Chapter Twenty-Eight
The anniversary celebration was held in the school's largest venue. Wen Yixing and Li Fuling walked to the door and received their seat numbers.
Li Fuling's seat was right next to hers, and the two of them entered through the front door together. As they walked, Li Fuling exclaimed, "It's been so long since I've been here. The school's meeting hall has been renovated so well. It's much grander than the meeting hall we had back then."
Wen Yixing agreed: "Yes, all the equipment has been replaced with new ones."
Li Fuling looked on curiously, and unsurprisingly, her gaze first fell on the man sitting in the first row.
Shen Jingshao sat there quietly, yet his aura made him impossible to ignore.
Many people entering the venue would unconsciously look over there.
As they walked forward, Li Fuling approached Wen Yixing and whispered, "Do you still remember Chen Zhuo?"
Wen Yixing looked at Li Fuling: "Hmm?"
Li Fuling couldn't contain her gossip: "Shen Zhuo is the CEO Shen over there. I heard he's worth hundreds of billions now, he's really rich. It's true that comparisons are the thief of joy."
"He was in the class next to ours in high school. He was an athlete. Back then, there were rumors in our class that Shen Jingshao liked Mingying, but Mingying didn't like Shen Jingshao because his family wasn't well-off."
Li Fuling lowered her voice: "Back then, Mingying was so arrogant. She looked down on Shen Jingshao in every way. But I think the person Shen Jingshao truly liked wasn't her. I remember once during PE class, Mingying sprained her ankle, and Shen Jingshao just stood by and watched without helping her up. Tell me, if he really liked her, how could he not help her up?"
After Li Fuling mentioned it, Wen Yixing also remembered that she actually had some recollection of this incident; she was also in that PE class.
Back in high school, physical education teachers usually taught two classes at the same time. But that time, their class had something to do and needed to be rescheduled, so the physical education teacher simply taught four classes at once.
Physical education class starts with running. After running, if the teacher doesn't have any other instructions, students can have free time.
Wen Yixing still remembers that it was a very hot day. After she finished running, she and her friends sat down to rest under the shade of a tree. Some of the energetic boys would take advantage of the free time to play ball, while the girls could play badminton.
The boys played near the basketball court, while most of the girls were afraid of the sun and didn't want to exercise, so they sat scattered in the shade.
At that time, Wen Yixing had nothing to do, and her gaze would always unconsciously drift toward Fang Shiyan on the basketball court.
The boy in the school uniform always looked a bit thin, but in fact he was quite good at sports. Occasionally, when his clothes were lifted by the wind, you could vaguely see his slender waist.
Girls are always attracted to good-looking boys, and many girls are even unafraid of getting sunburned, and will go to the vicinity of the basketball court to watch them.
Wen Yixing was also dragged over by her friends to watch the excitement.
Not long after she arrived, she heard a girl exclaim "Ah!" from not far away. She looked up and saw that Mingying, who was playing badminton near the basketball court, had twisted her ankle.
The boys who were playing ball all stopped to look over. There were four or five boys who were relatively close to Mingying, and Fang Shiyan was also there.
Perhaps because things happened a little suddenly, the boys were all stunned for a moment.
In the end, it was a slightly chubby boy who reacted first and went over to help Mingying. Out of politeness, Fang Shiyan also went over to help her.
At that time, she was only focused on Fang Shiyan, but now that Li Fuling had mentioned it, she remembered that Shen Jingshao was indeed there that time.
Fang Shiyan had his back to her, while Shen Jingshao was holding the ball and standing opposite Fang Shiyan.
After Mingying sprained her ankle, he just watched and didn't approach her.
“Ah, that’s not the point.” Li Fuling continued, “Actually, I feel that Shen Jingshao’s family was indeed a bit poor when he was in high school. He often skipped classes when he first started high school and was caught by the head of the grade several times. Later, there were rumors that Shen Jingshao skipped classes to go out and do part-time work, and that he earned his own high school tuition.”
"I don't know how Shen Jingshao got to where he is now. Look how successful he is. I bet even the teachers at school back then couldn't have imagined that he would become so successful."
As the two chatted, more and more people arrived at the venue, and Shen Jingshao was surrounded by a crowd.
After all, such big shots are rare to see, so it's good to say a few words to them; they might even recognize you.
As she watched, Li Fuling felt a little itchy, and she pulled Wen Yixing along, saying, "Let's go take a look too."
Before Wen Yixing could speak, the venue stirred again. Two people entered from the entrance, followed by a large group of people, including school leaders and bodyguards.
"Fang Shiyan is here. I have to say, the movie star has quite the entourage!" Li Fuling said with a smile. "Our school really produces talented people. I never thought that someone like Fang Shiyan could enter the entertainment industry and act. Moreover, his acting skills are not bad. He could definitely be famous for a while just because of his face. It's just a pity that he has semi-retired from the industry now."
Wen Yixing did not respond.
Originally intending to join in the fun, Li Fuling hesitated upon seeing so many people, saying, "Forget it, the big boss doesn't know us anyway. Let's go to the restroom first, or we won't be able to get out later."
Wen Yixing smiled and said, "Okay."
The venue exit was on the other side, and Li Fuling pulled Wen Yixing through the crowd.
Fang Shiyan was surrounded by a crowd, which was the case every time he participated in an event. He was used to it. However, when he was taking a photo with a school leader, his eyes fell on Wen Yixing, who was walking towards him.
She was with a slightly overweight woman with short hair, who was pulling her by the wrist as they walked forward.
Fang Shiyan was surprised that Wen Yixing would attend such an event today. He frowned slightly and stared intently at her.
He hadn't been home for a long time, and she hadn't called him since she filed for divorce.
After nearly half a month apart, Fang Shiyan noticed that Wen Yixing was slowly changing. She had lost a lot of weight, started learning to do makeup, and was dressing up nicely.
Today, she wore a beige ruffled dress that looked very gentle, and her long, black hair was simply styled up, revealing her slender and beautiful neck.
For a fleeting moment, images of her as a young girl gradually surfaced in Fang Shiyan's mind.
The girl, dressed in her school uniform, stood by the window reciting her lessons. The sunlight fell on her, making her look gentle and serene.
Fang Shiyan didn't leave; he stood there waiting for her to come over.
The crowd swayed, momentarily obstructing his view.
Fang Shiyan could still see clearly that she walked past him with her head down.
She acted as if she didn't know him, not even glancing at him.
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