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Chapter 77 Part 2 一 A Weibo post became a trending topic.

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Gu Min founded a film and television company abroad, specializing in commercial films, and it did quite well. The information sent by Wen Juxi showed that he had a good friend from his college days, and the two of them collaborated to create the company. In the business field, no one understood him better than Gu Min’s partner.

Ruan Yōu closed her phone and leaned back in the chair, quietly looking at the scenery outside the car window.

A three-year sentence is too short.

She wanted to ensure that Gu Min would never have a chance to turn things around.

Outside the car window, birds fluttered in panic, soaring into the sky amidst the blaring horns.

Ruan Yōu pursed her lips, her beautiful brows furrowing tightly.

In the novel, Gu Fuchen, Ruan Liuyu, and Gu Youqian were like birds trapped in a cage by Gu Min, waiting for death to come in despair every day.

The car interior fell silent for a moment.

Lu Xuan was seriously contemplating her resume. Fu Jiazhan glimpsed Ruan Yōu’s tense face through the rearview mirror.

She turned her head to gaze intently at the scenery outside the window, her almond-shaped eyes losing their color, filled with heaviness and solemnity.

Fu Jiazhan couldn’t help but steal several glances at her, his eyes deep, and he pressed a button.

Soon, soothing piano music flowed through the car.

Slowly, like a gentle breeze in March, it softly brushed over the wrinkles and heaviness on Ruan Yōu’s forehead.

Gu Fuchen remained focused on driving and didn’t notice what was happening behind.

He said in a calm tone, “This music is nice, quite conducive to relaxation.”

In the soothing piano music, the car traveled down a quiet path, made a few turns, and finally caught sight of the shadow of the RG Club’s base.

. . . . .

The team manager and other members heard that the boss was coming today and would bring a new member along. They excitedly gathered at the base’s entrance, sneakily peeking outside, leaning forward, and trying hard to catch a glimpse of the road from the base.

As soon as a vehicle passed by, everyone’s expectations were instantly at their peak.

A discreet black business car appeared in the team manager’s sight.

“It’s coming, it’s coming, it must be the boss.”

The car stopped at the base’s entrance, and the team manager approached with a smile.

Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, and Lu Xuan got out of the car. The team manager greeted them with a smile, then paused for two seconds, looking back but not seeing another car. He asked in surprise, “Boss, didn’t you say you were bringing an intern as Weibo manager today?”

Ruan Yōu replied, “I brought her.”

The team manager looked in silence at the three heirs of the top wealthy families who could buy the base and the team at will. His heart trembled, shocked for a moment, and his trembling finger pointed towards Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan.

“Them..?”

一一Holy sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, no way, it can’t be them!!!

一一No, no, no, please! This isn’t an intern, these are living legends!

一一The heirs of two top wealthy families wouldn’t come to intern in a place like this, right?

As for Lu Xuan, the team manager hadn’t even considered it.

The little princess’s life was already filled with indulgence, so how could she come for an internship?

Compared to Lu Xuan, the team manager even thought Ruan Chenchen was more likely.

Ruan Chenchen couldn’t let go of his younger sister and wanted to intern at his sister’s company for two months. This ultimate siscon goofball could actually do it.

“Not them.”

The team manager let out a sigh of relief, looking relaxed and content as if to say, “I’ve come back to life.”

Alright, the interns are still behind, it doesn’t have to be one of them.

Now, there’s already a young master from the Qi family in the team, and this little temple of theirs can’t hold two big Buddhas.

Just when his heart had settled down, Ruan Yōu’s words made his heart skip three hundred times.

“Not them, it’s her.” Ruan Yōu pointed in the direction of Lu Xuan.

The team manager looked in the direction of Lu Xuan as indicated by Ruan Yōu.

Little Princess Lu Xuan flashed him a brilliant and proud smile.

一一Yes, that’s right, this princess is here.

The team manager’s legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly, her voice sweet and crisp: “What’s with that expression? Don’t you want me to come?”

“No, no, no, welcome, very welcome.” The team manager forced out a smile, trembling as he hugged the male team leader’s shoulder. With the support of the team leader, he staggered into the base.

The news that Little Princess Lu Xuan was coming to intern as a Weibo manager for the RG team spread throughout the entire club within five minutes.

The e-sports players who had just finished their practice matches came out of the training room, heard the news, and subconsciously glanced in the direction of Qi Nuo.

Qi Nuo paused, furrowing his brows slightly, and a few seconds later, he quickly walked towards the RG hall.

Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan, and, sure enough, Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan were there together.

Ruan Yōu waved to Qi Nuo, “Qi Nuo, come here, let me introduce you to a new colleague.”

As she spoke, all the members of the RG team gathered around.

Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan, Gu Fuchen, and Fu Jiazhan stood in the middle, with Ruan Yōu smiling and pointing in the direction of Lu Xuan. She said, “New year, new atmosphere. In this new atmosphere, we are here to introduce a new employee to everyone. Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Weibo celebrity, Lu Xuan, who has over five million followers and has been receiving excellent engagement on her recent posts.”

Applause erupted.

Impressive.

Truly impressive.

Usually, a Weibo influencer with these kinds of numbers could have their own team, but now, they were going to work with them as a low-level Weibo manager intern. Just thinking about it, they can’t help but feel aggrieved for the little princess.

This wasn’t a backdoor.

It was Ruan Yōu, the boss, who used backdoor to bring this god-like figure to their club.

Lu Xuan smiled gracefully and said, “I’m very happy to work with everyone. Let’s do our best from now on!”

Lu Xuan is good looking and has a great personality. She’s also the heiress of the Top Wealthy Family. Working with the heiress is the happiest thing, isn’t it?

The applause in the room became even more enthusiastic.

As it turns out, the employees of Ruan Yōu’s company are the happiest people!

The employees of the elderly care community can stay for free and receive lifelong care. The employees of Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company slack off every day, yet unexpectedly make a lot of money and earn the boss’s favor. The members of their RG team have been working diligently until now, without retirement benefits or the privilege to slack off, but their club is undoubtedly the most prestigious company.

The young master of the Qi family and the little princess of the Lu family, both members of the Top Wealthy Families, are here. When this amazing lineup appears, who else can compete with them?

It’s so shameless to say it out loud.

In the past, they used to boast about their work, saying, “I work for one of Fortune Global 500¹ company.”

Now, when they brag about their work, they say, “I work for Ruan Yōu’s e-sports company.”

One sentence, kill everyone instantly!

After a brief introduction to Lu Xuan about her joining the company, the team manager didn’t miss the opportunity to talk to Boss Ruan Yōu.

Since the club moved to Marysue City, Ruan Yōu has only visited twice. The last time was to pick up Qi Nuo for a variety show, and this time was to send Lu Xuan for her job. Both times had nothing to do with the company’s business.

In fact, before the New Year, the team manager wanted to invite Ruan Yōu to visit the team, record a New Year’s blessing video as a fan benefit. But unfortunately, Ruan Yōu was too busy, enjoying her life, and had no time to come over.

Now that they finally caught her, the team manager naturally wanted to seize this golden opportunity. He stood in front of Ruan Yōu with a smile and said, “Boss, it’s just after the New Year, and we’ve been working hard for five days. Last time, when we gave them New Year’s red envelopes, the members said it didn’t mean much if it wasn’t given by the boss. Today, since you’re here, can you hand out the red envelopes? It’s to wish them good luck this year and to win the championship!”

Realizing the situation, the team manager quickly added, “It’s not about making you give out the red envelopes. We’ve already prepared them. We just want the boss to personally give them and wish them a prosperous year and success in winning the championship!”

It’s about encouraging the boss to motivate the employees.

The RG team is different from elderly care community and entertainment company. In the coming year, the RG team will undoubtedly face great challenges.

Now, their club is well-known, with Ruan Yōu as the boss, a strong jungler Qi Nuo, and a newly hired Weibo Manager Little Princess. They have gained a lot of fame. If their performance doesn’t match their current reputation and popularity, fans will criticize them, and the e-sports circle will mock them.

The pressure was intense.

The team manager hoped that Ruan Yōu could motivate them.

Ruan Yōu understood, took the red envelope from the employees, and distributed one to each member.

When it was the turn of the five starting members and the five substitute players in the e-sports team, Ruan Yōu spoke particularly seriously, saying, “Let’s work hard in the coming year. I think this should be your best opportunity.”

She handed a red envelope to Sanjiu and said, “Fighting!”

Sanjiu nodded enthusiastically.

Ruan Yōu handed the last red envelope to Qi Nuo and said, “You can definitely make it to the finals. I’ll bring Qi Zhiyan to watch your match together.”

She would sit with Qi Zhiyan at the final’s venue, cheering along with thousands of people, applauding and cheering for them.

Lu Xuan smiled and said, “Qi Nuo will definitely make it.”

The younger brother Qi Nuo was good-looking and serious in his work, completely different from the little puppy she had known before.

He had great looks and a stubborn personality.

In a strangely adorable way.

Lu Xuan’s eyes lit up as she turned to look at Qi Nuo. Her round eyes were big and bright, and she said to Qi Nuo solemnly, “If you can make it to the finals, I’ll hang a long banner at the entrance and inside the finals venue with the words 一一 ‘Qi Nuo Qi Nuo, The strongest and the softest talker in the universe².'”

Lu Xuan clenched her fists cutely and playfully shook them at Qi Nuo, saying, “Fighting~!”

Don’t let her supportive words go to waste~

Qi Nuo pursed his lips, and an unnatural blush appeared on his delicate face.

“Who needs this kind of banner!”

You’re the one who’s the softest talker.

Qi Nuo walked away with a stern expression.

Lu Xuan clicked her tongue and looked back angrily, wanting to call this disobedient little brother over and scold him. If she said she wanted that banner, she wanted it!

Her gaze followed Qi Nuo’s departing figure, and as she continued to watch, her expression grew more serious.

“Why are you looking so seriously?” Ruan Yōu approached, placing her head next to Lu Xuan’s and following her gaze.

Lu Xuan felt a bit embarrassed for the first time.

“Don’t you think that little brother has a pretty good figure?”

The club had the heater on at 26 degrees, and Qi Nuo was only wearing a T-shirt. Despite that, his figure was still tall and attractive.

Broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and a confident stride.

Ruan Yōu took a quick look.

“Not bad.”

She wasn’t interested in this little brother’s looks.

After sending out the red envelopes, Lu Xuan followed the operations team leader to learn about the company’s basic situation, office area, and the daily tasks of the operations staff.

Lu Xuan was a social butterfly, and Ruan Yōu didn’t worry about her.

She only worried about herself.

Next, she had to film a New Year video and say some good words about how she hoped the team would perform in the coming year.

When the team manager and the video production staff came over to prepare to film a New Year’s greeting video for Ruan Yōu, they noticed the two big bosses sitting nearby.

The two big bosses were sitting on the sofa in the lounge, with elegant and upright posture, each reading a magazine to pass the time.

It felt like they were waiting for their sisters or wives to finish work.

The team manager didn’t dare to think too much, but he didn’t miss the opportunity to involve the two big bosses.

“Boss, since the two big bosses are here, can we ask them to record a message too? It would be a great show of our team’s strength.”

Many e-sports clubs invite well-known celebrities or athletes to record a message of support before the finals or after the New Year. Sharing these videos adds prestige and interaction with fans, and it’s a way to attract some extra attention.

It’s an annual activity that the operations team must prepare for.

Ruan Yōu nodded enthusiastically.

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1. refers to the ranking of the world’s 500 largest companies that has been selected annually by the American Fortune magazine since 1995. It is ranked based on the company’s turnover. ↩︎
2. 戚诺戚诺，宇宙最强说话最糯。(Qī nuò qī nuò, yǔzhòu zuì qiáng shuōhuà zuì nuò) The use of “最糯” (zuì nuò) at the end may be a phrase used for fun. ↩︎

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Chapter 77 Part 1 一 A Weibo post became a trending topic.

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Regarding the dreams in the novel, it felt brutally close to reality.

During the livestream of the first season of <The Heirs>, a phone call from her “best friend” plunged her into a barrage of insults, accusing her of being “overambitious about marrying into a wealthy family” and a “brainless flower vase,” forcing her out of the entertainment circle.

The WeChat pop-up window was filled with disappointment and blame. Her former fans were utterly disappointed. Amidst the insults, Ruan Yōu turned off her phone. She didn’t see the messages sent by Gu Fuchen, nor did she answer his calls.

Online public opinion was in an uproar, and the livestream was forcibly interrupted.

During the halftime break, the Yu Chi team distanced themselves from her, and the Cheng Guyuan team immediately drew a clear line with her. Her agency wanted nothing more than for her to disappear, fearing that she would harm the company’s development.

In just a few hours, she became the universally despised target of online hate, like a rat being chased and beaten in the street.

Her reputation was utterly ruined. At that moment, Ruan Yōu, the cannon fodder female who participated in the variety show as a special guest, left mid-program, persuaded by the production team.

When she left the hotel, the lobby on the ground floor still had the crew filming, but no one came to pick her up.

The car arranged by the agency was taken back, and she stood by the roadside with her suitcase. No one could have expected that a small car would come straight toward her.

With a few loud bangs, the car’s headlights collided with a streetlamp.

Blood flowed, screams mixed with the blaring horns, and the road was blocked, creating chaos.

The crew filming rushed out upon hearing the commotion, and the staff shouted to quickly call an ambulance. Meanwhile, Gu Fuchen, who had received the livestream message from his assistant, was still on a plane returning from overseas.

Xia Shi came to pick her up, but they couldn’t get in touch with Ruan Yōu herself. After finding out which hotel she was staying at, they quickly arranged a car to pick her up.

But what they witnessed in the end was only a scene of chaos.

. . . . .

Originally, they thought they could wait until the eldest daughter of the Gu family came home, but everyone had already waited until Ruan Yōu was in a vegetative state in the hospital bed.

Because of this incident, Gu Fuchen became the devastating villain in the novel. Believing it was the work of Cheng Guyuan’s brainless fans, he embarked on a path of struggle against the novel’s protagonist, Cheng Guyuan.

The situation of Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu was not mentioned in the novel, and these two individuals were never even mentioned. Even when Gu Fuchen withdrew from Bozhan and went abroad to recuperate due to severe depression, Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu did not appear.

At that time, Dad’s surgery should have just ended. It was they who had someone come to pick her up, knowing her whereabouts. After Dad’s surgery, it was impossible for them not to look for her.

She firmly believed this.

Ruan Yōu couldn’t dare to think further, her heart faintly aching.

Only now did she fully understand why Gu Min had people tracking her.

Gu Min wanted more than just tracking, taking photos, making up stories, and spreading rumors to tarnish her. He wanted her dead.

From beginning to end, Gu Min held onto this idea, just as in the novel, he knew that her parents and brother were waiting for her to come home, and after learning of her whereabouts from her uncle, he arranged for someone to handle things for him.

Killing her wasn’t Gu Min’s goal. His goal was to let Gu Fuchen, Gu Youqian, and Ruan Liuyu sink into prolonged suffering and boundless despair after her death.

What’s more painful than death is the torment and agony of being alive.

Originally, they believed that hope would come into their lives, that their family could reunite, but the result was the devastating news that Ruan Yōu had become a vegetable.

Gu Fuchen couldn’t help but collapse.

He collapsed, and that’s when Gu Min had an opportunity to exploit.

. . . . .

Ruan Yōu’s eyes gradually lost focus as she lowered her head, staring blankly at the photo. The person who had been so lively just moments ago became dull and vacant. The sunlight outside the car window faded, taking away all colors. The warm yellow disappeared, and the sky turned dark.

Gu Min had plunged her whole family into deadly despair, tormenting them over the years. Meanwhile, he racked his brains on how to seize Bozhan, using her family’s desperation as the price, immersing himself in the joy of defeating Gu Fuchen to obtain Bozhan.

. . . . .

“Ruan Yōu?”

Outside the car, Sheng Tong bent down and spoke to break the silence.

Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, and Lu Xuan had been observing Ruan Yōu’s expression. Gu Fuchen frowned and asked, “Yōuyōu, do you know him?”

Fu Jiazhan’s jaw tightened, his expression was serious.

Ruan Yōu came back to her senses, feeling the solemn atmosphere inside the car. She forced a smile and replied, “No, I don’t know him. I just wanted to recall whether I had met this person at the engagement party that day. I always feel like I’ve seen him, but I can’t remember.”

Gu Fuchen breathed a sigh of relief and took the photo from Ruan Yōu’s hand, “It’s okay, let me take a look.”

