Chapter 13: Valen

Because her cell phone was broken, Xia Cheng couldn't call her teacher. She turned on her computer, logged into her social account, and made a video call to Chen Kelin.

Young people surf the web quickly. When Chen Kelin saw the video of Xia Cheng bravely doing something righteous, she was so excited that she almost jumped up. On the screen, Chen Kelin gave a thumbs up.

"You're really something. When did you learn those two moves? Come back and teach me!"

"I didn't practice at all, it's all just experience."

This experience comes from two years ago.

Xia Cheng thought of the summer vacation after she graduated from high school. She was threatened in the same way and then kicked. She hadn't seen the person who carried her home for almost two years.

"By the way, I won't be back tonight."

"Why?"

Xia Cheng held her face in her hands and said, "I sprained my foot and have been resting at home for the next few days. I'll ask my guide for a few days off later and I won't be back for the time being."

"What! Sprained your ankle? That's too scary! I was wondering why Lin Minghe was hugging you. I thought it was love at first sight, but it turns out you're injured! Did you go to the hospital?"

"I went, and the doctor said it's nothing serious. I just need to rest for a few days." Xia Cheng lowered her voice slightly when she heard Lin Minghe's name. "Do you know Lin Minghe?"

"I think everyone should know him... He won a world-class swimming championship at the age of 23, and he's still so handsome. Tsk tsk, tell me, what does it feel like to be in his arms?"

Xia Cheng was so surprised by Chen Kelin's words that she couldn't close her mouth.

"He's the world champion?!"

They both said in unison: "We're going to be famous!"

*

Lin Minghe happily carried the thermos bucket left behind by Xia Cheng home.

After he cleaned the thermos, he took a few photos and wanted to tell Xun Sheng that he would send it over tomorrow.

But before sending the photo, he gave up again. What if Xun Sheng told him to just throw it away? After all, the overbearing CEO was rich and powerful, and he wouldn't let him make a special trip.

Lin Minghe decided to deliver it personally tomorrow.

He finished his shower and while drying his hair, he turned on his computer. The game automatically popped up the login interface. The four big characters "Autumn Water Beauty" were a little dim under the floating gold frame.

He has no time to play games tonight.

Because he wanted Xia Cheng's contact information.

He had to think carefully about what to do tomorrow. Maybe he could use the ruby ​​bracelet to contact her, or take Xia Cheng to his friend's house for rehabilitation.

His happy thoughts were abruptly interrupted by the ringing of the phone.

After winning the World Championship, many brands offered him opportunities, but signing him through the national team proved cumbersome. Lin Minghe decided to hire a professional agent to help him.

The call was from the agent.

Lin Minghe pressed the answer button.

"Fat brother, what's wrong?"

"My young master, if you want to do good things, then do them. It's okay to be a hero and save a beautiful girl, but why did you pick up that girl? Now the hot searches are all about your love affairs. Tell me honestly, is that girl your girlfriend?"

"How is that possible!"

Lin Minghe clicked on the trending search, and the video that topped the list and was being reposted crazily was the video of him doing a princess hug at Jinfei Shopping Mall. Although it was not clear enough, people who knew him could still tell who it was at a glance.

Lin Minghe was immediately recognized by fans. What people were discussing was not his heroic act of saving the beauty, nor Xia Cheng's stepping forward, but this encounter that was like the male and female protagonists in a novel. They all speculated whether they were in a romantic relationship.

"Holy crap!" Lin Minghe's heart was beating so fast when he saw these comments. He scrolled the mouse and saw that no one mentioned Xia Cheng in the comments, so he started to explain:

"No, of course not! I haven't caught up with her yet!"

"What do you mean? You kid don't really have any ideas!"

"Yes!" he admitted generously.

The big, burly guy was a little tired: "Do you know how many girlfriend fans you have?"

"Why do I have female fans? I'm not an idol, and I haven't debuted yet." Lin Minghe pinched the muscles on his arm. "Is it because I'm too good-looking? I only attract people with my ability, not my face. It doesn't matter whether I have fans or not."

"Okay, it seems you don't intend to explain anymore, so do you still need to remove the trending search?"

"No, I... forget it, I'd better explain it. After all, I haven't caught up with her yet, so how can I burden others?"

As Lin Minghe spoke, he opened the mobile phone software and typed on the screen for a long time, but he couldn't think of a suitable word. He just threw the blame and handed it all to Fatty.

Although Fat Brother was an agent, Lin Minghe's parents were the bosses who paid him. Fat Brother felt that he was just an employee and that the bosses could do whatever they wanted. Now that he had received a definite answer, he could finally respond to the bosses and reminded Lin Minghe:

"Remember to return your parents' calls. They are very worried."

"My phone was on silent, so I didn't see it." Lin Minghe hung up Fatty's call, absentmindedly reported to his parents that he was safe, and watched the trending video over and over again, his heart pounding.

*

California is home to a large number of Westerners. Wanlu, an Oriental, has lived here for nearly 26 years.

But he didn't always live here. For example, two years ago, due to the change of family power, he returned to China with his sister Huang Yiqiu. He was persecuted on the way and fled to a remote village.

There, his sister gave birth to a nephew, and he therefore decided to return home.

Wan Lu didn't stay in the village for long before he returned to California. Now, he has gradually become the new ruler in the past two years. His confused old father is lying in the hospital, breathing oxygen. This is his way of warning everyone. He will not let go of even his own father, nor will he let go of anyone who betrays him.

Wan Lu is a ruthless man, but also a smiling tiger. He is always evaluated as a fox, which makes him start to care about whether the fine lines at the corners of his eyes are as obvious as those of a fox.

After all, he lives on the edge of a knife, so it is normal for him to age quickly, but he still wants to take better care of himself.

The person he likes is six or seven years younger than him, and he is really worried whether the other person will like him.

Although Wanlu goes to the beauty salon frequently, he never uses a knife or any injections on his face. He only does the most basic cleaning and moisturizing.

The dean, Huang Yiqiu, Wan Lu's sister, was the one who urged Wan Lu to return home.

Huang Yiqiu grew up with his mother in the east. After his mother passed away, he came to the west to meet his father and younger brother when he was a teenager. Therefore, he also has an account on domestic social software.

Recently, she has been following a world champion swimmer named Lin Minghe.

As the director of a beauty salon, she is extremely sensitive to things related to beauty. Lin Minghe's sculpture-like existence as a goddess of beauty has made her want to invite him to be her spokesperson several times.

On this day, Huang Yiqiu was shopping with Wan Lu. During a break, she opened her phone and the first video pushed to her was the attempted arson case at Jinfei Shopping Mall.

"Wow!" Huang Yiqiu exclaimed repeatedly. Just as she was about to praise this brave girl, she saw her face, ran to Wan Lu, and handed him the phone: "Valen, look! This is Xia Cheng!"

Wan Lu took the phone and narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the big words "suspected romance" in the middle of the video.

Huang Yiqiu laughed heartily when he noticed Wan Lu's displeasure.

"If you don't go back, I'm afraid Orange will forget you."

Wan Lu threw the phone back, his cobalt blue eyes revealing a misty dejection.