Out of control and sinking

Chapter 452

Before Jiang Ruan could finish speaking, Xiao Chen had already quickly disappeared around the corner.

This is not normal, all of this is too abnormal.

Jiang Ruan frowned deeply. It had only been one night. What exactly had happened at the company?

She's a major shareholder in the company, but Sister Qin hasn't contacted her.

Thinking about it, she walked towards the office in her high heels. The sound of her high heels was particularly jarring in the quiet corridor.

When she arrived at the office door, it was tightly closed. Jiang Ruan took a breath and raised her hand to knock: "Knock knock knock."

Qin Jie's voice came through: "Come in."

Jiang Ruan pushed the door open, and the moment it opened, there was a sudden bang as ribbons fell from above.

Caught off guard, Jiang Ruan's heart skipped a beat.

The office was packed with people, including familiar and unfamiliar company employees and management.

Jiang Ruan was completely stunned by the scene: "You guys..."

It was only after a while that she realized it was a surprise they had prepared for her.

Sister Qin stood at the front, holding a bouquet of flowers, and walked towards her with a smile, saying, "They wanted to give you a surprise to congratulate you and President Bo, and they dragged me into it, so of course I'm happy to join in."

"Congratulations, Jiang Ruan."

The cheers behind Sister Qin reached Jiang Ruan's ears.

Congratulations, Sister Jiang Ruan!

"Wishing you and President Bo eternal happiness."

"Yes, yes, I wish you both a long and happy life together."

"This is a cake we made ourselves. Sister Jiang Ruan, you must try it later."

On the cart was a very large cake, about ten inches in size.

Her name and Bo Ye's name were also on it.

Seeing this, Jiang Ruan finally couldn't control her emotions and her eyes welled up with tears.

She said, "Okay."

After receiving the flowers from Sister Qin, Jiang Ruan bowed deeply to everyone, deeply moved.

Her eyes were red-rimmed, but full of sincerity: "Thank you for your blessings."

"We definitely will."

Just then, a familiar voice sounded from behind: "I'm here too, Sister Jiang Ruan. I've prepared a gift for you as well."

Jiang Ruan turned her head and saw Xiao Chen walk in, holding a photo album in his hand.

Upon reaching her, Xiao Chen handed the photos to Jiang Ruan: "These are all the photos of your rumored relationship with President Bo that I've collected online over the past two days, from your debut to now. There are also some photos of you two together, and each photo has a timeline."

Xiao Chen laughed and said, "Sister Jiang Ruan, just keep it as a memory."

"Of course, this is just the beginning for you and President Bo. There will be more and more photos of you together in the future."

Jiang Ruan was quite surprised, looking at the thick book.

She reached out and took it.

Opening the first page, you see her youthful appearance from three years ago, at a chance event where she shared the stage with Bo Ye.

She was very thin at the time, and dressed quite cutely, standing next to Bo Ye.

It feels like there's an adult and a child involved.

One photo after another, all taken by paparazzi, showing her and Bo Ye.

Jiang Ruan's eyes grew increasingly wet. She raised her hand to wipe them away, looked at Xiao Chen, and didn't know what to say.

Her voice was choked with emotion: "Thank you, Xiao Chen."

Xiao Chen was startled, his eyes widening like walnuts: "Sister Jiang Ruan, please don't cry, you won't be pretty if you cry."

Jiang Ruan burst out laughing, genuinely amused by his performance.

The assistant next to him said, "Can't you talk properly? Jiang Ruan is always the most beautiful, no matter what."

"That's it."

Others joined in the commotion.

Hearing this, Jiang Ruan couldn't cry anymore. After calming down, she said to Xiao Chen, "Thank you anyway."

"Speaking of which, your acting was really convincing just now," Jiang Ruan complained. "That expression and that acting skills, it's a real shame you're not developing your career in film and television. You completely fooled me, I thought something really bad had happened to the company and it was going to go bankrupt."

Xiao Chen grinned and said, "This was Qin Jie's idea; I was just playing along."

"I don't want to work on a film set, I have social anxiety."

Sister Qin, who was standing next to her, laughed and said, "We wanted to give you a surprise, but we couldn't let you find out, so we had to come up with a way to act out a scene to lure you over."

"Xiao Chen acted quite well. Come join me in the crew tomorrow. The production team needs a good actor like you," Jiang Ruan joked.

"Please don't, Sister Jiang Ruan, I can't handle this job." Xiao Chen said, laughing and crying at the same time, "Please don't tease me."

Seeing his nervous expression, everyone present burst into laughter.

"Let's cut the cake first, try the cake they made, and then take a group photo to remember the occasion."

Hearing Sister Qin's words, Jiang Ruan nodded: "Okay."

