Ark Heroine Development Plan

She sighed softly, "I don't want to repay you in such a bad way."

"You're saying that again." Guan Yueli stopped, "Don't be so unromantic, Xiao Chen."

"Just think of me as someone who doesn't understand romance."

Chen Wei lowered her eyes, half leaning in Guan Yueli's arms, without struggling, she just asked softly:

"Guanyue, have I become what you want me to be?"

Chen believed that this was the only thing he could give back to Guan Yueli.

Since Guan Yueli did so many things to guide her, she would only be qualified to talk about the so-called "reward" if she could get as close to the image that Guan Yueli expected as possible without violating her principles and positions.

But Chen never knew whether he could catch Guan Yueli's eye.

She is immature, incompetent, and weak, not to mention her poor interpersonal relationships... Compared to the nearly omnipotent and perfect Xingxiong, Chen feels that she is simply useless.

But Chen never got Guan Yueli's answer.

Until she couldn't help but look up at Guan Yueli, only to find that Guan Yueli had been looking at her with a very strange look.

Chen twisted his body uncomfortably: "I don't want to answer... Forget it, I don't really need to know."

“Pfft…hahahahahaha——”

Then, she heard Guan Yueli's hearty laughter again.

Chen Duo, who didn't understand what was going on, felt a little embarrassed and annoyed: "What are you laughing at? I'm serious! I don't mean anything else!"

"Hahahaha... I'm Xiao Chen. You, um... you're very cute."

Guan Yueli smiled and pinched Chen's cheeks: "You are even cuter when you look serious."

Chen shook his head vigorously to shake off Guan Yueli's hand and frowned: "Don't pinch my face casually!"

"Okay, okay, no pinching, no pinching."

The laughter died down, and Guan Yueli reached out and touched Chen's head: "Why do you ask this question?"

"Because..." Chen didn't push Guan Yueli's hand away. He just whispered, "That's the only thing I can do in return for you."

"But why do you feel that way?" Guan Yueli asked back with a smile, "Why do you feel that I want you to... become the person I expect you to be?"

Chen raised his head and looked at her blankly.

Guan Yueli put her hands down and gently put her arms around Chen's waist:

"If I have any expectations about how you'll live, it's... the way you are."

"Xiao Chen, what I expect is what you expect; what I want to see is what you want to become. Why should I...interfere in your life, which should already be brilliant enough?"

She rested her chin on Chen's head and smiled softly:

"If you want to repay me, then be the best you can be."

"Go and become the best Chen Huijie."

"That's what I expected, what I expected...you."

……

Chen forgot how he reacted and how he answered Guan Yueli.

She only remembered that night, the cherry tree, the moon, and Guan Yueli.

A soothing cherry tree.

The bright and beautiful moon.

And Guanyueli, who is even more beautiful than Juemei.

Chapter 153——Ahhh, I can’t be so decadent anymore!

"Passed?"

Chen took the documents that Xingxiong handed to her, her expression slightly dazed.

Xingxiong raised his eyebrows and smiled, reaching out to rub Chen's head: "What's with that expression? Isn't this what you've always wanted?"

“…No, but this…”

Chen rubbed his temples. "It was a bit... unexpected. I was prepared for at least a year of struggle."

This document is a "transfer order" to Chen.

Starting next week, Chen will be transferred from her current task force to a task force working around the slums, and the tasks she performs will naturally all be related to the slums. If she fails to get promoted successfully, she will have to deal with the slums for several years to come.

And this is what Chen has always hoped for.

Ninety percent of the people in the Guards Bureau couldn't understand why Chen did this. At her current pace, as long as she stayed in the current task force step by step, went to get off work normally every day, and handled the matters she was responsible for, the top positions in the Guards Bureau would be almost within her reach - her background was there, and her abilities were there.

But Chen chose to overturn such a stable status quo without any surprises or disturbances.

She wrote reports to her superiors every week, and each report was different. She analyzed and explained her ideas from countless angles. Her writing became sharper and her angles more tricky each time, but she still failed.

Chen Ben thought that this struggle would last for a long time, but she never expected... that her "enemy" would give up so quickly.

"Anyway...it's a good thing."

Chen let out a breath, looking much more relaxed.

"very happy?"

"Of course." Chen nodded. "We've taken the decisive first step towards our future goals. Of course I'm happy."

She lowered her head slightly and said softly:

"I don't want that to happen... again."

Chen doesn't want to see people's values being compared and measured, and then abandoned or even trampled upon.

Even as a child, she could sense the despair that girl felt when she was abandoned. That choice, that outcome, brought Chen pain no less than that girl's despair.

And now, when the powerful and arrogant capitalists deprive an innocent poor person, a pitiful person of his value of survival in a casual tone, the anger burning in Chen's heart is even more violent than the pain he has experienced.

Some people, when suffering, will feel happy when they see others suffering the same pain, and draw a twisted joy from the pain; while some people hope that this suffering will never happen, not to themselves, and certainly not in front of them.

