Qinghe's voice was also gentle and gentle. She took Ruan Yi's hand and asked with a smile: "Do you still like me now? Have you changed your contact information?"
She suddenly remembered something again and sighed, "However, the situation in our family doesn't seem to be suitable."
Ruan Yi patted the back of Qing He's hand twice more and said with a smile: "For fate, just let it take its course. We can't force it."
Qinghe nodded, "Yiyi still sees clearly, yes, just let it take its course."
Ruan Yi: "It's very late. You should go to bed early."
After Ruan Yi urged Qinghe, Qinghe got up and went back to the bedroom to rest. Ruan Yi stood in the living room, watching the bedroom door close, and the smile on his face dissipated little by little.
There was a hint of fatigue in his eyes that were originally smiling.
Ruan Yi returned to his room with his bag, put on his pajamas and came out to take a shower.
The house was too old and there was only one bathroom, which she shared with Qinghe and her grandparents.
While taking a shower, Ruan Yi remembered a lot of things from her middle school days, including the person she had secretly followed for two years.
And, the secret love that has never been spoken, and the love letter that cannot be sent.
When she was forced to transfer schools, she knew that this secret love was completely over.
Later, when Mr. Ruan took him to an event and occasionally met Xu Siyan, she just watched from a distance.
I didn't even have the courage to go up and say hello to him.
After taking a shower, Ruan Yi stood in front of the mirror and saw his face clearly through the mist.
She patted one cheek.
Things that I never dared to dream about are now coming true.
She didn't know why Zhou Li did this, but she knew that once she did as Zhou Li asked, Xu Siyan would hate her forever.
He would marry her and hate her forever.
It's not that Ruan Yi has never hesitated, but reality didn't give her any room to retreat.
She thought desperately that even if she didn't do this, Xu Siyan wouldn't love her.
If she can be a couple with him for a while, even if they get divorced in the end, she will accept it.
——
Ruan Yi received a call from Liang Cong early in the morning. She ate breakfast in a hurry and then went downstairs to meet Liang Cong.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Liang Cong waited for her on the road outside the community.
When Ruan Yi went out, Qinghe thought she was going to school.
After Ruan Yi got in the car, Liang Cong told her about the arrangement: "General Manager Zhou will arrange for you and Mr. Xu to meet several times in the past few days."
Ruan Yi nodded lightly.
Liang Cong: "Mr. Zhou said that you have met before."
Ruan Yi: "Yes, I had a few words with Mr. Xu when I accompanied my grandfather to participate in activities, but -"
She paused slightly, "Mr. Xu thought I was Aunt Gu's child."
The Ruan family's situation is more complicated.
Ruan Jianggu's divorce from Qinghe was regarded as a scandal of abandoning his wife and children, but because he was not well-known at the time, the probability of bad things happening was not high.
Later, Ruan Jianggu's career improved, and he kept a tight lid on family news.
Ruan Jianggu never brought his wife to any occasion, and his children rarely showed up.
Ruan Yi's role is to be used as a shield by the Ruan family.
At that time, the Ruan family wanted to discuss a business deal with the Xu family. When they learned that Mr. Xu liked chess, they called Ruan Yi back and assigned her the task of playing chess for Mr. Xu.
That time, it was also the usual threat method.
Ruan Yi was forced to go with her. Fortunately, Mr. Xu was kind and upright and treated her fairly well.
That time, Mr. Ruan only introduced Ruan Yi as the eldest daughter of the Ruan family, and did not mention the marriage between her mother and Ruan Jianggu.
Later, when she met Mr. Xu again, he acquiesced that she was the eldest daughter of the Ruan family.
Although Ruan Yi did not correct him, she knew in her heart that she was not and did not deserve it.
Mr. Xu's appreciation for her may be based on the premise that she is the eldest daughter of the Ruan family. Once this status is gone, the things that need to be considered will also change.
Although Ruan Yi has never been in love, her childhood experience has made her see through many things.
Ruan Yi spent some time talking to Liang Cong about the past, and Liang Cong was not too surprised after hearing this.
He said calmly: "Mr. Zhou knows this all the time."
Ruan Yi: "Yeah, okay."
She did not continue to ask. Since Zhou Li knew this and arranged for her to do this, he must be confident.
All she needed to do was cooperate with him.
——
After Ruan Yi and Zhou Li signed the cooperation agreement and waited calmly for two days, Zhou Li informed her that the evening reception would begin.
Zhou Li asked someone to pick her up and choose a dress.
Ruan Yi chose a matte blue satin skirt. The skirt just reached her calf and the style was simple and clean.
Ruan Yi's appearance is not suitable for heavy makeup, so the makeup artist applied very light makeup on her.
After finishing the styling, Ruan Yi stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself inside, focusing on the hem of her skirt.
When he was in middle school, Xu Siyan liked to wear blue clothes.
She didn't have the chance to talk to him, so it was impossible for her to ask this question in person, but she was sure that he must like it.
When Ruan Yi was distracted, his cell phone rang.
It was Ruan Jianggu's phone number. You didn't need to think about it to know what it was for.
Ruan Yi answered with an expressionless face and listened to Ruan Jianggu's urging indifferently.
She said "just these two days" and then cut off the call.
Ruan Yi took a deep breath and clenched the phone tightly with his fingers, his knuckles turning white.
These days are finally coming to an end.
Even if she is still unhappy after tonight, she will not continue to sink in the quagmire of the Ruan family.
——
At the cocktail party, Ruan Yi attended as Zhou Li's female companion.
During this period, she also met Xu Siyan.
Xu Siyan was accompanied by a woman, and soon after entering the venue, they bumped into each other.
When Xu Siyan came up to greet Zhou Li, Zhou Li ignored him at all.
Ruan Yi didn't know what kind of conflict had arisen between Zhou Li and Xu Siyan. The two were at war with each other, like love rivals——
It seems to be related to the woman Xu Siyan brought with him.
The woman was very beautiful, and she and Xu Siyan looked like boyfriend and girlfriend.
Ruan Yi did not consider this when he reached an agreement with Zhou Li.
She stared at their backs for a while and asked Zhou Li for confirmation: "Is that lady his girlfriend? If he has a girlfriend, I would..."
"If you do this, they won't be." Zhou Li had already guessed what she was worried about, "otherwise, why do you think I would look for you?"
Ruan Yi was speechless.
At first she just felt that she was selfish for making this deal with Zhou Li, but now she has begun to think that she is immoral.
Zhou Li: "You have no room for regret."
Ruan Yi: "...Why do you do this?"
Zhou Li: "Because she can't be with Xu Siyan."
This sentence is enough to confirm Ruan Yi's previous guess.
The reason their relationship became so tense was because... they fell in love with the same woman.
When Ruan Yi was distracted, Zhou Li stared at Xu Siyan in the distance and reminded her: "You can get ready."