His memory was excellent.

Fu Jiazhan’s gaze instinctively fell on the photo.

Sheng Tong added, “He’s Gu Min’s driver, so he probably didn’t appear at the engagement party. The chances are higher that he was waiting for him in the car.”

In the photo given to her by the police, the driver was sitting in the driver’s seat, waiting for Gu Min. It seemed that he had followed Gu Min after he left.

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan hadn’t seen this person, neither had Lu Xuan.

Fu Jiazhan: “There were many people at the engagement party. Occasionally not remembering someone is normal.”

Lu Xuan nodded in agreement: “Yes, yes, besides you guys, I didn’t remember anyone else at the engagement party.”

The little princess was not discouraged by this. Instead, she proudly raised her head to showcase her memory to the world.

What’s the big deal about not being able to remember one person’s face? She can’t even remember a whole group of people!

And not being able to remember wasn’t her fault.

The other person had no distinctive features, their behavior wasn’t captivating, and they didn’t leave a lasting impression. How could anyone blame her?

Besides, who would associate with Gu Min except for bad people? Bad people naturally keep a low profile~!

Ruan Yōu had originally come up with a casual excuse, but she didn’t expect to receive such sincere consolation from Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, and Lu Xuan. The impact of what Gu Min had done gradually faded away in the comfort of her friends.

Sensing that Ruan Yōu’s mood had improved, Gu Fuchen relaxed and drove.

As the car drove out of the estate, the security guard at the entrance opened the wrought iron gate. The security at the estate had always been high, which was one of the reasons why Ruan Yōu had asked Sheng Tong to move in.

It took about forty minutes to reach the RG Club. Fu Jiazhan, sitting in the passenger seat, lowered his head to work remotely on his tablet, while Lu Xuan was searching for the skills and work experience needed for the position of “Weibo manager” on a recruiting app.

Hmm…

She didn’t have any of the qualifications listed in the job posting from HR.

The little princess only had a passionate heart!

Lu Xuan knew that going to RG Club with Ruan Yōu was considered a backdoor, but she still wanted to make it look good and not too obvious.

She needed at least a basic job resume, and then she could confidently say, “Ruan Yōu saw her resume, saw her abilities at a glance, and insisted on hiring her.”

It’s just em…

Lu Xuan scratched her head in confusion, “My overseas study experience and internship abroad don’t align with this Weibo manager” position.

Ruan Yōu sighed.

Every heir of the six top wealthy families had interned and worked at world-renowned management companies, with such extraordinary work experience, and yet the little princess was still uncertain about working in a small e-sports club.

Her team is really quite impressive.

The arrival of two heirs from top wealthy families made it shine even brighter!

“Have your Weibo followers already exceeded five million?” Ruan Yōu reminded.

Fu Jiazhan: “Lu Xuan, you’re a Weibo influencer now, with even more followers than RG’s official team account. That’s your advantage.”

Lu Xuan: Oh, right!

Lu Xuan worked hard on her resume, praising herself to the skies. Ruan Yōu, upon seeing the resume, felt it would be embarrassing not to hire her.

RG’s team had one Weibo manager, two short video operators, and one graphic designer, not a large team. In the team, the operation department was relatively minor, with the core departments being e-sports players, data analysts, and training staff. Therefore, the operators didn’t hold as much importance in the team, and their salaries were generally not very high.

Many fans sent in resumes out of love, but Ruan Yōu instructed Xia Shi to reject them all.

Her e-sports team didn’t allow fans to work for love.

Passion and career had to coexist, earning money while having fun!

Ruan Yōu messaged the team manager on WeChat.

【Team Manager: The previous Weibo manager…】

【Fat Cat: Keep it. Two people working make it easier.】

Team Manager: I knew it from the first glance, “It’s something a human Bodhisattva would do.”

Other companies used to want employees to work 996¹ tirelessly and exploit them every day, while Ruan Yōu’s company used to want to give employees long vacations every day, and they used to receive many benefits during holidays, including supermarket shopping cards and numerous cash bonuses.

The team manager, feeling a mix of emotions, made a promise for the first time after the New Year:

【Boss Ruan Yōu, I want to work for you for a lifetime!!】

【Fat Cat: … okay, as long as you’re happy.】

After resolving Lu Xuan’s matter, Ruan Yōu shifted her focus to Gu Min.

Her parents and her brother had helped her so much, and she wanted to handle this matter personally.

Her family, she would protect herself.

Ruan Yōu messaged Sheng Tong on WeChat: 【If there’s any other news, please let me know. Also, I hope you can keep this matter confidential from Lu Xuan.】

【Sheng Tong: Sure, I’ll try to remember.】

Ruan Yōu didn’t know about Gu Min’s past.

If Gu Min was a man who appeared honest and quiet on the surface but was actually ruthless, and he always centered his life around his career, his ambition and desires would undoubtedly manifest in his career.

So, his career wouldn’t be entirely clean.

Ruan Yōu had always entrusted Yang Er’s good friend, Jiang Li, with handling matters abroad. Discreetly acquiring LOP behind Father Jiang’s back, and engaging with Gu Min’s investment rivals overseas, all of which Jiang Li had managed.

This time, Ruan Yōu didn’t ask Yang Er to convey the message but instead requested Jiang Li’s contact information and sent him a text.

【Hello, I’m Ruan Yōu. Could you send me the information about Gu Min’s competitors and his company’s business partners?】

The other person had already received the message from Yang Er and replied quickly:【Of course, no problem. I’ll compile it and send it to you in three hours.】

Jiang Li had been dealing with Gu Min’s affairs all week.

Although this was originally entrusted by the initial user, everyone knew that the initial user’s intentions were the same as Ruan Yōu’s.

This time, regarding Gu Min, the initial user had planned extensively. Getting to know Gu Min’s competitors, cooperation, one by one, they surrounded Gu Min like a bird in a cage.

The initial user exuded a frightening sense of control. It was as if he had a god’s eye view of the future trends and the products on the cutting edge of the market, all of which he could accurately grasp.

However, he lacked Gu Min’s greed and desire, allowing him to see the currents of the business world more clearly.

Outsiders see things clearly, while those involved are often confused. This situation has existed since ancient times.

Sometimes it felt like the current business world was a chessboard in his hands.

He was the chess player, and everyone, including Gu Min, was his chess piece. As long as he wanted to discard Gu Min, Gu Min could exit the chessboard forever.

During this time, Jiang Li gathered a lot of information, and his friend Yang Er even joked that he had become the initial user’s special assistant.

There was no choice, the initial user was generous, and there was no harm in getting closer to him.

Ruan Yōu’s message made Jiang Li realize that Gu Min’s real enemy had always been Ruan Yōu.

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1. It means working from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, six days a week, totaling 72 hours of work per week. ↩︎

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Chapter 76 Part 2 一 Ruan Yōu is a person protected by the Top Wealthy Octet together!

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Did making a big fuss benefit her?

No.

It didn’t benefit Bozhan or herself.

She even had to come forward and admit everything because she had to protect her brother and parents.

There were clearly a hundred ways to resolve this, but she chose the path that was least favorable for her.

Half an hour after the incident started to escalate, a retweet set the internet on fire, topping Weibo’s trending topics.

【@Sheng Tong: I’m sorry for the delay, due to time zones and my lack of experience with Weibo. The post that should have been out half an hour ago is now appearing before you all.

I am Gu Min’s former girlfriend, and all the evidence and audio circulating online come from me. A long time ago, I thought about speaking out, using the truth to expose Gu Min, and making this thoroughly wicked person shed his hypocritical facade, exposing him to the world.

But Gu Min threatened my parents, he demanded that I keep the secret, just like he forcibly took me to a small clinic to have an abortion, with the child in my womb flowing out, he made me promise to remain silent forever, until I found someone willing to help me. To be precise, I found her myself.

She asked me how I wanted to punish him, how I could find some peace.

I knew that Gu Min appeared honest on the surface, but in reality, he hid his true self and cared most about his status and reputation. I wanted him to experience the despair of having his “happy life about to shatter before his eyes” in front of the whole internet. So, I expressed my hope that he would suffer a devastating defeat in front of the entire world, letting everyone know his true face.

She did indeed do that. But it seems I caused her some trouble, too. She helped me a lot, protected my parents, and gave Gu Min the punishment he deserved according to my wishes.

I am very grateful to her. I am about to return to China, and all the evidence has been collected. She has found a lawyer to help me with the lawsuit.

Evil will not be protected, he will receive the punishment he deserves.】

With this short essay, everyone finally understands why Ruan Yōu did what she did.

Ruan Yōu only acted in accordance with the victim’s request, ensuring that the perpetrator received the deserved punishment.

【Ruan Yōu, you’re amazing Q_AQ】

【Ugh, what a disgusting person! Threatening with parents, just get lost!】

【Will he really go to jail? Please, he’s the kind of person who deserves to spend a lifetime behind bars.】

【Ruan Yōu, give him some more punishment!】

Now, Gu Min indeed faced the consequences.

His most beloved and cherished career was ruined overnight, and no one knew where he had fled. The police received a report from Sheng Tong and the evidence provided by the lawyer but couldn’t find him, he had disappeared without a trace.

Forcing others to have an abortion was illegal.

The police visited Ruan Yōu, routinely inquiring about the source of the evidence and the details of the incident.

“We hope you can assist the police. If you have any information about him, please notify us immediately.”

Ruan Liuyu nodded.

After they left, Ruan Yōu regretfully tapped her forehead with her index finger.

“What’s wrong?” Ruan Liuyu asked with concern.

Ruan Yōu: “I didn’t expect him to run away. I should have had someone watch him at all times.”

Ruan Liuyu smiled gently, stroked the faint red mark on Ruan Yōu’s fair forehead caused by her own finger, and hesitated for a moment before softly saying, “In the future, if you encounter such a situation, talk to Mom and Dad first.”

She guessed that her daughter didn’t like Gu Min, and she might do something to embarrass Gu Min, but not to the point of causing a big uproar, at most something that would make people laugh.

But she didn’t expect the situation to become this big.

Ruan Liuyu didn’t criticize her daughter, nor did she think she did anything wrong.

She also didn’t like Gu Min’s family, especially after they tried to disrupt her son Gu Fuchen’s position in Bozhan with their marriage cooperation. Since the other party showed no mercy and had desires written all over their faces, Ruan Liuyu wouldn’t be overly kind to them.

Her life revolved around her family.

Ruan Yōu had no problem helping to expose Gu Min, but…

“Sometimes, Gu Min can be very ruthless in his actions. Until he’s caught, you’ll need to have bodyguards with you when you go out,” Ruan Liuyu added. “I’ve hired a very capable female bodyguard who doesn’t talk much. I’ll have her accompany you during this time.”

Ruan Yōu wanted to say it wasn’t necessary, as if they were in a melodramatic drama, but thinking of her car accident in the novel, she hesitated and nodded.

After the police left, they added Ruan Yōu on WeChat, hoping that if there was something else going on with Sheng Tong, they would be able to reach out.

Thinking about Sheng Tong’s return to the country, Ruan Yōu messaged the police officer, taking it seriously.

【Hello, Sheng Tong is about to return to the country. Should I bring her to the police station for a statement when she’s back?】

【Yes, that’s fine.】

Now the entire Internet paid close attention to this matter. After Gu Min disappeared, there were many people clamoring to quickly capture him and bring him to justice on the spot.

The police were retrieving road surveillance footage, monitoring Gu Min’s phone and related communications in real-time to ensure a quick apprehension.

Ruan Yōu won’t be at ease if Gu Min didn’t get caught.

It’s as if the duck that was in hand flew away.

She couldn’t believe Gu Min would run away and regretted it deeply.

Ruan Liuyu comforted her, “Shi Quan is very capable, he has solved two major cases. We can find you, and with his connections, we’ll find him soon. Don’t worry, locating Gu Min won’t be difficult.”

Ruan Yōu blinked in surprise.

She had never known why her parents suddenly found her more than twenty years after being abducted.

She had wanted to ask before, but was afraid of upsetting her parents. Now that her mother brought it up, she wouldn’t miss the chance to know the answer.

“What did he do?”

Talking about the past, Ruan Liuyu’s eyes deepened. She and Ruan Yōu sat down on the couch, and she slowly said, “He solved two major kidnapping cases. Four months ago, during the interrogation of a gang he busted, they mentioned you.”

“Me? The ones who kidnapped me?”

“Yes. When they got the information during the interrogation, the police quickly called your father and me,” Ruan Liuyu frowned, “but we had some issues at that time and missed the calls. They also called your uncle. He flew overseas to find us and that’s when we learned about this.”

At the time, Gu Youqian was undergoing heart surgery. Ruan Liuyu had her phone on silent, and she didn’t check it for over ten hours, feeling extremely anxious. Meanwhile, Gu Fuchen was on a business trip in Country Y, and the police couldn’t reach him. They used the contact information provided by the Gu family to get in touch with Gu Youqian’s brother.

Ruan Yōu understood.

That’s why Xia Shi came to pick her up.

At that time, there was no one at home.

. . . . .

After chatting with Ruan Liuyu, Ruan Yōu returned to her room and scrolled through Officer Shi Quan’s Moments.

His Moments were not set to expire after six months, so she could see posts from several years ago, most of which were news articles about solved criminal cases.

Ruan Yōu found a news article from four months ago about a human trafficking case that had been solved. The words were filled with happiness and joy.

She found it quite miraculous.

It was this case, these people, that had helped her return home successfully.

Ruan Yōu felt a moment of guilt.

Now that Gu Min’s situation had become such a big deal, the police were surely under immense public pressure. They needed to find Gu Min and solve this case as soon as possible.

Ruan Yōu decided to pick up Sheng Tong tomorrow and accompany her to the police station for a statement, cooperating fully with the officers.

The next day, Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan, who had come with her to pick up Sheng Tong, arrived at the police station. Sheng Tong went inside alone, while Lu Xuan and Ruan Yōu waited outside.

Two hours later, Sheng Tong emerged, full of energy.

The accompanying officer was surprised and asked, “You can still be so spirited after two hours of questioning?”

Sheng Tong smiled somewhat shyly and replied, “I feel like we can catch him, so I’m happy.”

The officer was momentarily stunned, then chuckled.

He hadn’t expected her happiness to be so straightforward.

This time, when Sheng Tong returned, she revealed some of the violent acts that Gu Min had committed when he forced her to have an abortion. Even though the circumstances amounted to the crime of intentional bodily harm, the forensic examination had determined it to be a minor injury, punishable by up to three years in prison.

Prison was not a good place to stay, life was based on reality.

Inside, there really were places like a boss or something. Upon entering, one could only start by washing dishes. The guards were also newcomers, having just escorted someone from the prison. When he came out, he was covered in lice. When the boss inside was sleeping, he could only crouch nearby. With no money at home, they couldn’t provide for him.

Even though Gu Min had money, what kind of environment could prison offer him?

It restricted his freedom in life, and all his ambitions and hopes would be wasted here.

When Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan, and Sheng Tong came out together, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but ask, “What did they ask you just now?”

Sheng Tong recalled for a moment and said, “It was mostly what I had told Ruan Yōu before, but with more details, down to the time the events occurred. At the time, I had kept records and evidence, but he asked me something else.”

Sheng Tong lowered her voice, “It was probably about the person who helped Gu Min leave.”

Just now, Shi Quan had shown her a photo.

The photo was from a surveillance camera at the engagement party hotel, showing a tall man expressionlessly sitting in the driver’s seat of Gu Min’s car.

“Do you know him?”

Sheng Tong nodded.

“When I was studying abroad, that man was his driver.”

Lu Xuan smiled, “That’s good, with a lead, it should be simple to find him.”

In the midst of the persistently cold weather, suddenly, warm sunlight appeared.

Outside the police station, the sunlight was just right.

The warm and gentle light shone on the faces of the three people, and everything was a new beginning.

Because Mom said Gu Min could be quite crazy at times, Ruan Yōu was worried about leaving Sheng Tong alone. So, she decided to bring her to the Gu family estate for a two-day stay.

Security was tight here, with over a dozen bodyguards on standby at all times, making it very safe.

The old butler arranged a place for Sheng Tong to stay, and Lu Xuan stayed on the 7^th floor.

She sat with her head tilted at Ruan Yōu’s office desk, her bright round eyes and hands supporting her head, as she asked with a smile, “Sister Yōuyōu, can I go to your e-sports club?”

Ruan Yōu: ?

