After the dinner, Shen Rongrong said goodbye to Huo Chao and, led by Assistant Li Jundong, came to a black RV.

Li Jundong was waiting inside.

The assistant opened the door, and Shen Rongrong sat in, facing Li Jundong.

The car did not start, and Shen Rongrong did not take the initiative to speak. She was always gentle, but now her eyebrows were filled with coldness.

A cold and stiff atmosphere permeated the air. Li Jundong stared at him for a moment with his dark eyes, and said in a low voice: "Master Huo, do you know Rongrong's life experience?"

"Know."

Li Jundong sighed and said, "Rongrong seems to be very resistant to me, so I came to you this time to ask if she has been doing well these years, and about her mother..."

His eyes were filled with sincerity.

Shen Rongrong looked at his expression, but she was not moved at all, she just thought it was funny.

Over the past twenty years, he had married, divorced, and remarried, and had been very successful in the entertainment industry. She and her mother had long been forgotten in the corner. But now he suddenly came to ask about how she and her mother were doing, which was so abrupt and ridiculous.

She said coldly: "Thank you for your concern, they are all doing well."

Li Jundong looked a little sad, nodded, and spoke again after a long while, saying, "That's good."

After a moment's silence, Li Jundong seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Shen Rongrong raised her wrist to check the time, a silent urging.

Li Jundong saw it, frowned, his eyes darkened, and after a pause he looked at him and said slowly: "Actually... I have always been paying attention to Rongrong silently."

Shen Rongrong's eyebrows moved slightly. Pay attention to her? So what?

Li Jundong: "It's not that I don't want to go find her, but I don't dare and I'm nervous. Although I had my own difficulties back then, it was indeed my fault. I couldn't imagine how she would react to me if I met her...until I met her in the hospital last time, I couldn't help but talk to her, but as expected, she really hated me." When he said this, he smiled bitterly and lowered his eyes.

When Shen Rongrong was still very young and didn't know her true life experience, she naturally had desires and hopes for her father. But now she has long passed the age of little girl's fantasy, and she will not believe a word of what Li Jundong said.

He came to find "Huo Yang" for some purpose.

Shen Rongrong quietly looked at Li Jundong's handsome and charming face. He was deceiving the public with such a face, and no one saw the hypocrisy and cold-bloodedness under his face.

Now he wants to confuse her again, but unfortunately, she will never be fooled.

Shen Rongrong didn't want to listen to his false feelings and layers of foreshadowing. After a light breath, she said concisely: "If you have something to say, please speak directly. I have limited time." The cold look she showed now was very similar to Huo Yang.

Li Jundong sighed and said, "Actually, I just want you to help me. Let her come to see me so we can have a good chat."

Shen Rongrong was decisive: “She won’t want to see you.”

Li Jundong's eyes showed sadness, and he nodded awkwardly, "You are right. She would rather see An An and Jun Ting than me."

The corners of Shen Rongrong's lips twitched imperceptibly, and she stared at him without answering.

Li Jundong frowned and continued, "I won't mention An'an, but Jun Ting has been spoiled by her mother since she was a child. She has an arrogant personality and loves to compete. I am very worried that she will cause trouble for you if she pesters you like this." He smiled bitterly and said, "If she is ignorant and does something wrong in the future, just tell me directly and I will definitely teach her a lesson."

“…”

This is a very high-sounding statement.

Just teach her a lesson? How? Give her a drink as punishment?

Shen Rongrong was not very sure before, but now she knew that Li Jundong did know the purpose of Li Junting approaching her and Huo Yang. And he must have known Li Junting's level, and while he doted on his daughter, he would also be worried, so he came to give her a shot of prevention.

Even if Li Junting intended to be a third party, in his explanation it was just "a willful and ignorant child" and he just wanted to play with her. It would be ungenerous if he made too much of it.

If Shen Rongrong still had a little expectation for the man in front of her, she would probably be upset at this moment.

Fortunately, she never had one.

Shen Rongrong smiled, but did not answer and asked: "It sounds to me like you are afraid that we will bully her? I only heard that you dote on this daughter before, and now it seems to be true."

