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

Chapter 14 – Shirui Stock

Fortunately, before entering Ruan Yōu’s bedroom, Gu Fuchen politely knocked three times as he walked through the hallway.

During this time, Ruan Yōu quickly closed the webpage and put the papers and magazines she had received from Lu Ming into the deep green bedside table, along with the professional book she had bought at the bookstore today.

Everything was prepared properly.

Gu Fuchen came in not for any other reason, but just because he saw the seventh-floor light was still on when he returned home and wanted to check on Ruanruan and say goodnight.

Communication between siblings is important.

After deep reflection, Gu Fuchen remembered this point.

Upon entering the room, Gu Fuchen saw the giant screen was on, and his narrow eyes showed a hint of contemplation.

Just now, he reviewed the situation and realized that the fundamental reason for the estrangement between him and Ruanruan was that he didn’t know her interests and couldn’t address the issue accordingly.

As long as he knew what his sister liked, he could also like it, and the two siblings would have a common language, and their relationship would surely improve.

Now was a good opportunity to find out his sister’s preferences.

A light-hearted modern drama was playing on the giant screen, featuring a domineering president who happened to have a sister.

Gu Fuchen, who initially came in to say goodnight, found himself standing in front of the TV for two minutes, watching the drama.

Ruan Yōu thought for a moment and politely asked, “Would you like to watch together?”

Of course, this was just a polite offer.

In the novel, Gu Fuchen who was the successor to the top wealthy family, was a workaholic who spent 16 out of 24 hours working and was considered the internal king in the world of CEOs.

The entertainment activities are lackluster, similar to the male protagonist of this TV drama, or even more monotonous than the hero, how can they watch such things that represent a waste of time for them.

For someone like her, who dislikes this kind of life, the male protagonist or the bossy types are not the kind of people she likes to interact with.

The reason is simple: she doesn’t like talking to cold and aloof overlords1.

Previously, she played the role of the protagonist’s sister in a movie. The brother in the movie happened to be a cold and aloof overlord type, and she didn’t feel anything during the filming. The pain came afterward when she faced a lot of interviews and promotions.

There were always people asking her about her ideal elder brother.

The diligent worker Ruan Yōu had no right to speak and could only read the script given by the company, saying things like “I love the elder brother in the movie” for publicity.

Thinking about it again, it was a bit miserable.

Going against her own feelings for so long, when she finally returns home…

That guy, the overlord is everywhere.

Her heart is broken.

“Okay.”

Gu Fuchen suddenly spoke up in response.

Ruan You stiffened, still immersed in memories of the past and not realizing what was going on.

“TV.”

Gu Fuchen reminded her.

Ruan Youcame back to her senses and saw Gu Fuchen sitting comfortably on the long sofa, focused on watching the modern drama about a domineering president.

After watching for a while, Gu Fuchen frowned and looked at her. “Aren’t you going to sit down and watch?”

Ruan You : …

Help! She was just being polite!!

When the overlord brother speaks, Ruan Yōu dare not disobey.

Holding a soft cat pillow, she sat on the other side of the sofa. It wasn’t until she felt the gaze on her disappear that Ruan Yōu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After feeling nervous for a while, Ruan Yōu gradually immersed herself in the exciting TV drama.

Although this drama was a CEO romance, Ruan You watched it purely to see the adorable interactions between the second male lead and his younger sister. The second male lead was like a loyal and cute big dog, while his younger sister was a lovely and sunny little angel. The two cuties bickered and played together, which was just too cute!

Gu Fuchen remained fully focused throughout and stiffened when he saw the interaction between the second male lead and his younger sister.

Ten minutes later, the second episode ended.

During this time, he wanted to discuss the plot with his sister countless times, but he had to consider his overlord image and endured it.

Knowing that his sister had to go to bed, Gu Fuchen didn’t watch for too long. He reluctantly ended the warm time of watching TV with his sister and got up to leave. As he stood up, the bright light and shadow of the crystal chandelier fell on him. With deep and serious eyes, he looked down at Ruan Yōu, who seemed to be deep in thought, and asked, “If you were Tong Jiahui, would you like this type of brother?”