“What are you going there for?”

The Spring Festival had ended, and the club had already entered work mode.

Qi Nuo ended his joyful online gaming life and returned to the club to prepare for the upcoming season.

Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Qi Zhiyan, Lu Jin, and Jiang Huai, the five overlords, were all very busy every day. Ruan Yōu had been dealing with Gu Min’s affairs since the Spring Festival, so she was also very busy. There wasn’t much time for everyone to play games, and only Lu Xuan was left feeling bored.

Lu Xuan found playing games alone uninteresting and didn’t know how to pass the time every day.

She heard that Qi Nuo was returning to the e-sports club for work, and Lu Xuan had a little plan in mind.

After the Spring Festival, Lu Xuan, the little princess, had completely become a gaming enthusiast.

If she couldn’t play online games, playing mobile games would also work.

Most importantly, Lu Xuan realized that Qi Nuo should be her guardian angel.

After receiving the precious bag on New Year’s Day, Lu Xuan had someone check it, and then she discovered that it was prepared by Qi Nuo.

The feeling of having a guardian angel was very comforting.

Now that Qi Nuo has returned to the club for work, there is no opportunity to give her a gift. Lu Xuan, the little princess, didn’t want to miss this chance.

She wanted to stay next to Qi Nuo and experience what it felt like for Qi Nuo to serve her.

After sharing her inner thoughts with Ruan Yōu, Ruan Yōu sighed helplessly and, with a hint of sympathy in her apricot eyes, said, “You really are an expert at taking advantage of opportunities.”

Lu Xuan chuckled, “So, do you allow me to go?”

Lu Xuan volunteered to be her free labor, and Ruan Yōu couldn’t refuse. However, she made a request, “You can’t bother the players usually. They’re there to compete, not to play around. If you go there, you need to find a legitimate job.”

Lu Xuan replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t. I’ll be very serious! Besides, I’ve already figured out what I want to do~”

“What is it?”

“How about managing Weibo?” Lu Xuan shook her phone.

On the screen, the Weibo interface appeared with lots of notifications, and the 999+ unread messages were giving her OCD a headache.

Speaking of this, Lu Xuan raised her head proudly, “I’ve found that I have the potential to be a Weibo manager lately. My Weibo followers have increased a lot, and everyone loves chatting with me, perfectly fulfilling what a Weibo manager should do.”

A scene suddenly appeared in Ruan Yōu’s head: “The little princess is chatting with fans every day on the Weibo of the RG team’s Official Weibo.”

Faced with Lu Xuan’s eager gaze, Ruan Yōu had no ability to refuse.

“Alright, you can go.”

Managing Weibo wasn’t a good job. After losing a match, a large group of people would curse under the official account. Weibo manager was the first to witness all of this, but Ruan Yōu didn’t worry about the little princess being affected.

If they lost the game, she would definitely join the netizens in cursing.

And if the netizens knew that the new Weibo manager was Lu Xuan, maybe they could earn some fans for the club.

After Ruan Yōu agreed, Lu Xuan dragged her to the RG club in the afternoon.

When they left, they happened to run into the two overlords who left early 一 Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan.

Ruan Yōu: “Why are you back so soon?”

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan were both afraid that Ruan Yōu would be in a bad mood because of yesterday’s Weibo incident, so they had been working at lightning speed these past two days and came to accompany her immediately.

“My work efficiency is high, and I have a lot of free time,” Gu Fuchen didn’t miss any opportunity to praise himself. He glanced at Fu Jiazhan, who was standing beside him without saying a word, paused, casually stroked the cuff of his black suit, exuding an air of elegance and nobility. The overlord filter he had lost seemed to return in an instant, and his voice carried a hint of indescribable pride.

“As for Fu Jiazhan, his company is probably going bankrupt. He has nothing to do every day.”

Fu Jiazhan gave him a casual glance, “Don’t worry, the Fu family will strive just like Bozhan.”

Ruan Yōu didn’t want to watch the quarrels between the primary school, so she interrupted them directly: “Alright, can our little friend Ruan Chenchen and little friend Fu Jiazhan be two mature kids? Stop acting like kindergarten children fighting and showing off every day.”

Fu Jiazhan was momentarily stunned by the words “Little friend Fu Jiazhan” for a while. He didn’t speak for a long time. The corners of his mouth raised a slight curve and he nodded lightly.

Gu Fuchen snorted lightly, “Yōuyōu, where are you and Lu Xuan planning to go?”

Ruan Yōu: “To my e-sports club. The little princess is going to work there, and I’m giving her a ride.”

“The boss personally giving a ride, Lu Xuan, that’s quite the treatment,” Gu Fuchen couldn’t help but envy.

Fu Jiazhan: “I’ll go with you.”

He came over just to accompany Ruan Yōu, and since they were going out, he naturally had to follow.

Gu Fuchen: “I’ll go too.”

The driver’s position was entrusted to Gu Fuchen.

Gu Fuchen sighed, didn’t dare to resist, and earnestly drove the two young ladies.

Just as they got into the car, Sheng Tong rushed out from the western-style building, panting, and ran to the side of the car. Ruan Yōu lowered the car window and asked concernedly, “What’s wrong? Do you want to go out?”

Sheng Tong: “Didn’t you ask me earlier what the person who came to pick up Gu Min looked like?”

Ruan Yōu nodded.

She did ask this, mainly to see what the person looked like in case they appeared in front of her and she could have the bodyguard capture them~

Sheng Tong pulled out a photo from her phone album and handed it to Ruan Yōu, explaining as she showed it, “This person is Gu Min’s driver, but he only worked for a month. Before we broke up, Gu Min sent this driver back to China.”

Having a photo of the driver was purely because when the driver was driving Gu Min to pick her up for a trip, at the airport, the driver got out of the car to move luggage, and Gu Min stood beside the driver making a phone call. She felt that Gu Min looked very handsome at that time and took a picture as a memento.

Ruan Yōu casually glanced down, but when she saw the driver’s appearance clearly, her eyes froze.

This person looked exactly like the brainless fan in the novel who had driven and crashed into her.

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Chapter 76 Part 1 一 Ruan Yōu is a person protected by the Top Wealthy Octet together!

Taw’s Note: So, I’ve been wondering about phrases: ‘Top Wealthy Eight Members Group,’ ‘Eight Members of the Top Wealthy Group,’ ‘Top Wealthy Eight Group,’ etc. They didn’t sound quite right to me, so after some consideration, I’ve decided to use ‘Top Wealthy Octet.’ Or maybe you guys have another suggestion. (⁠＠⁠_⁠＠⁠;⁠)

The Top Wealthy Octet consists of Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Lu Xuan, Qi Zhiyan, and Qi Nuo.

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At the engagement party, everyone stared in surprise at the sudden appearance of chat history on the big screen.

The girl’s profile picture was blurred, and all eyes in the room focused on their conversation.

【I can raise this child alone if you don’t want to.】

The text revealed a hint of gentleness and reluctance.

The responder’s profile picture was not blurred.

People who were familiar with it immediately recognized that it was Gu Min’s profile picture. In front of others, a usually quiet and reserved person, when answering these questions, carried a ruthless intent to utterly defeat the other party.

It was as if he was telling others that this was the real him.

【The child must be aborted before I return. If you don’t want to, I’ll do it.】

【I advise you to be more sensible and let me do it, or things won’t be so simple anymore.】

It’s hard to imagine that just two months before uttering these words, the two of them were in love and traveling together.

Even at one moment, made a lifelong promise.

The engagement party erupted into chaos, with voices of discussion gradually covering the entire hall like a rising tide, becoming deafening.

Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt were both dizzy, and all the sounds in their ears turned into ridicule and mockery. Their faces were pale and they looked panicked.

No one present had ever witnessed the ruthless Gu Min in the WeChat messages.

In their impression, Gu Min is honest, quiet, exceptionally capable, and never tries to steal the spotlight from others. He is a standard second-generation rich man from another family, a gentleman and polite, with outstanding talents yet very humble.

While other rich second-generation kids might have chaotic personal lives, he definitely won’t. Gu Min’s character, as he usually presents it, tells everyone present that he would never do such a thing.

It was hard to believe for those present, but five seconds later, the WeChat chat history disappeared, and an audio recording without visuals appeared for everyone to hear.

Upon clicking the start button, Gu Min’s irritated voice filled the entire banquet hall in 360 degrees.

“Was the child aborted? This is my final warning.”

Chat history can be fabricated, images can deceive, but audio cannot.

The Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt nervously instructed someone to shut everything down backstage, and everyone on the Wen family’s side, including today’s protagonist Wen Cheng, was in an unbelievable shock.

Wen Juxi sat in the front row.

At the moment the photo appeared, she looked to her left.

The Gu family sat there. Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, Gu Youqian, and Ruan Liuyu sat in the front row, with the Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt beside them.

Amidst the chaos, Ruan Yōu’s exquisitely doll-like face showed no expression. Her originally clear and lively almond eyes now held a mix of ruthlessness and indifference. The Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt couldn’t handle the shock and collapsed onto the bench, with people around them showing concern.

Only Ruan Yōu gazed at Gu Min on stage with a faint expression, like a hunter patiently waiting for her prey to enter the trap, displaying a calm demeanor as if she had everything under control.

Wen Juxi withdrew her admiring gaze.

After listening to the audio, chaos erupted at the engagement party.

Gu Min stood on the stage, sweat forming on his forehead, fingers tightly gripping the microphone. Veins bulged on the back of his hand, making onlookers’ hearts race. The voices in his ears were infinitely amplified, and he seemed to hear Gu Fuchen’s mockery, making fun of him for being overconfident, mocking him for thinking too highly of himself. In his mind’s eye, he saw Gu Fuchen standing confidently in the Bozhan conference room, conducting a meeting.

Gu Fuchen is outstanding, he is the pride of heaven, and he has always been the goal he wants to surpass.

Gu Fuchen’s gentlemanly demeanor stands in sharp contrast to his current state of desolation and confusion.

Gu Min’s chest heaved irregularly, his breath deep and heavy. His own rationality seemed to have been stunned, and he didn’t realize he was still holding the microphone, maintaining the posture he had just confessed to his fiancée, Wen Cheng.

Now, the heavy panting was transmitted through the microphone to everyone’s ears. His breathing was erratic, and he saw his parents, equally pale-faced. Suddenly, he realized something, took two steps back, and tried to explain, “It’s not…”

“It’s not like this,” he gasped, his self-control wavering.

Below the stage, the people of the Wen family were already in chaos, while only Wen Juxi watched this farce with the demeanor of a spectator.

Six months ago, Gu Min told his mother that he had met the love of his life, a fact that Ruan Liuyu was also aware of.

After returning to the country, Gu Min and Wen Cheng used this information gap to portray the originally love-at-first-sight encounter with Sheng Tong as a meeting with Wen Cheng. They only mentioned that the two of them met again on the plane back home, and this time it was not love at first sight but a mutual pursuit. Once this story got out, it became a romantic love story admired within the wealthy circle.

Now, Gu Min’s involvement in pressuring his girlfriend to have an abortion had been exposed. From the chat screenshots just now, it was evident that Gu Min had pressured his girlfriend to have an abortion two months ago. Considering the time they had been living together, it was easy to deduce that the girl Gu Min fell in love with at first sight overseas was very likely the girlfriend he pressured into having an abortion.

If not, it would only reveal his even more despicable nature.

On one hand, he claimed to have fallen in love at first sight, and on the other hand, he cohabited with someone and pressured her to abort their child.

Hearing Gu Min’s words, someone from the Wen family angrily asked, “If it’s not like this, then what is it? Wasn’t the girl you fell in love with six months ago Chengcheng?”

In the Wen family, there was more than just Wen Juxi who didn’t want Gu Min and Wen Cheng to get engaged.

Their engagement had damaged the interests of too many people from both families.

In the midst of the chaos, Wen Cheng couldn’t determine who asked this ill-intentioned question. She anxiously bit her lip, met Wen Juxi’s calm gaze, and said, “I don’t know why Gu Min did this, but I didn’t lied.”

“Didn’t lie, are you sure?” Someone in the Wen family questioned.

Wen Cheng nodded, clenching her teeth.

At the same time, the audio disappeared, and two photos appeared on the left and right sides of the screen.

The left photo was taken half a year ago, showing Gu Min hugged a girl. The girl’s face was blurred, and her identity was unknown. Judging by the face shape alone, it couldn’t be Wen Cheng.

The right photo was taken four months ago.

Gu Min and Wen Cheng both attended an international economics conference organized by the Foreign Economic Association. After the conference, official photos were taken. In the photo, there were only three people between Gu Min and Wen Cheng.

At such a close distance, they couldn’t have missed each other when taking the photo.

In other words, despite Wen Cheng growing up abroad and never returning, there was a high possibility that Gu Min and Wen Cheng had already met abroad.

The so-called love at second sight, the bold and romantic love story of marrying after knowing each other for only three days, was all fake.

As for the purpose behind their actions, anyone who has been in the business world understands.

The discussions in the room gradually grew louder, and amid the ruthless criticism and mockery, the Eldest Aunt suddenly fainted.

“Aunt, Aunt!”

“Quick, call a doctor.”

In the panic, someone exclaimed, “Gu Min is gone!”

However, the people from the Gu family were too preoccupied with the unconscious Eldest Aunt to worry about Gu Min.

There were panicked footsteps. Ruan Liuyu, who was sitting in the front row, held Ruan Yōu’s hand and took two steps back, leaving the matter to others. She leaned over and quietly asked Ruan Yōu, “Did you do it?”

Ruan Yōu nodded confidently.

Ruan Liuyu didn’t ask any further questions. She protected Ruan Yōu behind her and watched as the Eldest Aunt was taken to the ambulance by the doctor. Then she said to Gu Fuchen, “You handle things here.”

Gu Fuchen: “Okay.”

Now, the control of Bozhan was in the hands of the Gu family. With Gu Min causing such a scene, the Gu family, as a top-tier wealthy family, had to provide an explanation to shareholders and others.

At the engagement party, guests were leaving in groups of two or three. This incident had caused quite a stir, and the news of Gu Min and Wen Cheng’s engagement had already spread nationwide. Uncle and Aunt Wen had even invited reporters to the scene. When Eldest Aunt fainted just now, the reporters seemed to have disappeared.

This incident was bound to make its way onto the internet sooner or later.

Ruan Liuyu didn’t want Ruan Yōu to be dragged into this matter any further. She held Ruan Yōu’s hand and prepared to go home.

The car stopped in front of the hotel. Before getting in the car, Ruan Yōu trotted up to Gu Fuchen and whispered in Gu Fuchen’s ear: “I won’t let this affect Bozhan.”

Ruan Yōu’s gaze was sincere, and Gu Fuchen was momentarily stunned before he realized: “Did you do it?”

Ruan Yōu hesitated for a moment: “I don’t like him.”

Gu Fuchen tousled her hair and reassured her: “Go home. I’ll handle this. Everything will be fine.”

. . . . .

Ten minutes later, news of Gu Min pressuring his girlfriend to have an abortion made it to the top trending topics on Weibo. Alongside it, there was also a trending topic about Gu Min and Wen Cheng’s marriage for the sake of cooperation project.

People who were invited to the engagement party by Eldest Aunt quickly shared today’s events online.

The post detailed the reasons behind Wen Cheng and Gu Min’s marriage, included chat screenshots of Gu Min pressuring his girlfriend to have an abortion, audio evidence links, and also included Wen’s family’s questioning and Wen Cheng’s rebuttals.

Both of these reporters were arranged by Wei Wen.

Before long, entertainment news articles were trending.

The whole internet was shocked.

【wtf, wtf, wtf, this is the most bloody drama I’ve ever seen in a wealthy family.】

【Darn it, I don’t know if I’ve watched too much of those Top Wealthy Octet, but now I think every wealthy tycoon is outstanding, until disgusting Gu Min appeared.】

【Seriously, pressuring someone to have an abortion is a crime!!!!!】

【We need to catch this scumbag quickly.】

【Gu Min is from the Gu family, and yet they held this engagement party so extravagantly…】

【Waaah, what should I do? Gu Min has made me start disliking the Gu family, but there’s still Gu Fuchen and Ruan Yōu in there.】

【I feel like there are no good people in this world. Maybe even the Top Wealthy Octet aren’t clean.】

【Yeah, their private lives are all messed up…】

【Let’s not generalize, friends. Do you really think Ruan Chenchen is the type to have girlfriends outside and be involved in bad things like gambling and drugs?】

【I don’t know about others, but Gu Fuchen definitely wouldn’t… He will only feel that his girlfriend affects him in doting on his sister (bushi】

【Ruan Chenchen: Who needs a girlfriend when I have my sister!】

. . . . .

