Chapter 126 I will always protect you
Hearing what Elder Zhong said, Lu Yanchuan felt even more helpless.
It has to be said, experience is the best teacher.
Your eyesight is truly sharp; you see things clearly and distinctly.
Shen Li used ingredients from Zhong Lao's home to cook four dishes and a soup.
We had dinner together, and it was delicious.
As they were about to leave, Old Zhong grasped Shen Li's hand and said, "Come again."
“Okay.” Shen Li nodded obediently. “I’ll make you that cucumber sauce you used to love next time.”
"Then I'll also have eggplant skin." Old Zhong didn't stand on ceremony and simply ordered what he wanted to eat as well.
“Okay.” Shen Li smiled, her eyes crinkling. “Oh, right, I also made you a jar of wine, which has been brewing for almost six years. I’ll bring it over for you next time.”
When Zhong heard this time, he fell silent.
It's not hard to tell that Shen Li probably planned to give it to him after soaking it for a year.
She ended up getting married, and Master Zhong said some rather harsh things to her, so she was too ashamed to show her face in front of her master again...
So the jar of wine was never delivered to the intended recipient.
I've been soaking it for almost six years now.
The old man escorted her all the way to the car.
Before leaving, he earnestly said to Shen Li, "Don't worry about that 'connected' person in the competition. Since you're going to participate, I'll go be a judge. I want to see who has stronger connections!"
"I won't give my apprentices preferential treatment, but at least I can be fair to them!"
As the car drove out of the residential area, Shen Li still had a smile on her face.
She glanced at Lu Yanchuan sideways. "Mr. Lu, whose connections do you think are stronger?"
“Of course, it’s because Mrs. Lu has strong connections,” Lu Yanchuan immediately said. “Not only will Master Zhong protect you, but I will also protect you forever.”
Shen Li smiled, her eyes crinkling.
A moment later, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "What did Master say to you when I went in to cook?"
"I've said quite a lot," Lu Yanchuan thought.
But he smiled and only gave one answer: "He said that I should protect you well in the future."
Upon hearing this, Shen Li felt... it didn't seem fake, but it also didn't feel quite real.
"Lu Yanchuan, stop fooling around. What did Master say?"
Lu Yanchuan chuckled a few times, thought for a moment, and then summarized Elder Zhong's meaning and told it to Shen Li.
Shen Li remained silent after hearing this.
Of course she knew Shen Wenzhong was no good...
But no matter how you look at it, Master's words seem to imply that he's using Lu Yanchuan as a scapegoat...
No wonder his master didn't say a word to them not to be together, and although he never gave him a kind look, he didn't target him too much either.
Lu Yanchuan probably noticed the unspeakable look on Shen Li's face, and he smiled, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I'm willing to always be your protective shield."
After meeting with Professor Zhong, Shen Li devoted herself wholeheartedly to preparing her competition entry.
She spends a lot of time in the studio every day; Lu Yanchuan even goes to the studio to see her after get off work.
He didn't want to be too far away from her, and he always felt that he had wasted all his time in the past. Now he wanted to make up for it even more, so Lu Yanchuan brought his computer and work to the studio.
That way, we can still get along, even if we're both busy with our own work and don't have much time to talk.
This continued until Shen Li finally finished her competition entry. On the day Shen Li's work was completed, Lu Yanchuan prepared a large bouquet of flowers.
Sunflowers and gladioli symbolize overcoming obstacles and achieving victory. They were presented to her.
Shen Li was pleasantly surprised. After thinking for a moment, she handed him a string of beads, saying, "This is for you."
Lu Yanchuan took the string of beads, "This is..."
Shen Li pointed to the string of beads, "They are ceramic beads, strung together to make a bracelet."
“From the first day you came to the studio to work with me, whenever you came, I would make two or three beads and put them in to fire with the pottery.”
"I was thinking that if there's enough money to make a bracelet, I'll give it to you."
"This is it." Shen Li smiled. "I made it by hand. Each bead is unique. It's not anything valuable, but if you don't like it..."
Before Shen Li could finish speaking, Lu Yanchuan took off his expensive tourbillon watch and put the ceramic beaded bracelet on his wrist. "It looks very nice. I like it very much."
These are not insincere words; they are indeed quite beautiful. Each bead is unique, and after firing, they develop different kiln-transformed colors.
It has a rather rustic charm.
Lu Yanchuan was quite excited as he escorted Shen Li to submit her work. He would unconsciously swing his wrist and listen to the soft sound of the beads on his bracelet colliding with each other.
Seeing that Lu Yanchuan seemed to be in a good mood the whole way, Shen Li couldn't help but smile.
My good mood came to an abrupt end when I arrived at the place to submit my work and ran into Song Xiaowan.
Song Xiaowan was stunned when she saw Shen Li. She had originally wanted to pretend to be confident.
To her surprise, she saw Lu Yanchuan, who had parked his car and come looking for Shen Li.
Song Xiaowan's forced composure crumbled instantly, "...Yanchuan."
Lu Yanchuan frowned deeply, regretting his actions terribly. Why did he have to come at this time? If it had been earlier or later, he wouldn't have run into Song Xiaowan.
In fact, it has little to do with his current relationship and attitude towards Song Xiaowan.
He knew that Shen Liming was clear that he had no relationship with Song Xiaowan now, and his attitude was very clear.
But Lu Yanchuan also knew that if Shen Li saw Song Xiaowan, he would probably think of how badly he had treated her in the past.
Shen Li stood next to Lu Yanchuan, and for some reason, she inexplicably sensed Lu Yanchuan's nervousness.
The mood that had been affected by Song Xiaowan immediately eased.
Shen Li didn't glance at Song Xiaowan again and walked inside, originally thinking that Lu Yanchuan would exchange pleasantries with Song Xiaowan outside.
But as soon as she stepped inside, Lu Yanchuan followed her as if he were glued to her.
He didn't seem to have any intention of exchanging pleasantries with Song Xiaowan.
He followed Shen Li in closely and whispered to her, "I didn't look at her."
Shen Li: "..."
Once the formalities were completed and the artwork was submitted, Shen Li finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the hard work she had been doing for some time had finally come to an end.
It gave me the feeling of... finally being able to take a vacation after working overtime for so long.
Shen Li had even started thinking about going on vacation, and didn't even consider the chance encounter with Song Xiaowan a big deal anymore.
On the way back, Lu Yanchuan was a little uneasy, probably because he was nervous after running into Song Xiaowan earlier. He didn't speak to her, afraid that Shen Li would be in a bad mood.
On the contrary, Shen Li said in a good mood, "I'm finally done with work. I think I can go on vacation now. Do you want to come with me?"
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