Chapter 18 [Update 1 and 2]

Hu Mei's face suddenly became uglier, and her heart suddenly became flustered.

She knew Liu Guangming's character very well. Seeing Huo Xihuai's old and new hatred erupting at the same time, who knows what he might do. If he lost the chance to enter school because of Huo Xihuai, Liu Deyong would definitely vent his anger on her.

But after a while, she thought again, there were no scars on Huo Xihuai's face, but Liu Guangming's mouth was swollen after being beaten by Shen Yuntang, so it couldn't be that Liu Guangming was more wrong!

Hu Meixin got angry and gritted her teeth and said, "Just watch!"

So the driver quickly took down the dashcam, and the group found an office and started playing the video. The parent who spoke up for justice also came in to testify.

On the screen, Huo Xihuai first appeared sitting beside the flower bed, and soon his face turned pale.

Liu Guangming appeared.

Hu Mei's heart tightened, and she quickly made up for it awkwardly: "We know each other, we are relatives, he just went up to say hello!"

Then others saw Liu Guangming poking Huo Xihuai hard on the forehead and holding up his legs to prevent him from leaving, just like a gangster who was blocking the road to rob.

Hu Mei was a little panicked, and kept saying: "They were just joking! Just joking, they often play together at home..."

Huo Xihuai wanted to get up and run away, but Liu Guangming on the screen forced him down again and slapped his face as if to humiliate him.

Without having to finish reading, Teacher Lin's expression was already very serious.

Not to mention the personal attacks, the psychological trauma it brings to children is indelible.

This kind of behavior is absolutely impossible in the sea.

What's more, the parent said that they often "fight" like this at home. It is obvious that the strong boy is bad from the root and is spoiled by his family. He no longer takes bullying seriously.

Such students are absolutely a scourge.

Seeing that Teacher Lin's face was not right, Hu Mei could no longer sit still and said quickly, "Wasn't Huo Xihuai not injured? On the contrary, he was beaten so badly. I am being generous by not pursuing them. At the very least, they are all at fault. How can you only blame my son?"

Shen Yuntang lazily leaned on the sofa and thought she was quite funny. She raised her chin and said, "You are wrong. The one who was bullied is your son. Why are you, a stepmother, so eager to take over?"

Teacher Lin and the parent were stunned. What kind of complicated family relationship was this? How could Huo Xihuai be his biological son? How could someone help his stepson bully his biological son? This was pure and simple!

Her merciless words hit the knot in Hu Mei's heart all these years so accurately that it caused a fatal pain in her heart. Her breathing became heavy, and her whole body was shaking with anger and jealousy.

Hu Mei looked at Shen Yuntang with resentment. All of a sudden, all of the resentment she had felt for many years surged into her heart. She even forgot about helping Liu Guangming cover up the matter. Her mind was filled with the hatred she had felt for the past twenty years.

"It's easy to talk, but do you know what kind of unlucky person Huo Xihuai is?" Hu Mei sneered, "If it weren't for me being pregnant with him, would Huo Zhiyuan and I have left the Huo family?"

"If it weren't for him, would I never be able to be a rich wife? If it weren't for him, would Huo Zhiyuan have died on a mission?"

Teacher Lin and the parent were stunned, looking at each other, and even a little scared. What kind of outrageous old secrets were these? Shouldn't they be listening here...?

Shen Yuntang just looked at her quietly, his eyes were cold and expressionless, but one could tell from the mockery that he didn't take her seriously.

Hu Mei resented this kind of looking down upon her all her life. She hated the way other people looked down on her the most. She almost went crazy with hatred.

However, Shen Yuntang just smiled and said, "You left the Huo family because you got married because you were pregnant, right?"

Hu Mei froze.

The beautiful woman was playing with her nails nonchalantly, saying casually, "Because you are not worthy of his father in every aspect, he used some trickery to get pregnant first, thinking that this would allow him to marry into a wealthy family, but he ended up losing more than he gained."

How did she know...

The elders of the Huo family couldn't possibly tell her this...!

Hu Mei became more and more panicked and looked at her in disbelief. Shen Yuntang's lips, painted with maple leaf-colored lipstick, opened and closed gently, revealing the past that she had tried so hard to hide in a few seconds.

"Let me guess why they don't let you marry his father. Are they saying that you have bad intentions and are plotting against the family business?"

"And his father insisted on marrying you out of responsibility, so he was so angry that the elders of the Huo family separated from you?"

Shen Yuntang "tsk tsk" twice, "How could there be someone who deserves this?"

“…What do you know!”

Hu Mei interrupted her angrily, "Huo Zhiyuan didn't have any--"

"Hey, wait, I haven't finished yet."

