Fu Jianzhi must have gotten impatient with Fu Chengyu's nagging, because he gave him a cold look.
He didn't say a word, but the word "idiot" was written all over his face.
Su Jin is a member of the Su family, he knew that several years ago, and Ruan Chen has Su family blood in her veins.
Fu Chengyu was shocked by this glance. He was furious but couldn't fight with Fu Jianzhi. He picked up his wine glass, stood up, and walked over to the group of playboys he was on good terms with.
Then the group of people let out lewd laughter, winking and glancing in Su Jin and Ruan Chen's direction. It was obvious what they were talking about.
Fu Jianzhi sneered inwardly. If these people were really blind enough to provoke Ruan Chen, then things would get interesting.
As luck would have it, the banquet hall doors opened again, and Ruan Yunhan walked in.
She was pregnant twice, and both times the morning sickness was severe. Although she wore light makeup, it couldn't hide her haggard appearance. She wasn't wearing high heels either, and her slightly protruding belly was noticed by everyone.
"My sister is back." Her expression and tone were unreadable as she picked up her juice, clinked glasses with Ruan Chen, and took a small sip.
At least Ruan Yunhan greeted him, but Ruan Chen didn't even respond. He just nodded perfunctorily and placed the champagne glasses he had clinked with on the waiter's tray, clearly not giving him any face.
Ruan Yunhan's eyes were filled with complex emotions.
She didn't expect that after all these years, Ruan Chen would be able to reconcile with her and forget all their grudges, and she herself was also wary of Ruan Chen.
She hated Ruan Chen from the very first day she entered the Ruan family. This hatred was mixed with jealousy, and after fermenting over the long years, it seemed to have become a stagnant pool of water, but it had also become a dark poison with eerie bubbles.
She knew that if Ruan Chen hadn't taken the lead, the Ye family wouldn't have openly supported her after Ruan Zhengde's downfall. With the Ye family taking the lead, the families that were on good terms with Ruan Chen naturally gave Ruan Yunhan a helping hand, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Therefore, Ruan Yunhan hated him even more.
She became even more afraid.
She was terrified that if Ruan Chen were in a bad mood one day and wanted to bring up the past, she could easily drag her down from her current position.
And her man, the man she had put so much effort into keeping by her side, seemed to always lean towards Ruan Chen over her and Ruan Chen.
Ruan Chen put down her wine glass, brushed past Ruan Yunhan, and walked straight toward the dessert table without looking to the side.
Ruan Yunhan restrained herself, preventing hatred from welling up in her eyes. She only showed a little helplessness and embarrassment, appearing to be very sensible.
Su Jin gently put his arm around her. "Yunhan, you should go back and rest first. It's kind of you to come down here and show your face."
After leaving the spotlight, Ruan Chen picked and chose among the exquisite little cakes at the dessert table. People kept coming up to her, toasting her, introducing themselves, and showing goodwill.
Ruan Chen handled it very well.
When she ate the sixth cake and saw off the seventh group of people, her target finally arrived.
Fu Chengyu stood beside her, feigning gentleness, but his over-the-top manner made him appear somewhat greasy. "Does Second Miss still remember me?"
Ruan Chen glanced at him casually, thought for a moment, and instead of showing any affection, she displayed obvious distance and wariness. "I remember, I still vividly remember that slap from the young master back then."
She was referring to the time when Fu Chengyu ruined the remodeled cake she had stayed up all night making for Fu Jianzhi.
Therefore, it's normal for her to adopt this attitude.
Fu Chengyu had long forgotten about this trivial matter. His mind, which had been somewhat dulled by years of indulgence in wine and women, took him a while to recall the long-forgotten incident.
He forced an apologetic expression, though he felt no remorse whatsoever. "I was young and immature back then, and..."
Ruan Chen couldn't stand his hypocritical act any longer. She felt that if she continued to play along, she might vomit. She raised her hand and interrupted Fu Chengyu somewhat rudely, "Speak plainly."
Her tone was a little stiff, and it was intentional, so that it would seem normal.
"Second Miss is majoring in basic physics?" Just as Ruan Chen had expected, Fu Chengyu asked impatiently, "To be able to study basic physics in the First Academy, Second Miss is truly a prodigy..."
Unable to bear it any longer, Ruan Chen picked up her snack and made a gesture as if to turn and leave.
Fu Chengyu pulled Ruan Chen aside and quickly got to the point, "Our group has recently been working on fundamental physics problems and has invited many internationally renowned physics professors. I think Miss Ruan might be interested."
Ruan Chen didn't rush to answer Fu Chengyu, but instead looked at Fu Chengyu's hand that was holding her arm with a gloomy face.
She was wearing a short-sleeved dress, and Fu Chengyu's hand was pulling on Ruan Chen's forearm rather forcefully, which was too intimate and excessive.
Fu Chengyu was indeed very anxious, wanting to gain Ruan Chen's approval and trying to lure Ruan Chen over by using the physics professor as bait.
He wasn't actually interested in whether Ruan Chen could contribute to the technical breakthroughs; he just wanted to take Fu Jianzhi's things. Even if he couldn't actually take them, making things difficult for Fu Jianzhi would be fine too.
It's like she revealed the progress of Fu Jianzhi's lab to her rival. Although it didn't cause any harm to Fu Jianzhi, it made her kneel in the ancestral hall all night and spread the joke about "Little CEO Fu" in the industry, which made her very happy.
Fu Jianzhi values Ruan Chen so much that he has remained chaste for her all these years, just like a virtuous and devoted husband. If I could walk around in front of Fu Jianzhi with Ruan Chen on my arm, the expression on my younger brother's face would be absolutely priceless.
Ruan Chen shook off Fu Chengyu, a hint of anger in her voice, "Mr. Fu, please have some self-respect!"
Seeing that she was truly angry, Fu Chengyu turned and left, his face revealing a disdainful attitude of "don't be so rude." In Fu Chengyu's mind, he looked down on any bookish people. In his eyes, they were all bookworms who knew nothing but a few tattered books. He, on the other hand, was someone who had been exposed to business since childhood and could easily manipulate these self-proclaimed high-IQ, self-righteous scholars.
Look, isn't that damn second young lady of the Ruan family already acting all high and mighty? She just touched her once, and she's already putting on airs.
While inwardly grumbling, Fu Chengyu named several physics professors behind Ruan Chen. The Fu family had spent a lot of money to hire them, and Fu Jianzhi had personally gone to invite two of them several times before the old professors finally agreed.
These people must be attractive to Ruan Chen.
As expected, Ruan Chen stopped, hesitated, and turned back, her eyes probing, "Who did you say?"
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