Chapter 40 Part 2 一 Pyramid.
When these videos were posted in the Bozhan employee group, everyone fell silent.
Ruan… Chenchen?
Alright.
Leaving aside how this strange name, completely unrelated to Mr. Gu’s style, came about, let me ask a question一
“Why would President Gu, who is usually cool and composed, exuding an ‘I am the overlord’ aura while absentmindedly rub his cuffs while walking, be so strict with Assistant Song, the legendary genius who single-handedly takes on a hundred adversaries in his career and makes Bozhan progress step by step, be moving things in a small elderly care community?”
The aunties who posted these videos said three days ago, “We thank this kind-hearted person for financing our elderly care community. Such a kind person will surely live a long life.”
Auntie—!
(Screaming until hoarse)
You thank the kind-hearted person and make him do odd jobs for you!!
Please tell them that none of this is true. Their boss is very professional and would never be the man in the video who laughs even more beautifully than flowers.
Until Assistant Song spoke in the group.
【I believe everyone has seen the news online.】
【I solemnly tell you all that everything online is true. Every person in this group has signed a confidentiality agreement upon employment. President Gu attaches great importance to his personal privacy.】
With that, Assistant Song remained unusually silent.
The employees who wanted to speak also muted themselves.
Opening Weibo, you can see President Gu’s smiling face in front of the camera. Can you call this valuing personal privacy?
Assistant Song, don’t you have a guilty conscience?
After a while, Assistant Song added:
【Of course, Ruan Chenchen doesn’t care.】
This group does not include Gu Fuchen, or any executives or shareholders of the company. It can be considered as an informal chat group outside the official one. Sometimes we discuss and provide suggestions to the boss in this group.
The employees with a bit more courage speak up.
【Publicity Department Xiao Liu: … What does President Gu say now? Do we need to remove the hot search and photos for crisis public relations?】
【General Management Office Song Wen: President Gu said not for now, but he hopes all employees can keep it confidential. Miss Ruan’s identity has not been publicly revealed in the high society circle. We need to wait for President Gu’s return. I hope everyone can understand and support. Lastly, I want to emphasize that everyone has signed a confidentiality agreement.】
Song Wen spoke so seriously, when he lowered his head and saw Gu Fuchen’s reply, his head ached.
【G: Ruan Chenchen’s photo, what does it have to do with me, Gu Fuchen?】
Okay.
President Gu now wants to completely separate Ruan Chenchen from Gu Fuchen.
Assistant Song added a sentence in the group.
【President Gu and Ruan Chenchen must be kept separate. If you want to gossip and can’t find anyone to share with during your free time, feel free to chat and gossip in this group. If I have any news that I know, I will also disclose it to all of you.】
The group calmed down a bit:
【I also have a bunch of complaints I want to share with you.】
【Market Department Xiao Wang: Hahaha, the assistant by the boss’s side knows a lot of inside information.】
【General Management Office Song Wen: I have also suffered a lot. President Gu is no longer the legendary figure in the business world that he used to be.】
【Brand Promotion Department Nao Nao: ! ! What’s the story, what’s the story?】
【General Management Office Song Wen: Haven’t you realized that he’s a siscon?】
Everyone: !!!
【So, Ruan Yōu is the Fat Cat?】
【Hahaha, Fat Cat directly replied in the comments section, saying that she likes looking at Ruan Yōu’s face.】
【Haha!! They have so many vests!】
【Am I the only one who wants to ask who The Only Brother is, could it be President Gu?】
Song Wen looked at the commotion in the group and breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, not every employee is so obedient. Next, there is his busy schedule. Song Wen instructed the Public Relations Department to intensify monitoring of the keywords Ruan Yōu, Ruan Chenchen, Gu Fuchen, and Bozhan.
The dominant image that Gu Fuchen had built up for a long time was destroyed in just one day.
Everyone online is asking, “What are Ruan Chenchen’s psychological shadows now?” In fact, Gu Fuchen has a calm mindset. Apart from feeling a little embarrassed at first, he quickly accepted the damage to his image.
On the one hand, he realized that his younger sister had gradually accepted his truest side, and on the other hand, he was happy to have taken a photo with Ruanruan.