Li Jundong waved his hands, laughed at himself, looked at her with complicated eyes and whispered: "My love for Jun Ting, my daughter...is just to make up for some regrets in my heart."

The words are profound and suggestive.

It was as if the reason he was nice to Li Junting was because of the emotional transfer from his other daughter.

At this moment, he didn't seem like an irresponsible scumbag, but rather a helpless man who had to hide his emotions and had countless hardships.

Shen Rongrong felt uncomfortable in her heart, but she remained calm on her face, and only replied softly: “So there is such a thing.”

Li Jundong smiled and sighed again, "Let's not talk about Jun Ting for now. I know Rongrong will definitely not accept me as her father anytime soon, but no matter what, the blood relationship cannot be severed. You've already married her, so we can be considered a family. In the future, we can interact more often."

“…” Shen Rongrong turned a deaf ear to it.

I had no desire to continue talking to him, so after a few simple words, I said goodbye and left.

He never looked for her for all these years, but when Li Junting was about to get into trouble, he tried to get along well with her and even went so far as to recognize her. There was no need to think too much about what his intention was.

Shen Rongrong returned to the car, read the message sent by Huo Yang, called him, and roughly told him about the situation on her side.

Even through the phone, Shen Rongrong could feel that he must have rolled his eyes over there.

"Okay, stop thinking about that man. I'm staying here today, so go home and have some rest."

"Well, you should have a good rest too."

Huo Yang didn't hang up the phone. After a moment's silence, he told her everything: "Wife, when I was taking a shower today, I found that my belly was a little swollen."

Shen Rongren couldn't help but be handsome: "Really?" He asked with concern: "Can you still adapt?"

"It's okay. You can't see it when I put on clothes."

Shen Rongrong’s voice was as gentle as water, and she said sincerely: “Thank you for your hard work.”

Her husband helped her conceive and give birth to a child. She is probably the only one in the world who has such treatment.

The next day, Shen Rongrong went to the company and learned from Huo Chao that Xie Shu, who had been in a coma for a long time, had finally woken up.

She and Huo Chao went to the hospital specially in the afternoon. Xie Shu's wife Zhen Qiao was also there. She did not show any enthusiasm or excitement about her husband finally waking up from his coma. She just sat on the sofa quietly flipping through magazines.

It's not surprising that the couple had a weak relationship.

But unexpectedly, Shen Rongrong discovered that when Xie Shu, who was lying on the hospital bed, was talking to Huo Chao, he was absent-minded, and his expectant eyes always drifted towards Zhen Qiao, almost sticking to her.

Even though there was someone taking care of him, he wanted to drink some water, but he kept calling "wife, wife" and begging her to pour him some water.

Zhen Qiao came over and fed him the drink, and he seemed very happy.

Shen Rongrong was full of surprise, observing secretly, unable to figure it out.

Doesn't Xie Shu really hate Zhen Qiao? Did he change his personality after being in a coma?

But it was hard to say what the inside story was. Afterwards, Shen Rongrong did not take the matter to heart except for a few discussions with Huo Yang.

In addition to his original recording work before the New Year, Huo Yang had to record various New Year greetings, including radio dramas, animations, and his own studio.

Zhou Xinglan suggested that all members go to the studio to record a song together and release it as a benefit during the Chinese New Year. Anyway, the recording studio is ready and very convenient.

Everyone actively voted in the group, and finally decided to sing a song with a very festive atmosphere, called "Happy New Year".

Because they were going to record a simple video as an MV, Zhou Xinglan required everyone to wear red elements on the day of the recording.

Before going to the studio that day, Shen Rongrong very seriously styled Huo Yang. After matching his clothes, she put a red beret and a red scarf on him, and when putting on makeup, she applied a lot of blush on his face and a light touch on the tip of his nose.

If you just look at her dress, she is so cute and lovely with a hint of intoxicating sweetness!

But Huo Yang's pair of sharp and clear eyes and proud expression made this style become contradictory and complex, yet particularly attractive.

Shen Rongrong watched and couldn't help laughing, so she raised her hand and pinched his cheek.

The feeling of dressing herself up while she was still in her body and dressing "himself" while Huo Yang was in her body was so different.

