Chapter 52 [Update 1 and 2]

Huo Xihuai was in a heavy mood.

He whispered, "Brother probably doesn't know her yet. She is a new perfume maker who came back from abroad. I met her at Miss Shen's party..."

"...I know him." Huo Yuyan felt a little annoyed.

He almost forgot about this psychotic peeping Tom, but he never thought she would reappear in this way. She went to find Huo Xihuai? Why did she go to find Huo Xihuai? Was she trying to plant a spy?

He found it unbelievable.

Huo Xihuai's heart skipped a beat when he heard his words.

He knew that Wen Yanyan would definitely find a chance to look for her brother after returning to China, but he hadn't heard any news when he was at the Huo residence. With Miss Shen at home, she would be beaten back if she came, so he had never worried about it.

But had she actually already met her brother a long time ago?

What else did she do?

Huo Xihuai was just getting a little anxious when he heard Huo Yuyan continue, "Why did this psychopath come to you? Did he want to spy on me and poison me through you?"

Huo Xihuai: “…” It seems that her brother has a very bad impression of her.

Very good.

He was eager to call Huo Yuyan because he was afraid that Wen Yanyan would look for Huo Yuyan again after looking for him. He was worried that his brother would be deceived by her again like in the previous life, making Miss Shen angry and causing their family to fall into the same situation as in the previous life. That's why he gave him a warning and told him that Wen Yanyan was not a good person.

As for why Wen Yanyan came to see him.

Huo Xihuai pursed his lips.

"Because she saw me at the party and knew I was your younger brother, so she wanted to talk to your brother through me."

After saying this, Huo Xihuai also felt that there was something wrong with her brain.

If she wanted to get close to Huo Yuyan, why did she have to find him, who was training in the capital and had a falling out with her in person? Was she sure that he would help her? That was too confident.

Since his last life, he hated Wen Yanyan's unreasonable self-confidence.

This unfounded self-confidence will only bring countless troubles and disasters to others.

Huo Yuyan raised the hand that was on his waist and pinched his eyebrows.

"I have never seen such a sick person." He took a deep breath and was about to think of a legal countermeasure when he suddenly stopped.

"Wait a minute," Huo Yuyan's tone even became excited, "I'll go ask Shen Yuntang. Shen Yuntang is a bully. Let's hear what she says."

Huo Xihuai: “…”

He also specifically asked his brother to be careful not to let Miss Shen hear it and get angry, but who would have thought that he would go up and ask her directly.

Should he be sad that his brother has become dependent on Miss Shen so quickly, or should he be glad that they have such a good relationship and are trying to get rid of bad luck together?

But Huo Xihuai suddenly thought of something else.

If all couples were like them and didn't hide anything, there wouldn't be so many misunderstandings in the world.

For a moment he felt relieved.

In a family, it is enough to have one reliable person.

Huo Yuyan went downstairs excitedly and sat back next to Shen Yuntang. He was actually a little excited at the thought of following her and bullying people again.

"Ms. Shen." He said respectfully, as if listening attentively, "I have a question. May I ask for your advice?"

"explain."

"Do you still remember Wen Yanyan?" Huo Yuyan asked, "I don't know why she suddenly had the idea to go to the capital to find Huo Xihuai and asked Huo Xihuai to help her talk to me."

Shen Yuntang's gaze finally turned from the TV and fell coldly on him.

Huo Yuyan was stared at by her, and was silent for a moment, then he straightened his back and said, "It has nothing to do with me. I haven't seen her. I don't know what happened. She is trying to slander me again."

After a moment of silence, he added seriously, "It is really too numerous to mention."

Shen Yuntang nodded, "I know that Mr. Huo is very popular."

"...Please, Miss Shen, that's not what I meant."

"Hmm." She crossed her knuckles and held up her chin. "Do you mean I need to deal with my love rival myself?"

