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Chapter 70 Part 1 一 Shackles of Love and How To Set Oneself Free.

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Ruan Yōu doesn’t understand Wen Juxi. The moment she received the message, there was a brief moment of tension.

She initially collaborated with entrepreneurs in the name of initial user, providing free guidance. However, these seasoned entrepreneurs saw through her ulterior motives and began to distance themselves from the Cheng family and Cheng Guyuan, following her lead.

While lying low and causing setbacks for Cheng Guyuan, “Ruan Yōu” didn’t have to face the minor conflicts and disagreements that would arise from “not sparing Cheng Guyuan”. It’s the initial user who dislikes him, not “Ruan Yōu”~

This situation seemed quite favorable.

Now, Wen Juxi wants to discuss matters regarding the initial user with her, and it seems odd no matter how she looks at it.

After returning home, she hardly had any interaction with Wen Juxi, let alone a chance to speak with her.

Two people have no intersection, while the Wen family is one of the top six wealthy families, ranking at the forefront. Wen Juxi should be like Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan, having a bunch of experienced investment advisors under her, so there is no need to collaborate with initial user.

Ruan Yōu couldn’t figure it out and logged into inital user’s WeChat account again to confirm that the messages from the entrepreneurs were perfectly normal, with no signs of trouble.

【Jiang Huai: She said she wants to talk to you in person and asked if you have time at 2 p.m. this afternoon.】

Wen Juxi sent this message to Jiang Huai yesterday afternoon at 1 p.m.

At that time, Jiang Huai, Ruan Yōu, and others were on their way back to China, resting and looking at documents. Jiang Huai was dealing with the matters left behind by the company during these days and hadn’t checked his personal WeChat.

After getting off the plane, his personal assistant came to pick him up, and Jiang Huai immediately immersed himself in work. After finishing his tasks and getting a good night’s sleep, he finally picked up his personal phone and saw Wen Juxi’s series of messages.

【Fat Cat: Okay.】

【Fat Cat: But what does she want with initial user?】

【Jiang Huai: I’m not sure…】

The heirs of the top six wealthy families, Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Qi Zhiyan, and Wen Juxi, have been attending private study class together for two years, but they haven’t had much contact with each other.

At various dinner parties, they exchange polite nods after meeting, and in private classes, they simply leave after the lessons without much interaction.

This situation improved slightly after Ruan Yōu returned home.

Under Ruan Yōu’s influence, Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, and Lu Jin’s interactions with Qi Zhiyan became less formal.

However, their interactions with Wen Juxi remained polite yet distant. Apart from business matters, they didn’t meet or chat in their personal lives, resembling colleagues who weren’t very familiar with each other at the office一exchanging greetings when they met but leading separate lives after work.

【Jiang Huai: Wen Juxi is the complete opposite of Qi Zhiyan in character; she’s warm on the outside but cold on the inside.】

She can strike up a conversation with anyone when they meet, but no one can truly connect with her.

This is also why Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, and Lu Jin maintain a “polite colleague relationship” with Wen Juxi.

In their daily work, they’ve encountered their fair share of seemingly friendly but backstabbing business partners. While Wen Juxi may not backstab them, dealing with someone who appears friendly but is actually aloof always feels a bit strange.

It’s as if their current familiarity is fake, and behind the laughter and conversations, perhaps the other party is thinking coldly about how to leave or other matters.

As heirs who won’t allow themselves to be wronged, and since their mindsets don’t align, they keep their interactions to a minimum. Over the past two years, they’ve maintained a distant yet cordial relationship, handling business professionally without affecting their cooperation.

Gu Fuchen has recently signed the biggest project of the year with Wen Juxi 一 a partnership with Bozhan Automobile Company.

The collaboration between Bozhan and the Wen Group is growing closer.

Wen Juxi invited her to meet this afternoon at 2 p.m., which coincided perfectly with Lu Xuan’s New Year’s shopping in the morning and afternoon, making it convenient after lunch.

When Ruan Yōu was preparing to drive to find Lu Xuan, she realized belatedly that Lu Xuan had sent her a WeChat message two hours ago, which was at 7 a.m.

【Sister Yōuyōu, something came up suddenly, can’t go out today [crying emoji]】

【Fat Cat: What happened?】

Lu Xuan was probably busy, as she hadn’t replied even after waiting for five minutes.

Generally, Lu Xuan had two states 一 either she was actively using her phone and could reply to WeChat messages instantly, or she could go seven to eight hours without touching her phone when she wasn’t using it, enjoying the present moment.

Receiving messages depended entirely on luck.

It seemed like Ruan Yōu wouldn’t receive a reply from Lu Xuan anytime soon.

Ruan Yōu told Qi Zhiyan about this.

Qi Zhiyan, who had squeezed out time from work to go out with Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan, only replied with a simple “Okay” when she heard that Lu Xuan had something to attend to, and then she immediately immersed herself in her work.

Ruan Yōu wasn’t in a hurry to leave, so she decided to go back to her room and read.

Just as Ruan Yōu reached the seventh floor, Ruan Liuyu hurriedly came out of her room and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ruan Yōu.

“Yōuyōu, the dinner with your uncle and aunt has been moved up to tonight.”

Ruan Yōu was surprised, “Tonight?”

Lunar New Year was the day after tomorrow, according to what her mom had said, they should be meeting with them the day after tomorrow.

Ruan Liuyu nodded, “It’s been moved up by two days. Uncle said there’s something he needs to announce in front of the family.”

“But brother is very busy, he said he won’t come back for dinner today.”

In the morning, Ruan Yōu bumped into Gu Fuchen in the elevator.

With the approaching New Year, there are many things to handle, and recording the variety show has also taken up two working days. There is a lot of piled-up work, so he might come back very late tonight.

“It’s okay if he’s not here; as long as you’re here. At your last banquet, Gu Min, your cousin, couldn’t come because he was abroad. He’ll be here tonight. We should get to know a few of Gu’s relatives.”

Ruan Yōu responded quickly.

“No problem.”

After having a dream related to the novel a while ago, she had been wanting to meet Gu Min for a long time.

. . . . .

At 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon, Ruan Yōu arrived early at the private winery that Wen Juxi had mentioned.

She sat in a private room at the winery and looked around casually.

On WeChat, Fu Jiazhan said: 【Let me know when you want to leave.】

He was referring to the dinner tonight.

Tonight, they would be dining at a hotel invested in by Ruan Liuyu.

Usually, after Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu finished their meal, they would join their uncle and aunt in the tea room upstairs for a chat. The elders would chat, while the younger generation would gather to play games or go out for drinks.

Ruan Yōu had just returned home and was not very familiar with the children of her uncle’s son and daughter, her aunt’s two sons, and other relatives, except for Gu Zexi, whom she recognized.

Ruan Yōu didn’t like dealing with people she didn’t know or wasn’t very familiar with.

Gu Fuchen understood his sister.

After learning about the dinner gathering from Ruan Liuyu, he tried to find a way to get Ruan Yōu to leave the dinner early.

But at a family gathering, wanting to leave early always required a reason and maintaining a polite facade.

Gu Fuchen wanted to find someone to come up with an excuse to rescue his sister from the depths of the dinner. After asking around, Jiang Huai was busy with work, Lu Jin and Lu Xuan were unreachable, Qi Zhiyan was just as busy, and the only one reluctantly responding to his messages was Fu Jiazhan.

After Gu Fuchen explained his plan, Fu Jiazhan’s response was noticeably faster.

Gu Fuchen didn’t notice the subtle differences and was quite satisfied with his plan.

As for what excuse to use, Gu Fuchen had already figured it out.

一一“Say that Gu Fuchen is too busy at work to have time for dinner, that he has a stomachache but is still working hard for the company. After hearing this, Fu Jiazhan, as a good friend, considers Gu Fuchen’s health and finds the best way to persuade him is through Ruan Yōu.”

一一“The main idea is this, you can beautify the language a bit more,” those were Gu Fuchen’s exact words.

Both Fu Jiazhan and Ruan Yōu were speechless.

The heir of Bozhan was venturing further down the shameless path.

Ruan Yōu opened the chat box and replied seriously: “Thank you so much_(:з」∠)_”

Although her brother’s excuse was shameless, this method was worth encouraging.

She really doesn’t like being in the same room with unfamiliar people, especially Gu Min, who competed with Gu Fuchen for Bozhan in the novel.

【Fu Jiazhan: Not busy, nothing much】

Ruan Yōu felt completely at ease, put away her phone, and began to inspect everything in the wine cellar private room.

There was a promotional brochure on the table.

She flipped through it out of boredom for two pages.

When she saw the three characters “Fu Jiazhan” on the front page, she paused for two seconds.

Just then, she heard Wen Juxi opening the door to the private room.

Ruan Yōu instinctively closed it.

Wen Juxi smiled, her voice like a meandering stream, cool with a hint of a cheerful tinkling.

“I didn’t expect you to arrive so early.”

Ruan Yōu politely smiled, “You’re early too.”

Wen Juxi had been observing Ruan Yōu since their first meeting two months ago, and she sensed that Ruan Yōu didn’t like formalities. After sitting down, she got straight to the point.

“Time is precious, so I’ll get straight to the point.”

Ruan Yōu nodded.

“I heard that the initial user is your investment advisor, and just about half a month ago, he had an invisible confrontation with Cheng Guyuan.” Wen Juxi had a polite smile on her face. “I have something I need to ask the initial user for help with.”

Ruan Yōu thought for a moment, “May I know the specific details of what it is?”

Wen Juxi: “You must know, right?”

Ruan Yōu nodded.

Wen Juxi took out two file folders from her bag.

One of them contained documents, and she took out several photos from the other file folder.

“Three days ago, my cousin Wen Cheng returned to China after completing her overseas studies. During a dinner in China, she brought shocking news.” Wen Juxi’s smile faded a bit, “She said she met a man she had a crush on a long time ago while abroad, and after two meetings, she still felt a strong connection, so she wants to get engaged to him.”

“I understand the sentiments of young love, but…” Wen Juxi paused for two seconds and pushed the photos in front of Ruan Yōu, “But the man who captured her heart is Gu Min, your cousin.”

Ruan Yōu raised an eyebrow.

Ten years ago, Gu Min went abroad to study and had some success there. He co-founded a company with friends, which was quite prominent. Besides Gu Fuchen, he was the most capable young man in the Gu family.

Ruan Yōu had read about this in the information sent by Yang Er.

Their engagement seemed a bit like two distant relatives attempting to challenge the status of the main family.

“While abroad, Gu Min always claimed that Gu Fuchen was his idol,” Wen Juxi handed her another document and, after Ruan Yōu received it, said casually, “He used Gu Fuchen’s reputation to connect with several investors. The two main shareholders of his company now are alumni he met through Gu Fuchen’s overseas alumni association.”

Wen Juxi’s tone was light, “Gu Min and Wen Cheng’s love story is touching, but unfortunately, their union is filled with interests.”

Ruan Yōu frowned, “The initial user doesn’t have that much power, so I can’t help you stop all of this.”

Wen Juxi chuckled.

“I don’t want him to stop it. I want him to help me target Cheng Guyuan.”

“Cheng Guyuan?” Ruan Yōu didn’t understand how this person was brought up again.

Wen Juxi’s information network is much more detailed than Yang Er’s.

“Cheng Guyuan found Wen Cheng the day he left the variety show. They met at a coffee shop abroad.”

Wen Cheng is Wen Juxi’s relative’s younger sister. Although her intentions are clear, her desire to get involved with the Wen family is so evident that Wen Juxi can’t confront her directly.

She can only warn Cheng Guyuan indirectly through a roundabout way.

Under normal circumstances, Wen Juxi wouldn’t take the union of the two families seriously.

However, after Bozhan Automobile acquired Yawei Automobile, they entered into a significant collaboration with the Wen family. It was the first nearly 100 billion yuan project collaboration between the two families in five years.

The Wen family valued it highly.

Financial news had been reporting on it for several days.

Now, the news of the union between the Wen and Gu families would not only give the public the impression that the collaboration was solely a result of their union, but also, at this point, Wen Cheng’s parents have arranged for Wen Cheng to join the family business, participating in the cooperation project with the Gu family. This makes it difficult for Wen Juxi to intervene.

Her position in the Wen family was still fragile, and with Wen Cheng and her parents holding nearly a third of the shares, they definitely couldn’t be allowed to interfere with the collaboration with Bozhan. All the credit would go to Wen Cheng.

Allowing the initial user to help is because everyone knows that he dislike Cheng Guyuan, and continuing to target Cheng Guyuan will not arouse any suspicion, let alone connect it to the three words ‘Wen Juxi’.

Ruan Yōu understood now.

Agreeing to help Wen Juxi had many benefits. It would allow her to suppress Cheng Guyuan, and it could also break the union between Gu Min and Wen Cheng, making her brother’s life a bit better.

Ruan Yōu passed the initial user’s WeChat to Wen Juxi and returned the photos and documents to Wen Juxi. “I’ve given you WeChat, you can send the plan to him yourself.”

Wen Juxi was surprised, “I thought you would join me in stopping them.”

Ruan Yōu picked up her bag and sighed softly.

She did want to, but…

It’s just too tiring!

She chose to tell her brother and let him handle it _(:з」∠)_

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When Ruan Yōu returned home, she remembered what her mother had said in the morning about “Uncle’s important announcement.”

Eighty percent of what will be announced is the marriage.

In the evening, when Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian arrived with her, the others had already taken their seats.

Eldest Uncle Gu saw Ruan Yōu and laughed loudly, “It’s been difficult to see my niece since the last dinner. Third child, you’ve been protecting her too well, she doesn’t even come to eat with us.”

Ruan Liuyu: “It’s not that we don’t want to bring her, young people have their own ideas.”

Eldest Aunt Gu spoke gently with a smile, “A few days ago, we were surprised to see them on TV. Young people today are different from us. They have the courage to participate in variety shows, which I’ve never seen before. I didn’t expect that Gu Fuchen had this side to him.”

Gu Youqian: “Now Gu Fuchen is very popular online, even Bozhan’s stocks have gone up a bit.”

Eldest Uncle Gu smiled and didn’t say anything more.

