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Chapter 81 Part 1 一 The second episode of the variety show begins.

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Gu Fuchen, the heir to the top wealthy Gu family一一a genius figure referred to as a legend in the business world and the highly acclaimed president of the Bozhan Group, was struggling for a job position at this moment.

Let’s forget about improving themselves.

While others were striving to improve themselves, he directly “destroyed” others. He let go of all the household staff, beauticians, garden designers, and others, a move that left everyone in shock.

Ruan Yōu couldn’t help but applaud him.

But now clearly wasn’t the time for admiration.

Wei Wen anxiously asked, “Miss, are you going there now?”

If she didn’t go now, it would definitely be too late. The Gu family’s people were about to be poached by Jiang Huai!

If this news got out, who would believe it?!

Ruan Yōu’s head was throbbing.

She asked Wei Wen to go down first to stop Gu Fuchen and then logged into the “Initial User” WeChat account.

Jiang Huai sent several messages.

【Senior, have you considered delaying retirement? The future world is so promising, with many business opportunities. You are in your prime, and it’s a great opportunity for making money using your intellect. If you retire like this, the entire business world will regret it.】

【If you change your mind, you can inform me or Ruan Yōu anytime. Ruan Yōu is a sensitive and caring person, even if she is silently upset about your departure now, she won’t show it.

I can tell from your cooperation that she respects you a lot, and your leaving must have had some impact on her. These past two days, her mood has been noticeably low, and she’s been putting on a brave face.】

Ruan Yōu: ?

Jiang Huai, with which eye did you see her struggling like that?

This is the message Jiang Huai sent yesterday.

Two hours ago, he sent many more.

【Senior, do you live in the Gu family?】

【Jiang Huai: [Image] The sofa in this picture looks exactly like the one in Gu family.】

【My friend and I want to organize a retirement farewell party for you, to talk face to face. I’m on my way to the Gu family.】

According to Jiang Huai’s speculation, the initial user should have made quite a bit of money by now.

There are only three possible explanations for living in the Gu family.

Either Lao Chu is Uncle Gu, secretly serving as an investment advisor to his daughter. This fits the status of Lao Chu’s daughter being a daughter slave, but Jiang Huai subtly mentioned the “initial user” in passing, and Uncle Gu didn’t seem worried or nervous about it. Instead, he was very puzzled that someone would use this name as their nickname.

The first speculation was proven wrong.

The second speculation: Ruan Yōu once invited Lao Chu to her home, and the two of them had a face-to-face conversation about Gu Min’s issue.

The Gu family has strict management.

Except for Lu Xuan, Lu Jin, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai and other top wealthy family members, all other guests who visit have to sign in.

Jiang Huai had the butler of the Gu family check, and there hasn’t been anyone voluntarily visiting to see Ruan Yōu in the past two months.

The first two relatively reasonable speculations ended in failure, and Jiang Huai finally came up with a somewhat far-fetched explanation.

At the same time, it was the most appropriate explanation at the moment.

Lao Chu and Ruan Yōu used to collaborate closely. According to Lu Xuan, Lao Chu was a very low-key and mysterious person. To conceal his identity and continue living like a recluse, Ruan Yōu arranged a position for him at the Gu family, making it convenient for the two to cooperate closely.

Seemingly far-fetched, but it also matched Lao Chu’s lifestyle.

True big shots often keep the lowest profile.

So, Jiang Huai went to the Gu family to “recruit” this time.

Old Song, the butler of the Gu family estate, was the focus of Jiang Huai’s attention. The old butler faced Jiang Huai’s intense gaze with a helpless expression on his old face.

When Wei Wen rushed over, Lu Jin, Fu Jiazhan, Qi Zhiyan, and Wen Juxi were all present.

Lu Jin was informed by his sister that they had found the initial user and came to see the excitement; Fu Jiazhan heard that Jiang Huai was coming to the Gu family to “recruit” and came to intercept; Wen Juxi wanted to see what the initial user who had helped her looked like; Qi Zhiyan had been brought along by Lu Xuan.

The heirs of the six top wealthy family were all present, and the scene was spectacular.

Jiang Huai received the personnel information from the old butler and carefully examined it page by page. After a brief moment, he looked up with keen interest and asked the old butler: “Are you really not the one?”

The old butler sighed helplessly: “Mr. Jiang Huai, it’s not me, really not me.”

You should try tormenting someone else.

Jiang Huai regretfully shifted his gaze away.

Wei Wen walked over to Gu Fuchen’s side and whispered, “Young Master Gu, Miss hopes you can let go of this terrible idea.”

Gu Fuchen pretended not to hear.

He had always wanted to know who the initial user was.

Ruan Chenchen was discontented from beginning to end. Even though he accompanied his sister every day, always ready to offer her advice, Ruan Yōu chose to seek help from someone else.

If it weren’t for the initial user making Ruan Yōu happy for a while, Gu Fuchen would never have been so generous in teaching Ruan Yōu how to maintain her relationship with the initial user.

Today, when he had the chance to see “Lao Chu,” Gu Fuchen couldn’t possibly miss this great opportunity.

Furthermore一一

‘Poaching’ everyone away was just a joke.

Lao Chu was a middle-aged man with a narrow target range, as long as he locked onto a target, it was sufficient.

When Ruan Yōu reached the first-floor living room, Fu Jiazhan, Qi Zhiyan, and others all looked over at her.

She didn’t understand.

When did this group of heirs become so idle? How come she could see them at every opportunity to enjoy melons?

Ruan Yōu approached Jiang Huai, snatched the Gu family’s personnel information sheet from his hand, and asked vigilantly, “What do you want to do?”

Jiang Huai was surprised, “It seems like your investment advisor is really here.”

Otherwise, Ruan Yōu wouldn’t be so nervous.

“Don’t worry, Bodhisattva Sister, I don’t intend to compete with you for people,” Jiang Huai chuckled. “I just want to throw a retirement farewell party for him, let him come in glory, and leave in the applause of the crowd.”

Ruan Yōu turned to look at Gu Fuchen, “Brother, aren’t you going to say anything?”

“No matter what,” Gu Fuchen remained resolute in his attitude, “we must send the initial user away today.”

No one could shake his position.

Since yesterday, he had been Ruan Yōu’s current investment advisor, the only investment advisor.

Ruan Yōu: …

Wen Juxi asked, “Why is this investment user working at the Gu family?”

Qi Zhiyan was equally puzzled.

“Could it be that he enjoys doing work with a touch of real life?” speculated Lu Jin.

Geniuses have peculiar temperaments; perhaps he has some hobbies unknown to others.

Lu Xuan, excited and eager, looked at Ruan Yōu. “Sister Yōuyōu, if you’re not comfortable with Lao Chu going to Jiang Huai’s house, why don’t you let him come to my place instead?”

Her bank card had just been unfrozen, and she had some spare cash for investment capital. Lu Xuan didn’t need Lao Chu’s investment advice every day; she only needed him to recommend a stock to her when she was bored.

She would definitely treat Lao Chu well and not let him suffer any grievances.

With one sentence, Lu Xuan expressed her intention to compete for him, turning Lu Xuan and Jiang Huai from allies into rivals. As the tension in the living room escalated, Ruan Yōu furrowed her brow and casually said, “I am the initial user.”

Jiang Huai was in the middle of explaining to Lu Xuan, and they didn’t pay attention to Ruan Yōu’s words until after their argument, when they suddenly realized something.

“Who are you?” everyone else asked in unison.

Ruan Yōu remained calm and replied, “The initial user.”

Gu Fuchen: ?

Then who did he send messages to before? ?

The top wealthy group members stood still in surprise, exchanging glances and hesitating, unsure whether to believe Ruan Yōu’s words.

Ruan Yōu knew it was hard for everyone to believe at first. She took out her phone from her pocket and logged into the initial user’s WeChat account, her tone casual, “Here, take a look.”

Gu Fuchen, Jiang Huai, and the others all crowded around, staring incredulously at Ruan Yōu’s phone screen.

The screen displayed the main interface of WeChat, with neatly organized chat boxes.

“Isn’t that Jiang Huai and Gu Fuchen’s profile pictures?” Lu Xuan pointed to the two chat boxes at the bottom of the screen.

Gu Fuchen felt a sense of unease.

Just as he was about to intervene, Lu Xuan had already opened the chat history with “Gu Fuchen.”

【Businessmen always emphasize integrity. With the vast sky above and a long road ahead, a thousand miles away, farewell forever.】

Everyone: …

“Ruan Chenchen, you’re quite the actress,” Fu Jiazhan commented coldly.

Gu Fuchen took the phone from Lu Xuan with a stiff expression, suppressing his inner embarrassment, and appeared calm, “I’m just working hard for my position.”

Qi Zhiyan remarked, “Have you ever thought about what expression Ruan Yōu had when she saw these messages?”

Not mentioning it would have been better, but as soon as it was mentioned, Gu Fuchen’s heart felt very upset.

He said he wanted to get rid of the initial user.

The fact is, if he really got rid of him, he would have no sister left.

Gu Fuchen couldn’t imagine what expression his sister would have when she saw these messages.

One thing is certain一一

He embarrassed himself again.

A tired yet graceful smile.jpg

Ruan Yōu’s tone remained indifferent: “It’s okay. My brother has embarrassed himself more than once.”

Ruan Chenchen:…

Even more upset.

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Chapter 80 Part 3 一 Breaking news! Initial users is “lurking” in the Gu family!!

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At eleven o’clock, everyone sat down on the 2^nd floor sofa.

The downstairs band’s music didn’t stop.

Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, Qi Zhiyan, and others had some drinks and chatted. Most of them were discussing recent business news. Ruan Yōu leaned weakly against the railing, letting out a long sigh.

Lu Xuan smiled and asked, “Sister Yōuyōu, are you still thinking about the mahjong game from earlier?”

Gu Fuchen chuckled, “She’ll be thinking about it all night.”

“This is definitely the most impressive and regrettable thing for Ruan Yōu this year.”

Ruan Yōu frowned, feeling miserable.

“I never want to play mahjong again.”

Gu Fuchen laughed and handed her a cocktail, “Have a drink, it’s time to drown your sorrows.”

Ruan Yōu pouted and turned her head, avoiding the drink. “I won’t drown my sorrows with alcohol.”

Lu Xuan was puzzled, “But last time, you were definitely drowning your sorrows with alcohol.”

“When was that?” Ruan Yōu was confused.

Lu Xuan replied, “It happened about one or two months ago. I remember it very clearly. Back then, you hadn’t bought the entertainment company yet, and your agent and that unscrupulous company were exploiting your popularity. That unscrupulous company even spread rumors on Weibo to discredit you. You were venting on Weibo, and when we came to see you, you walked in all red-eyed, and you asked Wei Wen to prepare alcohol for you to drown your sorrows.”

Ruan Yōu: …

She remembered that incident.

But why was her own version completely different from what they were saying?

Ruan Yōu pursed her lips, meeting the caring gazes of the other seven people. She shook her head solemnly, “I didn’t.”

Gu Fuchen raised an eyebrow.

“At that time, the agent and the company did target me, but I didn’t take it seriously. I even questioned them online after posting a questioning Weibo. I felt good after that, rode my bicycle around the estate for a while. It was just that when I was going back, some dust got into my eyes, and they turned red. When I returned home, I asked Wei Wen to bring me some red wine, but that was just because I wanted to drink.”

Gu Fuchen & Fu Jiazhan & Lu Xuan & Lu Jin & Jiang Huai & Qi Zhiyan: …

Wen Juxi, being the only one present who wasn’t involved in this incident, raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Are you all sure you’re talking about the same thing?”

“Is it really like that?” Gu Fuchen was half skeptical.

Ruan Yōu nodded solemnly.

“Of course.”

Gu Fuchen sighed and rubbed his temples.

Well then.

It’s a beautiful misunderstanding.

Anyway, the unscrupulous company and agent got what they deserved.

As long as the ending is good.

The conversation of the people present immediately shifted to this matter, and they discussed the origin of the misunderstanding with mixed feelings.

Wen Juxi listened quietly, her lips curled slightly, her smile much more sincere than before.

Their story was indeed somewhat interesting.

While members of the six top wealthy families were chatting and laughing, two young men came up from the first floor.

Wen Juxi caught sight of them, furrowing her brows unconsciously, a fleeting hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes.

Ruan Yōu followed her gaze and looked back.

The two young men were probably in their early twenties. When they met Ruan Yōu’s gaze, they nodded with faint smiles.

Wen Juxi frowned, “My brothers.”

Two younger brother who is favored by a father who favors sons over daughters despite both being useless.

So what if you’re favored?

Wen Cheng wanted to divide the Wen family, and the two brothers were no exception.

However, for now, the Wen family was still under her control, and the failed marriage alliance between Wen Cheng and Gu Min had solidified her control even further.

Father Wen didn’t have much say in the family.

Real power rested with their grandfather, who valued strength. So, no matter how much Father Wen doted on his two sons, they still hadn’t earned their grandfather’s recognition and support.

The two sons of the Wen family were capable, but in every aspect, they were not as good as their elder sister, Wen Juxi.

Wen Juxi got up, “I’ll go over and take a look. You all continue chatting.”

Wen Juxi’s two younger brothers came here unintentionally. Upon hearing that Wen Juxi and the other members of the top wealthy families were upstairs, they wanted to come and say hello.

“Sister, there’s no need to be so guarded. We’re all part of the same circle, just basic communication and interaction.”

They were all members of the top wealthy family, and they hadn’t stooped so low as to have to ingratiate themselves with other heirs.

After Wen Juxi left, everyone kept an eye on her movements.

Most of the people present had some knowledge of what was happening within the Wen family.

Perhaps due to Jiang Wei’s influence, Jiang Huai didn’t have much affection for this younger brothers who were favored by their parents but lacked abilities.

Wen Juxi’s two younger brothers came to say hello, and the attitudes of Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, Jiang Huai, and others were no longer as friendly as they had been in their previous conversation; they simply nodded politely.

The two brothers sensed the change in their attitudes, and their faces became slightly stiff, feeling disinterested.

They were all part of the same circle, and no one was nobler than anyone else.

. . . . .

After Wen Juxi’s two younger brothers left, it was past midnight, and they didn’t continue their conversation.

The chauffeur arranged by the butler had already arrived. After Ruan Yōu

got in the car and took a short rest, she returned home, hastily washed up, and then slept soundly.

She woke up the next day at 8:30 a.m.

She sat on the bed in a daze.

The 7^th floor french window in the room offered a panoramic view, and the scenery outside was breathtaking.

She watched it countless times without getting tired. Each time, she found healing in the scenery.

Maybe it was because she got used to the busy period before, but Ruan Yōu woke up feeling a bit bored for the first time.

A few days ago, she watched variety shows, played games, or even checked stocks if nothing else was interesting. Now that she didn’t need the initial user’s account anymore, she didn’t know what to do with her free time.