Huo Yuyan understood immediately what Shen Yuntang meant, "You still need me to help you with just Wen Yanyan. Shouldn't you take the lead in this matter?" He tried to explain that this was just out of trust in Miss Shen's ability and he wanted to ask her for help. It definitely didn't mean that he didn't want to solve the problem. He just didn't want to hide it from Shen Yuntang——

Hold on.

What did Shen Yuntang just say?

Huo Yuyan's train of thought was stuck for a moment, and his mind quickly went back to the previous scene.

Then his face went blank.

Love rival… ?

He felt a little dizzy and even wanted to search the meaning of the word on Baidu.

Given his relationship with Miss Shen, can such words be used?

...No way.

Huo Yuyan stared blankly at Shen Yuntang, who was lazily turning his head away with his chin propped up.

He was so confused by these words that he forgot his purpose for a moment. After a while, he lowered his head blankly and suddenly inserted his fingers into his hair forcefully.

If Shen Yuntang regards Wen Yanyan as his love rival, then what is he?

——Being treated as a lover?

Just as this thought flashed through his mind for a moment, he shuddered all over and felt so ashamed that he almost wanted to run away.

...You can't be like this, Huo Yuyan. You have to learn to get used to it, understand?

Shen Yuntang always said irresponsible things that made him nervous. If he was provoked like this every time, it would be too passive and inappropriate.

In fact, Shen Yuntang didn't mean that at all. She just said it casually. If he thought about the connotation seriously, he would be stupid.

After thinking for a long time, Huo Yuyan finally convinced himself, calmed down, and felt disgusted with himself for being so awkward just by hearing such a word.

Just as he was about to mention Wen Yanyan's matter again, he heard Shen Yuntang ask, "What did Wen Yanyan say to Huo Xihuai?"

Her expression was calm, as if she didn't care at all, as if this matter was not as important as the TV she was watching.

Huo Yuyan was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't know."

Then he immediately added: "...May I ask?"

There was a look of "get out" written all over Shen Yuntang's face.

The last time she saw Wen Yanyan was at a fragrance tasting party. She thought that she had been stimulated and would not embarrass herself again. Unexpectedly, she still had the confidence to come back. And this time she did not take the roundabout way of attracting people with her abilities and personality, but came directly to ask a middleman for introduction.

It seemed as if she was very sure that as long as she met the person, everything would develop as she imagined.

However, with this guy's level of brain power.

It's probably difficult to accomplish anything fruitful.

Huo Xihuai received a call back from Huo Yuyan, paused, and said, "She just came today and said she would come to see me tomorrow and tell me a secret."

What could it be a secret? Could it be that Huo Yuyan saved her, so please give her a chance to repay him?

Huo Xihuai was so familiar with her past life's path that he felt disgusted when he heard it. But he also thought, if he rejected Wen Yanyan, would she find her brother's other friends to get close to him, so that more people would listen to her story of repaying her gratitude?

It would be better to stabilize this person first.

Huo Yuyan's thoughts were surprisingly consistent with his: "What is she trying to do? She said I saved her and she wants to repay me for saving her life? This person is so funny, she can find you, don't you know you are busy with the competition? If she really wants to repay me, she shouldn't come to disturb our family. She doesn't understand this simple truth?"

He was speechless for a long while, and finally said: "How about this, don't let her harass you, I will find a chance to warn her."

Huo Yuyan made a quick decision, and Huo Xihuai didn't mention it again, just said, "Okay."

Anyway, Huo Yuyan is used to refuting rumors now, so he won't be threatened by her fabrications.

Wen Yanyan didn't know that the two brothers were seriously discussing how to deal with her.

She was in the hotel, looking at the mirror on the sink, a little dazed.

She always thought her world was real. Or rather, no one would doubt that her world was fake.

Not long ago, she left Zhaburg and wanted to travel around to regain her confidence, but she encountered fraud as soon as she set out. She lost her passport and wallet. After going through a lot of difficulties, she successfully reissued them, but a lot of money had been swiped away and could not be recovered. She suddenly became financially tight.