Ruan Yōu sat down in her seat, listening to every word they said, her head pounding.

Clearly, they wanted to say that her brother acted so childish that it seemed like he was losing face for the family, affecting the reputation of the Gu family on the variety show. They rambled on without being straightforward, everyone had a thousand and eight thoughts in their minds.

Sigh.

Tiring.

Ruan Yōu didn’t want to interrupt, so she sat quietly. Her almond-shaped eyes rolled around, scanning everyone in the room.

The only person she recognized, Gu Zexi, sat across from her, smiling and nodding at him.

Three minutes later, she received a WeChat message.

【Is it very boring?】

【Fat Cat: How much longer until we can eat?】

【We have to wait for Gu Min.】

As they were talking, Gu Min arrived late.

It had rained outside, and he bent down to wipe the water droplets off his shoulders with a handkerchief.

Gu Min looked decent, with delicate features, but his appearance was somewhat stiff. He quietly nodded to the elders in the room, “It’s raining, and there’s traffic on the road.”

The voice is deep and lacks any distinctive features.

After speaking, he quietly sat next to Eldest Aunt Gu, and you couldn’t tell at all that he had ambitions and desires.

Everyone in the Gu family couldn’t imagine that he would be the one to give up love for the sake of a political marriage to Bozhan.

Ruan Liuyu softly said, “Gu Min seems to be in much better spirits than the last time we met.”

Eldest Aunt Gu: “I heard he recently had encountered something good, of course, he’s happy.”

Ruan Yōu had her hands folded on her knees, her mind empty, knowing without thinking what the next development in the story would be.

It was said that Gu Min had encountered a girl he had fallen in love with at first sight a long time ago, and Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian were genuinely happy for him. Everyone present was immersed in this romantic encounter, except for Ruan Yōu, who stared blankly at the ceiling.

Gu Min and Wen Cheng are really wasting their talents by not writing novels.

Ruan Liuyu smiled and said, “I heard six months ago that you met someone you liked, but then there was no news, and I didn’t expect you to see her again.”

Ruan Yōu was taken aback.

Six months ago?

A strange look flickered in Gu Min’s eyes, he lowered his head and awkwardly smiled.

Like a quiet young man too shy to face his parents.

The food arrived.

Ruan Yōu finally didn’t have to watch Gu Min act. She picked up her utensils and began to eat heartily. Just as she took a sip of soup, Gu Youqian said, “That’s great, getting married early is a good thing. Who is the girl? When can you introduce her to us?”

Eldest Uncle Gu: “It’s quite a coincidence, you also know this girl.”

“Who?”

“Wen Cheng.”

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Chapter 69 Part 2 一 The variety show is over, and the New Year is coming.

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Aren’t your people’s work efficiency a bit too high?

One hour later, Ruan Yōu and others boarded the plane to go abroad.

As for the production staff, Wei Wen didn’t care.

Director Mu felt bitter in his heart.

For the first time, he experienced the fear of being dominated by the guests.

Director Mu had to arrange things immediately, fortunately, it’s almost Lunar New Year, more people are going back to their home countries, fewer are going abroad, and there are available plane tickets.

The production staff unexpectedly experienced the joy of a free trip.

. . . . .

Wei Wen has always been adept at arranging things and knew that the production team would follow them, so she booked an extra room on the first floor.

Wei Wen consulted with relevant individuals and these days, there is no snowfall and the clouds are relatively thin. Based on past experiences, there is a chance of seeing the aurora.

Even if they can’t see it, Ruan Yōu will still have her arrange it.

Ruan Yōu really doesn’t want to be controlled by the production team anymore. If she can come and see it, that’s great. If not, it will be considered a trip abroad with friends.

A nine-hour flight journey, plus a six-hour time difference, when Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen and others arrive, it was 11 p.m. local time, while it’s only 5 p.m. in the afternoon.

Ruan Yōu inexplicably feels like she’s gaining an extra six hours.

At 8 p.m., the production team arrives at the viewing hotel.

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan are catching up on sleep.

On the plane there, the two of them, along with Qi Nuo and Jiang Huai, played Monopoly all the way, while Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Lu Jin, and Qi Zhiyan watched on the side.

The production team members are setting up equipment at the place where they will have dinner later.

The livestream hasn’t started yet, but the internet is already buzzing.

Word has it that the top wealthy group members are on an impromptu trip, and everyone is excited. The Aurora Night has raised everyone’s expectations to the max.

Even though the production team has already explained on Weibo that seeing the aurora is purely a matter of luck and they might make the trip in vain, they still can’t resist the audience’s enthusiasm.

Because in the afternoon, Ruan Yōu and the other top wealthy group members heartlessly left the production team behind and took a private plane in advance. The livestream couldn’t proceed, so after the production team arrived, they discussed with Gu Fuchen and others and decided to make up for these missing hours.

Therefore, viewers in China can also watch the upcoming livestream.

At 2 a.m. local time, no one had gone to sleep.

They stayed up together, waiting to see the aurora.

What’s even more amazing is that they heard that Ruan Yōu and the others would eat barbecue while waiting for the aurora. The audience couldn’t resist the temptation and started ordering barbecue and skewers.

According to barbecue vendors from all over the country, the sales that night were twice as usual.

In the livestream room, the audience had prepared melon seeds, barbecue, and cola, waiting for the livestream to begin. The top wealthy group members were also ready.

No one had eaten dinner that night, and they were very hungry.

They all walked toward a row of glass cabins.

The glass cabins that Wei Wen had prepared for them were not very large, with a semi-circular 360-degree panoramic view, providing a great field of vision.

In front of the glass cabins was an icy lake with thick ice on top. According to local people, the aurora would generally appear in the vast sky just before the icy lake.

The temperature inside the glass cabins was well-controlled, with a faint warmth and coziness.

Outside, the twilight was deep, and when you looked up, you could see the stars.

Gu Fuchen thought of the island his sister had given him, and Fu Jiazhan also remembered the romantic scene from that night, with a glint in his eyes and a soft voice.

On the square table in front of them were filled with beef skewers, lamb skewers, and some main dishes and noodles.

Gu Fuchen and Ruan Yōu sat in one row, Fu Jiazhan and Jiang Huai sat on Ruan Yōu’s left, Lu Jin and Lu Xuan sat on her right, and Qi Zhiyan and Qi Nuo sat across from her.

Ruan Yōu took out an envelope from her bag.

“Director Mu prepared a small event on short notice.”

To prevent them from getting too bored while waiting.

“It’s almost New Year, everyone can write a wish on the little red card, it can also be considered our New Year’s wish.”

Lu Xuan held a skewer of beef in her left hand and used chopsticks in her right hand to eat tomato and egg noodles. She was eating seriously and didn’t realize that Ruan Yōu had handed her a card.

Lu Jin lowered his head, contemplating his New Year’s wish, ignoring his silly sister.

After just three days of being together, Qi Nuo had already learned that Lu Xuan was a “do whatever makes her happy and doesn’t care about anything else” little princess. He quietly placed the card next to her.

Lu Xuan glanced sideways and, with Lu Jin’s introduction, learned about the purpose of the little red card. She friendly handed Qi Nuo two skewers of beef: “Next time something like this happens, continue helping me, okay~”

It had to be said, her younger brother was good-looking and kind-hearted.

Qi Nuo: …

Qi Zhiyan gave her younger brother a faint glance, didn’t say anything, and continued to eat claypot rice on her own.

Ruan Yōu looked at the little red card, flipping it back and forth, not sure what to write on it. Her life was already fulfilling in every way, and she no longer had any “wishes to fulfill.”

Gu Fuchen didn’t hesitate, picked up the little red card, and quickly wrote a few words.

Ruan Yōu was curious: “Brother, what did you write? Can I see?”

Gu Fuchen nodded generously, waved his hand, and placed the small card in front of her.

The words on the deep red card were bold and beautiful, but the content was a bit “peculiar.”

一一“I hope my sister, Ruan Yōu, will not date in the future.”

“You are the only one in this world who can fulfill my wish, You must do it!” Gu Fuchen emphasized.

Ruan Yōu: …

Fu Jiazhan: “What are you writing?”

Other people’s New Year’s wishes are as mysterious as birthday gifts, preferably unknown to anyone, but Gu Fuchen is different.

He generously shared his wish with Fu Jiazhan, and not only that, he wanted to show off his little red card in front of the camera, preferably for the whole world to see this sentence.

This is the attitude of their Gu family!

And he did just that.

When Fu Jiazhan took the little red card to read it, Gu Fuchen’s tone was calm as he slowly said, word by word, “I hope my sister, Ruan Yōu, will not date in the future.”

Fu Jiazhan: …

This New Year’s wish rang in the ears of the worldwide audience.

【Hahaha, during the day, those who said they saw Fu Jiazhan and Ruan Yōu having a crush, come out. Ruan Chenchen has already strangled his sister’s love in the cradle.】

【Warning, being a fan of Ruan Yōu CP is more terrifying than being a fan of Ruan Chenchen.】

【Haha! Ruan Chenchen should be considered Ruan Yōu’s “the only toxic” fan, right? (dog head saves life】

Gu Fuchen didn’t feel awkward reading this New Year’s wish, but Ruan Yōu felt very embarrassed when she heard it.

She had a faint blush on her cheeks, looking at her own foolish brother with a sense of helplessness. She caught a glimpse of Fu Jiazhan still holding that little red card, thought for a moment, and reached out to take it.

“Brother, why don’t you make a different New Year’s wish instead?”

There’s really no need for this.

She has no plans to date right now.

Gu Fuchen: “Huh?”

Ruan Yōu started to telling him about the snowball fight they had: “During the day, you hid behind me, do you remember?”

“Hiding behind me, I have no problem with that. But did you forget that Mom and Dad were watching the livestream too?”

Gu Fuchen stiffened.

He had been too carefree during the day and completely forgotten about this.

Dad, Gu Youqian, and Mom, Ruan Liuyu, which one was the easier target to deal with?

Gu Fuchen didn’t hesitate to pick up skewers of beef, grilled prawns, and shredded squid, putting everything his sister liked into her bowl, “Ruanruan, you’ve worked hard today, come on, eat more.”

“Siblings causing a ruckus is normal, right?” He smiled sincerely, trying to please his sister.

Ruan Yōu: “Brother, it’s too late for everything. You should think about how to explain to Mom and Dad when you go home tomorrow.”

Gu Fuchen: …

He remained silent for a moment and then said earnestly, “Ruanruan, how about you write on your little red card, ‘I hope my brother won’t be beaten’?”

Ruanruan’s New Year’s wish, her parents will definitely help her fulfill it!

“No, I don’t want to,” Ruan Yōu covered her little red card and said, “I haven’t figured it out yet, I’ll write it when I do~”

“I don’t know what to write either,” Lu Xuan suddenly said with bright eyes, “How about this, we exchange to fulfill wishes?”

Qi Nuo: “Exchange to fulfill?”

Lu Xuan hurriedly said, “It means we draw lots first, and whoever’s name we draw has to secretly help the other person fulfill a wish, be their guardian angel!”

Jiang Huai: “How do we know what the other person’s wish is?”

“Observation, of course.”

Lu Xuan thought for a moment and added, “The wish we fulfill might be different from what the other person had in mind, but as long as you become their guardian angel, it’s okay!”

She learned about this game from her girl friends.

Qi Zhiyan summed it up, “You have to be good to the person you draw.”

“Yes, exactly!”

Qi Nuo nodded repeatedly.

“I want to participate.”

He wanted his sister to draw him…

Lu Xuan saw Qi Nuo’s little scheme and smiled, tilting her head at him with an air of “I knew you would do that.”

Qi Nuo lowered his head in silence.

Fu Jiazhan: “Sure, I’ll participate.”

Jiang Huai: “Me too. If you draw me, don’t hesitate; just give me your fortune. You’ll be my guardian angel for life.”

Lu Jin smiled: “You have quite the imagination.”

Ruan Yōu participated in this game during her freshman year.

Back then, every Sunday, they would gather in the classroom for roll call, and the counselor would brief them on the week ahead. In the first semester, to help classmates get to know each other better, the counselor organized a similar activity.

Each person had someone to protect and, at the same time, someone to be protected by.

In the following week, they had to secretly be kind to the person you were supposed to protect, at the very least by giving them a gift.

Ruan Yōu remembers that during that week, the class group chat was filled with photos and screenshots of “What I received” or pictures of gifts.

In this atmosphere, everyone eagerly anticipated their own guardian angel being kind to them.

Ruan Yōu gave a beautiful journal.

After giving the gift, she began to look forward to it, from the first day to the seventh day, but received no gifts.

Finally, when the counselor announced who everyone’s protector was, her guardian angel smiled at her with guilt.

Some took it seriously, while others didn’t.

However, the feeling of being secretly protected was truly wonderful.

It seems like there is still an expectation hidden in the world.

Ruan Yōu is willing to participate.

She took out eight small pieces of paper from the cabinet, wrote names on them, and placed them in a small wooden bucket for everyone to draw.

After everyone finished drawing, nobody rushed to look at them. They would naturally reveal a bit of information when they eventually do.

Ruan Yōu put the drawn pieces of paper into her bag and then pointed to the small red card, saying, “Does this count as knowing who the other person is and being able to make a small wish, provided that the other person can fulfill it?”

The small red card is used for writing their New Year’s wishes.

Making the guardian angel fulfill it doesn’t seem to be a problem.

Jiang Huai’s smile deepened.

Ruan Yōu continued, “If someone writes something like ‘give away their property,’ we can just ignore it and give them a wake-up slap to come to their senses.”

Jiang Huai silently suppressed his smile.

【She know what’s in the penny-pinching miser’s thoughts】

【Yeah, I want to know who Ruan Yōu drew, but revealing it wouldn’t be fun anymore】

【Exactly】

. . . . .

After the small event was completed, everyone chatted while having dinner.

Qi Nuo really wanted to see who he had drawn, but there were cameras everywhere, so he could only endure and see it at hotel room.

It was unclear how much time had passed when Ruan Yōu gazed at the deepening twilight.

Clusters of stars filled the night sky, and although they hadn’t seen the aurora for a long time, these stars, as dazzling as the Milky Way, were enough to awe-inspire.

