https://www.novelupdates.com/series/getting-outsmarted-by-the-ceo/ http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=3650236 Description: Ruan An An, who came from a family that had tens of billions worth in net value, returned to her alma mater to donate a building but fell in love with a college student there. The boy wore a brilliant white shirt. His figure was slender and tall. With black hair, light-colored pupils, and a beautiful jawline, he looked incredibly handsome. Ruan An An was dazzled by his charm when the two bumped into each other. The college student picked up the file Ruan An An had dropped on the ground and smiled: “Fellow student, watch your step.” His voice sounded as clear as spring water and the person was as handsome as jade. For the first time in her life, Ruan An An was in love. She created an opportunity for herself by changing her identity. As the story goes, a sweet girl with financial difficulty who constantly strived for self-improvement quickly fell in love with another poor yet handsome male college student. The two were in tune with each other in all aspects and got married in just half a year. Although they were hard-pressed for money even after marriage, it did not affect their relationship. On the night before their wedding anniversary, Ruan An An was dressed in one of her exquisite skirts at work, as usual, to attend a private meeting to meet the so-called behind-the-scenes major shareholder. “Ms. Ruan,” the secretary introduced: “This is Gu Jue, Mr. Gu.” Ruan An An stared at the man with whom she shared the same pillow in a 100 square meter apartment every night. He was impeccably attired, looking very sharp and honorable. …She almost broke her high heels. “An An,” He said as a warm smile melted into his face like snow: “Let us move to Lin Jiang Mansion, I have built a garden for you.” Ruan An An: “…” Damn you, the poor and handsome college student! It was all a set up!
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Description: Ruan An An, who came from a family that had tens of billions worth in net value, returned to her alma mater to donate a building but fell in love with a college student there. The boy wore a brilliant white shirt. His figure was slender and tall. With black hair, light-colored pupils, and a beautiful jawline, he looked incredibly handsome. Ruan An An was dazzled by his charm when the two bumped into each other. The college student picked up the file Ruan An An had dropped on the ground and smiled: “Fellow student, watch your step.” His voice sounded as clear as spring water and the person was as handsome as jade. For the first time in her life, Ruan An An was in love. She created an opportunity for herself by changing her identity. As the story goes, a sweet girl with financial difficulty who constantly strived for self-improvement quickly fell in love with another poor yet handsome male college student. The two were in tune with each other in all aspects and got married in just half a year. Although they were hard-pressed for money even after marriage, it did not affect their relationship. On the night before their wedding anniversary, Ruan An An was dressed in one of her exquisite skirts at work, as usual, to attend a private meeting to meet the so-called behind-the-scenes major shareholder. “Ms. Ruan,” the secretary introduced: “This is Gu Jue, Mr. Gu.” Ruan An An stared at the man with whom she shared the same pillow in a 100 square meter apartment every night. He was impeccably attired, looking very sharp and honorable. …She almost broke her high heels. “An An,” He said as a warm smile melted into his face like snow: “Let us move to Lin Jiang Mansion, I have built a garden for you.” Ruan An An: “…” Damn you, the poor and handsome college student! It was all a set up! NU Link: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/getting-outsmarted-by-the-ceo/ Waiting for spoilers~
+1 camping wanna know when they marry and when they get ti figure out each others identity... majorly the 2nd one XD
I just speed read this two months ago, iirc. So one faulty spoiler, coming up: Spoiler -They basically hides their identity to each other as per what the summary describes. -Ru An An (MC) just come back to China after graduating Harvard. She attended one of her best friends birthday party. Her best friends come from wealthy family but the most wealthy and have outstanding background is the 'Gu' (ML's family) and Lin Family. Gu specializes in business abroad while the Lin is more dominant in China. -Ru An An's family background: *Her mom is the daughter of the Lin's. Unfortunately her mom is missing in the start of the story. Her mom also is not on good terms with her grandpa cause her grandpa is strict for their only daughter. She was believe to be dead. *Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin were the ones who takes care of MC when MC's mom went missing. Grandpa Lin hated MC's father. *Ruan Anan's dad has another family. So she has a stepmom and stepsister. The stepsister believes Ruan Anan to be the illegitimate child and would be a bitch to her. But of course MC would kill her with words. The stepsister did not know that she is the illegitimate child and her mom is MC's mom's old college classmate that just try to destroy relationship and become the legal Mrs. Ruan, aka. Mistress. They (Ruan's family) didn't know that Ruan Anan's maternal family is the powerful Lin family. *Ruan Anan also had a male cousin that she was quite closed to compare to her stepsis. *Ruan Anan stay with the Ruan's until highschool *Ruan Anan really like computer science or something like that as her course but her grandpa nags her to takes up business that is why she was send to Harvard. She finished her studies way earlier to have more free time cause she knows her grandpa will directly train her to be the next head of the Lin