She remembered the comments that Lu Xuan had seen in the “Snowman Building” incident before.

At that time, many people said their snowmen were cute and hoped to buy merchandise to give to their friends.

At that time, Ruan Yōu was preoccupied with Gu Min’s matters and didn’t have the energy to look at doll merchandise. Now that she had some free time, she could plan it properly.

Snowman merchandise for eight people, one for each person.

Consider it as token of friendship.

Let’s do it!

While eating breakfast, Ruan Yōu scrolled through her friend circle and unexpectedly came across the post from the initial user.

She silently gave it a like.

The text was normal, and the photo was taken in the 1^st floor lobby.

A white A4 paper occupied four-fifths of the entire photo, and one-fifth was a blurred black sofa armrest.

Ruan Yōu was sure this photo wouldn’t reveal anything.

It was just a black sofa.

All businessmen have them in their homes.

She put down her spoon and left a comment for herself in the comments section.

【Goodbye, may you have a happy life in the future.】

This could also be considered as her drawing a perfect ending to the initial user’s life.

Ruan Yōu was satisfied, closed her phone, finished her breakfast, and went into the study, fully immersed in the snowman-related project.

. . . . .

At this moment, Jiang Huai was conspiring with Lu Xuan to organize a retirement farewell party for the initial user.

Jiang Huai didn’t want the initial user to leave, and he didn’t want Ruan Yōu to give up this “God of Wealth.” Lu Xuan, on the other hand, purely wanted to see what the mysterious initial user was like.

This person had once rejected her on the forum, no matter how much she tried to be coquettish, the other party ignored her.

At that time, she thought he was a girl, but now she thought it might have been his daughter typing online under his guidance.

After all, many middle-aged men aren’t very skilled with the internet and have to rely on their children for help.

In addition to this, Lu Xuan also wanted to use the retirement farewell party as an opportunity for Gu Fuchen and the initial user to meet, discuss investment ideas and plans, and prepare for her and Ruan Yōu’s future investment life.

Like handing over work after resigning.

Jiang Huai and Lu Xuan knew that they couldn’t find information from Ruan Yōu, so they had to ask the initial user themselves, but their messages went unanswered.

Jiang Huai stared at the initial user’s Moments, lost in thought.

As he looked, a lifeless gaze suddenly flashed with a glimmer of light.

“Lu Xuan!”

Lu Xuan was startled by this sudden voice, “What’s up? You scared me to death.”

Jiang Huai enlarged a photo in Lao Chu’s Moments and said, “Look at this sofa, doesn’t it look like the one at the Gu family?”

Gu family sofas are all custom-made by Company C, and each one has a logo on it.

The Gu family is low-key and naturally doesn’t display the logo conspicuously in front of visitors, so all the sofas and leather goods have a subtle logo.

Lu Xuan looked left and right, shaking her head in confusion.

“I don’t know. What can you tell from a black sofa? They have those everywhere.”

Jiang Huai’s tone was certain, “No, this is the Gu family’s style.”

He had sat on the Gu family’s first-floor lobby sofa, which was very comfortable, so he inquired with the Gu family’s housekeeper and had the same style customized, only in a different color.

The Gu family’s first floor used black, while his family used deep blue.

Jiang Huai said, “Let’s go to the Gu family.”

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One hour later.

Ruan Yōu stared at the photos of snowmen in the study, looking at several plush dolls, but couldn’t make up her mind.

She wanted to ask who Gu Fuchen had commissioned to make the cotton dolls for her at that time.

Her mind was in a mess, and she had no idea. She planned to go out for a walk to look at the scenery and find inspiration.

The moment she opened the study door to step outside, Wei Wen hastily rushed over from the corridor, standing in front of Ruan Yōu, panting heavily, and said, “Miss, something big has happened.”

Ruan Yōu had never seen Wei Wen so flustered before.

She couldn’t help but furrow her brow and said, “What’s happened? Take your time and tell me.”

Wei Wen replied, “Miss, Mr. Jiang Huai has discovered that your investment advisor is lurking at the Gu family. He’s planning to poach all of the Gu family’s household staff, drivers, and even the old butler, at a high price.”

Ruan Yōu: ?

“Once others heard about this, they all came to look for your investment advisor.”

Ruan Yōu: ??

Ruan Yōu took in a sharp breath.

What! on! earth! has! happened!

She didn’t have time to think about why Jiang Huai would do this and said helplessly as she rubbed her temples, “Quickly, tell them to stop.”

Wei Wen fell silent and remained quiet for a whole minute.

After a minute, she said solemnly, “Miss, the real problem is was.”

“Young master Gu was very willing to let Jiang Huai poach his people, even ordering him to remove the initial user from the Gu family within five minutes.”

“Young master Gu said that no one can shake the investment advisory job he fought so hard to obtain during the intense competition.”

Ruan Yōu:….

So, he sent away the aunties, drivers, beauticians, and others from the family?

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Author’s Note:

It will probably be finished by next Tuesday. There won’t be too much emotional drama in the main story, and the relationships between the little princess and Qi Nuo, Yōuyou and Fu Jiazhan will all be placed in the extra chapters. Those who want to read can read, and those who don’t can skip it.

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Chapter 80 Part 2 一 Breaking news! Initial users is “lurking” in the Gu family!!

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Seven people formed two rows and walked along the cobblestone path in the ancient town towards the bar. The town was bustling, and everyone had cheerful smiles on their faces.

In the infectious atmosphere of excitement, people’s moods unconsciously improved.

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan curiously browsed the shops along the street, occasionally stopping to buy some trinkets like windmills, porcelain dolls, sugar figurines, and lanterns.

When they arrived at the bar, Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan had their hands full of stuff, and the others were not spared either.

The bar had two floors, and Wen Juxi reserved the second floor.

Bars are more enjoyable when they’re crowded.

Sitting on the second floor, they could enjoy the street view and watch the excitement on the first floor.

The first floor of the bar was packed with people. When they entered, the lights inside were dim, and a folk singer was on stage with a guitar, singing slow and melodious songs.

Ruan Yōu and the others walked through the corridor and stairs to the second floor. As the song on the first floor ended, a new, lively and rhythmic song started.

Amidst the thumping beats, Ruan Yōu spotted Wen Juxi.

She was seated on the second floor, leaning slightly against the wooden railing, enjoying the performance of the rock band on the first floor.

The red and black lights intertwined, creating a dynamic atmosphere on the stage.

Wen Juxi had a beautiful profile. Her slender single eyelids carried a cold and sophisticated aura. Her facial features were sharp, and her eyes revealed a faint sense of chilliness and aloofness. She casually leaned back in her chair, exuding a world-weary and chilly charm.

This seemed to be her most true self.

Wen Juxi heard the commotion from the second floor and turned her head.

When her eyes met with Ruan Yōu, her expression relaxed, and her lips curled slightly, habitually displaying her warm side to others.

“You’ve arrived.”

She smiled.

Lu Xuan had been admiring the decorations on the second floor when she came in and didn’t notice the change in Wen Juxi’s expression. When Wen Juxi smiled at her, she smiled back.

“It’s so lively here and it’s decorated so festively.”

“Of course, a celebration party should be lively and joyful.”

Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, and the others took their seats on the sofa. Wen Juxi warmly said, “You haven’t eaten yet, have you? This place is too far from the city center. I know you didn’t have time to eat, so I have prepared some dinner in the private room. Afterward, we can have some drinks.”

When Lu Xuan heard the words “drinks,” a hint of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.

The previous experience of getting drunk resurfaced in her mind, but everyone had mentally prepared for it before coming.

Drinking was okay, but not too much.

Just a light drink.

“I happen to be hungry,” Ruan Yōu said as she stood up, picked up her bag, and headed towards the private room. “Let’s go. We can finish eating early and then enjoy some music.”

In the private room, there was not only a large round table but also a mahjong table.

Ruan Yōu exclaimed, “You can play mahjong here?”

Gu Fuchen replied, “Yōuyōu, have you played it before?”

“I’ve played before, but I wasn’t skilled, and I didn’t really know how to play.”

Jiang Huai: “How about playing a few rounds later?”

Ruan Yōu sneered: “You’re not trying to win my money, are you?”

Jiang Huai: “I do have that intention, but a small bet for fun, I won’t lose much.”

During the previous Lunar New Year, Lu Ming’s family often organized a game and called her to join in; it was a must-have activities for the New Year.

This time, after returned to Gu family and celebrated New Year, all eight of them were playing games, and there was no tradition to play Mahjong, so they couldn’t experience the joy of playing Mahjong.

Ruan Yōu didn’t expect to experience Mahjong on Lantern Festival day.

“So, shall we play?” Ruan Yōu tentatively said.

When it came to luck in the game, she might not necessarily lose.

There were eight people now, with Gu Fuchen, Ruan Yōu, Jiang Huai, and Lu Xuan participating in the Mahjong activity, forming a table of four.

There were four people watching from the side.

With a passion for Mahjong, Ruan Yōu ate quickly.

She casually took a few bites, urging Gu Fuchen and the others to get to the table quickly.

They didn’t play for money; they used “exercise” as chips to do push-ups, with two options for punishment, and after it was over, they counted the number of exercises for each person.

Lu Xuan was very afraid of exercise.

Lu Jin stood aside and smiled happily: “Xuanxuan, do you want to let me take over? You, someone who hasn’t exercised in eight hundred years, can you handle squats and push-ups?”

Lu Xuan originally had plans to participate, but after being provoked by Lu Jin, she instead bravely declared, “I’m not afraid! I won’t lose.”

Wen Juxi and Qi Zhiyan shook their heads helplessly.

Mahjong was played in its simplest form, only allowing self-drawn wins.

For each round a player lost, they deducted two points, while the winner gained six points.

If there were special winning conditions like “Flowers on the bar¹” or “All colors²,” the points could be doubled, and the corresponding points would be deducted based on the multiplier, with a maximum of 24 times.

Gu Fuchen and Jiang Huai had played cards with their aunts many times during middle school, so they were more familiar with it than Lu Xuan.

Ruan Yōu remembered the rules and sat in front of the automatic mahjong table with a serious demeanor, as if she were on a battlefield.

Imagining the exhaustion from doing push-ups, she knew she had to win this game of Mahjong!

The first two rounds were won by Gu Fuchen or Jiang Huai.

However, Ruan Yōu remained calm.

After these two rounds, she vaguely remembered the habits and strategies Lu Ming’s mother used when playing mahjong.

In the third round, Ruan Yōu made a big move and directly declared “Flowers on the bar.”

Each player deducted four points.

In the fourth round, the mahjong novice Ruan Yōu was full of enthusiasm.

“I’m going to fight you guys to death here today.”

she had seen a mahjong master一一Lu Ming’s mother playing mahjong and had even been personally taught for two rounds by Lu Ming’s mother.

Gu Fuchen chuckled lightly: “Yōuyōu, don’t raise the flag too early. Be careful of getting slapped in the face.”

Jiang Huai: “Bodhisattva sister, every time you set a flag, it never ends well.”

Ruan Yōu suddenly felt a bit uneasy: “I’m just boosting my morale, that’s all, come on.”

The blue mahjong tiles had a good texture and felt comfortable to touch.

Ruan Yōu, as the dealer, took the first set of tiles.

Fourteen tiles, with four or five pairs.

To keep the rules simple, they didn’t play with the “Seven Pairs” rule, and even if they had, Ruan Yōu couldn’t win with it. She had to rely on others to discard tiles to form these pairs.

Forming these pairs could be challenging at times, and if you were lucky, you could form a pair with just one tile.

Like Ruan Yōu.

After forming triplets of threes, sixes, fours, and nines, she still had one Characters Five and one Characters Four left in her hand. She discarded the Characters Five and kept the Characters Four.

Gu Fuchen glanced at the tiles in her hand and suppressed his excitement, “Sister, you have a ‘Pengpenghu³‘ with ‘All Colors.'”

Pengpenghu, a high-scoring hand that could double the points, ‘All Colors’ also could double the points.

If she could win with this hand, Ruan Yōu would get at least four times the points. In other words, no matter how the next rounds went, her final result wouldn’t be too bad.

Ruan Yōu suddenly realized.

“That’s true!”

“Should I change the tiles in my hand to bamboo?” Ruan Yōu encountered a big win for the first time, very excited and enthusiastic.

She loved playing mahjong!

Even more, she loved watching her brother and Jiang Huai do push-ups until they collapsed on the ground!

Now, this exciting moment had a chance to come.

Lu Xuan was a little flustered: “Sister Yōuyōu, do you want to tire me out right at the beginning?”

Gu Fuchen and Jiang Huai were also a little flustered.

Wen Juxi, Qi Zhiyan, Lu Jin, and Fu Jiazhan, the four onlookers, stared at Ruan Yōu’s mahjong with great interest.

The tiles in her hand were definitely the center of attention in the room.

Ruan Yōu had a smile on her face, eagerly waiting for the next tile to arrive.

She needed a bamboo. As long as she had this tile, she could form ‘All Colors’ hand!

Big win, chong, chong, chongya⁴一一

“Bamboo, bamboo, give me bamboo!” Ruan Yōu excitedly muttered under her breath and quickly picked up a tile to look at it.

Three bamboo!!

“It’s bamboo!!!”

Ruan Yōu was overjoyed and quickly threw out the Characters Four in her hand.

Gu Fuchen glanced at his sister, “Yōuyōu, this game has just started, take it easy.”

Jiang Huai agreed, “That’s right, Bodhisattva sister, we still have to work tomorrow, leave us some room to breathe.”

If Ruan Yōu could win now, her hand would be worth four times the points, eight points each, which meant eight push-ups for everyone.

The mahjong game had just started, and they lost more than ten points. With Ruan Yōu’s extraordinary luck, if they played for another two hours, each of them might have ended up losing fifty or sixty points.

Ruan Yōu was very excited.

As a mahjong novice, getting such a high-scoring hand right from the beginning, who could remain calm?

It was like a beginner in a whack-a-mole game, thinking they were just a bronze rookie, only to discover they were breaking the game record as a champion.

“No way. I’m going to make you all collapse from exhaustion~”

Just as Ruan Yōu’s words fell, she glanced at her tiles in front of her, and her mind suddenly froze.

! ! !

“I just got Three bamboo!”

When you have Three bamboo, you should directly declare a Kong!

Now not only did she miss the chance to set, but she also have to exchange her current tiles.

With Three bamboo have been played, what chance do she have to win?

Gu Fuchen, Jiang Huai, and Lu Xuan were surprised by what Ruan Yōu had just done.

“You didn’t set your Three bamboo?”

Ruan Yōu nodded in a daze.

Lu Jin playfully picked up the last tile from the end of the mahjong tiles to see what it was.

