Out of control and sinking

Chapter 448

Bo Ye wouldn't let Jiang Ruan take off her diamond ring, so Jiang Ruan had no choice but to wear it to the company.

Little did they know that everyone in the company had eyes like they were wearing magnifying glasses. In less than half a day, the rumor that Jiang Ruan was wearing a big diamond ring spread throughout the entire company.

On the way to Sister Qin's office, in just a few minutes, Jiang Ruan had already received congratulations from countless people.

Of course, everyone knows what a diamond ring symbolizes.
Moreover, looking at the entire capital, the one with the most heated rumors about Jiang and Ruan is none other than Bo Xilai, the CEO of the Bo family.

If it's true that President Bo proposed to Jiang Ruan, then Jiang Ruan would be the future mistress of the Bo family.

You have to understand, that's the incredibly wealthy Bo family.

Jiang Ruan pushed open the office door and walked in. Sister Qin was working.

Jiang Ruan's throat was dry, so she poured herself a glass of water: "I'm so thirsty."

Upon seeing her, Sister Qin's eyes lit up immediately, and she stood up without saying a word: "Oh, Mrs. Bo is here."

"Please sit down, please sit down. You are a very important guest now."

Jiang Ruan almost choked, swallowed the water in her mouth, blushed, and glared at her: "Are you here to tease me too?"

"You have no idea how many times I was stopped on my way here."

"Everyone in the company is shrewd," Sister Qin laughed. "If there's any slight disturbance, the whole company will know within an hour. That's normal."

"They're just envious and jealous of you."

As she spoke, Sister Qin's eyes were already fixed on the large diamond ring on her middle finger. She pulled her right hand over and said, "My goodness, let me touch it. This diamond ring must be at least ten carats, right?"

"President Bo truly lives up to his reputation; he's incredibly generous."

Sister Qin clicked her tongue and said, "This quality, it must be worth at least tens of millions!"

Jiang Ruan blushed: "I don't know, I don't even know when he bought it."

"He probably bought it the day before yesterday. He took me to the auction, and he was carrying it behind my back. I was quite confused when he put it on me yesterday."

"It was so sudden."

Sister Qin smiled and put her arm around Jiang Ruan's shoulder: "It seems that President Bo wants to marry you."

"You haven't seen him in person. Mr. Bo is indeed a good man. It's worth the years you've been with him."

"Looks like I'll have to change how I address you from now on. I'll have to call you Mrs. Bo."

Jiang Ruan couldn't stop the smile from curving her lips, her sweetness impossible to hide: "Go, but don't."

"Bo Ye has instructed the servants to call me that. You have no idea how tired I am of being called Mrs. Bo these past few days. I'm really not used to this title."

Sister Qin held her hand in her palm: "Take it slow, you'll get used to it."

"By the way, did Mr. Bo propose to you?"

"Why is there no sound at all? This is not like him."

Jiang Ruan shook her head: "Not yet, he said it's in the planning stages."

Sister Qin laughed: "Then I guess I wanted to give you a surprise."

"Given Bo Xilai's personality, I estimate that it will definitely cause a sensation throughout Beijing."

As she spoke, Sister Qin exclaimed, "That's wonderful. Seeing you happy makes me happy for you too."

As they chatted, the topic eventually returned to work. Sister Qin said, "By the way, there's a banquet at the Zhang Group tonight. You have to attend. The Zhang Group has sponsored you a lot since you debuted. They were originally going to cancel the banquet, but they decided to hold it at the last minute. I just received the news."

"I've picked out a few dresses for you. I'll have my assistant deliver them to your office later so you can choose one."

"I'll pick you up in the evening; it'll just be a formality."

Jiang Ruan has attended far too many of these banquets in recent years.

They were already fearless in the face of danger.

"it is good."

Moreover, Jiang Ruan had a good impression of the Zhang Group. The Zhang family was now in its third generation, and the president, Zhang Di, was a very refined and cultured person with sound values.

In the evening, the entrance of the Shenghua Hotel was crowded with paparazzi and fans, and luxury cars drove in one after another, making it quite lively.

The car stopped, the door opened, and Jiang Ruan stepped out in her high heels.

She walked down the red carpet as the host welcomed her.

As soon as she stepped off the train, the crowd erupted in cheers.

Screams and cheers: "Jiang Ruan, ahhh..."

Jiang Ruan, we will always love you!!

"Jiang Ruan, you're so beautiful!!!"

Paparazzi cameras were used for all sorts of filming.

Jiang Ruan wore a modernized Chinese-style cheongsam dress in purple, her long hair styled in an updo, adorned with a pearl necklace and earrings, exuding elegance and nobility.

Looking at the excited crowd, she stopped, smiled gently at them, and waved.

It means to greet them.

Instantly, the crowd erupted in even greater commotion.