After waiting for a while, everyone was getting a bit tired.

“Are we not going to see it tonight?” Lu Xuan sighed.

As everyone prepared to pack up and leave for the hotel to rest, a faint light suddenly appeared in the distance.

Then it turned green, one after another, green lights extended down from the night sky, and from the angle, it seemed to converge and extend to the ice lake ahead.

It was as if several green lights were radiating from the surface of the lake, illuminating the night sky like flowing silk.

The night was so dazzling.

The glass cabin appeared tiny and warm in the vast night, with the eight of them gathered together, all looking up at a scene that could not be described in words.

A moment of profound satisfaction filled their hearts.

Their glass cabin was like a small boat swaying in the starry river, meandering and circling, as they embraced each other, passing by the beauty and heading toward brilliance.

. . . . .

The Aurora Night has come to a perfect end.

In the hotel room, Ruan Yōu opened the small note she drew.

On it were three words:

[Gu Fuchen].

At the same time, seven other people also looked at the small notes they had drawn with a sense of telepathy.

This Lunar New Year, each of them will have a guardian angel.

Lu Xuan had just discussed the ending time in the group.

They decided to extend this activity until the beginning of spring.

When everything revives, at the moment when winter’s cold descends.

Ruan Yōu puts away the note, smiling, and puts it back in her bag.

It seems that tomorrow, she won’t be able to teach her “annoying” brother a lesson.

. . . . .

After the Aurora Night ended, the next morning, Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan continued to explore the local area for a while. In the afternoon at three o’clock, they took a flight back home, officially concluding the first episode of their livestream.

As netizens eagerly awaited the arrival of the second episode, Ruan Yōu and the others began preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Only four days left until the Lunar New Year.

When they arrived in the city and were about to part ways, Lu Xuan ran over and asked, “Sister Yōuyōu, am I the person you’re guarding?”

Ruan Yōu chuckled and said, “The rule is to guard silently, cheating isn’t allowed.”

Lu Xuan sighed, “I’m just afraid my guardian angel won’t understand my interests. It would be great if it were you.”

Take her to invest money, and find her eight handsome little puppies to have a meal with.

Lu Xuan glanced at the domineering president and the ladies waiting for their driver to arrive, then leaned in close to Ruan Yōu and asked mischievously, “Sister Yōuyōu, who do you think your guardian angel is?”

Ruan Yōu looked around and paused for two seconds on Qi Nuo, “Qi Nuo has been watching me since a while ago. Could it be him?”

“Little brother Qi Nuo is good-looking, not inferior to Fu Jiazhan, hardworking, and decent. He qualified as a guardian angel. Congratulations, Sister Yōuyōu!”

Qi Nuo’s performance in the past few days had earned unanimous approval from the little princess.

Ruan Yōu casually mentioned it and didn’t take it seriously.

After the driver arrived, they got in the car and headed home with Gu Fuchen.

Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu personally came to pick them up.

When Ruan Liuyu got out of the car and saw Ruan Yōu, she had a brilliant smile on her face. But when she saw Gu Fuchen, she glared at him first, “Is there any brother like you who uses his sister to keep himself from the snow?”

Gu Fuchen looked around awkwardly and avoided eye contact with Ruan Liuyu.

Ruan Yōu: “Mom, let him off this time. Besides, I gave him a hard time later; we had quite a snowball fight.”

Gu Youqian praised, “Well done.”

After loading all the luggage into the trunk, Ruan Liuyu said to Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Lu Xuan, Fu Jiazhan, Qi Zhiyan, and Qi Nuo, “When you guys appeared on the show, I discussed it with others. This New Year, let’s stay at the Gu family’s house together. If there are any social obligations, just go visit relatives.”

Ruan Liuyu said this with Jiang Huai in mind.

When picking up the envelope, Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan paid more attention to Jiang Huai’s envelope, beyond what Ruan Liuyu expected.

Son and daughter cared deeply about their good friends.

Ruan Liuyu wouldn’t let them worry, and after discussing with Lu’s parents, Qi’s parents, and Fu’s mother, they decided to stay at the Gu family’s house.

Ruan Yōu nodded with a bright smile, “Lunar New Year should be lively~”

. . . . .

On the way home, Ruan Liuyu mentioned someone whom Ruan Yōu paid close attention to before appearing on the variety show.

“Although we’ll be gathering with Aunt Fu and the others on New Year’s Eve, as is customary, on the night before New Year’s Eve, we will have a meal together with your Uncle’ and Aunt’s family.”

Ruan Yōu asked, “Uncle’s family?”

In the novel, Uncle’s eldest son, Gu Min, was the one who eventually tried to challenge Gu Fuchen’s authority.

She received messages from Cheng Xin and Yang Er yesterday.

One said that Cheng Guyuan’s resources were greatly affected after withdrawing from the variety show, so he began preparing to leave the entertainment industry. Another said he was trying to contact Gu Min.

In any case, Cheng Guyuan, without underestimating himself, is determined to recreate the brilliant ending from the novel.

Ruan Yōu opened Weibo and did a quick search.

The hot searches about Gu Fuchen were still going strong.

Ruan Yōu felt happy.

The glory belonging to her brother has been regained!

She enjoyed her happiness for two minutes, and Cheng Xin asked her an interesting question.

“Can you contact the initial user? He’s been unavailable these past few days, and a group of people is looking for him.”

Ruan Yōu secretly logged into the initial user’s WeChat account, and as soon as she did, a bunch of entrepreneurs sent her early New Year’s greetings.

Some of them were very worried and asked where she had gone.

Ruan Yōu had no intention of replying.

She had just finished a live variety show today; it was too risky.

She didn’t care about them; she wanted to enjoy the New Year!

She had plans with Lu Xuan and Qi Zhiyan to go shopping for New Year goods together tomorrow and decorate the house. However, before setting off the next day, she received a message from Jiang Huai.

“Bodhisattva Sister, Wen Juxi wants to talk to you.”

Wen Juxi, the heir of the Wen family, one of the top six wealthy families, Ruan Yōu had only seen her twice during investment class.

Jiang Huai added, “It’s related to the initial user.”

Ruan Yōu: ? ? ?

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Chapter 69 Part 1 一 The variety show is over, and the New Year is coming.

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“Brother!”

Ruan Yōu, who was used as a human snow shield for the first time in her life, was very angry, and the consequences were severe.

He had just told her to look forward!!

Ruan Yōu jumped in place, closed her eyes, and quickly shook her head toward the ground, trying to shake off the accumulated snow on her.

Gu Fuchen lowered his head and calmly hid behind Ruan Yōu, without a trace of guilt. The corners of his lips curled up, and when he smiled, his three-dimensional features softened the sense of detachment and indifference.

He happily shrank a little more behind Ruan Yōu.

一The feeling of being protected was very good.

Ruan Yōu: …

“Brother!” After shaking off the snow, Ruan Yōu called him again.

She was like the mother hen in an eagle catching chicks, trying to settle the score with Gu Fuchen. However, no matter how she moved, she couldn’t catch him.

“Ruan Chenchen!”

After the third call, Gu Fuchen stopped fooling around, loosened the clothes used as a snow shield, and said confidently, “Ruanruan, I was just doing what you wanted.”

Ruan Yōu: “??”

When did she ask him to use her as a snow shield?!

Gu Fuchen cryptically reminded her, “You said that when you gave me the island last time.”

Ruan Yōu remembered.

At that time, she did feel that Gu Fuchen had no life of his own, and she hoped he could consider himself more.

Gu Fuchen put his hands in his pockets and lowered his voice, saying, “I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Those four words carried a hint of grievance and a touch of honesty, like a pitiful big puppy being scolded after listening to someone’s persuasion.

Ruan Yōu patted the snow off her gloves, casting occasional glances at Gu Fuchen, and suddenly her heart softened.

Alright.

She forgave him.

Just as she was thinking this一

The students from the opposite camp noticed Ruan Yōu, who had her back turned to them, and Gu Fuchen, who was speaking to her in secret. They forcefully threw a snowball in their direction.

The snowball formed a graceful parabola in the air, heading straight for Gu Fuchen and Ruan Yōu.

Gu Fuchen realized it too late to dodge, and in the blink of an eye, Ruan Yōu, who had been contemplating how to express her forgiveness, was pulled directly by him.

Another blow to the back of her head.

Ruan Yōu: ….

Sensitive! To! Cold! My! *ss!

“Ruanruan, enduring a little hardship for your big brother is nothing. I know you’re willing. After all, we’re siblings.”

Ruan Yōu reached out and touched the snowball stuck to her knit hat, then hurriedly wiped it on Gu Fuchen’s face, saying, “Siblings your *ss!”

Gu Fuchen chuckled and dodged, “Lu Jin and Lu Xuan are the best proof. Now there’s a saying in the national siblings’ circle, ‘If you don’t quarrel, you’re not true siblings,’ and even netizens know that.”

【Is this still the siscon I know? Haha.】

【All siblings in the world can’t escape the drama of love and hate.】

【This episode can also be called ‘The Awakening of the Siscon Brain.’】

Watching Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen engaged in their love-hate relationship, Jiang Huai and Lu Jin, who were battling like elementary school students across from them, couldn’t stand it and said: “Be rational! Your anger should be directed at them.”

Even elementary school students understand the importance of unity and play more seriously than them. Meanwhile, they had promised to maintain the dignity of adults in a snowball fight but were still quarreling among themselves even when losing.

Ruan Yōu considered the bigger picture and voluntarily stopped the war with Gu Fuchen.

Snowballs flew chaotically on the playground, and there were too many students, all experienced in snowball fights, with better skills and accuracy than the top wealthy group members and staff.

In just five minutes of chaos, everyone present, except for Gu Fuchen, was not spared.

Oh.

There was also Fu Jiazhan, who was lucky to receive a special assistant’s call before the snowball fight, and he stayed far away making a phone call.

Jiang Huai and Lu Jin urged Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen to join the battle, but after a minute, they dejectedly realized一一

They couldn’t win.

The elementary school students were much more united than them.

A moment ago, Jiang Huai successfully hit a young boy with a snowball, and happily gestured for Lu Jin to look in the young boy’s direction.

In a moment of triumph, Lu Jin looked over, and six snowballs were thrown straight at their faces.

一一The elementary school kids across from them called for their six brothers to join and retaliate.

Lu Jin & Jiang Huai: …

Having many friends is great! (gritting their teeth)

Ruan Yōu witnessed this scene and, with a sympathetic yet amazed tone, asked, “You must have hit Calabash Brothers¹, right?”

Regardless of who was hit, the other six Calabash Brothers were out for vengeance.

The members of the top wealthy group were in a losing position, and even the production staff who joined the battle weren’t doing well.

They were initially doing fine when they first entered the snowfield, showing off for a moment, but within a few minutes, the Calabash Brothers taught them a lesson.

Everyone was covered in snow.

Unable to escape, the top wealthy group couldn’t just run away, so they reluctantly continued to battle on the snowfield.

Gu Fuchen always followed closely behind Ruan Yōu.

Under the education of the Calabash Brothers, Jiang Huai’s face and neck were covered in snow, making him feel like a walking snowman.

【I’m still laughing because of Ruan Yōu mentioning the Calabash Brothers!】

【Don’t mess with the Calabash Brothers no matter what! Just look at Jiang Huai’s fate!】

When Jiang Huai was feeling sour, he inadvertently glimpsed Gu Fuchen hidden behind Ruan Yōu.

Gu Fuchen was wearing a long black down jacket, which stood out on the snow-white ground.

What was even more astonishing was that his black down jacket had not a single snowflake. In this place where everyone was suffering from “snow injuries,” he seemed like a victor radiating black brilliance.

Black!

It was pure black!!

Without white snowflakes!!

Jiang Huai felt intensely envious.

Upon discovering that Gu Fuchen was closely following Ruan Yōu, he didn’t hesitate to run up and hide behind Gu Fuchen.

Thanks.

The Calabash Brothers are really unbeatable.

Ruan Yōu was completely unaware of the tag-along behind her. She changed into leather gloves and a leather hat, fully armed to confront the people in front of her.

As for Gu Fuchen behind her, she couldn’t be bothered.

She would settle the score with him later!

Ruan Yōu noticed that the Calabash Brothers, who had just targeted Jiang Huai, suddenly turned their attention to her. Without much thought, she took a snowball from Gu Fuchen’s hand and threw them one by one.

Now, Gu Fuchen is behind her, making snowballs for her to immerse herself in the joy of snowball fighting.

Snowballs are abundant, and she aims and throws with precision.

This is also why she allows Gu Fuchen to hide behind her.

Ruan Yōu is immersed in the absolute determination not to lose, fully focused on the snowball fight, swiftly catching snowballs from Gu Fuchen’s hands.

The Calabash Brothers are formidable in battle.

Ruan Yōu’s speed in throwing snowballs gradually increased. To improve efficiency, she threw with her right hand and passed it back with her left, allowing Gu Fuchen to place snowballs on her gloves.

Gu Fuchen’s speed in handing her snowballs noticeably speeds up, and Ruan Yōu doesn’t think much, “Bang bang,” she threw snowballs at the heads of the Calabash Brothers, and the snowfield is filled with screams and joyful laughter.

There are many people on the snowfield, especially those engaged in the snowball fight.

Despite the large number of people on the opposing side, the snowball fight field maintains a ‘many but not chaotic’ state 一 all the snowballs from the students are aimed at Ruan You’s side, and some students, tired of throwing, form a circle to watch them play.

Ruan Yōu, inexplicably becoming the target of the entire field: ?

Where are my teammates?

Why are they all targeting me?!!

She throws the snowball in her hand at the Calabash Brothers, and in that moment when the snowball leaves her hand, she looks around for her teammates.

However一一

In our camp, the snowy field is empty, with only a series of messy footprints left in the snow.

There’s no one on the left.

There’s still no one on the right.

Ruan Yōu stood there in confusion, thought for a moment, then turned around and asked Gu Fuchen where everyone else had gone. When she turned around一

Gu Fuchen, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Lu Xuan, Qi Nuo, and Qi Zhiyan, six people, were standing in a line behind her.