Huo Yang always let her do whatever she wanted and never expressed any extra opinions, and this time was no exception.

Huo Yang tilted his head to look in the mirror, and saw his makeup and look clearly. He quickly retracted his gaze and said to Shen Rongrong who was pursing her lips and laughing: "Wife, as long as you are happy."

When we got to the studio, everyone gathered in the recording studio.

When the lyrics were divided up before, it was almost agreed that Lu Ang and Huo Yang would sing the first few sentences individually, and then they would sing in groups, with the chorus being sung by everyone.

Although Huo Yang sings well, he likes slow songs like lyrical ballads. This song is sweeter and has a faster tempo. In the past, he would not have sung it badly, but he would never try this kind of festive family song.

But now...life is stressful.

"Teacher Shen, smile, you must smile, smile happily!" Xiao Fang, the assistant director, gave passionate guidance.

Huo Yang and Lu Ang were both in the recording studio, but Xiao Fang kept reminding Huo Yang, as if he was afraid that he would not cooperate and would make a sour face. Huo Yang was speechless, put on his headphones, took a deep breath, raised his eyebrows and smiled brightly towards the camera: "Is this okay?"

"Oh, sure, sure, it's so beautiful, keep it up!"

Start recording.

"I love seeing your frank eyes as blue as the clear sky

There are four seasons, summer and winter. Who says we can only be friends?

I wish I could sing the same song as you, sharing the same star sign

When I truly love you, the world will become gentle

Let me muster up all my courage to say Happy New Year to you..."

They were singing inside, and a few kids outside gathered together and exclaimed, "Wow! Sister Rongrong sings really well, and these two standing together are also pleasing to the eye, they are such a good match."

Yao Yue hurriedly hushed, "Sister Rongrong is already married and pregnant, so stop saying such things."

Huo Yang didn't say it explicitly, but after spending so much time together, everyone in the studio knew about his physical condition.

"It's strange, who is her husband? I asked people around me, but no one seems to know."

"Maybe he's doing some special work and needs to keep his identity secret." Ever since Huo Yang helped Yao Yue get Li Sui'an's signature, she has been especially protective of Huo Yang. "No matter what, this is someone's privacy. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. Let's not discuss it."

Yunxi nodded in agreement, then recalled something and said, "But I heard from Brother Zhou that Sister Rongrong knows that everyone is curious, and if she has time after the New Year, she will invite us to her house to play."

Yaoyue was the first to get excited: "Really? Really? Wow, that's great!"

After working for most of the day, a group of people finally finished filming and recording the song. Finally, Xiao Fang took a group photo and posted it on the official Weibo of the studio.

Shanfeng Studio: Do ​​you smell the scent of welfare? See you on the first day of the Chinese New Year [grin]

Attached is a family photo from the studio.

Zhou Xinglan stood in the middle, with Lu Ang and Shen Rongrong standing on the left and right to protect him. The others were distributed on the sides and behind. Everyone had red on them and they were all smiling. The scene looked happy and lively.

There are obviously nearly twenty people, but almost everyone who sees this picture will be fixed on Huo Yang's face at first sight.

Because the temperament between his eyebrows and eyes is so eye-catching, he is simply a photo-killer.

The comments started out with “Ah ...

"What a unique female star! She's so beautiful! Aaaahhh!"

"My sister is killing me with her beauty."

"What kind of benefit is this video!!! Damn! I order you to release it immediately!"

"Wow, wow, I want a fresh and moving sister!"

"It's awesome, it's awesome, she's really pretty."

"Ah...Xin Kongqaq"

"What a sweet look. Today she's not a big sister, but a cute little sister."

"Such a beautiful smile, kiss my baby goose girl."

The fans who had been eagerly waiting for the annual meeting live broadcast instantly came alive in the super topic because of this photo.

The fans of Chen Rongrong and Lu Ang have been competing with each other recently. The control of comments triggered a battle. The result was surprising. In the end, the fans of Chen Rongrong had a slight advantage and the trend of overtaking was obvious.

I won’t talk about this anymore. Many of Lu Ang’s comment-control accounts don’t have enough weight, and many of those with high likes went under Chen Rongrong’s fans. They were so angry that they responded to the super topic to call for the maintenance of accounts.

