Chapter 3: May the World Accept Heterosexuality
There was a knock on the door; it must be Gu Zhi knocking to call her downstairs for dinner.
Ruan Yi stood up and felt her lips were a little hot. She reached out and touched them, and found that her once soft lips were now red and swollen.
Perhaps it's due to heatstroke.
The door opened, and Gu Zhi stood waiting at the entrance.
Gu Zhi looked down at her. Ruan Yi was 1.68 meters tall, which was considered tall among girls.
But he's still almost a head shorter than Gu Zhi, and that brat is still growing taller.
Gu Zhi helped her smooth her slightly messy hair, gently tucking a few strands of hair, which were damp with sweat, behind her ears.
"It's time to eat. Are you still feeling unwell?"
"It's nothing, I just don't have much of an appetite."
Ruan Yi's ear tips were flushed pink, because the strange sensation on her lips hadn't faded from the abrupt turn in her dream.
"Even if you don't have an appetite, you have to eat something, otherwise you'll be hungry before bed."
Gu Zhi's tone left no room for argument. He placed his hand on Ruan Yi's back and gently pushed her from behind, leading her downstairs.
A family of three sat at the dinner table; there were few people, but the food was ridiculously plentiful.
The maid, with her head bowed, placed the top-grade donkey-hide gelatin and bird's nest in front of her mother as usual.
Gu Zhi kept putting food into Ruan Yi's bowl. As soon as she took a bite, a new dish was put into her bowl.
Ruan Ying smiled as she watched the two children interact. Seeing that the atmosphere was quite good, she finally spoke up.
"Xiaoyi, Azhi, Mom has something to tell you."
It's finally here, that seemingly refined scoundrel, that scumbag.
Ruan Yi's prospective stepfather is also her university professor, Fu Jingchen.
That seemingly refined gentleman was very kind to his mother and Ruan Yi in his previous life, especially Ruan Yi, who was always taken care of by him.
In reality, he is a terrifying, perverted man who tricks women into marriage.
He is cunning and treacherous.
After Fu Jingchen moved into the villa, his mother's emotions became increasingly unstable. Later, she was suddenly diagnosed with long-term misuse of psychotropic drugs. She went to the hospital and her condition deteriorated to the point of complete loss of normalcy.
How could it be an accidental ingestion!
Although there is no conclusive evidence yet, Ruan Yi firmly believes that he must have been eyeing Gu Zhi and the Ruan family from the very beginning.
That night, Gu Zhi was drugged.
Although Ruan Yi noticed something was wrong in time and smashed Fu Jingchen's head with a vase, the drug was too strong, and there was no time to seek medical attention; soaking him in cold water was also ineffective.
That night, Gu Zhi was in so much pain that he cut himself several times in the abdomen. The extreme pain distracted him from the agonizing desire caused by the strong effects of the drug, and he managed to get through it.
The doctor arrived and provided emergency treatment to the wound.
However, Gu Zhi's abdominal muscles were still inevitably left with hideous scars.
In the eyes of those perverts in the novel's bullet comments, this plot might be considered sweet. Gu Zhi was indirectly forced to accept the mark left by that scumbag Fu Jingchen, and those readers in the bullet comments would definitely find it exciting.
Ruan Yi felt a chill.
"Mom has made a new friend and has decided to bring him home soon. Xiaoyi and Azhi, will you object?"
Ruan Yi silently complained to herself, "They're not three-year-olds anymore. How could they not know what it means to bring home a 'friend'?"
Ruan Ying's tone was very calm. It seemed like a discussion, but it was actually a notification. After all, the mistress of the Ruan family did not need anyone's permission to do things.
On the contrary, whatever others want to do depends on whether Ruan Ying supports them or not.
Like Gu Zhi's identity, it was all in name only.
Gu Zhi is said to be the younger brother, but he is not actually on the same household registration as Ruan Yi.