Wen Yanyan never thought that living alone would be so difficult. Renting, transportation, interpersonal relationships and all kinds of chores almost overwhelmed her.

At this moment, the collapsed Wen Yanyan woke up from her dream and suddenly awakened.

She realized that she was living in a book and she was the heroine. The whole book was about her story and the world was created for her.

After the initial shock and trance, Wen Yanyan gradually developed an indescribable sense of vanity.

All the people in the world, those who passed by, those who were high and mighty, and those who were strangers, were all supporting her.

And her benefactor brother will indeed have a happy ending with her, he is the male protagonist.

The second male lead turns out to be the sinister boy Huo Xihuai. He is paranoid and sharp at first, but is eventually moved by her warmth.

And that high and mighty Miss Shen - she is just a supporting role.

A female villain with a tragic ending.

As long as she follows the plot and continues to be the heroine, things will go smoothly. Huo Yuyan will divorce his arrogant and troublesome wife, Huo Xihuai will collapse from the torture, and she will reach a perfect ending with Huo Yuyan after healing Huo Xihuai.

She will be loved by the whole world.

The current predicament is just a prelude to a counterattack and a slap in the face.

Anyone who knows that he is the absolute center of the world and that everyone's fate revolves around him will be flattered to the sky by this vanity.

Wen Yanyan's perspective on the things around her suddenly changed.

The landlord who scolded her was a villain cannon fodder and would soon be offline for going against the heroine.

The criminal who defrauded her will surely receive unimaginable punishment. How could going against the center of the world lead to a bad ending?

What is lost will soon come back, including Xie Yunting, who is temporarily confused by the villain female supporting role. Otherwise, why is he the third male lead? It is because he cannot even distinguish this confusion, cannot trust the heroine from beginning to end, but misunderstands her, so in the end, no matter how miserable she is, she will not turn back.

Yes, that's what makes sense.

After figuring everything out, Wen Yanyan felt a little dizzy.

Anyway, everything will be perfect in the end. She doesn't even want to wait any longer. She wants to reach the end early.

So, Wen Yanyan spent the last of her savings to return to China and stayed in the best hotel. She didn't want to wrong herself anymore, because the heroine would not have a bad ending anyway, and everything she faced would turn out well.

According to the plot consciousness in her mind, she learned that Huo Xihuai was currently participating in a competition in the capital and was under great pressure and on the verge of collapse.

Now all she had to do was to meet Huo Xihuai first, comfort him, encourage him, and tell him the story of herself and Huo Yuyan, to show that she really wanted to repay her gratitude. After building a good relationship with Huo Xihuai, she could use this opportunity to get close to Huo Yuyan.

With this reward, she can quickly change her image in Huo Yuyan's mind.

Wen Yanyan went there with full confidence.

In order to whet Huo Xihuai's appetite, she even gave him a preview to make him curious and suspicious. Then, even if he still didn't have a very good impression of her tomorrow, he would come to see her for this secret.

This would even give him some time to inform Huo Yuyan.

Wen Yanyan thought it was feasible, so she couldn't sleep tonight. Her savings were only enough for her to spend half a month at most, and Huo Xihuai's training camp was also half a month at most. She had to deal with him before the training camp ended and enter the Huo residence.

Even if she couldn't get in, if Huo Yuyan wanted to thank her at that time, she would just accept the check.

Maybe such a quick and decisive response could arouse Huo Yuyan's interest in her.

In short, no matter what, you will not be unable to survive.

Wen Yanyan finally made it to dawn, and immediately got up and dressed in a hurry. Huo Xihuai and the others would be healed by her warmth, so she wanted to always be like the sun.

She ran to the training ground of Huo Xihuai in the cold weather and said to the security guard with a smile: "Uncle, I am the one who came yesterday. I want to have a meal with my brother today. Can I come in?"

The security guard looked up, glanced at her, and said, "You can't enter without an application."

