The day we went through the divorce proceedings was in May in Jingzhou.
The flowers are in full bloom in early summer, and the sunlight is warm but not scorching.
Ruan Chen sat outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, watching the couples inside.
Some went in hand in hand, smiling sweetly; others came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau and went straight in different directions, looking at each other with disgust.
A sudden feeling of helplessness and confusion arose in her heart.
Although she knew that marriage was not an inevitable choice or destination in life, she believed that having a soulmate would make life much easier in the long river of time.
It seems that being alone is ultimately too lonely.
"What are you daydreaming about?" While she was still in a daze, Ye Huanhuan had already completed the formalities. Without any hesitation, she walked away from the man and went to Ruan Chen's side.
"It's nothing, I was thinking about the research institute." Ruan Chen got up and followed Ye Huanhuan out. "Mom, is everything settled?"
"Okay, it's done." Ye Huanhuan turned her head and glanced at Ruan Zhengde—his lonely, desolate, and aged back—and said to Ruan Chen, "I always felt that his emotions were not right. You need to be careful and pay attention to safety."
Ruan Chen laughed out loud, "Mom, you know how good I am."
"But we can't be careless," Ye Huanhuan gently scolded.
"By the way, Chen'er, there's something I'd like to ask for your opinion on."
"Mom, just say what you want to say, why are you being so polite?"
“It’s about your brother’s company,” Ye Huanhuan said to Ruan Chen as she started the car after getting in. “Your brother’s company, Huaying Entertainment, is going to produce a reality show, the kind about family life.”
"Got it." Ruan Chen gave a knowing gesture and scratched his head sheepishly. "Mom, I'm not comfortable on camera. You and my brother should also try to keep a low profile in front of the camera."
Although Ruan Chen is no longer on secondment at the research institute, she knows very well that she will have to go back in a few years. Not only in the future, but also now many of the projects she is involved in are highly confidential.
Therefore, China has always maintained corresponding surveillance over Ruan Chen in terms of public opinion.
This was to avoid making too much of a fuss in theory, so that someone could dig up some confidential projects through Ruan Chen.
Especially after the major breakthrough in the Northern Islands, Ruan Chen, as one of the project leaders, needed to keep a low profile.
Ruan Yunhan had a seizure a couple of days ago and caused such a big surprise at the hospital, which has already caused trouble for Ruan Chen.
Fortunately, the First Military Academy adheres to a semi-military management system, the students cooperated, and the municipal bureau personnel arrived promptly, minimizing the impact of the incident.
"By the way, the Fu family's kid is on the variety show list."
Ruan Chen raised an eyebrow. "Why is he getting involved? Doesn't he know who she is?"
Actually, it doesn't really matter if Fu Jianzhi gets involved in these things.
His primary identity is that of a businessman, though he is a somewhat special one. However, his involvement in in-depth research on China is far less than that of Ruan Chengao.
“It’s not just him; the Yu family, the Xu family, the Song family, the Ye family, and other prominent families all have younger generations emerging,” Ye Huanhuan said. “The Fu family’s business association accounts for the majority of the investment in Huaying Entertainment. This reality show is also about our families; Luo’er just happened to choose the acting path.”
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Ruan Chen is not interested in variety shows.
Her main form of entertainment at school is watching movies and TV series, and sometimes she reads popular online literature.
Perhaps because of what happened on a variety show at Huating Public School back then, she has never had a good impression of reality shows and other similar programs.
But the girls in my dorm were really into watching this variety show.
Leng Yueqiu was watching the first episode of the show while eating potato chips. After a while, she suddenly leaned down from the top bunk and said, "Ruan Chen, did you know that CEO Fu brought a woman onto a variety show?"
"I know he's on variety shows, but whether he brings women or not is none of my business," Ruan Chen said, shrugging indifferently as she read a novel on her phone.
"Tch, everyone in the industry knows about the last time you and CEO Fu went to the Northern Islands one after the other."
Ruan Chen laughed, "You guys still care about this?"
Leng Yueqiu's gossipy nature kicked in immediately. She double-tap the screen to pause and sat on the edge of the bed to chat earnestly with Ruan Chen.
"Did Ruan Yunhan hold a charity cocktail party in the Northern Islands back then? And it caused quite an embarrassing scene."
"Yes, we left early."
Leng Yueqiu slapped her thigh, "Otherwise, Sister Chen, you would have missed a good show. After you left, President Fu stood up for you."
Ruan Chen's fingers, which were scrolling through the screen, stopped. She really didn't know, and no one had told her.
"The gist of it is that they are very happy for the Ruan Group to withdraw its investment, and the Fu Group will take over their factory and provide reasonable treatment to the employees. Judging from their clothes and hair color, many people present are locals or mixed-race people. They are obviously all supporting Little Fu. Ruan Yunhan's face was extremely ugly."
Leng Yueqiu realized the problem at this point.
Over the years, Fu Jianzhi has shown that he still has feelings for Ruan Chen, and has openly and secretly aligned himself with Ruan Chen on more than one occasion.
What's going on with him now? He openly brought a female guest to a variety show, does that mean he's going to take back all his previous sincerity?
Leng Yueqiu realized that it was inappropriate for her to continue praising Fu Jianzhi's past affections to Ruan Chen at this moment.
She stuck out her tongue and lay back on the bed. "Sister Chen, I'm going to continue watching my show."
Leng Yueqiu lay back down and continued watching the show, while the pop-up ad for that variety show kept appearing on Ruan Chen's phone screen.
She didn't know what she was thinking; she clicked on it almost as if possessed.
The first two episodes have already been released, and the third episode is currently being streamed live. Ruan Chen hesitated for a moment before clicking on the live stream link.
The camera is focused on a villa, and a pop-up window on the side indicates that the place has been set up as an escape room by the staff. Male and female guests are paired up and compete to see which pair can leave the room first.
The camera was divided into six frames, with the middle frame showing Fu Jianzhi's group.
Ruan Chen spotted the girl next to Fu Jianzhi at a glance.
The girl had a baby face, fair and clean, with an innocent look in her eyes.
She felt that the girl looked familiar, but she just couldn't remember where she was.
The escape room was set up in a dimly lit environment, and under the infrared camera, you could see the girl timidly clutching the corner of Fu Jianzhi's clothes.
Fu Jianzhi took her hand without any hesitation, held it in his palm, and said with a smile, "Just follow behind me, don't be afraid."
The girl hummed in agreement and followed Fu Jianzhi's footsteps. In the dim light, she bumped into a prop and cried out in pain.
Fu Jianzhi bent down, scooped up the girl by the knees, and lifted her into his arms.
This angle is perfect for facing the camera.
Ruan Chen suddenly realized where the sense of familiarity came from.
The girl's expression was strikingly similar to that of himself in the main timeline.
This scene was strikingly similar to her first encounter with Commander Fu at the entrance of Crescent Bay.
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