Gu Zhi is the orphan of his father's old friend. After his parents' unexpected death, Gu Zhi was sent to the Ruan family.
He had already established his own household at that time, and his father had intended to transfer Gu Zhi's household registration to the Ruan family, but Ruan's mother did not agree.
Ruan Yi was an only child. The Ruan family was large and wealthy, and Ruan's mother could not tolerate any possible accidents.
For example, a child with no blood relation might unexpectedly take a share of the inheritance from the beloved daughter.
That's why Gu Zhi still has the surname Gu. It's good, because if he were called Ruan Zhi, it would sound awful.
Ruan Ying is a strong woman, as evidenced by the fact that she takes her mother's surname, and she is also the one in charge of the group.
The father had little say.
Despite his father's low social status, it didn't stop him from having affairs. He used Ruan's money to keep several mistresses outside, and almost brought a sexually transmitted disease home with him.
The mother issued an imperial decree and used every means to throw the father out of the Ruan family.
Ruan Ying has fought many battles with the old shareholders of the Ruan Group because of her father's messy affairs.
The shareholders all thought Ruan Ying was making a mountain out of a molehill, and that men cheating is common.
She painstakingly removed her father's small stake in the Ruan family business, which did indeed affect the group's internal shareholding structure and cash flow.
But who is Ruan Ying? She is not only not a love-struck fool, but also exceptionally clear-headed and decisive. These things are easy for her to resolve; it's just a matter of time.
If the subsequent events hadn't occurred, she would have been a true leading lady who could control her own life.
If Mom hadn't been drugged, none of this would have happened.
Ruan Yi pursed her lips tightly, lost in her own complex thoughts.
"Mom, my sister had heatstroke this morning and she's still not feeling well, but it's okay, we have no objections."
Gu Zhi spoke calmly, and because Ruan Yi's silence made the situation a little awkward, he thoughtfully explained for her.
Under the table, a hand covered her fingers, which were fidgeting slightly due to her agitation.
A warm, large hand patted her gently, as if trying to reassure her.
Gu Zhi is such a fool; he's inviting a wolf into the house.
Ruan Ying looked worried when she heard that Ruan Yi had suffered from heatstroke. She asked her questions to make sure that Ruan Yi was alright before she felt relieved.
Even after finishing her meal and going upstairs, Ruan Yi remained uninterested.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy because of Mr. Fu?"
Gu Zhi stopped at Ruan Yi's door, his gaze never leaving her.
"I'm fine. Ah Zhi, you should be careful and avoid contact with that Fu Jingchen."
Gu Zhi chuckled softly, "If you need to be careful, it should be your older sister who needs to be more careful, since you're a girl."
"Just because you're a guy! Who knows if that Fu Jingchen is gay or not!" Ruan Yi excitedly grabbed his hand and shook it hard.
"?" Gu Zhi: I wish the world would accept heterosexuality.
Ruan Yi regretted it deeply after she said it.
Saying such baseless things when nothing has happened sounds like a sign of mental illness.
If you didn't know better, you might mistakenly think that Ruan Yi was extremely anti-homophobic.
Gu Zhi had long eyelashes, and the corridor lights poured down from above, casting a small shadow under his eyes. A smile flickered in his dim eyes.
"So cute, she can even get this wrong, it's just too cute, I want to..."
"Tsk, it's up again."
He adjusted his posture to try and make his reaction less noticeable.
"A university professor is interested in male students? Really? It seems like this is quite common in the US. I'm happy that my sister is worried about me."
They're practically angels to give you a way out!
"Cough, yeah, yeah. Anyway, just be careful of that Fu Jingchen!"
After returning to her room, Ruan Yi hurriedly began to recall the events that followed Fu Jingchen's entry into the Ruan family, needing to think ahead about how to deal with him.
How did Gu Zhi already know that Fu Jingchen was a university professor? Did he know Fu Jingchen?
Could Fu Jingchen have attacked A Zhi before even entering the Ruan family?
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