Her response brought tears to the eyes of her fans.

What followed was a barrage of interviews by paparazzi.

"Ms. Jiang Ruan, is the rumor about you and President Bo true? Can you respond to it?"

"Ms. Jiang Ruan, did President Bo cancel his collaboration with Actress Su Wan because of you? Could you briefly explain?"

"Jiang Ruan, are you and President Bo already together? When do you plan to officially announce your relationship?"

Before Jiang Ruan could answer, a sharp-eyed reporter noticed the large diamond ring on her middle finger and exclaimed, "Look! Isn't that the diamond ring that President Bo bought at the auction for 30 million?"

“I was at that auction too. I saw the shape of that diamond ring; it’s definitely this one!”

These words immediately caused an uproar among the reporters.

He then proceeded to slap Jiang Ruan's hand repeatedly.

Jiang Ruan couldn't hide it, nor could he not hide it.

"Miss Jiang Ruan, has Mr. Bo proposed to you? Can you say a few words?"

“Miss Jiang Ruan, you’ve already put on the diamond ring, so please tell the truth.”

Various questions kept coming in.

Jiang Ruan is now on the hot seat.

But wasn't it expected? From the moment he put on the diamond ring, from the moment he said he wouldn't take it off.

Faced with persistent questioning, Jiang Ruan remained calm. A smile curved her lips as she looked into the paparazzi under the spotlight and slowly said, "Yes, the ring was a gift from him."

These words made the paparazzi even more excited.

He started taking pictures of her.

Record this moment that marks the turn of the century.

You should know that over the years, they have put in a lot of effort to uncover Bo Ye's private life.

I originally thought that Su Wan and Bo Ye's marriage was a sure thing, since they were childhood sweethearts and a good match.

But Jiang Ruan suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Moreover, Bo Ye and Su Wan have clearly fallen out.

The reporters wanted to ask more questions, but then Zhang Di, the president of the Zhang Group, came over.

"Dear journalists," Zhang Di, dressed in a white suit, spoke with a gentle yet subtly authoritative air, effortlessly defusing the situation for her: "Today is a banquet hosted by the Zhang family. Miss Jiang Ruan has already been very cooperative. Please focus your attention on tonight's banquet."

With Zhang Di stepping in, the reporters had no choice but to hold back, no matter how many more questions they wanted to ask Jiang Ruan.

After all, they were all hired by the Zhang family at their own expense.

We can't offend the person in charge.
Zhang Di and his bodyguards escorted Jiang Ruan to the banquet entrance. Jiang Ruan looked at Zhang Di sincerely and said, "Mr. Zhang, thank you for helping me out of that situation earlier."

"You're too kind," Zhang Di said. "You're the representative of the Zhang family, and besides, we're friends. It's only right that I help you."

As he spoke, Zhang Di jokingly said, "Didn't you ever think that I was afraid your relationship with President Bo would be exposed and steal the limelight from Zhang's Group?"

"After all, I'm a businessman."

Jiang Ruan replied, "No matter what, I still want to thank you."

Zhang Di looked at Jiang Ruan with admiration in his eyes, and he praised her generously: "Your dress is beautiful today, the new Chinese style purple suits you very well."

Jiang Ruan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Zhang."

"Mr. Zhang is handsome too, and he still prefers white suits as always."

"Haha, I'm almost thirty, still handsome?" After laughing, Zhang Di said, "White is the cleanest color in the world. I just wanted to use white to remind myself that no matter what, I should never forget my original intention." Jiang Ruan nodded, "Only by staying true to your original intention can you achieve your goal."

Zhang Di's gaze fell on her fingertips, his eyes flickered, and he said, "I always thought that the rumors between you and Mr. Bo of the Bo Group were just rumors. After all, rumors in the entertainment industry never stop. Paparazzi love to make things up. Things that don't exist can be made to appear real by talking about them, just to attract attention."

"I didn't expect it to be true." Zhang Di's tone was somewhat ambiguous: "President Bo proposed to you?"

Jiang Ruan felt that he was a good person, but she didn't know what he was really like, based only on her interactions with him.

"Not yet," Jiang Ruan said with a smile. "It's in the plan, but he didn't tell me."

Zhang Di: "You've already put the ring on your finger before you've even proposed?"

"President Bo is truly a man of action."

Jiang Ruan laughed heartily: "That's right, it's like acting first and informing later."

"Regardless, I sincerely wish you all the best."

Zhang Di looked at her sincerely and said, "I wish you happiness."

Jiang Ruan: "Thank you."

"If there's nothing else, I'll go in first?"

Zhang Di said, "Okay."

Watching Jiang Ruan's graceful figure sway in her high heels, Zhang Di's pretense finally vanished.

His gaze was somewhat bitter.

I remember the first time I met her. She had just debuted and her clear eyes were like a blank sheet of paper. She was innocent and cute.

