The weather gradually turned cold, and the final exams arrived as scheduled.
Ruan Chen had his back to Huan Shiqing and the others, concentrating on operating something on the computer screen. He didn't seem to mind the girls' chattering and even occasionally turned around to comment.
It could be about clothing choices, or it could be about singing style.
Once, she turned around and Leng Yueqiu saw the high-definition picture on her computer screen. He immediately recognized it as the picture of her confessing to Ruan Chen on the playground that night. She originally wanted to use the advantage of being in public to force Ruan Chen to agree to be with her, but it backfired and she ended up being embarrassed by Ruan Chen.
Leng Yueqiu immediately lost interest in the topic she was discussing with Huan Shiqing and Feng Nian, and moved closer to Ruan Chen, "Sister Chen, are you still concerned about that good-for-nothing second-generation rich kid from the Fu family? Last time you embarrassed him, and I heard that he went back and took his anger out on his younger brother. Young Master Fu can't really do anything about it because the old masters of the Fu family dote on this good-for-nothing grandson. I'm so frustrated watching this."
"What's been going on in your circle lately?" Ruan Chen didn't mind Leng Yueqiu's gossip. She knew that Leng Yueqiu had no bad intentions and wasn't interested in the affairs of the Beijing circle or her family's business. After graduating from university, she went abroad for further studies and probably wouldn't develop her career in China for the rest of her life.
Leng Yueqiu counted on her fingers, rattling off the rumors she'd heard recently, "You've been back for so long, and nothing's happened between you and Young Master Fu yet, but many families are starting to get restless again, wanting to send people to Young Master Fu's side; Young Master Fu seems to still be recovering from the blow of the last leak incident, and I heard he's made quite a few mistakes within his group lately, with rumors that the Fu family is considering grooming Fu Chengyu..."
The conversation always revolved around the Fu family.
“But I’ve also heard rumors that your sister was having an affair with Fu Chengyu while she was heavily pregnant,” Leng Yueqiu said, becoming careful not to touch on a sensitive topic for Ruan Chen. “The rumors about this are really nasty. They’re saying things like how you Ruan sisters are doing this and that with your live-in sons-in-law, and how you’re doing this and that with the eldest son of the Fu Group…”
“But!” Leng Yueqiu emphasized, “They seem to have guessed that you have powerful backers. Those rumors about you can’t be posted online at all. People only say a few words in private chats. Thanks to you, neither the Fu family nor the Ruan family has fallen into a public opinion crisis. Some people say that the Ruan family is helping you with public relations, while others say it is the Fu family.”
Ruan Chen smiled.
Neither of those are true.
If these two companies can manage to do public relations this well in advance, then China's cybersecurity department should be recruiting people from these two groups.
“I’m serious, Sister Chen,” Leng Yueqiu said, leaning on the table next to Ruan Chen, her chin resting on the back of her hand, “You might not like to hear what I’m about to say, but Mr. Fu has really waited for you for many years. Besides, what happened between you and Fu Chengyu recently, were you trying to stand up for Mr. Fu? Since you both have feelings for each other, why can’t you…”
As the biggest fan of the Ruan Chen*Fu Jianzhi CP, Leng Yueqiu was so anxious that she wanted to grab the two of them and press their heads together.
Ruan Chen also wanted to use Leng Yueqiu's circle to spread the truth about her relationship with Fu Jianzhi. This time, she didn't mince words and said directly, "It's probably because my attitude towards Fu Jianzhi when I was young caused him to misunderstand. I have no extra thoughts about him. As for how Fu Jianzhi views me and what he expects from my relationship with him, that's his business and has nothing to do with me. As long as it doesn't interfere with my normal life, I don't care."
She kindly reminded Leng Yueqiu, "The couple you're shipping is destined to break up."
Leng Yueqiu remained silent for a long time, her eyes filled with disappointment, then she asked with a hint of reluctance, "Then you and Fu Chengyu... weren't you doing this to help Young Master Fu?"
“That’s just a dog I picked up. But no matter what happened between us, it’s still a dog I raised,” Ruan Chen said with a sneer as she flipped through the information she had collected about Fu Chengyu. “Even if I don’t want what’s mine anymore, no one else can bully it.”
Leng Yueqiu: What dog stuff... Isn't this really part of your pranks? I think there's still hope for my ship...
Ruan Chen was a decent student in the final exams, failing all subjects and finishing them properly.
It was Nan Jing who specifically instructed her to do so.
That afternoon, Nan Jing, furious, called Ruan Chen to her office. She threw Ruan Chen's attendance sheet in front of her, her hand trembling with anger as she pointed at Ruan Chen and then put it down again. She did this several times, unable to speak.
In the end, Ruan Chen lowered her head and made tea for Nan Jing to soothe him. "Director Nan, I was wrong."
This gave Nan Jing a reason to get angry.
"You're wrong? You know you're wrong? What did you do wrong? I don't think you even know you're wrong! You're so amazing, so outstanding, how could you be wrong! It's this old man who's wrong!!"
Nan Jing's series of satirical remarks are full of irony.
After listening with spittle flying from his mouth, Ruan Chen asked timidly, "Director Nan, where did you go wrong?"
Her tone was quite sincere, and her timidity and earnestness were just right. No wonder she is the sister of the newly crowned Best Actor, Ruan Luo.
“Where did I go wrong… My mistake was bringing you to study at the First Affiliated Hospital! Do you know that you single-handedly lowered the attendance rate of your entire grade by fifteen points! You’re really something, Ruan Chen! You’re truly something else, you can do anything!”
Nan Jing realized after he finished speaking that he had really been led astray by Ruan Chen's words.
Ruan Chen lowered her head, but her eyes narrowed with a smile as she coaxed softly, "I only don't go because I have something to do, really, Director Nan."
She took the attendance sheet. "This is for attending Sheng Ling's high-level lecture, this is for the Ruan Group to ask me to observe employee training, and this is for a few clueless idiots in the Su family... oh, sorry, but they really are brain-dead—they intercepted a batch of goods I was sending to Liuli Island. This half-month of absence is because I was cleaning up Su Ze's mess..."
Each one has its own reasoning and evidence.
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