Group Pet Eldest Lady, She Just Wants To Be A Salted Fish

Chapter 2 – Do you call this simple?

Amidst all the attention, Ruan Yōu hung up the phone.

Does she believe it?

How is it possible?

Even if the Gu family really had a lost daughter.

Assuming they suspected that person was her, she hadn’t received any request for a DNA test. The people of the top wealthy family were rumored to be extraordinary, so would they be foolish enough to recognize their daughter without even doing a paternity test?

No way.

Ruan Yōu quickly downloaded the app of the National Anti-Fraud Center after hanging up the phone.

No one can scam a penny from her.

After doing all of this, Ruan Yōu raised her head with an uncontrollable joy on her face, and her black pupils shone like a galaxy:

“I won’t participate in the last little activity, and I’ll also say something at the end of the variety show broadcast.”
“I’ve decided to leave the entertainment industry.”
“Goodbye.”

Leaving these words behind, Ruan You stood up and left amidst the dumbfounded gazes of the crowd, holding her phone.

She was wearing a long gown in a gradient of starry blue, with a natural drape and a lazy elegance. It was covered in fine, glittering details, like a galaxy that had been shaken off. Ruan Yōu politely nodded and smiled, lifted the hem of her dress, and turned around gracefully.

The silky dress fluttered in the air like a wave in the ocean, reflecting the galaxy in the night sky.

The wave and Ruan Yōu’s profile disappeared from the camera together.

All that was left for the vast number of netizens was her graceful yet somewhat hurried back.

[Ahhhhh!]

[It isn’t just the hem of her dress that’s fluttering, it’s my heart, wuwuwu]

[Someone wrote in blood begging her not to retire, even if she just continues being a vase, I’m fine with that!]

The unattainable will always stir up emotions. The barrage of comments were all begging her not to leave.

Even those who didn’t like Ruanyou couldn’t bring themselves to say anything negative after witnessing her breathtaking beauty.

Half an hour later, #Ruan Yōu Retires#, #Ruan Yōu Beautiful Galaxy Style#, #Ruan Yōu Considers Fame And Fortune As Dung# all became trending topics.

Fans of her appearance sobbed in the square, and those who just became fans of her on “The Heirs” felt heartbroken. Rational onlookers began to analyze Ruan Yōu’s plan after her retirement.

Ruan Yōu is only 21 years old, in the prime of her youth, with a face that can make a living in the entertainment industry for years to come. Her only problem is the lack of exposure.

Her recent rumors with Cheng Guyuan made her famous overnight. No matter what kind of fame it is, her name is out there, and as long as she washes away her image with her work and her looks, she can definitely become a big female celebrity in the future.

Not to mention that she was fortunate enough to participate in the recording of the final episode of “Heirs”, the S+ top-level variety show that can bring her a lot of exposure, and her rebuttal on the show was also humorous.

It’s not a big deal to anger the two major first-tier fan groups of Cheng Guyuan and Yu Chi in the entertainment industry. There are millions of passers-by in the entertainment industry, and there are also many passers-by who plan to become her fans.

Overall, it was actually a great opportunity for Ruan Yōu to showcase herself and increase her popularity, but unfortunately, she chose to announce her withdrawal from the entertainment industry at a critical point in her career.

Is she crazy?!

Is there a better career waiting for her?

Doesn’t even the most successful career pale in comparison to the position of A-list celebrities in the entertainment industry?

The reason for Ruan Yōu’s retirement from the entertainment industry has become one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of this year.

After the white moonlight leaves, it will always evoke a crazy nostalgia.

As Ruan Yōu announced her retirement, her previous beautiful photos and TV dramas have been turned upside down.

After watching it, both passers-by and fans have only one word to describe it: superb.

D*mn superb.

Why didn’t they discover this hidden gem fairy, who is both beautiful and talented, before?

Who cares if she is a brainless vase?!

That night, Ruan Yōu’s Super Topic1 was flooded with 20,000 fans who came to cherish the memory of Ruan Yōu, the white moonlight.

Ruan Yōu’s company and agent were almost infuriated when they saw all of this.

Previously, they thought that Ruan Yōu wouldn’t become popular and had no plans to renew her contract. Now, seeing all of this, they regret it so much that their faces turned blue.

Despite having no reason, the agent still confidently made several phone calls to Ruan Yōu, scolding her for her improper behavior of retiring without authorization, and shouting with the company’s leaders, asking her to quickly return to the company for contract renewal.

Later, they tried to use both hard and soft tactics, but even when begging and pleading, they couldn’t get a single glance from Ruan Yōu.

At this moment, the sought-after Ruan Yōu is looking down at photos with a not-so-beautiful mood.

She seems to be a member of the top wealthy family, the Gu family.

Ten minutes ago, after she announced her retirement and hung up the phone, the “fraudster” Gu Fuchen did not call her anymore. However, it seems that the fraud group is a gang committing crimes together, and soon she received a new call – claiming to be Gu Fuchen’s domestic assistant, Xia Shi.

