Chapter 93 (Ruan Yōu and Fu Jiazhan) 一 You can try it.
On the day Ruan Yōu returned from the seaside, Gu Fuchen had been working at the company all day.
After finishing breakfast, Ruan Liuyu hurriedly urged her to go back to her room and sleep.
Ruan Yōu stared blankly at the cold room, and her gaze lingered on the crystal ball on the cabinet for a while.
This Lunar New Year, a guardian angel gave her a castle crystal ball.
Inside the castle was the Gu family estate, and a miniature version of her lived in the crystal ball, experiencing spring, summer, autumn, and winter. There was a moon in the night sky above, and the crystal ball depicted the four seasons.
It was a complete dream about a princess, shining with fairy-tale-like romance.
Like other little girls when she was young, she had a romantic princess dream.
A cheap pink Barbie toy in the convenience store was her childhood dream. When her foster parents were not home, she would sneak on her foster mother’s high heels, imagining herself as a princess. She would carefully lift the nonexistent skirt of her dress and take two steps, and she would imagine the white gauze curtains on her summer bed as a snowy castle.
As autumn approached, her foster parents took down her snowy castle.
She stood outside the window crying loudly, not daring to cry out, only pleading with her brother, who didn’t like her, to ask them to leave her castle.
Feeling wronged but not daring to complain.
After entering junior high school, the princess dream was completely left in the gloomy childhood.
The low plastic castle in the small store and the strange, inferior dolls were the dreams she couldn’t obtain.
Upon returning to the Gu family, Ruan Yōu encountered a real little princess一Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan was bold, lively, innocent, and confident when she smiled.
As if everyone was born to spoil her.
When Ruan Yōu saw this crystal ball about the princess dream, she thought about a lot of things.
Why did the other person give her this?
She was not a princess. From loss to possession, in these long twenty-three years, it seemed that the word “princess” had no connection to her.
Besides the crystal ball, there were many other small gifts filling the entire storage shelf.
All were gifts from her guardian angel.
There was a moment when Ruan Yōu felt her guardian angel might be Fu Jiazhan.
Jiang Huai guarded Qi Zhiyan, Qi Zhiyan guarded Qi Nuo, Qi Nuo guarded Lu Xuan, and who Lu Xuan guarded was for now unknown.
She was the guardian angel of Gu Fuchen, and Gu Fuchen guarded Lu Jin. Now, only Lu Xuan, Fu Jiazhan, and Lu Jin’s assigned person remained uncertain.
Her guardian angel was among these three people.
Ruan Yōu first ruled out Lu Xuan.
After the New Year, the little princess started working at the RG Club, exhausted by work and with no energy or inclination for guardian angel activities.
Her mind was chaotic, and she urgently wanted to confirm her thoughts.
She secretly messaged Lu Jin.
【Fat Cat: Are you surrounded by people? Can we chat?】
At that moment, Lu Jin was at the hotel by the beach with Jiang Huai, accompanying Fu Jiazhan, staring at the beach. Seeing the message, he quickly moved to a less crowded place.
【Lu Jin: Just now, I was with Jiang Huai and Fu Jiazhan. Now there’s no one. What’s up?】
Ruan Yōu bit her lip, ignoring the names Lu Jin mentioned, took a deep breath, and earnestly tapped on her phone keyboard.
【Fat Cat: The guardian angel activity is about to end, and I don’t know what to give my brother. What are you planning to give?】
Lu Jin chuckled.
【Why are you suddenly so concerned about this activity?】
Ruan Yōu’s mind was blank.
It seemed like in this activity, she was the only one taking her role as a guardian angel seriously.
【Lu Jin: My way of giving gifts is simple. I learned from you and created a golden signboard for the other party that will make them a lot of money. Just go out and play with Ruan Chenchen, he will be happy.】
Ruan Yōu, like a deflated balloon, rested her cheek on the table.
Lu Jin was not her guardian angel.
Now, there was only one possibility.
Ruan Yōu’s face twisted, her forehead pressed against the table as she shook her head, unsure if it was nervousness or the shy and subtly lingering joy after knowing the truth.
Ruan Yōu dared not think further, quickly leaving the room and the storage shelf filled with guardian angel gifts for her. Sitting at the computer desk, she decided to surf the internet to halt her wandering thoughts.
Not in the mood for Weibo.
How about watching some short videos?
On video-sharing sites, there were many videos edited by content creators. Strangely, her homepage received a video uploaded by a fan.
The title: <He’s Always by Her Side, Come and See!>
Above the title was an image.
She, dressed warmly in the snowy landscape, and Fu Jiazhan smiling.
Ruan Yōu clicked on it involuntarily.
In the first three seconds, the video was all black, with only a segment of text in the middle.
When it appeared, a mechanical AI female voice started narrating.