There was a lot of discussion online.

Ruan Yōu was prepared and immediately logged into Weibo to explain:

【@FatCat: Gu Min was not involved in the management of the Bozhan Group, including its subsidiaries. I won’t comment on the purpose of Gu Min and Wen Cheng’s marriage. My brother and Bozhan are not involved in this matter. They are both good people. In the end, Gu Min’s behavior has already been illegal, and those who break the law should be punished.】

Under this Weibo post, they listed the companies and enterprises where Gu Min had previously worked.

In reality, both Bozhan and Gu Fuchen are victims of this engagement party.

Everyone understands.

Most people believe in Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen.

【Wuwuwu, I knew you would come out!】

【Forever Top Wealthy Octet, what does Gu Min’s trashy actions have to do with Yōuyōu!】

【Yōuyōu and Chenchen, keep fighting!】

But there are a few people questioning it.

【I heard that this thing was released at the engagement party. I want to ask… is this an internal power struggle within your Gu family, using us as your front-line soldiers? The power struggle within your wealthy family, don’t use public opinion to manipulate us.】

【Yes, it’s very strange. The main conflict now is with Gu Min, and it seems like it’s the people from the Gu family who did this. The two articles also focused on the marriage of Wen Cheng and Gu Min, speculating that the marriage was for the cooperation project between Bozhan and the Wen family’s car companies. It seems like someone from the two groups doesn’t want Gu Min and Wen Cheng to join the company.】

【Gu Min is a scumbag, I’ll say that first, but if you treat netizens as fools to use for your own purposes, you’re not good people either.】

【There were clearly a thousand ways to handle this, but the Top Wealthy family chose to release it. Isn’t that laughable?】

The doubts and suspicions have been growing over time.

As people began to condemn Gu Fuchen, believing that he orchestrated everything from behind the scenes, organizing Gu Min’s engagement party and spreading the news online to rally netizens, causing the criticism to escalate, Ruan Yōu logged into Fat Cat’s Weibo and posted another Weibo.

【@FatCat: Gu Min’s matter was arranged by me. I convinced my mother to tell Eldest Aunt to organize a big engagement party. Anything I say, my mother will listen without asking for reasons. I’ve been the one scheming behind the scenes all along. My parents and brother are unaware.

This matter was arranged so that Gu Min could get the punishment he deserved. As for internal strife within Bozhan, there is none. I don’t believe he has the ability or qualification to influence my brother’s position in Bozhan.

Although my brother is childish, he’s the most suitable person for Bozhan.】

This is the truth.

Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian had already stated when Gu Min announced the engagement that as long as they were married, they wouldn’t let Gu Min interfere in Bozhan’s affairs. Now, with the shares and management positions in the hands of Gu Fuchen, Gu Min has no say.

The shareholders will never abandon the legendary Gu Fuchen to support someone who wanted to grow their career through marriage.

Ruan Yōu hated Gu Min. In addition to having overestimated his ability to compete for Bozhan, there was also a significant reason: he sent people to follow her.

The purpose remains unknown for now, but it can’t be anything good.

Ruan Yōu always felt that Gu Min wanted to fabricate some false statements to make her embroiled in a public opinion storm, subsequently affecting her parents and brother.

In the novel, after her car accident, her brother and parents lived a lifetime in despair and depression.

This is also why Gu Min didn’t have anyone follow Gu Youqian, Ruan Liuyu, or Gu Fuchen.

Sometimes, hurting your loved ones can be more unsettling than hurting oneself.

After seeing this Weibo post, the voices of doubt significantly diminished.

There was no way, Ruan Yōu spoke openly and naturally, which actually made people less suspicious of anything.

【Believed in the invincible happy fat cat!】

【Yōuyōu, you were too modest. Gu Fuchen wasn’t just suitable for Bozhan, he was suitable for any company. Laugh to death!】

【The business legend is being used by you appropriately. Is Ruan Chenchen feeling wronged and about to cry?】

【Hahaha, basically, it all boiled down to one sentence 一 ‘Ruan Yōu was annoyed and wanted everyone to criticize Gu Min, as for internal conflicts? Haha, is he worthy of my brother?’】

One minute after Ruan Yōu’s second Weibo post, Fu Jiazhan reposted her Weibo.

【@Fu Jiazhan: When Gu Fuchen heard you call him childish, his hands stopped working, and he covered his face, crying for three seconds.This wasn’t the image he wanted.】

Before long, Jiang Huai, Lu Xuan, Qi Zhiyan, Lu Jin, Qi Nuo, and Wen Juxi all reposted Ruan Yōu’s Weibo.

【@It’s Xuanxuan: Wuwuwu, you didn’t even call me when you do something!】

【@Qi Zhiyan: Yeah.】

【@Lu Jin: Ah, this was the longest Weibo you’ve posted.】

【@Qi Nuo: The boss is right.】

【@Wen Juxi: That’s right.】

All six heirs of the top six wealthy families expressed their support, leaving fans of the Top Wealthy Octet feeling emotional.

【Ah, this was the first time all of the Top Wealthy Octet appeared together!】

【I think Ruan Yōu’s words took a lot of courage. I don’t know if the Gu family will criticize her internally.】

【I have the same concern, but seeing everyone supporting Yōuyōu, I feel relieved!】

【Yōuyōu’s position as the group’s favorite cannot be shaken!】

【Protect the world’s best Top Wealthy Octet Group! why don’t you do another variety show? Wuwuwu, I still want to see more】

【Um, where is the siscon Ruan Chenchen! Yōuyōu protect him, where did he go!】

Five minutes later, everyone finally found out what he was up to.

Bozhan’s official account posted a clarification on Weibo:

【@Bozhan Group: Gu Min’s actions have nothing to do with Bozhan.】

After this Weibo post, Gu Fuchen, who had just finished a meeting with Special Assistant Song Wen and the PR department, finally appeared and left a comment on Ruan Yōu’s Weibo, crying:

【@Gu Fuchen: [Tearful] Everything else you said is very good. Just change the last sentence, the “very childish” after “brother,” we don’t need this prefix, it’s actually unnecessary.】

All the heirs of the top wealthy families gathered on Ruan Yōu’s Weibo, causing it to crash again.

People indeed believed in Ruan Yōu, but there was still one question: why did Ruan Yōu make such a big deal out of this matter?

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Chapter 75 Part 3 一 Minmin Guild Retreated.

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From the first day of the Spring Festival, Ruan Yōu never stopped targeting Gu Min’s business abroad using the initial user’s name.

The news that the initial user was Ruan Yōu’s investment advisor had already spread within the business circle.

Ruan Yōu’s current actions subtly expressed her dissatisfaction to Gu Min.

Deeply affected by this, Gu Min, in his dire circumstances, had only two choices to make.

Either he would give up the opportunity to compete for Bozhan, cancel the engagement with Wen Cheng, and give up everything to protect his own property, or he would continue forward regardless of everything.

Gu Min chose the latter.

Now, no one could stop him from getting engaged to Wen Cheng.

Even though Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian had already expressed their stance, as long as they were engaged, due to the complicated cooperation between the two parties, they would not be able to enter Bozhan for the time being, but Gu Min insisted on going his own way.

The future world that Cheng Guyuan portrayed in front of him greatly attracted Gu Min. He believed in Cheng Guyuan, mainly because the future events Cheng Guyuan spoke of seemed to be coming true right before his eyes.

Cheng Guyuan never thought he would end up like this. He used to look down on Yu Chi’s choices, but now he’s also following the path of relying on Gu Min.

But now, Ruan Yōu’s momentum was too strong, and he had no other choice.

Gu Min was the one who truly hindered Gu Fuchen.

Only he could change this bleak outcome.

On the fifth day of the Spring Festival, on the second day of Gu Min’s quiet exit from the online game, several bosses and young ladies finished playing the game and began to prepare for work.

After enjoying themselves for so long, it was time to get busy.

On that day, Ruan Liuyu received the engagement party invitation from Gu Min and Wen Cheng. As a member of the Gu family, regardless of how strained things were, Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, Ruan Liuyu, and Gu Youqian had to attend.

If they didn’t go, rumors of discord within the Gu family would spread like wildfire in the business circle. Even if the truth was indeed as such, they couldn’t let it affect the day-to-day operations of Bozhan.

On the same day, in addition to the engagement party invitation, when Ruan Yōu logged into her initial user WeChat account, they also received a very interesting friend request.

It was from Gu Min’s first love, Sheng Tong.

Sheng Tong worked abroad for half a year in the financial industry and happened to work in the investment company of Yang Er’s friend.

When her boss, at the request of the ‘initial user,’ started targeting all of Gu Min’s overseas investment business, Sheng Tong had already sensitively noticed that someone had been quietly exerting pressure on Gu Min from behind.

After carefully investigating for a few days, she became very interested in the “initial user.”

As the engagement between Wen Cheng and Gu Min was being widely publicized nationwide, Sheng Tong took the initiative to contact the initial user and Ruan Yōu, seeking cooperation.

【Sheng Tong: Hello, I have something to discuss with Ruan Yōu.】

【Sheng Tong: It’s about Gu Min.】

Ruan Yōu shared her WeChat ID.

Shortly after, Sheng Tong’s friend request was accepted.

Ruan Yōu quickly logged into her WeChat account.

Sheng Tong was direct and didn’t hold back.

【Sheng Tong: The marriage between Gu Min and Wen Cheng is bound to affect the cooperation between the Wen family and the Gu family.】

Bozhan and Wen family have just signed a nearly 100 billion yuan cooperation project. If Wen Cheng and Gu Min were to get married at this time, there is a high likelihood that they would enter the cooperation project under the recommendation of their families and manage the cooperation between both sides.

For them, this is a very wonderful pie.

Gu Fuchen and Wen Juxi definitely don’t want this to happen, and the initial user is now targeting Gu Min, which is like a wake-up call.

The person issuing this warning can only be Ruan Yōu 一 the initial user’s old customer.

【Fat Cat: So, why are you reaching out to me now? What do you want?】

【Sheng Tong: I want to help you, and also help myself.】

Ten minutes later, Ruan Yōu’s personal email received some evidence.

Evidence that is infuriating to look at.

. . . . .

Gu Min fell in love at first sight with a girl six months ago, named Sheng Tong.

Later, while abroad, they unexpectedly met at a certain company, and Gu Min pursued Sheng Tong, and they got together naturally.

She was his first love.

At this time, Gu Min’s feelings for Sheng Tong were indeed genuine.

His entire life revolved around Bozhan, and he desperately wanted to prove himself to Bozhan. Sheng Tong’s presence added some joy and meaning to his life.

His dull life now had color and value.

Love, to him, is a completely new experience.

During the first three months of their relationship, Gu Min was happy, and for a while, he didn’t even think about Bozhan. He wholeheartedly immersed himself in his first love.

It was only two and a half months ago when Ruan Yōu returned to the Gu family.

Everyone noticed that Gu Fuchen had become more vibrant. He had a new name 一 Ruan Chenchen. He went to the amusement park with Ruan Yōu, rode roller coasters, and had pictures taken together in the elderly care community. The joy and happiness in the photos seemed almost overflowing from the screen.

When Gu Min saw these photos, he felt uneasy.

He used to deceive himself into thinking that Gu Fuchen’s life was as oppressive as his own.

Gu Fuchen lived in the suppression of losing his sister, never seeing the light of day again. But now, he not only had a successful career at Bozhan but also had an exciting life.

It was as if Nüwa¹ had given him all the good luck and favoritism when creating humans.

Gu Fuchen’s happiness was a sharp contrast to Gu Min’s.

Compared to Gu Fuchen, his career was not worth mentioning at all.

Gu Min had thoughts of returning to his home country.

Before returning, he informed his parents about Sheng Tong’s existence.

Sheng Tong came from a middle-class family, but in front of the wealthy, she was, at best, like Cinderella entering the castle uninvited.

Eldest Uncle had always wanted Gu Min to join Bozhan. He held shares in Bozhan, was part of the Gu family, and Gu Min had gained recognition from others outside. Joining Bozhan wasn’t difficult, but obtaining power within Bozhan was an incredibly challenging task.

In this situation, aside from marriage, they had no other choice.

Knowing that their son fell in love with Cinderella and dated her for three months, Eldest Uncle couldn’t contain his anger and wished he could immediately fly overseas to break them apart.

Gu Min also understood that there was a vast difference in their family backgrounds with Sheng Tong. If he were Gu Fuchen, he would unhesitatingly be with Sheng Tong. But now, he had to take a different path.

The two of them separated somewhat gracefully.

Sheng Tong didn’t cling too much, and Gu Min was busy dealing with the final matters of his overseas company. Everything was in order until a month after their breakup, when Sheng Tong discovered she was pregnant.

At that time, she still loved Gu Min and didn’t want to give up on their relationship. She had some very naive thoughts, thinking that if they had a child together, it might change Gu Min’s determination to focus on his career.

When the news got out, Sheng Tong’s world plunged into darkness.

She had never imagined that the gentlemanly and respectable man she had dated would, upon learning of her pregnancy hindering his career, coldly insist on her having an abortion.

Sheng Tong was different from Gu Min. She didn’t aspire to a career, she longed for a family.

To be precise, she hoped to establish a warm little home and live a peaceful and harmonious life together forever.

Her parents divorced when Sheng Tong was very young, and every year during the New Year, she felt like a guest in each of their separate households, living timidly in her father’s and mother’s respective families.

They both had families, but she didn’t.

Her parents didn’t give her love, but they did provide her with some money for studying abroad.

After studying abroad, Sheng Tong didn’t date anyone, and Gu Min was her first love. She had secretly delighted in meeting such an outstanding person.

It wasn’t until she told him about the pregnancy that Gu Min revealed his true nature.

Cold, selfish, stubborn, driven by strong desires, and indifferent to kinship.

Gu Min did not agree to Sheng Tong’s request for reconciliation.

After Sheng Tong cried a lot, she had the idea of raising the child as a single mother.

She had already made all the plans and didn’t intend to disturb Gu Min. However, when Gu Min found out about her intentions, he forced her to have an abortion.

The reason was horrifying.

He was afraid that in the future, she would bring the child to find him and ruin his entire life.

Sheng Tong wanted to laugh.

Laughing through tears.

Because of a reason he thought was “possible,” he forced her to abort the child.

In the end, he did just that.

In a small, sinister clinic, a place with closed space and darkness, she was forced to abort her child.

The moment the undeveloped child flowed out of her body, Sheng Tong’s heart died.

She gave up on Gu Min, gave up on the so-called family altogether.

When Gu Min left the cramped clinic, he placed a small box by her hospital bed.

Inside were foreign currencies, a box full of foreign currencies.

He asked her to keep it a secret.

If she told the truth, her parents in home country would have a very difficult time.

Sheng Tong had a strained relationship with her parents since childhood, but she hasn’t completely severed ties with them and has silently endured.

Moreover, even if she spoke out, she can’t bring down Gu Min.

Until she discovered the initial user and Ruan Yōu.

They were her saviors.

Sheng Tong was sure.

. . . . .

In the email, Shen Tong sent the chat records of Gu Min asking her to have an abortion, along with a box of foreign currency he had left behind, all photographed and sent.

Not only that, there were also audio recordings.

Ruan Yōu stored the evidence and, upon seeing messages about her parents, reassured her:【Don’t worry, he can’t harm your parents.】

Ruan Yōu asked Xia Shi to look after Sheng Tong’s parents and finally asked Sheng Tong:

【Do you want to return?】

Sheng Tong had always considered returning home, but she was worried about encountering Gu Min, and she feared not finding a suitable job in China, so she hadn’t returned.

Ruan Yōu added: 【If you want to return, I can introduce you to Yang Er or Cheng Xin. If the interviews go well, you can work there, and the benefits are better than elsewhere. If you stay abroad, it’s also good. The company you’re in now was founded by Yang Er’s good friend, and it has great prospects. After everything is settled, you can decide later, no rush.】

Ruan Yōu simply felt that Sheng Tong was a sensitive and fragile person who might also miss everything from her hometown while in a foreign country, which was why she asked this question.

【Sheng Tong: Thank you.】

【Fat Cat: You’re welcome.】

Ruan Yōu took a deep breath.

Gu Min and Wen Cheng’s engagement invitation quietly sits beside her, featuring their smiling faces.