Tong Xuning was the adorable brother in the TV drama, and Tong Jiahui was his sister.

Of course she liked him!!

Ruan Yōu suppressed her excitement and had the urge to scream with excitement like a dog-loving sister many times, but with Gu Fuchen here, she had to hold back.

The answer was definite, but she couldn’t say it. She had to maintain the self-esteem of her overlord brother and promote family harmony.

Shaking her head, with a proud expression of “My brother is the best,” Ruan You said, “It feels so childish, a domineering president is much better!”

Gu Fuchen smiled faintly and absentmindedly responded with a “Hmm.”

Before leaving, Gu Fuchen didn’t forget about the game, “I like playing games very much, let’s play together next time.”

After speaking, he displayed his overlord attitude of not allowing refusal and left, closing the door without giving Ruan Yōu any chance to decline.

From now on, let’s carry on being a ‘domineering president’ to the end.

As long as he walked fast enough, her sister would not have a chance to play games with those young and handsome guys!

Unconsciously rubbing the patterns on the door with both hands, Ruan Yōu leaned out and looked outside.

Gu Fuchen’s figure had disappeared at the end of the corridor.

She closed the door and lay on the big bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Maybe it was because it was easy to be emotional late at night, she thought a lot, and her thoughts in her mind were like unrestrained wild horses, completely uncontrollable.

Her overlord brother’s innate sense of distance when dealing with people is undeniable. His towering presence can be intimidating, but his attitude towards her is sometimes gentle.

Like an aloof Persian cat, he is awkward and clumsy in learning how to interact with others.

She does like the cute and lovable older brother in the TV drama, but at the same time, she doesn’t want and even fears that Gu Fuchen would be like that.

People are so conflicted.

They want to get closer but are afraid.

The elder brother in the TV drama is too enthusiastic. If Gu Fuchen is such a person, Ruan Yōu will definitely run far away.

The current way of getting along between the siblings are not too close or too far away, it’s very comfortable to slowly find a balance in the alienation.

Too much is not good.

She cannot return equal love.

After the college entrance examination, Xiao Lu asked her what expectations she had for her biological parents.

Her response was: a normal family that can live in harmony.

Lu Ming asked, why didn’t she expect a family where everyone loves her?

This kind of expectation seems more normal.

At that time, Ruan You did not answer, but now she can.

—Because there’s too much love.

Like waves, it would catch her off guard.

Too much is not good.

She is unable to reciprocate the same amount of love.

Ruan Yōu closes her eyes and in her mind, she sees the shadows of her past two families.

They question her why she did not get first place, why she couldn’t be excellent like the neighbor’s older sister, and why there is no trace of her in math and science competitions.

Her foster parents rarely gave her love, she was just a tool for them to follow the “procreation and inheritance, raising children for old age” rule. The more outstanding and hardworking she was, the more she could expect love and praise.

But even if she worked hard to be as excellent as others said, her second foster mother still abandoned her.

In their eyes, she was just a tool.

Love is such a precious thing, how could one person have so much of it?

Ruan Yōu hugged her furry cat pillow and buried her head in it.

She is satisfied with her current family situation.

She has a distant and aloof brother, but her parents seem to care for her.

Ruan Yōu’s headache was getting severe, so she controlled herself from thinking about those things. She lit some aromatherapy candles and played some soothing instrumental music to help herself fall asleep.

She slept until 10 o’clock the next morning.

Since returning home, she has never woken up early, and Wei Wen has become accustomed to it. She even put a row of branded pajamas in Ruan Yōu’s closet and jokingly asked her, “Miss, if your closet isn’t enough, we can build a new one on the land behind. Please feel free to expand your wardrobe.”

Ruan Yōu : I get it.

