Ruan Li didn’t catch up with Bai Rendong.
But she saw Jiang Siyan.
He was standing under the shade of a tree making a phone call, not far from a flashy orange-red supercar.
The passenger-side window was halfway down, revealing the face of her junior, An Shengnan.
She looked pure and innocent, and as an internet celebrity, her style of dressing was very trendy—a yellow plaid tube top paired with a white tiered mini skirt, especially eye-catching.
【Sweet and spicy little fox!】
【Wow! The Male Lead is taking Little Sister Treasure swimming~】
【Little Sister Treasure can’t swim, so Si Ge is teaching her—so sweet!】
【Is the iconic scene coming? Little Sister Treasure is afraid of water, and the way she burrows into Si Ge’s arms is too adorable!】
“Manager Chen, a new employee will report to your department on Monday. Assign her to the Fu Group drone project team,” Jiang Siyan said to the person on the other end of the line.
Ruan Li happened to pass by and overheard.
Manager Chen was her direct supervisor—the very one who had been holding back her internship certificate.
Ruan Li felt a bit dazed.
A gust of autumn wind swept by, howling into her ears, making them ring faintly. She vaguely heard Jiang Siyan add, “She’s in your department, so look after her… her.”
His tone was somewhat awkward.
Then again, Jiang Siyan used to despise backdoor dealings the most.
He had even warned Ruan Li not to reveal their relationship at the company.
【Ah! The Male Lead is telling his subordinate to take care of Little Sister Treasure!】
【Daddy-like boyfriend! Si Ge directly placed Little Sister Treasure in the Fu Group project that the Female Supporting Character worked hard for half a year to secure—instantly gilding her resume!】
【The Female Supporting Character must be furious!】
Ruan Li: “”
Something that had been troubling her for so long, Jiang Siyan could solve with just one phone call.
How annoying these rich people were!
As for the Fu Group drone project, it was something she had been following closely.
Back then, the senior employees at Jiang Group didn’t believe they could secure an order from the Capital Circle’s Fu Group. It was Ruan Li, fearless as a newborn calf, who stayed up countless nights revising the proposal before finally securing an opportunity for Fu Group to send someone to Jiang Group for a presentation.
The Bullet Comments were still fangirling over the sweetness.
【Did anyone notice that Si Ge and Little Sister Treasure are wearing matching outfits today, both in yellow tones! So compatible!】
【Yellow is great~ Thinking about the underwater teaching later, when Little Sister Treasure can’t help but tease A Si after being touched by the Male Lead, it’s making my mind go yellow!】
【We’re all buddies, what’s wrong with a little touch!】
—“What are you doing here?”
Jiang Siyan’s voice rang out.
Ruan Li looked up and saw Jiang Siyan looking displeased, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, with all his fur standing on end. “Why are you eavesdropping on my call? How long have you been here?”
“Just got here.”
“What did you hear?”
“Huh? Hear what?”
Only then did Jiang Siyan relax, shoving both hands into his pockets as he glanced at her and asked nonchalantly, “What do you want?”
Ruan Li: “The academic advisor is pushing for the internship certificate. Mine has been held up by Manager Chen.”
“You want me to help you?” Jiang Siyan sneered. “Who are you to me? Why should I help you?”
The autumn wind blew past, and Ruan Li clenched her fists.
She couldn’t hold back and retorted, “Because I’m your damn dad!”
【What the heck? The Female Supporting Character seems to be cursing at the Male Lead?】
【I can’t take this!】
“A Si!” An Shengnan’s coquettish voice came from the orange-red sports car. “When are we leaving? I’m getting sleepy.”
As for Jiang Siyan, after hearing “I’m your damn dad,” he froze for a moment. It must have been an auditory hallucination—how could Ruan Li dare speak to him like that?
After a long pause, she finally replied to An Shengnan, “I understand.”
【Aww, Little Sister Treasure’s voice is so sweet, the Male Lead is stunned, probably still savoring it, right?】
【Our Little Sister Treasure might be a tough girl, but her voice is really sweet—the contrast is killing me, I won’t say who!】
【A Si definitely likes Little Sister Treasure without even realizing it!】
……
Ruan Li couldn’t take it anymore.
Did she commit murder in her past life to have to endure such disgusting Bullet Comments?
She did have some feelings for Jiang Siyan.
After all, when she first arrived in Haicheng, he had protected her.
But now, she decided to let Jiang Siyan go.
Just then, the campus broadcast crackled to life, a hoarse female voice accompanied by a sorrowful melody drifting into Ruan Li’s ears.
“He never once said he liked you.”
“Yet every word you spoke was ‘I’m willing.'”
“He merely responded when lonely, yet you were thrilled beyond measure.”①
Ruan Li: “”
Did it have to be so fitting?
If it gets any more sentimental, I’m calling the police!
Yet she couldn’t help but sink into her memories.
Back then, her face blindness hadn’t yet improved, but whenever she spent time with Jiang Siyan, she could sense the brightness in his eyes when he looked at her.
She thought that was a sign of affection.
Even though everyone said that after he broke his leg, he became violent and unpredictable, keeping others at a distance, and even his status as the heir was hanging by a thread.
To her, he was the only warmth in this unfamiliar city.
But she forgot—he was only temporarily at rock bottom, giving her the illusion that they were both down on their luck.
Looking back carefully.
Even during that time, Jiang Siyan was hot and cold toward her.
Ruan Li didn’t linger to watch the flirtation between the Male Lead and the female lead, instead walking away quickly.
Golden sunlight filtered through the leaves, dappling her face and dispelling the chill around her.
She knew how to get her household register now.