Ruan Qing'an looked at the shards scattered on the ground, his leaden eyes turning completely cold. If he had knelt down, given the original owner's pampered physique, he would probably have been completely ruined...
But Ruan's father ignored all of that and looked at Ruan Qing'an with an icy expression: "What, didn't you hear me? I think you've gotten so caught up in playing that you've forgotten what your own name is!"
"Isn't it you, Dad, who forgot my last name?"
Ruan Qing'an raised his eyes and sneered, "I didn't come back all night after I left the banquet, and you didn't ask me a single question. What a good father you are, aren't you?"
Hearing Ruan Qing'an's drawn-out voice, filled with sarcasm that was practically slapping Ruan's father in the face, he was so angry that his nostrils flared slightly, and he slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "What do you mean by this!"
"Ruan Qing'an, is this how you talk to your elders! With your appearance, who knows where you've been gallivanting off to? You're never reliable. Don't you know how to learn from your sister!"
What should we learn?
Ruan Qing'an retorted, "Am I trying to imitate her cerebellar hypoplasia, or her out-of-shape figure at such a young age? I certainly won't do that, it's my fault, I apologize to you, Dad, is that alright?"
Her words were perfunctory, with a condescending indulgence and an attitude of tolerating intellectual disability, which infuriated Mr. Ruan.
But Ruan Qing'an was too sharp-tongued, so Ruan's father had no choice but to sit back down in his chair. Before he could even speak, Ruan Qing'an had already sat down on the sofa next to him.
"Who let you sit here?"
"You didn't stop me from sitting."
Ruan Qingan shrugged and spread his hands innocently.
Mr. Ruan was so angry his temples throbbed: "Sit down, sit down! You're just like your mother, you never listen to me. What exactly happened at the banquet? You've gotten so bold, daring to hit the young master of the Luo family!"
Ruan Qing'an rolled her eyes: "Oh, the kid told his parents."
"Is this a matter of suing the parents? Ruan Qing'an, if the Luo family comes knocking on your door, can you take responsibility? You even beat someone so badly they ended up in the hospital. Let me tell you, if anything happens, you'll be fully responsible!"
Mr. Ruan shouted sternly, "Go to the hospital immediately and apologize!"
Ruan Qing'an lowered his eyes: "Why should I apologize?"
"He who hits another will be hit in return. When he held Luo Yuming's head down in the pool and beat and verbally abused him, did anyone apologize to Luo Yuming?"
Ruan's father was almost laughing in anger. He wished he could crack open Ruan Qing'an's skull to see what she was thinking: "Ruan Qing'an, you've kicked him when he was down before, and now you're standing up for him. Did you have your fun when you treated him as your lover?"
Don't lump me in with you.
Ruan Qing'an's face suddenly darkened. She found it utterly ridiculous that a father would say such a thing to his daughter.
Before Ruan's father could speak, Ruan Qing'an stood up abruptly, turned and walked towards the door: "I will pay the price for everything I did before, just like Luo Zhihong."
037: [Wow, ancestor, you actually repented on behalf of the original owner! I told you, the strategy of repentance-appeasement-sacrifice was actually viable. Look at this—]
"Why should I repent for what the original owner did?"
Ruan Qingan said dismissively, "That's why I'm trying so hard to prevent Luo Yuming from retaliating against me."
[...]
037 had nothing to say, which made sense, so he silently shut his mouth.
As Ruan Qing'an was about to leave the study, Ruan's father raised his voice: "Ruan Qing'an, you'd better think this through. Luo Yuming is an illegitimate child, and that's a family matter for the Luo family. If you interfere on your own, I won't help you."
"Go apologize before the Luo family comes knocking on your door in anger!"
"So that means I can hit Ruan Tiantian too, right?"
Mr. Ruan was furious: "What did you say?!"
Ruan Qing'an turned to the side, meeting her father's angry eyes. Her smile was polite and courteous: "Dad, are you implying that illegitimate children are not human and can be beaten and scolded at will?"
"You let me slap Ruan Tiantian, and I'll apologize. Dad, what do you think of this deal?"
Apologizing is awkward, but not apologizing is also awkward...
Mr. Ruan's anger was stuck between rising and falling, his face ashen. He could only watch helplessly as Ruan Qing'an smiled mockingly and walked straight out of the study.
After leaving the study, Ruan Qing'an turned and went upstairs, but just then, Ruan Tiantian came down from upstairs.
In the Ruan family villa, the entire third floor was originally planned for Ruan Qing'an by Ruan's mother. After Ruan Tiantian returned, she was temporarily placed in a guest room on the first floor. But now...
Meeting Ruan Qing'an's scrutinizing gaze, Ruan Tiantian chuckled, "Ruan Ruan, you're finally back! Dad has already allocated half of the third floor to me, he just hasn't told you yet."
"They took all your things. Dad said it's not good for you to have all your things on the third floor by yourself. Ruan Ruan, you're not angry, are you?"
Before the original owner was even born, Ruan's mother had already renovated the third floor for her. Ruan's father didn't say anything before, but now he's in a hurry to move her things away.
Ruan Qing'an nodded slightly, and just as she was about to walk around Ruan Tiantian, she suddenly reached out and stopped Ruan Qing'an.
"Hey, wait a minute."
"What's up?"
Ruan Tiantian lowered her voice, her eyes filled with vicious resentment when her father wasn't around: "Because of you and your mother, I've suffered so much outside. You should pay for it, Ruan Qing'an."
“It’s not just that I can take half of your territory; I want more than just half of the future Hongyuan Group—you’ve had enough of the good life you’ve had for so many years.”
Ruan Tiantian's voice was filled with ambition, a naked display of her thirst for money and power. She stood on the stairs, slowly taking a step back, her smile becoming increasingly distorted.
Immediately afterwards, Ruan Qing'an heard footsteps coming out of the study behind him, and Ruan Tiantian in front of him was already crying as she spoke.
"I'm sorry, Ruan Ruan, I didn't expect you to be angry because we live on the third floor. I'm really sorry..."
"I know I'm just an illegitimate child living under someone else's roof. I won't fight you for my father's and the company's assets. These are all yours. You are the future heir of the company."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry—ah!"
The next moment, Ruan Tiantian's voice suddenly rose, and she deliberately tripped on the stairs, falling straight downstairs!
Ruan Qing'an could naturally see that she had fallen on her own, but from behind, it was Ruan Qing'an who had done it...
Things happened very quickly. When Ruan Qing'an came to her senses, Ruan Tiantian was already lying at the bottom of the stairs on the first floor. She was in great pain and looked very miserable, but she could only reach out her hand to Ruan Qing'an and try her best to keep a gentle smile.
"Ruan Ruan, I'm sorry..."
Ruan Qingan: ...This is really a headache.
She pressed her head with slight annoyance, her eyes growing increasingly impatient. Sure enough, the next moment, Mr. Ruan roared, "Ruan Qing'an, what are you doing!"
Ruan's father rushed forward, intending to push Ruan Qing'an aside and pounce on Ruan Tiantian, but Ruan Qing'an noticed first and turned to the side to dodge his hand.
Not only that, she even smiled brightly, and then—kicked Mr. Ruan's buttocks!
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