Chapter 48: The Perfect Son-in-Law
Ruan Corporation.
Ruan Ying rubbed her aching temples. Though her mental issues had just stabilized, she was already staring at the dense reports on the computer screen, immersing herself in work.
She squeezed her stiff shoulders and picked up her long-cooled black tea, intending to take a sip.
Her assistant suddenly pushed the door open, eyes sparkling with excitement.
“President Ruan, wonderful news! The NovaVoy Group has sent a cooperation invitation. They want to start a ten-billion-level investment in the new energy and biomedicine sectors!”
Ruan Ying sat up straight, unable to believe it.
“Are you sure it’s NovaVoy?”
This commercial giant, which controlled the industrial chain in North America and had already extended into the domestic market, was usually extremely demanding of its partners. Yet now, it was actually offering an olive branch to the Ruan Corporation.
The Ruan Corporation had no contact with NovaVoy, and there wasn’t even a middleman between them. How could such a massive cooperation fall out of the sky?
Ruan Ying quickly scrolled through the cooperation terms in the electronic file, her pupils contracting slightly.
The conditions offered by the other party were so favorable they were nearly eerie. Not only were they injecting ten billion, but they also promised to open core technology channels.
“Could it have been sent by mistake? Or is someone impersonating them?”
The business world was a battlefield. This kind of illogical “pie falling from the sky” usually hid a fatal trap behind it.
Just as Ruan Ying was thinking about how to verify this, the dedicated line on her desk rang.
Ruan Ying pressed the answer button, and the receptionist’s voice came through.
“President Ruan, President Fu Jingchen of the Fu Group is in the reception area. He hopes to speak with you in person.”
Why did Xiao Chen visit so suddenly?
Ruan Ying suppressed the messy thoughts caused by NovaVoy’s sudden cooperation invitation and replied.
“Please show President Fu to the VIP room. I’ll be there shortly.”
When Ruan Ying pushed open the door to the VIP room, Fu Jingchen had already politely stood up to wait.
“President Ruan, I apologize for coming without prior notice and disturbing you.”
Ruan Ying looked at the man before her, who possessed a steadiness that didn’t match his age. He always maintained a perfect distance when speaking, making it impossible to find a single fault.
Xiao Chen still makes me feel more comfortable.
That child Fu Wang seemed well-behaved enough, but for such a thing to happen… it was truly a pity.
“Xiao Chen, there’s no need to be so polite with me. For you to come in person, has something happened?”
“I came today to thank President Ruan.”
The man sat upright, his tone steady.
“If President Ruan hadn’t been willing to let me stay at the Ruan house for a few more days, I would probably be engaged to Director Li’s daughter by now.”
“You also know about Xiao Wang’s matter. My father has temporarily put aside the idea of an engagement for me, and the rumors regarding the Ruan family have been fully handled and clarified.”
Ruan Ying heard the precision in his phrasing; every word was handled with just the right amount of tact.
“I only helped with small matters; you don’t need to keep it in mind. It’s good that the rumors are clarified; this won’t delay you anymore.”
Seeing Fu Jingchen’s hesitant expression, she let out a light laugh.
“Xiao Chen, I see you didn’t come today just to say thanks? Speak plainly; there’s no need to beat around the bush with me.”
“President Ruan, besides giving thanks, there is also an important matter to discuss today.”
His slender fingers lightly pushed a folder forward. The English logo reflected a faint light under the lamps. The content was exactly about the NovaVoy Group that had just filled Ruan Ying with doubt.
Ruan Ying looked up, her gaze instantly sharp.
“Xiao Chen… this is?”
“I am the Executive President of NovaVoy.”
Fu Jingchen’s tone was steady. “The cooperation invitation was extended, firstly, because I value the Ruan Corporation’s capabilities. Secondly…”
The man paused, his gaze not avoiding Ruan Ying’s scrutiny in the least. “It is to show my sincerity to you.”
Ruan Ying frowned. Besides the incomparable shock, there seemed to be a bad premonition.