They lean close to each other, intimately connected, with Gu Min wearing a white suit and a brilliant smile on his usually reserved face.

A person who has always been honest and straightforward becomes radiant with joy after encountering love.

No wonder someone said in the wealthy group, “Gu Min must have found true love, that’s why he’s so happy.”

It’s a pity that his true love is not Wen Cheng, but the value and benefits he can obtain after marrying Wen Cheng.

Indeed.

How could he not be happy when he thought about all this.

However, she is genuinely unhappy right now.

Feeling stuck and unable to move forward.

If she wasn’t happy, she wouldn’t make him happy.

Wen Juxi sends a message.

【Wen Cheng and Gu Min are married.】

【Fat Cat: I received the invitation, I’ll attend on that day. Will you be there too?】

【Wen Juxi: Yes.】

Wen Juxi was considering whether to suppress Wen Cheng in advance and keep everything simple. After receiving the news from Ruan Yōu, she was stunned.

【Fat Cat: Can you make the engagement ceremony even more luxurious? It’s best if it’s grand enough for the whole country to know.】

【Wen Juxi: What are you planning to do?】

Ruan Yōu didn’t do this out of kindness, both sides were well aware.

Wen Juxi received no reply from Ruan Yōu and, after a while:【I’ll give it a try.】

On the same evening, Ruan Yōu received the program schedule for the engagement party.

Eldest Uncle, considering Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu, didn’t want it to be too extravagant. Ruan Yōu looked at the program schedule two or three times and, after a moment, went to Ruan Liuyu. With a sincere expression, she asked, “Mom, can you suggest making Gu Min’s engagement party more extravagant?”

Ruan Liuyu’s reaction was similar to Wen Juxi’s.

However, she didn’t inquire further.

She understood her daughter.

At times like this, Ruan Yōu must have encountered something she wanted to resolve, and even if she asked, she didn’t want to answer.

Ruan Liuyu nodded after a moment.

“Of course.”

The next day, Ruan Liuyu personally went to Eldest Uncle’s house.

Gu Min wasn’t there.

Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt were sitting together, discussing the engagement party process. When they saw Ruan Liuyu, Eldest Aunt’s smile froze.

Ruan Liuyu handed the gift to the butler, then sat down on the sofa and said with a faint smile, “Are you talking about Gu Min’s engagement party?”

Eldest Aunt stammered, “Yes.”

“How can it be so simple? Gu Min is the first among the younger generation to get engaged, and the ceremony is too simple. Others might just come to watch and laugh,” Ruan Liuyu said casually.

The Eldest Aunt quickly understood and her smile became warmer.

Thinking that Ruan Liuyu was concerned about the relationship between the Gu family and gave them a way out.

Since the way out was given, wouldn’t Gu Min have the opportunity to win over Bozhan?

Both of them had high hopes.

Ruan Liuyu handled things and hurried back home.

On the day of the engagement party, many prominent figures were present.

While Gu Min’s status may not have been as high as Gu Fuchen’s, he was still a member of the Gu family. Irrespective of Gu Min’s personal reputation, people continued to hold the reputation of the Gu family in high regard. They had also heard that both the Gu family and the Wen family had ambitious plans, indicating a rather complex situation. Many people were present on that day.

Representatives from all six top wealthy families were present, and nearly seventy percent of the country’s wealthy families attended. The grandeur was no less than the banquet Gu Youqian had hosted for Ruan Yōu.

Ruan Yōu sat expressionless on a white bench.

Sheng Tong sent a message.

Just two simple words:【Thank you.】

In the chat history, there was also a conversation.

【Fat Cat: What do you want to do to him?】

【Sheng Tong: The reputation he values most and the status he desires have all slipped away from him.】

Ruan Yōu felt that there was nothing wrong with this.

He broke the law, so why should his reputation and status remain intact, even if he’s punished?

All of this is what he deserves.

. . . . .

When Gu Min and Wen Cheng heard that both the Gu and Wen families were planning to celebrate this event on a grand scale, they secretly rejoiced for a few days, feeling much more relaxed.

On the day of the engagement party, the major shareholders of the Gu and Wen families were all present, congratulating the couple on their beautiful love story and immersed in the joy of what seemed like a fairytale.

【Wei Wen: Everything is arranged properly.】

Ruan Yōu glanced down and put her phone back in her bag.

Now it’s time to watch the drama.

Fifteen minutes later, the engagement party began.

A singer came to the stage, and on the big screen, a beautiful MV of the two meeting was playing, making everything as romantic as a fairytale.

After the song ended, Gu Min took the stage to speak.

Everyone was immersed in this romantic atmosphere, and after a long list of grandiose thank-you speeches, Gu Min smiled deeply and looked at Wen Cheng, saying, “I will take good care of you in the future, always stand by your side, and love only you.”

When thunderous applause erupted from the audience, the big screen, which had been playing the beautiful MV of the couple, suddenly went black.

After a two-second shock, the big screen displayed a chat history with censored content.

This was Sheng Tong’s intention.

She wanted Gu Min to know that it was her who would ensure he didn’t have a happy ending.

Betrayal would lead to an unpleasant outcome.

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1. 女娲 (Nüwa) is a figure in Chinese mythology and folklore. She is often regarded as a goddess or a divine figure in Chinese culture. According to mythology, Nüwa is credited with creating humanity by forming humans out of clay or mud. She is also associated with repairing the sky and preventing it from collapsing, as well as various other cultural and moral achievements in Chinese mythology. ↩︎

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Taw’s Note: I’ve been hating Gu Min all this time, and now retribution is coming the hard way~ \⁠(⁠๑⁠╹⁠◡⁠╹⁠๑⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♬

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Chapter 75 Part 2 一 Minmin Guild Retreated.

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In fact, Ruan Yōu did this purely because she realized that the snowman made by the little princess, Lu Xuan, was actually her.

To ensure that this small incident doesn’t affect the little princess’s mood, she must help Lu Xuan seek revenge once.

Lu Xuan was very happy and quickly joined the snowman-building activity.

Gu Fuchen occasionally glanced at the snowman that Ruan Yōu had built.

The smiling face Ruan Yōu drew was too, too, too bright, making her look very silly, like a goofy husky. Apart from the little princess Lu Xuan and Ruan Yōu herself, no one could smile so brightly.

Gu Fuchen assured.

Twenty minutes later, the snowman-building activity came to an end.

Ruan Yōu specifically invited Gu Youqian, Ruan Liuyu, Father Lu, Mother Lu, Father Qi, Mother Qi, and Mother Fu, seven judges from the chess room and the ladies’ tea party.

Eight snowmen stood in a row, each with a unique appearance.

The first snowman was slender and wore a red and black suit with a wide-brimmed hat on its head. The snowman’s lips were tightly pursed, creating a sharp contrast with its round head.

This was Jiang Huai’s work.

The seven judges unanimously wrote down their answers on the answer board, “It’s 77.”

Jiang Huai smiled and said, “Yes.”

The second snowman was Qi Nuo’s creation, a normal snowman made up of two round balls with two black chess pieces as eyes. Its eyes were round, its head held high, and its hands were clenched into fists, inexplicably cute.

The seven judges chuckled, “It’s the little princess.”

The little princess, Lu Xuan, was very dissatisfied.

“My eyes are more beautiful than the black chess!”

“Yes, yes, yes,” the judges said in unison, “the little princess has the most beautiful eyes.”

Lu Xuan was satisfied.

The third snowman was Qi Zhiyan’s creation.

The snowman was not perfectly shaped, it had a round head and a round body, wearing a red scarf, looking very cute.

“It’s Qi Nuo,” the seven judges answered again.

A red scarf was like a stroke of genius, you didn’t need to look at anything else to know it was the adorable little brother.

The fourth snowman was Fu Jiazhan’s creation.

The snowman wore a black suit, a tie, and clumsily held a banner that read一“Ruan Yōu fly bravely, your fans will always be with you.'”

Father Lu and Mother Lu chuckled.

Lu Jin was stunned.

“Alright, let’s skip this one. We don’t have this person here.”

When chasing stars, he didn’t feel embarrassed, but when he saw this snowman, Lu Jin felt awkward and wished he could bury himself in the snow.

Why was he so foolish?

The seven judges didn’t speak the answer, but the answer already existed in everyone’s hearts.

The fifth snowman was Ruan Yōu’s creation.

She made it very simple and was the simplest of the eight snowmen.

A big and a small snowball made into a snowman, two bare tree branches as its arms, inserted diagonally, both arms raised high, with rubbery fingers attached to the top of the branches. The fingers were open, resembling the joyful posture of a child raising both hands.

The facial features were even simpler.

The eyes squinted with a smile, drawn as two simple curves, and the mouth had a smile that reached the corners of the eyes.

Overall, it looked like a big fool who smiles like a three-year-old child.

Gu Fuchen carefully examined it for a moment and said confidently, “This smile is like that of a complete fool. It’s definitely Jiang Huai, who’s got the money.”

Ruan Yōu, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Qi Zhiyan, Qi Nuo, Lu Xuan, and seven other judges, all fourteen pairs of eyes, fell on Gu Fuchen.

Gu Fuchen: ?

“What do you think I’m trying to say?”

Everyone said in unison, “What do you think?”

Gu Fuchen felt speechless and wanted to laugh.

“This smile is like a husky…”

Thinking of the comments from netizens about him, Gu Fuchen suddenly stopped. Previously, when he went to the elderly care community with Yōuyōu, they took a photo, and many netizens said his smile was brilliant, as if he smiled like a puppy.

Gu Fuchen immediately corrected himself, saying, “This smile is like a fool…”

Alright, he couldn’t continue speaking.

These snowman and huskies look more and more like him.

The sixth snowman was Lu Xuan’s creation.

The snowman is cute and delicate. Lu Xuan gave it a big wavy wig and a small black bag at its feet. It had the same bright smile as Gu Fuchen’s snowman, just cuter and not as silly.

“Yōuyōu,” all seven judges answered in unison.

“Yes!” Lu Xuan was very satisfied with her work.

The seventh snowman was Gu Fuchen’s creation.

The snowman was also smiling, but its lips were only slightly upturned, with two small blue gemstones in its black jewel eyes. It wore a midnight blue scarf.

The scarf moved slightly in the cold wind.

Like a gentle knight welcoming a princess at the castle gate.

But Gu Fuchen didn’t have such thoughts.

He wrapped a scarf around Fu Jiazhan purely to make him look silly.

“Fu Jiazhan,” the judges said in unison again.

The eighth snowman was Jiang Huai’s creation.

Based on the previous answers, it can be inferred that he drew himself.

Jiang Huai didn’t do it the way Lu Jin described, holding a photo with both hands and a sign on his head that says “This is my destiny.”

He went even further.

He draped a large red scarf over himself, covered with red banknotes, and the entire snowman was surrounded by money, shining brightly in the wind.

“Really awesome,” Lu Jin sighed.

All eight snowmen perfectly portrayed each other’s features, without distinction.

“Stand in front of the snowmen, and I’ll take a picture of you all,” Ruan Liuyu suggested with a smile.

So, each person stood in front of their respective snowmen, and all eight of them took a group photo.

It was very cold outside after building the snowmen.

Ruan Liuyu sent the photos to the WeChat group, marking the end of the snowman-building activity.

Except for Ruan Yōu, the other seven went to 6^th floor “internet cafe” to play games. Before going, Ruan Yōu returned to her room to change clothes and took some time to handle Gu Min’s matters.

In the documents sent by Wen Juxi yesterday, it clearly stated the assets and investment companies controlled by Gu Min abroad.

Ruan Yōu, under the guise of the initial user, had Yang Er’s friend talk to Gu Min’s overseas investment partners, encroaching his bussiness and negotiating with his potential competitors.

The business circle, whether big or small, even the slightest movement will be noticed by others.

Moreover, Yang Er’s friend had previously helped Ruan Yōu with the LOP acquisition case, gaining some fame. Now, by assisting Ruan Yōu again, every move he made is being closely observed by others.

Both Gu Min and his first love, Sheng Tong, were involved in the business circle. When Sheng Tong was working, she noticed that someone was targeting Gu Min everywhere recently.

After instructing everything, Ruan Yōu quickly ran downstairs to enjoy gaming.

. . . . .

On New Year’s Eve, the news of the Top Wealthy Group gathered to play online games not only attracted many melon eaters, but also some rich young masters and young ladies from the wealthy circles also joined the game group chat.

For no other reason, anyone who has watched the livestreams knows that the Top Wealthy Group’s gaming sessions are quite entertaining!

Who hasn’t yearned for a lively Lunar New Year, playing games together, chatting about all sorts of things, and teasing each other while having fun?

People always enjoy a lively atmosphere, and the current Top Wealthy Group is undoubtedly the liveliest.

In previous Spring Festivals, the children of wealthy families in the city either traveled around with their parents, went abroad to visit relatives, or attended parties and gatherings in the south. But this Spring Festival is different.

The parents in the high society circle strangely found that their sons and daughters, who used to be unable to sit still at home and had to go out after half a day, were now all happily playing games on their computers.

Ruan Yōu was once dragged into a wealthy group chat by Lu Xuan, and the group name was <How Bored We Are>.

Now the group name has been changed to <A Chinese Ghost Story’s Game Family>.

In the group, they discuss everything related to online games. Even though they can’t meet in person while celebrating the New Year across different parts of the country, it’s great to have online gaming as a team-building activity.

The final result of most wealthy heirs playing games together was一

In the game, all the high-level accounts that can engage in battles have been bought. Some people are desperately asking others to quickly create new accounts for them. Those who used to sell accounts couldn’t find buyers, but now those buyers are desperate because they can’t find any.

The members of the <A Chinese Ghost Story’s Game Family> who managed to buy accounts and joined the Avengers Guild express their bitterness: “I’ve never felt so humble in my entire life. [crying]”

There’s laughter within the guild.

【[Guild] Avengers 99: In order to join the Avengers Guild, I spent the whole day negotiating with a lady who said she’d create an account, and finally bought this account from her.】

【[Guild] Buying accounts is so difficult: I have to live with this name for a day.】

【[Guild] Dominator just wants to fight: After I finally bought an account, and today they won’t let me fight. I’ll cry for the people on the other side to see.】

【[Guild] Buying accounts is so difficult: Your reputation doesn’t match your crybaby persona.】

【[Guild] Yawn, I want to sleep: Hahaha, let’s see if the other side will fight. When are we getting on voice chat, comrades?】

Overnight, five high-level accounts and twenty mid-level accounts joined. It’s not that they didn’t have money, it’s just that high-level accounts are in short supply in the district.

Now, the Avengers Guild has maxed out its combat power.

More than half of the mid-level and high-level accounts in the entire district have joined this guild, turning it into a legendary guild overnight.

What’s even more amazing is that all the people inside are rich young masters and young ladies. There are so many players from the wealthy circle in the Avengers Guild that even netizens are saying it’s a great time to feast on the drama of the wealthy.

On the first day after the district merger, the Minmin Guild suffered defeat, and on New Year’s Day, they came back.

However, with the support of the <A Chinese Ghost Story’s Game Family>, the battle power now is not even on the same level as the Minmin Guild. It has reached the point where no one can stop them.

They outnumber the opponent, outgear them, and even outspend them. Various fighting items skyrocketed overnight, the shop emptied in seconds, and the game district reached maximum capacity.

On New Year’s Day, the Minmin Guild continued their skirmishes as usual at noon and in the evening, but after just three or four minutes of defeat, they would run to the safe zone and go AFK.

No matter how the members of the Avengers Guild tried to provoke them with taunts, the Minmin Guild didn’t dare to engage in a fight. Later, in order to have a fight, Ruan Yōu had already started planning to implement a shift system.

The shift system involved dividing the current players into two groups: the morning shift and the evening shift.

When the morning shift team was fighting, the evening shift team stood by as spectators, acting as cheerleaders. Even so, the Minmin Guild still didn’t dare to come, lacking the courage for a fight.

Ruan Yōu did not give up her attack on Min Min.

Ever since she found out that Gu Min is Min Min, her dislike for this person has skyrocketed.

During the seven days of the Spring Festival, she spent most of her time on YY Voice, monitoring the whereabouts of Gu Min with Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, and others. As soon as he left the safe zone, she would immediately fly over to beat him up.

On the fourth day of the Spring Festival, two things happened.

The first thing was that Min Min couldn’t withstand the siege of the Avengers Guild and lost his former arrogance. He decided to quit the game. This news came from his game booster and was highly accurate.