If Ruan Yōu had won all three rounds and scored on the final one, the game would have been worth eight times, and each person had to do sixteen push-ups.

After examining carefully, he hesitated for two seconds and asked uncertainly, “Ruan Yōu, was the tile you just played Characters Four?”

Ruan Yōu nodded in bewilderment.

Lu Jin’s mouth twitched slightly, suppressing the laughter that was about to burst out, and nonchalantly returned to where he was just now.

? ? ?

“The last tile is Characters Four?” Ruan You asked incredulously.

Jiang Huai and Gu Fuchen looked at each other suspiciously, “Are you trying to trick her?”

Lu Jin struggled to hold back his laughter.

Lu Xuan couldn’t help but pick up the last mahjong tile and take a look.

A bright red Characters Four appeared in everyone’s view.

Ruan Yōu felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

Gu Fuchen, Jiang Huai, and Lu Xuan chuckled maliciously.

If Ruan Yōu had just won, they would each deduct sixteen points.

Happiness varies from person to person.

They laughed, and Ruan Yōu felt nothing but despair.

A few minutes ago, the resounding and confident flag is still vivid in my mind. Ruan Yōu doesn’t want to continue anymore.

Downstairs, the band was still playing rock, and Qi Zhiyan smiled faintly, saying, “While others are rocking, let’s go with a sad erhu piece to fit the mood.”

一一Discussing how significant Ruan Yōu’s psychological trauma is now.

Thinking she was about to conquer the world, but in the height of excitement, she lost everything!!

“Eight times, my Bodhisattva sister.”

Ruan Yōu’s heart ached.

“Don’t mention it, I can’t play mahjong anymore.”

Lu Jin chuckled, “There’s a saying online, ‘Do good deeds without asking for future prospects.’ Ruan Yōu, you’re doing good deeds without seeking recognition; you’ll have blessings in the future.”

“Give those blessings to you,” Ruan Yōu said weakly.

People really shouldn’t set flags too early; those who speak the most confidently often end up enduring the unbearable pains of life.

Ruan Yōu and the other three didn’t play for too long; they ended the game after an hour.

Lu Xuan lost ten points, while Ruan Yōu lost two points.

Ruan Yōu felt wronged.

Through this game of mahjong, Ruan Yōu deeply realized one thing: one shouldn’t be too arrogant in life.

Being too arrogant can lead to retribution. Q_AQ

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1. 杠上开花 (Gāng shàng kāihuā) ↩︎
2. 清一色 (Qīngyīsè) ↩︎
3. 碰碰胡 (pèng pèng hú) ↩︎
4. 冲鸭 (chōng yā) It is a cute expression of cheering, which means full of vigor and fighting spirit. ↩︎

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Chapter 80 Part 1 一 Breaking news! Initial users is “lurking” in the Gu family!!

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Gu Fuchen leaned against the car door, keeping a significant distance from Ruan Yōu, who was sitting in the right side.

This situation had never occurred before.

In the past, after Gu Fuchen got into the car, he would never maintain a distance from Ruan Yōu. The two would sit very close, and Gu Fuchen would occasionally show his sister some jewelry, diamonds, and luxury item pictures he liked. As long as Ruan Yōu thought it was suitable, he would immediately place orders.

But at this moment, he sat up straight, casually glanced at his sister, and didn’t stop typing on his phone. There was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Ruan Yōu silenced her phone and kept it on mute. She caught a glimpse of her brother’s expression in her peripheral vision and had a foreboding feeling.

After sending the message, Gu Fuchen put away his phone and leisurely enjoyed the scenery outside the window. His lips curled slightly.

Ruan Yōu hesitated for a few seconds, then reluctantly reopened WeChat.

Sure enough, Gu Fuchen had sent a message to the initial user.

【Businessmen always emphasize integrity. With the vast sky above and a long road ahead, a thousand miles away, farewell forever.】

Ruan Yōu: ….

Suddenly, a very catchy song lyric came to her mind一一 “I’ll send you off a thousand miles away.”

Her brother must be regretful that he couldn’t bid farewell in person to the initial user and send “him” off a thousand miles away (bushi.

Ruan Yōu, feeling helpless, read the message without replying.

What could she do? She could only let her brother be arrogant and happy for a while.

Jiang Huai, who was driving, hadn’t heard Ruan Yōu’s response for a long time. He glanced at her in the rearview mirror and asked, “Bodhisattva Sister, how’s your consideration regarding the retirement farewell party for Lao Chu?”

Bodhisattva Sister’s interest in money had completely disappeared at this stage, so she made the “wrong” decision to stop cooperating with Lao Chu. When she later experienced the worldly riches and the beauty that money brings, Bodhisattva Sister would surely regret it.

By that time, there would be no chance to bring Lao Chu back.

People like Lao Chu, who were devoted to their daughters and similar to Uncle Gu, would never leave the family once they returned to enjoy the happiness of being with their daughters.

So, the only option was to persuade him to return before the initial user completely left.

Ruan Yōu didn’t want to do it, but Jiang Huai was willing.

The retirement farewell party for Lao Chu was the best opportunity to convince the initial user to return.

Jiang Huai tried to persuade with all his might, saying, “Lao Chu has made so much money for you. In a sense, he’s been your personal investment advisor. Giving up such a great opportunity to serve only you shows his nobility and integrity. We can’t let such a noble, selfless, and capable investment advisor retire silently. We can’t let outstanding and sincere investors fade into obscurity.”

“Bodhisattva Sister, you agree, right?”

Ruan Yōu: …

“He won’t accept, don’t even think about it.”

Jiang Huai’s brainwashing failed, so he had to shift his focus to Gu Fuchen.

“Ruan Chenchen, you previously had Bodhisattva Sister give a gift to Lao Chu. Don’t you have anything to say now?”

Jiang Huai signaled for Gu Fuchen to step in.

Gu Fuchen had indeed cared about his sister’s investment advisor, and he had Ruan Yōu give a gift to Lao Chu to maintain their relationship. However, all of this was based on his sister valuing the initial user.

To put it bluntly, his sister could choose to terminate the cooperation with Lao Chu. If Lao Chu unilaterally abandoned his sister, Gu Fuchen would be very unhappy. His sister was the best investor in the world, and only she could afford to reject others; it couldn’t be the other way around.

Now, Ruan Yōu took the initiative to terminate cooperation with the initial user. How could Gu Fuchen possibly have stopped her?

Joke.

If he had stopped her, how could he have advanced?

Ignoring the profound meaning in Jiang Huai’s eyes, Gu Fuchen adopted a very reasonable appearance and said, “I respect all of Ruan Yōu’s thoughts.”

Jiang Huai: ?

Is the siscon acting up again?

Ruan Chenchen, you can make things up.

Fu Jiazhan chuckled, “Ruan Yōu understands the initial user. Since she said there’s no need to hold a retirement farewell party, then there’s no need.”

Jiang Huai had no words in response.

He temporarily muted himself to focus on driving, but the idea of hosting a retirement farewell party had not faded.

Not knowing what Ruan Chenchen, the siscon, was thinking, the current situation was highly unfavorable for him. After getting off the car, he decided to talk to Lu Jin and Lu Xuan. They would surely understand, especially Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan had invested in the entertainment industry together with Ruan Yōu under the name of “Youxuan Investment.” It was rumored that their investment plans were ambitious, aiming to venture into various industries. However, they ended up only investing in the entertainment industry, and there were no further developments.

Lu Xuan had proposed to restart the “Youxuan Investment” plan several times, but unfortunately, Ruan Yōu had a busy life and had no time to continue the joyful investment. This plan kept getting postponed.

Now, it seemed like a good time to restart “Youxuan Investment” as Ruan Yōu’s life appeared to have become more leisurely. If the initial user left at this moment, Lu Xuan would definitely be the first to jump in, lamenting, “The future happiness is gone.”

And indeed, that’s what Lu Xuan did.

Two cars parked in the parking lot near the bar.

Today was the Lantern Festival, and there were many people out for leisure and entertainment. The bar was located in an ancient town called Kangzhuang. From the parking lot, it was about a 300-meter walk to reach the ancient town, and another 500 meters to get to the bar.

Apart from Qi Nuo, who couldn’t make it due to a training match, the other seven people successfully gathered.

On the way, Lu Xuan heard that the initial user was leaving and panicked. She hurriedly ran up to Ruan Yōu and tightly hugged her arm, shoulder to shoulder, and exclaimed, “Sister Yōuyōu, how could your investment advisor retire?”

Ruan Yōu smiled helplessly, “Well, when you make enough money, you can retire.”

Lu Xuan suddenly realized, “I see, did you give too much?”

Ruan Yōu: …

That’s not true.

Lu Xuan: “If your investment advisor is leaving, does that mean we can’t invest and have fun together anymore in the future?”

There would be plenty of free time ahead of them, so without some fun, life would be quite dull.

Gu Fuchen quickly caught up with Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan, standing in a row with them, and casually suggested, “Without the initial user, you can look for a better investment advisor.”

As he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally adjusted his suit’s necktie and shirt cuffs.

一一The business legend is right here, look at me, look at me, hurry, look at me!

Unfortunately, neither Lu Xuan nor Ruan Yōu gave him a single glance.

No matter how much Gu Fuchen made an effort to get their attention, they completely ignored him.

Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Fu Jiazhan, and Qi Zhiyan stood behind them, with both teams maintaining a one-meter distance. The four of them observed every move of Gu Fuchen.

Jiang Huai suppressed a laugh and finally whispered, “Does Ruan Chenchen look like a desk lamp working hard to shine?”

Using up all his energy to shine brightly, striving to make others notice his presence.

Qi Zhiyan calmly said, “Like a peacock.”

Fu Jiazhan and Lu Jin chuckled lightly.

“I finally understand his idea,” Jiang Huai joked: “So, he wants to fill the vacancy of an investment advisor after the initial user steps down.”

No wonder he didn’t pay attention to him earlier.

He really is a obsessed siscon Ruan Chenchen.

In the front row, Ruan Yōu’s attention was focused on the decorations along the ancient town tonight.

A sea of red, with a fantastic atmosphere for the Lantern Festival.

Various lanterns hung high in front of each shop.

After waiting for a while, Gu Fuchen furrowed his brow slightly and asked, “Do you all think this suggestion is not good?”

Lu Xuan, who had been deep in thought, replied with a serious expression, “It’s excellent. I’m considering who can take the initial user’s position.”

There are many excellent investment advisors, but very few who align with Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan’s “reverse investment” philosophy.

After listening to Gu Fuchen’s words, Lu Xuan thought carefully and mentally went through all the investment advisors she knew but couldn’t find a suitable candidate.

Lu Xuan: “Sister Yōuyōu, who do you think could replace the investment advisor?”

Ruan Yōu was puzzled, “Replace?”

“Yeah, yeah. If the new ones won’t go, the old ones won’t come¹! If you truly cherish your first investment advisor, at worst, we can find a substitute.”

Ruan Yōu: …

You’ve really grasped the concept of a substitute literature.

Lu Xuan scanned the room, and her gaze suddenly lingered on Gu Fuchen for two seconds.

“Ai, you are very good for making this suggestion, brother Gu Fuchen.”

Gu Fuchen: …?

Don’t call me brother now.

He didn’t want to be a substitute for a middle-aged man.

Lu Xuan grew more excited as she spoke, “You and Sister Yōuyōu are siblings, you get along well, and you understand Sister Yōuyōu’s investment philosophy. When the time comes, you’ll definitely be able to give us accurate advice, right?”

Gu Fuchen was momentarily speechless.

If Lu Xuan had proposed this idea a few minutes earlier, he would have accepted without hesitation, starting work tomorrow, working for Bozhan in the morning, and demonstrating his abilities in front of his sister in the evening.

But now…

Hehe.

The substitute literature has come out.

Promising this under the premise of “substitute” felt a bit shameful.

Lu Xuan waited for Gu Fuchen’s response for several seconds but didn’t get one. She casually waved her hand and said, “It’s okay if you don’t want to. There’s also my brother, Brother Jiang Huai…”

“Okay.”

Ruan Yōu: ?

“Really?” Lu Xuan was excited.

Gu Fuchen frowned and nodded heavily.

If he didn’t agree, there was no guarantee that Lu Jin, Jiang Huai, Fu Jiazhan, or Qi Zhiyan wouldn’t come and compete for this position with him.

The position of Ruan Yōu’s investment advisor has always been in high demand. Besides him, many others have been eagerly eyeing it.

Gu Fuchen felt the pressure of competition for the first time.

The feeling of several heirs competing for one position wasn’t pleasant.

The four heirs standing behind and overhearing their conversation all raised their eyebrows slightly, and their gazes towards Gu Fuchen all carried a hint of disdain.

一一Hehe.

一一Ruan Chenchen probably doesn’t think that many people are as foolish as him, willing to fight fiercely for the position of Ruan Yōu’s investment consultant, right?

一一They are all people with status, thank you.

Gu Fuchen doesn’t care what others think. Today, he will definitely replace the initial user and successfully take over!

Ruan Yōu couldn’t help but remind, “You two have decided everything once and for all. As the party involved, I haven’t agreed yet _(:з」∠)_”

Lu Xuan giggled and said, “Your brother has agreed, so what’s there to refuse? It’s a blessing to have a business legend as your investment advisor!”

Ruan Yōu: ….

Grandpa on the subway, looking at his phone.JPG

Feeling exhausted.

If her brother wants to be her investment advisor, let him.

The future days are still long, and there might be a need for Gu Fuchen someday.

As long as he doesn’t do something like Jiang Huai, organizing “retirement farewell parties,” anything is fine.

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1. the original text is: 新的不去，旧的不来！(xīn de bù qù, jiù de bù lái!), it should be: 旧的不去,新的不来! (Jiù de bù qù xīn de bù lái!) If the old doesn’t go, the new won’t come!. I think Lu Xuan mixed it up. ↩︎

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Chapter 79 Part 3 一 The initial user is retiring!

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She was just an intern, and she didn’t have much work assigned. Moreover, the operations team consisted of those few people to begin with, and no one was dismissed or asked to help with Lu Xuan’s workload.

Lu Xuan followed Ruan Yōu confidently, heading to the celebration dinner hosted by Wen Juxi in the evening.

The celebration dinner took place in a unique bar.

This bar was no ordinary one.

Located in a quaint and picturesque suburban town, tonight was the Lantern Festival, and there were activities involving lantern viewing and eating tangyuan¹.

Needless to say, there would be a lot of people there tonight.

Wen Juxi sent her two photos.

Red fish lanterns hung on the stone bridge, adorned with red lanterns and various colorful lanterns on both sides. The streets were immersed in the warmth of red, as captured by a photographer during last year’s event.

a strong festive atmosphere.

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan were looking forward to it.

It was quite a long drive, about two and a half hours.

