Chapter 63

What evidence?

Huo Yuyan looked at her in a daze.

It was the turn of the Best Actress of the Year, Gu Lan, to go on stage.

He held her down: "Wait a moment?"

Shen Yuntang sat down only after he saw that the award went to Gu Lan.

The award presenter turned out to be Fu Hengze. No one knew who arranged this, but when he came on stage holding the tray, there was an obvious booing from the audience.

Huo Yuyan felt envious.

Whenever he and Shen Yuntang appear together, will the sounds heard around them be booing instead of gasps of shock?

Gu Lan won the award as expected. After many years, she finally stood on the podium again.

Fu Hengze handed her the trophy, gave her a friendly hug, and said, "Congratulations."

Gu Lan smiled and said, "Thank you."

She let go of Fu Hengze and looked at the audience, her eyes immediately falling on Miss Shen in the first row.

Gu Lan seemed to have found the landing point immediately. He took a deep breath and picked up the microphone.

"I don't think there's a lot I want to say now that I'm back on this podium. The only thing I want to say is, thank you Miss Shen for saving me." She met Shen Yuntang's gaze, and tears gradually filled her eyes.

"If you hadn't appeared, my life would not have changed at all."

“You brought me back to life.”

Shen Yuntang also smiled at her.

The breathtakingly beautiful Miss Shen was sitting in the audience. The spotlight was not on her, but she was still so dazzling that people could not take their eyes off her.

There was also a buzz of discussion from the audience.

Everyone knew that President Shen’s help to Gu Lan was very important, but no one expected that she was so important to Gu Lan. The first person she thanked after returning to the podium was her.

"This award..." Gu Lan raised the trophy. She should have won it four years ago, but someone had manipulated her and cut it off. Her ex-husband told her that her best luck had passed and she would never win an award again. After hearing it so many times, she began to believe it.

But now, she got it back on her own.

Shen Yuntang in the audience crossed his arms, raised his chin, and mouthed something to Gu Lan.

——"I owe you."

Gu Lan laughed.

At that moment, she suddenly felt that there was no need to be humble and submissive.

Miss Shen has already told her that only if she is strong enough, others will not dare to bully her.

Her life has been reignited, and she could live it in a different way.

So, Gu Lan shook the trophy in his hand and smiled slightly, "You owe me."

The audience suddenly fell silent.

The people who were talking just now stopped talking, stunned by the shock.

After a moment, there was a sudden uproar.

Oh shit!

Whether it was the media, investors, organizers, or artists, they were all shocked. They couldn't believe that Gu Lan, who was always low-key, would say such ostentatious words in such an occasion.

Huo Yuyan was also surprised, but considering that this person often interacted with Shen Yuntang, it was not surprising that he became like this.

Shen Yuntang was probably the calmest person in the whole audience. She even nodded to Gu Lan to express her praise.

Huo Yuyan could see with his own eyes the surprise and excitement of Fu Hengze on the stage.

He had a premonition that something might happen next that would make him lose, so he immediately grabbed Shen Yuntang's wrist and said, "Let's go now."

Shen Yuntang rolled his eyes at him, then stood up and exchanged glances with Gu Lan.

Just as they turned their backs, they heard screams from the audience. Huo Yuyan was shocked, thinking that this unstable boy might have hugged or kissed him in public.

Haha, they are an old couple and they don’t need to do such nonsense – out of sight, out of mind!

I don’t know if he noticed the unusual movement on their side, but when I looked back after the award ceremony, Xie Yunting was no longer in his seat.

Huo Yuyan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately realized that it was he who stopped Shen Yuntang and prevented her from stopping Xie Yunting, and he felt a little guilty for a moment.

Shen Yuntang fell silent, and after a long time he let out a strange smile for no apparent reason.

Isn't this certain?

Xie Yunting saw her trying to get up and ran away.

…

He felt guilty.

Shen Yuntang stared towards the direction of the gate.

Huo Yuyan didn't know what evidence Shen Yuntang was looking for, so he put everything aside for the next few days and followed her everywhere.

As he ran, he even felt something was wrong.

How come these days are like a honeymoon?

It was just him and Shen Yuntang, going to this tourist attraction and then to that restaurant. He didn't know what she was going to do, so he just followed her blankly.

In the end, the entire circle of relatives and friends knew that Shen Yuntang and Huo Yuyan had been out playing these days.

Mr. Huo even called to express his sincere condolences.

"Where did you take your daughter-in-law? Don't you have to work anymore?"

"..." Huo Yuyan paused, "Dad, have you ever thought that it might be your daughter-in-law who abducted me?"

Mr. Huo was surprised, "You still need crutches?"

This father and son can't do this for even a day.

After hanging up the phone, Huo Yuyan looked up at Shen Yuntang who was standing on the terrace enjoying the sea breeze.

She rested her elbows on the railing, her chin on her hand, looking at the blue sea so close at hand, as if she was thinking about something.

Huo Yuyan spoke carefully after a while: "Miss Shen?"

Seeing that she didn't move, the hem of her skirt was blown up.

Huo Yuyan changed the topic and asked tentatively: "Madam?"

"Wife?"

"……Honey?"

Shen Yuntang finally moved, looked back at him impatiently, and took off his headphones, "What are you doing?"

Huo Yuyan paused and said hesitantly, "What have we been doing these days?"

"Traveling." Shen Yuntang had an expression that said "Don't you know this?"