Shen Yuntang poured himself a glass of water, lowered his head and said lightly, "Why did his father die on a mission? Wasn't it because you always scolded him for being useless, having no money and a low position, and even failing to live up to his son's expectations?"

"In order to give you an explanation and set an example for Huo Xihuai, he applied for a mission. If he made a contribution, he could be promoted."

She held the water cup, her eyes calm, "He was forced to death by you. His whole life was ruined by you, and so were you."

Hu Mei breathed heavily, clenched her hands, and shook her head, saying, "You are slandering me. He went there because he wanted to be admired. What does it have to do with me? You don't know anything at all. You are just talking nonsense based on your imagination! I didn't do it at all—"

"I just know it." Shen Yuntang made up a story without blinking, "Do you think his father told his family about this before he died?"

Hu Mei's mind went completely blank.

How is it possible... Huo Zhiyuan trusts her so much and listens to her so much, how could he go behind her back and complain to his family?

But how did Shen Yuntang know all those details so clearly?

Hu Mei felt fear sweeping over her, and she almost couldn't stand. It was impossible. How could her secret be known by others? Huo Zhiyuan was dead, and Huo Xihuai had always thought it was his fault.

The ending bell suddenly rang.

Hu Mei woke up suddenly, and when she came to her senses, she saw Huo Xihuai standing at the door, looking at her silently.

He handed in his paper early.

I don't know how much of what they said I listened to.

Hu Mei only felt that his eyes were very cold, as if they came from something dead and lifeless.

She was afraid of this kind of look and hated it. When she saw him, she would think of Huo Zhiyuan and couldn't even sleep well.

She hated the face that looked so much like Huo Zhiyuan.

But now, she could only tremble and say: "Huo Xihuai, I..."

Her son didn't listen to a word she said and just looked at her coldly.

Liu Guangming also packed his schoolbag and came down. When he heard that they were in the office, he came over with great pride. As soon as he entered the room, he said loudly, "Mom, I've finished the exam!"

Then I realized that there was a weird atmosphere in the office.

His mother and Huo Xihuai looked at each other, still crying, and there was a row of people sitting on the sofa, led by Shen Yuntang who had just beaten him.

Teacher Lin finally moved and said in a heavy tone: "Everyone present should have made a judgment in their hearts. The teaching atmosphere in Haizhong is rigorous, and we cannot tolerate a bad apple spoiling the whole pot of porridge. Parents of student Liu, we cannot accept this student. Please go back."

Liu Guangming was stunned for a moment, and then he became angry and banged on the door, saying, "Why can't I go? How am I not better than him? If the principal of your Haizhong knew that you rejected a good candidate just because you listened to other people's nonsense, would you be able to keep your job?"

Teacher Lin shook his head when he saw him like this, and said with a straight face: "I am the vice-president here. Enrolling students is my responsibility. I must be responsible for the school. You don't even think about getting in."

Only then did several people realize that she was not an ordinary teacher, and they were all stunned for a moment.

Then, the parent said, "So Teacher Lin is the vice principal. I am so relieved about the school spirit of Haizhong! There will be no problem leaving my daughter to you!"

Liu Guangming was dumbfounded. How could he have known that an ordinary and stereotyped middle-aged female teacher would be the vice-president who decided the enrollment quota? But it was too late for him to take back his harsh words. He could only look at Hu Mei for help:

"Mom! Mom, please help me say something! I have to go to Shanghai Middle School, or my dad will beat me to death!"

Seeing Hu Mei still staring at Huo Xihuai in a daze, Liu Guangming became even more anxious and pulled her aside, saying, "His father has been dead for a long time, why are you still crying to him? Don't tell me you still feel sorry for him now!"

——"Your father is dead."

Shen Yuntang interrupted coldly, then looked at Liu Guangming's stunned face and smiled sweetly: "Does this sound exciting? I see you like saying it so much."

Liu Guangming was furious, but he didn't expect her to continue: "It just so happens that I like to satisfy other people's curiosity. I can help you subscribe to all the radio stations in Haishi City and broadcast "Liu Guangming, your father is dead!" every day. I'm sure you will be overjoyed. Oh, I can also subscribe to the Bund drone show..."

Teacher Lin quickly stopped her and said in a cold sweat, "Haha, parent, take a break and wait for the results."

Liu Guangming was so angry that his face turned blue, and he wanted to smash the table, but the bodyguard beside Shen Yuntang made him dare not act rashly. He was angry for a long time, and finally lay on the ground, "I am waiting for the results here! If I pass the test but you don't let me go, it's cheating for personal gain! I will report you to the Education Bureau!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Teacher Lin lowered his head to look at his phone.

