I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

He Shiying's eyes widened in disbelief.

"I'm so sorry..."

Liu Ruyan looked at Yingying in Qin Yunchu's arms with affection.

"Her mother died shortly after she was born."

The little girl raised her head again and stared intently into Qin Yun Chu's eyes: "Together."

Qin Yun Chu's heart melted instantly.

"Teacher Ruyan, let's grant her wish. Anyway, I don't have anything to do right now, and I can come to your house to help with cooking later."

She turned to He Shiying and asked, "Do you have anything else to do today?"

"No! I can help with the dishes!"

He Shiying rolled up her sleeves, showing off the non-existent muscles on her snow-white arms.

Gu Yuanzhen raised her hand: "I'm fine too."

Since learning that Yingying was an orphan, everyone's feelings towards her changed from "a burden" to "a pitiful child."

However, this also made her admire Liu Ruyan, who was willing to take care of her.

Liu Ruyan is just not good at dealing with people, but she is not the type to keep people at arm's length.

She had a fairly good impression of the person in front of her, and since Yingying clung to Qin Yunchu and wouldn't let go, she agreed to their request.

Liu Ruyan's home is in the residential area; it's about 300 meters away.

To everyone's surprise, Liu Ruyan's family was excessively wealthy.

These people were all second-generation rich kids who had seen countless luxurious decorations, but when they walked into her two-story villa, they were still surprised by the interior decoration.

Light gauze curtains, the fragrance of sandalwood, and the entire room with its antique wooden structure exude a classical charm, yet it doesn't feel old-fashioned or oppressive.

The layout and decorations in some areas reveal the designer's ingenuity, exuding elegance, poise, and grace.

Gu Yuanzhen looked around at the interior decoration, her face full of approval.

"This place is great. The house and renovations alone must cost at least 2000 million, right?"

"Pretty much. This is clearly the work of a master; the design fee must be no less than a million," He Shiying said.

After changing her shoes, Liu Ruyan said calmly, "I don't know how much it costs."

Gu Yuanzhen said enviously, "Tsk tsk, no wonder he's a famous writer, he's indifferent to money."

After saying that, he became even more jealous of Chen Ya.

What makes him so worthy of a girl's affection?

Liu Ruyan has a house, money, good looks, and talent. If you latch onto her, you'll never have to worry about anything for the rest of your life.

But that guy actually made her take care of the baby!

Upon hearing Gu Yuanzhen's slightly sour words, Liu Ruyan looked up in surprise and said, "This is not my house."

"Ok?"

“This is the teacher’s house,” Liu Ruyan said. “He gave it to me.”

Chapter 10 Impossible, Absolutely Impossible

Before Gu Yuanzhen could even process the impact of those words, He Shiying cried out first:

"impossible!"

It's one thing if others don't know the value of this villa, but He Shiying couldn't possibly not know.

The apartment complex was developed by her company; every unit sold here generates revenue that goes into her company's account.

How could she not know the value of this villa?

In every housing development, the best building is called the "King of Buildings," and this villa, which stands out from the crowd, is the king of kings.

How long would it take for an average person earning 5 yuan a month to buy this villa?

If you use calculations to scrutinize it, you might arrive at a ridiculous conclusion that it's over 3000 years old.

But that's not the case.

It is something you can never buy.

Ordinary people could never buy this property.

Chen Ya has no right to own this property, and there is absolutely no way he would give it away so easily!

It must be rented, or some other means were used to make Liu Ruyan believe that this place belonged to him;

They must have been generous with other people's money, or just making empty promises, using all sorts of methods to deceive Liu Ruyan, this simple-minded young comrade!

How could a company employee casually give away a villa worth tens of millions of dollars?

Arabian Nights!

So He Shiying blurted out, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Liu Ruyan tilted her head cutely.

She couldn't understand why He Shiying was so excited.

In her worldview, everything Chen Ya did was perfectly natural.

He Shiying didn't have time to think about whether she was being polite. She asked in a somewhat hurried tone, "Did he really give it to you? And the property certificate has your name on it?"

Liu Ruyan blinked her watery eyes and nodded, "Mmm!"

"Could I see the property ownership certificate?"

Qin Yun Chu secretly tugged at her best friend's sleeve, but was ignored.

Even if she acts rashly today, she will get to the bottom of things and find out the truth.

Just as Liu Ruyan was about to answer, a woman came out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron. When she saw Liu Ruyan, she smiled broadly and spoke.

"Ruyan is back?"

Liu Ruyan turned and walked over, nodding earnestly, "You're back, Aunt Yu. I brought some friends over today. Would you mind if they stayed for dinner?"

Aunt Yu held Liu Ruyan's hand and said, "Miss Liu, you're being too polite. It's just a matter of a few more chopsticks. I'll be happy no matter how many friends you bring home. Why would I mind?"

Liu Ruyan nodded: "Thank you, Auntie."