They were all earnestly making snowballs and passing them to Gu Fuchen one by one.

Facing Ruan Yōu’s bewildered gaze, they all froze in their tracks.

Ruan Yōu blinked her eyes slowly, and the snowflakes on her eyelashes swayed lightly, giving her a disheveled and pitiful appearance.

The snowflakes on her eyelashes were a testament to her recent struggle.

She confirmed once again.

Except for Fu Jiazhan, who couldn’t be present because he was making a phone call, the other six people were all standing behind her.

Not one was missing.

一Clearly, everyone had boldly declared that they would together uphold the dignity of adults in a snowball fight and charge forward, but halfway through, she was the only one going forward, while the rest of them were hiding behind, passing her snowballs.

She was the clown in this situation_(:з」∠)_

Ruan Yōu took a deep breath.

“Are you guys playing ‘Eagle Catches Chicks’?”

【After battling alone for five minutes, Yōuyōu finally noticed something off.】

【Laughing to death, they’re not playing the same game.】

【Our Yōuyōu is the group’s pet. This is too disrespectful to the group pet!!】

After making the call, Fu Jiazhan arrived late and was confused when he saw this scene: “Is this the Eagle Catches Chicks version of a snowball fight?”

Ruan Yōu: …

She wanted to give all six of them a good beating.

Lu Jin had a good reason, “As my idol, Ruan Yōu, you should set an example in front of your fans.”

一一I like it a little, but not too much.

Ruan Yōu: “Please unfollow quickly.”

After being discovered by Ruan Yōu, besides Gu Fuchen, the others were too embarrassed to stand behind her.

And there were still ten minutes left until the snowball fight ended.

Director Mu watched with a smile and provoked them, “Didn’t you all swear that challenging elementary school students to a snowball fight was questioning your abilities as heirs? You wouldn’t really lose to elementary school students, would you?”

Jiang Huai & Lu Jin: ?

Very well, you’ve successfully caught my attention.

Lu Xuan didn’t want to get hit, so she crouched behind and supplied her brother with snowballs. Qi Nuo stood in front of Qi Zhiyan and whispered, “Sister, should I throw?”

Qi Zhiyan frowned, “No.”

She didn’t like squatting on the ground; it wasn’t very aesthetically pleasing.

“You stay with Xuanxuan at the back.”

Qi Nuo glanced at Lu Xuan, who was happily building a small snowman on the ground after seriously making three snowballs, and sighed deeply.

“Sister Lu Xuan, Brother Lu Jin is still up ahead getting hit by snowballs,” he kindly reminded her.

Lu Xuan remained calm, “Let him get hit~”

It’s not her who is cold.

Qi Nuo sighed again.

When he gave snowballs to his sister, Qi Zhiyan, he also gave two more to Lu Jin, the great wretch.

. . . . .

Gu Fuchen still hid safely behind his sister, passing snowballs to Ruan Yōu, and the two of them cooperated very well.

Fu Jiazhan, who had just arrived, also joined in the final brawl.

There were indeed many elementary school students, but after all the commotion they had caused for so long, they were already tired, and now it was time for the adults to strike back!

Siblings, charge on!

Let’s show these little troublemakers the strength of adults who can take down the country’s flowers!

During the final minutes of the chaotic brawl, even the energetic elementary school students rushed over. They didn’t have time or energy to make snowballs carefully. The more skilled ones casually rolled a few, while the lazier ones simply scooped up snow from the ground and smacked it onto the faces of the top wealthy group.

White snowballs scattered in the air, falling down like a torrential rain of pure whiteness.

Laughter echoed across the playground, with the snowball fighters enjoying themselves, and even the production staff observing nearby were delighted.

Towards the end, Ruan Yōu truly let loose and showed no mercy to the elementary students, throwing a snowball and muttering in retaliation, “Calabash Brothers, take that!”

“You bunch of little brothers!”

“Prepare to get hit!”

“Bring it on, let’s see your skills!!”

. . . . .

Gu Fuchen started to feel the joy of the snowball fight and, in the last two minutes, didn’t hide behind Ruan Yōu anymore but actively joined the battle.

Amidst the falling snow, Ruan Yōu vaguely saw the figure of Gu Fuchen in his black down jacket. She squatted down, proudly crafting a snowball even bigger than her head. When the black figure appeared in front of her again一一

She raised her hands and smashed it onto his face with a resounding thud.

At that same moment, she heard Gu Fuchen’s voice from the front.

“Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, block off that pile in front.”

Ruan Yōu froze.

If her brother was in front, then…

Who is the poor soul that got hit by her with a big snowball?

Except for Gu Fuchen, it seems like Fu Jiazhan is also wearing black.

! ! !

Fu Jiazhan’s face is covered in white snow, making it impossible to see his appearance clearly.

It’s a bit comical, making people want to laugh.

Ruan Yōu pursed her lips, her brows unconsciously curving, a mischievous smile on her face.

“Sorry, sorry, I thought the person who just passed by was my brother.”

Fu Jiazhan didn’t shake off the snow but gently brushed away the accumulated snow on his face, keeping the snowfall vertical. Only after dealing with the snow around his brows and eyes did he slowly open his eyes.

The unthawed ice and snow in his eyes made his vision somewhat blurry.

One can vaguely make out Ruan Yōu’s approximate appearance from her attire.

There was a two-second pause, and he blinked.

From blur to clarity, the one standing in front of him was indeed Ruan Yōu.

Ruan Yōu was wearing a black coat, and a wine-red scarf was dotted with a few spots of chilly whiteness.

Most of her face was hidden in the scarf, her eyes curved, long eyelashes adorned with snow, and when she smiled, her rosy apple cheeks appeared.

Perhaps finding it amusing to see him in such a disheveled state, she smiled brightly.

Like a brilliant ray of light falling amidst the snow.

Ruan Yōu’s eyes curved, and the snowflakes on her eyelashes shimmered as she innocently spoke with a hearty smile, “I really didn’t know it was you. I thought the person standing beside me was always my brother.”

Fu Jiazhan was momentarily stunned, then chuckled softly.

Could he consider himself lucky that a snowball had made her realize there could be him in her world?

Ruan Yōu had always thought so.

Whenever she turned around, the person standing beside her would definitely be Gu Fuchen, not anyone else.

So, when she saw the black figure, she instinctively mistook him for her brother, who had been fighting alongside her.

“Sorry, sorry.”

Ruan Yōu returned the snowball in her hand as a peace offering, speaking boldly, “Consider this as a gift for you. Actually, it’s quite normal to mistake someone in a snowball fight; after all, in a snowball fight, there are no family ties.”

Fu Jiazhan came back to his senses and lightly chuckled, “Hmm.”

As she prepared to leave, hands in her pockets, she held back her laughter and explained once more, “I really thought the person standing beside me was my brother. I promise I won’t make you endure a snowball that should have been his next time.”

“Look, I’m going to avenge you right now!”

She finished speaking and swiftly ran to Gu Fuchen, pushing him into the snow and showering him with snow.

Lu Xuan and Qi Nuo were already forced to join the snowball battle.

When they truly began to enjoy the snowball fight, they didn’t care if they were cold or if their clothes got dirty. Snowballs burst in the air, knocking down their opponents. Even burying their friends in the snow and watching them suffer had a kind of carefree joy, like the fun of unrestrained childhood.

When children play house, they don’t care if it’s dirty or cold; adults who truly enjoy it are the same.

After Gu Fuchen was pushed down by Ruan Yōu, Lu Jin and Jiang Huai immediately joined the plan to attack Gu Fuchen.

Fu Jiazhan watched for a moment, pressed the snowball in his hand, and joined the battle with a smile.

【Ah, is this the joy of northerners playing in the snow? So much snow, no need to pityfully shake it off the trees to have a snowball fight…】

【This is the first time I’ve seen such a grand snowball fight, they’re really making me laugh to death.】

【Hehehe, am I the only one moved by Ruan Yōu’s words? She thought the person standing next to her was Ruan Chenchen all along, but it’s actually Fu Jiazhan!!】

【From what I’ve observed, the deputy assistant is silent and doesn’t talk much, just like our family little brother, Qi Nuo, quietly doing things.】

【The princess’s knight!!】

【You guys are letting your imaginations run wild, aren’t you afraid Ruan Chenchen will fight you for real?】

. . . . .

In the snowy field.

When Director Mu announced the end of the snowball fight and that they could leave, everyone continued to playfully stay.

The elementary school students left, and the battle between the adults finally began.

Eight people each took their positions, fought for fifteen more minutes, and then left the field exhausted and got on the car.

After getting on the car, the director immediately brought warm water.

When they arrived at the small hotel where they were staying, it was just half past eleven.

Director Mu was preparing to discuss with them whether they could skip the aurora tour. In front of a national audience, they should at least give the production team some face!

Ruan Yōu was already prepared to go see the aurora, with all her luggage packed, regardless of whether the director had any face.

Fu Jiazhan changed into a dark gray overcoat and lightly reminded, “Wei Wen is currently outside the hotel.”

Director Mu: ? ? ?

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1. 葫芦兄弟 (Húlu xiōngdì) It tells the story of 7 magical gourds and 7 brothers with outstanding abilities, who went on to save their relatives and started dealing with the fairies. ↩︎

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Chapter 68 Part 5 一 Ruan Chenchen: “Good siblings should help and support each other”.

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They took a minibus on the way to the snowball fight location.

The director is also there.

Ruan Yōu took a rest for a while, making sure Qi Zhiyan and Lu Xuan wouldn’t reflexively strangle her fate again before asking the director, “Director, after playing snowball fight today, what are we doing tomorrow?”

Director Mu: “Tomorrow’s plan is to visit various scenic spots.”

Lu Xuan: “Your planned activities seem quite ordinary.”

Director Mu asked, “What do you want to do?”

“I want to see the aurora and eat barbecue in the glass rooms of the best-viewing hotel,” Ruan Yōu said.

Ruan Yōu heard the director mention this romantic scene during filming.

In front of the five-star hotel, there is a row of beautiful glass rooms, which can also be the best viewing spot. In the glass rooms, you can enjoy delicious food, chat, sing, and admire the beautiful aurora.

It’s romantic and cozy.

Ruan Yōu has been back in the Gu Family for two months now, and the chef tries to make various cuisines from around the world for her every day. However, she is more interested in lively things like barbecue or hot pot.

The most romantic place should have the most down-to-earth cuisine!

Director Mu: “Sorry, we can’t arrange that.”

The production team strictly followed Cheng Xin’s principle of ‘bitterness before sweetness,’ and they can’t let them enjoy in advance. The sweetness will be in the second episode of the variety show recording. The first episode is about watching them suffer.

Once the scene of a group of people watching the aurora appeared in Ruan Yōu’s mind, this peculiar romance remained vivid in her mind.

Ruan Yōu: “If you can’t arrange it, we can.”

Lu Xuan nodded in agreement.

“That’s right.”

Director Mu chuckled, “No, you can’t go.”

Ruan Yōu felt rebellious.

She had been obedient for three whole days, yes, three whole days! How could a wealthy young lady like her be held back by the director? She had a stubborn streak, and she insisted on doing things that didn’t make money and going to places she couldn’t go!

Director Mu, seeing Ruan Yōu in a huff, added with a smile, “Even if we don’t arrange it, you can’t go.”

Now, their phones and everything else were with them.

Ruan Yōu sighed lightly, facing the closest camera, “Wei Wen, I want to go see the aurora. Ignore the director. After the snowball fight, come pick us up. If the director doesn’t let us go, bring Cheng Xin with you and, by the way, have some bodyguards to rescue us.”

Director Mu & the production team: ? ? ?

【Bring bodyguards to rescue them!! Ruan Yōu, you’re amazing!】

【Ruan Yōu: I’ll have someone come and rescue me myself.】

【Hilarious, no phone, but she can still use livestream. No one in this world can restrict a young lady like her.】

Lu Xuan: “Sister Yōuyōu, does Wei Wen watch livestreams?”

Ruan Yōu nodded.

“She is the most dedicated housekeeper, and she will definitely guard the livestream room to the end.”

Wei Wen is indeed watch the livestream.

After hearing Ruan Yōu’s words, she quickly gathered the bodyguards and took a flight to reach H City, preparing to “rescue” from the production team.

. . . . .

Director Mu sighed.

“As for watching the aurora, let’s discuss it later. Shall we have a snowball fight first?”

Lu Xuan eagerly responded, “Sure.”

She was particularly looking forward to the snowball fight now.

She had only gone skiing with friends before and had never experienced a lively snowball fight. Her girlfriends all thought it would be too much trouble.

Director Mu: “To give you a unique snowball fight experience, we’ve specially invited nearby elementary school students to join you and split into two teams to see which side can win.”

The top wealthy group: ?

Elementary school students? ?

It’s not that they looked down on elementary school students, but一一

Jiang Huai frowned, “Are you underestimating someone’s combat abilities?”

【That’s right, our Jiang Xiaohuai is a man with abs!】

【Haha, letting adults play against elementary school students, does it really not count as bullying kids?】

【Thr strength isn’t on the same level, you know.】

Director Mu: “You’ll understand when you get there. Anyway, in the upcoming snowball fight, we must win and defend the dignity of the heir.”

This statement doesn’t need Director Mu to say, everyone present knows it.

Losing to elementary school students?

Absolutely not possible.

The moment to defend our dignity has arrived!

Ruan Yōu and the others wrapped up in cotton jackets and got off the car. Everyone wore thick knitted hats and had gloves in their hands.

As soon as they got off the car, a bone-chilling cold swept over them.

Luckily, they dressed warmly, so they’re not cold.

It was covered with snow all around.

Only the basketball hoop on the left and the distant teaching building can tell everyone that they’re in a school.

“Please line up and move to the playground,” Director Mu shouted through the megaphone.

Adhering to the principle of not setting a bad example for students, everyone still listened to Director Mu. Ruan Yōu stood at the very front, with Gu Fuchen behind her.

Fu Jiazhan received a message from his special assistant at the last moment and went to make a phone call in a distant place.

The four overlords plus Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan and Qi Nuo stood in a row, walking towards the playground with seriousness and a touch of arrogance.