What matters more than face is the bond between siblings.
He previously restrained himself and disguised himself, hoping that Ruanruan could gradually accept everything about the Gu family. It is clear now that he has achieved that.
On the way home, Ruan Yōu leaned back in the chair and fell asleep. She gradually woke up when they were nearing home.
Before Gu Fuchen could remind her to check Weibo, Ruan Yōu’s WeChat vibrated several times in a row.
【Lu Xuan: Sister Yōuyōu, did you go to the amusement park today? Next time, take me along, okay!】
【Lu Xuan: What about going to play an escape room or a murder mystery game next time? My friends from studying abroad said it’s a lot of fun.】
Ruan Yōu, still half-asleep, looked confused.
How did Lu Xuan know where she went today?
【Lu Xuan: [Picture] In this photo, Gu Fuchen is too timid, my brother just told me that if it were him, he would never be like that.】
Ruan Yōu:…
Before riding a roller coaster, my brother said the same thing to me.
Ruan Yōu noticed the watermark of a Weibo user in the picture and instantly woke up.
Did she upload the photo with Gu Fuchen online?
! ! !
Image!
My brother’s image is ruined!!
Gu Fuchen sensed something and coughed lightly before adding, “Someone took a video of me in the elderly care community and uploaded it online.”
“Now everyone on the internet thinks my name is Ruan Chenchen.”
Ruan Yōu: …
“I didn’t do it on purpose.”
She sincerely apologized, “If I could do it over, I would definitely give you a cooler name QAQ.”
Last time she said the same thing and everything was fine. Who would have thought that something like this would happen today?
Gu Fuchen: “It’s alright. I’ve already gotten used to it this afternoon.”
When the elderly folks ordered him to move things, they always called him Ruan Chenchen and Chenchen. Gu Fuchen was more familiar with the name “Ruan Chenchen” than his own real name, Gu Fuchen.
Ruan Yōu fell silent, confirming that her brother was not joking with her, and immediately sought remedial measures.
Considering Lu Xuan’s invitation to play, she said, “I had a great time today.”
Gu Fuchen: “Hmm.”
“Then let’s go out again next week! There will definitely be no incidents like Ruan Chenchen.” Ruan Yōu raised three fingers and swore with a sincere face, “Next time, let’s go to a place where there’s nobody.”
Gu Fuchen chuckled.
“Lu Xuan invited us to play a room escape game, where we’ll be locked in a room and solve puzzles. It’s suitable for a group of people playing together. We have to find our separated companions to break into the next level. The process is super exciting, but I’m sure it won’t be difficult for you guys. We’ll break records and be the fastest to escape, stunning everyone.”
Gu Fuchen’s smile gradually faded.
As dusk fell, the streets outside were bustling with neon lights and busy traffic.
Pedestrians on the zebra crossing looked at the dwindling green light, hesitating whether to cross. In their hesitation and struggle, the red light on the other side of the zebra crossing turned on.
The convoy moved in unison, slowly driving towards the distance.
The car fell briefly silent, and Gu Fuchen, like a struggling pedestrian on a zebra crossing a moment ago, hesitated for a while before casually speaking, suppressing his emotions.
“I don’t like these types of games.”
Dark, confined rooms and games resembling hide-and-seek brought back unpleasant memories for him.
Ruan Yōu was momentarily taken aback. It seemed like the first time Gu Fuchen had actively refused her.
After realizing it, she nodded repeatedly: “Then let’s play something else!”
She didn’t ask for the reason, and Gu Fuchen didn’t say anything.
Ruan Yōu didn’t take the “rejection” to heart. Everyone has their own preferences, and she confirmed that Gu Fuchen’s mood was not off before lowering her head to respond to Lu Xuan.
【Fat Cat: Let’s play something else, my brother doesn’t like escape rooms.】
She exited the conversation with Lu Xuan and lingered for a moment on the newly added profile picture of Aunt Zhou Zhi with a rose icon, but ultimately didn’t say anything to dampen the mood.
Lu Ming said that the annual Lunar New Year period after entering college was her least favorite time.
She had to meet a bunch of relatives, and her parents wanted to show her off like an award in front of them, boasting about her high scores in the college entrance examination, which top university she got into, and what she had achieved in college.