…

In the evening, Huo Yang and Qi Chen made an appointment to meet the band friends they had mentioned before.

Huo Yang got off work at around 8 o'clock and drove there by himself. The destination was very remote, a renovated old factory building with headlights on inside and at the door. Before he even walked in, he could hear the deafening sound of drums and electric guitars.

When Huo Yang got off the car, Qi Chen had already arrived. He was wearing a hat and a mask, waiting at the door.

He kept looking down at the ground, his brows as cold as water, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Sorry for the wait."

Amid the noisy music, Qi Chen's ears clearly caught this soft voice, and he suddenly raised his eyes to look.

Under the lights and moonlight, Huo Yang was wearing a red beret and a red scarf around his neck. His cheeks were rosy and his pair of black and clear eyes were shining. He was surrounded by a thin layer of starlight and was walking towards them with a smile.

Although they were only a few steps apart, the scene seemed to be broken down into slow motion frames. The movements of him moving his mouth and blinking were so clear.

Caught off guard, Qi Chen felt his heart suddenly palpitate, and even his breathing became a little difficult.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" Huo Yang, who had already walked in front of him, stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him.

Qi Chen stared at his face, pursed his lips and smiled: "Of course not, I'm just a little... mesmerized." Without waiting for him to react, he avoided his gaze and said, "Come in, it's cold outside."

"Okay." Huo Yang walked in first without saying a word, and Qi Chen followed behind her.

The place inside is very large. Apart from the musical instruments on the ground, there is only a long table and chairs with cluttered items. It looks empty.

"Hey, here you come."

After the two of them went in, a long-haired man inside greeted them first, and the other two also put down their instruments. The originally noisy space suddenly became quiet.

There were five people in the band, but only three came today. They introduced themselves to Huo Yang one by one. The one with long hair and a long face was called A'long, the one with a tattoo on his neck and a fierce expression was called Wanjie, and the other one with a slender figure and a slightly more regular appearance was called Fu Lei.

Huo Yang also introduced himself and looked at them with a smile.

The one called Fu Lei was particularly enthusiastic towards Huo Yang. He would stare at him and talk to him from time to time, with a frivolous look in his eyes.

He was a drummer, and probably wanted to show off his skills in front of the woman, so he sat next to the drum set and played a special piece for Huo Yang. To be honest, it was pretty cool.

Seeing Huo Yang showing an interested look, he smiled crookedly and raised his eyebrows proudly at Huo Yang, "Want to learn?"

Qi Chen drank a sip of water silently and looked at Huo Yang's reaction.

Huo Yang walked over and motioned for Fu Lei to stand up. Fu Lei readily stepped aside and handed him the drumsticks. He was ready to show off proudly, "Sit still, I'll teach you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the drumstick flexibly turning a few circles in Huo Yang's hand. Under the surprised gaze of several people, he did not make any extra movements or words, and started playing the drums directly.

The action is quick and the drum beats are passionate, hitting people's hearts and vibrating their eardrums.

This is real, not random.

Fu Lei and Qi Chen both widened their eyes slightly.

Huo Yang performed a simple performance and then stopped. He knew a lot of things, but he had only learned the basics of drums, and his level was not very good. But he was very imposing, and laymen would think he was a god-level figure at first glance when they saw his drumsticks flying and his expression as confident and proud as if he could reach the moon in one step.

For example, Qi Chen, after being stunned, looked at him with a different look in his eyes. He couldn't help but clap his hands twice and praised sincerely, "That's amazing."

The others were also quite surprised. Wan Jie whistled, "Not bad, quite interesting."

Fu Lei stroked his chin and looked at Huo Yang with increasing interest.

Next, Huo Yang smiled sweetly and spoke confidently, chatting with them about music, life, and ideals without any dull moments.

He could sense that Qi Chen was always staring at him, his gaze scorching with a warmth that could not be ignored.

Finally, Qi Chen temporarily took on the role of lead singer and sang a song for Huo Yang.

While he was singing, his eyes were fixed on Huo Yang. Huo Yang sat at the table that he had specially cleaned, holding his chin and looking back, his eyes not moving or avoiding.