Just as they had taken a couple of steps, the exclusive BGM of the sports event began to play in their ears.

Director Mu, holding a megaphone, introduced, “Now approaching us is the Social Death Top Elite Team.”

At the front stood Ruan Yōu: …

Thank you.

Without you saying that, I wouldn’t even feel like it’s a social death.

Ruan Yōu stood in the middle of the playground, waiting for the opponents to take the stage.

Up to this point, the seven of them still couldn’t understand why they had to compete against a group of students.

If they were high school students, it would be fine, but having a snowball fight with elementary school students really gave them a sense of bullying children.

Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen contemplated their approach, hesitating whether to go easy when playing with the snowballs一

A horn sounded in the distance.

In an instant, students came running from all directions.

Ruan Yōu finally understood what “being surrounded on all sides” meant.

A total of eighty elementary school students surrounded them.

Ruan Yōu: …

“Director, the core of a snowball fight is the snow, not the fighting, can you understand that?”

Director Mu: “This is how we northerners have snowball fights!”

With this much snow and so few people, it’s not worthy of this big snowfall.

【I’m sorry, Director, you’re amazing. I underestimated the power of elementary school students.】

【As southerner, seeing this kind of snowball fight game for the first time, broadening my horizons…】

【Even us northerners are broadening our horizons.】

【There are eighty students, and they’re going to play ten against one.】

Lu Xuan was stunned by this scene, she tugged on Lu Jin’s sleeve, “Brother, is this how they play snowball fights outside now?”

No wonder her girlfriends said that snowball fights are a brutal game!

Ruan Yōu frowned, “In other words, we paid eighty yuan to come here and get beaten up.”

Everyone: …

It seems like that’s the case.

“All right, you have three minutes to make snowballs, and then it officially begins in three minutes!”

Ruan Yōu: ! ! !

This won’t do!

Then, the countdown whistle had already sounded.

The students quickly ran to the opposite side of Ruan Yōu and faced each other for the fight, not bullying these adults.

Ruan Yōu tugged on Gu Fuchen’s sleeve, “Brother, how about you stand in front of me later?”

Gu Fuchen frowned, “Ruanruan, you know that brother is very sensitive to the cold.”

Ruan Yōu sighed.

Her plan to block the snow failed.

She turned around and began to persuade the staff, “Sisters and brothers from the production team, come and join us!”

“I’m your boss, and what I say goes!”

Director Mu smiled helplessly and waved for the people behind him who weren’t from the camera crew to come over.

So, a total of twenty-five people arrived.

In terms of numbers, they weren’t at too much of a disadvantage.

Ruan Yōu hurriedly squatted down to make snowballs.

As she was making a snowball, she vaguely heard Gu Fuchen say something in her ear.

“Ruanruan, we’re real siblings, right?”

Ruan Yōu nodded in confusion, “Of course, what’s wrong with you?”

Director Mu blew the whistle, and at the same moment, Gu Fuchen quickly said, “Good siblings should help and support each other. I’ve helped you move so many suitcases before, today you should help me.”

Before Ruan Yōu could react, snowballs from the opposing camp had already come flying.

Gu Fuchen stared straight ahead and said, “Look, there’s snow up ahead!”

As Ruan Yōu subconsciously turned to look, Gu Fuchen held her shoulder and used her as a shield against the snow. At the same moment一

A snowball came straight towards her face.

The cold snow hit her head.

In that moment, Director Mu loudly sang, “Cold, cold ice and snow slapped on my face~~”

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The author has something to say:

Ruan Yōu, annoyed: I never thought my brother would use me as a shield (stomping feet.jpg)

[In fact, he intentionally made Ruan Yōu look ahead (bushi)]

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Chapter 68 Part 4 一 Ruan Chenchen: “Good siblings should help and support each other”.

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Lu Xuan didn’t expect this and opened the small box to see what her parents had written for her.

Ruan Yōu quietly counted when searching for her envelope in the small box. After Lu Xuan took hers, there were still six left.

Relieved, she happily took the envelope with her name on the top and helped her brother Gu Fuchen find his. When she handed it to him, she subtly made an “eight” gesture.

Gu Fuchen understood.

Fu Jiazhan stood to the left of Ruan Yōu, noticed her little gesture, and glimpsed the words “Jiang Huai” at the bottom of the box when he was flipping through it. He faintly smiled, handing the box to Lu Jin.

Lu Jin and Qi Nuo took theirs, and Qi Zhiyan was the second to last. When it was Jiang Huai’s turn, he kept his hands hidden in his sleeves, showing no sign of taking it out.

Qi Zhiyan noticed the remaining envelope inside, a pale pink one, and tapped Jiang Huai’s hand back lightly. “No, it’s yours.”

Jiang Huai thought he misheard and stared at the box.

At the bottom of the box lay an envelope with the words “Jiang Huai” on it, written in elegant handwriting. It was his grandfather’s handwriting.

There was only one sentence on the letter:

【Once you’ve got what you wanted, take a good rest for a while.】

Jiang Huai remained silent for a long time.

Indeed, he had already acquired Qiao Aviation. Even in the early stages of realizing his dream, he felt a sense of emptiness as if there were no more goals ahead, and he could only continue on the path he had been following, going to the company, leaving the company, in a routine.

After earning enough money to buy the company, what did he want to do next?

Jiang Huai didn’t know it before.

Now, he vaguely feel it.

He can start enjoying his life now.

To some extent, going on variety shows with Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, and others filled the emptiness in his heart.

In addition to Grandfather, there were unified blessings from Aunt Ruan, Uncle Gu, Aunt Fu, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu, Uncle Qi, and Aunt Qi in the envelope: “Have a pleasant holiday.”

He originally thought it was just something that aunts and uncles wrote to comfort him until he heard Ruan Yōu said, “They just wrote a sentence wishing us a pleasant holiday. Director, if you don’t let me have a good time, it’s really unacceptable.”

Lu Xuan chimed in, “We’ve given you all our lunch money.”

Director Mu chuckled, “Don’t worry, this is definitely a special snowball fight day in H City.”

Gu Fuchen frowned.

He didn’t really want to participate.

He hated the chilling feeling of snow getting into his collar.

Meanwhile, Jiang Huai quietly closed a thick stack of letters and felt the long-lost warmth from emotions.

Fu Jiazhan glanced at him with his peripheral vision, confirming that everything was fine, and continued listening to Ruan Yōu.

The production crew didn’t notice, but netizens saw it very clearly.

【This is why I like spending time with friends.】

【Silent comfort is truly moving.】

【At this moment, the team’s spirit has gathered!】

【Come on, my favorite top wealthy group.】

【Who said top wealthy group don’t have true friendship? Wuwuwu, I hope their friendship lasts forever.】

【When laughing, it’s genuinely funny, and when crying, it’s easy to cry.】

【Jiang Huai, keep going!】

In the barrage, cheers filled the screen.

Meanwhile, the production team continued with the program.

Director Mu smiled, “People from our production team have a conscience, knowing that after you gave us money, you have no money for lunch. Now, the hotel’s owner and owner’s wife are here. As long as you convince them with your exceptional negotiation skills, they will be willing to prepare lunch for you for free.”

Lu Xuan said, “You guys are really stingy like Brother Jiang Huai.”

Jiang Huai: ?

“I haven’t borrowed someone else’s flowers to present to Buddha¹. Whether the owner and owner’s wife are willing to give us lunch has nothing to do with your conscience.”

Director Mu had a thick skin, “We’ve provided you with a way.”

The top wealthy group: …

Sigh.

How did the current production team become so reduced?

As they gradually let loose, the production team also let loose.

Ruan Yōu: “Brother, do you remember the day before yesterday when you, Jiang Huai, and Fu Jiazhan failed to bargaining? At that time, you guys promised me that you would compensate me. Today is a good opportunity to showcase your strength.”

They negotiated directly to the point where the other party was willing to give it for free!

With Ruan Yōu’s gaze fixed on him, Gu Fuchen dared not refuse.

On the first floor, both the owner and the owner’s wife were present.

Gu Fuchen thought of his sister’s “reverse bargaining strategy” from the last time and quietly observed the electrical appliances and products around.

The owner and owner’s wife both appeared to be in their early forties, and both of them didn’t recognize them at all, only vaguely knowing from the director that this was being recorded for a variety show.

Gu Fuchen first noticed the TV the owner and owner’s wife were watching in the lobby, “Boss, Madam, you’ve been using this TV for a long time. Is the quality good?”

The owner’s wife nodded with a smile, “Yes, this is the best TV I’ve ever used. We’ve tried several other brands in the rooms upstairs, but none of them compare to this one. The picture quality is very clear, and the price is affordable.”

For the overlords, sometimes they prefer to hear customers praising their products rather than making money. It’s a recognition of the group and of them.

Gu Fuchen’s lips curled into a smile, “We use the same model at home, and it’s truly the top choice in the TV industry.”

The owner’s wife added, “Many things in our house are from Bozhan Group. It’s a big brand and worthy of trust!”

Gu Fuchen’s smile grew even brighter as he glanced at Ruan Yōu.

一一You see, that’s how outstanding your brother is.

Ruan Yōu: …

So shameless.

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Jin became unhappy.

“Lu Group’s TV is even clearer. If you buy that model, this TV will definitely end up in your storage room and will never be turned on again.”

“Do you know about Lu Group?” Lu Jin asked. “They are the largest group in the country for cameras and computers, with the highest sales. If you want to replace your electronic products in the future, I suggest you choose this company as your first choice..”

The owner’s wife replied, “I know, I know. I bought my daughter’s computer from there, and it’s excellent.”

Lu Jin turned and smiled at Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan, who were already sitting on the sofa in the lobby, arguing, with an expression of self-satisfaction as if hiding his achievements and fame.

一一Ruan Yōu, your brother’s computer is not as good as mine!

Jiang Huai couldn’t help but speak up, “Perhaps you’ve heard of Qiao Airlines?”

. . . . .

It was clearly a bargaining competition, turned into a competition for “whose product is the best” by several overlords. They were desperately trying to make an impression in front of the owner’s wife. It seemed that as long as the owner’s wife thought a certain group was the best, they would be considered the best in the world rankings.

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan watched with great interest from the sidelines.

The long-awaited business war had finally begun!

【Qi Zhiyan asked the owner’s wife if she knew about the skincare products under the Qi family and even offered to give her a set, and she even recited the advertising slogans, hahaha】

【As expected of overlords, they are full of energy when it comes to their products.】

【Laughing to death, Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan’s excited smiles are exactly how I feel right now】

The overlords discussed for ten minutes, but the bargaining didn’t succeed; instead, the owner and owner’s wife were annoyed.

In fact, the director had already discussed the matter of free lunch with the owner and owner’s wife beforehand. It wasn’t really free; the production team would eventually pay for it. It was just a way to add a small element, making the daily lives of the eight guests less smooth.

Initially, the owner’s wife had thought of many challenging questions, but she couldn’t stand the chattering of these people. She proactively said, “I can give you a free lunch, so hurry up and leave, go have a snowball fight.”

【Hahaha, the owner’s wife is annoyed to death by the overlords.】

【The owner’s wife absolutely didn’t expect that these were the low-profile, mysterious, and indifferent overlords that had been circulating online.】

The talkative overlords were mercilessly driven away by the owner’s wife, regretfully getting into the car and heading to the snowball fight location.

Lu Jin teased Gu Fuchen, “Bozhan’s electronic products don’t seem that great.”

Gu Fuchen lightly chuckled, “Lu Group’s entertainment products won’t even appear on Bozhan’s competitor list.”

一一They weren’t even considered competitors.

Jiang Huai: “You two, stop bickering. Pot calling the kettle black.”

Fu Jiazhan: “Agreed.”

Qi Zhiyan gave a cold smile.

Ruan Yōu helplessly said: “Can’t you both stop? Aren’t you tired?”

Several overlords who vowed to defend the group’s dignity replied: “Not tired. It’s time to defend the honor of the group.”

Ruan Yōu wanted to laugh but she held it in for a while, and couldn’t help but started to complain: “Since you want to defend the group’s honor, brother, you put on Ruan Chenchen’s vest and let yourself go in fanpage. Why didn’t you think about whether it would be embarrassing to defend the group’s honor when you fell off the horse yesterday?”

Gu Fuchen remained quiet.

Lu Xuan: “Brother, you shouldn’t laugh either. I’m actually thinking about using ‘Invisible Camera’ as the title for my drama.”

Lu Jin: ….

As it turns out, family can hurt family the most.

Jiang Huai smiled without saying a word.

“At the first moment I fell off the horse, I immediately thought about the company.”

And I even made a phone call.

Ruan Yōu & Lu Xuan: …

Thanks. They really didn’t expect someone could be this shameless.

Fu Jiazhan casually interjected, “I didn’t lose face; I maintained the group’s honor.”

Qi Zhiyan nodded and said in a tone that was ‘not proud at all,’ “Outstanding managers should be like this.”

【After this variety show, the threshold for outstanding managers has lowered to ‘whether or not you’ve lost face.’ As long as you haven’t lost face, you are an outstanding manager.】

【On the third day of recording the variety show, everyone started to let loose and be shameless.】

【Fake top wealthy gentlemen and ladies; real cheerful comedians.】

Qi Zhiyan and Fu Jiazhan, with the reason of “not having lost face,” silenced the other three overlords, leaving them speechless.

Ruan Yōu disagreed.

“But what about that time when you were drunk一“

Those words hit everyone in the room like a thunderbolt. Lu Xuan and Qi Zhiyan instinctively covered Ruan Yōu’s mouth at the same time.

“You guys… let go of me一” Ruan Yōu struggled.

Qi Zhiyan smiled sweetly and asked, “Do you have something to say?”

Ruan Yōu shook her head repeatedly.

Qi Zhiyan hesitated, remembering the last time Gu Fuchen had covered Ruan Yōu’s mouth, hoping she wouldn’t mention the words “dark circles.” She wasn’t sure whether to trust Ruan Yōu now.

After a long silence, she decided to believe her.

Qi Zhiyan tentatively withdrew her hand from Ruan Yōu’s mouth slowly, and in the moment when Ruan Yōu was about to speak, she covered it again.

“So tired… let go of me一一!!”