Only when the reputation of Lu Ming, the academic genius, was spread around would Lu’s parents be satisfied.
She had never experienced this kind of situation before, and today she had a vague experience of it. Ruan Yōu knew that Zhou Zhi meant well, but hesitated for a while and didn’t say anything.
She clicked on Aunt Zhou Zhi’s Moments and gave a like to the video she had just posted.
As she scrolled down, her gaze froze.
【Aunt Zhou Zhi: Reposted <Congratulations to Zhu Chiyang, Q’s great pride, letting 200 million people see the hope of the future, and decisively returning to the country after graduation to contribute to the elderly care industry.>】
Ruan Yōu’s face turned pale.
Zhu Chiyang, the older brother who appeared in the family after being adopted for the first time.
She didn’t click on it, but closed Moments and looked out the window.
The dim yellow streetlights swiftly receded, Ruan Yōu’s hands were tucked in her pockets, her fingers tightly clenched, and the veins on her back were visible.
“Ruanruan?”
Gu Fuchen called her suddenly.
Ruan Yōu snapped out of her thoughts and turned her head: “Hmm?”
Gu Fuchen’s voice was tense: “I want to play an escape room game next week.”
Ruan Yōu was taken aback for a moment.
After a while, she realized that Gu Fuchen attributed her change in mood to not being able to play the escape room game. She rubbed her cheeks. Was it that obvious?
“No need. I just read a few terrifying articles about escape rooms and got startled.”
“Really?”
“Yeah!” Ruan Yōu picked up her phone, “Do you want me to send them to you?”
“No, no, no, it’s fine.”
Ruan Yōu smiled and put down her phone, closing her eyes for a nap.
But thoughts of the Zhu family lingered in her mind.
Zhu Chiyang had treated her fairly well for a while, but he was too weak-willed.
Once home, Ruan Yōu quickly went up to the 7th floor.
After closing the door, she stared blankly at her phone and, after a while, made up her mind and opened Aunt Zhou Zhi’s Moments on social media.
In the article, Zhu Chiyang was praised extensively. Over the past decade or so, he had clearly been doing well.
During high school, Ruan Yōu had heard news about Zhu Chiyang and Sheng Bei from her classmates.
They were childhood sweethearts, inseparable and innocent. Sheng Bei, being pampered by her brother and Zhu Chiyang, had become a little princess with a proud and arrogant temperament. Zhu Chiyang, on the other hand, had excellent academic performance. After graduating from high school, he applied and got accepted into a well-known university abroad, using all the savings from his foster parents to fund his studies.
Zhu Chiyang became the pride of many classmates from high school.
They were doing well, but nobody remembered Ruan Yōu, the person who was falsely accused by Sheng Bei and her brother and had her bunny doll taken away.
Ruan Yōu frowned and closed the article, flipping through Zhou Zhi’s other friends’ circles.
There was no more news about him.
There were quite a few similar public accounts that shared ordinary reposts about the elderly care industry.
Ruan Yōu called Wei Wen and wanted her to look up information about Zhu Chiyang, but when it came time to speak, she swallowed her words.
Aunt Zhou Zhi was right about one thing: she shouldn’t be fixated on the past.
“Miss, do you need anything?” Wei Wen stood respectfully with her hands folded.
Ruan Yōu shook her head and stared blankly at the carpet. After a while, she looked up and asked, “When will Mom and Dad be back?”
Wei Wen smiled and replied, “They will arrive the day after tomorrow, around noon on the 7th. On the 8th, you will join Mrs. Ruan and Young Master Gu to attend Elder Qi’s birthday celebration. It’s a small internal gathering, and Mrs. Ruan hopes you can attend.”
Ruan Yōu had the intention to do so.
She also wanted to snatch Yang Er back from Elder Qi.
“It’s all right, you can go out.”
“Okay.”
Ruan Yōu closed WeChat and rode her bicycle around the estate. The “small train within the estate,” which she had discussed with her parents and brother, was still under construction.
This project is absurd.
But they took every absurd project seriously. They were her family, her true family.
Unlike the weak-willed Zhu Chiyang and her foster parents, despite not making any mistakes, is thinking of ways to drive her away.