Xia Shi said that Mr. Gu was on a business trip in Country Y before he received the news about her. He is now on his way back to the country and unable to come personally to pick her up. For now, he can only arrange for an assistant to come and pick her up to go back to Mary Sue City.

Not only that, Xia Shi also sent a childhood photo of her.

She looks about two years old in the photo, and at that time she should have been in the orphanage by herself.

The information conveyed by this photo is quite different.

In a quadrangle courtyard, a gentle woman holding a rattle sits at a small stone table, holding a chubby little daughter in her arms.

The little baby’s pouting face was twisted, staring angrily at the rattle in the woman’s hand, while her little hands kept reaching out. A handsome man bent down and hugged the woman and their daughter. On the other side of the stone table, a five or six-year-old boy sat properly, tilting his head to look at the little baby.

It’s her.

But also a bit unlike her.

Ruan Yōu saw a photo of herself in the orphanage, she was about two and a half years old, very thin, and looked timid in front of the camera, without the lively and confident appearance in the photo sent by Xia Shi.

This is not important, what is important is what is the meaning of entering a wealthy family.

The novel she is in is a popular entertainment industry novel, but it contains many descriptions of wealthy families.

In the novel, the female and male leads entering the entertainment industry were choices made out of desperation.

The male lead had an older sister, and the female lead had an older brother who were the legitimate heirs of the family. They could only bear the title of being part of the wealthy family and end up splitting the family assets, but the real power never rested in their hands.

Usually, heirs without inheritance rights will start their own businesses or develop their careers through other channels.

The female and male leads choose to enter the entertainment industry, secretly developing the family business after becoming top stars. Later on, they will embark on a fierce battle with their elder siblings for inheritance rights, and eventually succeed in taking over, leading to a happy ending.

The usual case is that the leads eventually becomes the strongest in the world.

The Gu family, a top-level aristocratic family, was an obstacle that the leads’ aristocratic families couldn’t overcome. Perhaps the author had portrayed the family too powerful in the early stages and didn’t know how to resolve it later on. In the end, the author simply described the fate of the Gu family with the phrase “internal power struggle for ten years, and eventual disintegration.”

When thinking of this sentence, Ruan Yōu’s scalp begins to tingle.

Ten years, they fought for a full ten years.

It’s no different from the ancient princes vying for the throne, or concubines struggling to ascend to a higher position in the palace! Upon further thought, it’s terrifying. In the end, how many concubines and princes could live peacefully?

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Ruan Yōu understood it now. She had finally managed to step out of the trap of the novel’s plot by retiring from the entertainment industry, but now she’s been dragged into another, bigger trap by her family. She likes money, but if it brings countless troubles, she’s not willing to deal with it. It’s like if she didn’t announce her retirement today and continued developing her career with another company, the result would still be good, but she didn’t choose to do so.

This means that she has not yet escaped from the plot, and the plot equals trouble.

But she just wants love and peace. Retirees shouldn’t have so many troubles!!

Xia Shi’s phone call came again.

“Miss Ruan, have you seen the photo? Mr. Gu has seen your photo from the orphanage and confirmed that you are the lost daughter of the Gu family.”

Ruan Yōu’s attention is not on this.

“Have you guys been to the orphanage?”

“Yes, Miss Ruan,” Xia Shi said politely. “Miss Ruan, can I prepare a car now to pick you up and take you home?”

Ruan Yōu paused for a moment, rubbed her temples, and spoke in a heavy tone, “Do I have to go back?”

Xia Shi was not expecting this kind of response and remained silent, looking serious.

Eh…

Miss Ruan is much calmer than she imagined.

It’s embarrassing to say, but when she received the message to “pick up Miss Ruan and take her home,” Xia Shi was excited for a full half hour.

Go home.

Go to Gu’s home.

Go back to Gu family who built a mansion in Mary Sue City, where every inch of land is expensive!

Even as an outsider, she couldn’t help but feel excited at the thought of accompanying Ruan You back to the legendary manor, but Ruan You, being an insider, was surprisingly calm.

Being from a top wealthy family, she must’ve seen big scenes before!

It runs in the blood of this family to be indifferent to the love and hate of money, with a Versailles-style temperament.

She probably wanted to show her disdain for Cheng Guyuan’s behavior of flaunting his wealth by looking at his ten-millions-worth brooch, but even though she was misunderstood, she didn’t say much bad things about Cheng Guyuan on the variety show.

She is really kind and noble.

I’m so touched that I could cry!!

After some imagination, Xia Shi mentally established the label of “Ruan Yōu is so sacred” in her heart.

In any case, the task arranged by Mr. Gu must be completed.

“Miss Ruan, I cannot make this decision. Why don’t you go back to the mansion today and tomorrow morning, after Mr. Gu arrives, you can personally talk to him and express your request. Mr. Gu will agree.”

At the end, Xia Shi added a sentence.

“It’s okay if you don’t like it, just stay for one night.”