Qi Zhiyan: …

She froze for two seconds, silently withdrew her hand and said, “It was an instinctive reaction.”

Ruan Yōu: …

Later, when she tried to speak again, Lu Xuan and Qi Zhiyan would always look at her with a “I really want to cover your mouth” expression.

Ruan Yōu: This is outrageous! ( `з´)=3

【Ahhh, why do they keep covering Yōuyōu’s mouth?】

【What’s wrong with being drunk? What’s wrong with being drunk? Did they all collectively die from it, and the little princess joined in?】

【Spill the beans, Yōuyōu, I won’t be able to sleep tonight without this melon!】

Then一

#TopWealthyDrunkenPartySociallyDeath# trended, leaving everyone wondering what exactly they did that night that caused a collective social death, becoming an unsolved mystery.

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1. Borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha is a metaphor for using someone else’s things as a favor. ↩︎

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Chapter 68 Part 3 一 Ruan Chenchen: “Good siblings should help and support each other”.

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In the boiled fish restaurant, it was crowded.

Qi Zhiyan ordered two pots of boiled fish, one spicy and one with tomato. They also ordered several meat and vegetable dishes.

The waiter brought eight bottles of beer with a smile, “Our restaurant offers unlimited beer, drink as you like.”

Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Qi Zhiyan, and Lu Xuan suddenly remembered their previous experience of getting drunk and fighting over a claw machine. All six of them had visibly stiff expressions and collectively said, “We don’t drink!”

Their words were well-organized and forceful, startling the waiter.

Ruan Yōu comforted the waiter with a smile, “They are quite sensitive about the word ‘drink.'”

【It feels like they have a secret.】

【Yeah, isn’t drinking alcohol pretty normal? Haha. If not beer, they might drink some wine or something.】

They spent dinner in the shadow of drinking.

By the time they reached the villa in the evening, it was already nine o’clock.

Director Mu timely announced the plan for the next day, “In life, there is both the labor of work and the comfort of rest. Tomorrow, we will have a day off. We will gather at seven in the morning and fly to the northernmost city to enjoy a two-day holiday.”

Ruan Yōu confirmed, “In winter, are we going to the coldest place to enjoy a holiday?”

Why does that sound so strange?

“The coldest place can be quite interesting.”

“But we have to wake up at six tomorrow, no way,” Lu Xuan was the first to object, “Can’t we just go today?”

Director Mu explained, “There are no more flights available now.”

A small problem.

In the eyes of the top wealthy family, it’s not a big deal at all.

Ruan Yōu instructed the production team to quickly pack up, and they did.

Gu Fuchen packed his things and stood by the villa’s entrance, realizing something.

“We’re only staying here for one night?”

Today, they were on an internship outside and had no chance to stay in the villa.

Others didn’t understand why he asked this, but Fu Jiazhan did.

“Yes, Ruan Chenchen, you lost all your face by fooling Lu Xuan into changing rooms, and now we’re moving out after just one night. Your reputation means nothing.”

Fu Jiazhan placed the luggage in the car’s trunk and said solemnly, “Ruan Chenchen, be a better person in your next life.”

Lu Xuan quickly responded, “I will never be deceived by you again when choosing a room tonight!”

Gu Fuchen: …

“Let’s stay here for one more night tonight and leave tomorrow,” he suggested.

His reputation couldn’t afford to be tarnished.

Lu Xuan retorted, “You wish!”

【Ruan Chenchen, the retribution for changing rooms is here.】

【Brother Chenchen, you’re so cute, hahaha.】

The production team group packed their luggage and followed Ruan Yōu’s car with inexplicable faces, not knowing where they were going now.

Are we taking a high-speed train there?

In that case, we need to buy tickets.

Surely, we’re not driving there…

As Director Mu let his thoughts wander, Ruan Yōu’s luxurious plane, which she had bought during the livestream, appeared at the airport.

Director Mu and the other staff members: …Sorry, they are completely ignorant about the top wealthy family’s extravagance.

What a drive in luxury car?

They have planes!

Ruan Yōu went all in and bought three of those!

【When I saw the plane that Fat Cat bought in front of me, I had a surreal feeling.】

【The legendary private planes, you get half of it when you meet¹!】

As Ruan Yōu’s group boarded the plane, the livestream coincidentally ended. With reluctance, the livestream concluded on the following day.

【Goodbye, dear family, let’s see what they’ll do tomorrow.】

【The nightlife has just begun, why not continue?】

【That’s right! Goodbye.】

The livestream ended at 10 o’clock, as agreed upon by Ruan Yōu and Weiwen with the production team.

Apart from the days when Gu Fuchen dragged her to watch variety shows, during most of the winter, she went to bed early and would never let the audience watch her sleep on a livestream.

When the plane arrived in H City, it was just past midnight. Ruan Yōu tightly wrapped herself in a coat and quickly followed Gu Fuchen and the others to the hotel arranged by the production team.

Without paying much attention to the surroundings, she went to bed after freshening up.

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The next morning at 8:30 a.m.

A hot breakfast prepared by the production team was set on the dining table.

This time, Director Mu didn’t play tricks on them and said honestly, “As long as you give us fifty yuan, you can enjoy the special breakfast in H City.”

Ruan Yōu and the others still had seven hundred yuan left.

They had money to spare!

Besides, Cheng Guyuan had already quit the variety show, so there was no competition at all. They could spend money freely, so fifty yuan was nothing.

There were leek dumplings, wontons, deep-fried cakes, meat pies, lamb soup, and more.

After breakfast, Ruan Yōu finally had time to observe her surroundings.

The room was warm, with heavy snow falling outside. Thick layers of snow had accumulated, and having a snowball fight would definitely be fun.

Director Mu: “We are in the outskirts of H City.”

The implied meaning is: There aren’t many people here, and the development is so-so, and there isn’t much fun.

Ruan Yōu carefully packed hats, scarves, masks, and ear warmers into her bag. When she heard the words, she paused for a moment and asked in a peculiar tone, “Didn’t you say before that you wanted us to come here to enjoy a holiday?”

“Yes, we’ve prepared a special snowball fight game for you. If you want to experience it, it’s a hundred yuan per person.”

Ruan Yōu furrowed her brows, remained silent for a couple of seconds, and asked seriously, “Director Mu, I have a few serious questions for you now.”

“Go ahead,” Director Mu replied with a smile.

“I heard that Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company is the exclusive investor, right?”

“Yes.”

“And they invested five million yuan?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Ruan Yōu pursed her lips and asked seriously, “Where did you spend this five million yuan, and why do you keep asking for money everywhere?”

【The investor face-to-face question the whereabouts of investment funds, laughing to death.】

【Ruan Yōu seems like a big scapegoat, giving so much money to the production team, and they still ask her for money everywhere.】

Director Mu thought for a moment, “How about we give you a 20% discount, 80 yuan per person, 640 yuan for eight people, is that okay?”

They currently only have 650 yuan, so if they gave 640 yuan, their lunch is uncertain.

Lu Xuan didn’t care anymore, “Give it to them, anyway, with the money in hand, they will find ways to trick us.”

Ruan Yōu thought carefully and agreed.

After all, they would eventually be tricked, so it’s better to give in advance.

When they have no money to trick, they can’t do much to them.

After collecting the snowball fight expenses, Director Mu gave each of them a small transparent bag and said, “Since it’s a holiday moment, I hope everyone won’t be affected by phones and other electronic devices. Please put your phones in the small transparent bags. If there are work-related matters, we will inform you.”

Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, and Qi Zhiyan, the five overlords, carefully turned off their phones. If there were any emergencies, their special assistants would call the director.

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan, along with Qi Nuo, followed suit and turned off their phones.

With their actions, they proved that there was no trust between them and the director.

【The production team’s blessing, haha】

【Love and war, I love watching the guests outsmart the production team】

Initially, it felt a bit uncomfortable to turn off their phones, but in the long run, it indeed became much more relaxing. They didn’t overly rely on electronic devices and instead focused all their attention on the present moment.

After collecting their phones, it’s not over yet.

Director Mu gave them an orange small box.

“We know that you eight guests are about to embark on a joyful holiday. We asked your parents to write a few words for you.”

Jiang Huai remained silent after hearing this.

【I remember Jiang Huai’s father was really harsh on him, and his mother has passed away! Who can write for him…】

【Last time, he made a big fuss online, buying his mom’s airline and renaming it Qiao Airlines. Isn’t this part a bit inappropriate?】

【Yeah, I feel like he must be really embarrassed.】

【Suddenly feeling like crying… Sometimes, not having a family relationship is really painful. It’s like not having anyone to attend parent-teacher conferences, so awkward and uncomfortable.】

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1. 见面分一半 (jiànmiàn fēn yībàn) I don’t quite understand the meaning of this sentence, but based on the information I found, the sentence roughly means, ‘As the saying goes, we share blessings together, share hardships together, and split everything in half when we meet.’ ↩︎

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Chapter 68 Part 2 一 Ruan Chenchen: “Good siblings should help and support each other”.

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In the livestream, the first round of Fight the Landlord¹ officially began.

Ruan Yōu’s cards are excellent, starting the game with one joker is a guaranteed strong opening move.

She immediately showed General Manager Ruan’s momentum and clicked “Call Landlord.”

Her cards are like this:

Three threes, followed by a straight from four to eight, three nines, one ten, one Queen, one pair of Kings, one pair of twos, and one joker. A very good hand.

Ruan Yōu keeps the straight sequence and starts with three threes along with one ten.

Gu Fuchen, seeing his sister play a strong hand, secretly worries.

He thinks carefully.

In the game, General Manager Ruan made a voice chat, “Hurry up, I’ve been waiting forever.”

【General Manager Ruan is so confident.】

【We have confidence, our cards are very good.】

【I don’t know why, watching them play Fight the Landlord makes me want to play too.】

Gu Fuchen carefully calculated the cards and finally clicked ‘pass.’

Fu Jiazhan also clicked ‘pass.’

Originally, Ruan Yōu wanted to play three threes first, and if someone challenged her, she would play three nines next. Now, seeing that no one wanted the cards, she confidently played three nines with a queen and prepared to play a pair of twos later. Then, she planned to follow with a straight from four to eight, and if someone challenged her, she could simply play a pair of Kings and one joker to finish the game.

The plan was clear and straightforward.

However, the outcome一

Perhaps she appeared too cheerful. When she played three nines for the second time, Fu Jiazhan played three queens.

Ruan Yōu, with a pensive look and her chin resting on her hand, hesitated for a moment and then played a bomb (joker).

【Now, isn’t it too early for a bomb?】

【Well, actually, General Manager Ruan’s has very few loose cards. She still has a straight plus a pair of twos and a pair of Kings left. Later, she can play the pair of twos and end with a straight. 】

【That’s right, even if the two assistants have a pair of twos, it doesn’t matter. They can’t possibly always have single cards or pairs. As long as they play, General Manager Ruan’s twos are always the strongest!】

Ruan Yōu thought just like they did, and she confidently muttered to herself in front of the screen, “I’m definitely going to win this one.”

Defeating two assistants like this is so simple, it doesn’t even require much thinking.

With the bomb played, there was no competition.

Both Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan could only pass.

A straight from four to eight is too small, and it can be easily suppressed. Ruan Yōu decided to keep her straight, leading with a pair of Kings as planned. Gu Fuchen followed with a pair of Aces, and she threw out a pair of twos, sitting confidently in her office chair, awaiting the final victory.

But when the pair of twos was played一

Fu Jiazhan played four Jacks and exploded the game.

Ruan Yōu looked at the remaining 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in silence.

Who could she beat now?

【Hahaha, I came from Fu Jiazhan’s side, thinking Ruan Yōu might be finished.】

【In this world, there’s something called “extreme joy leading to sorrow.”】

Ruan Yōu watched them finish playing the rest of the cards without expression and typed angrily in the game chat: 【Deputy assistant, you missed the chance to become the head assistant.】

【Ruan Chenchen: It’s okay, General Manager Ruan, he’ll be promoted to president directly in two days.】

Ruan Yōu: ( `з´)=3

So frustrating!

As General Manager Ruan, accompanied by two overlord assistants, played Fight the Landlord, Qi Nuo, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, and Qi Zhiyan were working hard, earning money to support their families.

Five minutes later, Lu Xuan, prompted by comments from online viewers, realized that Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, and Fu Jiazhan were collectively slacking off without inviting her!

She immediately messaged them on WeChat, and their game Fight the Landlord turned into a four-person mahjong game.

They were practicing their mahjong skills in advance, preparing to dominate during the Lunar New Year.

At five o’clock in the afternoon, eight people left work on time.

Lu Jin noticed that his younger sister had a radiant complexion today and was surprised that she didn’t look exhausted from work. He walked over to Qi Nuo and asked in a low voice, “What did Lu Xuan do today?”

Qi Nuo thought about the sticky note Lu Xuan had given him before leaving work, which said, “Today is a happy day, hard work, hard work.” He suddenly remembered their conversation through sticky notes and sighed as he clutched the pink sticky note in his pocket. Qi Nuo honestly replied, “She was playing mahjong.”

Lu Jin: ? ? ?

“She played mahjong with Ruan Yōu, Gu Fuchen, and Fu Jiazhan on the computer all afternoon.”

In an instant, the mahjong four-person group received disapproving glances from their three-person management team.

Ruan Yōu quietly retorted: “Actually, we didn’t play for very long.”

Lu Xuan nodded: “Indeed, not for long. We took a nap in General Manager Ruan’s office halfway through.”

Ruan Yōu: ….

“Xuanxuan, don’t make things worse.”

The mahjong four-person group, who had been slacking off all afternoon, received their deserved punishment during dinner.

After work, not wanting to cook at home, Qi Zhiyan suggested finding a small restaurant to eat at.

They couldn’t find a regular restaurant nearby but came across a boiled fish restaurant.

Ruan Yōu’s eyes lit up: “How about boiled fish?”

It was crowded inside, so the food should taste pretty good.

The four workers glanced at her together and said, “People who slack off don’t have the right to enjoy the benefits.”

Ruan Yōu pursed her mouth and dared not refute.

Though they said that, Qi Zhiyan silently entered the restaurant.

