After sending the message, Ruan Yunhan waited expectantly for a long time.
But just like before, Ruan Qin never replied to her.
After Ruan Qin left, she sent messages to this number more than once, hoping that her brother would change his mind, but Ruan Qin seemed to have vanished into thin air, and even Yu Wanqing could not contact him.
As for Ruan Chen, she not only received the notification for the finals of the Global Invention Competition, but her art teacher, Yu Lei, also sent her painting to the Venice International Painting Competition a few days ago, and received feedback that the judges gave it a very high score in the first round of judging.
Ruan Chen did not use her real name to participate in the competition; instead, she used the name she used when participating in the global tR Design Award, "Yan," which means leaf.
She was just thirteen years old at that time, and Ye Huanhuan was the only person she could barely rely on.
Right now, she only has the biology practical competition on her plate.
Ruan Chen calculated the time and found that she was quite nervous.
I'm going to the US at the end of this month, and by the time the competition there ends and I return home, it will be around mid-November. The preliminary round of the biology practical competition is in early December.
There isn't much time left for me to practice.
Ruan Chen sighed. Although the days spent running around were fulfilling, they were also really tiring.
Ruan Chen had originally planned to visit her grandfather tonight and then go home to rest, but now it seems she still needs to make the most of her time to practice.
After school, Ruan Chen went to the hospital, where Fu Jianzhi was studying by the bedside.
“Grandpa and I have already eaten. This is for you,” Fu Jianzhi said, getting up, opening the lunchbox, and placing it neatly on the table. “Sis, the temperature is just right.”
Ruan Chen sat down and said while eating, "I'm not coming back tonight. Are you scared to sleep alone at home tonight? If you are scared, you can sleep in the suite next to the hospital room tonight. That way you won't have to run back and forth."
Fu Jianzhi, worried that Ruan Wenlou would be bored in the hospital, went out early in the morning with Ruan Chen and came to the hospital.
“Okay, the ward is this big.”
Ruan Wenlou stayed in a VIP ward at the best private hospital in Jingzhou, where the bed fee alone was seven thousand a day, and the facilities were as luxurious as a five-star hotel.
There's nothing wrong with Fu Jianzhi living here.
Even Ruan Chen wanted to move in, but Ruan Wenlou insisted that no matter how luxurious it was, it was still a hospital, and the two children would suffer from the effects of illness if they stayed there. Last night, he insisted on sending the siblings back home.
"By the way, sis, what's up to you tonight?"
"I signed up for a competition, the preliminary round is in December, and I'm going to the US in a few days, so I'll probably be spending most of my time in the lab lately—how are you planning your schedule? School's starting soon, right?"
Ruan Chen knew that the claim that the school was abroad and that there was a month-long holiday was probably just an excuse made up by Fu Lin and his son, but since the father and son didn't want her to know, she wouldn't insist on prying into other people's privacy.
She had already texted Fu Jianzhi during the day to tell him that she would be leaving in a few days, but Fu Jianzhi had not replied.
Now that she brought it up in person, she noticed that Fu Jianzhi's eyes were a little dim and his brows furrowed.
Fu Jianzhi did not answer.
He secretly took Zhanlu to commit murder in the secular world. The punishment he received from Jinghua University of Science and Technology was a one-month suspension from training. Before Ruan Chen could return from the United States, he had already left.
The thought of leaving Ruan Chen's apartment and returning to the Martial Arts Research Institute to continue the monotonous training and study day after day made Fu Jianzhi's restlessness rise uncontrollably.
He didn't want to leave.
He wanted to stay in Ruan Chen's apartment for the rest of his life.
Fu Jianzhi said dejectedly, "There's still some time. My dad has made arrangements."
"When I came back... you should have already left, right?" Ruan Chen said casually.
She said it casually, but after saying it, her heart suddenly ached.
When she returned from the United States, only she and her grandfather were left in the apartment again.
Although Fu Jianzhi was quiet and silent, he seemed to be always by Ruan Chen's side. He knew what Ruan Chen wanted with just a glance or a gesture.
Thinking of this, Ruan Chen smiled inwardly, like a clingy little dog.
She's well-behaved, sensible, and doesn't like to bark.
If only he were really her own younger brother, she could rightfully raise him by her side.
Unfortunately, his surname was Fu.
Ruan Chen slammed the lunchbox shut and gave Fu Jianzhi a big pat on the head. "Let's go. Don't bother Grandpa at the hospital. Study hard. There's a gym downstairs. Go for a run when you're tired."
When she left the ward, she casually picked up two supplements that Fu didn't know whether they were brought by Fu Lin or the Ye family.
She wanted to visit her teacher and ask him a few questions.
Sitting in Duan Jingfu's private laboratory, Ruan Chen shed her aloofness. The warm light of the laboratory shone on her as she leaned over the table, listening to Duan Jingfu explain the key points while taking notes.
While she can certainly memorize many things using her photographic memory, she finds them difficult to understand given her current level of knowledge.
Duan Jingfu noticed that Ruan Chen's rapid writing suddenly stopped. He must have encountered some problem. He turned his head and used his tiger teeth to bite the pen cap, making it chipped.
So cute.
Finally, I saw something of what a girl of her age should be like in his prized student.
He still remembers what Ruan Chen looked like when he first met him at Huating Public School.
With three parts coldness and seven parts wariness in its eyes, it resembled a beautiful yet vigilant little beast that had only recently arrived in human society. Its wildness and banditry had not yet faded, and it was learning the ways of getting along and surviving in human society in a rather serious manner.
After Ruan Chen finished writing, he pushed the notebook to Duan Jingfu for inspection.
For the ten thousandth time, Duan Jingfu said, "Ruan Chen, you should practice your terrible handwriting too."
"Alright, alright, I know. You've been nagging me every day even before I've officially enrolled. By the time I'm actually in your lab, my ears will probably be calloused from talking to you for three days."
Ruan Chen and Duan Jingfu gradually became familiar with each other, laughing and joking around.
She slung her backpack over her shoulder and prepared to go to her lab. Before leaving, she turned back and said, "Old Duan, remember to eat what I gave you. The stuff I brought you last time is still there. My mom bought it; it was ridiculously expensive. It's to help your brain get some nourishment."
"I know, you little chatterbox," Duan Jingfu waved his hand and laughed. "My stomach hasn't been feeling well lately, but I'll definitely eat when I feel better. You should hurry to the lab; I've already set the temperature for you."
Ruan Chen disappeared, and Duan Jingfu buried himself in the project he was working on.
But I can never seem to get into it.
He's been feeling a bit uneasy all evening.
Suddenly, the alarm bells in the A-zone laboratory blared!
Bright red warning lights flashed in the corridor, piercing alarm bells rang, and a cold, mechanical female voice repeatedly announced, "Attention all units, a major safety incident has occurred in Laboratory Area A. Flammable and explosive gas is leaking and an explosion is expected in three minutes. Please evacuate immediately."
"Attention all units, a major safety incident has occurred in Laboratory Area A. There is a leak of flammable and explosive gas, and an explosion is expected in three minutes. Please evacuate immediately."
Laboratory A is where Ruan Chen practices!
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