“All of these are the whims of the content creator, don’t take it seriously, friends!”
Ruan Yōu nodded knowingly.
Absolutely not taking it seriously.
After a while, a sweet and light BGM started playing.
In the video, Fu Jiazhan glanced at the layout of the villa on the second floor.
Only one room remained on the second floor. When Jiang Huai suggested him moving to the second floor, he chuckled and said, “Let Gu Fuchen stay there.”
Jiang Huai was surprised, teasingly saying, “When did you become so friendly to Gu Fuchen?”
As he spoke, the mechanical AI voice chimed in, “He’s not being nice to Ruan Chenchen; he’s trying to please his future brother-in-law!”
【Ah ah ah, it turns out I am not alone.】
【Did everyone forget after watching the first episode of the variety show? Didn’t you see Gu Fuchen later gave Fu Jiazhan a thumbs up?】
【Pleasing the eldest brother-in-law, Mr. Fu, you’re truly amazing.】
While moving luggage, he accurately found Ruan Yōu’s from a row of suitcases on the first floor.
Mechanical female voice: “The only person who can recognize his wife’s suitcase at first glance is our Mr. Fu!”
【Wuwuwu, I don’t care, at this moment, he really is!】
【Mr. Fu: Forget everything but cannot forget his wife’s suitcase.】
【Our Mr. Fu always takes the lead in everything, silently solving all problems for his wife. Meanwhile, at the same moment, Ruan Chenchen is still persuading Lu Xuan to exchange rooms with her.】
The scene quickly shifts to the time they went to H City to play in the snow in the first episode.
In the snowy landscape, Ruan Yōu picks up a large snowball and smashes it onto the face of a person nearby. Later, she realizes that the person she hit is not her brother, and helplessly helps the other person wipe off the snow.
Mechanical female voice: “Wife helping her own family wipe their face, Mr. Fu is nervous and directly freezes in place.”
Later, Ruan Yōu apologizes, embarrassedly saying she subconsciously thought the person next to her was Gu Fuchen.
Mechanical female voice: “Mr. Fu always watches his wife from the sidelines, even if she doesn’t know.”
【It’s true! That’s how I got hooked here. After Mr. Fu saw his wife’s smile, he smiled too!】
【When she turned around, Mr. Fu is always there, but she didn’t see, wuwuwu.】
【Yōuyōu thought he was Ruan Chenchen, QAQ】
【It’s your husband, your husband (roar) (twist) (pound table) (scream)】
【He may not say it, but he shows it!!】
The video abruptly ends.
Ruan Yōu’s lips carry a smile she didn’t notice herself. Even though there’s no one in the room, even though the butler and others would ring the doorbell before entering, she still walks to the door, locks it again, and sits in front of the computer to read comments.
【In my view, this pair is already locked.】
【Wuwuwu, Yōuyōu, among so many lalang1 videos, the ones with Fu Jiazhan are the ones I watch the most.】
【Mr. Fu’s love is restrained and obscure, I don’t care, that’s it TAT】
【While watching the live broadcast in the variety show, it didn’t feel like much. Now, taking a moment to reflect, I discovered Mr. Fu always treated his wife with tenderness.】
【Another point to mention, whenever Mr. Fu smiled, it was always because of his wife or when he looked at her.】
【Ah ah ah, tomorrow I’ll see their official announcement, tomorrow!】
【Even if Ruan Chenchen goes crazy, I’ll still ship this couple.】
【It’s not fake, definitely not fake! 】
【It’s really not fake! Last time, everyone spoke out against the ‘Anti-Ruan Yōu Love Plan.’ Qi Zhiyan, Wen Juxi, and even Lu Xuan joined, but Mr. Fu just didn’t respond QvQ. Even when Ruan Chenchen mentioned him, he didn’t respond TAT.】
【Our Mr. Fu is such a poor man. He will definitely be beaten up by his brother-in-law in the future.】
. . . . .
There are many similar comments.
She knew all of this was true.
Ruan Yōu unconsciously closed the video.
A few minutes later, the computer automatically locked the screen, and the high-definition display became dark.
In the completely black screen, her face was reflected.
With one hand against her lips, the corners of her lips unconsciously lifted, and there was a lingering smile in her eyes.
Ruan Yōu noticed the girl’s appearance on the screen and immediately suppressed her smile, putting on a serious face.
Seems too silly.
Do you dislike it?
It seems not.
There’s even a slight, unknown joy and excitement.
Ruan Yōu lay on the big bed, raising her left hand.
The sunlight from the French window streamed in through the gaps, and Ruan Yōu thought about the road she took to buy fireworks last night.
Under the glaring car lights, a pair of long and broad hands blocked her view.
Just as the netizens had described.
When she calmed down, she discovered his tenderness and thoughtfulness everywhere in this world.
Ruan Yōu clenched her left hand, grabbing the intangible sunlight.
