family has on Fu Chengyu, since Fu Chengyu is always thinking about it anyway."
Nan Jing sighed, "Jianzhi is a very responsible child. After all, it represents thousands of years of hard work by the Fu family, and he is afraid that it will be ruined by Fu Chengyu."
“Fu Jianzhi is quite responsible,” Ruan Chen said with even more sarcasm. “If it weren’t for him, people in our timeline would have had completely different life trajectories. Why would he have interfered and made such a mess of things? I don’t think he can clean up the mess.”
Nan Jing felt like she was choking and couldn't breathe.
"Alright, I'll take you inside to meet everyone." Nanjing glanced at the time; the class bell had rung, and everyone was present.
Just before entering the classroom, Ruan Chen suddenly spoke, her voice very low.
"Nan Suo, I know what you're thinking, and I'm very grateful for your kindness."
"But Fu Jianzhi and I can no longer trust each other completely."
"Because I came back alive, but she... seems to have disappeared forever."
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"Hello everyone, my name is Ruan Chen, and I'm very happy to join our class." Ruan Chen forced a signature fake smile—she was still feeling a bit stifled by Nan Jing's words earlier, so she didn't really have a genuine smile.
The audience below the stage was completely silent, though many people exchanged glances and made faces.
Everyone who got into the First Affiliated Hospital had outstanding grades and abilities. Ruan Chen had just written her name on the blackboard in her scribbles when someone dug up her past information online.
The small group of these people quickly became abuzz, with messages about Ruan Chen popping up one after another.
[She's quite good-looking; is the school beauty going to change?]
[Being a school beauty isn't just about having a pretty face; it also requires ability. Our school beauties these days aren't just good-looking; they're also skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Look at this girl's terrible handwriting, it's hilarious.]
[You guys said she won so many awards in junior and senior high school, what was she doing all these years of taking a break from school? If I had achieved that level of success back then, my parents would be beaming with pride.]
[Aren't there countless examples of young people who achieve fame only to fade into obscurity? I think it's mostly a psychological issue; they get so overwhelmed by the hype that they lose their bearings.]
[But she was brought here personally by the South Institute, so she shouldn't be too incompetent, right?]
"That means she's a relative, isn't she? Haven't you heard the rumors that she's the illegitimate daughter of the former chairman of the Ruan Group who was exposed for scandal and went to jail?"
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