The second thing was that Gu Min and Wen Cheng’s engagement banquet date was set for the tenth day of the Spring Festival.

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Chapter 75 Part 1 一 Minmin Guild Retreated.

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Ruan Yōu’s experience of playing in the snow left a deep impression, with the cold ice and snow randomly hitting her face, mixing with warm tears.

As the saying goes, revenge is never too late for a gentleman.

Now, isn’t this the perfect opportunity?

The improved version of the Screaming Chicken’s mouth spat out golden corn candy like a machine gun, rhythmically and precisely, like the plants shooting green balls in Plants vs. Zombies.

Gu Fuchen instinctively dodged but was caught by Lu Jin’s grip on his fate before he could turn aside.

Lu Jin tightly grasped Gu Fuchen’s shoulders, making it impossible for him to evade, inexplicably becoming the despised zombie from Plants vs. Zombies.

Gu Fuchen:…

“This is a gift given to you by your guardian angel, treat it well,” Lu Jin said innocently, but his actions carried a ruthless “life or death” tone.

Gu Fuchen: “Fine, I’ll accept this blessing.”

At most, he just wanted to startle Lu Jin with the gift, but his guardian angel seemed to want his life.

Ruan Yōu, Fu Jiazhan, and others watching from the side couldn’t help but smile.

Thirty seconds later, the Screaming Chicken finally finished spitting out the corn candy. Gu Fuchen was covered in golden plastic-wrapped corn candy, looking extremely disheveled.

Jiang Huai chuckled maliciously, “Gu Fuchen, it’s clear that your guardian angel seized the opportunity to go after you. You two don’t seem to get along well.”

Gu Fuchen couldn’t help but look at his sister.

His narrow and long eyes with deep emotions, tinged with a hint of faint resentment.

Ruan Yōu continued to smile, her eyes curved like stars. “It’s not me, brother, you usually have a lot of enemies, you know~”

“This guardian angel’s gift was wrapped so delicately. Lu Xuan doesn’t have this kind of intelligence, and neither do Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Fu Jiazhan, or Qi Nuo. Qi Zhiyan is even less likely.”

Ruan Yōu never expected that a small piece of wrapping paper would become a clue to expose her identities.

But at times like this, they definitely couldn’t admit their identities.

Besides, they had agreed to end the guardian angel game on the first day of spring. It’s only the first day of the Lunar New Year now, so it wouldn’t be fun to expose themselves so soon.

There were many more gifts to come in the future.

“Everyone here put a lot of effort into preparing gifts as guardian angels,” Ruan Yōu said crisply. “Brother, the gift you prepared for Lu Jin also had exquisite wrapping.”

Fu Jiazhan leaned on the sofa, listening to Ruan Yōu’s explanations with a slight smile. His long eyelashes concealed the clarity in his eyes.

He was wearing a low-saturation brown coat, with soft facial contours. He spoke with a hint of amusement, “Gu Fuchen, the reason for such exquisite wrapping may not be due to meticulousness.”

Gu Fuchen raised an eyebrow.

“This probably means that the other person is very serious about messing with you.”

Gu Fuchen: ?

I appreciate your help.

Jiang Huai burst into laughter.

Seeing Gu Fuchen in distress made him strangely happy.

Gu Fuchen pursued triumphantly and asked, “Is it you?”

He was asking Fu Jiazhan.

Fu Jiazhan had always been meticulous in his work.

Lu Xuan suddenly chimed in, “Okay, okay, let’s leave it up to each other to guess who’s whose guardian angel. But saying it outright here is no fun, we should secretly observe.”

Ruan Yōu remained tactfully silent to avoid diverting everyone’s attention to her.

Gu Fuchen’s list of suspected individuals expanded to include Ruan Yōu, Jiang Huai, and Fu Jiazhan.

Mainly, he had forgotten the fatal mistake he made during the snowball fight, thinking Ruan Yōu had no reason to seek revenge through the opportunity of being a guardian angel.

. . . . .

Ruan Liuyu called, urging them to come downstairs for breakfast.

On the coffee table, the Screaming Chickens stood neatly arranged in the gift box like a row of soldiers, giving Gu Fuchen a headache.

Everyone teased him, but they also helped him gather the scattered candy from the sofa, placing them back in the box. Ruan Yōu picked up the gift box and placed it in Gu Fuchen’s arms with a playful smile, saying, “Brother, this is your New Year’s gift from your guardian angel. Just by looking at the packaging, you can tell they’re quite serious about it. You should keep it safe.”

Gu Fuchen felt tired.

This wasn’t his guardian angel, this was his ancestor.

They were deliberately teasing him, and he had to be grateful and accept the gift from his ancestor!

The 2^nd floor dining room was crowded with people.

Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian beckoned Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen to come over.

Ruan Yōu instantly understood.

She stood in front of her parents, her eyes curved, and began to say auspicious New Year greetings.

“Wishing Mom and Dad a Happy New Year, may everything go well, and good health.”

Ruan Liuyu smiled and gave her a small bag filled with various red envelopes.

“Your New Year red envelopes are all here.”

Gu Fuchen said as usual.

Ruan Yōu noticed that Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian had only given her brother a red envelope about the size of a palm.

Gu Fuchen had one, and she had a pile.

Gu Fuchen put the red envelopes with New Year’s money into his coat pocket, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ruan Yōu staring at him motionlessly. From his right pocket, he handed her a prepared red envelope.

“New Year’s money, a good omen.”

She lifted the red envelope bag a little, “I have plenty.”

Gu Fuchen: “Those were the New Year’s money I wanted to give you from before. This one is a gift from me this year.”

After saying that, he placed the red envelope in Ruan Yōu’s palm.

The youngest child in the family always a little more fortunate, and the older brother would also give her “New Year’s money.”

Regardless of how much New Year’s money you receive, it carries good fortune and heartfelt wishes.

She has gained so much in this new year, and the coming year will be smooth and happy!

During breakfast, the old butler reminded them that there was a thick layer of snow on the small square with a music fountain at the entrance.

Last night, heavy snowflakes filled the sky and fell all night, leaving the estate covered in a vast expanse of white.

“Shall we build snowmen later?” Lu Xuan suggested.

The last time on the variety show in H city, they had a fun snowball fight, and now there were no expectations for another snowball fight, but they hadn’t yet made snowmen, which are a must for winter snowflakes.

Later, each of them will build a snowman, and they’ll take a group photo!

Even during the lively Spring Festival, there should be lively snowmen.

Qi Nuo nodded, “I have nothing planned for today, so I can participate.”

“Sure, after eating, I’ll change into different clothes and join in,” Ruan Yōu added after some thought, “We can even hold a snowman beauty contest. Each person draws a name, and whoever they draw has to build a snowman that looks exactly like the other person. Let’s see who can do it better.”

Gu Fuchen: “Is there a reward and punishment system?”

Ruan Yōu sipped down most of her milk while contemplating, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes turning twice.

Since it’s a competition, adding some penalties can indeed motivate everyone better.

Ruan Yōu had a bright idea, put down her milk cup, and quickly wiped away the milk stain at the corner of her mouth, saying, “As a punishment, if you lose, you have to change your in-game name to ‘I’m a team bully.'”

Lu Jin: …

Jiang Huai smiled and immediately raised his hands in agreement.

“I agree, this idea is good. To uphold the honor and status of the group, let’s all work hard and return the glory that belongs to Lu Jin to him.”

Lu Jin sat expressionless in his original spot, ignoring their laughter and mockery.

Qi Zhiyan’s eyes revealed a faint smile.

This Spring Festival is indeed different from the past.

. . . . .

Half an hour later, they gathered downstairs.

Ruan Yōu wrapped herself up tightly, wearing thick leather gloves and struggling to take a small piece of paper from a wooden box.

Lu Xuan explained the rules, “No one can say who the snowman they made. After making them, we’ll guess one by one. The person who guessed correctly wins, while those who don’t are eliminated. In the end, we’ll choose the person who made the best-looking one from the winners. If we don’t have enough props to build the snowmen, we can find the corresponding props. Just make sure they resemble the characters on the paper, so people can guess them at a glance. You can do anything you want.”

Lu Jin chuckled, “It’s easiest if we draw Jiang Huai, just build the snowman hold a banknote in its arms and wear a small sign that says ‘This is my life.'”

Jiang Huai made a snowball and threw it at him, “Lu Jin, you should keep quiet.”

After a little playfulness, everyone started building snowmen in earnest.

All eight of them were building snowmen in front of the music fountain to ensure that their snowmen would be together in the end.

They lined up in order according to the drawing. Ruan Yōu stood in the middle, with Fu Jiazhan on the left and Lu Xuan on the right, and further over was Gu Fuchen.

Ruan Yōu rolled a big round snowball first, with a round head. Judging by the body shape of the two heads, it looked a lot like a panda.

She quickly fetched a set of colored pens used for drawing from the study.

There was only forty-five minutes to build the snowman, and Ruan Yōu ran back and forth twice before getting all the things she needed.

Ruan Yōu drew a cute smiley face on the snowman’s head, with a high curve to the smile, and the corners of the mouth almost reaching the snowman’s eyes.

Just as Gu Fuchen returned from the room with props, he casually glanced and couldn’t help commenting, “Yōuyōu, are you making Lu Xuan? She looks like a little fool.”

Lu Xuan went back to the room to get props, she wasn’t here.

She wasn’t here, but her brother Lu Jin, was here.

Lu Jin was busy building the snowman’s arm and, upon hearing the comment, he was very displeased and criticized firmly, “Gu Fuchen, how can you say that about your friend’s sister? Is my sister a fool?”

Pausing for a moment, he emphasized each word, “Even if she is, you can’t say it in front of the little fool’s brother!”

Ruan Yōu: …

What a pitiful little princess.

As Lu Jin finished speaking, Lu Xuan appeared in his line of sight.

Lu Xuan angrily picked up the carefully crafted long arm, using it as a snow stick, and struck him on the head with a couple of “clangs.”

The moment the cold snow touched his hair, Lu Jin shivered, and snowflakes scattered around his head.

“Lu Jin! I’ll settle the score with you after I finish building the snowman!”

Lu Jin quickly shifted the blame, “It was Gu Fuchen who said you looked like a little fool. At most, I was an accomplice. He’s the mastermind. Sister, here, I’ll lend you the snowman’s other arm. You can use the same method on him.”

It wouldn’t be fair for him, as an accomplice, to get hit with snow while the mastermind continued building the snowman, right?

This world can’t be so unfair, right?

However…

The arrogant little princess dared only to sulk, feeling like stomping her feet, saying, “I don’t dare to beat him.”

No matter how naive Gu Fuchen was, he was still the heir to Bo Zhan and the overlord in everyone’s eyes. Lu Xuan was always a little afraid of him in her heart.

Gu Fuchen smiled at Lu Jin.

Just as he was feeling smug, whoosh…

Two hands holding large snowballs slapped against his face.

A chilling sensation ran through him, and snow scattered all over his body.

Gu Fuchen shuddered subconsciously.

Ruan Yōu, with a smile on her face, said, “Little princess, I dare! I’ve avenged you, hurry back and build a snowman.”

Gu Fuchen:…

He felt so wronged.

In other people’s families, siblings helped each other and stood together against outsiders, but his sister spent her days trying to make him miserable and suppressing him unilaterally.

Ruan Chenchen had such a tough time Q_AQ

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Chapter 74 Part 3 一 Reconciliation and New Year’s Gifts.

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Ruan Yōu had already looked up what she wanted to do online beforehand.

This time, there was no head chef’s assistance.

Eight people, all relying on their own skills.

Ruan Yōu carefully chopped the vegetables according to the recipe, while Gu Fuchen watched anxiously nearby, afraid she might cut her own hand.

Fu Jiazhan frowned slightly.

“Should I help you?”

“No, my mom said I can only participate on my own throughout.”

Gu Fuchen: “Take it slow, don’t cut carrot cubes, cut carrot chunks.”

Ruan Yōu was helpless: “How about I just wash it and throw the whole carrot in?”

“That works too.”

Ruan Yōu: …

“You do your cooking, don’t bother me!” Ruan Yōu waved her hand to shoo Gu Fuchen away.

On the other side, Lu Jin and Lu Xuan were also working hard individually.

Kitchen contestant Lu Jin was cooking faster than Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan was actually quite worried about him.

Although everyone is having fun playing games these days, sometimes she can clearly feel Lu Jin’s distraction and disappointment.

No matter how indifferent he appeared on the surface, Lu Jin still hoped that his parents would understand him.

Half an hour later, Ruan Yōu placed the prepared dishes on the plate, arranged them slightly, and then covered them with a meal cover, preserving a hint of mystery.

Lu Jin was the last person to come out of the kitchen.

They do not know each other’s cooking.

Ruan Yōu returned to her room, working on the small gift she had secretly bought.

The activity of being a guardian angel is ongoing, and the person she has to protect is her foolish brother. Since it’s New Year, she definitely needs to arrange a small gift for him~

Ruan Yōu followed a video tutorial, carefully wrapped her small gift. She put it in the safe, ready to secretly place it outside Gu Fuchen’s room tomorrow morning.

At six in the evening, the New Year’s Eve dinner finally began amid everyone’s anticipation.

Ruan Yōu carefully brought the dishes she had prepared from the kitchen and sat down next to her brother after placing them on a large plate.

They were sitting at a large round table tonight, with a lively red tablecloth, very festive.

Everyone’s clothes had a bit of red, more or less.

Authentic red, it looked splendid and lively.

The household servants had gone home for the New Year, only the old butler remained.

His son and daughter-in-law were abroad, and the New Year atmosphere was weak. They had their own careers and no plans to return.

Ruan Yōu gave a smile: “Butler Song, please have a seat.”

The old butler waved his hand repeatedly.

Ruan Liuyu chuckled: “Please, have a seat. It’s been a hard year, and there are no outsiders here.”

After Ruan Liuyu’s words, the old butler smiled and took a seat.

The first activity of the New Year’s Eve dinner was a culinary competition.

Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, Qi Zhiyan, Qi Nuo, Jiang Huai, Fu Jiazhan, Lu Xuan, and Lu Jin introduced the dishes they had prepared in order of their seating and explained why they chose these dishes.

Ruan Yōu lifted the lid off a round plate, revealing a simple stir-fried pork dish with diced carrots.

Setting the plate aside, Ruan Yōu’s bright and sparkling almond-shaped eyes gleamed as she said, “I loved eating this when I was a child.”

So, I wanted my father, mother, brother, and other good friends to taste it.

Gu Youqian, Ruan Liuyu, and Gu Fuchen instantly understood Ruan Yōu’s intention. Ruan Liuyu smiled and ruffled her hair, saying, “Later, I’ll make sure your father and I finish this dish.”

Fu Jiazhan joked: “Won’t you leave some for us and Gu Fuchen?”

Jiang Huai added: “Not leaving any for us is one thing, but not leaving any for Gu Fuchen? He might turn hostile and leave immediately.”

Laughter filled the dining table.

Gu Fuchen’s dish was simple, steamed tofu with shrimp.

Ruan Yōu loved shrimp.

He didn’t say the reason, but those who understand, understand.

Fu Jiazhan made a steamed bass, which is also Ruan Yōu’s favorite.

When it came time to give a reason, he thought for a moment, meeting the expectant gaze of Mother Fu on the other side, and Fu Jiazhan smiled lightly: “Every year, there is fish, and every year, there is abundance¹.”

Qi Zhiyan, Qi Nuo, Jiang Huai, and Lu Xuan introduced their dishes one by one. When it was Lu Jin’s turn, Father Lu and Mother Lu’s attitude suddenly became serious and nervous.

These past few days, they hadn’t spoken at all.

Ruan Liuyu, Mother Fu, and Mother Qi took turns trying to persuade Mother Lu, while Gu Youqian and Father Qi went to Lu’s house every day with a bottle of wine, going in sober and coming out slightly tipsy.

In a moment of silent anticipation, Lu Jin slowly revealed his dish.

The rich and fragrant coconut chicken soup was sweet and delicious, its white broth bubbling, making it very appetizing.

Father Lu has to go to the south for a period of time every winter because of his physical condition after surgery.

The famous dish there is coconut chicken soup.

The soup cooked with coconut juice has a unique flavor, and Father Lu would eat it twice every time he went there, as it’s not only delicious but also nourishing.

Lu Jin didn’t say why he made this soup.

Father Lu and Mother Lu understood.