Just seeing others escape this suffering brings a little comfort to my scarred heart.

Therefore, when Chen truly realized that the status of the infected was so humble, and realized that the class gap in Longmen was as huge as the sky and the earth, and when she saw so many injustices and fallacies before her, Chen would naturally make such a choice, the choice she has always insisted on.

Risk your life to right a wrong.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit depressing. Just as Chen was about to say something, someone patted his shoulders lightly twice.

She looked up at her best friend beside her.

"Okay, don't be so serious." Xingxiong smiled and raised his fist. "Since you've taken the first step, you can just move on. You can do it, Xiaochen."

"Ah, I should say...it must be possible."

Chen clenched his fist and bumped it with Xingxiong, responding with a smile.

"Thanks, Xingxiong. I wouldn't be here today without you."

Chen Huijie is so fortunate to have a close friend like Xingxiong, who is willing to be her close friend.

It’s not that she doesn’t have friends. She has some in Longmen and in Victoria’s school. But if you want to find a friend like Xingxiong who is so taciturn, like-minded, and can encourage and help her, Chen probably only has this one.

"What are you talking about?" Xingxiong laughed and held Chen's head with his arms. "Don't be so self-deprecating. You're going to make people uncomfortable."

Chen tugged at Xingxiong's arm helplessly: "Just telling the truth."

"Okay, okay..." Xingxiong let go of Chen and looked at her with a half-smile, "You have the final say - then, what are the plans next?"

"First, we'll hand over tasks here... finish the work at hand, and then we'll fully transition to the work in the slums."

Chen's tone was calm but full of confidence: "I have prepared six schedules and twelve analysis reports, which can definitely keep up with their current work progress."

Xingxiong clicked his tongue: "You really are... Never mind, since you've arranged everything, I don't have to worry about it. How about finding some time to go out for a meal? Let's celebrate for you."

Chen took out his phone and looked at the schedule, thinking for a while:

"This week should be fine. I just need to adjust the schedule."

"Okay, I'll give you a definite answer tomorrow."

Xingxiong patted Chen's shoulder and said, "I'll be leaving first. I have things to do in the group."

"Ah."

Watching Xingxiong leave, Chen took out his mobile phone and flipped through the concise contact list in the chat software.

Up and down, up and down.

After flipping through the pages for half a minute, she suddenly remembered that the woman didn't even have a mobile phone, let alone a chat app.

"..."

Putting the phone back into her pocket, Chen looked at the documents in her hand, her eyes a little distracted, like a fool with a blank head who had no idea what to do at the moment - even though she had just confidently announced her plan.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen took out his phone again, clicked on Xingxiong's avatar, bit his lip and typed a line of words in the chat box.

The girl read it again and again, word by word, deleting and revising, but she still kept changing her tone and way of speaking. She frowned and looked miserable, as if she was immersed in some extremely profound mystery.

The period was finally officially finalized, but when Chen moved her finger to the send button... she suddenly stopped.

It stayed there, not moving at all.

Finally, Chen deleted the words in the chat box.

"Nothing necessary."

she said to herself.

"no need."

If it were her, she would certainly not care about such a small matter. This small start was nothing to brag about for her.

If you want to be recognized, you should at least do something more meaningful... something more meaningful to yourself, to the morality you want to uphold.

"And I didn't do this... to gain her approval."

Chen whispered, gradually letting go.

If I do something just to get that woman's approval...this kind of stupid thing of putting the cart before the horse will actually make her very angry, right?

The girl exhaled slowly, concentrated her mind, and prepared to devote herself to her work.

There is no need to think about how to respond to her expectations, Chen Huijie, just be Chen Huijie.

In this way, Chen is full of confidence and expectation, ready to welcome the arrival of a new stage for himself.

But she didn't know what kind of disaster would be waiting for her after this joy.

Chapter 154——Year:?

Nian leaned against the door frame and secretly stuck half of his head inside.

She saw Guan Yueli sitting in the room with his eyes closed, concentrating, not knowing what he was doing.

Kicking off his shoes gently, Nian tiptoed into the room and took out a marker from his arms.

She laughed silently, knelt down, curled up her feet in white cotton socks slightly, and slowly moved her knees forward until she was in front of Guan Yueli, picked up the pen and poked it at her face.

Snapped--

The woman opened her eyes, held Nian's wrist with one hand, and stretched out her other hand to tap Nian's forehead with her fingers.

"You carry a marker with you when you go out? Why do you have so much free time?"

"It's because you've been acting so strangely these past few days."

Nian said confidently, "You've been sitting here tinkering with something for the past two or three days. You're giving me an opportunity, aren't you?"

"If you keep messing around, I'll paint your fur black." Guan Yueli flicked the marker away in anger, and continued to smear Nian's cheeks with both hands. "The work is done, why aren't you leaving yet?"

"Li, are you counting on your elbows just like that?"