After picking up Lu Xuan, Ruan Yōu strolled with her on the street for a while, soaking in the festive atmosphere. Each of them had a sugar-coated hawthorn on a stick.

Lu Xuan quickly pushed aside the awkwardness brought by the incident with Qi Nuo and the video.

The Lantern Festival was not a holiday, and the RG team didn’t have a break as they were preparing for the upcoming Spring Tournament next week.

After Qi Nuo returned to the e-sports club, aside from a half-hour phone call with his family in the evening, he handed his phone over to the team leader to avoid getting distracted.

When Qi Nuo went to the training room with Sanjiu and the others, he passed by Lu Xuan’s office.

There is no one in the empty office.

Qi Nuo pursed his lips and silently continued to the training room.

. . . . .

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan played outside all afternoon. At 5 o’clock in the afternoon, they sat at a café near the Bozhan office building, waiting for Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Lu Jin, Jiang Huai, and Qi Zhiyan.

They agreed to go together.

Lu Xuan sat across from Ruan Yōu, secretly watching CP videos of the Little Princess and the Young Master.

After watching for two seconds, she hastily closed it.

She stared blankly at the WeChat RG team work group.

Ruan Yōu didn’t notice her unusual behavior.

She thought of something she needed to do.

Now that Gu Min’s situation was resolved, Cheng Guyuan had no one to rely on, lost his last hope, and was even blacklisted by Wen Juxi. Without Ruan Yōu’s intervention, Wen Juxi would seek revenge on Cheng Guyuan for his involvement in the engagement of Wen Cheng and Gu Min.

The initial user played a small role in Gu Min’s situation, and Sheng Tong’s interview article even thanked her and “Lao Chu.”

Netizens were all trying to figure out who “Lao Chu” really was.

In the business circle, rumors about “Lao Chu” were spreading widely, and Ruan Yōu was getting a bit anxious.

Now that all the things that need to be solved by the initial user have been solved, this vest has no value left.

Ruan Yōu wanted to make this vest disappear without a trace.

She already had a reason in mind.

Having earned enough money, she could now focus on spending time with her daughter and officially announce her retirement.

Supporting her middle-aged old man persona and a daughter’s slave.

Ruan Yōu logged into the initial user’s WeChat account and opened the Moments.

She thought of something and then opened her photo album to find photos related to business.

Since it was the last retirement Moments post, it had to be ceremonious. Besides text, there had to be photos.

Ruan Yōu found a suitable photo.

It was taken in the lobby on the first floor. At that time, her brother and parents were not at home. She held a document and found a sunny spot to camp and picnic, eating and reading the document.

It was about Gu Min’s investment case.

Posting this could also indicate that the collaboration between the initial user and Ruan Yōu had officially ended, and they had no further contact, completely cut off.

Three minutes later, a Moments post appeared in the middle-aged entrepreneur’s WeChat.

【Lao Chu: Thank you for your support. The last case is over, and I plan to retire and spend time with my daughter. I won’t get involved in young people’s affairs anymore. With the vast sky above and a long road ahead, farewell forever. [image]】

There were a bunch of question marks in the comments.

【Lao Chu, don’t leave!!】

【Lao Chu, did you make a big profit and run away?】

【Jiang Huai: ?】

Five minutes later, Jiang Huai immediately sent a screenshot of this Moments post to Ruan Yōu to see.

【Bodhisattva sister, what happened?】

【You gave him too much, and he ran away!】

【Fat Cat: …Well, I earned quite a bit too.】

By investing in stocks, she made a decent profit.

Now, many people are looking at what Lao Chu is investing in, and they follow suit, making a profit one after another.

Jiang Huai didn’t know what to say and quickly forwarded the message to Gu Fuchen.

The collaboration between Bodhisattva sister and Lao Chu came to an end, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to Bodhisattva sister’s career.

Although she herself seemed to not care much.

But as a friend, Jiang Huai felt heartache for Bodhisattva sister!

It’s not a person leaving; it’s money! A lot of money!!

【Jiang Huai: Ruan Chenchen, your sister’s investment advisor ran away with the money.】

【Ruan Chenchen: ? ? ? ? ?】

【Jiang Huai: How about finding out Lao Chu’s whereabouts and persuading him to earn for a couple more years? Who can’t get along with money?】

While Jiang Huai was anxiously waiting, Gu Fuchen sat in his office, wishing he could open a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

Persuade the initial user to come back?

Did he crazy??

Ruan Chenchen had been hoping for Lao Chu’s retirement for a long time.

His abilities were absolutely not inferior to Lao Chu’s. Lao Chu could make strange money-making advice for his sister, and he could do it too!

Starting from today, Ruan Chenchen announced that he successfully replaced Lao Chu and became his sister’s sole investment advisor.

Not long after, the Top Wealthy Octet Group learned of Lao Chu’s retirement news and discussed it in the group.

It wasn’t just them; many people in the initial user’s circle of friends left comments trying to persuade.

After Fu Jiazhan learned the news, he immediately asked Ruan Yōu.

【Fu Jiazhan: Aren’t you considering persuading him to stay?】

Fu Jiazhan knew that this initial user had allowed Ruan Yōu to enjoy spending and making money happily, and this person had brought a lot of happiness to Ruan Yōu’s life.

【Fat Cat: Nah~ I’ve made enough money too~】

She had played and fooled around enough. There was no need to use the initial user’s vest anymore.

Initially, she had used this vest to secretly enjoy making money, and later, she had used it to protect their family. Now that everything was resolved, she wanted to spend money boldly and didn’t need to use this vest anymore.

The danger had passed, what else was there that she couldn’t let her family know?

Seeing that Ruan Yōu didn’t seem disappointed or have any negative emotions, Fu Jiazhan didn’t try to persuade her further.

Half an hour later, the seven of them gathered and drove to the bar.

Wen Juxi arrived ahead of them, getting things set up and bringing wine.

Ruan Yōu, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, and Gu Fuchen shared one car, while Lu Xuan, Lu Jin, and Qi Zhiyan shared another.

Lu Xuan didn’t come over to sit with Ruan Yōu; it was purely because she wanted to occupy a seat at the back alone and read online comments about her and Qi Nuo.

In Ruan Yōu’s car, Jiang Huai was driving.

Gu Fuchen and Ruan Yōu sat in the back, and Fu Jiazhan was still in the passenger seat.

Fu Jiazhan and Gu Fuchen didn’t persuade Ruan Yōu, but Jiang Huai, as a business partner, wanted to.

“Bodhisattva sister, that’s all money. I think you should reconsider.”

“No.”

Jiang Huai thought for a moment. If Bodhisattva sister couldn’t see the value in letting Lao Chu go, she would definitely regret it in the future. To prevent her from regretting, he had to do something.

During a red light, Jiang Huai turned around and asked seriously, “Bodhisattva sister, should we organize a retirement farewell party for Lao Chu? At least he has been in this business circle, and he should leave happily.”

Ruan Yōu: ?

At the same time, Gu Fuchen sent a message to the initial user with a smile.

【If you say you’re leaving, just go; no need to say goodbye. Ruan Yōu has me by her side.】

一一An investment advisor who is better than you.

Ruan Yōu, who received the message, turned her head and looked at her brother as if he were a fool.

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1. Glutinous rice balls, it’s yummy! ↩︎

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Chapter 79 Part 2 一 The initial user is retiring!

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Ruan Yōu lay on the bed, placed her phone beside her, and as the chaos of WeChat continued, the night slowly passed.

When she woke up in the morning, she realized something belatedly.

She hadn’t found her guardian angel yet.

On a blank sheet of paper, Ruan Yōu wrote down the names of seven other people.

First, she ruled out Gu Fuchen and Qi Nuo; these two had already been exposed.

Gu Fuchen guarded Lu Jin, while Qi Nuo guarded Lu Xuan.

Based on the complaints Qi Zhiyan made last night during their chat, it was very likely that Jiang Huai was her guardian angel.

The way he delivered coffee to help her awake was truly characteristic of Jiang Huai.

Now, the only ones left who hadn’t exposed their guardian angels’ status were Fu Jiazhan, Lu Jin, Lu Xuan, and Qi Zhiyan.

Lu Jin, Qi Zhiyan, and Fu Jiazhan all seemed possible candidates.

Lu Xuan wouldn’t be so meticulous.

Ruan Yōu lingered a bit longer on Fu Jiazhan’s name; the last time they had dinner together, Lu Xuan had asked him if he was her guardian angel, and he denied it.

Her guardian angel was truly thorough; she felt joyful every time she received small gifts, experiencing a silent sense of care and contentment.

She wanted to know the other person’s name, to compliment them.

Since the other person concealed it so well, Ruan Yōu temporarily set aside her thoughts of discovering their identity and began to self-reflect.

Perhaps she had been a bit too harsh on her brother.

She hadn’t done anything as a guardian angel for her brother yet.

After thinking it over, she couldn’t come up with anything.

For things that required money, Gu Fuchen could buy them all; she couldn’t think of anything similar to the little trinkets her guardian angel had sent. After racking her brain for a while, she gave up.

Tonight, she would play with her brother and make him happy; that would count as doing something!

Ruan Yōu changed into different clothes. She gave herself a little massage at home, changed her custom-made Spring Festival nail art to a lovely spring design, and happily headed out.

Ruan Yōu chose a bright red luxury sports car, being ostentatious and cool.

After experiencing this year Spring Festival, Ruan Yōu found that her taste had subtly changed.

She used to think red was too flashy and vibrant, not liking to see or wear it. After the lively celebration of the Spring Festival, she began to like red accessories, handbags, and sports cars.

She wore wine-red clothes, deep yet lively and bright.

As Ruan Yōu fastened her seatbelt in the car, she suddenly thought of something.

Among the heirs of the six top wealthy families, it seemed that she was the only one who slept in until she naturally woke up every day and spent money leisurely, becoming a unique presence among the wealthy second-generation elites who were either studying or working hard.

And even Lu Xuan had started working!

Ruan Yōu inexplicably felt a sense of joy, thinking, ‘Everyone else was busy and I was the only one happy.’

They did their thing, and she did hers, happily!

That was exactly the feeling she wanted~

Ruan Yōu had gone to pick up Lu Xuan from work. It was okay if she was a little early; she had planned to hang out at the club for a while.

As she was about to go in, she coincidentally met the team manager who was about to go out.

“Boss Ruan Yōu, did you want to come with us to see the offline venue?” the team manager suddenly asked.

“Venue?”

“The venue had just been renovated after the Spring Festival. According to your instructions, we got the largest, most expensive, and most luxurious venue possible, ensuring your satisfaction.”

Ruan Yōu: “Sure, let’s go~”

She was very interested in offline tournaments.

Now that the venue is set up, as the boss, she naturally wanted to experience it in advance.

The venue was not far from the RG club, about a half-hour drive.

The offline venues of other e-sports clubs could accommodate up to 1,000 people, but the one Ruan Yōu bought for the RG club could even host a small concert when it was not in use.

The venue, decorated with Fat Cat and the RG team’s logo, looked very nice and could accommodate 3,500 people.

There were three sets of audience seats in the venue, on the left and right sides of the stage, and in front of it.

At this moment, the venue was empty, with rows of seats gradually rising, and three large screens facing the audience seats.

Ruan Yōu stood on the stage, and the team manager smiled and said, “In ten days, our players will be able to compete here.”

At that time, the venue would be full of spectators, holding team banners, and cheering enthusiastically. In ten days, it would echo with the cheers and joy of e-sports enthusiasts and RG team fans.

In the enthusiastic applause and cheers, the audience celebrating a team’s victory.

The team manager was a little worried: “Boss Ruan Yōu, this venue is really too big. Will there be a lot of empty seats by then?”

After all, no other club had a venue that could accommodate 3,500 people like RG did. To be honest, this venue could serve as the finals venue for the league.

They weren’t worried about fans not being able to buy tickets.

Ruan Yōu: “No, our club has so many fans, and this is a big city. There will definitely be a lot of people coming.”

If it didn’t work, and there were too many empty seats, she would bring Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan over, and then brought the members of the wealthy group to watch together.

Although the number of people is not large, there is some presence.

When Ruan Yōu left, she instructed: “Make sure the official account summarizes how to get here by car, where to collect club materials, and how to buy tickets, so that e-sports enthusiasts have a comfortable viewing experience.”

“Yes, this must be done.”

Ruan Yōu: “Let Lu Xuan put in more effort to promote our venue, gain more fans, and aim to break through three million followers on the official account as soon as possible.”

“No problem,” the team manager smiled.

“How is she adapting to the RG team?”

Mentioning this, the team manager’s smile grew even brighter: “Having her here is definitely a blessing. Now, the starting five players all listen to her without question. Lu Xuan trains them like grandsons, making sure they train well and are never late by a minute. The status of the operations team has skyrocketed overnight.”

In the past, the players were a bit unruly, and the team leader and team manager had to manage these young kids. After Lu Xuan arrived, their worries disappeared overnight.

Especially for Qi Nuo.

The team manager and team leader didn’t know how to deal with his identity, but after Lu Xuan arrived, he remained quiet and never complained. Sometimes, he even poured water for Lu Xuan when she was thirsty (?.

It was so considerate that it evoked sympathy.

Thinking about that scene, Ruan Yōu smiled, her brows and eyes relaxed, as if bathed in the gentle breeze of March, a sweet and pleasant expression on her face.

“That’s our little princess.”

On the way back, Ruan Yōu treated the team manager and team leader to a Chinese meal and ordered some extra lunches to take away, planning to treat Lu Xuan and Qi Nuo, who were working hard.

As for the lunches of the others, they were in the hands of the team manager and the leader.

It was said that Boss Ruan Yōu treated everyone to lunch, and they all stopped ordering takeout.

Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan, and Qi Nuo ate at the round table in the small living room.

Ruan Yōu had already eaten and sat to the side, watching Qi Nuo and Lu Xuan eat, occasionally saying something.

But…

The atmosphere today was very strange.

Qi Nuo kept his head lower than usual.

Normally, Lu Xuan would playfully tease Qi Nuo, but today she obediently ate with her chopsticks, remaining oddly silent.

Clearly, it was a small round table, and with three people, each person taking up one-third of the space would have been fine and spacious. However, Lu Xuan and Qi Nuo insisted on sitting diametrically opposite each other, keeping their distance.

Ruan Yōu stared at the empty seat across from her, lost in thought.

Fifteen minutes later, Qi Nuo quickly finished his lunch, casually grabbed a tissue, didn’t even get a chance to wipe his mouth clean, and hastily slipped away.

Ruan Yōu broke the silence first, “What happened between you two? Did you have an argument?”

As soon as Qi Nuo left, Lu Xuan, who had been eating so obediently, couldn’t keep up the act anymore. She put down her chopsticks, puffed her cheeks, and played with the takeout bag Ruan Yōu had brought back.