"The computer-assisted revision is faster, and the unified scoring has already begun." Teacher Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and forgot to be polite for a rare time. He sneered with disgust at this extreme mother and son, "You can see for yourself."

She projected the form onto the screen, refreshed it, and slid down to Liu Guangming's name.

It was forty-five points short of the passing score.

Liu Guangming's face suddenly changed and he stood up, "Impossible! Teacher from the institution, tell me..." He suddenly shut up.

Teacher Lin was stunned for a moment, then understood what he heard. He couldn't help but laugh ridiculously again, "It must be a scam organization out there, right? Every set of questions in the sea is top secret, and they have to go through several revisions before they are put on the test. How could anyone possibly get the questions? They can only cheat those who want to take shortcuts."

He still wants to threaten her with this result. I don't even know how to write the word "overestimating one's own abilities".

There was nothing more to say now. Teacher Lin was exhausted both physically and mentally. "Please go back. If you make any more noise, I will call security."

Hu Mei suddenly came to her senses, and looked up with her pupils shrinking suddenly.

...Liu Guangming failed the exam!

Thinking of the treatment she would receive when she returned home, she began to tremble all over. Suddenly, she started to shudder and asked nervously in a changed voice, "Where's Huo Xihuai? Huo Xihuai must have failed the exam, too!"

Teacher Lin looked forward with a frown, then his brows relaxed slightly and he smiled, a rare smile.

"Student Huo has crossed the line."

Hu Mei was startled, and suddenly looked at the silent Huo Xihuai, her eyes as sharp as a knife.

Teacher Lin continued, "It's 25 points higher, which is just enough to join the class. Congratulations, you will be a student of Haizhong in the future."

The points had already been decided, so there was no room for them to continue making trouble. The driver, who had already shown a look of understanding, stepped forward and carried out the two annoying and dirty guys one by one, so that they could not even hear a word of curse.

The parent waited till the end, laughed contentedly, and approached Shen Yuntang, saying, "Congratulations, our children will be schoolmates in the future. My daughter is in the first year of high school, and your child should be in the third year of high school, right? It's just right, we will have friends in the future. I especially admire your personality, and my wife should be able to chat with you. How about adding her contact information?"

They added WeChat. Teacher Lin laughed a little, shook his head, and said to Huo Xihuai, "Student Huo, go register with the teacher."

Huo Xihuai did not look at Hu Mei's back again, but looked deeply in the direction of Shen Yuntang.

Then, followed.

Teacher Lin pushed open the office door, took out a parent-school contact manual from the drawer, turned to a new page, and asked Huo Xihuai to fill it out according to her instructions.

He was writing with his back bent. Teacher Lin suddenly sighed and said, "You and your sister have a good relationship, right?"

His pen paused.

"That's great." Teacher Lin sighed, "It's a blessing to have a parent who is willing to stand behind you at all times and believe in you no matter what.

She said solemnly: "Your father is also a respectable hero."

Teacher Lin touched his head with a look of satisfaction, "Good boy, study hard in the sea in the future and go to a place where they can't reach you."

Huo Xihuai was filling in the last line, the guardian information.

His pen produced a blue ink dot, and after a long moment, he solemnly wrote three words.

Then he nodded heavily to Teacher Lin as if he was swearing an oath.

"thank you."

He will.

After he left, Teacher Lin glanced at the manual. On Huo Xihuai's page, the last line of words was written particularly neatly and beautifully, as if he was afraid of mistaking this name.

Guardian: Shen Yuntang.

On the way home, Shen Yuntang was still playing Candy Crush Saga with the volume turned up. The background music filled the entire car with joy and the gaming experience was excellent.

Huo Xihuai was reading a book.

To be able to see through things in such an environment, one must be considered a talent.

After a while, Shen Yuntang stopped playing. He tightened his grip on the edge of the book and suddenly said hastily, "Thank you."

In the blink of an eye, Shen Yuntang had already clicked on the ski adventure. He only listened to half of his words and said, "Huh?"

He pursed his lips and finally decided to say it again.

"Thanks."

After hearing it clearly this time, Shen Yuntang nodded to indicate that he understood, and began to concentrate on unlocking the levels.

When she turned off the sound effects of Ski Adventure, Huo Xihuai said, "Can I ask... who do you often bully?"

Shen Yuntang said this when she was beating Liu Guangming. She was better at bullying than him.

In his previous life, he was the one who was bullied.

Shen Yuntang didn't even raise his head and said listlessly, "My brother."

As she spoke, she opened the physics pinball game again.

Huo Xihuai was stunned.

In her next gap, I asked carefully: "Do you have a brother too?"

Now it was Shen Yuntang's turn to pause.

After a moment, she said, "It's not my biological child."