It’s like recharging game currency and participating in the crazy ten-draw game event to get new clothes.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ruan Yōu walked around the closet for two more rounds. The feeling of “the whole department store is mine alone” was wonderful. There was no need to choose between two options, no need to compare, no need to carefully consider which one was more cost-effective. She felt free and comfortable.

This is what life should be like!

However, after one round, her WeChat step count was 2999.

A bit tired.

For the second homework, she only spent six million out of the five hundred million. And there’s a lot of “boring” wealthy life waiting for her.

But for the next two days, Ruan Yōu doesn’t plan to go out.

Partly because she wants to enjoy the manor life, partly because she’s exhausted from going out the past few days. Even though she didn’t walk much, driving and sitting on the car can be tiring.

She’s too lazy to care about it!

Ruan Yōu decided to take up investing as a hobby and spend some time enjoying the thrill of making money, especially since she was tired of spending so much.

Of course, she needed to keep this a secret.

Ruan Yōu asked Wei Wen to set up a big tent on the hillside, where she wanted to camp and bask in the sun, and read a book along the way.

Laying on a reclining chair, feeling the warmth of the sun on her skin, reading until she got tired, then dozing off lazily in the sun. It was beautiful just thinking about it.

Ruan Yōu did so.

Wei Wen was well prepared.

All kinds of barbecue, fruits, snacks, blankets for camping were ready.

Ruan Yōu put her laptop on her lap and occasionally ate a couple of strawberries while glancing at the information.

After logging onto WeChat, she found that Lu Ming had sent her a message in the morning.

Her mother, Ruan Liuyu, had also sent her a message.

She replied to Ruan Liuyu’s message first and chatted for a while about trivial things. These days her mother would chat with her every day, mostly about daily life topics.

The chat records were not a lot, but happened every day, mostly in text format, with voice messages appearing in the morning.

Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian had a 12-hour time difference with her, meaning her mother would send her voice messages every night.

After Ruan Liuyu finished washing up and went to bed, Ruan Yōu saw a message from Lu Ming on WeChat.

[Ruanruan, is that initial user on the forum you?]

Yesterday, following Ruan Yōu’s suggestion, Lu Ming spent all her pocket money on buying shares of Shirui. When she returned to her dormitory at night and was checking recent news and developments in the industry, she unexpectedly saw a hot topic on the forum.

Combining Ruan Yōu’s advice and the timing of the post, Lu Ming was almost certain that the initial user mentioned in the post was Ruan Yōu.

Ruan Yōu didn’t keep it a secret from her.

[It’s me, but don’t tell anyone~]

[Now everyone is criticizing you so harshly, it makes me so angry!]

Ruan Yōu lightly chuckled, “[Netizens just follow the trend, leave it and study hard!]

[No, let me fight with them for a while!!]

[Study! Take the postgraduate entrance exam! Jiayou2!]

[Okay /(ㄒoㄒ)/]

After making sure that Lu Ming had calmed down, Ruan Yōu reluctantly logged into the forum to see what had happened.

Last night at 11 o’clock, a user named “One Road”3 went crazy battling with people in the post.

The battle attracted dozens of participants and turned into a war of words. Many people went to her reply and sneered, wondering if she was afraid of being criticized and only dared to argue with them using a small account.

The argument lasted until this morning.

As a result, Lu Ming has been labeled as Ruan Yōu’s brainless fan, and Camel’s lackeys insulted them both.

The latest reply to the post came from “Countless Camels”: [With such a strong momentum, why don’t you invest in Shirui? I put two million into Puxiong, why don’t you invest more if you believe in Shirui so much?”

[Hahaha, as soon as money is mentioned, the lackeys who were praising Shirui just disappeared.]

[If you don’t have money, don’t pretend to be cool.]

…

Ruan Yōu re-registered an account and posted a message under the user ID “One Cat”: [I bought it, stop arguing].

In the comments section, a screenshot of the just purchased stock was attached.

Everyone took a look.

F*ck.

At least 20 million??