Wen Yanyan said patiently: "My brother should have submitted the application. I am not a bad person. I just feel sorry for my brother who is under too much pressure and came to comfort him."

The security guard was a little impatient. "What are you talking about without a receipt? You can't get in."

Wen Yanyan was stunned for a moment, feeling a little strange. She saw a stack of papers on his desk and suspected that he had missed it, so she started flipping through them: "My brother must have submitted the application, uncle, did you miss it? I——"

"What are you doing? Who told you to rummage through things?" The security guard immediately stood up, swept her hand away, and covered the booklet on the table with a look of shock. "Who is so bold as to do something like that? Do you have any manners? We are in a university!"

Wen Yanyan staggered after being pushed by him, and immediately felt aggrieved, saying, "But my brother is still waiting for me inside, I can't break the appointment! Uncle, just look for the application, you must have missed it!"

The security guard was so angry that he laughed, "No one has submitted an application in the past two days. I'm showing it to you? What are you looking at? You want to sneak in and take a photo? I say that if you young people are so vain, you should take the exam seriously. If you fail, just make up something to sneak in. Then can you keep the degree?"

"I'm not--" Wen Yanyan wanted to explain, but the security guard called a few security guards and pushed her out.

After being pushed out, Wen Yanyan finally realized what he said in a panic. What did he say? No application?

…

Huo Xihuai didn’t submit his application?

Then why did you come out to see her yesterday?

Why didn't he apply? Didn't he want to know the secret? He had agreed yesterday.

Wen Yanyan looked at the big iron door that slammed shut, feeling angry and regretful. She was angry that she didn't tell him all at once yesterday. Now that she couldn't see him anymore, what should she do?

Wen Yanyan was a little flustered, but she quickly thought of someone.

——Xie Yunting.

It seems that Xie Yunting is in the country now.

If he were here, he would be easier to get close to than the Huo Xihuai brothers. After all, one of them is in school, and the other has Shen Yuntang by his side.

Wen Yanyan tried hard to recall the information that the plot had given her. What was Xie Yunting's weakness? How could she get back to him?

——Ah, I remember now.

He had a very hard childhood, and was able to grow up safely because he met Master Charles. Master Charles is the only person he respects.

If she could contact Master Charles and ask him to act as a middleman, perhaps Xie Yunting would be willing to reconcile with her.

Although Master Charles still couldn't remember her and she had embarrassed herself in front of him at the fragrance tasting party, she knew that Charles would be impressed by her talent and genius in the future and would make an exception and accept her as his student.

Maybe she could start with Martina.

Wen Yanyan took a deep breath and called Martina.

"Ann?" Martina asked in surprise, "It's the middle of the night now. Oh my God, why are you calling me?"

She was half sleepy and a little unhappy to be woken up by the call.

But out of years of friendship, she was still willing to hold back and listen to what Wen Yanyan had to say.

Wen Yanyan blurted out: "Martina, can you help me contact Master Charles? I have something very important to ask him."

Martina was a little confused. "What do you want to ask him for? Aren't you no longer making perfume?"

Wen Yanyan choked and said forcefully, "Yes... I have some questions about perfume that I want to ask him. I am very confused now."

Martina sighed, "How can you not feel lost if you give up something you have been working on for many years? If you want to ask, it's the same as asking me. I will give you serious advice."

Wen Yanyan was speechless for a moment.

She just made up an excuse. There was no real question to ask. Her ultimate purpose was just to reconcile with Charles and Xie Yunting.

She gritted her teeth and said, "No, you must ask Mr. Charles this question. Only he knows the answer."

Martina's kindness also disappeared.

She sensed something was wrong.

What questions need to be answered by Charles himself? Ann's level is not so high that she can't answer them.

Her tone turned cold and she said sternly, "He is not in Zhaburg now. I will not contact him for you. If there is nothing I can answer, then hang up. I hope you know it is two o'clock in the morning."

Martina hung her up.

Wen Yanyan suddenly held her breath.