Ruan Yōu: ! !

【77 is very kind to our General Manager Ruan, appearing cold outside but warm inside.】

【It seems like they’re all like this, teasing each other among friends, but they will listen to each other’s thoughts without getting genuinely angry.】

【Wuwuwu, I really want to have barbecue, drink, and chat with friends; it’s super fun.】

Inside the restaurant, the production team settled their salaries, and regardless of their positions, each of them received one hundred and fifty yuan. The mahjong four-person group dutifully handed over their salaries. During the meal, they had no say in the orders and could only watch as Lu Jin, Jiang Huai, Qi Nuo, and Qi Zhiyan placed their orders.

Lu Xuan tried her best to fight for opportunities for herself: “No matter how the process goes, the outcome is always good. I want to have boiled fish with tomatoes.”

Ruan Yōu agreed.

Given the position assigned to her by Cheng Xin, it was probably because he was afraid she’d come after him for compensation after the variety show ended. Despite knowing his ulterior motives, it had to be said that today’s day of work was very enjoyable.

It fully embodied the company culture of ‘Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company.’ 一 freedom and happiness first.

Ruan Yōu suddenly said, “I think you four might be the most diligent workers in this company today. Don’t do this next time.”

The four workers: …

As the boss, you’re still quite proud.

After today’s livestream, Ruan Yōu Entertainment’s “slacking off culture” has spread across the entire internet, increasing both its popularity and the level of discussion about the company’s artists.

In short:

Causing this company to go bankrupt is really difficult.

Not to mention the fact that the company has also invested 500 million yuan in the second season of <The Heirs.>

At the end of the day, they are making a lot of money.

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1. I don’t quite understand the rules of ‘Fight the Landlord,’ so I apologize if there’s anything incorrect. ↩︎

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Chapter 68 Part 1 一 Ruan Chenchen: “Good siblings should help and support each other”.

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In the office, Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan wore helpless expressions on their faces.

Ruan Yōu, seemingly casually, lay back in her office chair, swaying back and forth, enjoying the pleasure of spinning around, but in reality, she was very nervous.

“Assistants all address their bosses like this, right?” Ruan Yōu reasoned calmly.

She had been craving the title of “General Manager” for a long time.

Xia Shi and Wei Wen either called her Miss Ruan or Young Miss.

She wanted to experience what it felt like to be called “General Manager Ruan” by someone, but she never mustered the courage to say it out loud.

She couldn’t just frown and sternly say to Xia Shi when she reported her assets, “Don’t call me Miss Ruan anymore; call me General Manager Ruan.”

Today was a perfect opportunity.

Not only could she enjoy the joy of being called “General Manager Ruan” by the two overlords, but she could also make people think she was just joking to “torture” the two overlords.

Fu Jiazhan was the first to break the silence in the room, his voice carrying a hint of restrained amusement, like the subtle and elegant notes of a violin reaching a climax unintentionally, even though he restrained his emotions, they still showed in his gentle gaze.

“Hello, General Manager Ruan.”

There were many things one could do as a general manager. If it were Lu Xuan, she might have them arrange a meal for her; Qi Zhiyan would have them go out and not disturb her work. As for Ruan Yōu, she simply hoped that someone would call her “General Manager Ruan.”

A somewhat unexpected and frustrating response.

Ruan Yōu held her doll-like delicate face with a stern expression: “No laughing, be serious.”

Fu Jiazhan suppressed his smile, his eyes flickering slightly: “Alright, General Manager Ruan.”

When Ruan Yōu smiled, there was an inexplicable cuteness and a lively, carefree ignorance of being ‘silly.’

Like fireworks sparkling in the night sky, with a ‘bang bang,’ it effortlessly drew everyone’s attention.

And the young miss’s life should be just like this.

It should be a proud, blooming red rose, openly welcoming the brilliant sun, fearlessly revealing itself to the world.

When Gu Fuchen heard Fu Jiazhan call his sister ‘General Manager Ruan,’ his sister-complex kicked in, and he obediently said, “General Manager Ruan.”

The two ‘General Manager Ruan’ made Ruan Yōu feel floaty.

Being called ‘General Manager Ruan’ by the two overlords felt much better than she had imagined.

Afterwards, Ruan Yōu didn’t know what to do.

She had her two ‘overlords’ assistants leave, and she fidgeted in her office.

At this moment, all seven members of the top wealthy family were working for ‘Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company.’

. . . . .

Qi Zhiyan, Lu Jin, and Jiang Huai, the three intern agents, met the company’s three artists, with each one responsible for one.

On the first day of work, the production team and the company didn’t assign them too challenging tasks; they were only in charge of the magazine photoshoots for the three artists.

Qi Zhiyan, Lu Jin, and Jiang Huai met with the responsible person from OX Fashion Magazine to confirm the specific duration of each person’s photoshoot and interview questions after the shoot.

The coordination for this had already been arranged, so the three of them just needed to accompany their respective artists to the shooting locations.

The task was not too heavy.

But for the three artists, it was a real challenge.

They didn’t have the courage that Ruan Yōu had when the two overlords called her “General Manager Ruan.” As soon as they heard from the managers that the three members of top wealthy family were coming to be their agents, they were so scared that they wished they could fly to the shooting location, do some heart and peace signs, and quickly finish the magazine shoot.

The three intern agents’ work went smoothly, while Qi Nuo and Lu Xuan had a lot of things to do.

They were in charge of the Weibo matrix, had to request posters from the design team, come up with their own captions, and then log into the company’s official Weibo account to record the post data after it was published.

Each person had to post two Weibo updates today, and the main content had to be thought up by themselves.

Listening to this, Lu Xuan’s head was spinning, and she stared blankly at the camera.

Why is one Weibo post so complicated?

She glanced at the time.

It’s only half-past ten.

There’s still one hour left until lunch break.

Before this, Qi Nuo had already offered to help Lu Xuan with her work and took over Lu Xuan’s tasks, saying, “I’ll handle the Weibo posts.”

Lu Xuan nodded with a delighted smile.

“Qi Nuo, that’s really nice of you.”

Now that Lu Xuan had no work, she looked around idly, her gaze stopping on Qi Nuo, who was diligently working, for a couple of seconds.

Qi Nuo had rosy lips and a delicate appearance. Lu Xuan noticed that he was somewhat different from his usual self while working.

Normally, he was a bit absent-minded and didn’t talk much. He rarely smiled, and when he did, there was a faint dimple at the corner of his lips, which only appeared when he was talking to Qi Zhiyan.

Even when Qi Zhiyan asked him to do things like “go move luggage,” “go chop vegetables,” or “go watch TV from a distance,” his cheeks would still reveal that faint dimple.

While working, Qi Nuo remained quiet, but his clear and earnest eyes added an air of seriousness.

Suddenly, Lu Xuan realized that Qi Nuo was rather good-looking.

More attractive than the ‘puppy’ she used to go for.

Lu Xuan openly stared at Qi Nuo for a full two minutes, feeling neither embarrassed nor ashamed about watching someone for so long. Her gaze was daring.

Qi Nuo was preparing to summarize the Weibo posts from the previous week, outline the content to cover in daily posts, and then search for materials to complete the work.

He slowed down the movement of the mouse, paused for two seconds, then continued scrolling down the page. He read seven or eight posts and felt that Lu Xuan showed no signs of turning her head. He stared at the screen, moved his body slightly and whispered: “Sister Lu Xuan, the livestream is on now.”

“I know,” Lu Xuan pointed at the computer in front of her, “That’s why my computer is still on.”

Qi Nuo pursed his lips and sat up straight, not saying anything.

Three seconds later, Qi Nuo couldn’t sit still anymore. He put down the mouse, picked up the nearby sticky notes and a pen, and quickly wrote a message.

【Sister Lu Xuan, can you look at your own computer?】

Without turning his head, he kept his gaze on the computer screen and stuck the sticky note on Lu Xuan’s desk.

Lu Xuan glanced at it.

“But you look better than the computer.”

One sentence made Qi Nuo’s ears turn red.

Lu Xuan sighed: “Okay, I won’t look anymore.”

She didn’t see any harm in appreciating beautiful things on the livestream. After all, everyone likes to look at handsome guys.

Why hide it?

She liked to be bold about it.

After a pause, she couldn’t help but say: “Beautiful people are worth appreciating. Little brother, why don’t you make your debut? Sister Yōuyōu and I can help make you popular.”

Qi Nuo’s fair face flushed unnaturally, he pursed his lips, and his jawline stiffened.

One minute later, Lu Xuan, who was about to search online for “What to do when bored at work,” received another sticky note.

【If you speak again, do the work yourself.】

Lu Xuan busily covered her mouth with her hands, sitting up straight and pretending to type on the keyboard.

The mechanical keyboard made a clacking sound, and the rhythmless typing noise clearly indicated to Qi Nuo that she wasn’t talking or looking at him.

Lu Xuan was bored, just like the domineering General Manager, Ruan Yōu.

She desperately realized that there was nothing she needed to do at all.

She had completed all her tasks.

一Having a diligent manager didn’t seem to be a good thing. It didn’t show her presence.

But one thing made Ruan Yōu very happy.

At this moment, the five heirs of the top wealthy families, Lu Xuan, and Qi Nuo were all working for her!

There was no other company in the world with this kind of prestige!

Ruan Yōu was truly bored, so after some hesitation, she opened the Spider Solitaire game.

Spider Solitaire, the essential office game, quickly ended the day in the joy of testing IQ.

【Ruan Yōu’s joy contrasted sharply with the busy Qi Nuo.】

【Hahaha, Qi Nuo is once again teased by the little princess and has to do one more thing, this family can’t be without Qi Nuo.】

【In the same world, with the same way to slack off. When I slack off, I either play Spider Solitaire or Minesweeper.】

Ruan Yōu took the shortcut and went straight for the highest difficulty.

After finishing Spider Solitaire, she clicked on Fight the Landlord mini-game.

Playing alone was boring, so Ruan Yōu logged into WeChat and shared Fight the Landlord mini-game with Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan.

【G: ? It’s working hours now, my esteemed General Manager Ruan.】

【Fat Cat: The boss is slacking off at work. [wearing sunglasses].】

【G: Don’t touch the porcelain, General Manager Ruan. Only you would do such a thing.】

He is still very dedicated.

【Fat Cat: Assistant Fu has already entered the room, second to none.】

Gu Fuchen had to put aside his current work and join General Manager Ruan to play Fight the Landlord with Assistant Fu.

As soon as they entered the room, Gu Fuchen complained in the game chat.

【Ruan Chenchen: Assistant Fu, how did you get here so quickly?】

【Fu: I perform my duty.】

【General Manager Ruan: No, because he’s the deputy assistant, and to become the head assistant, he must please the leader (dog’s head holding a flower).】

【Fu: …】

【Ruan Chenchen: Sister, your jokes are getting colder and colder.】

【General Manager Ruan: Who is sister? (O_o)】

【Ruan Chenchen: …I made a mistake, my esteemed General Manager Ruan.】

Barrage:

【I could watch them chat for a hundred years.】

【The feeling of teasing each other after getting familiar is so joyful.】

【Don’t play Fight the Landlord, the three of you should just chat. It would be even better to invite Lu Xuan, who gets so bored that she opened the livestream and chats with viewers.】

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Chapter 67 Part 4 一 The Crazy and Overbearing CEO Ruan Yōu Makes a Grand Appearance!

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Ruan Yōu nodded with a light smile.

Ji Jian led them to tour the company’s studio, library, meeting rooms, and dressing rooms one by one, finally stopping in the meeting room.

The production team has already set up the equipment there.

Director Mu: “Today, eight guests will intern here and experience workplace life. Except for Ruan Yōu, the other seven guests will draw employee cards to determine their respective roles and tasks.”

Ruan Yōu: ? ? ?

“Except for me? What do you want me to do?”

Director Mu: “Your employee card has already been chosen by Cheng Xin.”

Ruan Yōu: …

Damn, it’s Cheng Xin again!

Two days later, after finishing the variety show, she was determined to take her husky and tear down Cheng Xin’s house to let him experience the feeling of “homeless” and “misery.”

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan looked at Ruan Yōu with pity in their eyes.

Such a poor boss, having such a general manager.

Director Mu: “Next, please have the other seven guests come up to draw employee cards.”

Except for Ruan Yōu, the others stepped forward and randomly drew a card.

Before opening the envelope and confirming what was on the employee card, Director Mu called three company employees, “They are three senior employees of the company who will accompany all the guests throughout their day in the workplace.”

“Why are there only three?” Qi Nuo asked.

Director Mu explained: “You guys are divided into groups of two, two, and three, which means you will be working with your colleagues.”

Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn’t have to work alone.

While the others were still listening to the director, Qi Zhiyan had already opened her envelope.

There was only one employee card inside.

The photo was blank, the name field was also empty, and only the word “Agent” was written next to the position.

“Sister, you’re going to be an agent today.”

An agent is responsible for managing the business activities of their artists, including coordinating the release of music videos and scheduling photoshoots for posters with third parties. Everything must be discussed with the artist’s agent. It’s a busy job.

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan aren’t worried about Qi Zhiyan, they are more concerned about the artists Qi Zhiyan manages.

Qi Zhiyan is very strict at work, extremely strict!

As for the artists who are always switching entertainment companies, now they either perform poorly or excel, all while asserting their independence. It feels like they are completely at odds with Qi Zhiyan’s work philosophy.

Upon seeing his sister becoming an agent, Qi Nuo quickly checked if he could be in the same team with her.

Unfortunately, his position is in operations.

Lu Jin glanced at his employee card and said casually, “I’m an agent.”

Lu Xuan quickly opened her own envelope, and after reading the words on it, she pouted a bit unhappily, saying, “I have to work in operations.”

Lu Jin chuckled, “You’re not happy working separately from your brother?”

一It seems he’s still quite important.

Lu Xuan shook her head, pitifully putting her employee card in her pocket, and said with a hint of frustration, “No, I just thought that if I were in the same team as my brother, I could have some fun.”

Lu Jin: ???

What does she think of her own brother?

Qi Nuo whispered, “If you’re tired, later, hand the work over to me.”

He learns quickly.