There was just enough cake for everyone present, and Jiang Ruan was surrounded and moved to the center position while holding the cake.

With his phone held up by a stand, Xiao Chen pressed the countdown button and then quickly ran back.

A few seconds later, everyone's bright smiles as they held their cakes were captured in the photo.

Jiang Ruan in the middle is more beautiful, and her smile is sweeter.

Afterwards, in the office, Jiang Ruan finished her makeup and nestled on the sofa. While her assistants were busy around her, she found herself relatively relaxed.

She was looking at the photo album that Xiao Chen had given her.

Xiao Chen's dedication is evident to the naked eye.

Jiang Ruan flipped through the pages from the first to the last, a total of one hundred pages.

Many of the photos were ones she had never even seen before. After all, she couldn't possibly look at every single photo taken by the paparazzi; that would be exhausting.

Jiang Ruan's eyes stung a little as she watched. She hadn't realized that Bo Ye and she had already crossed paths so many times.

She used to think it was all wishful thinking on her part; to him, she was nothing more than a caged canary.

You can see the way he looks at her in some photos. Perhaps they didn't even notice it themselves. Unconsciously, they both took it to heart.

Just as I was engrossed in my work, my assistant's voice came through.

"Sister Jiang Ruan, everything is ready, we can start filming."

Jiang Ruan looked up, quickly composed herself, and threw herself into her work: "Okay, I'll be right there."

—

Bo Ye is going abroad on a business trip next week, and Jiang Ruan no longer expects him to hold a grand proposal ceremony before then.

She's already wearing the diamond ring, and fans online are buzzing that Bo Ye has successfully proposed.

Although every girl dreams of being proposed to.

But more than the sense of ceremony, Jiang Ruan cared about her relationship with Bo Ye.

They're just fine with their simple ways.

However, Bo Ye is a pragmatist.

That night, Jiang Ruan was tricked and coaxed by Lu Jie to the front of the tallest building in the entire capital.

The once brightly lit building is now pitch black.

Jiang Ruan was puzzled; was there a power outage?

The result was immediate. The entire building suddenly lit up, and every floor was filled with flowers.

It has a total of ninety-nine floors, which looks quite spectacular.

This made Jiang Ruan realize that tonight might be an eventful night, and indeed, it turned out to be just as she had predicted.

Using the light, Jiang Ruan saw that the ground fifty meters away was covered with red roses, and there were people all around.

Everyone was excitedly looking in this direction.

Many familiar faces.

He waved to Jiang Ruan.

"Jiang Ruan, come here quickly!"

The surprise came unexpectedly, and Jiang Ruan's mind went blank for a moment as Lu Jie pulled her over there.

Standing in front of the red carpet, I finally realized just how lavishly the setup was arranged.

A long passageway.

Both sides were covered with large bunches of red roses, densely packed together.

Tens of thousands of vibrant roses greeted her as she walked forward, and a hundred meters later stood a massive rose wall, three or four meters high.

The air was filled with the fragrance of roses.

There were reporters present, and the sound of cameras was constant.

Just then, a sound came from overhead. Looking up, I saw countless drones, seemingly thousands, hovering in the air. Then they formed characters.

"Jiang Ruan, marry me."

Jiang Ruan's eyes suddenly reddened when she saw this.

A gasp of surprise came from the surrounding crowd.

"Jiang Ruan, you must be happy!" Lu Jie stood in the crowd, holding her hands in front of her mouth and shouting to her.

"Be happy, my love!"

Jiang Ruan looked over and realized that not only Lu Jie and Feng Meiling, but also Sister Qin had all come.

Jiang Ruan had imagined many scenarios of what it would be like when Bo Ye proposed to her, including her own feelings; she thought she might be so excited that she would cry.

And indeed, she cried.

Gentle and elegant music filled the air; it was a live band performance.

Jiang Ruan felt as if the whole world had stopped at that moment.

As soon as you look out, Bo Ye emerges from the shadows, holding a bouquet of roses. He is still dressed in a suit and tie, but he wears a rose brooch on his chest.

And the tie at his collarbone—he never wore a red tie.

But it's tied today.

The light shone on her face, making her translucent, crystalline face stand out. When he saw her crying, Bo Ye held his breath.

His pace quickened unconsciously as he reached her. He frowned, then reached out to wipe her tears: "Why are you crying?"

He should have kept quiet, because once he did, Jiang Ruan lost control of her emotions even more.

Tears streamed down her face. Unable to control her emotions, she stood on tiptoe, hugged Bo Ye's neck, buried her face in his chest, and cried uncontrollably.

"Woooooooo..."

Afraid that the bouquet would hurt her, Bo Ye quickly reached to the other side and put his arm around her with one hand.

His throat was dry: "Sweetie, don't cry."