He hadn’t forgotten the harm his father’s surgery had caused to his body, and he worried about his father’s health. He hadn’t forgotten why his father went to the south.

There was a faint moistness in the corners of Father Lu’s wrinkled eyes.

Their friends are right.

Sometimes he was too strict and demanding with Lu Jin, always wanting to keep him in the palm of his hand, but Lu Jin has his own life.

Lu Jin’s likes are different from his parents’.

Lu Jin understood them, but they have a hard time understanding him.

Mother Fu smiled, “Alright, on New Year’s Eve, let go of the unhappy things and start a new life tomorrow.”

Mother Lu comfortingly patted Lu Jin’s shoulder.

They didn’t say anything, but both sides understood.

Perhaps in the future, there will be similar conflicts between them.

The changes in the older generation won’t happen overnight. They will find it hard to shed their past thoughts and emotions quickly, but they will learn.

Learn to interfere less, learn to support their children forever, like Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu.

“Alright, let’s raise our glasses,” Mother Fu reminded with a smile.

Ruan Yōu didn’t drink red wine, neither did Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, and others.

Afraid of getting drunk and having an awkward situation like last time.

The yellow juice in the glass jumped with joy as Ruan Yōu raised her glass, “Happy New Year, may you have good health and everything goes well in the future~” Ruan Yōu held the glass and clinked with everyone.

The tall wine glasses filled with red wine collided with the yellow glass ones, and more than a dozen glasses warmly gathered together.

Outside the window, heavy snow was falling, and the cold wind rustled.

Two red lanterns hanging at the front door swayed with the howling wind, the red color swaying in the air.

The 2^nd floor dining room was brightly lit.

Ruan Yōu held a glass in her hands, her eyes filled with laughter as she clinked glasses one by one with Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Qi Zhiyan, Qi Nuo, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, and Lu Xuan, saying, “Happy New Year~”

After toasting, she took a sip of juice, put down the glass, and opened her WeChat on her phone.

She had changed her WeChat name back to “Fat Cat.”

【Fat Cat: Xiao Lu, Happy New Year! Wish you on good fortune, good health, and all the best!】

Lu Ming replied almost instantly.

【Happy New Year!! Reunion and happiness to your whole family!】

. . . . .

Dinner ended very late.

Everyone sat and ate melon seeds and chatted for a while.

The old butler received a video call from his son and daughter-in-law abroad and was happily talking to them.

At midnight, as the New Year arrived, Ruan Yōu was exhausted and quickly returned to her room to sleep.

Outside the 7^th floor room, there were Spring Festival couplets personally written by Gu Youqian, and everywhere was filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.

Ruan Yōu set her alarm for 6:30 a.m., planning to secretly deliver the New Year’s gift to the person she was tasked to guard 一 Gu Fuchen.

The next day at 6:30 a.m., Ruan Yōu, awakened by her alarm, groaned as she rolled in bed twice, then dozed off for another five minutes. She struggled to get out of bed, driven by her last bit of love for her brother.

Sneakily, she carried the gift from the 7^th floor to the 6^th floor, fearing being caught by others.

Placing the gift at Gu Fuchen’s door, she dashed back to her room and went back to sleep.

Ruan Yōu thought she had woken up early enough to deliver the gift, but when she returned to her room, she found a gift box on the left side of her door.

She had believed she was the most dedicated guardian, but her guardian angel seemed even more committed!

This guardian angel was impressive!

Waking up to receive the gift felt great, and the first New Year’s gift dispelled all of Ruan Yōu’s fatigue and sleepiness.

Ruan Yōu brought the gift back to her room, took a photo of it, and shared it in their WeChat group of eight friends.

【Fat Cat: Praise my guardian angel.】

Others were probably still asleep, and her guardian angel wasn’t foolish enough to reveal their identity now.

Ruan Yōu placed her phone aside and carefully opened the outer packaging.

Inside the pink gift box lay a crystal ball music box.

Upon closer inspection, it was anything but ordinary.

Inside the crystal ball, a figurine was dressed in the princess gown from the welcome banquet the Gu family had recently hosted for her. The figurine wore a crown, hands behind her back, with a slight smile on her face as she gazed at the birds perched on the tree in front.

It looks like her.

The little people inside the crystal ball live in an exquisite and dreamy castle. The grass in front of the castle is filled with the fragrance of flowers and the birds are chirping.

Ruan Yōu pressed the start button.

Joyful music flows inside the crystal ball, and the little people dance to the music, their skirts swaying. In the time of a song, the world inside goes from the brilliant rising sun to the deepening twilight.

Moonlight fell on little Ruan Yōu, and the castle behind her is brilliantly lit.

Ruan Yōu has never seen such an exquisite and romantic crystal ball, it’s her own princess dream.

After admiring it for half an hour and watching herself dance countless times, She put the crystal ball on the bedside table and replied on WeChat with a smile:【Thank you, my guardian angel, the gift is super amazing!】

An hour later, Lu Xuan, Qi Zhiyan, Qi Nuo, and others start appearing on WeChat.

【Lu Xuan: My guardian angel also gave me a gift, hehehe】

Ruan Yōu inquired and found out that on the first day of the new year, everyone actually accepted gifts from their guardian angels.

Qi Zhiyan, Qi Nuo, Jiang Huai, Lu Xuan, and Fu Jiazhan have already opened their gifts. Only Gu Fuchen and Lu Jin’s gifts are left unopened.

Just as the two of them are about to open their gifts, Lu Xuan dragged Ruan Yōu and the others over to see what their gifts are.

Eight people sit on the sofa in front of the living room coffee table, and Lu Jin’s and Gu Fuchen’s gifts are placed in the center of the table.

Lu Xuan is incredibly curious.

Her guardian angel has customized a discontinued bag that she really liked.

Wuwuwu, guardian angel YYDS²!

Seeing her own gift was great, Lu Xuan wanted to see others.

She knew that her brother and Gu Fuchen’s gifts hadn’t been opened yet, so she hurriedly dragged Ruan Yōu over to watch with everyone else.

Lu Jin was also very curious.

He tried shaking the gift box, but there was no sound.

He heard that his sister, Ruan Yōu, and Qi Zhiyan received amazing gifts, and Lu Jin was secretly excited.

Let’s see what his guardian angel would give him!

Lu Jin tore open the outer packaging, revealing a light blue gift box inside.

In the midst of everyone’s anticipation, Lu Jin held the two corners of the square gift box with both hands, and in that moment一

A snake suddenly rushed towards his face.

Lu Jin was so scared that he instinctively threw the lid away and ran away in panic. The lid hit Jiang Huai’s face two meters away.

Lu Xuan screamed when she saw it was a snake and huddled behind Ruan Yōu and Qi Zhiyan.

Jiang Huai was hit, and Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan, Qi Zhiyan, and Qi Nuo all huddled together. Fu Jiazhan instinctively stepped forward to shield Ruan Yōu, and the scene momentarily became chaotic.

Only Gu Fuchen stood on the side, smiling lightly without showing any mercy, with a joyful glow on his face.

The gift that Lu Jin thought was a snake didn’t move.

It’s fake.

Lu Jin:…

Want to curse.

He frowned, leaned in, and just as he was about to close the lid, the fake snake that had coiled back suddenly rushed at his face.

Lu Jin unconsciously stepped back in fright.

Gu Fuchen’s smile deepened.

Lu Jin:?

He looked at Gu Fuchen, “Did you give it to me?”

Gu Fuchen suppressed the laughter welling up inside and said solemnly, “How is it possible?”

“You’re laughing like that, and it’s still impossible?” Lu Jin gritted his teeth, “Ruan Chenchen, you’ll face retribution for this!”

Gu Fuchen shook his head.

“No, I won’t.”

His packaging was very exquisite, it was clear they had put a lot of thought into it.

Ruan Yōu, who had recovered from her earlier fright, watched silently as Gu Fuchen prepared to open the gift. She sat on the sofa, unmoving, just to catch her brother’s expression when he saw the gift.

Lu Jin gritted his teeth and glared at Gu Fuchen, then angrily hit his shoulder with a cushion.

“What kind of guardian angel are you? You’re a demon in human form!”

Gu Fuchen paid no attention to Lu Jin’s retaliation and elegantly unwrapped the gift.

Tearing off the outer wrapping paper, as soon as he opened the gift lid一

Several screeching chickens suddenly rushed out, screaming loudly, and spitting out one piece of corn candy after another from their mouths.

The corn candy pelted Gu Fuchen’s face like small stones.

That feeling…

Confirming the degree of pain, it feels like experiencing retribution.

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The author has something to say:

Lu Jin: My mouth has been opened³.

Ruan Yōu with a hidden smile of achievement and fame.

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1. 年年有鱼，年年有余 (Nián nián yǒuyú, nián nián yǒu yú) ↩︎
2. “YYDS” (永远的神, yǒngyuǎn de shén) means something like an eternal god. The former two characters “永远(yǒngyuǎn)” means forever or eternal, while the last character “神(shén)” means god or something impressive. To say “YYDS” is similar to saying “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time). ↩︎
3. It means very efficacious. But this is just a common folk saying. It also reflects a coincidence and people’s joke. ↩︎

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Chapter 74 Part 2 一 Reconciliation and New Year’s Gifts.

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Gu Min attached great importance to his status in the game.

In real life, he can only keep a low profile and dare not openly pursue any ambitions, forever overshadowed by Gu Fuchen’s brilliance.

A long time ago, he attributed all of this to the fact that Gu Fuchen was born into a good family, with his parents being Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu, who held the most shares. So, Gu Fuchen was different from him from birth.

Gu Fuchen grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, while he had to work for everything.

Later, when Gu Fuchen succeeded as the manager of Bozhan and gained unanimous recognition from the shareholders through his competence, this idea only deepened in Gu Min’s mind.

He stubbornly believed that if he had control over Bozhan, he wouldn’t do any worse than Gu Fuchen.

There was no difference between him and Gu Fuchen, only their positions were different.

In reality, without any spotlight, Gu Min couldn’t suppress his emotions of wanting to climb to the top.

He wanted to be the most outstanding heir, standing at the pinnacle of the wealthy family and looking down on everyone.

Gu Min projected this emotion into the game. Since he couldn’t achieve the first place in real life, he could in the game.

As long as he spent money, he could dominate this game.

Before Orange appeared, Gu Min enjoyed the thrill of being the “king.” When Orange emerged as a formidable opponent, crises arose in the game, but they could still be resolved.

Orange fought alone, and she was the only one with money. However, in the game, Gu Min had made a lot of friends, outnumbering Orange significantly.

All of this changed completely after the appearance of the Avengers Guild.

Gu Min never expected that the members of the Avengers Guild were the top wealthy family heirs who surpassed him in every way in real life. Not only Gu Fuchen but also Fu Jiazhan, Lu Jin, Jiang Huai, and Qi Zhiyan could easily defeat him.

Frustration and annoyance engulfed his entire being.

He wasn’t afraid of the Top Wealthy Group would retaliate in reality after knowing that the person opposite their was him, because the five of them would not do that at all.

Or, one could say they didn’t bother to do so.

The difference in their character seemed worlds apart.

Realizing this, frustration and embarrassment welled up in his mind once again. The game did not bring him positive emotions or relieve him from the pressure in reality. Instead, it made him acutely aware that in the gaming world, he was still vulnerable.

Gu Min didn’t want to dwell on these thoughts, he gritted his teeth and continued the game.

He wouldn’t be easily defeated.

At 11:59, just before the BOSS respawned.

Ruan Yōu stood at the BOSS respawn point, chatting enthusiastically on YY voice chat.

“Go, go, go! Take them down.”

“It looks like today’s battle will be intense.”

In the game interface, dozens of characters gathered on the mini-map, each emitting a purple glow, looking cool and stylish.

And these were just the members of the Avengers Guild, there were dozens more on the opposing side.

This was Ruan Yōu’s first time in a battle with over a hundred players, and the thought of it excited her to no end.

With experience from the previous battle, she wouldn’t be as nervous as the first time she fought.

Fang Shu turned off the rhythmic BGM, and said in a lazy and pleasant voice: “Everyone, let’s do our best in the first battle after the district merged, it’ll be hard to lose.”

“Hahaha, first cheer, then boast. Coke is quite bold when commanding us.”

“Yes, yes, he changed his entire demeanor when he was with the Orange Rich Lady.”

“Liu Liu, come out and ship the CP, your CP is sprinkling sugar!”

Ruan Yōu: …

At 12:00, the battle started on time.

Ruan Yōu was in a team with Fu Jiazhan.

Fu Jiazhan was now the core healer on the team, skilled in operational techniques and executing flawlessly. He was progressing at lightning speed. Earlier, he had been discussing some data with Lao Hei that had made Ruan Yōu’s head ache.

In short, he was a healer that made people feel very safe.

Ruan Yōu could confidently focus on dealing damage.

The Avengers Guild took the BOSS first, and members of the Minmin Guild, using immunity skills, rushed to the BOSS. They didn’t linger in the fight, victory or defeat didn’t matter. Today, they were fighting for BOSS resources.

There were two BOSSes in total, both sides were evenly matched. After the people from the Avengers Guild’s side took away one of the BOSSes, they were then robbed by a group of people who came with immunity skills.

In the end, there was only one BOSS left. Fang Shu’s voice became serious: “A2A3B1, head towards 12 o’clock, draw the BOSS’s aggro. Aggro is on Min Min, kill him first, hurry.”

At the same time, Wen Juxi’s cold voice sounded in the voice chat.

“The first BOSS has been defeated.”

“Both teams are heading towards the 12 o’clock direction.”

Ruan Yōu immediately teleported to catch up, her teleportation skill allowed her to cover long distances. The healer, without teleportation, could only hobble along behind her on two legs.

However, Ruan Yōu teleported too quickly and didn’t notice that her immunity skills had already ended. She ran past the enemy and accidentally gave away a life, falling to the grass in embarrassment.

Ruan Yōu sent a cute “hands covering face, crying” expression in the team.

Fu Jiazhan chuckled and immediately rescued her.

The second BOSS’s aggro was still on Min Min. His equipment was on par with any member of the “Avengers Guild.”

The moment Min Min’s immunity skill passed, numerous damage-dealing skills hit him. The screen was filled with various dazzling light effects, and his health bar rapidly decreased. After falling to the ground, the BOSS’s aggro was transferred to Ruan Yōu, who had very high damage output.

Ruan Yōu’s health bar like going to a disco, fluctuating up and down.

Ruan Yōu herself was extremely nervous, but Fang Shu’s voice remained calm: “Is there still immunity skill? Protect Liu Liu.”

Fu Jiazhan kept a close eye on Ruan Yōu and rapidly healed her.

The BOSS and all the members of Minmin Guild targeted Ruan Yōu. If she died, the second BOSS would likely belong to Minmin Guild.

“Other damage dealer, focus on the BOSS.”

The BOSS’s health bar was down to one-tenth.

Ruan Yōu was given all the life-saving skills from the “Avengers Guild,” and all the output skills were directed at the BOSS.

Ruan Yōu’s fingers were numb from pressing the skills, and her eyes were filled with a determination and seriousness like never before.

Two seconds later, the BOSS fell to the ground.

“Continue clearing the players, heading towards nine o’clock,” Fang Shu calmly said, “Give me ‘Top 10’ and advanced healing skills.”

‘Top 10’ was the healer ultimate skill, a group resurrection, very useful.

In the next ten minutes, the Minmin Guild was in a state of defeat. Fang Shu’s command was calm, explaining clearly when to use which skill, who to target, which direction to focus on, whether to use physical or magic skills, all organized systematically.

Fifteen minutes later, the BOSS battle at 12 o’clock was successfully completed.

“The Avengers Guild” not only won the BOSS battle but also sent everyone back home.

After the chaos ended, Orange, as usual, sent a 1,000-yuan ingot red envelope, like a red envelope grab game. With fifty people, each person could get a bit more or less.

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Orange: Congratulations on a perfect victory in the first round, keep it up.】

Usually, at this point, members of the Minmin guild would come forward and suggest finding another place to fight. They’ve been fighting for almost half a year, and on average, it’s been 50-50.

But this time, after Orange sent the message, the other side didn’t dare to reply, completely opposite to their arrogance when bullying Lu Jin last time.

How could Lu Xuan miss this opportunity to avenge her brother?

She immediately sent a message.