While Lu Xuan… seems a bit clumsy.

Lu Jin: “Qi Nuo, don’t help her. Let her experience the harsh realities of society outside.”

Lu Xuan hummed cheerfully.

Ruan Yōu didn’t feel like paying attention to their banter, she was curious about what Gu Fuchen was going to do.

“Hurry, open yours.”

Jiang Huai pointed to the employee card in his hand, “I’m like Lu Jin and Qi Zhiyan, an agent.”

Now there were three agents and two operations staff, which meant that Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan should be doing the same job.

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan opened theirs simultaneously, their brows furrowing neatly.

Gu Fuchen had a stern expression and looked displeased as he glanced at Director Mu.

Ruan Yōu was anxious, tugging on Gu Fuchen’s elbow, trying hard to read the words on his employee card.

“Assistant,” Fu Jiazhan said softly.

Ruan Yōu froze for a moment, then came to her senses and snatched the employee card from Gu Fuchen’s hand, looking at it in disbelief.

The position field clearly printed a few words: General Manager’s Assistant.

Ruan Yōu: ? ? ?

Cheng Xin, you shameless person! You actually made two heirs of the top wealthy family be your assistants!

Ruan Yōu pointed at the five words on the employee card and said angrily, “No, I refuse to let my brother and Fu Jiazhan become the General Manager’s assistants.”

“My brother is the president of Bozhan Group. You want him to go and serve coffee to Cheng Xin, holding documents and following him around. Is that reasonable? Doesn’t my brother have any dignity?”

Ruan Yōu criticized the production team’s arrangement with determination, maintaining a resolute intention to defend her brother’s dignity, “I don’t care; you must…”

Before she could say the words “remove it,” Ruan Yōu, in her passionate indignation, vaguely heard Director Mu’s words like heavenly music: “Ruan Yōu, you are the General Manager.”

! ! !

In an instant, Ruan Yōu immediately changed her tone and sincerely said, “You must keep this General Manager’s Assistant position! It’s time for the two heirs of the top wealthy family to experience the pain of being assistants. I know you’re doing this for their own good, I understand, I truly understand.”

As Ruan Yōu spoke, she nodded repeatedly, wearing a considerate expression that said, “Director Mu, I appreciate your thoughtful intentions.”

Gu Fuchen & Fu Jiazhan: ?

You didn’t say that just now.

Gu Fuchen emphasized, “Ruanruan, didn’t you say I’m the president of Bozhan Group? Being an assistant…”

Ruan Yōu interrupted him with a smile, her eyes shining brightly with sincerity, her voice soft and sweet, “Being an assistant is the most suitable, isn’t it? Only by being an assistant can you truly understand the hard work of special assistants and assistants. They are the people you communicate with the most on a regular basis. Understanding them will make your future cooperation smoother, won’t it, brother? Brother, you and Fu Jiazhan are lucky to be able to draw this card~”

Gu Fuchen pursed his lips.

Do you want this luck?

【Confirmed with a glance, they have a sibling-like relationship, but not much more.】

【Hahaha, double-standard Ruan Yōu: Brother as an assistant for someone else? Shook her head; Brother as her assistant? Happily nodded as if typing on a keyboard.】

【The Crazy and Overbearing CEO Ruan Yōu Makes a Grand Appearance!】

Seeing that Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan were going to be Ruan Yōu’s assistants, Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, and Lu Xuan suddenly became satisfied with their own jobs.

Working with others, at least, they would maintain basic etiquette and politeness due to the first meeting, and they wouldn’t be scolded or criticized for making mistakes, let alone looking for trouble. But being Ruan Yōu’s assistant was different.

None of them had experienced the sacred feeling of having two presidents as assistants. Not to mention Ruan Yōu, even if they were the general manager themselves, they would also “torment” their assistants properly.

A golden opportunity in broad daylight; who would let it slip? whoever lets it slip is a pig.

Ruan Yōu thought the same way.

She received the high-end black and gold employee card from Director Mu with a charming smile, and Lu Xuan couldn’t help but envy her.

“I also want to be the General Manager and boss around Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Xuan noticed two unfriendly gazes shifting back and forth on her.

Lu Xuan smiled to please, “Not boss around, I misspoke. I meant to work well together as the General Manager with both of you.”

Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan withdrew their gazes, looking at their assistant card with speechless expressions.

They could only console themselves that it wasn’t Cheng Xin in the seat.

After assigning the positions, the company employees standing on the side returned to their workstations with the artist management and operations teams, explaining today’s work opportunities to them.

Cheng Xin’s assistant was about to come and talk to Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan when Ruan Yōu raised her hand to stop them.

“No need to introduce the assistants; they must already be well aware.”

After Ruan Yōu finished speaking, she walked ahead enthusiastically. After a few steps, she noticed that Gu Fuchen and Fu Jiazhan hadn’t followed, so she stopped smiling and furrowed her brow, saying, “Two assistants, aren’t you coming with me?”

Gu Fuchen & Fu Jiazhan:…

You really got into character quickly.

They all thought that Ruan Yōu’s employee card was definitely the unluckiest one, and Cheng Xin would never miss a good opportunity to take advantage of Ruan Yōu. In the end, the clown turned out to be themselves.

The two overlords reluctantly followed along.

The live chat was filled with laughter.

【Why is Ruan Yōu so cute, haha! After the ‘overlord’ assistants followed, she became happy again】

【For one day, Ruan Yōu will show everyone how to torture the ‘overlord’ assistants in style~】

【Haha, here’s a tip: other bosses, please don’t learn from this.】

Sitting in the office prepared for her by Cheng Xin, Ruan Yōu curiously searched around.

The two ‘overlord’ assistants stood expressionless in front of the desk, waiting for the “distinguished general manager” to speak.

Ruan Yōu wanted to see a schedule or a work plan, but this was actually her original chairman’s office, and there was none of that.

After searching for a while and finding nothing, Ruan Yōu gave up, rested her chin on her hand, and thought about what to do next.

Gu Fuchen raised the corner of his lips: “Since there’s nothing urgent, should I go out with him first?”

Ruan Yōu shook her head head like a rattle: “No, no, I have something to tell you!”

She racked her brain for a moment, her eyes flashed, and she leaned confidently against the genuine leather office chair, raising her eyebrows. She spoke in a provocative and bold manner, “Call me General Manager Ruan, come and say it.”

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GU Fuchen & Fu Jiazhan:…

This request is a bit audacious.

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The author has something to say:

Ruan Yōu pushed up her sunglasses: To be honest, I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.

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Chapter 67 Part 3 一 The Crazy and Overbearing CEO Ruan Yōu Makes a Grand Appearance!

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【Outsiders guide the overlords in business strategies, Director Mu has some courage.】

【Five overlords weren’t deceived in the business world, but ironically, they got deceived like naive novices in the entertainment industry.】

【Hahaha, the money has been completely scammed, and Ruan Yōu now wears a look of despair that says, “I knew you were a bunch of scammers.”】

Ruan Yōu is indeed quite desperate.

After guarding for so long, only to realize the role of the task card here.

Director Mu immediately abdicated his responsibility: “This task was emphasized by our exclusive investor, Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company.”

“Seek revenge when there’s enmity, settle scores when there’s resentment, just make sure to choose the right target,” Director Mu added.

一It’s not us who are trying to trick you; it’s the investors.

Ruan Yōu’s head hurts.

The investors’ scheme is getting harder to overlook.

“Just tell us, how much money do you want to scam from us?”

No wonder the director was delighted when they all got expensive dishes earlier; it turns out there was a plan behind it.

Director Mu: “We’re not unreasonable people. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, King Crab, and Rock Sugar Bird Nest are all expensive. We’re charging you 2,000 yuan for ingredients, which is reasonable, isn’t it?”

Ruan Yōu had a look of indifference to life and death on her face.

Currently, they only had a total of 2,120 yuan on hand, and now they were being charged 2,000 yuan for food, leaving them with only 120 yuan.

“Why don’t you just take it all?”

Director Mu looked embarrassed: “There are viewers in the livestream room; I can’t take away all your living expenses. I’m afraid they’ll come after us.”

Ruan Yōu: ?

【Clearly, they could have made them paupers, but because they left them with 120 yuan, family still has value.】

【Very touched (dog head】

Gu Fuchen frowned, “No, the living expenses are too low.”

His sister was in the stage of supplementing nutrition to maintain her youth and beauty, so nutrition and fruits couldn’t be lacking at all.

Jiang Huai strongly agreed.

“If you take the money away, and how are we supposed to get by for the next three days?”

Director Mu: “You can borrow money from us, and then earn enough living expenses in the next three days to pay us back.”

Ruan Yōu and others: ?

Borrow money?

Ruan Yōu suddenly realized and nodded as if it all made sense.

“My brother has never borrowed money in his whole life, but after all this, you seem to want to be his first creditor.”

Fu Jiazhan’s lips curved with a faint smile, looking at Director Mu with a half-smile.

【”Breaking News! Are the five top wealthy families about to go bankrupt? They owe a huge sum to the variety show production team, and the reason is surprisingly this!” Everyone, I’ve already thought of the marketing headline.】

【Director Mu truly lives up to being a ruthless director, quite bold.】

【Even though Ruan Chenchen may act foolish, he’s still the CEO of Bozhan. How dare you be his creditors!】

Director Mu instantly became hesitant.

“Actually, that’s not what I meant. My focus is on the second half of the sentence, the second half,” Director Mu emphasized, “After today’s art of deception in business war…”

Gu Fuchen furrowed his brow and calmly interrupted him, “We don’t employ such tactics.”

Director Mu paused for two seconds, nodded repeatedly, “Yes, yes, you don’t use such tactics. Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company likes to use them.”

He took a sip of water, corrected himself, and continued, “After the tactics favored by Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company, I believe everyone has a preliminary understanding of the ruthlessness in the business world. This statement only applies to Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan, and Qi Nuo, who are not part of the business circle. The other five overlords can disregard it. Having understood the harsh reality of the business world, we will personally intern at the company tomorrow to experience the life of employees. The internship location is right at Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company, so feel free to settle any scores you have.”

Ruan Yōu: !

You say this, and I won’t be annoyed anymore.

Director Mu: “Currently, the company follows a 10 AM to 5 PM work schedule. Tomorrow, we’ll gather at the entrance at 8:30 AM, and we’ll go together. The money earned at the company will be your living expenses, and how much you can earn depends on your luck.”

Ruan Yōu, Lu Xuan, and others felt a sense of “revenge” ignited by Director Mu’s words.

It’s only 8 PM now, so everyone isn’t in a hurry to return to their rooms. They’re getting ready to go for a walk together.

Since they had dinner too late today, they want to go out and exercise to digest it.

While Ruan Yōu and the others were out for a leisurely walk, next door, Cheng Guyuan was having a tough time.

After Ruan Liuyu posted evidence of Cheng Guyuan’s management team’s double standards online, both the management team and the fans found themselves in an awkward situation and had to mute the comments. Meanwhile, a group of people flooded into his livestream to criticize him.

Given the current state of public opinion, continuing like this would only lead to insults and ridicule, which would be very detrimental to his career.

On the first day of the eight members of the top wealthy families appearing on variety shows, Cheng Guyuan lost four business resources, and the production companies that hadn’t signed contracts withdrew their offers. The companies that had signed contracts were regretting it and discussing the feasibility of terminating them with his management team.

However, Cheng Guyuan was fortunate that the entertainment companies and capital seemed to have already abandoned him, but his fans hadn’t.

Ironically, this wave of actions actually purified the fanbase, making the die-hard fans more convinced that the five top wealthy families were deliberately putting him on the show to humiliate him.

That night, after Cheng Guyuan’s management team discussed with the production team, they quietly withdrew from the live variety show, becoming the first person in the entertainment industry to do so.

His popularity in the entertainment industry had already been tarnished, and except for his loyal fans, everyone preferred to watch the livestreams of the eight silly comedians.

He planned to go further as the protagonist, and in a daze, he walked into a dead-end.

He didn’t want to give up yet.

After quitting the variety show, he planned to get acquainted with Gu Min, the cousin of Gu Fuchen, who had been in a power struggle with Gu Fuchen for ten years in the later stages of the novel and finally succeeded in taking the position of Bozhan.

However, the people from the Gu family are mysterious and a bit proud.

Getting to know him is not easy.

. . . . .

Before Ruan Yōu joined the variety show, she asked Yang Er and Cheng Xin to keep an eye on Gu Min and Cheng Guyuan. She wasn’t worried about them causing any trouble.

On the second day of recording for the second season of <The Heirs>, Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen drove to the entrance of Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company.

Cheng Xin didn’t come to pick them up; it was the company’s vice president, Ji Jian.

Ji Jian smiled: “Today, I’ll introduce the company’s situation to you.”

Ruan Yōu looked around but couldn’t see Cheng Xin. She furrowed her brows and asked, “Where is Cheng Xin?”

Ji Jian: “General Manager Cheng is in a meeting outside today. He is very busy and cannot be present at the moment.”

Lu Xuan asked with a smile: “Is he very busy, or doesn’t dare to come out~”

Ji Jian smiled awkwardly and wisely skipped this question.

“Let’s go to the right and take a look at the company first.”

The company’s employees were very excited to see their Bodhisattva Boss, Ruan Yōu, for the second time.

This is the person who allows them to work from ten to five, never work overtime, and even get discounts when they retire to the elderly care community!!

Now, anyone involved in the film and television industry knows about ‘Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company’.

The company’s boss has confidence in their leadership, and there are many people who want to join. However, from upper management to the cleaning staff, not a single person wants to resign.

Other companies have to hire employees every month, and HR has recruitment requirements. They must interview several people every month to meet their KPIs. But the employees at the Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company are stable.

Eighty-five employees can work here until they retire.

Ruan Yōu is now not only the most promiscuous person in the world of spending money, but also holds the sacred title of “Best Boss of the Century.”

Today, when the Bodhisattva Boss came, everyone’s faces lit up with smiles.

As Ji Jian led Ruan Yōu and her group on a tour, company employees greeted her with smiles from time to time, saying, “Hello, boss~!”

“Bodhisattva Boss, come on~ Let’s give Cheng Xin a good lesson when he comes back!”

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