Chapter 54: Is Shede Back?

In less than three minutes, the comments beneath the post surged like waves.

"Wow, two birds with one stone—this Ruan Jie is too cunning!"
"I feel disgusted!"
"This woman is terrifying! Did she ever consider the consequences? Both girls will carry this stain for life!"
"Spreading rumors is illegal—please, police uncle, take her away!"

Ruan Jie stood by the roadside, staring at the comments on her phone, feeling cold all over.

The people of the Ruan family were truly vicious.

Two minutes later, her phone rang.

Defeated, Ruan Jie answered, her voice weak. "Hello?"

"Hi, this is Ruan Cha."

—

"This villa is for you. Settle in, don’t feel any psychological burden. I’ve also arranged a job for you." Ruan Cha sat on the spacious, bright sofa in the apartment, looking at Ruan Jie, who still seemed reserved. "Don’t think about anything else. We both know what the Ruan family is like. All you need to do now is focus on getting better."

Ruan Jie gazed at the delicate-faced girl before her. She was five years younger, yet her aura was so strong it made Ruan Jie hesitant to approach.

She walked over and cautiously sat down beside Ruan Cha. "Why are you helping me?"

Ruan Cha turned her gaze.

Why was she helping her?

Perhaps it was the unresolved sorrow from the book’s ending.

Clearly the most obedient and well-behaved child in the Ruan family, yet she had become invisible, her only value being as Ruan Wei’s stand-in.

Ruan Jie’s fate was to be sold off by the Ruan family through a business marriage to the eldest son of the Wang family in Mo City—a man with twisted tastes.

When she was finally found, she was dead in bed.

"You helped me." Last time, in the Ruan family, she was the only one who spoke up for Ruan Cha.

Ruan Cha’s eyes were sincere. After withdrawing her gaze, she gently instructed, "Rest for a while. Someone will come to pick you up in two hours."

"Alright."

After Ruan Cha left, Ruan Jie collapsed onto the carpet in front of the sofa, tears streaming down her cheeks.

A bitter smile tugged at her lips.

—

Sheng Dynasty Group.

Ruan Jie stood before the man everyone called President Sheng, nervously introducing herself. "Hello, President Sheng, I’m Ruan Jie."

"No need to be nervous. We’re all family here."

Ruan Jie glanced at the man in front of her, then at the gold-embossed words on the desk: Sheng Dynasty Group.

It really was the company her second uncle had racked his brains trying to collaborate with.

And now, the president of this company—was called Boss Cha Cha?

Unable to hold back, Ruan Jie asked, "May I ask, Cha Cha—she is… this company’s…?"

"The boss is the largest shareholder. She has a keen eye for investments. Sheng Dynasty isn’t her only asset—she holds shares in many companies worth hundreds of millions."

"W-what?"

Ruan Jie nearly choked on her own saliva.

Cha Cha was so young, yet…

If her second uncle knew that the illegitimate daughter he detested to the core was the very person he desperately wanted to work with, how much regret would he feel?

Thinking of this, a thrill sparked in Ruan Jie’s heart.

—

Gu Zhenzhi never used Weibo.

If Chen Yan hadn’t told him, Gu Zhenzhi might never have known how much attention Ruan Cha was receiving online after her three-day disappearance.

…

Late at night.

Ruan Cha crept nervously back to the apartment. She waited until the lights went out before taking the elevator upstairs.

The apartment was pitch black.

Ruan Cha breathed a sigh of relief, slipped off her shoes, then hurriedly ran upstairs to the bedroom.

"You finally decided to come back?" A low, indifferent voice echoed from the silent apartment.