Online dating backfired? A wealthy heir begged me to continue lying to him.

One of the replies was a photo of the meal card balance taken in the cafeteria.

The balance is clearly displayed above: 5.

The person holding that meal card was Su Ruan.

Along with the photo came a long text reply.

—Su Ruan has never publicly stated that she is a second-generation rich kid, nor has she ever used this identity to deceive anyone. On the contrary, some people make slanderous accusations without providing any evidence!

Soon, another post followed.

—So what if she's creating a persona? Did she lie to you? You even questioned her status as the top provincial scorer. Didn't you know to check it yourself? You might not be able to find other information, but you can surely find news from back then, right? It's just that you people have nothing better to do!

In the dormitory, Ji Ning looked at Ruan Taole, and Ruan Taole looked at Ji Ning. The two smiled at each other and put their phones away.

On the forum, opinions varied widely, with everyone holding their own views.

Lu Shuangshuang, who was browsing gossip online, soon got her hands on this fresh piece of gossip.

She actually liked that pretty woman quite a bit, but she never expected that someone would expose her dirty secrets about her.

She clung to Lu Yanci, phone in hand.

"Brother, that super pretty girl I showed you yesterday, people say she's pretending to be a rich kid, and that she's just trying to hook up with a sugar daddy. Do you think that's true?"

Lu Yanci glanced at Lu Shuangshuang's phone screen, which displayed an anonymous blogger's text exposé of Su Ruan.

It was a long and detailed piece, written in great detail and with seemingly concrete evidence.

He replied, "I don't know, I've never met him."

A hint of disappointment appeared in Lu Shuangshuang's eyes.

She really liked that pretty older sister.

"However," Lu Yanci interjected, "she managed to get into J University and is beautiful; even without any embellishment, she'd still have plenty of rich young men interested in her, right?"

He knew that many rich kids liked to pick good-looking girls from prestigious universities to be their girlfriends.

Whether the other person's family is rich or not is not that important.

Those who truly value family background will quickly be exposed as fake socialites.

Lu Shuangshuang also felt that her brother was right.

This girl has good grades and is pretty; there's no need for her to be made up.

Besides, whether they are scammers or not is irrelevant.

As long as my sister-in-law isn't a liar, that's fine.

Sister-in-law, we'll be meeting tomorrow.

Surprised or not?

Not surprised?

Su Ruan remained completely unaware of all of this.

She clung tightly to Su Qingqian.

He took her to a secluded grove of trees to tutor her in English for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

In the original story, the male and female leads met on this very day.

She wanted to prevent all accidents.

Even if the male and female protagonists have to meet, she must be a witness to provide a solution.

Fortunately, Lu Yanci was not seen all day.

Her CET-4 score also improved from a failing grade of over 400 to over 600.

Su Qingqian exclaimed, "That's more like it!"

"Your score was low before because you were too lazy to review. Most of the CET-4 exam covers high school knowledge, and you'll easily forget it if you don't review."

"Look now, after doing it a few times, you've recalled all the knowledge points from before."

Su Ruan nodded in agreement.

"Yes!"

"But I still want to thank Sister Qingqian for her guidance."

"If you hadn't helped me review those points, I would have forgotten them all."

Her voice was soft and sweet, shedding her aloof demeanor, making her seem as cute and well-behaved as the girl next door.

"You!"

Su Qingqian clearly remembered that Su Ruan was a somewhat arrogant and aloof girl, so what was going on with her being so delicate and soft now?

But this cannot be blamed on Su Ruan's fickleness.

She does have social anxiety, but she doesn't get nervous easily once she gets to know people.

Moreover, it's just her and Su Qingqian here today, so the environment is relatively relaxed.

As for being coquettish and sweet.

She hadn't used it before, but after being forced to talk to Lu Yanci like this online, she unconsciously used it today when she met such a nice Su Qingqian.

There's even a feeling of being in one's element.

It's as if she was meant to be a delicate, sweet, and affectionate girl.

Having finally escaped the most difficult day, Su Ruan and Su Qingqian bid each other a reluctant farewell and returned to their dormitory early.

That evening, I confirmed the operating procedures for tomorrow with Lu Yanci again, said goodnight to all my online chat partners, and went to bed early.

The next day was Monday.

An ordinary Monday.

It was a Monday that Su Ruan both looked forward to and felt apprehensive about.

At 8 o'clock, Su Ruan had already prepared everything and sat down in front of the computer.

She put on her headphones and stood ready.

If she can get through this morning safely, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the sword hanging over her head will disappear.

Even if it doesn't completely disappear, it won't be in the dangerous state it is in now, where it could fall into danger at any moment.

At nine o'clock, Su Ruan entered the venue smoothly under the guidance of Lu Yanci.

As soon as we entered, the line kept rising, making everyone's blood boil.

Su Ruan doesn't understand stocks or candlestick charts.

But she could clearly see the real-time stock price trend displayed on the software next to her.

There is also an ever-growing buying frenzy among stock investors.

And, her panel displays real-time estimates of sales revenue.

Su Ruan stared intently at the ever-increasing numbers on the screen, her heart clenching as if gripped tightly by a giant hand.

35万、38万、40万、45万、50万……

Little by little, the numbers slowly but steadily climbed.

As the numbers slowly climbed, Su Ruan's heart grew increasingly tense, yet also increasingly calm.

The worrying thing is that this money hasn't reached her hands yet, so it's not valid.

The price has been gradually rising to her expected level, and as long as things go smoothly, she will have enough money to pay back Lu Yanci.

As the final moment approached, Su Ruan's hands began to tremble slightly involuntarily.

On the other end of the voice call, Lu Yanci's calm and gentle voice soothed him.

"Don't panic, stay calm, listen to my instructions, now begin the countdown... 10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1, sell!"

As Lu Yanci gave a slightly loud and urgent sell order, Su Ruan's fingers moved quickly.

Finally... it's over.

Su Ruan was soaked to the bone, as if she had been pulled out of the water.

This kind of thing is really inhuman.

Even though she didn't care about anything and just went along for a trip, she was still exhausted.

Fortunately, it had a good ending.

Her 30 yuan turned into 52 yuan in just half an hour!

Even she couldn't help but be tempted by such a rapid pace of making money.

Unfortunately, with stocks, there are always gains and losses.

Suzhou Software cannot afford to lose money.

Looking at the money that had already arrived in her account, Su Ruan smiled.

As long as she waits until 9 a.m. tomorrow, the money can be transferred to her card and then transferred to Lu Yanci.

Last night she had sorted out all the bills, and the total amount she needed to repay Lu Yanci was 538,000.

Adding the money she still had, she would have 20,000 yuan left after paying back Lu Yanci.