Chapter 23 How did he end up here?
Meanwhile, the parking lot outside the exhibition hall.
Ye Mei parked the car and tidied her hair and shawl in front of the mirror.
She specially chose a light purple dress today, which made her look gentle and youthful, just to see the girl that Huo Jing praised to the skies and who matched her son's "ideal type".
If you were to become someone's future mother-in-law, of course you would want to give the girl a perfect first impression.
Following the location sent by Huo Jing, she arrived at the main entrance of the exhibition hall, but was a little confused by the several entrances side by side.
She was holding her phone, about to call Huo Jing, when she heard a sweet and gentle voice next to her.
"Hello, are you here to participate in the Happy Island event?"
Ye Mei turned her head and saw a girl wearing a staff T-shirt smiling at her.
The girl was young, with fair skin and a pair of clean, clear, doe-like eyes that made her look innocent and endearing.
Ye Mei felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with this girl and replied with a smile, "Yes, I'm looking for directions."
The moment Ruan Yao saw Ye Mei appear, the anxiety that had been hanging over her subsided.
Thankfully, we made it in time.
She suppressed her inner turmoil and gave an even more obedient smile.
"I'm a staff member here, let me take you there."
"Thank you for your trouble, young lady," Ye Mei said.
Ruan Yao led Ye Mei toward the entrance of the exhibition hall.
There is only one entrance to the inner area, and there is no way to avoid it.
Ruan Yao deliberately slowed her pace, taking each step with extra care, while trying to find topics to talk about and prolong the time.
As long as the timeline of her past life can be reversed, Ye Mei will definitely be alright.
Looking at Ye Mei, who was smiling gently beside her, Ruan Yao felt a lump in her throat.
In her previous life, she married into the Huo family, and Ye Mei treated her almost like her own daughter.
She had just married into the Huo family and, due to differences in tastes, couldn't get used to Northern cuisine, causing her to lose weight.
Ye Mei specially hired a chef from Nancheng to come home and learn from him, so that he could cook different dishes for her.
The Huo family's relatives had many complaints about her, this "married up" daughter-in-law, but Ye Mei always stood in front of them and didn't let her suffer any grievances.
Even Jiang Tangtang envied her, saying that she must have saved the galaxy in her past life to meet a wonderful mother-in-law like Ye Mei, and asked her if she could divorce her mother-in-law but not her, and take her mother-in-law away.
How could Ruan Yao not know that Ye Mei was good to her back then?
However, she was deceived by Shen Yu, regarded Huo Yanzhi as an enemy, and misinterpreted the goodwill of everyone in the Huo family as scheming and hypocrisy.
Ye Mei treated her with sincerity time and time again, but she kept turning her back on her.
Looking back now, I realize how heartbroken Ye Mei must have been in her past life.
After Huo Yanzhi went to prison, Ye Mei, who was usually gentle, shouted at her for the first time, calling her an ungrateful wretch.
Thinking of this, Ruan Yao's eyes involuntarily reddened.
Thankfully, thankfully, in this lifetime, everything is still possible.
She would never hurt this kind mother-in-law who had always treated her so well.
"Little girl, what's wrong?" Ye Mei's gentle voice pulled her back to reality. "Why are your eyes so red?"
"It's nothing, Auntie." Ruan Yao quickly blinked, forcing back the moisture, and made up an excuse, "I probably stayed up too late last night planning the event."
"Oh dear, that won't do." Ye Mei immediately felt sorry for him. "Young people should also take care of their health. There's always work to be done, so you can't overwork yourself just because you're young."
Ruan Yao felt a warmth in her heart. Ye Mei was just like that, even towards a complete stranger she had just met.
The two approached the venue, where a huge backdrop had already been erected at the entrance, and staff members were conducting final checks around it.
Ruan Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems the timing is perfect; all the arrangements are complete, and there shouldn't be any more mishaps.
Relieved, she helped Ye Mei up and prepared to lead her inside.
"Auntie, let's go in this way."
Just as the two of them stepped one foot into the hall, a sickening metallic scraping sound suddenly came from above.
Ruan Yao suddenly looked up, her pupils contracting sharply.
It's not a backdrop.
It was a row of decorative spotlight brackets hanging directly above the entrance, one of the screws was loose, and the entire bracket was teetering precariously, about to fall down on their heads!
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
"careful!"
Ruan Yao didn't have time to think. Almost instinctively, she used all her strength to push Ye Mei away.
Ye Mei was pushed and stumbled, falling onto the carpet a few meters away, her face full of surprise and doubt.
Ruan Yao herself, however, was unable to dodge due to the enormous reaction force and was directly exposed beneath the falling support.
She could even see the cold outline of the metal frame under the light, which was rapidly magnifying.
Time seemed to slow down infinitely at this moment.
It's over.
Ruan Yao closed her eyes, only those two words remaining in her mind.
Just as the heavy decorative panel was about to hit her head—
A dark shadow flashed by, and a strong arm suddenly grabbed her waist, pulling her into a firm and hot embrace.
The familiar scent of fir trees enveloped her completely and domineeringly.
The expected excruciating pain did not come.
"Bang--"
A dull thud as something heavy struck flesh and blood rang in Ruan Yao's ears, sending chills down her spine.
A muffled groan, barely suppressed, escaped from above her head. The man tightened his grip on her, holding her securely in his arms, ensuring she suffered no harm whatsoever.
Ruan Yao was still in shock and completely stunned.
She quickly looked up and met a pair of dark, melancholic eyes.
It was Huo Yanzhi.
How did he end up here?
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