Shen Changan immediately echoed what Mr. Shen said: "That's right, wait for Shang Shang to return to the Shen family. With us here, I don't see who dares to bully Shang Shang!"

Shen Changliang peeled shrimp for Bo Zining and echoed her.

Hua Chang was about to speak when an inopportune voice interrupted: "Grandpa, I'm not feeling well. I'm going back to my room first."

Chen Zhexing stood up with a gloomy face, said something and turned away.

She had been in a bad mood since she sat down at the table. Now, when she heard that the Shen family was going to hold a family reunion banquet for Hua Shang, she could no longer sit still.

No one paid any attention to her departure.

"I have no problem. I will follow the arrangements of grandpa and my brothers." Hua Shang's voice was soft and gentle, and she was very graceful and pleasing.

The family decided on a time.

After dinner, Mr. Shen suggested that Hua Shang and Bo Zining stay.

Others tried to persuade him to stay.

"Thank you, Grandpa and my brothers, for your kindness. Zining will choose her bed. We can discuss it after the family recognition banquet."

She refused politely but her attitude was extremely firm.

The Shen family couldn't force them to stay, so they had to arrange for a driver to take the mother and daughter back.

It was a deep night, with scattered stars hanging in the dark sky.

"Mommy, this looks like handsome uncle's car!"

When they reached the bottom of the apartment building, Bo Zining suddenly pointed at a low-end luxury car not far away and spoke.

Just as Hua Chang was hesitating whether to confirm, Qi Mu opened the door and got out of the car.

"Handsome uncle!" Bo Zining greeted happily.

Qi Mu rubbed her head naturally and handed her a small bag: "Go to the car and look."

After sending Bo Zining away, the light from the street lamp downstairs poured down from above their heads, evenly falling on the two of them.

"Come up and sit down?" Hua Chang asked tentatively.

Qi Mu pursed his lips: "No."

After saying that, he took out a long box with beautiful packaging and said, "Happy birthday."

Hua Chang felt as if she had been electrocuted. She stood there in a daze. A gift box had been stuffed into her hand. She opened it stiffly. The dazzling diamond shone brightly.

It's a complete set of jewelry.

She didn't know much about jewelry, but this set of jewelry had been in the news.

A first-line actress spent tens of millions to buy it, but it was eventually bought by a mysterious man at a high price.

I didn’t expect Qi Mu to be the mysterious man.

But...how did he know that today was his birthday?

Hua Chang was extremely surprised, but she knew she couldn't refuse, so she accepted the gift: "Thank you very much."

Qi Mu nodded slightly: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After he finished speaking, he drove away.

Watching the car go further and further away, Bo Zining tugged at Hua Shang's clothes and said, "Mom, this handsome uncle came here specially to give you a gift. Could it be that he likes you?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Chang's beautiful eyes darkened slightly.

She had thought about it, but with Qi Mu's status and position, it was impossible for him to be attracted to an ordinary person.

But if it wasn't intentional, how do you explain the act of giving her a gift?

Although her mind was full of thoughts, Hua Chang still said, "Zining, don't let your thoughts wander."

…

The next day, the International Architectural Design Competition took place.

"Hua Shang?"

Hua Chang, who was using the manual to identify the venue, turned around and caught a glimpse of Su Mengli, who was dressed up and seemed to be a contestant as well.

Both sides were a little stunned.

After all, the value of this event is so high that only invited guests can participate.

Su Mengli's heart twisted, but she pretended to be calm on the surface: "It's really you, tsk tsk, when did housewives also get to participate in such a competition?"

"Let me kindly remind you, this place is full of experts, no one will pamper you, so if you know what's good for you, leave quickly, or you'll bring shame to our country if you lose."

Seeing Hua Chang's calm expression, Su Mengli suddenly lost her confidence.

Yes... She was able to pass the online preliminary round because she stole Hua Chang's design draft.

Why does Hua Chang have such powerful abilities!

Hearing Su Mengli's sarcasm, Hua Shang didn't get annoyed: "The competition is all about strength. Don't bother Miss Su to worry about anything else."

After saying this, Hua Chang stepped into the arena.

Looking at Hua Shang's back, Su Mengli gritted her teeth.

"Hua Shang, I want to see if you can still smile after you are eliminated!"

A moment later, all the contestants arrived.

The host stood on the stage, his tone excited: "Welcome all contestants to this International Architecture Design Competition. Next up are the judges!"

As soon as he finished speaking, five chairs were raised onto the stage.

Hua Chang saw Qi Mu sitting in the middle at a glance and was immediately surprised.

How come Qi Mu is a judge of this competition?

How come she didn’t know that Qi Mu also understood architectural design?

Hua Shang had many doubts in her mind, but she didn't have time to ask them.

The host continued, "Everyone, please find your seats according to the number plates. The competition will begin in five minutes!"

After the words were spoken, the contestants began to look for their actions.

Hua Chang withdrew her gaze from Qi Mu, found her seat, and began to familiarize herself with the materials provided by the organizer.

She ignored the gaze that stopped on her.

Qi Mu looked deeply at Hua Shang's back, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.

He saw the shock that flashed across Hua Chang's eyes just now.

It seems that his appearance here makes Hua Chang feel incredible.

It is enough to arouse Hua Chang's emotions.

Everything was ready. After the host and Qi Mu exchanged a glance, they said, "The theme of this competition is the Sea View Villa. Now the competition begins!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the contestants started writing.

Hua Chang constructed a design about the sea view in her mind, but suddenly recalled the incident of herself falling into the sea.

His face suddenly turned pale.

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