Also, she seized the residual warmth from last night in the glass house.
Ruan Yōu used to hesitate and waver, overthink and worry too much, but after returning to the wealthy family, she got used to living a life where she could do whatever she wanted.
If love could make her happy.
She would give it a try.
Ruan Yōu sat up from the bed, her ink-like curls falling to her chest. Thinking of something, she lowered her head, shaking it wearily and with a sense of frustration.
The problem arose.
She had already run away.
Feeling frustrated all day, she searched various questions online like “What to do after regretting a rejection.”
None seemed reliable.
Ruan Yōu was annoyed.
She slept until 10 AM the next day after a restless night.
Just waking up, she groggily rang the bell, asking Wei Wen to bring breakfast.
Wei Wen respectfully replied: “Certainly, Miss. By the way, Mr. Fu Jiazhan has been waiting for you in the seventh-floor living room for two hours. Would you like to see him?”
Ruan Yōu swiftly got up, and her long curls swayed in the air.
“Who?”
“Mr. Fu Jiazhan.”
Ruan Yōu’s head was a bit confused.
Yesterday, she spent the whole day searching for how to “respond to someone she had rejected.”
At one moment, she had a little idea and asked, “After being rejected, will the other person come over shortly?”
Received a series of negative answers.
【How is that possible? Rejecting once means letting you reject a second time.】
【A good horse does not eat the grass it has already passed.】
【Pack up and go to dreamland, where everything is there.】
Okay.
The road of love was blocked by her before it even started.
Ruan Yōu: [○ ` Д´ ○]
Wei Wen asked again: “Miss, do you want to see him?”
“Yes, yes, yes, see, wait for me!”
Wei Wen was surprised to find that the young lady seemed to be in a good mood today.
Out of curiosity, she personally went to inform Fu Jiazhan.
“Wait a moment, the young lady just woke up.”
Fu Jiazhan nodded.
Stood still, staring in the direction of Ruan Yōu’s bedroom.
Soon, she would appear there.
After the failed confession, Fu Jiazhan had pondered many solutions.
Before leaving, he wanted to give one last gift to his assigned person.
A gift called “Peace of Mind.”
Fifteen minutes later, Wei Wen came and said, “Miss said please come in.”
Fu Jiazhan was momentarily stunned, but nodded faintly when he regained his composure.
He took a deep breath, his steps slow, and the fingertips hanging by his side involuntarily swayed.
In the living room, Ruan Yōu sat upright on the sofa, the light from the crystal chandelier falling on her, and a faint sweet fragrance filled the air.
Seeing Fu Jiazhan, Ruan Yōu instinctively stood up, nervously adjusting her sleeves and the newly changed spring dress. She smiled slightly, pointed to the nearby single sofa, and calmly said, “What’s the matter? Sit and talk.”
The single sofa was close to Ruan Yōu, only half a meter away.
Fu Jiazhan bypassed it and stood in front of Ruan Yōu.
The sweet scent in the living room mingled with the woody fragrance on him. Fu Jiazhan was tall, and by lowering his head, he could see Ruan Yōu’s nervous and flustered eyes.
Her eyelashes trembled, cheeks blushing, and her long black hair cascaded onto her collarbone, gently swaying with her slight movements, caressing her fair and attractive collarbone.
Fu Jiazhan turned his head, retracting his gaze. “I came…”
His voice was slightly tense, paused, then lowered as he continued, “I came here to tell you,”
In his narrow eyes, there was a hint of gentle warmth. His voice was soothing, like stroking someone with feathers.
“You don’t need to dwell on what happened last night. Don’t concern yourself with me.”
His princess, forever bright and beautiful.
In the trailing tone of his words, there was a mixture of the sourness and slight bitterness that only he could feel after the warm wood had burned out completely.
Fu Jiazhan couldn’t explain his feelings for him from last night as a “joke.”
“what happened last night, you can…”
Before the word “forget” could be spoken, Ruan Yōu interrupted abruptly, saying, “Okay.”
Fu Jiazhan restrained all emotions, nodded towards her, and as he was about to leave, a faint warmth emanated from his wrist.
He turned around.
He turned around in a daze.
Ruan Yōu’s eyes sparkled, her smile so sweet that it could immerse anyone, and even her voice sounded as sweet as if it were dipped in honey: “This is the answer to yesterday’s question.”
“You can give it a try.”
Fu Jiazhan thought he was hearing things.
In a trance, Fu Jiazhan heard a low, husky voice.
“With me?”
Ruan Yōu’s smile became even more charming, her eyes curved, and the faint starlight resembled the sparkle in his eyes.
“Yes, with you.”
“In a relationship with you.”
- “拉郎” (lā láng) is a slang term which means to drag two men and women who have no emotional basis together to form a pair. ↩︎