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Xiao Qi: The Minmin Guild is staying silent.】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Liu Liu: Do they want to save a loudspeaker?】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Wu Wu: Arrogant Minmin was beaten up.】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Xiao Qi: Minmin Guild fighting among themselves.】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Big Brother: Fight, fight, fight, can’t fight against eight people and still get beaten up】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Second Brother: Beat, beat, beat, beaten to tears on New Year’s Eve.】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Third Brother: Don’t shed tears, don’t shed them anymore.】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Fourth Brother: First, retreat from the game, then shed tears.】

【[Golden Loudspeaker] Little Brother: The Avengers will always fight you.】

Within the guild chat, Lu Xuan was very displeased.

【[Guild] Xiao Qi: Why such a lackluster ending?】

Qi Nuo felt wronged.

He couldn’t think of anything else for the moment.

The Golden Loudspeaker cost 88 yuan each and will appear throughout the entire district.

Some netizens jokingly teased them.

【[Golden Loudspeaker] I’m scared: You guys are quite cultured, even when you’re roasting people, it’s done in such a refreshing way.】

All game players on the district are extremely happy.

Never seen such a bizarre yet entertaining way of roasting people.

They truly deserve to be the Top Wealthy Group, they’ve got something special.

That day, news of the Top Wealthy Group playing games together to seek revenge for their group became a trending topic on the entertainment rankings.

Everyone genuinely feels that the eight of them are very interesting, and when they get together, they have a peculiar sense of unity.

【It’s so lucky to find like-minded people to play and have fun together.】

【I couldn’t agree more!!】

【Teaming up for gaming, Ruan Yōu, it must be your idea!】

【Hahaha, we all know Ruan Yōu is the group’s pet, but who’s the bullied?】

. . . . .

For the sake of Lu Jin’s reputation, the Top Wealthy Group did not reveal that the account “Heartbroken” that got beaten up was Lu Jin.

After the battle at 12:00, Ruan Yōu and the other seven people came out of the 6^th floor “internet cafe” to prepare for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Each of them had to prepare a dish to share together in the evening.

Before going to the 2^nd floor kitchen to cook for the New Year’s Eve dinner, Ruan Yōu went back to her room first.

Wen Juxi sent her another interesting document.

【Wen Juxi: Look, you’ll be surprised.】

Wen Juxi received this document after the game ended and quickly sent it to Ruan Yōu.

Ruan Yōu opened her email to check it.

In the first document sent by Wen Juxi, there was a rough timeline of Gu Min’s relationship with his first love. Gu Min and his first love studied abroad together, and they were university classmates in the same department.

Six months ago, Gu Min fell in love at first sight, and they got together for three months after a chance encounter. They broke up suddenly not long ago, for unknown reasons.

Ruan Yōu wanted to see this message because it was mentioned at the end of the novel.

After Gu Min successfully taking Bozhan away from Gu Fuchen, not long after, he reached an agreement to divorce Wen Cheng, the CEO of the Wen family.

After the divorce, Gu Min’s career did not go smoothly. Cheng Guyuan, the male protagonist, used Gu Min’s relationship with his first love to force him to withdraw from the competition for projects in the entertainment industry.

The reason for Gu Min’s breakup with his first love was definitely not legitimate, otherwise, his first love girlfriend wouldn’t become a threat and burden to him.

And the second document sent by Wen Juxi is even more interesting.

Above, there is a photo of Gu Min and her first love.

This is nothing, what’s interesting is when Wen Juxi said, 【A year ago, Min Min encountered a ‘girl’ in a game who looked a lot like her first love. The photos that ‘girl’ posted resemble Gu Min’s first love.】

Interesting.

Ruan Yōu chuckled.

Finding out that her opponent was actually the same person made Ruan Yōu quite happy.

She didn’t have a good impression for those who sent people to track her.

“Yōuyōu,” Gu Fuchen came over and called her.

Ruan Yōu closed her computer and responded.

“Come down to cook.”

“Okay~”

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Chapter 74 Part 1 一 Reconciliation and New Year’s Gifts.

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Wen Juxi’s words made everyone in the room pause for two seconds.

What she said seemed to make sense.

She’s not embarrassed, it’s others who are eembarrassed.

But一一

Is it a big deal if the whole internet finds out that I was shipping CP?

To be precise, the eight members of the Top Wealthy Group have lost a lot of face.

There are some things that may be embarrassing if you experience them for the first time, but if you experience them more, it won’t be a problem anymore.

As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, your shoes will get wet.

The Top Wealthy Group eight members now walks in the sea every day, getting some clothes wet is just a small matter~

This level of embarrassment isn’t a big deal.

Jiang Huai, Gu Fuchen, and Lu Jin, the “seniors of social death,” comforted Ruan Yōu, Qi Zhiyan, and Lu Xuan this way.

“Everyone takes turns being embarrassed, it’s fair,” Jiang Huai said with a smile.

Qi Zhiyan gave him a cold glance.

Jiang Huai’s heart trembled, he casually touched the computer screen as if he were busy repairing it, pretending to be in a “I’m too busy fixing the computer, don’t bother me” state.

In the end, Gu Fuchen’s comfort seemed more reliable.

“Just shipping a CP, you guys just mentioned that shipping CP is common, which is reasonable.”

“What’s shipping CP?” Lu Jin responded with a mature “senior social death” attitude. “In comparison to Jiang Huai’s embarrassing spinning and jumping show, all other social deaths seem like child’s play.”

Jiang Huai smiled.

With his hands casually in his pockets, he asked, “Lu Jin, the feeling of pretending to be serious in front of netizens while actually slacking off, is it good?”

Seeing that the two of them were about to engage in a “love-hate” social death battle, Fu Jiazhan casually interjected, “Your glorious deeds are known nationwide, no need to relive them here.”

Ruan Yōu’s eyes lit up, looking keenly at Gu Fuchen, Jiang Huai, and Lu Jin.

“How about… saying that you guys are shipping CP?”

Gu Fuchen: ?

“Now they only know it’s the eight of us, but they don’t know who corresponds to whom.” Ruan Yōu became more and more excited as she spoke, almost wanting to go into the game right now and broadcast it loudly 一 yes, I’m Gu Fuchen.

How could Gu Fuchen not know what his sister was thinking.

She doesn’t deceive others, she deceives herself.

“Yōuyōu, stop your terrifying thoughts.”

In the game, the loudspeakers about the Top Wealthy Group kept coming.

【[Small Loudspeaker] PeachyMilkshake: Hahaha, those shipping CP are definitely the three young ladies.】

【[Small Loudspeaker] FiercerThanStorm: What’s a little embarrassment? Bosses, come and join the game and have some fun!】

【[Small Loudspeaker]Blank: Liu Liu, do you still asking more more~~】

Ruan Yōu: …

Thank you, she immediately blocked this word from her mind.

More more, what a ghost!!

At the same time, her personal manager in the game replied with “full of regret”: [I’m very sorry, dear, our company does not have chat withdrawn service for the time being]

Ruan Yōu rested her face in her hands, her face wrinkled as she stared at the game screen.

She didn’t want to lose her face Q_AQ.

Gu Fuchen, Lu Jin, and Jiang Huai have mastered the art of being thick-skinned and can accept ridicule from netizens calmly, but that doesn’t mean she can!

While Ruan Yōu and others were being teased players, Qi Nuo was being bombarded by e-sports fans in the livestream room.

【Little brother, you’ve embarrassed the boss, you’re done for.】

【I heard the Top Wealthy Group eight members even went into the game to ship some CP? Who are they shipping? Let me join in.】

【Haha, the Top Wealthy members have such colorful lives, I envy them.】

【Playing games together, won’t your parents scold you for being spendthrift?】

【I went home for three days and went from being the “beloved child” to “getting scolded if I didn’t get up by ten”; my parents’ love is there, but not too much.】

【Are the ones shipping up the three young ladies? What’s the boss’s current state?】

【Protect the world’s best Fat Cat, or else let the family pretend they didn’t see it.】

【Little brother! Is it enough to download the game from the official website? Which district are you on?】

Knowing that the Top Wealthy Group are all playing <A Chinese Ghost Story>, waves of people rushed to the official website to download the game.

Qi Nuo knew he’s in big trouble and just wanted to quickly end the livestream to go and kowtow to his sister to admit his mistake. He didn’t say a word from beginning to end and just played the game seriously.

Meanwhile, in the District 1 of <A Chinese Ghost Story> many level 1 new characters suddenly appeared.

In the same-level channels for levels 1 to 49, it’s bustling to the point of being reminiscent of when the new district just opened, and everyone was a level 1 newbie using level 1 weapons to fight butterflies.

No need to ask, they all saw the Top Wealthy Group playing the game and rushed over.

That night, the Top Wealthy Group trended twice, bringing a lot of fun to netizens. At the same time, game downloads skyrocketed, the District 1 became full, and players had to start queuing to get in.

The game’s official staff were thrilled.

When the Top Wealthy Group came to play a game, the buzz and traffic are more effective than several rounds of excitement and promotional campaigns!!

Why not let the Top Wealthy Group members directly debut as an entertainment group instead of working so hard for the company?

Endorsed products are guaranteed to be a hit.

The Top Wealthy Group, a one-year limited-time group, doesn’t need to perform on stage or dance. Just show up at banquets and award ceremonies, and their extraordinary presence and glory are enough to make everyone celebrate.

It’s just perfect for cleaning up the current entertainment industry.

The Top Wealthy Group may lack singing and dancing skills, but their faces are much more attractive than the current idols in the entertainment industry!

Investing in it is not a loss, and it will never collapse due to resources, casual dating, or other issues!

They are all well-mannered heirs of the top wealthy family!

On New Year’s Eve in previous years, everyone watched TV, snacked on melon seeds, and saw who would be on tonight’s Spring Festival Gala. This year’s New Year’s Eve, everyone played games, snacked on melon seeds, and watched the Top Wealthy Group shipping CP.

Who exactly was “Ruan Yōu, Qi Zhiyan, and Lu Xuan” shipped has become the last mysterious puzzle of the year.

The guild was extremely lively.

【[Guild] Little Watermelon: Young ladies, stop pretending, we won’t make fun of you.】

【[Guild] Little Grape: Your loss of face is not as bad as Gu Fuchen, Lu Jin, and Jiang Huai. They’re the ones who ‘socially death’ in front of the wordwide netizens, and they’re fine now.】

【[Guild] Big Brother: Why do you guys always bring us up whenever someone talks about social death?】

【[Guild] Big Mango: Who is Big Brother, a miser or a star chaser?】

【[Guild] Big Brother: Not the siscon?】

【[Guild] Big Mango: Because I guess the siscon is consoling his sister right now.】

Jiang Huai looked up.

Turns out, it’s true.

Guild players felt like they had won the jackpot, who would have thought that playing a game would lead to encountering the Top Wealthy Group? Moreover, the Top Wealthy Group is very approachable, playing games with them, chatting, and joking with them doesn’t make them angry.

【[Guild] Red Tomato: Didn’t Lao Hei say there are ten bosses in total? Because of the number of people, when my friend suspected that the game boss was Ruan Yōu, I firmly denied her. So, who are the two more people?】

【[Guild] 19: The boss’s special assistants.】

【[Guild] Cantaloupe: The boss’s special assistants??】

【[Guild] 19: Yes, the boss personally paid for overtime pay, equipment expenses and gaming costs.】

The entire guild: ? ?

Everyone suddenly started sending in their resumes.

In the skills section, there’s no mention of WPS or PowerPoint skills. All work experience is deleted and replaced with: “2 years of experience in the game <A Chinese Ghost Story>, participated in various large and small battles, and had a unique experience fighting with the Minmin Guild for six months. Can be online in the game from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.”

Bosses, take a look, are there still a shortage of workers?

We know how to play games and fights, and are more useful than your special assistants!!

【[Guild] Lychee: Bosses, please take a look at my resume, as long as the basic salary of five insurances and one housing fund is in place (】

【[Guild] Red Apple: More useful than your special assistants, let’s lay them off~~~~】

【[Guild] 19: We’re all workers, no need to make it hard for other workers.】

The discussion about the Top Wealthy Group continued, and Wen Juxi noticed that none of them have spoken. Knowing that they were embarrassed, she kindly gave them a step down and whispered on YY: “We’ll discuss it later, let’s head to Qingqing Bay first.”

Qingqing Bay refreshed two BOSSES at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. The BOSS will randomly drop Sky Mending Stones, with values ranging from 50 yuan to 200 yuan, which are highly sought after by top players on all districts.

Ruan Yōu’s server previously had eight districts, but now District 1 and 2 merged, and District 5 and 8 merged, leaving only six districts.

In the six districts, most high-level accounts have transferred to District 1 for battles. Now only Ruan Yōu’s district has the ability to compete for the BOSS of Qingqing Bay. After the Minmin Guild cooperated with the 1^st guild of District 2, their strength has increased a lot.

“Now, they have a group of 58 people, with a conservative estimated of 28 high-level accounts in five-star equipment, and four and a half teams. We have about one team less than them. Our skill proficiency is higher than theirs. Now, everyone let’s gather at the NPC in the Hangzhou map and go to Qingqing Bay together”, said “Coke” solemnly in YY.

To reach the BOSS point from Hangzhou, they must traverse four or five wilderness maps, all of which are non-safe zones, allowing for player-vs-player combat.

To ensure the safety of all members reaching the BOSS point, they must travel as a team. If someone goes alone, hostile forces may intercept them and attack collectively.

Ruan Yōu followed the large team towards Qingqing Bay and encountered members of the Minmin Guild along the way. However, they quickly used teleportation scrolls to escape, safely reaching Qingqing Bay.

At 12 o’clock, Ruan Yōu arrived at 11:55, in optimal condition, and followed Fang Shu’s instructions to take the lead at the BOSS point.

“In a moment, they will come from the 9 o’clock and 12 o’clock directions to grab the BOSS. A1 team, focus on protecting the Turtle Tank who’s taking aggro from the BOSS. Keep his health up, and try to keep the BOSS away from the Minmin Guild. A2, A3, and B1 teams, stand in front of the BOSS to clear out the people coming towards us.”

These three teams consist of the main damage dealers, including the Top Wealthy Group, Lao Hei and other eight booster, as well as Orange are all here.

“A4, fight the BOSS with me. Remember, if the BOSS’s aggro switches to the Minmin Guild, stop attacking the BOSS and kill them first.”

Ruan Yōu put on her headphones and listened attentively.

Before starting, she rubbed her wrist, took a deep breath, and focused on the game.

After the Top Wealthy Group Guild’s identity was exposed, it attracted a crowd of melon eater. Hearing that they were going to fight a notorious guild called the “Minmin Guild,” everyone couldn’t contain their excitement.

How could they miss such an exciting showdown on New Year’s Eve!

In the livestreaming app, Lao Hei’s perspective was the best.

He was one of the participants in the group battle, and he was also on YY. During the livestream, viewers could not only hear him speak but also hear the voices of other people in the YY voice chat.

Lao Hei’s livestream popularity has skyrocketed to an unprecedented level, reaching one million viewers, with online viewership already at one hundred thousand, and this number continues to rise

The melon eaters, who don’t understand the game, it didn’t matter. They are simply here for some fun and to hear the voices of the Top Wealthy Group eight players.

Let’s take a moment to experience how they look while playing the game.

The Avengers Guild members are already prepared at the BOSS point, while the members of the Minmin Guild are guarding the area in front of them, too afraid to come and grab the BOSS’s spot.

In the voice chat, a deep male voice sounded: “They’re backing down today.”

A crisp female voice answered him: “With Ruan Yōu here, who bought companies and goes all-in, who wouldn’t back down?”

One of the group members joked: “If our Fat Cat are not happy tomorrow, she’ll just buy the game directly.”

Ruan Yōu, Alexander¹.

She can’t help but explain, “Actually, I’m very rational with my spending…”

“This is definitely the last joke I’ve heard this year 一 Ruan Yōu saying she’s rational with her spending.”

Everyone in the YY voice chat is having a good time, and the barrage is going wild.

【I envy them so much, they can joke around with Ruan Yōu.】

【Hahaha, Ruan Yōu is so cute. You can tell they’re just chatting and bragging, only Ruan Yōu takes it seriously!】

【So, this is what a group of people playing games looks like 一 chatting, joking, and and going all out against the opponents.】

【I’m getting happy just watching!】

. . . . .

Ruan Yōu later realized that everyone was just joking around, teasing each other before the fight to liven up the atmosphere, and scratching her head slightly in embarrassment.

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1. 亚历山大 (yàlìshāndà) it means a person is under a lot of pressure. ↩︎

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