Seeing Fu Mingyu’s expression, Ruan Sixian grinned as she squeezed past him.
“Please go ahead then.”
After saying this, she walked toward the cockpit.
Just two steps away, her wrist was grabbed.
Ruan Sixian started struggling before even turning around. Unable to break free, she finally turned to face him.
“President Fu, even though you’re President Fu, if you prevent me from returning to the cockpit, I can have security restrain you.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Mingyu released her hand.
“Sorry.”
Sorry?
Ruan Sixian looked at Fu Mingyu in disbelief.
This dog of a man is being so reasonable this time?
He apologized after just a couple of threatening words.
Ruan Sixian didn’t consider herself someone who would fuss over such minor matters, so she lifted her chin slightly, considering the matter settled.
But this dog of a man was quite strong.
She rubbed her wrist; even from that brief grab, it still hurt a bit.
If she angered him enough in the future that he got physical, she might not come out on top.
Thinking of this, Ruan Sixian decided it would be better to quit while she was ahead.
—As long as Fu Mingyu didn’t continue to provoke her.
There wasn’t much else to say, so Ruan Sixian simply turned and went back to the cockpit.
The plane landed smoothly three hours later.
The invited media didn’t linger, leaving the aircraft in an orderly fashion.
When Ruan Sixian disembarked, it was noon. After a two-hour break, the flight would return to Jiang City.
Captain Fan suggested they all have lunch together. No one objected, and the group hurriedly headed toward the restaurant, pulling their flight cases.
Captain Fan and the others, being tall with long legs, walked quickly to the front. Ruan Sixian, busy checking her phone, unconsciously fell a step behind.
The moment she turned on her phone, many messages flooded in. Friends who knew about the situation asked how her first flight went.
Bian Xuan and Si Xiaozhen were the most practical, sending red envelopes directly to the group chat.
Opening them with excitement, she found 5.20 yuan.
How thoughtful.
Ruan Sixian sent a smiling emoji in response.
[Bian Xuan]: It’s just a gesture, your salary is so high, do you care about our little red envelopes?
[Si Xiaozhen]: Exactly, logically speaking, today is your big day, you should be sending us red envelopes.
Right after Si Xiaozhen finished, the group received five red envelopes for 200 yuan each. She was quick, grabbing three, while Bian Xuan only got two.
[Bian Xuan]: You woman, sending five is deliberately stirring trouble, right?
[Si Xiaozhen]: Hehe, our Ruan Ruan is just wealthy and generous.
Ruan Sixian: Don’t say I’m playing favorites, I’ll send another round, grab them yourselves.
After saying this, she sent a few more red envelopes. This time Bian Xuan recouped her losses and was satisfied.
[Bian Xuan]: Thank you, Captain Ruan, wishing you continued success and promotion~
[Si Xiaozhen]: And thanks to President Fu as well, benefiting the common people~
Ruan Sixian: What does it have to do with him?
[Si Xiaozhen]: Isn’t half your annual salary coming from his account?
Ruan Sixian: Once it’s in my pocket, it’s my money, nothing to do with him.
[Si Xiaozhen]: Alright, alright~ Captain Ruan is the boss today, Captain Ruan calls the shots.
The repeated “Captain” made Ruan Sixian feel quite pleased. Feeling happy, she sent two more red envelopes.
After receiving a round of flattery, Ruan Sixian exited the group chat and scrolled down. Yan An had also sent her a message.
[Yan An]: Landed yet? Was the flight smooth?
Ruan Sixian: Very OK.
[Yan An]: That’s good, what time is the return flight?
Actually, with this kind of inquiry, Ruan Sixian could roughly guess what Yan An would say next.
She thought for a moment. If Yan An wanted to invite her to dinner in the evening, that wouldn’t be bad, but she felt she would be quite tired after returning in the afternoon. Forcing herself to meet Yan An then wouldn’t be enjoyable.
Ruan Sixian: Landing around 7 PM.
Sure enough, the next second, Yan An sent an invitation.
[Yan An]: Shall we have dinner together then?
Ruan Sixian: Next time, I’m quite tired today and want to rest at home.
[Yan An]: That’s fine, have a pleasant flight this afternoon!
Just as she exited the chat with Yan An, a new message popped up.
From Fu Mingyu, asking where she was.
Ruan Sixian didn’t reply and simply put away her phone.
During these few minutes of checking her phone, she had fallen several steps behind, and the cabin crew behind her had caught up.
“Deputy Ruan! Deputy Ruan!”
Hearing someone calling her, Ruan Sixian stopped and looked back.