Xia Shi actually thought that no one in this world would dislike a mansion, but Miss Ruan You, a lady with the bloodline of the top wealthy family, would!

She’s the saintly Miss Ruan Yōu, you know!

Adhering to her good principle of not making things difficult for the workers, Ruan Yōu agreed.

She had a good impression of Xia Shi, who spoke politely. Even after her tactful refusal, Xia Shi’s attitude in speaking even became better.

However, isn’t it considered overtime to send her home so late? From the perspective of a worker, it seems a bit tough.

And on the other end of the phone, Xia Shi was so excited that she was about to jump up.

Kitty, your owner has made progress!

She’ll also be someone who has been inside a mansion.

She’s been there, so it belongs to her (bushi.

Regardless of how things turn out, there will definitely be dream material for tonight.

When preparing to leave and getting the car ready, Xia Shi thought of something and quickly sent a text message to ask:

[Miss Ruan, do you have any requirements for the car?]

[Keep it simple.]

[Okay, Miss Ruan.]

Looking back at Mr. Gu’s original plan to personally pick up Miss Ruan, Xia Shi heaved a sigh and said, “Keep it simple.”

“Keep it simple” in the mouth of the top wealthy family…

Understood~!

The filming location for “Heirs” is in Green River City, just an hour and a half drive from Mary Sue City.

Ruan Yōu left the filming location at 4 o’clock, returned to the hotel to pack her things, took a short rest, and waited for Xia Shi on the first floor of the hotel.

In early autumn, it started to drizzle at an unknown time, with a gentle breeze blowing.

Ruan Yōu had changed out of the long dress she wore during indoor filming, and was now wearing an ivory white knitted sweater. Her hair was tied up in a high ponytail, and her fair face was free of any makeup.

Ruan Yōu had just glanced at the hot search and found her photo on the hot search list. She frowned her pretty eyebrows, took out a black mask from her tassel bag, and put it on.

The hotel was located next to the film and television city, and coincidentally there was a crew filming here. Ruan Yōu kindly carried her luggage to the entrance and waited there, leaving the sofa area for them.

Waiting always feels particularly long.

Ruan Yōu looked through the glass door at the filming scene inside.

It seemed to be a drama about a domineering CEO’s sweet love, and they were currently filming the plot where the male lead chases after the female lead as she tries to escape.

Ruan Yōu wasn’t interested and pulled her head back, continuing to wait.

After waiting for about five minutes without seeing Xia Shi, Ruan Yōu’s agent rushed over in a rage, scanning the scene inside the lobby before lowering her voice and scolding,

“What’s wrong with you?”
“So many people want to enter the entertainment industry but don’t have the chance, and you’re not willing to take the opportunity given to you?”
“In the entertainment industry, you have the chance to wear high-end designer gowns on the red carpet, be adored by people, and earn lots of money. With such a great opportunity, why would you leave? What are you thinking? Have you lost your mind? What kind of good life could you have after leaving the industry?”

Ruan Yōu : “There’s a surveillance camera at the entrance. I suggest you speak more politely.”
“Also, you’re blocking my way.”

The agent was choked up and suppressed his anger, taking two steps back and said angrily, “Don’t blame me for not reminding you, you will regret it sooner or later!”

As he left in anger, the agent caught a glimpse of a car driving in from a distance, and his expression changed to a sneer. “Only the CEO dramas can enjoy the use of these luxury cars for filming now. If you continue to act, you might have a chance to sit in one during your lifetime. But after you retire from the industry, you’ll be taking the bus and subway every day. Let’s see what you’ll brag about then!”

After saying this harshly, the agent waited for Ruan Yōu to come begging to him.

The imagined scenario did not happen, instead—

The Mercedes-Benz MPV business car, extended Rolls-Royce Phantom, and another seven-seater Mercedes-Benz MPV business car were parked steadily at the hotel entrance.

After a while, two black-clad bodyguards got off the car, and Xia Shi ran to Ruan You with an umbrella, followed by the two bodyguards who laid a long waterproof black carpet at the hotel entrance.

The texture is soft, unlike the waterproof carpets commonly seen on the market, and you can tell just by looking at it that it’s worth a lot of money.

“Sorry, Miss Ruan. I’m late. It’s raining outside, please be careful not to get your shoes wet. Please follow me this way.”

Ruan Yōu silently glanced at her running shoes, unable to help feeling sorry for the carpet.

The agent whose face turned pale and looked confused: ???

The film crews who were filming saw this scene and were all stunned: This is what you call a domineering president!

They turned their head to take a look at the TV drama they were filming.

Belch—

What a trashy quality, they thought.

Xia Shi’s eyes brightened and she asked, “Miss Ruan, are you satisfied?”

Ruan Yōu suddenly remembered the inquiry that Xia Shi had sent her not long ago.

——Miss Ruan, do you have any requirements for the car?

——Keep it simple.

Ruan Yōu : ….

You call this simple?

Are you sure this can be called simple?

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