Family. *Friends, she had two girlfriends and they go crazy in their groupchat (Jiang Yi and Yin Yuan) -Gu Jue's family background: *He is the second son of the Gu. He has a strict father, a loving mother, an elder bro that was addicted to games and a 'son' (don't worry it was just a cat) *His own business mainly focuses on games like how the ML of a smile very charming develops mobile and computer games. His number one customer and supporter is his brother which nags him and gives review. To the outsider they look up to the elder bro as someone respectable but to the family he really was just a computer addict who flies to Italy or some countries that has more speed connection to play games 24/7. *Gu Jue's mom has a sister, so his aunt. That aunt adopted a daughter. The adopted daughter had a serious obsession with Gu Jue. When GJ rejected her, she released her hatred to GJ's son aka Cat. She injured it and left it near the middle of two highschools. GJ hated her more after that, so he decided to stay away from her via studying abroad. Oops I forgot, GJ wasn't there because he was in a camping as a school activity. *Friends, he had many of course. All of them he called sons. MC thought that ML likes to be the father. The one prominent friend, I remember is the one he is visited in the hospital, because that friend's kitchen almost blow up when ML was learning to cook. And that guy is ML's guinea pig in his experimental food dishes. As for when they get married.... They got their certificate when ML learns how to cook after almost blowing up his friends kitchen He and Anan sort of have a deal that when ML learns how to cook, Anan will agreed to the marriage. The first one to learn the identity of the other is Gu Jue. As per what the summary implies. His father or was it his granpa and MC's grandpa sort of set them to be blind dates but of course both of them disagree cause for they are now married to each other so no blind dates ever. Then there is this one time, his elder bro meet up with MC during the rich banquets so he took picture and send it to Gu Jue saying that you're blind date arranged by our father isn't bad and it fits your type. Cause GJ's type is MC which he phrases long black hair and clean type. When GJ see the picture, he first thought it was MC's twin.... Then he realized it was MC because prior to this, whenever MC became drunk she blurted truths and one time MC sort of implied she is a ceo with a million of net worth and ML is super lucky and she predict that ML will be super happy. Another thing is when his mom saw some beauty products of MC in his bag.... He recommends it to his mom cause it was cheap but very effective. The mom laugh cause the outer appearance is from a cheap brand but the inside is the same brand his mom used only another type. While for MC, she only knew when Gu Jue meet her as her business partner about virtual games. Like what the summary describes. Sorry for messy spoiler, feel free to ask for clarifications
Thx for the spoiler! Does the Stepsister find out she’s actually the illegitimate child? Does FL’s and her mom’s identity as part of the Lin Family get exposed and ppl’s reaction? Damn, that adopted daughter is such a psycho! Does the aunt or Gu Family ever find out what she did? Since she’s so obsessed with ML, I’m guessing she’s gonna be jealous and maybe do something to the FL and if this does happen then I hope she gets kicked out of the Gu Family
Spoiler: Stepsis Finds out She is illegitimate Yes, during the inauguration of the new president of Lin. She got shocked that Ruan Anan is the new president. Her friends gossip that "hey isn't that your illegitimate stepsister, how did she became a part of the Lin's?" While the talk is becoming worst from all the talking of her group, MC's mom enters the venue and exposed that her mother is the mistress, she should ask her mom. BTW, Mc's mom's disappearance was because she got into an accident when she was mountain climbing. She got an amnesia and was taken care of another powerful figure that was only seen in the public for a few times. That guy is now her second husband and MC's stepdad. Uhh back to the stepsis, I think she asked her mom and do some investigation and well she discovered she was the illegitimate. While her mom became ashamed cause now everybody knows she was a home wrecker. Last I understand in the MTL, the stepsis called MC asking if she was now happy cause her mom tried to commit suicide and their lives destroy. MC is just indifferent, I think. Spoiler: MC and her Mom's identity Discovered Hmmm ... Of course, afterall MC was introduced as the Lin's granddaughter and was taken as the new president. The mom really wanted to be a fashion designer but because her and her dad disagreed during her younger years, she run away. Hmmm... Now I think she was starting to pursue that path again cause MC is now the one who handles the Lin. Spoiler: The adopted Daughter Gu Jue had a peaceful life after he stays abroad for a long time. The adopted daughter was taken into a psychiatrist and everything was normal for her except when Gu Jue was involved as per what the aunt and psychiatrist observes. She was still recognized as adopted daughter till the one time she sort of take "hostage" one of ML's friend (the one he visited in the hospital), cause she wanted to meet GJ now that she heard rumors that GJ fancies someone. GJ after saving his friend, tell what happens to her aunt. The aunt decided to send the adopted daughter to a mental facility. And after that she goes offline so no interaction happens between her and MC. One funny part is that MC hears the adopted daughter's name and she ask ML about her. ML only told her that aside from their 'son' (the cat), that cousin of his is also their cupid. which MC says that she got to thank that cousin Spoiler: Funny things, I quite remember -Ruan Anan (RA) only