Those flight attendant sisters came up with quick small steps. “Do you have a flight schedule tomorrow?”
Ruan Sixian nodded: “Yes, why?”
During the trailing flight stage, flight time wasn’t managed as strictly as during formal flights. She had flight duties for the next two days.
One of the flight attendants pouted, “We were thinking if you had time, we’d like to invite you to hang out, go shopping, or something.”
“Let’s wait until I’m free.” Ruan Sixian looked back. Jiang Ziyue was walking behind them. Seeing them stop, she also slowed down, seemingly reluctant to join the group.
“Then let’s add each other on WeChat!”
“Sure.”
Ruan Sixian took out her phone again to scan their QR codes. During this time, Jiang Ziyue had passed them and moved ahead.
“Sister Jiang.”
After adding the WeChat contacts, Ruan Sixian quickened her pace to catch up with Jiang Ziyue.
Jiang Ziyue had to slow down to walk side by side with Ruan Sixian.
“You seem to have been quiet all day,” Ruan Sixian asked. “Is something wrong?”
Perhaps it was women’s intuition, or perhaps Jiang Ziyue truly had something on her mind, but she felt that Ruan Sixian’s words had a hidden meaning.
“Ruan Ruan.” Jiang Ziyue simply stopped and looked at Ruan Sixian.
Ruan Sixian also stopped walking, slightly lowering her head to look into Jiang Ziyue’s eyes.
“What is it?”
Jiang Ziyue scuffed the ground with her toe, gathering her courage, and said: “After you left your position, some rumors about you and President Fu spread in the company. Did you know?”
Ruan Sixian nodded: “I heard a bit, vaguely.”
This was an expected answer. Jiang Ziyue never thought she would be completely unaware, but she hadn’t expected her to return to World Airlines.
And at that time… she truly hadn’t intended for it to spread widely. She just saw her having dinner with Captain Yue in London and felt anxious, so she said a few words with a hint of malice to close colleagues. She didn’t expect it to spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred, expanding uncontrollably.
“At the time… I told them the actual situation, but they always preferred to believe what they wanted to believe. But don’t overthink it, this matter has passed long ago. People have changed batch after batch, and no one mentions that incident anymore.”
Ruan Sixian looked at Jiang Ziyue for a long time.
She looked until Jiang Ziyue’s back began to crawl, then smiled and patted her shoulder. “Let’s leave it at that then.”
She was about to leave when Jiang Ziyue followed up and said, “Then what about President Fu’s side…”
Suddenly, a male voice interrupted Jiang Ziyue.
“Miss Ruan!”
Ruan Sixian and Jiang Ziyue looked back toward the voice. Bai Yang was walking toward them.
“Something else?”
Why does Fu Mingyu have so many issues today?
Hearing Ruan Sixian’s tone, Bai Yang’s footsteps faltered.
What did he do to deserve lighting this firecracker?
“President Fu would like to invite you to have lunch together.”
After saying this, Bai Yang quietly looked at Ruan Sixian, firmly refusing to say another word.
Jiang Ziyue looked at Ruan Sixian in surprise.
President Fu?
Lunch?
Not only was Jiang Ziyue confused, but Ruan Sixian herself was equally puzzled.
This man couldn’t seriously think she was interested in him, could he?
Lunch.
Would he next toss her a room card and say, “Miss Ruan, since you’re so interested in me, I’ll give you a chance”?
Terrifying.
Ruan Sixian didn’t answer immediately, and Bai Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good that she’s considering it. She’d better not refuse, or he’d have to go back and light another firecracker.
“Is he…” Ruan Sixian slowly began, “Very free?”
Bai Yang: “…?”
“Not… particularly busy, I suppose.”
“But I am very busy.”
Seeing that Bai Yang wasn’t leaving, Ruan Sixian waved him away. “Just tell him you couldn’t find me. Wouldn’t that fulfill your duty?”
Bai Yang had a sudden realization—indeed, the airport was so large, it would be normal if he couldn’t find Ruan Sixian.
So he breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.
After just a couple of steps, he saw Fu Mingyu standing at the exit in the distance, with a dark face, looking in the direction where Ruan Sixian had gone.
Bai Yang’s feet suddenly felt like lead.
“President Fu…” Bai Yang slowly walked over. “Miss Ruan might be quite busy, the crew over there still…”
“Forget it.”
Fu Mingyu interrupted Bai Yang and turned toward the VIP passage.
Forget it?
Bai Yang stood there, stunned.
Had the firecracker just fizzled out?