How could this be…

Even Martina didn't help her.

If Master Charles wasn't in town, where else could he be? He hadn't left town for many years, so it was impossible that he had even left the country, right?

Wen Yanyan, who hadn't read any news reports for a long time, opened the webpage and searched for some recent news about Charles.

When she saw him, she realized that he was also in China.

Wen Yanyan stood up suddenly.

Just as she was about to get excited, she saw Charles giving a speech at the launch of Shen Yuntang's new extraordinary perfume on the next page.

…

Wen Yanyan suddenly became quiet.

She had to work hard for a long time before she could impress the master with her talent and become his student.

Just by doing this, Shen Yuntang became a friend, confidant, and even a partner of his peers.

She still had what she had always dreamed of.

Even if the plot is to start with suppression and end with praise in the early stage, for a supporting actress, isn't everything coming to her too easily now?

Why does she have to work so hard to get a good result, but the female villain can live an easy life.

Wen Yanyan felt like a bucket of cold water was suddenly poured over her.

Is there no way out? Can't contact Huo Xihuai, can't see Xie Yunting, even Master Charles can't be contacted?

This is impossible. The plot clearly tells her that everyone revolves around her and everyone is her supporting role.

No, there must be roles that have not been utilized.

Wen Yanyan sat in deep thought for a long time.

I finally remembered that there was another person.

In the book, he is the chef, Ji Liang, who was fired by the trouble-making female supporting role and could never find a good job again.

In the plot, Ji Liang is also one of Wen Yanyan's admirers.

After Shen Yuntang was divorced, he contributed a lot to her miserable situation.

More importantly, in this book full of melodramatic plots, no one would have thought that Ji Liang actually had a true and false young master story.

She knows the plot, and she can help Ji Liang find his biological family and become Ji Liang's benefactor in one fell swoop.

Wen Yanyan was completely moved.

I just don’t know if Ji Liang has been expelled now. If he hasn’t been expelled, she can even enter the Huo residence through him.

Wen Yanyan immediately checked out of the hotel and booked a flight to Hai City.

It was in the evening that Huo Xihuai heard the security guard say that someone tried to break in but was chased away by him.

After listening to his description, Huo Xihuai could be sure that it was Wen Yanyan. After all, no one else could be so neurotic.

He breathed a sigh of relief and told Huo Yuyan.

"The top has its reasons. At least the school security is really dedicated and responsible. Xihuai, work hard on the exam." Huo Yuyan said just this.

Huo Xihuai couldn't help laughing.

As Master Charles is leaving soon, Ji Liang, who is very much loved by him, is busy in the kitchen making specialties that can be taken away.

For example, he is very good at pickling kimchi.

For example, he is very good at cooking hot pot base.

Being able to devote all your energy to your hobbies every day is an indescribable happiness for those who are truly immersed in it.

Ji Liang finally sealed everything, cleaned up the kitchen, and happily prepared to go out to the market. Although someone delivered fresh ingredients every day, he still liked the feeling of choosing them himself.

He had just left the Huo residence a short distance when a stranger ran over from the side, almost knocked him down, and then fell precariously to the side of the road.

Ji Liang dodged for a moment and said in confusion: "Don't you look at the road when you walk? Don't try to scam me, I don't have the money to pay."

Wen Yanyan was embarrassed for a moment, but thinking of her purpose, she still suppressed her embarrassment and asked, "Are you Ji Liang?"

Ji Liang wondered, "Yes, I am."

The person on the ground trembled, raised his head, and suddenly tears filled his eyelashes: "I finally found you."

“…”

Ji Liang got goosebumps and looked at her indescribably.

"Do you know, Ji Liang?" She smiled palely and said, "Your parents are not your biological parents."

She looked at Ji Liang in silence for a long time.

I knew he was shocked by the news and couldn't believe it.

Wen Yanyan was about to strike while the iron was hot when she heard Ji Liang say -

"Neuropathy?"

He walked past her and left.