Ruan Yōu gently patted Lu Xuan’s hand, placed the bag at her feet, and asked seriously, “What really happened? You’re not thinking of resigning because of this, are you?”

Lu Xuan did have this kind of thought, but it just popped into her mind and she suddenly suppressed it.

It seems like… deep down, she didn’t want to resign.

“I didn’t want to resign,” Lu Xuan muttered.

“So, what happened between you two?” Ruan Yōu put on a bossy demeanor, “Operations staff and team members shouldn’t be fighting.”

Lu Xuan: “We didn’t fight.”

Meeting Ruan Yōu’s probing gaze, Lu Xuan’s cheeks turned slightly red. She pursed her lips, glanced at Ruan Yōu, then lowered her head, appearing hesitant. After a while, just as Ruan Yōu’s patience was about to run out, Lu Xuan took out her phone from her pocket.

Her fingertips trembled slightly as she tapped the screen.

A few seconds later, she placed the phone screen in front of Ruan Yōu.

Lu Xuan awkwardly covered her eyes and said, “Here, take a look.”

Ruan Yōu glanced at her suspiciously, picked up the phone to see what had caused the rift between the young master and young lady. Before she could look down, a familiar BGM started playing from the phone.

It was a fan-made Lu Xuan and Qi Nuo CP video.

Ruan Yōu had watched it several times, and the melody of this BGM was etched deep into her mind.

“Someone edited this online,” Lu Xuan said in a distressed voice, “The video has already reached tens of millions of views, and I’m sure others have seen it too.”

Where should she put her little princess face!

“Oh, it turns out it’s awkward,” Ruan Yōu breathed a sigh of relief, returned the phone to Lu Xuan, and didn’t know how to console her.

Could it be that一一

What’s this? You two even have a CP fanbase, with thousands of followers, and even Lu Jin has become a fan of your CP.

Lu Xuan sighed: “How am I supposed to go to work now?”

Ruan Yōu raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Normally, in such situations, she would definitely leave without looking back.

At such an awkward moment, who would go to work?

But she not only didn’t resign but also worried about how to go to work in the future.

In other words, she had never thought about quitting and escaping, but instead, she was agonizing over how to go to work.

Ruan Yōu vaguely sensed something but didn’t point it out, only saying, “Why don’t you take a couple of days off and come back to work when it’s less awkward?”

Lu Xuan inexplicably glanced in the direction of Qi Nuo and whispered to Ruan Yōu, “Would the younger brother think I resigned and ran away?”

After a pause, Lu Xuan blushed and said nervously, “I’m not afraid he’ll think I quit. I just don’t want him to feel like I left because of the awkwardness; that would be even more awkward.”

Ruan Yōu chuckled, understanding without exposing it.

“No, you can tell the operations team that you’re taking a two-day leave. You haven’t mentioned quitting, so no one will think you’re leaving.”

“Then what reason should I give? That you’re bored and in a good mood, so you want me to go out with you to party for two days?”

Without waiting for Ruan Yōu’s agreement, Lu Xuan sat up straight and nodded vigorously: “That’s it!”

That afternoon, Lu Xuan simply left work early and ran away.

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Chapter 79 Part 1 一 The initial user is retiring!

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Gu Min suddenly looked up and asked again, “What are you saying?”

Ruan Yōu’s words hit like a giant stone, splashing countless water droplets into the lake, startling the swans in the water. They flapped their wings in panic and swam away.

At that moment, Gu Min became like a swan in the lake, shocked and scared.

The provocative behavior had slowly faded away in the eerily quiet room.

Ruan Yōu didn’t reply. She buttoned up her coat, her slender fingers gracefully lifted as she left the room.

Gu Min shot up from his seat, his movements so fast that he knocked over a chair. The loud ‘clang’ sent shivers down people’s spines. “Ruan Yōu, what the hell are you saying?”

Gu Min forgot about elegance and took two steps forward, trying to grab Ruan Yōu’s shoulder as she was leaving the room. However, his foot hit the fallen chair on the floor, and the metal chair scraped across the cold tiles, producing a piercing “screech” that gave goosebumps.

Ignoring the pain in his ankle, he took two more steps forward. “Ruan Yōu! Ruan Yōu!!”

The police hurried over to stop him and closed the door to prevent him from running out. Gu Min struggled to get out but could only watch Ruan Yōu’s fading figure in the corridor.

At the end of the corridor, there was a window, and the sunlight streamed in, casting brilliant white rays.

Ruan Yōu walked toward the stairwell at the end of the corridor, her silhouette dark and imposing, exuding an invisible pressure.

In the corridor, the echoes of “Ruan Yōu” and cries of desperation resonated repeatedly in the empty hallway.

“Ruan Yōu, what the hell have you done?”

At that moment, Gu Min had lost all composure and tranquility, transforming from an elegantly graceful swan into an irrational, raging beast.

The fiercer Gu Min became, the more it proved that he had lost.

Gu Min was dragged back to his room, and the tightly closed door restricted his freedom.

It was also a way to remind him once again that he had lost this battle completely. He was restrained, devoid of freedom, while Ruan Yōu could come and go as she pleased.

He was the criminal, while Ruan Yōu remained the pampered eldest lady of the Gu family.

Gu Min didn’t know when Ruan Yōu would make her move, and he had no idea what she knew. His mind was filled with uncertainty and a complex mix of anxiety and despair, with a hundred angry beasts attempting to break free from his frenzied heart.

Tearing everything around him apart.

This frustrating world was getting on his nerves.

With irrational frenzy consuming him, Gu Min broke down, shaking off the police officers and slamming the table lamp on the wall corner. “Get me out of this hell! Get me out of here!”

Two minutes later, two police officers came over to restrain Gu Min, who was still in a fit of madness.

Gu Min wasn’t sure what Ruan Yōu would do, but Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt outside were well aware of the situation.

At five o’clock in the afternoon on the day Ruan Yōu went to see Gu Min, Gu Min’s news shocked everyone.

Gu Min had fabricated billions of false transactions, and now he was under control, with a continuous stream of evidence being handed over to the police.

Gu Min had illegally obtained funds, primarily as a way to prove his abilities to the Gu family without being inferior to Gu Fuchen.

Just like a mediocre student who boasted about improvements before the exam, claiming that they would surely outperform the top students in the class, even though they knew their capabilities were lacking, relying on cheating to maintain appearances.

The scion of the wealthy and prestigious Gu family, Gu Min, had unexpectedly met his downfall in a way that was ridiculed by millions of people.

Eldest Aunt couldn’t bear it and was sent to the hospital again.

And waiting for them was also Gu Min’s several billion yuan compensation.

Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt had to sell their shares in Bozhan in the hope that Gu Min would receive a shorter sentence. Meanwhile, Gu Min’s own assets and funds were frozen, and the lawsuit would probably not be resolved for three to four months. During this time, Gu Min would remain in detention, waiting for the verdict to arrive.

He had no chance.

Gu Min’s lifelong dreams and career aspirations, once shattered, he lost his beloved career and the opportunity to make a comeback.

All that was left for him was the bleak life of prison and detention. There, he would watch Gu Fuchen and Ruan Yōu on TV, witness Bozhan’s growth under Gu Fuchen’s leadership, and build a commercial empire of his own.

While Gu Min could only watch with envy, his eyes filled with rage.

. . . . .

Gu Fuchen bought all the shares owned by Eldest Uncle, Eldest Aunt, and Gu Min’s subordinates, gaining complete control of the company’s operations.

Online comments poured in.

【Yesterday, I was so angry because Gu Min could only be sentenced to three years; after seeing the news this morning, I just wanted to shout: Well done!】

【Bad people will get what they deserve. Damn, I’ve seen so many idiots saying that Sheng Tong’s situation had no impact on Gu Min. He’ll stay in detention for a while and still have cars and houses, living happier than anyone else. I hope he stays in there for life, stinking jerk.】

【I can only say, don’t be too arrogant~】

【Brothers and sisters, let’s celebrate!】

After Gu Min’s situation exploded online, Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt’s arrogance instantly subsided. This time, they knew that making a scene wouldn’t work, so they urgently contacted a lawyer to find a chance for Gu Min.

Gu Youqian completely cut off ties with Eldest Uncle.

Ruan Yōu’s life has become easier without having to deal with the troublesome relatives.

Since Gu Min had already been caught and his driver was also at the police station, Sheng Tong considered moving out.

Ruan Yōu introduced the company to her before.

Her boss, Jiang Li, was good friends with Yang Er. With Ruan Yōu’s introduction, Sheng Tong successfully interviewed at the Springfield Flower Elderly Care Company, ensuring both her residence and life.

After Gu Min’s issue was resolved, Sheng Tong left the Gu family the same day. Many reporters found her through various channels, hoping she would accept their interviews.

Nowadays, Sheng Tong is the focus of attention on the entire internet; her interviews are not just about traffic but also a potential bestseller.

Sheng Tong declined most interviews, leaving only one official media text interview invitation.

She didn’t accept the interview for herself; her main goal was to thank Ruan Yōu and the initial user through this method.

Without the introduction from the initial user and Ruan Yōu’s help, she couldn’t have succeeded so smoothly.

It wasn’t until noon that Sheng Tong accepted the interview, and the official media urgently reviewed and published it in the evening.

The interview mostly revolved around what she did in the Gu Min incident, what she wanted to say, the process of the matter, and the difficulties in between. Sheng Tong replied seriously to each question, and when asked, “Is there anything you’d like to say?” she thought for a long time and answered very sincerely.

【What I want to say is, never give up. I used to think that Gu Min would definitely achieve his dreams, after all, his methods were so dirty, and people without morals often succeed more easily. For a while, I maintained this pessimistic mindset. But there’s always someone who can rein in wicked people.

I met an investment advisor named Lao Chu, and through him, I met Ruan Yōu. Ruan Yōu helped me a lot.

I was a complete pessimist and didn’t believe Gu Min would truly fail. When he returned to the country, I was so anxious that I couldn’t sleep all day, fearing he would continue to develop, fearing he would truly succeed. For the smallest thing, I would involuntarily blow it out of proportion, as if just going out the door could lead to a car accident.

I’ve imagined countless desperate scenarios in my mind every day, all filled with hopelessness. But in this matter, Ruan Yōu only made me consider one question:

‘What will I do after this is resolved?’

She allowed me to freely envision a blueprint for the future, imagine a better life, and gradually fill my life with hope and positivity.

I’m very grateful to her.

Thank her, always thank her.】

Sheng Tong’s interview caused a sensation across the entire internet. Not only netizens but also those in wealthy circle shared this interview.

Qi Zhiyan and Jiang Huai immediately shared the interview draft.

Fu Jiazhan read the interview draft many times.

Ruan Yōu indeed like this.

Many people thought it was the identity of the Gu family’s eldest lady that made Ruan Yōu shine brightly.

But that’s not the case.

It was Ruan Yōu who rekindled hope in the once stagnant wealthy family.

Before Ruan Yōu returned, the lives of Gu Fuchen, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Lu Xuan, Qi Zhiyan, Wen Juxi, Qi Nuo, and him were like a calm sea. On the surface, it was serene and beautiful when the night came, but beneath the sea, there were hidden waves that could push people to the brink.

After Ruan Yōu’s return, the calm sea began to experience gusts of wind.

The waves crashed onto the beach, the summer sun was scorching, and everything became exceptionally vibrant.

Fu Jiazhan printed the interview draft and placed it in his bookshelf.

By the bedside, there was a small black velvet box, palm-sized and within his reach.

Fu Jiazhan half-lay on the bed, picked up the velvet box, and quietly looked at it for a while.

His fingertips rubbed the edges, and the surface of the small box was smooth and soft, much like his current mood.

He opened the paper box, and inside lay a small note.

Before they saw the Aurora last year, they had drawn notes for a small activity “guardian angels.”

Opening the small note, Ruan Yōu’s handwriting was neat and cute.

【Ruan Yōu】

The words were written by her, and the name belonged to her as well.

At eleven o’clock in the evening, while the internet was buzzing with discussions about interview drafts, Fu Jiazhan received a message from Ruan Yōu in the WeChat group.

【Family members, Wen Juxi invites us to get together. Let’s celebrate getting rid of an annoying person~】

Wen Juxi was the beneficiary of this situation.

Wen Cheng and Gu Min’s engagement party had become a laughingstock in the wealthy circle, and the union between the two families was naturally canceled.

Wen Cheng’s ambitions were exposed, and Wen Juxi could openly criticize those targeting her. Wen Cheng didn’t have the strength to oppose Wen Juxi and could only quietly accept it.

Her reputation in the domestic wealthy circle was slightly tarnished, and Wen Cheng’s parents didn’t want their daughter to suffer in the country. On the day when the news of “false transactions of several billion” regarding Gu Min came out, they arranged for Wen Cheng to leave the country again, the farther from the country, the better.

Wen Juxi no longer had any competitors, except for Father Wen’s dislike of her because of favoring sons over daughters, she had secured her position.

Ruan Yōu and the initial user had done her such a huge favor, and Wen Juxi understood the principle of reciprocity. So, she invited Ruan Yōu to have a meal together as a celebration of their first successful collaboration.

Having witnessed how infuriated Gu Min could get, Ruan Yōu felt very happy.

To put it bluntly, the angrier Gu Min became, the happier she felt; the more irritable he became, the more joyful she became.

She heard that Gu Min quarreled three times a day in the detention center. Just the thought of the wealthy young master of a prominent family enduring a miserable prison life made Ruan Yōu wish she could move next to the prison and watch Gu Min’s daily struggles.

Without the opportunity, Ruan Yōu could only find other ways to express her happiness.

After receiving Wen Juxi’s invitation, Ruan Yōu immediately organized a gathering and invited the other seven people in the group chat of the Top Wealthy Octet to party together.

The invitation to form a ‘happy group’ was unanimously approved by everyone.

After the Spring Festival, everyone was busy with work. Since Gu Min was causing everyone trouble, and now that the disliked person had disappeared, they decided to celebrate and get together.

Moreover, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu had discussed with Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen, and they had decided to celebrate the Lantern Festival in advance today. They wanted to go abroad together with Father Lu, Mother Mu, Mother Fu, Father Qi, and Mother Qi to relax.

They also knew that Jiang Huai was alone, so celebrating the Lantern Festival with his friends would be a good idea.

