Chapter 5 Return After Five Years

• When Ruan Cheng was once again back in the prosperous A City, it was already five years later.
• She had been away for nearly two thousand days, which wasn't a very short duration, nor was it long either.
• She used to be ruthlessly destroyed by fate and had no power to fight back.
• Now, she only wanted to be the master of her future through her own efforts.
• Early in the morning.
• “Cheng, over here...” Li Xiao wound down the car window on the side of the road and waved to Ruan Cheng, who was walking out of the neighborhood.
• Time flew. Five years later, both of them were no longer teenage girls.
• Ruan Cheng and Li Ye returned to China together yesterday, and Li Xiao drove to pick them up.
• Last night, Li Ye took Ruan Cheng back to the Li family's house for dinner.
• His parents were extremely satisfied with Ruan Cheng, their future daughter-in-law.
• This morning, Li Ye originally planned to attend an interview in a company with Ruan Cheng, but he was caught up in something and could not go together.
• Ruan Cheng got into the passenger seat of Li Xiao's car, and fastened her seat belt.
• “Do you know what my mom said to me after you and my brother left last night?” Li Xiao asked.
• “What did she say?” Ruan Cheng was worried that Li Ye's parents were not satisfied with her.
• “My mom said, 'Look at Cheng, who has fair skin, is elegant and gentle. Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror to see why there is such a big gap? You're just an introvert who only knows to scratch your feet and swear all day'!” Li Xiao said, while she reached out to touch Ruan Cheng's tender face and sighed. “The air in the foreign country is so nurturing.”
• “That's not true. You don't know the hardships of being away from home.” Ruan Cheng slapped her hand that was touching her. “Focus on driving.”
• The both of them chatted all the way.
• When they arrived at T Corporation, it was already a quarter to nine.
• “Li Ye would better not be late. The boss is a tyrant who doesn't know what sympathy is!” Li Xiao muttered, while bowing her head to send a WeChat message to Li Ye.
• A tyrant who doesn't know what sympathy is. Ruan Cheng grew nervous.
• Using the Internet on her phone, Ruan Cheng searched the details of the boss of T Corporation again, hoping that she might be able to find something helpful for the interview.
• Most of the search results she got were the usual gossips about the rich and powerful.
• The Chinese name of the president of Mu Group and T Corporation was Mu Chenjue, who was 29 years old this year. It was unknown whether he was single or not, as no media had dug up details about his personal life.
• In fact, the surname Mu was quite special for Ruan Cheng.
• But it was just some innocent and naive things that belonged only to her teen years, which had now been buried in the deepest part of her memories.
• There was major news about the power struggle between two sons in Mu Group five years ago.
• The prince, Mu Ruicheng, who was unanimously recognized by the outside world, was overthrown in a night.
• Mu Chenjue, a descendant of the Mu family of unknown origin, was suddenly recognized by Old Master Mu, who later succeeded in taking the position, and eventually inherited the Mu Group.
• A descendant of the Mu family of unknown origin...
• What the author of this news insinuated was that Mu Chenjue was the illegitimate son of the wealthy family, who had returned home.
• Ruan Cheng looked at her phone, deeply absorbed in thought.
• The towering height of the T Corporation's building made people feel scared the moment they stepped into it.
• Li Ye hurried over, and was worried when he saw such a large-scale company, coupled with his previous knowledge of the company's history.
• He didn't want to lose face in front of Ruan Cheng.
• I must succeed in this interview!
• In a studio of the building, there were five leaders who participated in the screening. One of them was the man in power of T Corporation, the boss, Mu Chenjue.
• After another graduate of a prestigious school had finished the interview, one of the interviewers looked at Mu Chenjue, trying to judge the boss's decision from his face.
• But when he looked over, he found that the boss's attention had somehow been directed to the CCTV screen, looking at something.
• “Next,” one of the interviewers said.
• The CCTV was placed outside, and it was watching the unemployed people of all kinds who came for the interview. Through their behavior outside, the interviewers could accurately judge how these people behaved in private.
• Mu Chenjue was looking at one of the girls with a darkened and complicated look on his face.
• She wasn't a girl, but a woman.
• At twenty-three years old, Ruan Cheng had lost the immaturity from her early youth, and was well-developed now. She exuded some kind of unique femininity in her air and expressions.
• Mu Chenjue was suddenly brought back to five years ago, when this woman was moaning and satisfying him under his body every night.
• “Li Ye will come soon.” Outside the corridor, Li Xiao poked Ruan Cheng.
• Ruan Cheng regained her senses and put away the phone she had been looking at for a long time.
• Somehow, Ruan Cheng found that the boss, Mu Chenjue, looked somewhat familiar through the picture on her phone. He looked really similar to Mu who played basketball in high school.
• Moreover, they had the same surname.
• Li Ye ran upstairs at this time, walked to Ruan Cheng, and caressed her hair fondly. “Sorry for being late.”
• “It's okay. It's not our turn yet,” Ruan Cheng said to Li Ye understandingly.
• Li Xiao pouted at the side. “This is too much. Can you temporarily put away your public display of affection?”
• “I'm afraid you'll have to tolerate this every day after I marry Cheng then.”
• “Oh, hurry and marry her!” Li Xiao's eyes were beaming with excitement, as she looked at Li Ye and said, “Dad and Mom were very satisfied with Cheng yesterday. After the two of you have a stable job, you should hold your wedding ceremony.”
• Nodding his head, Li Ye couldn't help looking at Ruan Cheng.
• Ruan Cheng was a little embarrassed.
• She was very satisfied with her current life, as she had gotten over her past, thanks to Li Ye's meticulous care and enlightenment over the past five years.
• Before Li Ye confessed to her, she could feel Li Ye's feelings about her. She felt inferior because of her previous experience, so she began to alienate Li Ye at that time, and even alienated any men who were approaching her.
• During the countless days that were extremely bleak for her, Li Ye did not stop pursuing and caring for her until he found out about her unbearable past.
• To Ruan Cheng's surprise, Li Ye didn't detest her, and didn't think it was her fault that she was forced to bear a child for a stranger.
• Ruan Cheng felt very lucky.
• “Next, Li Ye!”
• “I'm going in.” Li Ye squeezed Ruan Cheng's hand.
• “Go ahead.” Ruan Cheng nodded.
• When Li Ye pushed the door in, he immediately felt a fierce gaze directed at him. Looking at the source of the feeling, he saw the legendary young boss of T Corporation.
• Mu Chenjue had observed everything Li Ye did to Ruan Cheng outside.
• The interview process was formal, serious, and professional.
• Li Ye had a very good background, so his calm attitude was a plus point when he answered the interviewers' questions one by one methodically.
• Mu Chenjue turned his gaze to the CCTV screen again.
• On the screen, Ruan Cheng was staring at the door intently, biting her lips slightly, and clasping her fingers, as if she was nervous about the result of the interview of the person inside.