Su Jin's attitude made a complete 180-degree turn.
Ruan Chen: He really is a scheming boy, with a gloomy mind that is hard to fathom.
She didn't take it, but instead took Ruan Luo's arm and said coldly, "I said I'd give it to Yunhan, so there's no reason to take it back."
After saying that, she walked right past Su Jin, her deep gold skirt brushing past him as she disappeared into the distance.
"Ah Jin, what's wrong? Why are you giving her so much face?"
Su Jin stood up and casually tossed the necklace that Ruan Chen had suddenly discarded like trash to her, without answering Ruan Yunhan's question, "Didn't you want it? She gave it to you."
"Ah Jin..." Ruan Yunhan wanted to ask more.
Su Jin stopped and said in an unfriendly tone, "I have something urgent to attend to. Go do what you need to do. There are still four days until the finals. Are you really that free? If the First Academy expels you, your father will send you to some old geezer for a marriage alliance—don't expect me to stand up for you."
Su Jin shook her off and walked towards the parking lot alone.
He was a little upset.
It wasn't that she hadn't handled the task Su Ze had entrusted to her properly, but rather because of the pendant around Ruan Chen's neck.
That was something Su Ze never parted with.
Before this uncle became the number one traitor in China, he often traveled between Jingzhou and the Su family's old residence, and would hold Su Jin in his arms and play with him—at that time, his uncle seemed to have just started university.
Su Jin remembered very clearly that Su Ze always wore that moon-white pendant around his neck.
Once, when he tried to pull it off to play, Su Ze, who was always good-natured towards him, scolded him and warned him not to touch it again.
But now, that pendant has appeared on Ruan Yunhan's younger sister—Ruan Chen, who is shrouded in countless mysteries.
Su Jin had a bold idea in his mind.
The age matches up. Could it be that his lawless uncle... cheated on the head of the Ruan family?
Could Ruan Chen be Su Ze's illegitimate daughter hidden in China?
Could it be that Ruan Chen is actually a member of the Su family?
No wonder she and Ruan Zhengde seem quite distant.
Ruan Yunhan said that Ruan Chen returned to the Ruan family a few years ago, after her birth mother died in a fire.
Could this also be part of her uncle's arrangement? To have the Ruan family raise her daughter?
This also explains why I always felt that Ruan Chen had a strangely familiar aura, and Ruan Chen's eyes and brows, even when he smiled, could not hide the coldness, which was exactly the same as my uncle.
Su Jin was unaware that his thoughts had become so outrageous as to be absurd. He even felt that his speculations were reasonable and well-founded, and Su Ze's image in his mind became even more unfathomable.
After dinner, Ruan Yu'er took Ruan Chen to the mirror pool. Ruan Chen's temples started to ache again, so he didn't go into the water. Instead, he took a competition brochure and sat on a beach chair by the pool, casually glancing at it.
The hotel was close to the auditorium where the finals were held and had a nice environment. Ruan Chen saw many Chinese faces there.
Wearing a swimsuit, Ruan Yunhan walked out of the changing room with an extremely alluring figure. She immediately spotted Ruan Chen, who was sitting quietly in a chair looking at documents, and walked over to her.
When she was still five meters away from Ruan Chen, Ruan Chen closed the documents in her hand, casually put them under her body, and started playing on her phone.
Ruan Yunhan came to inquire about the big shot who gave Ruan Chen the crown earlier that day.
Su Jin said he wanted the results by tomorrow. If I couldn't give him an answer by tomorrow, I would definitely face a barrage of criticism from Su Jin.
Even though Ruan Chen clearly showed an indifferent attitude, Ruan Yunhan still gritted her teeth and sat down next to her, calling her "little sister".
Ruan Chen remained silent, playing with great concentration and seemingly intense movements, his fingers leaving afterimages.
Ruan Yunhan's sister is not here.
Ruan Yunhan knew Ruan Chen didn't want to talk to her, so she continued, "Thank you for giving me that necklace today. But it was a gift from Ruan Luo to you. Won't he be angry if you give it to me like this?"
Ruan Chen remained silent, and even put on the headphones that were always hanging around her neck for better sound quality.
Ruan Yunhan braced herself and said, "Ruan Chen, that thorn rose bonnet was really beautiful today. Would it be convenient for me to take a few pictures? I've been painting lately and trying to find some inspiration. Also, Ajin wants to see it up close. He participated in the auction this morning, you should have noticed, right?"
Ruan Chen finally paused the game, without taking off her headphones, but looked directly at Ruan Yunhan, as if waiting for her to continue.
"However, the final offer was simply too high, so Ajin had no choice but to give up. After all, it was a hundred million. Whose young master gave it to you? Was it the young master of the Xu family who went to the Cloud Restaurant with you last time? When did the Xu family become so powerful?"
Ruan Chen finally spoke.
"Call Su Jin."
Ruan Yunhan was taken aback. "What?"
“Call him,” Ruan Chen said, pulling off one earphone and starting a new game. Her eyes returned to the phone screen. “If you can’t get an answer from him today, you won’t be able to give him one, right? I’ll talk to him myself.”
Ruan Yunhan gave an awkward smile. "What's your relationship with Ajin?"
Ruan Chen double-tap the screen to pause, his gaze lingering on her shoulder—beneath the thick concealer were bruised finger marks. His tone was meaningful, “Go ahead and hit her.”
Ruan Yunhan swallowed hard, feeling as if Ruan Chen had seen through everything about her.
She stared intently at Ruan Chen and asked, "You know?"
Ruan Chen seemed not to have heard anything.
Su Jin's impatient voice came through, "What's wrong, baby? Didn't I tell you I'm busy and not to bother me unless it's important?"
Ruan Chen leaned back lazily in her chair, propped her leg up on her phone, and operated the game interface with one hand. With the other hand, she took Ruan Yunhan's phone and said in a cold tone, "If you want to know something, just ask me."
She had sharp ears and heard the sounds of fighting coming from Su Jin's direction, including a distant gunshot.
This is M country territory, so it seems Ruan Yunhan's boyfriend is quite cunning.
But Ruan Chen suddenly realized that perhaps she should re-examine the relationship between Su Jin and Ruan Yunhan.
If it were simply a matter of exploitation and threats, would Su Jin have needed to answer Ruan Yunhan's call immediately in such a dangerous situation?
Su Jin was silent for a few seconds before belatedly remembering what he had asked Ruan Yunhan to inquire about earlier that day.
But at the time, he was unaware of the connection between Ruan Chen and his uncle.
Now that he knew, Su Jin didn't want to interfere or ask any more questions. What if Ruan Chen ran to Su Ze's arms and cried, exaggerating her affair with her wicked sister to Su Ze? Would he even want to live?
I should pretend I know nothing and get along well with Ruan Chen. Maybe if my uncle finds out later and is happy, he can bring his men to stand behind me when I fight those old fogies in the family for power.
So he pretended to be stupid.
Su Jin pressed his hand down coldly, and the noise around him immediately ceased. His voice was gentle, "Little sister, did Yunhan bully you again? If she upsets you again, just tell me. Is she prying into your affairs again? I've already told her you're a grown woman now, even though she's your older sister..."
Ruan Chen frowned, hung up the phone, and tossed it back into Ruan Yunhan's arms.
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