【Fat Cat: Wen Juxi said she doesn’t want it to be too formal. How about going to a bar for a couple of drinks and listening to a band tomorrow?】

【Jiang Huai: Sister Bodhisattva, what time tomorrow?】

【Fat Cat: Tomorrow night at 9:30 p.m., meet at Hope Bar.】

【Fu Jiazhan: Okay.】

【Lu Xuan: Little brother Qi Nuo has a training match, and the spring season will start next week. If he doesn’t go, I will!】

【Lu Xuan: I’ll come right after I clock out~】

【Lu Jin: ? Clock out? My little sister still need clock-in?】

【Fat Cat: Why look down on our little princess?】

【Lu Xuan: Exactly, exactly.】

【Fat Cat: The little princess is so happy to clock-in with her face every day, she wishes she could use the screen as a mirror】

【Lu Xuan: Hmph, I thought you were going to praise me, but it turns out you’re in the same camp as Lu Jin. @Gu Fuchen, come and scold your guardian angel. As her master, it’s necessary for you to sober her up a bit. Splashing cold water on her might be very effective.】

【Lu Xuan: Darn it, I don’t know who Sister Yōuyōu’s guardian angel is!】

Speaking of the topic of guardian angels, Qi Zhiyan suddenly chimed in:

【Who is my guardian angel? Stop bringing me coffee (smiling face)】

【Lu Jin: Your guardian angel is interesting, @Jiang Huai, is it you, the stingy one?】

【Jiang Huai: ? If you can’t use words properly, don’t use them. Besides, what’s wrong with coffee? It refreshes the mind and is essential for work. If you don’t drink it, it means you’re not serious about your work.】

【Fu Jiazhan: Excellent people don’t need coffee to stay awake.】

【Jiang Huai: [Frowning][Frowning] Gu Fuchen, give Fu Jiazhan his phone back.】

【Fu Jiazhan:一一Gu Fuchen would say something like this.】

【Ruan Chenchen: I’ll have my legal team file a complaint against you tomorrow, affecting my reputation.】

【Fat Cat: Do you even have a reputation left? [Shock]】

【Fu Jiazhan: This expression is very expressive.】

【Ruan Chenchen: Sister, you wait.】

【Jiang Huai: Are the siblings going to fight each other?】

【Lu Xuan: [Eyes sparkling] Wow, there’s a good show to watch!】

【Fu Jiazhan: Yōuyōu, don’t get upset?】

【Fat Cat: My brother just wanted to bring me milk.】

【Qi Zhiyan: …It’s not a fight.】

【Qi Zhiyan: Goodnight then.】

Ruan Yōu took the milk from Gu Fuchen’s hand and, upon seeing Qi Zhiyan’s reply, her thought process momentarily paused.

一一77, your melon-eating expression had already come through the screen!

一一Be restrained, my dear friends.

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Chapter 78 Part 2 一 Gu Min, he hadn’t been destroyed thoroughly enough.

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At 6:45 p.m., even though the players hadn’t arrived yet, their livestream chat was already filled with messages.

Qi Nuo had the most.

A group of people asked in the chat:

【Little brother, please tell us, is the 88,000 yuan your idea?】

【I blindly guess only the obedient little brother would show up in the livestream on time.】

The five members of the RG team didn’t like livestreaming, which was widely recognized in the e-sports circle. When they had livestreaming contracts before, the players either slacked off and played pre-recorded videos to fill time, or they simply didn’t stream.

It’s carved into their bones that they don’t want to livestream.

Not wanting to livestream wasn’t about not wanting to play games. When livestreaming, there were many bullet comments and varied rhythms. Sometimes, if a move wasn’t executed perfectly, it would receive a lot of insults and criticism. Playing games became very uncomfortable, and last season, RG’s performance wasn’t good. Later, when it was bought by Ruan Yōu, they received a lot of mockery, saying they were noticed by a rich woman. If they didn’t play well again, there would be consequences, and these comments were quite unpleasant.

So, RG’s team members preferred to close the livestream and play games privately. Even though they gained more fans later on, and the criticism lessened, their habits remained the same.

The RG operations team understood this. After the training match ended at 6:50 p.m., they immediately called them to the training room.

Unexpectedly, those who used to be rebellious and only wanted to casually livestream were now sitting obediently in front of their computers, preparing to livestream.

It was shocking how compliant they were.

The operations team member rubbed their eyes.

Yes, they were still here.

Were they really doing this??

At seven o’clock, except for Qi Nuo, the other four players’ livestreams started simultaneously.

Female player Sanjiu said in her livestream, “I’ll be streaming until ten tonight.”

The bullet comments asked her: 【Won’t you disgracefully end the stream this time?】

During gaming, there were always frustrating moments when some rounds were lost, causing the players to lose their composure. Ending the stream in disgrace was a common occurrence in the e-sports world.

【Hahaha, last time Gu Gu said he’d stream until ten, but he ended it at 8:30 after losing five games in a row, going crazy in disgrace!】

Sanjiu saw the bullet comments, sighed deeply, and couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Lu Xuan.

At 6:45, just as the training match ended, the little princess knocked on the training room door and solemnly said, “If I catch any of you streaming late or ending early without finishing the streams, you’re done!”

The players: …

Who would believe it, e-sports players were being threatened by a Weibo manager intern (?

The players didn’t dare to resist the little princess and obediently started their live stream, being very well-behaved.

Sanjiu rubbed her temples and said, “This time, we won’t end early, absolutely not.”

She didn’t have the guts.

“Sisters, even if we lose ten games in a row and start going crazy, I’ll ensure that we finish the livestream for you. We will conclude it at ten, not even one minute earlier.”

The other three players said the same.

Fans were left bewildered.

【What happened to you? Why are you all so obedient today?】

【Uh…blink twice if you guys were kidnapped.】

Similar comments appeared in all four live chat rooms.

Then一

Sanjiu and the other three players blinked simultaneously, their eyelids moving up and down at an astonishing speed, leaving people shocked.

【? ? ? ?】

【Who kidnapped you…】

【What happened? I came two minutes late and couldn’t understand anything.】

【What’s wrong with your eyes…】

“Everyone, let’s do the livestream properly.”

In the livestream room, a solemn female voice suddenly sounded.

Sanjiu immediately gripped the phone with both hands, like a well-behaved baby in kindergarten following the teacher’s order, livestreaming seriously and not daring to whisper to others.

【Who’s so amazing that they can control you like this?】

【The voice sounds familiar, like it’s Ruan Yōu.】

【No, Ruan Yōu’s voice is a bit sweeter.】

As fans speculated about the identity of the mysterious person, team member Sanjiu secretly glanced at Lu Xuan behind the computer, then quickly looked away, cautiously saying, “This is our new Weibo manager sister.”

【It must be 88,888 yuan sister, right?】

“Yes, it’s her,” Sanjiu whispered.

【So, it’s the sister who sends me money. I’m a fan!】

【Formerly rebellious and arrogant, the type who wouldn’t livestream unless forced to, now cowering in front of the computer一I have to say, I’m so happy to see this scene.】

【Let’s see how you guys act all high and mighty and refuse to livestream in the future. (Dog holding flowers in its mouth】

Ruan Yōu was in the livestream room, smiling as she gave gifts to Sanjiu and three other members.

The little princess exuded great confidence. While others had the enthusiasm of a new official with three fires burning, she, as an intern, approached her role with the intensity of nine fires. Despite having a lower position, her confidence surpassed everyone else’s.

Everyone followed her lead, showing favoritism towards her. Ruan Yōu, as a good friend of Lu Xuan, naturally wanted to express her gratitude.

Barrage comments scrolled with words like “Boss is here” and “Ruan Yōu also came to watch the operator sister.”

Ruan Yōu smiled and went to Qi Nuo’s livestream room.

He hadn’t started streaming yet.

The four of them had been waiting for Qi Nuo for a long time. After the training match ended, he went out to make a phone call and didn’t return for a long time.

Lu Xuan was very angry, and the consequences were severe.

This was a task assigned by the operations team.

At such an important moment, at a critical juncture testing her work abilities, her irresponsible younger brother not only didn’t support her work but also arrived late!

As everyone waited, Qi Nuo put away his phone and walked in from outside.

The five players sat in a row for the livestream. Qi Nuo’s seat was on the inside, and to get to his position, he had to pass behind the other four. Now that their livestreams were already active, Qi Nuo’s figure appeared in each of their streams.

Lu Xuan frowned, standing in place like an angry pufferfish, her gaze fixed on Qi Nuo.

Qi Nuo felt the burning gaze and nervously glanced to the side, locking eyes with Lu Xuan and momentarily freezing.

He was stunned for a few seconds and then started walking forward again.

Should…be nothing wrong, right?

Qi Nuo hesitated. He suddenly remembered that he had to call his grandfather tonight after the training match, but he didn’t expect the conversation to go on for so long.

After taking only two steps, Qi Nuo remembered the displeased and annoyed look in Lu Xuan’s eyes, and his steps halted once again.

He hadn’t noticed that Sanjiu’s livestream room was online, as his thoughts were all on Lu Xuan.

Qi Nuo pursed his lips and earnestly looked at Lu Xuan, explaining: “I went to make a phone call.”

一一I wasn’t late on purpose.

After saying that, he self-affirmed and continued walking forward.

But that gaze still lingered on him.

Could it be that his explanation wasn’t convincing enough?

It seemed that making a phone call couldn’t really be an excuse for being late.

Qi Nuo suddenly stopped and added cautiously: “I called my grandfather.”

He looked at Lu Xuan and took a step forward: “I accidentally chatted for too long, it won’t happen next time.”

Qi Nuo maintained a two-step and head-tilted posture. After finally walking up to his computer and adjusting his gaming chair, he reluctantly scratched his head and said, ‘I’m sorry, I’ll definitely support your work next time.”

A tinge of regret flashed across his handsome face.

Lu Xuan was satisfied and withdrew her gaze.

Others could arrive late and leave early, not support her work, but Qi Nuo couldn’t.

He was her friend, her guardian angel~

The fans in the livestream room were bewildered.

【The young master of the Qi family has to listen to the operator lady???】

【Ah ah ah, Qi Nuo’s demeanor just now, taking a peek while walking, felt like a naughty puppy caught by his girlfriend (I’m just babbling, don’t mind me).】

【Indeed, it feels a bit wuwuwu, but in e-sports, there’s no love!】

【Who is it, who is it? Please, someone tell me who the other person is, the little brother’s inexplicable doting!!】

【Someone recorded a segment of the operator lady speaking just now, listened to it repeatedly, and finally found out it was Lu Xuan.】

【??? Lu Xuan ??? the little princess working for Ruan Yōu’s e-sports team?】

【Ruan Yōu, Ruan Yōu, you’re the best in the world!】

【Even the little princess can work for the RG team. Ruan Yōu, tell me honestly, is there anyone in this world you can’t hire?】

After Lu Xuan’s identity was revealed, it brought about two shocks.

Some people went to Ruan Yōu’s Weibo to admire her, as well as marvel at her good relationship with the top wealthy family members.

How should they say it?

The fact that both Qi Nuo from the Qi family and Lu Xuan, the little princess, could join her team definitely had its reasons. The two of them could bring tremendous fame and discussion to the team, making them an intangible asset for the team.

At the same moment, someone started creating a video of the Qi Nuo and Lu Xuan’s CP on the internet.

《Little Princess, You Have Your Little Milk Dog!!》, 《The Little Milk Dog is Always Behind You》, and other videos had over a million views on the night of their release. Apart from the individuals involved, all Top Wealthy Octet members also shared them.

People who originally thought they had no connection, with the divine editing of netizens, actually felt real.

Even Wen Juxi, who usually never spoke to them, couldn’t help but curiously ask Ruan Yōu:【Are they really together?】

Ruan Yōu: …

【No.】

Alright.

Now, in the wealthy circle, the CP between the young master and the little princess is gradually increasing.

Lu Jin felt both sad and happy.

Sad because the little princess let go of this good cabbage, but happy because the little princess would no longer be deceived by a scumbag.

Based on this, Lu Jin immediately became the number one CP fan of Qi Nuo and Lu Xuan, even thinking about creating a CP fan club for them.

Qi Zhiyan was silent for a long time after seeing it, and closed it helplessly, pretending not to see it.

. . . . .

In these three days, Ruan Yōu watched many video edits of the two, and her visits to the RG team noticeably increased.

Everyone kept it a secret from the people involved and didn’t let them see the viral videos online.

Apart from this, a major event occurred in Ruan Yōu’s life.

The police found out where Gu Min was hiding.

The day Gu Min was arrested, he trended online continuously.

Eldest Aunt and Eldest Uncle Gu had returned from the hospital, and during this time, they visited the Gu family five times, with each visit being hosted by Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian.

When Eldest Aunt and Eldest Uncle Gu heard that Sheng Tong, who had “ruined” Gu Min’s life, was staying here, their anger distorted their facial features. Eldest Aunt, unlike her usual dignified self, shouted loudly, demanding the old butler to kick Sheng Tong out.

Ruan Yōu was speechless.

What do you mean by ruining Gu Min?

Wasn’t it Gu Min who ruined Sheng Tong?

In the end, the two of them were asked to leave.

Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu’s attitudes were very clear. In the beginning, it was Gu Min who didn’t cherish the past, tried to strengthen his career through marriage, and even wanted to shake Gu Fuchen’s position in Bozhan.

Everyone may be relatives, but Gu Youqian was very clear-headed.

In his life, apart from his daughter, son, and wife, he couldn’t accommodate anyone else. Although his elder brother and nephew were important, if they wanted to affect his son’s position and make his daughter unhappy, he wouldn’t show mercy.

In terms of priorities, Gu Youqian was very clear.

Both of them knew that Ruan Yōu disliked Gu Min. Their daughter protected Sheng Tong very well, with the intention of guarding against Gu Min. Now, whether it was their aunt or anyone else, their attitudes wouldn’t change in the slightest.

The moment they found their daughter, Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian had already made a promise. In this lifetime, nothing was more important than the happiness of their daughter and son.

When Eldest Aunt came for the fifth time, she seized the opportunity to rush up to the 7^th floor and scolded Ruan Yōu.

When the housekeeper came to stop her, Eldest Aunt was already in front of Ruan Yōu, angrily questioning, “Gu Min is your cousin, how can you treat him like this?”

Ruan Yōu wanted to laugh.

Leaving aside the matters in the novel.

Now that Gu Min has done something wrong, he should pay the price for it.

Ruan Yōu’s tone was calm as she said, “I did more than just that to him. In the end, I no longer had a cousin; I only had a brother.”

As Ruan Liuyu hurriedly approached with a tense expression, the bodyguards and the housekeeper were escorting Eldest Aunt out of the elevator.

When Eldest Aunt left, the world became quiet.

Ruan Liuyu heard Ruan Yōu’s words but didn’t ask further.

She always believed in Yōuyōu.

“If there’s any uncertainty, you can come to me and your brother,” Ruan Liuyu frowned, “There’s no need for you to exhaust yourself dealing with Gu Min’s matters.”

Ruan Yōu shook her head.

She wasn’t tired at all.

Gu Min had been temporarily detained, and the case was still under investigation.

Sheng Tong had been to the police station several times, and there was a lot of online discussion.

Forcing someone to have an abortion was illegal, but if charged with intentional injury, Gu Min might only serve three years, and with a good lawyer, he might even get probation.

