Duan Jingfu had always regarded Ruan Chen as a talented student with some ability.
However, she was not favored. The Ruan family disliked her and only wanted to use her. The Ye family treated her well, but in Ruan Zhengde's mind, how much love could a wealthy family like the Ye family have for an orphan girl who had no blood relation to them?
Su Ze is very kind to her, but unfortunately, Su Ze is currently preoccupied with his own problems in Crescent Bay, and the Su family is happy to cause trouble for Ruan Chen at this time.
He knew that Ruan Chen had some money and lived a comfortable life. He had also heard her mention that she had participated in art exhibitions and owned a small design brand. But weren't these things that rich kids would do to pass the time?
Duan Jingfu had no intention of delving into understanding Ruan Chen on this timeline. Firstly, in Duan Jingfu's eyes, her ending was a predetermined dead end. Secondly, she met him at the age of thirteen, which seemed to be an age in which she could not do anything earth-shattering.
But what she mentioned about Huaan Securities and its 12 billion yuan debt...
Duan Jingfu is engrossed in academics and research and doesn't know much about economics, but it's clear from the fact that it has become increasingly difficult for him to get funding from the board of directors of Beijing University of Technology in recent years that their financial situation is indeed not good.
Last month, the director and deputy director of the Institute of Martial Arts attended the board meeting as observers. When they returned, they were furious. They said that despite spending hundreds of billions of yuan over the years, the unparalleled weapons they had created were just sitting in warehouses. They also said that the tycoons, who were obsessed with money, couldn't see how unparalleled their research was.
Duan Jingfu understood Ruan Chen, so he was certain that Ruan Chen's words were not unfounded; she really could do it, and she was capable of doing it!
"Ruan Chen! How can you threaten me with these? Do you know what we've been doing with all the huge debts we've accumulated over the years? Do you know how important this research is?!" This was Duan Jingfu's first reaction.
Ruan Chen scoffed, her heart growing colder. "Professor Duan, I really don't know. I'm almost dead at your hands, what could I possibly know?"
Her words were sharp and intimidating, like a small knife piercing Duan Jingfu's heart.
"You have one minute left." Ruan Chen glanced at her phone.
There has indeed been no base station signal here since midnight, but Ruan Chen's phone uses satellite signal and will not be affected.
Her exhaustion wasn't feigned; she hadn't slept all night, and the entire investment and trading department of Huaan Securities had worked overtime with her all night. Luo Lanze had been working with her for years, and although they didn't know what King was planning to do with this big investment, they still carried it out without hesitation.
Duan Jingfu lowered his gun, and the hidden door slowly opened behind Ruan Chen.
Ruan Chen stepped out into the sunlight.
"Ruan Chen!" Duan Jingfu called out to her from behind.
Ruan Chen could hear the deep regret in his voice.
She gestured for Wu An to move away and wait for her in the corridor, while she turned to look at Duan Jingfu, waiting for him to speak.
"Ruan Chen, whether you believe it or not, I genuinely consider you my student."
Ruan Chen felt disgusted and bored.
She wasn't someone who easily succumbed to emotional turmoil. The years of teacher-student relationship she had with Duan Jingfu had passed through her mind, ultimately ending with exploitation and betrayal. At that point, Ruan Chen no longer felt any ripples in her heart for this professor she had once respected so much.
"Professor, please rest assured, I will not tell anyone about what happened here," she decisively interrupted Duan Jingfu. "Today, as I walk out of here, I will no longer be your student, nor will I be a student of Jinghua University of Science and Technology. I don't care about your research, and I hope Professor Duan will not cause me any more trouble."
Her words were distant and cold.
Duan Jingfu stood in the shadows inside the hidden door, not saying a word. The shadows obscured his eyebrows and expression as he watched Ruan Chen walk away step by step.
"Sister Ruan Chen." Wu An subconsciously followed behind Ruan Chen.
"Go and process your withdrawal from the camp. According to the competition rules, you still have the bonus points. Now hurry back and prepare for the college entrance examination. Just choose any of the other three colleges in the four major institutions. It won't delay your future." Ruan Chen clearly analyzed the next steps for Wu An.
Wu An's initially flustered mind calmed down, and indeed, her future had not been affected.
"But... Sister Ruan Chen, will they let us go?" This was Wu An's concern. "Why did Professor Duan treat us like that just now? He was really scary."
“They will let you go.” Ruan Chen didn’t say “we,” she said “you,” “You were chosen from among the top 10,000 in your province.”
Wu An was preoccupied and didn't notice this detail.
“Professor Duan didn’t mean any harm. That drug was just to stimulate mental power,” Ruan Chen casually made up a lie. “Yesterday’s thing was just a bionic robot. Don’t overthink it.”
Wu An didn't believe a single word of it.
“Sister Ruan Chen…” She felt that Ruan Chen must know the truth, but was unwilling to tell her more, probably to protect herself.
"The office area is just ahead. Go up there yourself, and leave as soon as you've finished the formalities." Ruan Chen spoke quickly; she needed to extricate Wu An, the girl who had been inexplicably dragged into this, and then deal with the troubles ahead.
"Sister Ruan Chen..." Wu An wanted to ask Ruan Chen what the truth was, but he didn't know how to start.
"Stop calling me Sister Ruan Chen, you're seven months older than me," Ruan Chen urged. "Hurry up and get the paperwork done, or do you still want to join Jinghua University of Technology? If you don't want to leave, then I'll go take care of my own things."
Wu An dared not stay there any longer. She quickly headed towards the office area. "Sister Ruan Chen... Ruan Chen, I'll go first. Aren't you coming with me? Can't you get your paperwork done too?"
"I have something to do, you go ahead."
“Then wait for me here,” Wu An said, then changed his mind after thinking for a moment, “Never mind, let’s meet at the school gate.”
"good."
Wu An hurried towards the office area, asking around for directions to the summer camp's office. As he passed a fork in the road leading to the laboratory area, Wu An suddenly stopped.
She looked toward the fork in the road, feeling as if something was calling to her.
The feeling was very familiar; it was a vibration that resonated perfectly with her mental network.
As if possessed, Wu An turned around and walked towards the fork in the road. Finally, she stopped in front of a frosted glass window, where the wave that had summoned her was coming from.
"Chun Jun...is that you?" Wu An opened his mental network and connected with Chun Jun's mental network as if by telepathy.
She sensed that Chun Jun had something to tell her.
"Chun Jun is online, pilot Wu An, compatibility is 75%".
As the mechanical voice announced the news, Wu An felt a sharp, needle-like pain in his temples. The world spun around him, and his mental network was instantly shattered by the overwhelming impact from Chun Jun.
She has not received any training in human-machine matching, and achieving a 75% compatibility rate is actually a very dangerous thing.
Unable to communicate further with Chun Jun, Wu An's knees buckled, and he collapsed to the ground.
A moment later, a man walked out of the fork in the road, bent down and picked up the unconscious Wu An, chuckled softly, and left.
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