The two were a few steps apart. Fu Chengyu couldn't sense the barely suppressed ferocity emanating from Ruan Chen and thought it was a heartfelt confession.
He had also prepared a microphone and speakers, and his voice echoed throughout the entire playground.
"I know I'm not good enough for you right now, but I will try my best to follow in your footsteps..."
"I am willing to join hands with you and strive together for our great future..."
"Miss Ruan Chen, could you please give me this opportunity?"
Ruan Chen pinched her palms several times to suppress her anger.
Fu Chengyu knelt on one knee, holding a bouquet of delicate lilies of the valley, and looked at Ruan Chen expectantly.
Night falls, fireworks, roses, lights, lilies of the valley, kneeling on one knee, a heartfelt confession. Fu Chengyu had meticulously prepared for this scene for several days, and he specially chose a time around eight o'clock—when the playground that Ruan Chen would definitely pass by was the most crowded.
The cheers and jeers from the surrounding crowd grew louder and louder, "Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!"
"Together! Together! Together!!"
The cheers almost shook the clouds in the sky, and this historic confession, which took place at the First Military Academy, rose to the top of the trending topics list at breakneck speed.
Fu Chengyu had a smug look in his eyes. Things were going exactly as he had predicted. The people who were egging him on were initially shills he had hired, but once the atmosphere was right, almost everyone would join in the fun.
Any girl would find it hard to refuse in front of a crowd and under the influence of strong emotions.
After all, the person who confessed has already made such a huge effort and put in so much thought. In this situation, if the girl refuses, it will be misinterpreted by onlookers as being ungrateful.
"Young Master Fu, may I borrow your microphone?" Ruan Chen reached out his hand.
"Ruan Chen... So you've agreed?" Fu Chengyu deliberately shouted into the microphone, which, as expected, triggered another wave of cheers from the onlookers.
Ruan Chen stepped forward, bent down slightly, and took the microphone from Fu Chengyu, who was kneeling on the ground.
Fu Chengyu instinctively gripped the microphone, but then he realized that he was no match for Ruan Chen's strength.
At that moment, he also saw the murderous aura between Ruan Chen's brows and the cold smile on his lips.
"Young Master Fu, is moral blackmail fun?" The girl tapped the microphone to test the sound, then spoke coldly.
The bustling playground suddenly fell silent.
Fu Chengyu knelt on one knee, with Ruan Chen standing beside him, coldly looking down at him. "Did you think that by putting on such a sentimental and self-indulgent show, I would have to agree to your request? Did you think that with so many people watching, I would temporarily agree out of consideration for our feelings, even if I didn't have any good feelings for you?"
Fu Chengyu tightened his grip on the lily of the valley and reached out to snatch the microphone from Ruan Chen's hand. "Chenchen, you're in a bad mood right now. Let's go back and talk it over slowly. You weren't like this with me before."
He deliberately spoke vaguely, creating the impression among the onlookers that it was a young couple arguing and bickering.
“Don’t call me that, Fu Chengyu,” Ruan Chen said Fu Chengyu’s full name without any politeness. “I’m in a bad mood because you’ve shown me no respect whatsoever. The reason I didn’t treat you this way before is simple: we’ve only known each other for less than half a month. Even if you did something offensive to me during that time, my upbringing doesn’t allow me to refute you in public.”
“But that’s no excuse for what you did today, Fu Chengyu,” Ruan Chen said mercilessly. “I know you don’t like me, and you approached me for your own purposes. Isn’t that just the kind of tricks that scions of wealthy families often play? Do you want me to count how many relationships you’ve had that were all about physical intimacy and no emotional commitment before this confession today?”
Fu Chengyu's face darkened further. Ignoring the many people around him holding up their phones to livestream, he rushed forward to snatch the microphone from Ruan Chen's hand.
Fortunately, Ruan Chen didn't continue, not for Fu Chengyu's sake, but for the sake of the girls he had exploited and drained of their value.
Fu Chengyu's actions have already revealed his guilty conscience to everyone.
"Young Master Fu, this farce is over. I will have a check delivered to your office for the money you paid for this performance tonight. From now on, we shall have nothing to do with each other. Thank you."
After Ruan Chen finished speaking, she slightly tightened her grip, causing the metal microphone handle to deform slightly in her hand, revealing the electronic components inside.
She simply destroyed the microphone.
She didn't want Fu Chengyu to keep spouting nonsense into the microphone after she left.
Looking at Ruan Chen's seemingly soft and boneless hands, Fu Chengyu realized that these gentle hands, which had rested on his arms many times, would not be difficult to open his skull.
His men, who had initially intended to rush forward to stand up for their master, instinctively stopped in their tracks when they saw the twisted and deformed microphone fall from Ruan Chen's hand.
"Ruan Chen!" Fu Chengyu stood up, the expensive and delicate lily of the valley falling to the ground and being crushed under his foot. He shouted, "So you're just going to pretend that everything I did for you never happened? You've been using me from beginning to end!"
Ruan Chen scoffed and ignored him.
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When Ruan Chen returned to the dormitory, Huan Shiqing and the others were already there. Their eyes lit up when they saw Ruan Chen come in.
"Sister Chen, do you know you're trending again!"
Ruan Chen covered her face and sighed, "It's okay, someone will handle it."
"This time it's all praise for you." Leng Yueqiu turned the computer screen towards Ruan Chen, gesturing for her to look.
[Which class are they in? They're so handsome!]
I'm really annoyed by these public confession scenes. The men's self-righteous expressions completely disregard the women's feelings and show absolutely no respect.
Isn't confessing your love in public tantamount to coercion? It puts women in a passive position; if a girl refuses, she's seen as ungrateful and faces public condemnation, while the boy? Bystanders only praise his deep affection, completely disregarding the girl's feelings.
Finally, a sister has spoken my mind. I've long been fed up with this self-righteous, pretentious drama.
[Breaking news: Ruan Chen is the younger sister of the head of the Ruan Group! More juicy gossip to come!]
When Ruan Chen saw this message, she frowned and clicked to see the person's profile. However, when she got there, the person's account had already been banned, and even the shocking news had disappeared.
Su Jin called, "Ruan Chen, should we punish Fu Chengyu? He really went too far this time."
"No need, someone will handle it."
Su Jin said, "Actually, it was Fu Jianzhi's idea. He took the initiative to join forces with our group."
"Also, Mr. Fu asked me to tell you that he's at Xicheng Bookstore tomorrow afternoon. If you have time, go and have a chat. He'll be there all afternoon tomorrow."
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