Rich people really have unconventional ways to stop arguments.

In this moment, everyone on the forum seemed to see a scene: on a helicopter, the grandiose “One Cat” throwing money out of a box with a loud rustling sound.

The flying red banknotes were used to shut the mouths of everyone on the forum.

You, One Cat, are the real definition of grandeur!!

[I unilaterally declare that the winner of this war is Shirui.]

[Haha, I feel like the funny guy who bought Shirui is actually a water army hired by Shi Rui.]

[I don’t care about Shirui, does One Cat need a leg pendant4? The kind can even be used as a pendant for the real cat!]

…

There were fewer abusive comments on the forum, and everyone was speculating about the identity of “One Cat.”

Ruan Yōu went offline and immersed herself in the leisurely life of camping and reading.

The day quietly passed by.

When Gu Fuchen returned home, Ruan Yōu was already sound asleep.

He returned to his bedroom with a sense of melancholy, feeling that his relationship with his sister was becoming more distant.

He had been too busy with Shirui’s affairs to spend time with his sister. Everything with Shirui’s new energy was proceeding as planned, and he unexpectedly found himself with some free time the next day.

At eleven o’clock that night, Gu Fuchen messaged Song Wen:

[Tomorrow I’m not going to the company, everything will proceed online.]

He would use all his time to cultivate his relationship with his sister and enjoy playing games!

The next day, Ruan Yōu got up and headed straight for the camping site. The fresh air, comfortable sunshine, and the feeling of lying on a large lounger with a pillow were so joyful!

For Ruan Yōu now, autumn sunshine was more precious than diamonds.

You can buy diamonds, but you can’t control the sunshine!

In order to prepare for the stock market and verify the memories from the novel and the red increase seen in her eyes that day, Ruan Yōu closely monitored Weibo’s hot search list.

As long as it became a hot search, the stock would surely skyrocket!

At 9 o’clock in the morning, the official account of Shirui announced a new breakthrough in environmental-friendly electricity.

At 9:05, Bozhan Group reposted the news.

At 9:15, the search term topped the hot search list and the reading count rapidly exceeded one hundred million.

At nine thirty, eight official state media outlets made positive comments on the news, and eight of the hot search terms were related to Shirui.

Ruan Yōu didn’t know how high the stock could rise, but yesterday she impulsively invested 20 million yuan, so it should go up a lot, right?

Lu Ming sent a voice message.

He clicked on it and heard an excited and thunderous voice:

“Ah ah ah Ruanruan, everything you said was true! Shirui’s stock price has gone up, it’s amazing!!!”

Ruan Yōu smiled lightly, placing her copy of “The Art of Investing” on the small table, and replied to Lu Ming’s message with great seriousness. However, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a tall figure standing three meters away on the cobblestone path.

Her hand trembled, and her smile gradually faded away as she turned her head.

There was Gu Fuchen standing under the sunlight, his deep and narrow eyes shining brightly. His shadow was stretched out long and imposingly.

Following his gaze, Ruan Yōu saw the seven or eight professional books scattered on the small table.

Their eyes met involuntarily, and Gu Fuchen gave a faint smile.

Ruan Yōu: !

What are you smiling at!!

1 so, the original word for this is 霸总 (Bà zǒng) where 霸 (Bà) means “domineering” or “overbearing” and 总 (Zǒng) means “chief” or “boss” or for modern novels usually used to call the president or CEO of a company. Hence, I’ve been translating it as “domineering president” (which is also a common concept in Chinese modern novels). However, it’s become a hassle to spell it out every time, and I felt it’s becoming annoying when I tried to reread it too so I’ll translate it as “overlord” from this point on. I will still use “domineering president” based on the context, though.

2 Chinese version of “ganbatte” or “hwaiting/fighting”, meaning “come on” or “go for it”

3 this is Lu Ming’s ID in the forum

4 meaning the poster wants to attach himself to (i.e. to get helped by) a powerful or capable people, in this case “One Cat”