came back from Harvard to attend her best friends birthday party. RA is a beauty but so picky that many guys experience a heartbreak when confessing to her. She attended her old university just to be a representative for Lin in donating building when she accidentally meet Gu Jue (GJ) aka perky butt. She fell in love to perky butt so she decided to re-enroll in the business course in the hopes of seeing perky butt. All the while gushing to their group chat how perfect GJ. -GJ also re-enroll in the university only because of RA. He was already a graduate of doctoral degrees. That is why when he goes to class he only brings candies and lollipops to chew on and borrows RA's ballpen to spin in his palms. He projected his self as someone from an average family and his part-time job is to tutor someone. When in fact during those tutorial time he said, he was really doing his corporate job as the Gu's president. -Both of them did not know that the other one is rich or from the wealthy and well-known family. RA because she was really deeply hidden while GJ cause he stays abroad for a long time but there were rumors that "the handsome second son of the Gu is here but nobody see him yet". -To make it more believable in their portrayal of coming from an average family. GJ never replaced his phone that has cracks. When RA saw this, she thought that GJ has no money to even replace the one that is why one time RA also saw some tiny cracks in her screen she also did not replace it. Because she also want to portray herself as someone who os from the average family. As well as the crack in her phone is like a couple with GJ's phone. -They became very popular at the campus because they are both handsome and beautiful and because both of them are foreign exchange students. They became more popular after GJ kind of rejected a girl that wanted to sit beside him saying ut was already reserved for RA. GJ makes it so obvious he is courting RA. So the campus was also shipping them hard in the school forum. -The universities in China or was it Qing Cheng, their city, has this competition that was like simulation of business with stocks and all that happens every 4 years. So the campus, especially the business majors forms group to compete in this inter-university competition. GJ and RA formed a group together with the other 3 students, one girl and two boys. The girl approached RA and ask permission if she wanted to group with them, just because RA is so beautiful. RA agrees. The 3 never dreams of being the champion, they just joined for fun. But they were shocked cause RA is a genius in that game. While GJ was very proud how smart RA is. While RA herself is thinking of explaining how she became very good at it while thinking that who will not become expert in this if their grandpa is like hers. RA also proudly said to GJ that she will bring him to championship so he shouldn't be worried. RA is pretty confident cause this game is also like when she was abroad, she rank #10. There are only two chinese people who enters the ranking, RA and the top 1 who have his names in random symbols. Guess who is the top 1? Of course our perky butt so no surprises that their university won this competition. -I can't remember when they became GF-BF. Some random things that I remember are these: -GJ friends were surprised he was pursuing a girl and they thought he was just avoiding blind dates set by his family. -GJ was pretty confident that RA will become his wife after 6 months. -Since both of them were pretending that they come from average family, there is one time RA pretended she was commuting using the train so she asks her girlfriends on how to get in there and she also searched on how. -Also one time, they go to see movies.... GJ's dad called nagging him about blind dates and GJ repeatedly said he already had a girl he likes in which his dad did not believe saying he is very good in making stories.... So GJ simply takes a picture of RA while pretending that there is a bee to hug her and takes a picture of her head sending to their family's group chat. -RA also simply take his picture, particular his legs while they were on cinema and sending it to their girlfriends groupchat. -Then to make a more believable story, GJ bought a small and average apartment and move there together with his cat. RA thought he was having a hard time renting so she proposes to live together with GJ. all the while, GJ is thinking how he can convince RA to move to his apartment. -Funny part, GJ's cat is spoiled rotten he likes and understands words like big house, fish toys, and the likes so the cat is so sulky when GJ move to that small apartment. GJ explained to his son that they need to be here until his mom, RA, married him -Revelation on how GJ falls in love with RA: Remember the adopted daughter, GJ's obsessive cousin. She almost killed GJ's cat and throw it somewhere when they were in highschool. RA was the one who takes care of the kitten. She brought it to a vet and feeds it during her break time when she was in highschool. The cat was placed in the secret base in their highschool. GJ accidentally find his son in that secret base but he saw his son being taken care of by a girl, so he decided to observe first. In there he learns that RA hated rich people because of what is happening in Ruan household that time. Thus, the reason why GJ is pretending to be from an average household. While watching his son being pamper by RA, he slowly falls in love with the young RA. He likes to listen to RA telling his sons about her day to the point he wrote it. -GJ learns that RA had her first love. He was quite jealous but it was all cleared when RA meet his son. RA's first love is him cause GJ protected RA from a thief, iirc. -their everyday lives when they got together is tricking each other . I mean both of them called their friends to ask what brand is ok to put