Su Jin's hand holding the gift trembled slightly, and sweat beaded on his back.
He used Ruan Chen as a cover; he naively thought he could fool Ruan Chen at first.
Because of Miss Ruan's return, Su Jin deliberately did not publicize it openly, but only let it out seemingly unintentionally through the mouths of a few close business partners.
He wanted to gamble that Ruan Chen wouldn't know about this, because Ruan Chen always hated being used.
So when he received the notification that Ruan Chen had checked in today, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ruan Chen really was unaware of the situation.
But now, hearing Ruan Chen's question, Su Jin realized that the matter hadn't been kept secret; Ruan Chen was just too lazy to bother with it.
Or perhaps she has something more important to do, so she's not going to worry about it for the time being.
Time ticked by, and Su Jin didn't dare to explain. Ruan Chen didn't press him either, but instead kept her head down, typing away on the keyboard, writing her thesis.
Su Jin only dared to look up after she said, "This is the last time."
He put down the beautifully packaged box in his hand. "Yunhan and I picked out this gift for Miss Er together. We hope you won't find it offensive."
Ruan Chen's mood didn't seem to be affected by being used as a pawn by Su Jin. Upon hearing the word "gift," she reached out with interest, gesturing for Su Jin to take it.
After opening the gift, Ruan Chen raised an eyebrow; it was actually a key.
Did Su Jin know that ordinary gifts wouldn't suit his taste, so he went ahead and gave him a house instead?
Su Jin explained, "It's a P4 level laboratory."
Even Ruan Chen's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly, feeling the key in his hand getting a little hot.
Su Jin's gift was too valuable, too much to Ruan Chen's liking, and enough to make up for his mistake of using Ruan Chen as a pretext.
A P4-level laboratory costs nearly 100 million yuan to build, and it's not something you can just build if you have the money; it requires government approval and a professional team.
This is definitely not a gift chosen on a whim.
The Ruan family had no use for the P4 lab, so Su Jinhua's elaborate construction of the lab could only have been intended from the beginning to curry favor with Ruan Chen.
"You're so kind, cousin." Ruan Chen put away the keys.
When Su Jin heard the word "cousin," he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Over the course of several years, with all sorts of expenses, more than 100 million yuan was invested, and in return, Ruan Chen called him "cousin," which was quite a bargain.
This can be seen as Ruan Chen acknowledging his blood relationship with her Su family.
As for the mention of Yunhan that Su Jin had deliberately brought up earlier, Ruan Chen pretended not to hear it.
Su Jin then handed over the handbag, saying, "These are some qualification certificates and asset certificates for the laboratory, as well as a regional map. I've brought them all to you."
Ruan Chen casually flipped through the documents and found that Su Jin's information was very complete, and Ruan Chen's name was clearly written on the asset certificate.
Seeing that Ruan Chen was in a good mood and that the oppressive aura had dissipated, Su Jin seized the opportunity and asked a question that had troubled the Su family for seven or eight years.
"How is my uncle doing now?"
"He's incredibly awesome now."
Ruan Chen didn't say anything more, just said this in a slightly flippant tone.
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Although the host had not yet arrived, the banquet hall was already bustling with activity.
At the entrance, Su Jin was still hesitating whether to reach out to Ruan Chen, but Ruan Chen was very poised and took Su Jin's arm.
Perhaps because he had suffered too much loss before the age of twelve, Ruan Chen's height has not increased significantly over the years. Su Jin bent down slightly and turned to the side in Ruan Chen's direction.
A very accommodating attitude.
But he dared not refuse.
The waiter, sensing the situation, opened the door, and Su Jin, arm in arm with Ruan Chen, entered the banquet hall.
Miss Ruan's beauty is well-known in the industry, but there are few photos of her circulating, and many people present were seeing Ruan Chen in person for the first time.
Although Ruan Chen doesn't like wearing high heels and fitted dresses, and usually wears sneakers and slightly loose sweatshirts, she knows what to wear for what occasion, so she just grabbed a dress from a ready-to-wear store.
She hasn't had a proper sunbathing session in years, and even her exercise has been done in a large, water-cooled laboratory underwater, making her skin appear coldly white.
The old tailor at the clothing store recommended a short mermaid-colored dress to Ruan Chen. To create the mermaid-colored effect, he used seven or eight different lightweight fabrics layered on top of each other, which shimmered as Ruan Chen moved.
Her legs were straight and supple, and the scars from her childhood had completely faded away. She looked like she had been pampered since birth, and those past years seemed to have faded away along with the scars.
She wore a pair of strappy platform shoes, the rhinestone-studded laces loosely tied at her ankles, sparkling with every step she took, along with the hem of her skirt.
Her whole demeanor was incredibly ethereal, radiating a clean and clear aura from the inside out, and her eyes were also bright.
“This is my younger sister. She was abroad for several years and only returned to China this year,” Su Jin said with a smile. “My sister is currently studying at the First Military Academy, majoring in basic physics.”
He deliberately mentioned the last sentence in his introduction, implying that in this high society circle, people compete not only on family status and wealth, but also on their educational background.
At the very top of the hierarchy of contempt are the Four Great Academies. If a family can produce someone who gets into one of the Four Great Academies through their own merit, the family can brag about it for days.
Within the hierarchy of the four academies, the First Academy stands out as the most prestigious. Entering the First Academy means having the potential to establish connections with the military, something every family desires.
Among the majors in the First Academy, apart from the military command and other defense-related courses, the majors worth boasting about are mathematics, physics, and chemistry. These majors truly require not only talent but also hard work. Those who can get in are the cream of the crop, and even without family support, their future is bright.
So Su Jin deliberately brought out Ruan Chen's academic credentials, subtly showing off.
As expected, it was a chorus of compliments, but this time the compliments were much more genuine, no longer praising appearance or temperament—those vague and intangible things.
Su Jin and Ruan Chen walked to the front of the stage together. Su Jin gentlemanly took a glass from the champagne tower and handed it to Ruan Chen. The two turned around and raised their glasses to everyone.
The handsome man and beautiful woman are a perfect match in terms of both temperament and appearance.
Fu Jianzhi was hidden in the crowd, sitting next to Fu Chengyu, who was his sworn enemy. Fu Chengyu looked at the two of them, who were shining brightly, and then glanced at his younger brother. He deliberately said, "The Miss Ruan you've been longing for seems to be a good match for the Ruan family's live-in son-in-law."
Fu Jianzhi swirled his wine glass, looking at Ruan Chen with a tender expression, his eyes filled with starlight.
Fu Chengyu couldn't stand his younger brother's nonchalant attitude and continued maliciously, "Do you think it's possible that the two women of the Ruan family are sharing one husband? Ruan Yunhan seems to be pregnant with her second child. She's getting old and her beauty has faded. Do you think President Su can resist her? After all, Miss Ruan is as beautiful as a flower, and I feel sorry for her."
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