The moment his eyes met his, Qi Chen felt as if something was colliding, but it seemed like nothing. He felt inexplicably confused and slightly lost in his heart.

Before leaving, the band members invited Huo Yang to come and play when he was free. He happily agreed and left with Qi Chen.

Huo Yang said: "I didn't expect you to sing so well."

Qi Chen smiled and shook his head after hearing what he said, looking at him sideways and said, "My performance is nothing, your singing is really good, very professional and full of spirit."

Huo Yang stopped and stared at him intently, "Have you ever heard me sing? So you pay so much attention to me."

His face was small, his skin was white with a hint of red, and he looked clear and bright. His eyes were black and bright, and they seemed to be twinkling with stars. Being stared at like this, Qi Chen was speechless for a moment. He paused for a moment before saying half-truthfully, "The clip of you singing was very popular. It seems someone posted it to my Weibo homepage, so I clicked on it and listened to it."

This clip does exist, and it was reposted once before the variety show came out. When the misunderstanding of the Ozawa incident was just cleared, fans took the opportunity to promote it and added the song that Huo Yang sang during the Christmas live broadcast. It was reposted a lot for a few days and attracted many "fans".

Huo Yang nodded when he heard this, smiling innocently, and said, "What a coincidence, actually before I knew you, there was news about you on my homepage. But I don't really like to read news about the entertainment industry, so I just glanced over it, it seemed... it seemed to be related to watching a show, I can't remember the details clearly."

Qi Chen's pupils suddenly shrank, and he silently observed Huo Yang's reaction.

Huo Yang blinked and continued, "Actually, I do have an acquaintance in the fashion circle, and she's doing pretty well. It's just that my relationship with her is very bad, and we don't have any contact with each other. Otherwise, I could introduce her to you, which would be another way out."

"...Really?" Qi Chen is an actor, and an actor with good acting skills. Although he tried very hard to suppress his sudden nervousness, it still couldn't escape Huo Yang's eyes.

Qi Chen asked softly: "What acquaintance? Why is it so awkward?"

Huo Yang waved his hands and frowned: "I have no grudge against her, she just doesn't like me. Anyway, she and I are not interfering with each other now, and neither of us is getting in the way of the other."

Huo Yang said as he walked forward a few steps, then turned around to see Qi Chen still standing there in a daze.

Huo Yang was puzzled: "Why don't you leave?"

"Coming." Qi Chen forced a smile and followed.

The two said goodbye outside the factory and drove away. After the car drove a long way, they found Qi Chen's car in the backyard still following behind him.

In fact, the two of them were not on the same path at all.

Huo Yang sneered and called Qi Chen, asking in a puzzled tone, "Why have you been following me?"

"Not bad, you are very alert, which is worthy of praise." Qi Chen said helplessly: "I followed you because it was very late, and I was worried about you driving alone, so I followed you silently, intending to withdraw when you were almost home, but I didn't expect to be discovered by you."

Huo Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You really are such a big person, and there are so many cars on the road, are you afraid that I will be kidnapped?"

"Afraid." Qi Chen blurted out, paused for a moment, and immediately added: "After all, I was the one who brought you out. You were not safe before the New Year. I will not feel at ease until I see you get home."

Huo Yang said with concern: "You work hard and you also take me to meet friends. It's so late. Go home and rest early."

"It's not hard. I'm really happy to be with you today." She said this in a light voice, but soon she smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. Just focus on driving. I'll leave in a while."

"Why are you so stubborn?" Huo Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, whatever you want."

Qi Chen wanted to say something else, but Huo Yang said hurriedly, "No more, my husband called, I'm hanging up now."

Qi Chen felt a lump in his throat; the call was completely disconnected.

After a long silence, looking at the black screen of his phone, Qi Chen couldn't help but feel lost, as if his heart had become an empty bottomless pit.

The agent asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Qi Chen lowered his eyes and whispered: "Nothing happened." Actually...something did happen. He felt more and more that the current situation was a little bad.

Author's words: Mr. Huo just happened to sing a song in this chapter, wishing everyone a happy new year! ^^