Aunt Yu greeted Qin Yun Chu and the others warmly, stuffing a large amount of fruit into everyone's hands before heading into the kitchen to prepare the food.

Disturbed by this, He Shiying couldn't bring herself to ask the questions she had wanted to, and could only sit next to Gu Yuanzhen and eat fruit in frustration.

Qin Yun Chu asked softly, "Who is she?"

“She is Xiaoyingying’s great-aunt and came to help take care of Xiaoyingying,” Liu Ruyan said.

"Oh?" Qin Yun Chu's beautiful eyes flickered as she mentally sorted out the relationships between her aunt and Chen Ya.

Liu Ruyan sat on the antique sofa and said, "I'm actually not very good at housework. I can only keep Yingying company. The one who can really take care of Yingying's life is her great-aunt."

Qin Yun Chu sat down as well and comforted her, saying, "The importance of companionship and taking care of life is equal, and sometimes even more important."

She glanced at Yingying, who was playing obediently by herself in the living room in the distance, and said:

"Little Yingying doesn't have a mother, and you've already made up for that deficiency, which is very touching. As for Chen Ya, he needs to reflect on his actions."

Liu Ruyan asked in surprise, "Why do teachers need to reflect?"

Qin Yunchu raised her eyebrows and said, "Isn't he at fault? As a father, he never spends time with his child and even ridiculously dragged you, a complete stranger, into this mess."

As she spoke, she became increasingly indignant, and her voice gradually grew louder and louder.

"His skin is thicker than a city wall. Why would he have the nerve to hand the child over to you? There's no legal status, and you even made some weird sales agreement..."

Liu Ruyan gradually realized that she had misunderstood something, and reached out her hand, saying, "That's not how it is, Teacher is..."

Qin Yun Chu grew angrier as she spoke, and continued angrily:

“I must finish what I’m saying. A great writer like you should be spending your time on creating. Who does he think he is, arbitrarily controlling your life? In my opinion, you should rebel against him! Stop being a slave to PUA!”

After talking for a while, she felt a little better, and Liu Ruyan finally couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"That's not how it is, actually Yingying, she..."

Just then, Xiao Yingying bumped into Liu Ruyan's arms, holding something out in front of her:

"Play!"

Liu Ruyan stroked Yingying's little head, her eyes full of affection, and said, "Want to look at the picture book?"

"Mmm!" Yingying nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice.

Qin Yunchu looked closely and realized that what she was holding was a key.

This is a rather heavy-looking, yellowish-brown key with mysterious patterns on it.

Liu Ruyan took the key and turned to Qin Yunchu to explain, "Yingying wants to go play in the teacher's workroom. Let's go there, and I'll explain it to you as we go."

Qin Yun Chu became curious about a few words in her words: "Workspace?"

Liu Ruyan stood up, took Yingying's little hand and said, "This house was bought by the teacher and is specially used to store his work supplies. Many of his manuscripts from his previous creative work are stored here."

Qin Yunchu was taken aback.

She still thought that Chen Ya's claim of being a creative writer was just a persona he created to deceive Liu Ruyan.

Surprisingly, he actually did have a workspace.

Could it be that he is actually a creative person?

Thinking of this, Qin Yun Chu patted her face.

Yun Chu, you need to be more clear-headed, or you'll easily fall victim to PUA!

Liu Ruyan watched as she slapped herself in the face, a strange expression on her face.

Qin Yun Chu blushed slightly and said, "Then let's go."

He Shiying and Gu Yuanzhen also stood up and followed behind.

They probably won't be able to sleep tonight until they figure out Chen Ya's true colors.

Chen Ya's workspace was on the second floor. As Liu Ruyan led them upstairs, she said:

"Do you all think that Yingying is the teacher's daughter, and that the teacher abandoned her to me to raise?"

Qin Yun Chu looked up and asked, "Isn't that right?"

He Shiying and Gu Yuanzhen looked at Liu Ruyan with the same expression, as if they were also asking, "Isn't that right?"

Liu Ruyan clutched her chest, closed her eyes, and silently said, "Teacher, I'm sorry. I have unknowingly tarnished your image."

If you look closely, you can see a faint smile on her lips.

Qin Yunchu stared at her.

Can Chen Ya's image still be tarnished?

Wasn't it already pitch black?

After letting out a soft breath, Liu Ruyan said, "Where should I begin? Hmm... Do you know about the Longtian earthquake?"

"How could I not know?"

Mentioning the words "Longtian Earthquake" casts a shadow over everyone's face.

Every Chinese person knows about the Longtian earthquake.

This earthquake, known as a national tragedy, caused immense grief.

Chapter 11 Miracle Baby

That was 3 years ago...

The earthquake exceeded the earthquake resistance capacity of most buildings, causing enormous loss of life and property.

At that time, more than 20 provinces across the country rushed to Longtian to provide disaster relief.