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

Chapter 21 – Gu Fuchen : “Lu Jin, my sister is Ruan Yōu.”

Lu Ming and Jiang Li couldn’t believe that the elegant and distinguished young master had such an adorable name. As the filter shattered, they couldn’t help but laugh.

Ruan Yōu smiled guiltily, pursed her lips, and stood still, sneakily stealing glances at Gu Fuchen like a thief.

One sentence was enough to make the overlord fall from his pedestal.

Gu Fuchen sighed inwardly. The embarrassing nickname that his sister accidentally revealed had completely ruined his carefully constructed image as an overlord.

But he couldn’t even get angry, and even felt that his sister’s shy and sneaky glances at him were cute.

Facing his sister’s friend, “Ruan Chenchen” spoke up in a pretentious manner, “Hmm, I’m Ruan Chenchen.”

Ruan Yōu : …

She desperately wanted to end this awkward encounter and turned to Lu Ming, saying, “I’m going home first. Let’s get together next time.”

Lu Ming had a lot of happy news that she wants to share with Ruan Yōu.

A rich lady had bought the abandoned land near their home for a high price, and her mother was overjoyed. What surprised her even more was that her mother had become friends with the lady. Ruanruan was right, they all have a bright future!

But now was not the best time to chat, so Lu Ming could only smile and nod, saying, “Okay!”

“Ruan Chenchen” also didn’t want to hang around in front of his sister’s friend with such an embarrassing name. He hurriedly followed his sister to the escalator.

Ruan Yōu had walked only a few steps when she caught a glimpse of a familiar face.

“Jiang Li? Lu Ming?”

Duan Dai came out of the private cinema and called out when she saw Jiang Li. Her childhood friend, Luo Ze, who treats dog as his owner, was by her side.

Ruan Yōu didn’t like him at all.

Lu Ming didn’t dare to talk to Duan Dai, but the social network between people was complex. Jiang Li was a classmate of Duan Dai and lived in the adjacent dormitory, and they were quite familiar with each other. Lu Ming, who knew that Ruan Yōu and Duan Dai had some grievances, could get away with not greeting her, but Jiang Li had to maintain their friendship.

Duan Dai and Jiang Li chatted, and Lu Ming stood alone. Ruan Yōu was afraid that Lu Ming would be embarrassed, so she stayed with her. Luo Ze glanced at Ruan Yōu’s direction, and she glared back with dissatisfaction, covering her face with a scarf, “What are you looking at?”

In front of strangers, one should not reveal their identity and argue back. But towards Luo Ze, there was no need to show mercy.

Luo Ze recognized Ruan Yōu and his appreciative eyes instantly turned cold. “Tsk, it’s you.”

Ruan Yōu was speechless. Was he still looking down on her?

“Eat something good and nourish your brain.”

Gu Fuchen kept a stern face, and said with a gloomy voice : “Shut up.”

Luo Ze felt uneasy in his heart. Because his childhood sweetheart Duan Dai was still here, he tried to hold his composure and only let out a few light coughs. Although he had a strong presence, he didn’t say anything disrespectful.

Duan Dai sensed the confrontational atmosphere and quickly walked over. She saw Ruan Yōu and her smile froze, her eyes flickering as she felt embarrassed to look at her. She pulled Luo Ze’s elbow and said, “Let’s go.”

Jiang Li and Lu Ming could clearly sense that Duan Dai’s princess temper had softened considerably in the past few days. She seemed to have awakened, and while her Bai Fumei attitude remained, she had learned to be down-to-earth and considerate of others’ perspectives. They heard that she had even gone to intern at the company in recent days.

In the past, if Duan Dai saw Ruan Yōu, she would not hesitate to mock her. Everyone could see that she had once regarded Ruan Yōu as her imaginary enemy, but after becoming a fan of Cheng Guyuan and Yu Chi, her animosity towards Ruan You had deepened. Now, seeing Ruan Yōu but could calmly say “Let’s go,” was already the biggest change she had made.

Ruan Yōu realized this, but she didn’t care.

What did other people’s lives have to do with her? She just wanted to go back and lie on the couch, log in to her WeChat account of “Ruanruan,” and see if the director had replied to her.

Making money and spending money were her top priorities.

After Jiang Li and Duan Dai finished chatting, and Lu Ming didn’t have to be alone, Ruan Yōu poked Gu Fuchen’s elbow and said, “Shall we go?”

Gu Fuchen wanted to know who the man who spoke disrespectfully to his sister was, but since Ruan Yōu had already spoken, he just nodded in agreement.

It didn’t matter.

He had plenty of time to find out the man’s name.

After learning from Jiang Li that the man who acted all high and mighty was named “Ruan Chenchen”, Luo Ze chuckled.

There was no Ruan family in the upper-class society, and the surname did not sound impressive.

“Why are we in such a hurry to leave? We made an appointment with the people from the Gu family here to discuss investments,” said Luo Ze.

Gu Fuchen paused in his steps.

“Then let’s go to the coffee shop,” Duan Dai suggested.

As soon as she finished speaking, a figure appeared in the VIP elevator on the top floor.

Gu Zexi walked to the coffee shop with his hands in his pockets, feeling listless.

The coffee shop and private cinema were both small businesses under his name. Duan Dai and Luo Ze were introduced to him by a friend who wanted to cooperate with his film and television company. There’s no reason to turn down a money-making opportunity, so Gu Zexi reluctantly agreed after seeing the wealthy backgrounds of these two second-generation heirs.

Duan Dai’s family assets had just passed 10 billion, with the main business being clothing. Their two affordable brands were both products of her family, but after over a decade of development, the brand image was deeply ingrained in the minds of the older generation and not as popular with the younger crowd.