After that, he began to torture her phone. I don't know how many games this is, how could she not even pass the fifth level? What a lousy design!

No wonder he had never heard of it in his previous life.

This question was the last time he doubted Shen Yuntang.

After the last doubt was resolved, he also bid farewell to Shen Yuntang of his previous life.

Huo Xihuai lowered his head and said, "Ms. Shen, can you not tell my brother about this? I can handle it myself."

He has already troubled his brother too much and cannot cause him any more trouble.

Shen Yuntang's game was GG again. She threw down her phone and looked up. Her beautiful eyes were full of irritability. It was obvious that she wanted to cause trouble for Huo Yuyan. "How do you solve this problem?"

Huo Xihuai fell into a long silence.

Then he put the book down and gently rolled up his trouser legs.

There were large patches of dark blue bruises above the knees.

“I’ll sue them,” he said quietly. “I’ll be the evidence.”

In the past, he thought that his father's sacrifice was his fault and that Hu Mei was a poor person. But now Shen Yuntang let him know that it was not true.

He is not guilty.

He didn't hear Shen Yuntang speak for a long time.

After a while, her voice after she lost her voice seemed to be a little disgusted.

"Why are you so easy to bully?" She rolled her eyes at Huo Xihuai. After telling her this secret, Huo Xihuai seemed very nervous, and the veins on his neck were tense.

But when his thorns stood up, he looked like a small hedgehog the size of a palm, and she could even hold him in her hands and toss him around to play with him.

The little hedgehog huddled up nervously.

The malicious Shen Yuntang really wanted to poke him.

She took out her phone and downloaded a new game, then said calmly, "Let's just give it to Huo Yuyan. Let him learn your lessons and let him make me feel disgusted by these two idiots."

"...I'm sorry." Huo Xihuai said in a low voice.

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

"It's enough to know. When you are free, you can massage my legs and plant some flowers for me. Be diligent in serving tea and water. Don't forget to repay me."

The car arrived and the driver opened the door for her to get out.

Shen Yuntang turned off his phone, glanced at him before getting off the car, and said lazily.

"You little burden, go home."

…

Her background was swaying, just as it had been when he had seen her the day he had just returned.

But after such a long time, after leaving home, Huo Xihuai felt his eyes become sore for the first time.

September is here in the blink of an eye, and the fragrance tasting event will begin soon.

On this day, Shen Yuntang finally received news from the designer's junior.

This person was rather cold. He just sent her a text message, asking her to tell him his address and that he would pick her up the next day to board the plane together.

Shen Yuntang ignored him.

But he is so proud that he won't even call him.

She threw her phone aside and started watching a movie. The barrier that was originally used to separate the two beds in the master bedroom was turned into a curtain wall by her. She could watch the movie by turning on the projector. This completely locked Huo Yuyan's bed outside.

She was watching Addams Family Values, a gothic dark comedy, the style of which was very consistent with her current spooky mood.

I burst into laughter within two minutes of watching it.

She laughed so hard that she didn't even answer the call from her junior.

The phone vibrated for a while before Shen Yuntang noticed it. He took a look and wanted to leave him alone for a while.

But remembering that Master Charles had given her so many essential oils, she reluctantly accepted it.

No one spoke first. Shen Yuntang continued watching the movie.

Finally, the person on the other end spoke first.

His voice was very gentle, a little cold, and there was no mistake in the etiquette: "Hello, I am Xie Yunting, the junior of Master Charles."

Xie Yunting is not someone who likes to communicate with others actively. I don’t know if he was like this before, but at least he doesn’t like it now.

He sent a template-like text message to Master Charles's confidant. Every word combination was extremely official and maintained a polite distance, just like the official documents of the United Nations.

But the other party did not accept the challenge.

Seeing that it was already evening and there was still no contact, Xie Yunting finally called her.

After he finished speaking, there was still no sound from the other end.

He waited patiently, with plenty of patience and calmness.

But the other party really left him alone for half an hour.

Xie Yunting realized that a lot of time had passed. He put down his work and took out his mobile phone to check. The 30-minute call record had not been interrupted and there was no sound at all.

This confidant seems to have a bad temper.

He picked up the phone and was about to apologize out of politeness, but when he put the receiver to his ear, he heard some noisy sounds, which he could vaguely make out were in English.

Xie Yunting paused and turned on the speaker.

The cadence of the dialogue powerfully penetrated the receiver.

"While he was asleep, I opened his skull and took out his brain—"

Xie Yunting: “…”

Who exactly is this soulmate?

He took off his glasses, pinched his eyebrows, and instinctively felt a familiar helplessness.

Almost immediately, his movements paused.

Familiar? Why?