The man’s voice grew even deeper.
“I want to pursue Xiao Yi.”
The office fell into a dead silence.
“Xiao Chen, was this a thought you had after entering the Ruan house?” Ruan Ying let out a long breath.
“Don’t be fooled by Xiao Yi’s surface act. She has many flaws. She’s lazy to death, pampered and hard to serve, and she loves to act spoiled and throw tantrums… You must know that relationships are not a game of just looking at appearances.”
The biological mother showed no mercy in roasting her daughter, fearing the man before her was merely blinded by her daughter’s gorgeous exterior.
Not a single word she said was a lie. After all, she enjoyed pampering her daughter into someone willful and cute.
The man chuckled, a ripple of tenderness surfacing in his eyes. His voice was sincere.
“President Ruan, it didn’t start at the Ruan house. It was a thought I already had when I was teaching at A University.”
As for the flaws Ruan Ying mentioned…
[Wasn’t every single one of them her just being cute?]
How could they be counted as flaws? It was true, however, that they made one impulsively unable to resist wanting to “bully her hard.”
Ruan Ying propped up her forehead, her heart unable to remain calm.
So this kid has been eyeing Xiao Yi since he was teaching. Between teacher and student… isn’t that psycho?
Ruan Ying looked up and caught another glimpse of his sharp suit and handsome, steady features.
But this was a top-tier “diamond bachelor” who was handsome, good at making money, could teach, and had harbored a long-premeditated crush on her daughter.
And that was a ten-billion injection from NovaVoy. What was the difference between that and USD falling from the sky?
This was simply a perfect son-in-law stepped right out of a TV drama… the temptation was truly a bit too great.
Ruan Ying’s gaze became intentionally stern as she spoke steadily. “Xiao Chen, the matter of marriage ultimately depends on Xiao Yi’s own wishes.”
“Furthermore, the engagement between Xiao Yi and the Shen family… you are also clear on the situation.”
The man stood up and gently pushed the cooperation proposal toward Ruan Ying. “Rest assured, President Ruan. I have a plan for the engagement matter.”
“NovaVoy’s ten-billion injection is a business cooperation, and it is also just a bit of sincerity I am showing to pursue Xiao Yi.”
Fu Jingchen leaned forward slightly, his well-defined fingers lightly tapping the proposal.
“President Ruan, NovaVoy’s current business blueprint is only just beginning.”
The man’s voice was low and certain, the ending note carrying an imperceptible allure.
“In the future, whether it be ten-billion injections or transnational industries, NovaVoy—like the Ruan Corporation—will all belong to Xiao Yi.”
Ruan Ying struggled to speak with some difficulty. “Xiao Chen, even if you make these promises, marriage is ultimately Xiao Yi’s choice.”
“As her mother, I can only ask her for her thoughts.”
Fu Jingchen looked at her stiff posture, the corner of his lip curling imperceptibly as if he heard the hidden meaning within.
Agreeing to ask for him meant she was inclined toward him.
The “half-dead” thing was still struggling abroad, and that mad dog of the Shen family was no different from being out of the game.
As for that eyesore…
No one could stand a son they raised for over ten years coveting their precious biological daughter.
He was naturally the best choice in the eyes of his future mother-in-law.
The man felt somewhat fortunate.
Fortunately, he had a lot, lot of money.
The pampered and cute silhouette kept appearing in his mind.
This chase, which had begun from their first meeting, was finally moving from a hidden tide to an overt pursuit.
Translator’s Note:
- “Popping the champagne at halftime”: An idiom meaning celebrating too early before a victory is secured.
- “Fresh flower stuck in cow dung”: A common Chinese idiom for a beautiful woman married to an ugly or unworthy man. Ruan Yi uses it quite creatively here in the next chapter.
- “A University”: Standard way to refer to a top-tier university in C-novels without naming a real one.
- “Big Pancake”: Mentioned before, but Fu Jingchen is handing over a massive real pancake here with those ten billion.
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