Huo Yuyan knew they were traveling, but he couldn't understand why they were traveling so suddenly. Weren't they busy deciphering the secrets and looking for the mastermind a few days ago? They finally had some clues, so why did they suddenly go out for a trip?

He never doubted Shen Yuntang's ambition and desire to win. It was impossible for her to come out and hang out on a whim. That could only mean that there was some development that he didn't know about, which needed to be realized by hanging out for a few days.

He had not anticipated this development.

Huo Yuyan fell into deep thought.

Is he really that useless?

Shen Yuntang ignored him and left him alone to think deeply.

Only a few days after the Spring Festival, Huo Xihuai had already started school. The results of the chemistry competition were about to be announced. If there was a good result, he wouldn't have to work so hard in the next few months.

He is about to reach the age that he did not reach in his previous life.

That day, when he was finishing get out of class, the teacher suddenly called him. Huo Xihuai, who was tidying up the desk, was stunned for a moment, put down the book in his hand, stood up, and followed the teacher out.

"Huo Xihuai, guess what your score is!" Teacher Lin's expression was so excited that her hands holding his shoulders were shaking. It was easy to guess from her appearance. However, after Huo Xihuai's heart finally settled, he still cooperated and asked her, "Teacher Lin, what's your score?"

Teacher Lin had tears in his eyes and his lips were trembling.

--gold medal!

The news spread throughout the grade at lightning speed.

In fact, with the teaching level of Haizhong, it is not uncommon to win a gold medal in this level of competition. There is always one every few years. Although I envy and look up to them, I am not too shocked.

But Huo Xihuai is different.

He joined the class in his senior year of high school.

Everyone has heard of his situation to some extent. Due to family influence, he did not go to school for the first two years and studied at home. Compared with those students who have been immersed in competitions since childhood, he is simply a wild one.

How can we not be shocked that informal training can lead to the most formal results?

After hearing Teacher Lin announce the result calmly and proudly, Huo Xihuai's former deskmate Li Mingzhi raised his head amid the booing.

He was originally a top student in the subject and had few rivals in the entire class.

But since Huo Xihuai came, he was no longer the first. Not only did he lose the honor he had managed to keep, but he was also slapped in the face by his parents at a parent-teacher meeting. He even lost a big position at the sports meet. At one point, he almost couldn't get through the class.

How could he not be jealous?

But after looking for a while, Li Mingzhi could only lower his head.

He had no doubt that if he had any more evil thoughts, he would be bullied by his weird parents and end up in a miserable situation.

He was already scared and didn't dare to embarrass himself again.

It happened to be Saturday afternoon after school, and Teacher Lin was handing out cell phones on the podium. When she handed it to Huo Xihuai, she paused and said, "You will be admitted without any problems, but it depends on you how you will spend the rest of the semester."

Huo Xihuai took the phone and nodded.

He originally wanted to call Miss Shen and his brother, but he heard that they were very busy traveling around recently, so he didn't want to disturb them, so he sent a message in the family group.

Huo Xihuai: I won a gold medal in the competition, so I can be admitted to the university^-^

This should have been a busy time for everyone in the family group - some were drinking afternoon tea, some were fishing, and some were cooking, but one minute after he sent the message, every member replied.

Ms. Tang: Congratulations to Xiao Huai!!! Celebration banquet!!!

Mr. Huo: Congratulations! Uncle has prepared a big surprise for you! [Applause]

Grandpa Huo: [Fish rolling its eyes.jpg] Is it enough to serve it as the main course?

Huo Xihuai was a little flattered.

After a while, the two who were traveling also replied.

Huo Yuyan sent a voice message. There was the sound of the howling sea breeze. He seemed to be shivering in the wind, and said against the wind: "You - sister - let me say - you are awesome, boy -"

Huo Xihuai paused, and suddenly laughed.

He lowered his hand holding the phone and gently put on his schoolbag.

Now he had someone to celebrate with.

He actually became a member of the Huo family.

Because Miss Shen treated him as a younger brother and brought him into the Huo family, everyone began to know him and accept him.

He has a new life.

Huo Yuyan sent him a separate message.

"Would you like to take a break? We are on vacation at the beach, and your sister said she could bring you along."

Huo Xihuai could see his reluctance even through the screen, so he sensibly refused.

Huo Yuyan seemed very satisfied with his understanding, but also had some regrets after the fact: "...she has already gone out to pick you up."

So fast?

Huo Xihuai was surprised why his brother wasn't asked to pick him up, but then he thought that Miss Shen probably thought his brother was unreliable and couldn't explain it clearly to the teacher.

So he packed his clothes and schoolbag with peace of mind and waited for her in the dormitory.

After Shen Yuntang's car arrived, he sent him a message asking him to come downstairs.

Teacher Lin had already received the news and approved the leave without much hesitation. He also advised him to relax more and not push himself too hard like before.

Huo Xihuai trotted to the school gate, opened the car door, got in, and put his schoolbag on his lap.

Shen Yuntang also sat quietly looking at his phone.

Huo Xihuai sat for a while and asked her, "Sister, isn't brother here with you?"

"Huo Yuyan?" Shen Yuntang paused, "He's in the hotel."

Huo Xihuai nodded, "He's really too much. He actually made my sister come to pick me up."

"well enough."

Shen Yuntang didn't seem to want to talk to him any more.

Huo Xihuai turned his head and looked at the changing scenery outside the window, but his smile gradually disappeared.

There's something wrong with her.

It turned out that Shen Yuntang didn't match their secret code.