"this……"

Huo Junyang scratched his head in frustration.

He only met Xiaoyouzi today, so how could he have looked closely? Besides, Xiaoyouzi kept her head down the whole time, and he only caught a glimpse of her resemblance to Lu Lishan from the occasional moments when she looked up.

Seeing that he couldn't answer for a long time, Huo Junyu pouted and gave him a disdainful look.

“However, that is a direction,” he muttered to himself. “Perhaps we can start from this point and find out more!”

This was the last line he set for himself.

Anything is fine, just not holding hands or kissing!

"It's getting late, you should go back to your room and rest."

Huo Junyang was also a little sleepy. He agreed while yawning and following behind his brother.

However, Huo Junyu walked incredibly slowly, even looking down at his phone while walking.

"Brother, what are you investigating?"

"The next available train..."

"Airplanes? We have plenty of airplanes at home. Why do you need flight schedules? There's no need to buy a ticket!"

“It’s not an airplane ticket,” Huo Junyu said calmly. “It’s a train ticket.”

...

Huo Junyu insisted on taking the train back to Jiangzhou, and no one in his family could stop him.

Jiang Can couldn't refuse him, so she had no choice but to comply: "Then let the butler book you a business class ticket."

"No need!" Huo Junyu hurriedly waved his hand.

Business class?

If someone saw him coming out of the business class VIP lounge and through the VIP passage, wouldn't she be suspicious?

He is Huo Yu, not Huo Junyu.

Everything he does has to fit his public persona!

"Mom, no need to trouble yourself." Huo Junyu chuckled. "I'll just sit in a regular seat."

"This..." Jiang Can couldn't understand. "Junyu, tell me the truth, why did you do this?"

When Huo Junyu gets nervous, he keeps touching his nose.

At that moment, he deliberately put his hands in his pockets, suppressing them fiercely, so that his hand would not go towards his nose.

"Mom, I'm just... a little curious." Huo Junyu started making things up. "I, I just want to be squeezed in a crowd, I just want to ride a train, a really slow one!"

Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can looked at each other, repeatedly checking to see if their eldest son had a fever.

The next day, Huo Junyu couldn't wait to rush to the train station.

He bought a slow ticket, so he left in the morning and didn't arrive until the afternoon.

The train station was teeming with people, and he was still not used to being surrounded by crowds.

But he wasn't flustered at all.

As soon as he got off the train, he saw Jiang Mianmian squeezed in the front row!

"Huo Yu! Huo Yu!"

Jiang Mianmian also saw him, and in that instant, it felt as if a sweet feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.

Jiang Mianmian ran all the way, and Huo Junyu was already prepared to open his arms and hug her. Even on the train, he ran to the restroom again and again to fix his hair in front of the mirror and spray some aftershave.

However, just as he was about to raise his arm, the girl suddenly stopped in front of him.

Huo Junyu could only see that shy face and the light shining in her eyes.

"Huo Yu," Jiang Mianmian called softly, "Um... welcome back."

Huo Junyu nodded.

Even a single sentence is better than nothing. This one sentence alone is enough for Huo Junyu to remember for a lifetime.

"Let's go, let's go home!" Jiang Mianmian skipped and hopped ahead, leading the way.

Huo Junyu stared quietly at her back; she was slender and petite, and the way she jumped really did look like a little white rabbit.

When the two returned home, Jiang Youcai was minding the shop, Su Aiqian was busy in the kitchen, and Jiang Xiaowei was studying every minute. No one paid any attention to them.

Huo Junyu and Jiang Mianmian exchanged a glance and then burst out laughing.

However, not long after, Jiang Mianmian suddenly seemed to have forgotten something, and stood up abruptly, rummaging through the cabinets in the living room.

"Are you looking for something?" Huo Junyu asked her, getting up from the sofa.

"Hmm...I remember having one at home, but I put it somewhere..."

"What are you looking for? I can help you."

“You can’t help me.” Jiang Mianmian turned to him and smiled gently. “I’m looking for a painting—one I bought from a gallery before, by a niche artist.”

Huo Junyu was a little confused. "Why are we looking for this?"

"It's just...it's just that I'm going to participate in a painting competition," Jiang Mianmian said softly, her head down. "The other day at the school art studio, Gu Zihan came over and tried to take my place, not letting me practice..."

"But Huo Yu, this is a public art studio in the school. Why should I give up my space for her?"

"Yes!" Huo Junyu first stood firmly on her side, then asked, "But the question is, why would she want to take over the art studio? Is it to prevent you from practicing?"

“No, that’s not it.” Jiang Mianmian looked into his eyes. “Gu Zihan doesn’t have any professional skills. She just copies my work! So this time, she’s probably trying to submit my work to the competition again!”

“Then,” Huo Junyu frowned, “what does this have to do with you looking for the painting?”

"I..." she hesitated for a moment, "I want to find that painting, and then use it to embarrass Gu Zihan in public!"

The man's eyes flickered slightly. "I don't quite understand... why did you use a painting to embarrass Gu Zihan?"

“She also signed up for the competition,” Jiang Mianmian explained, “but with her skill level, she won’t even pass the minimum requirement.”

"That's why she thought of copying my work."

"The moment she arrived at the studio that day, I realized she wanted to see my paintings and then copy them for herself!"

Huo Junyu was taken aback. "You didn't actually show it to her, did you?"

"Of course not!" Jiang Mianmian said smugly. "After that incident, I secretly moved my painting back under the cover of darkness. Then, I planned to copy a work by a senior artist... a very obscure artist, someone that no one outside the art circle would know about!"

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