When the company was looking for a spokesperson, Zhang Di searched for a long time, but all the real people he found were too ordinary and not at all in line with his aesthetic.

Jiang Ruan was the only one he took a liking to at first sight.

Zhang Di had feelings for her.

He also tried to reach out to her.

After all, once feelings are formed, they are hard to control.

But Jiang Ruan was very polite to him, so polite that even after they had eaten together twice, her attitude and tone of voice were still that of a boss and a spokesperson.

She was smart and naturally guessed what he was thinking.

She rejected him very tactfully.

He said he wanted to focus on his career.

Zhang Di wasn't stupid; he could tell what was going on, so he didn't continue, only glancing at her occasionally when she couldn't see him.

He watched her grow from an unknown trainee to a top star.

As she became more and more popular, her fan base grew, and her fame increased.

He even became a spokesperson for many large listed groups, such as the Bo family, which were more than ten times better than the Zhang family.

From that moment on, Zhang Di knew that he was drifting further and further away from her.

Ultimately, we were not meant to be.

With a sigh, Zhang Di turned and entered the banquet hall.

Thanks to Zhang Di's maintenance, Jiang Ruan's banquet tonight went very smoothly.

For celebrities attending banquets, there are only three things: first, walking the red carpet; second, giving a speech on stage; and third, taking photos with various people.

The speeches consisted mainly of various topics wishing the Zhang family all the best.

Jiang Ruan already knew it by heart.

She wasn't afraid of big occasions like the Bo family business, let alone a mid-to-second-tier company like the Zhang family business.

However, after standing for three or four hours in seven-centimeter stilettos, Jiang Ruan's feet still ached a bit.

After taking the photos, she sat down on a sofa not far away to rest. Her assistant helped her fix her hair and gossiped, "I just checked Weibo, and paparazzi have already posted pictures of you wearing a diamond ring."

The caption read, "Bo Ye successfully proposed, and Jiang Ruan attended the Zhang family banquet wearing a 30 million yuan diamond ring."

"I reckon this will be the entire trending topic on Weibo tomorrow."

"Sister Jiang Ruan, you'd better be prepared. You're about to become the envy of the entire capital."

Jiang Ruan smiled calmly upon hearing this: "Okay."

It would be a lie to say she wasn't excited; Jiang Ruan had never been this excited before, not even when winning a major award.

Her eyes were shining.

While touching up her makeup, she checked the time and it was already 9 p.m., so the banquet was probably almost over.

Jiang Ruan took out her phone and opened WeChat, only to see a text message from Bo Ye sent half an hour earlier.

One photo, two text messages.

A photo of the computer being shut down.

Bo Ye: [Off work]

Bo Ye: [What are you doing?]

A smile curved her lips as Jiang Ruan typed in reply: 【Attending the banquet.】

The man replied instantly after I sent it.

What time do you finish? I'll come pick you up.

Jiang Ruan looked up and asked her assistant, "Is the banquet almost over?"

"I see that people have already left."

She's the spokesperson; she can't leave early.

Those who came here today are all from major corporations.

Assistant: "It should be soon. They said it would be finished around nine o'clock."

Jiang Ruan hummed in agreement and replied to Bo Ye: [It will probably take another half hour.]

Don't come pick me up. Just go home. I'll get home by myself; the company has arranged a car.

He's had a long day too.

Jiang Ruan didn't want to bother him anymore.

As a result, Bo Ye didn't listen at all.

Very domineering.

Give me your address.

【obedient.】

Staring at the last two words, it all feels a bit like coaxing a child.

Jiang Ruan couldn't help but smile and sent him the address.

On the other end, after receiving the address, Bo Ye glanced at it, picked up his suit, and headed outside.

Just then, they ran into Chen Nan, who said, "Mr. Bo, are you going back? Could you give me a ride? It's on my way."

Bo Ye stopped and glanced at him: "Where's your car?"

"It was sent for maintenance and hasn't come back yet," Chen Nan said.

Bo Ye: "Oh."

"Then take a taxi back, it's not on your way."

Chen Nan glared: "President Bo, how come it's not on my way? Money's hard to earn these days, let me save on taxi fare..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bo Ye interrupted him: "I need to go pick up Madam."

In a good mood, Bo Ye teased him, "She lives in the north, and you live in the south. Are you sure you want to be a third wheel?"

Chen Nan: "..."

Goodbye.

Chen Nan's face immediately fell: "Never mind then, I'll just take a taxi back."

Just as Chen Nan turned around, Bo Ye called out to him, "Chen Nan."

Chen Nan's eyes lit up instantly, and he turned his head, thinking that Bo Ye had changed his mind.

We need to take him home.

Then Bo Ye said, "You're not ugly, why don't you find some time to get a girlfriend?"