In the end, nothing happened.

In Gu Min’s case, he faced more moral condemnation.

His reputation was completely destroyed, and even if he got out, he wouldn’t be able to rebuild himself in the business circle.

As Eldest Aunt said, his entire life was ruined.

Even so, Ruan Yōu did not stop her cooperation with Fang Zeqi.

He hadn’t been destroyed thoroughly enough.

On the sixth day of Gu Min’s detention, she received a message from Fang Zeqi.

On the seventh day, Ruan Yōu went to the police station to see Gu Min.

She had questions to ask him.

Gu Min’s hair was neatly combed, and he sat elegantly across from her. When he saw Ruan Yōu, there was a hint of undisguised mockery and anger in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. In the blink of an eye, he returned to his calm and elegant self.

He emphasized cleanliness and elegance here, attempting to distinguish himself from the others.

It was as if he were still a member of the prominent Gu family, a highly admired noble young master in business circle.

“I didn’t lose,” Gu Min insisted.

The lawyer said he could be out in a year at most.

His parents held the shares of Bozhan, so he would still have plenty of money to spend once he got out. He would live better than many people.

Sheng Tong’s matter was just a minor setback. It couldn’t defeat him, and no one could beat him.

Ruan Yōu asked a question completely unrelated to what Gu Min had said, “Do you know about my return?”

Gu Min’s lips curled slightly, raising his neck like a gallant young man, exuding indescribable elegance. He didn’t care about Ruan Yōu’s question, immersed in his own world. He wanted to convey to Ruan Yōu that he hadn’t lost.

He was just temporarily sitting here, soon he would be able to live as prosperously as before.

Ruan Yōu frowned, “Let me ask a different question. On the day I returned home, did you send someone to pick me up?”

Gu Min’s neck stiffened, and after a moment, he slowly lowered his head, still maintaining his closed-eyed posture, his throat rolled tensely, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

His voice was unusually calm.

But if you listened closely, you could hear a faint tension in his voice.

Ruan Yōu’s breath was unsteady, and her chest felt heavy.

Before she came, she had anticipated getting this kind of response, imagining it a thousand times, and when she heard it, she couldn’t contain her anger.

In other words, this time, he still sent someone over, but things didn’t go smoothly.

She was just one step away from her family and the world falling into a desperate situation.

Ruan Yōu’s silence made Gu Min inexplicably anxious. He raised his gaze and said in a deep tone, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. The conversation ends here. Please leave.”

Ruan Yōu got up and walked to the door, her steps very slow, so slow that it made one anxious. Like a chess player who had set everything up, patiently waiting for the prey to enter the trap.

Time seemed to slow down as if it had come to a halt. The echoing footsteps in Gu Min’s ears magnified infinitely, the echoes and footsteps overlapping, like a silent hunter observing in the darkness, waiting for the right moment to tear him apart.

He felt that Ruan Yōu knew everything, but he didn’t know if it was true.

As Gu Min was being tortured by this slowness to the point where he wished he could leave right away, Ruan Yōu’s steps stopped, and she looked at the open door, softly asking, “Did you just say you didn’t lose?”

Ruan Yōu’s voice was as light as drifting feathers.

“No, you lost.”

Ruan Yōu turned around, looking down at him from a higher vantage point.

The room was dimly lit.

Ruan Yōu stood in the bright spot.

Gu Min’s side was dark, with half of his body concealed in the shadows, and there were subtle movements between light and darkness.

The room was so quiet that you could hear both of their breathing.

Ruan Yōu’s voice was exceptionally calm, “You have an overseas trading company. This company engaged in fraudulent short selling and illegally transferred assets worth a billion foreign currency. If this matter is exposed, won’t you spend your entire life inside?”

In an instant, Gu Min’s only light vanished.

“What did you say?”

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Chapter 78 Part 1 一 Gu Min, he hadn’t been destroyed thoroughly enough.

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Who could have predicted that on Lu Xuan’s first day at work, she spent a total of 888,888 yuan?

One Weibo post directly sent the club to the top of the trending topics.

When the team manager messaged Ruan Yōu, the fan count skyrocketed by 10,000.

In the operations department, Lu Xuan shook her head and typed on the keyboard with confidence and pride, thinking, “Why am I so talented?”

The operations team exchanged glances, unsure of what to say for a moment.

What can be done!

For the little princess, 888,888 yuan was indeed nothing.

After the Spring Festival, there were many promotional activities, and their company was the first company that gave 888,888 yuan to the fans.

Under the RG team’s official account, there were a lot of shares, likes, and comments, with all the attention focused on the money.

【Did you make a mistake… 888,888 yuan? Delete the post quickly, operator!】

【I don’t think it’s a mistake. If it were, they would have edited the post quickly. It’s been half an hour, and there’s been no movement.】

【! ! ! Finally, I’m the snowman king who has been honed in snowball fights since childhood finally has a chance to shine!】

【Wuwuwu, cities without snow can’t participate in snowman building competitions.】

【Hahaha, who would’ve thought you could make money from building snowmen.】

【Northern folks are ecstatic, southern folks are crying; it just goes to show that the happiness of people from the north and south is always different (dog head.】

. . . . .

The RG Club fans unilaterally announced that in the New Year fan welfare event, the RG team elevated the average standard of fan activities single-handedly, causing a significant sensation not only in the e-sports circle but also in various industries.

Even fans of celebrities in the entertainment industry couldn’t resist joining this snowman building competition.

【Ah, the stingy agency’s New Year event is giving away ten signed photos and figurines to fans, while the e-sports team is giving away 88,888 yuan.】

【Hahaha, I’ve already joined a group for exposing fake entries in the snowman competition. Now the comment section is filled with一let’s expose the fakes!】

【People from the southern regions who have never seen snow say, ‘I can’t participate,’ and others shouldn’t try to take advantage of the situation. We should all suffer together (dog head】

【What is this, tearing the umbrella apart? You have been caught in the rain, and you want to let others experience misfortune?】

【Originally I didn’t want to participate, but a friend from the southern region is asking for the group chat ID to fight against fake entries. Brothers and sisters, please help me with one.】

So, an hour and a half later, this snowman building competition started to split into two factions.

Professional fake-exposers and participants.

The nationwide snowman building frenzy officially began, and whether you’ve ever built a snowman this year or not, you could find your rightful place in this event.

Three hours after Lu Xuan’s snowman building contest was posted on Weibo, the RG Club’s operations team was forced to create a detailed “Snowman Building Competition Rules and Guidelines.” They even hastily made an H5¹ for everyone to upload online for a nationwide vote.

Three days for participation, five days for online voting.

The competition became increasingly formal.

The team’s operations group couldn’t help but feel both helpless and delighted at the same time.

Activities like rewarding participants for uploading photos are one of the fan benefits that every Weibo operation does.

But none of them had this effect yet.

There’s no way, Lu Xuan has given too much.

The RG team’s operations team felt like they had picked up a big treasure from the sky, and they arrogantly said that with things going like this, having over ten million official fan followers was not a dream.

Amidst the joy across the entire internet, a group of people went to thank Ruan Yōu.

【The eldest lady of the Gu family is amazing! The snowman building competition really won my heart!】

【88,888! I’m willing to go out right now and endure the cold wind to build a snowman.】

【The snowmen you all built are so interesting, my snowman has to look better.】

【Ruan Yōu, you truly deserve to be the god of wealth in the wealthy circle, always giving money to people when you have nothing to do. (When will I also be able to live a happy life of giving out money to people when I have nothing to do).】

【Ruan Yōu’s inner thoughts: Money is a tricky thing, it burns in our hands, we have to spend it!】

. . . . .

After receiving a message from the team manager, Ruan Yōu immediately logged into Weibo.

Her comment section had indeed been taken over.

As Ruan Yōu browsed the comment section, the more she looked, the more she felt like she had picked on a treasure.

Lu Xuan shouldn’t have stayed in her e-sports team. The team needed results, not just traffic and fans.

The little princess was more suitable for the elderly care company or a “Everyday Taking Down Entertainment” company. With Lu Xuan’s ability to gain followers and this astonishing talent, her elderly care company and entertainment company would become known worldwide within a year.

By then, the whole world will be fans of her company (bushi

Ruan Yōu was happy and clicked on Weibo to clarify.

【@FatCat: It wasn’t arranged by me, it was done by the operators themselves _(:з」∠)_】

Naturally, she couldn’t steal the credit from the little princess.

With these words, the fans were once again excited.

Goodness.

It turns out Ruan Yōu isn’t the only one who loves to give away money. Under her leadership, all the company employees have started believing that “money is a bastard” (？

RG Club’s operations team dared to spend 88,888 yuan on an event, and even the boss didn’t know.

This company is really something.

In an instant, when all the operators on the entire internet saw Ruan Yōu’s Weibo, they felt one part envy and nine parts desire to switch jobs.

Every operator has had moments when they wanted to plan something big but didn’t have enough budget. They wanted to lead fan benefits but the company were too stingy. The company’s boss held onto the principle of “want the horse to run, but won’t feed the horse,” saving money whenever possible.

Now, looking at RG, who wouldn’t feel envious?

Gradually, the focus shifted to the organizers of the “Snowman Building” competition as people couldn’t find the identity of the operator. Unfortunately, there were no traces of her online, and her identity remained a mystery.

Unable to find the operator’s identity, netizens’ attention gradually shifted to the “Snowman Building” competition itself.

At first, everyone was amazed by the huge prize money, and the focus was all about the money. Besides the money, they couldn’t see anything else.

Now, the impact of the huge prize money has been largely waned. When looking at RG’s official blog again, netizens began to focus on the content itself.

In the Weibo post about the “Snowman Building” competition that Lu Xuan posted, they shared the final group photo of the Top Wealthy Octet team building snowmen.

In front of the Gu’s Manor’s western-style building on the fountain square, amid the pristine white snow, everyone stood beside their snowmen, with a gleam in their eyes as they looked at the camera, their smiles radiant.

The warmth of the scene shone through the screen.

【Our favorite eight-member team, celebrating the holiday and building snowmen together, I feel happy just thinking about them.】

【And each person’s snowman is very unique!】

【Hahaha, Jiang Huai’s snowmen are all made of banknotes. You can feel Jiang Huai’s love for money even through the screen.】

【I suggest they release a Jiang Huai snowman doll or merchandise, I’ll definitely buy it!!】

【Money lovers buy Jiang Huai’s snowman dolls, star chasers buy Lu Jin’s, cool sister buys Qi Zhiyan’s, I understand all of that, but what’s the deal with Gu Fuchen’s snowman, which smiles like a fool? So silly!!】

【It’s not Gu Fuchen, it’s Ruan Chenchen, who has a sister complex. He looks at Ruan Yōu with such a silly smile.】

Talking about snowmen, talking about the Top Wealthy Octet, in the end, everyone is discussing the heartwarming feeling of them celebrating the holiday together.

【Living together with friends is so joyful, but it’s a pity that everyone has their own paths, our time together is short, and farewells are even longer-lasting.】

【Sniff, actually, when I saw their group photo, I was really touched. Their relationship is so pure, it’s enviable.】

【I hope I will have the opportunity to eat, drink, and have fun with my roommates after graduating from college.】

【One person desperately wishes the Top Wealthy Octet to release snowman merchandise, I really want to buy it, one for each friend, I hope our friendship can be as enduring as theirs, lasting forever.】

【Let them release it, let them release it, I want to buy it.】

【This is the small happiness in our leisure life~】

. . . . .

Lu Xuan sat by the computer, roughly went through everyone’s comments, and when she glanced at the snowman, she had a little idea.

She sent the relevant comments to Ruan Yōu.

【Lu Xuan: ! What do you think!】

【Fat Cat: …Let me think about it.】

Previously, Gu Fuchen had made an exquisite cotton doll for Ruan Yōu, and now the cotton doll was still sitting on Gu Fuchen’s desk, small and cute.

It had some sentimental value, and it wouldn’t hurt to make one in her spare time.

But Ruan Yōu’s focus was now on how to deal with Gu Min.

Yesterday afternoon, she received a file from Jiang Li.

Detailed information about Gu Min’s competitors and his business partners had all been sent over.

Ruan Yōu set aside the information about the competitors and focused on Gu Min’s business partner, Fang Zeqi.

They had met during their freshman year and were both sons of wealthy families. They excelled in school, unlike other rich second-generation kids who spent their time eating, drinking, and having fun without doing anything productive.

They both wanted to return to their family businesses.

Every moment abroad was a test from their families, and they had to achieve something in a few years to prove themselves to their families.

Gu Min and Fang Zeqi collaborated to create a film and television company. They made some money from commercial films they imported or invested in, and later, Fang Zeqi and Gu Min used that capital to start an investment management company.

From looking at the file, there didn’t seem to be any issues. Ruan Yōu found Fang Zeqi’s contact information, activated a voice changer, and attempted to make a call but couldn’t get through.

After waiting for a few minutes without a reply, Ruan Yōu sent a text message to Fang Zeqi using another phone.

【I’m Lao Chu², I have something to discuss with you.】

Now, both Yang Er and Jiang Li call her that way.

The four character ‘initial user’ was too informal.

Finally, on the afternoon of the same day the Weibo incident occurred, at around p.m., Ruan Yōu received a reply from Fang Zeqi.

【What do you want?】

【I want to talk to you about Gu Min.】

After a long silence, Fang Zeqi replied:【Did Ruan Yōu send you?】

What Ruan Yōu, the eldest lady of the Gu family, did on the day of Gu Min and Wen Cheng’s engagement party had spread both nationally and internationally. Fang Zeqi had been closely monitoring the situation since Gu Min’s return to the country and knew that conflicts between Ruan Yōu and Gu Min were normal.

【Sort of, but I have something that benefits you to discuss.】

Fang Zeqi was now in the eye of the storm. Gu Min’s reputation had been completely tarnished, and their jointly-owned investment and film companies had been affected. He was arguably the person most impacted by this incident aside from Gu Min and Wen Cheng.

Naturally, he held a bit of resentment towards Ruan Yōu.

【Not interested.】

Fang Zeqi’s refusal was straightforward and decisive.

Ruan Yōu realized this would happen and calmly typed back to him:【Gu Min is in a difficult situation now. Both of his companies have been greatly affected in recent days, and the future impact will be even more profound.】

Fang Zeqi asked angrily:【Whose responsibility do you think this is?】

Ruan Yōu replied casually:【Me? I think it’s Gu Min’s responsibility.】

When you do something wrong, you have to take responsibility for it.

Flies don’t bite seamless eggs³.

Fang Zeqi didn’t respond to Ruan Yōu any further, and Ruan Yōu wasn’t in a hurry.

After waiting for half an hour, she sent a long message slowly.

