Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

"How could that be, my dear sister?"

Ke Xue's tone was ingratiating and clingy, and Shen Ruyin slowed down her movements as she wiped the ornaments.

Crown Princess Ke said disdainfully, "Alright, alright, are you free today? Hurry up and come back to keep an eye on my parents for me."

"Oh, what's wrong with Mom and Dad?" Ke Xue politely declined, "I have to do a live broadcast tonight."

“I’ve arranged some equipment for you at home, so you can start livestreaming from home for now,” said Crown Princess Ke. “The most important thing is to keep an eye on our parents and make sure they don’t participate in any of those weird religious activities.”

"It's like he's possessed; he won't listen to anything I say."

At this point, Shen Ruyin took the ornament and walked away.

The boss's hustle and bustle is entertaining, but she has no need to know about his family affairs.

However, since it was just the two of them in the room, which was already quiet, even though Shen Ruyin had moved a little further away, the sound of her phone still managed to reach her ears.

Ke Xue asked his sister a few questions, and then said, "That sect? I know it."

"You knew?" Sister Ke was very surprised. "If you knew, why didn't you stop Mom and Dad?"

Ke Xue replied, "Our parents are very shrewd. They'll just go to this sect for fun. They'll go when they feel like it, and they won't go when they don't. Lots of old men and women in our neighborhood go there to play. If our parents want to go, they can go."

"Ke, Xue." Sister Ke said, enunciating each word clearly.

The anger in his words made Ke Xue sit up straight immediately: "W-what's wrong?"

Sister Ke took a deep breath: "Mom and Dad aren't just joining in the fun anymore. I don't know if they've been brainwashed, but they want to take all the family's savings, bank cards, and valuables to the cult so that they can keep them safe."

"Anyway, you come back and keep an eye on things first, we'll talk about other things later."

"By the way, you mentioned before that other people in the neighborhood also went. Which families were they? I'll contact their children."

"Our parents are like this, do you think other families don't have this problem?"

Ke Xue finally became alert and immediately recited a string of names to her like a menu.

Sister Ke sighed again on the other end of the phone: "I understand. Pack your things and I'll have someone buy you the next available flight. I'll send you the boarding information in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Ke Xue briefly explained the situation to Shen Ruyin, packed his things, and prepared to leave.

Seeing his flustered state, Shen Ruyin suggested, "Boss, should we mention this to Sister Li and Brother Wang?"

"So many people are involved, and the amount of money involved must be considerable. They're using some unknown religious sect to scam people, and even family members of the Special Affairs Bureau have been fooled. It's only reasonable for our Special Affairs Bureau to take charge of this."

“You’re right,” Ke Xue said. “I’ll call Sister Li and the others right now.”

After making two phone calls, Ke Xue seemed to have received some comfort and relaxed. He then said to Shen Ruyin, "Let's go. I'm driving anyway, so I'll give you a ride home."

“It’s so close, I can go back by myself and buy some things while I’m at it,” Shen Ruyin said. “Boss, why don’t you just take a taxi to the airport? Otherwise, you’ll have to find someone else to drive it back to your neighborhood and park it there.”

Ke Xue nodded. Since he was going home, he didn't need to bring any luggage; he just needed to bring his documents.

Shen Ruyin watched Ke Xue get into the car and drive away. She then held up her parasol and leisurely went to a cake shop that she usually thought was too expensive and rarely went to.

The boss gave us an afternoon tea allowance, so of course we have to have something nice with my parents.

After buying the cake, Shen Ruyin went into the milk tea shop next door.

As soon as she entered, Shen Ruyin saw Zhao Manrou and immediately paused.

She pretended not to see it and looked down to scan the QR code to order food.

She didn't intend to speak, but Zhao Manrou saw her and walked over.

"Yin Yin."

Now, Shen Ruyin could no longer pretend she hadn't seen it. She looked up and feigned surprise: "Xiaoman? When did you get here?"

“I arrived even earlier than you, but I was sitting at a table inside,” Zhao Manrou smiled. “Yinyin, haven’t you been busy with your part-time job lately? I was too embarrassed to bother you.”

“I’m just working,” Shen Ruyin said. “Isn’t this just my boss being kind and treating me to afternoon tea?”

"You have to come out and buy your own afternoon tea?" Zhao Manrou's words of complaint about the unreliable boss were on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back after looking at Shen Ruyin's expression.

"Yinyin, are you still busy later? We haven't seen each other in a long time. Would you like to sit down for a while?"

Shen Ruyin gestured to the things in her hand and politely declined, saying, "I also brought food for my mom. I need to go back first after I finish making the milk tea."

"Oh," Zhao Manrou responded dryly, looking cautiously at Shen Ruyin, as if she didn't know where to begin.

Shen Ruyin roughly knew what she wanted to say, but she didn't really want to maintain their previous friendship.

After all, Rong Jin and the others had arranged for other people to watch over Zhao Manrou, and they didn't ask Shen Ruyin to do so, so why would Shen Ruyin make things difficult for herself?

So Shen Ruyin spoke first before Zhao Manrou: "Have you not been getting enough rest lately? Your skin looks terrible, and you have dark circles under your eyes."

“Really?” Zhao Manrou touched her face. “Maybe I haven’t been resting well lately.”

“That shouldn’t be the case,” Shen Ruyin replied. “Logically speaking, we’ve all graduated from high school and don’t need to maintain our previous schedules anymore. You should be able to rest better.”

"Besides, you looked pretty good when we video chatted before, didn't you?"

"I've run into some trouble these past few days, and I keep having nightmares at night, so I haven't been sleeping well," Zhao Manrou said, looking expectantly at Shen Ruyin, waiting for her to ask more questions as she always did.

Not to mention that Shen Ruyin knew more than Zhao Manrou imagined, she had absolutely no desire to investigate. Even if she knew nothing, given their current relationship, Shen Ruyin wasn't particularly interested in asking more questions or offering advice or solutions to Zhao Manrou.

Is room 305 there?

When Shen Ruyin heard the clerk call her order number, she naturally avoided the topic of Zhao Manrou and went forward to get her milk tea.

"Xiaoman, I'm heading back now," Shen Ruyin said, carrying things in both hands. "It's so hot. If we don't hurry back, the ice will melt."

"If you can't sleep well, try exercising before bed. You should be able to sleep better when you're tired."

Zhao Manrou nodded, watched her leave, and slowly returned to where she had been sitting.

Although there were no eyebrows or eyes on the open sketchbook, judging from the clothing, it was none other than Qi Chengyun.

Zhao Manrou looked at it for a moment, then with a sullen face, tore the painting off, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the trash can.