"If you keep crying, you'll look like a little kitten. Don't be angry if you get photographed."

He teased her, patting her back gently to soothe her.

Voices could be heard coming from all around.

Jiang Ruancai realized that there were many people around her; everyone was there.

She sniffed, quickly composed herself, buried her face in Bo Ye's chest, and quietly wiped away her tears.

With red-rimmed eyes and a pout, she asked him, "Did you see my makeup was ruined?"

"Want me to make up for it before you propose?"

Bo Ye smiled and said, "No need, it's beautiful."

He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "In my heart, you are the most beautiful woman in the world."

Jiang Ruan blushed and said coquettishly, "So oily."

Bo Ye clicked his tongue lightly: "I did a lot of research before proposing to you this time. I've seen women cry their eyes out after a proposal, and some even shed tears when they receive the bouquet. But I've never seen a female lead so excited that she hugs the male lead and cries as soon as he appears on stage."

"Honey, this is unprecedented."

Jiang Ruan raised her hand and punched him in the chest: "Don't laugh at me."

"Okay, I'm all set."

"Mr. Bo, please continue your proposal."

After saying that, Jiang Ruan released his neck and took a few steps back.

Standing before Bo Ye, their eyes met, and Bo Ye, holding a bouquet of flowers, knelt down on one knee before her in front of countless witnesses.

Suddenly, the audience and media, who had been clueless just moments before, became excited.

Screams and applause rang out frequently.

Bo Ye gazed at Jiang Ruan with deep affection in his dark eyes, reciting his vows and proposal in a magnetic and focused voice.

As Jiang Ruan listened, especially when he said, "I love you, I will only love you in this life," her eyes welled up with tears again.

She forced herself to hold back her tears.

Drones in the sky transformed into various marriage proposal phrases.

Jiang Ruan, marry me.

Jiang Ruan, I love you.

Bo Yejiang and Ruan were together for life.

Many wealthy young men in Beijing use drones to propose marriage, but no one has ever been able to afford so many drones.

There are several thousand of them, and these alone will cost tens of millions.

And that doesn't even include the space for these hundreds of thousands of high-quality roses.

All I can say is that Bo Ye is truly wealthy.

Many reporters were live-streaming. The live streams, directly facing the scene, were incredibly popular.

The comment section was constantly flooded with messages.

"Ahhh, my goddess Jiang Ruan got proposed to like this! I'm crying so hard, waaaaaah..."

"It's so good to be rich. I want to be born into a rich family in my next life too, sob sob. Oh my god, how much does it cost to propose?"

"Jiang Ruan and President Bo must be happy."

"Ahhh, I was lucky enough to witness a marriage proposal! I really want to be there in person!"

“I know where this building is, I’ll go there now.”

"999999999."

"Be happy, Goddess Ruan Ruan will always love you..."

"President Bo is so handsome, Jiang Ruan is so beautiful, they are a perfect match! I'm already looking forward to their child."

"May all lovers be united in marriage, congratulations..."

"congratulations……"

"Marry him!!!!!!!!!!!"

In the villa on the other side, Xu Yun sat on the sofa, his eyes also on the live broadcast on his phone.

She was originally watching videos.

Somehow I ended up in the live stream of Bo Ye proposing to Jiang Ruan.

Seeing her own son, who had been aloof and even withdrawn since birth, kneeling down on one knee in front of a woman.

He told her his love in person.

Saying an oath.

That look in his eyes was filled with an unyielding affection.

Xu Yun felt a pang of sadness. She gripped the sofa cushions tightly with her fingertips, her eyes filled with confusion.

He murmured, "He proposed. He proposed to Jiang Ruan."

Despite her efforts to stop them, they still got together.

Xu Yun couldn't understand what kind of magic Jiang Ruan possessed that made his son so infatuated with her.

Suddenly, Xu Yun thought of that man again.

Her husband in name only.

Her eyes suddenly reddened, and then she covered her mouth with her hand and choked out a sob.

Yes, that's just how he is.

Love is love, and not loving is not loving.

Even when she knelt down and begged him not to leave, begged him not to abandon her and their child, he remained unmoved.

The maid next to her was startled when she saw her crying and quickly came over to comfort her.

Xu Yun thought it was the live broadcast of Bo Ye proposing to Jiang Ruan that had provoked her.

Take her phone away and turn it off.

Xu Yun cried so hard she collapsed onto the sofa, unable to get up. In all these years, she had never cried as heartbrokenly as she did today.

So heartbreaking.

The men of the Bo family are born romantics.

Love can overcome all difficulties, but the absence of love can also overcome all difficulties.

She should have realized it sooner; she just woke up too late.

Yes, the Bo family property was left to them, mother and son.

But it also trapped her in this cage.

Xu Yun suddenly understood.

But it was already too late.