【Gu Min currently doesn’t have the capability to compete with Gu Fuchen or Bozhan. As soon as he shows up, the police will come knocking. If you continue to cooperate with him, you won’t gain any benefits. Moreover, the situation for the Fang family in the country is not great. If you want to return to China to take over the family business, the quickest way is to cooperate with Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen. Someone like Gu Min, with his current status, has no say in the matter. The one who can truly help you is Ruan Yōu.

Her attitude is known throughout the internet. She dislikes Gu Min very much. If you can provide her with valuable information and make her see your worth, helping you is just a matter of a few words.

The most important thing is that if Gu Min fails, the company will be yours.】

Fang Zeqi hesitated for five or six seconds on the last sentence.

Undoubtedly, the words of the initial user were very tempting to him.

This time, he did not refuse outright.

Ruan Yōu waited for nearly ten minutes before receiving his reply.

【Let me think about it.】

Gu Min’s behavior

had already affected the company’s development and future.

In fact, Fang Zeqi had only two options: either acquire shares from Gu Min to gain complete control over the company’s operations, reducing the impact of Gu Min’s public opinion, or make a quick exit before Gu Min appeared and before public opinion truly exploded.

Fang Zeqi didn’t have what Ruan Yōu wanted right now.

But he understood Gu Min.

Gu Min’s ambitions and desires had grown boundlessly, and Fang Zeqi had a vague idea of the direction in which Gu Min might make a mistake, even though Gu Min was cautious enough to leave evidence.

However, Fang Zeqi didn’t have it now.

To cooperate with Ruan Yōu, he needed to find this evidence.

Shortly after, Fang Zeqi received another message.

【Gu Min has an overseas trading company that made nearly 8 billion in profit last year. Did you know?】

Fang Zeqi was taken aback.

He really didn’t know about this.

【Where did you find this information?】

Ruan Yōu didn’t reply directly, she only said: 【I feel you can investigate in this direction.】

After replying to Fang Zeqi, Ruan Yōu opened WeChat and thanked Sheng Tong.

【Fat Cat: Thank you very much. If you think of anything else in the future, whether it’s useful or not, feel free to tell me.】

Ten minutes ago, Sheng Tong sent several messages. One of them mentioned that Gu Min had an overseas trading company and heard that it had made 8 billion.

Ruan Yōu searched online.

There was very little information about the company.

It’s weirdly mysterious.

That’s why she asked Fang Zeqi investigate in that direction.

Things she couldn’t do and people she couldn’t contact, Gu Min’s good friend Fang Zeqi could.

Once she was sure that Fang Zeqi would join her team, Ruan Yōu breathed a sigh of relief.

. . . . .

Ruan Yōu didn’t want Gu Min to continue affecting her emotions. After resolving his matters, she went for a bike ride to reduce the emotional pressure he had brought upon her.

For the same reason, she even played games with other members of the Avengers Guild to let off some steam. After completely venting her emotions, Ruan Yōu received a message from the little princess Lu Xuan.

【Little Princess: Yay, yay, yay, I’m so happy today!】

【Fat Cat: What’s up?】

【Little Princess: I feel like I’m doing a great job at work. Today, the operations team gave me more tasks!】

Before Ruan Yōu could reply, Lu Xuan had already started acting coquettishly.

【Little Princess: They want me to manage team member’s live streams. Do you want to come and watch?】

【Little Princess: Doesn’t matter, Sister Yōuyōu, you have to come.】

【Little Princess: As the boss, you had to supervise me, really supervise me!】

This was the first time Ruan Yōu saw the employees asking their boss to supervise them.

Alright.

Since the Little Princess ordered it, she dared not refuse.

The RG team’s livestream event scheduled this evening was a New Year’s fan benefit livestream.

There would be a livestream because RG club’s e-sports players hadn’t signed livestream contracts. While players from other teams were livestreaming during the New Year, RG’s fans could only watch, feeling envious.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, when all the RG team members were working, the operations team posted a late-night topic, asking fans what New Year’s benefits they hoped for, and a group of people chose “a five-player livestream.”

Since the fans requested it, the operations team naturally had to arrange it.

After much persuasion, they finally convinced the five players.

This was the first time the RG e-sports players livestreamed a five-player game, full of energy. The official account had already teased this on Weibo a day before, and the fans knew about it.

The livestream began at 7 p.m., and by 6:30 p.m., many fans had already prepared food and drinks, sitting in front of the screen, waiting for the players to start the five-player game.

In addition to RG team fans, there were also many fans from other e-sports teams, casual fans, and netizens in the barrage.

They had all come to watch because they were influenced by Lu Xuan’s 88,888 yuan New Year benefits in the morning.

Since the players would show themselves on camera during the livestream, and sometimes club members would pass in front of the camera, the netizens had the idea that “maybe the 88,888 yuan operator lady, would pass by in front of the camera,” so they all came to watch the miraculous operator master.

They wanted to see what kind of staff can came up with an ambitious plan worth 88,888 yuan.

Although it wasn’t her money, she had to deal with the pressure once the budget was spent.

If the 88,888 yuan ends up going down the drain, this person will obviously have to take responsibility.

In conclusion, the person who proposed this activity is definitely extraordinary!

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1. An Interactive web content. ↩︎
2. 老初 (Lǎo chū), 初 (chū) from ‘initial user’ 初始用户(Chūshǐ yònghù). ↩︎
3. It is a metaphor that if you have no weaknesses, others will have no loopholes to take advantage of. ↩︎

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Chapter 77 Part 3 一 A Weibo post became a trending topic.

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Coincidentally, she didn’t want to look silly in front of the camera alone, so having two people with her made her feel more natural, and her mood improved a lot.

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan couldn’t refuse Ruan Yōu’s request most of the time.

The three of them appeared on screen, holding red envelopes sillily, and each of them uttered a blessing in front of the camera.

Ruan Yōu: “Hello, everyone. I’m Ruan Yōu, and I wish all the members of the RG team success in the coming year, smooth competitions, and their e-sports dreams will come true as soon as possible.”

Gu Fuchen: “I’m Ruan Yōu’s brother, and I wish the members of the RG team shine in their competitions.”

Fu Jiazhan: “I’m Fu Jiazhan, Ruan Yōu’s friend, and I wish the RG team’s competitions to become even more successful, and for them to be unstoppable on the battlefield.”

After recording the video, the three of them exchanged glances.

“It’s okay, this time we all looked silly. When it airs, maybe we won’t look so silly anymore,” Ruan Yōu comforted them.

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan both sighed in unison.

Who would have thought that they had turned down an invitation from their own company’s marketing department to come here and say something silly.

After recording the video, the video editing team quickly returned to their workstations, hoping to release it today.

It would be too late if it was postponed until the Lantern Festival, which wouldn’t be appropriate.

Rushing to release the video before the end of the New Year would attract more fans and viewers.

Ruan Yōu didn’t rush to go back today, she wanted to take a look at the club’s working environment and see if there were any areas for further improvement.

After exploring with Lu Xuan and the operations team for a while, it was time for dinner.

There was a cafeteria in the club, and Ruan Yōu was dragged there with great interest by Lu Xuan.

“It seems like you need a cafeteria card to eat here.”

Lu Xuan waved her hand nonchalantly and said, “It’s okay, little brother Qi Nuo is paying today.”

Qi Nuo, who was standing on the side, frowned and silently swiped the card after they finished buying their meals.

He was so obedient that it tugs at the heartstrings.

Ruan Yōu laughed with a mischievous look.

It was clear that Qi Nuo’s life wouldn’t be easy in the future.

The matter of the e-sports team player running errands for the Weibo manager was bound to happen.

They found an eight-person table and each ordered four dishes and a soup. The auntie cooked deliciously, and the food was good.

At the dining table, Lu Xuan suddenly brought up the topic of guardian angels.

“In a few days, it’s the Lantern Festival. Shouldn’t guardian angels give gifts to people?”

Ruan Yōu tried hard to hold back her laughter, her eyes shining brighter than the stars.

It was only her first day at work, the little princess had already started hinting at Qi Nuo. What a pitiful guardian angel, having to be exploited by the little princess at work.

Fu Jiazhan’s gaze lingered in Ruan Yōu’s eyes for two seconds, then he withdrew his gaze and casually asked Lu Xuan, “What would you like your guardian angel to give you?”

Lu Xuan had been waiting for this question.

“I hadn’t decided yet, but I hoped my guardian angel would notice that Lantern Festival also requires gifts. We mustn’t forget our traditional festivals.”

Lu Xuan spoke about herself and naturally had to ask Ruan Yōu, or it would seem too deliberate, as if implying something to Qi Nuo.

“Sister Yōuyōu, what do you want?”

Ruan Yōu shook her head.

She hadn’t thought of a gift for herself at the moment.

Instead of gifts, Ruan Yōu was more curious about who her guardian angel really was.

Starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, she received a small gift every day.

The items were small, but they were all thoughtful.

What shocked Ruan Yōu the most was that on the third day of the Lunar New Year, when the eight of them watched a movie together, she casually mentioned that the movie soundtrack was great, and the next day, there was a vinyl record at her doorstep.

Lu Xuan was a bit envious, “Sister Yōuyōu, who is your guardian angel?”

She really wanted to receive gifts every day.

People always liked surprises.

Ruan Yōu shook her head and said, “I don’t know.”

It probably wasn’t her brother.

Because on the sixth day, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, Qi Zhiyan, Lu Jin, and Qi Nuo had to go back to work, and they all ended their joyful time living together. Lu Xuan wanted to stay at Gu’s house for a couple of days, but in the end, while Lu Jin was shouting, “I can’t find happiness here, and you can’t either,” he dragged Lu Xuan back.

Gu Fuchen asked, “Is it Jiang Huai?”

The gifts they gave were all small, and it didn’t cost much money.

Lu Jin, Qi Zhiyan, and Qi Nuo are all possible.

Little Princess Lu Xuan took a bite of spicy food, which made her face turn red. She quickly took warm water from Qi Nuo and asked while wiping her tears, “Is it you, Brother Jiazhan?”

She spoke casually, and Fu Jiazhan’s figure stiffened for a second, then he said lightly, “No, it’s not.”

Lu Xuan had no doubts.

She asked casually, if the person sitting next to Gu Fuchen was Lu Jin, Jiang Huai, or Qi Zhiyan, she would have asked the same question.

There were only five people present now.

It wasn’t Qi Nuo.

Gu Fuchen was Lu Jin’s guardian angel, so it’s not him.

Fu Jiazhan was the only suspicious person, and since he said it wasn’t him, then it wasn’t.

Lu Xuan happily ate her meal bit by bit.

Ruan Yōu took a few bites of rice and asked Fu Jiazhan doubtfully, “Is it really not you?”

Fu Jiazhan was the person she felt was the most likely candidate.

Before Fu Jiazhan could speak, Gu Fuchen casually said, “Even if it were him, he couldn’t say.”

Ruan Yōu nodded, “Yeah, brother, now it’s only you who has revealed your identity.”

The subtitle was:

You are the only one who is silly~

Gu Fuchen: ….

Angry.

After finishing dinner, Lu Xuan’s first task after starting her job arrived.

She needed to write for tomorrow’s Weibo post, thinking about what theme to use and what kind of topic to write.

The purpose of the Weibo post was to increase fan engagement, interact more with fans, avoid losing followers, and ideally gain some new ones.

This was the job of managing Weibo.

Lu Xuan tightened her grip on her notebook and nodded determinedly.

It’s just about gaining more followers, no big deal.

Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Ruan Yōu, and Lu Xuan could go home, but Qi Nuo couldn’t.

He was a professional e-sports player living in the club’s dormitory. E-sports players had no fixed schedule, they trained intensively in the afternoon and evening, also late-night analysis sessions. Qi Nuo had no opportunity to go home, so living there allowed him to build better relationships with his teammates and made it easier to practice together.

Five people working together with a single heart can cut through metal¹.

Before Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, and Fu Jiazhan left, Lu Xuan remembered something. She put the notebook with her work from the Weibo team back into her bag, then stood about two meters away from Qi Nuo, clasped her hands together, and devoutly made a wish to the moonlight.

“Guardian angel, guardian angel, I know what I want for the Lantern Festival now.”

Qi Nuo: …

Lu Xuan’s voice was sweet: “I hope my parents unfreeze my bank card, guardian angel, you have to work hard to make it happen!”

Qi Nuo & Ruan Yōu & Gu Fuchen & Fu Jiazhan: …

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan finally understood why the little princess had come to work. They glanced at Qi Nuo, who had a helpless look on his face. Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, and Fu Jiazhan each patted his shoulder in a comforting manner.

一一Little brother, you had to walk the rest of the journey by yourself, no matter how tough it was!

一一Younger brother, your “good luck” is yet to come!

The news of Lu Xuan going to work at the Ruan Yōu E-sports company received unanimous approval from Lu Jin, Father Lu, and Mother Lu.

Is this still the little princess they knew who was always pampered?

Growing up, she was really growing up.

Mother Lu was deeply moved.

That evening, Qi Nuo reluctantly called Mother Lu and told her about Mother Qi inviting her to go shopping. Mother Lu readily agreed.

After saying that, Qi Nuo didn’t hang up and casually asked, “Will Sister Xuanxuan go too? It seems like she hasn’t bought anything in a long time.”

One sentence made Mother Lu suddenly realize that their little princess’s bank card was still frozen!

The next morning, after the bank opened for business, they quickly sent someone to unfreeze Lu Xuan’s card.

On the second day of Lu Xuan’s work, she received perfect help from her guardian angel to ‘unfreeze her bank card,’ and she was full of anticipation for future actions related to guardian angel benefits.

However, she didn’t forget her business.

Knowing that she had to post a Weibo today, Lu Xuan had already prepared the text and theme yesterday.

At 9 o’clock in the morning, Lu Xuan logged into the RG team’s official Weibo account and posted a Weibo:

【@RG Club: Have you built a snowman this winter? Boss Ruan Yōu has! Come and share your snowmen, and ten lucky winners will receive 88,888 yuan each!! [Images][Images]】

The picture was the last group photo of the Top Wealthy Octet when they built snowmen together last time.

Eight people were smiling, leaning against their respective snowmen, creating a warm scene, and the snowmen were acting silly.

Not long after, this Weibo post immediately trended.

In the WeChat group, the team manager and the operations team were left speechless.

“Little Princess, I told you to manage it well and not lose followers. It would have been great if you could gain some, but I didn’t mean for you to make a Weibo post that immediately trends for the club!”

At the same time, Ruan Yōu received a barrage of expression stickers from the team manager.

【Fat Cat: What did Lu Xuan mess up this time?】

【Team Manager: No T_AT she spent money on the club and got the club trending.】

This sudden increase of 100,0000 followers overnight through Weibo was making him quite anxious!

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1. It conveys the idea that when people unite and work together towards a common goal with determination and unity, they can overcome even the most difficult obstacles. ↩︎

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