in their apartment to make it believable that they are average GJ also both cheap cat toys and foods for his son. While the cat disdains it very much . So when RA is in the bathroom, GJ will put luxurious cat food inside the cheap container of cat food for his son. Spoiler: Other Pairings and other stories - Since the pretending couple are very much revere in the campus, the students were shipping them hard... For example in a game, both of their characters will be married, GJ decided to invite everyone to see their online marriage. So their fans were happily shipping them. GJ is very showy and proud of RA. Thus, when their characters in the game divorced everybody was heartbroken.... To the point they analyzed why the couple breaks up... Theorizing that ML's younger bro is the reason because he have mental disease so ML need to support him all his life. The younger bro is really ML's older brother. He just said that his brother is computer addict but many students conclude that his brother is younger in mentally challenged. They explained that their online game characters broke up cause ML's account is just a 'trumpet', his main account is the top player that rarely appears so MC will get married to that other account. -There is one girl who is friends with RA's stepsis. That girl in RA's judgement is good and not really fit in stepsis' group of friends. That girl is also on the level of wealth of MC's two girlfriends. Turns out she stays as stepsis' friends because of mistaken identity. During elementary days, this girl cut her hair short but her cap got missing so she locked herself on the bathroom because of girl's vanity. A girl surnamed Ruan lend her a cap to help her cover her short hair. After that day, she thought it was the Ruan Stepsis cause she asked her and the stepsis did not deny it. The stepsis was ordered by her mom to befriend that girl, jiang yi and yin yuan (RA's two girlfriends) cause they are from powerful families, so the stepsis was very elated by having that girl approached her. So when RA and this girl meet again they became 'bathroom acquaintance'. Cause one time the girl rans out of tissue, RA assisted her and vice versa. Then the girl realized it was RA who helped her when RA accidentally brought up the topic that her favorite cap was neve returned to her when that girl and her grandpa visited the Lin's. -That girl and Ml's older bro became a couple in the end. -Yin Yuan and ML's injured friend in the beginning also became a pair at the end of the story. their relationship is quite complicated cause ML's friend is an idiot . Yin yuan love this guy way early on but she was friendzone. The guy being an idiot did not realize he like Yin Yuan after he friendzone her. They got married as online game characters but when Yin Yuan discovered he is the one behind her online husband character, she never logged to the game again. They still got together, but I can't remember exactly when... Last I remember Yin Yuan get pregnant almost at the same time RA's second pregnancy happens. (This is vague in my memories so sorry ) -Jiang Yi and RA's male cousin ends up together. Jiang Yi is older by 3 or 4 years than RA's cousin. Their love story is cute, IMO, Jiang Yi at first always appears in front of Ruan cousin cause she had a crush on him.... Then she tried to distance herself, I can't remember why... But the Ruan Cousin was quite unused to her sudden disappearance, so He attended wealthy gatherings even when he hated it just to see her. When he saw her, she was talking to another guy, a blind date that turns to a friend. The guy friend said that she looks like she has some peach blossom debt when he saw Ruan Cousin glaring at his direction. -RA and GJ had two children, the eldest is a boy who is quite and the youngest that was quite chatty like her uncle . I remember GJ really wanted a daughter so he prepares expensive skirts and dresses for his daughter, unfortunately he had a son first. That is why when their baby girl was finally born, he orders the housekeeper to throw the skirts and dresses he collected earlier. Why? Because it was outdated, he will buy new ones.
Thank you so much for the spoilers!! I'm curious about the MC's dad though. Like, what is his outcome? Did he ever love the MC's mom, how did they even get married and did he know that she was this super wealthy daughter of Lin?
The dad's only presence in the story is when he called MC's phone non-stop just to invite her to visit Ruan's home. After that, the narration focused more on Stepmom and stepsis. I honestly don't know what happen to him. From what I can understand in MTL, they did love each other but I don't know how did the stepmom came into the picture. One more thing that kind of vague is that MC lives with her mom alone. When her mom get into an accident, that is only the time MC was brought home to the Ruan's. Actually, MC and stepsis' age isn't that far from each other.... Maybe, MC's mom leave with MC as a baby when she finds out that MC's dad had an affair with the stepmom that is why stepsis assume they are the legal family, cause MC's mom didn't bother to get back what is hers Ruan dad didn't know MC's mom identity. This I am very sure. Afterall who would want to cross someone who came from a powerful family just for a mistress plus, the Ruan assumed that MC just studied abroad. They didn't even know she graduated from Harvard . They assumed it is just to separate from the Ruan family. In conclusion, the dad is that clueless of everything, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Edit: I don't remember if I mentioned it earlier but MC's mom is kind of like a prodigal daughter. She separated from the Lin's cause MC's grandpa is too controlling cause she is the only daughter so she grew up in a strict environment. Maybe this is also one reason why MC's dad didn't know she is from the Lin Family.