Now, her family wanted to make the brand more youthful and wanted to collaborate with several popular artists under his company, signing endorsements and conducting business, with an entire package deal for boosting the brand’s popularity. It was actually a small matter, not requiring Gu Zexi to personally meet and discuss. However, Duan Dai and Luo Ze went to one of his good friends instead, and out of respect for the friendship, Gu Zexi reluctantly agreed to come.

He didn’t sleep well last night, and today he wasn’t feeling very energetic.

Yesterday, Gu Fuchen had called him to the headquarters of Bozhan and invited him to a “black-fan-to-fan” lesson. After returning home, Gu Zexi found out that the program “Silly Bay Variety” that Ruan Yōu had appeared on before was actually produced by his film and television company. He was so angry that he got dizzy.

He scolded the management team who had caused the problem fiercely.

—F*ck, did we really need that much viewership? For the sake of a topic, you turned Ruan Yōu, who wasn’t fighting or competing, into a troublemaker who disrupted the show and dragged it down. Check your conscience!

—Are you really checking your conscience? If you have one, then check it here!

—My eyes are burning.

—Now immediately re-edit the previous variety show segment, and tell the public that Ruan Yōu is innocent.

—Why? There is no reason. Ruan Yōu has a large number of devoted fans. I warn you not to mess with her!”

—Not afraid of the big fans? Ha.

After scolding the variety show team, he created a new account and joined Ruan Yōu’s Super Topics.

The video played during Gu Fuchen’s promotion lesson deeply moved him, though Gu Zexi couldn’t explain why.

Perhaps it was because he knew that she had already left the entertainment circle. Everything he saw online and in videos could only be a memory of the past. She would no longer appear on the screen, and there would be no new material of her online. Her announcement of leaving the entertainment circle was resolute yet poignant. Her slender figure gracefully turned and walked away, but in those few frames, a hint of loneliness and fragility was revealed.

Gu Zexi’s attitude towards Ruan Yōu was complicated. On the one hand, he had a sense of awe and fear due to Gu Fuchen’s status as a top fan. On the other hand, he felt regretful.

Things that can’t be obtained will always stir up one’s emotions. This statement was not wrong.

Ruan Yōu’s Super Topics did not have many fans, but they were all very active.

There were many videos, pictures, and texts in the Super Topics’ posts that were dedicated to introducing her to new fans. They all came from a male fan named “star”.

This male fan only joined the Super Topics four days ago, but quickly became the core member of the Super Topics with his advantage of knowing everything about Ruan Yōu.

Ruan Yōu’s Super Topics doesn’t have many members. Initially, there were a lot of people who came after she announced her retirement, but as time passed, the number of people in the Super Topics decreased. Now, there are only about 5,000 active fans who check in every day.

The fact that “star” can become a core member of the Super Topics in just a few days shows how active he has been in the past four days.

At first, Gu Zexi thought this person might be Gu Fuchen, but when he saw him say, “The budget is limited and I can’t buy magazines for the time being,” he completely dispelled the idea.

He was overthinking it. No matter how big a fan Gu Fuchen was, he wouldn’t stoop to mingling in the Super Topics. With his financial resources, he could use money and resources to support Ruan Yōu’s return to the entertainment industry.

“star” was very enthusiastic. When Gu Zexi posted asking which materials or TV dramas he could catch up on, “star” immediately sent a list of video websites.

Gu Zexi started watching as soon as he checked in, and he was still watching at three in the morning.

He got up at nine and hurried to the meeting place with Duan Dai and Luo Ze.

Gu Zexi yawned sleepily as he walked.

“President Gu,” Luo Ze greeted him with a smile.

Gu Zexi had seen this person in a photo sent by his friend before, and he casually nodded in greeting. Feeling drowsy, he walked ahead and gestured for Luo Ze and Duan Dai to follow him to the coffee shop. As he turned his head to yawn behind his back, his gaze accidentally fell on a familiar, slender figure. He froze in place, forgetting to turn his body as he continued to yawn, his mouth gradually forming an “O” shape, and his eyes bulging round and wide. His face displayed three “O’s” at the same time, challenging the limits of human expression.

Ruan Yōu : ?

Gu Fuchen’s lips curled slightly, as if he was smiling but not really.

Great, it was him again.

Luo Ze : “What’s wrong, President Gu?”

Before Gu Zexi could answer, Gu Fuchen and Ruan Yōu walked up the escalator and disappeared from view.

Gu Zexi recalled Gu Fuchen’s expression and gaze just now, and nervously licked his dry lips.

“Who are they?”

Gu Fuchen keeps a low profile outside, rarely revealing his real name, and won’t have any problems. But the look just now told him that these people in the room definitely have a history with Gu Fuchen!

Luo Ze : “A small celebrity and her brother.”

“Brother? What’s the celebrity’s name?”

Luo Ze didn’t understand why Gu Zexi was so interested in them, but he realized that Gu Zexi was a major shareholder of three entertainment companies, and Ruan Yōu and her brother had excellent fashion sense and temperament, so it was possible that he wanted to bring them into the entertainment industry.

That explained everything.

“One is named Ruan Yōu, the other is Ruan Chenchen.”

Gu Zexi : Ruan Yōu!

He suddenly felt like a shark smelling blood, he had missed a great opportunity to chase star.

But what about Ruan Chenchen? Who is he?

If they are siblings, then is Ruan Yōu the Cousin Sister1 who went missing?

This is definitely a big deal.

Calm down, calm down.

Gu Zexi tried to remain calm and asked, “What’s your relationship with them?”

—Please, tell him that they are just friends, and the threatening look and smile from Gu Fuchen are just his own overthinking.

1 Gu Zexi calls Ruan Yōu 堂姐 (Táng jiě) which means maternal elder female cousin