Soon, he faintly heard a woman's voice coming from the school, fragmented and unclear.
The car stopped at the school gate.
The gate was wide open, and he heard that a radio host was giving a speech. There were quite a few people standing outside the school gate today, listening.
They were discussing animatedly.
Zhou Yue glanced at him.
Yu Dong didn't notice, his head craning out the window, peering towards the inside of the school.
The noise from the engine made it hard to hear, so he simply turned it off.
Lin Xiao was puzzled, wanting to ask.
Then, a familiar voice came from inside the school.
Lin Xiao thought he misheard—it sounded like his younger sister.
But Zhou Yue Shen suddenly frowned deeply. He stubbed out his cigarette and raised his gaze towards the school.
A hint of puzzlement flashed in his pitch-black eyes.
Before either of them could react, he swung open the car door, stepped out, and strode forward.
Yu Dong was also somewhat bewildered.
He had come to listen to Fu Qianqian's speech.
But if Fu Qianqian wasn't here, how could he hear his elder sister-in-law's voice?
Logically, shouldn't his elder sister-in-law be in Happiness Village with Aba and Ama?
Could he have misheard?
No, if he misheard, would the boss react like this?
He exchanged a glance with Lin Xiao, and the two hurriedly got out of the car, squeezing into the crowd.
When they found Zhou Yue Shen, his tall figure stood at the forefront. People around instinctively moved farther away, making his slender figure stand out. He stood silently, his intensely focused black eyes fixed on the stage ahead.
As they drew closer, the familiar voice became clearer.
Both of them followed his gaze with great curiosity.
From their distance, the view wasn't very clear.
But the figure—both instantly recognized her.
The emcee fluently speaking English on stage, wasn't she Si Nian, their village's charming and excellent cook?
She was tall and graceful, with delicate features, standing elegantly on the stage as if bathed in a dazzling light.
Soon, the speech concluded.
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
People around also joined in, praising loudly.
"She's truly a professional broadcaster, so impressive!"
"It's the first time I've found English so pleasant to listen to."
"And that host, she's unbelievably beautiful, beautiful and educated. I wonder whose son will be lucky in the future."
These comments snapped Yu Dong and the others out of their stupor.
"Boss, it's Sister-in-law, why is she here?" Yu Dong couldn't help asking Zhou Yueshen.
Zhou Yueshen glanced at him but remained silent.
Si Nian was unaware of Zhou Yueshen and the others' presence. She descended from the stage and took Yao Yao from Sister Chen's hands.
Sister Chen looked at her admiringly, "Inviting you was indeed my best decision. You're truly amazing!"
Although Sister Chen had admired Si Nian before, she had only seen her as a talent with potential. There was nothing like the awe and admiration she felt now.
Si Nian's abilities had surpassed her own, proving the student had surpassed the master.
People around them gathered and praised her incessantly, completely awestruck by her talent.
Even the usually proud Fu Qianqian spoke up, "Si Nian, thank you for today."
If Si Nian hadn't come to help, she might have had to reluctantly ask Lin Sisi for help, someone she found unpleasant enough to ruin her appetite and sleep for days.
Si Nian nodded slightly, "You're welcome. The had
Fu Qianqian remained silent.
After Lin Sisi stepped down from the stage in the corner, she felt a chill all over her body. Once the host had pulled her down, she had no chance to speak up and could only watch Si Nian dazzle the entire audience!
She saw the admiration that everyone had for her, and her jealousy reached its peak!
She couldn't understand what Si Nian had to be proud of. If Si Nian hadn't stolen her eighteen years of life, if she hadn't had the privilege of her education for eighteen years, she would never have been able to do this or qualify to stand on that stage.
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Upon hearing Lin Sisi's words, Fu Qianqian's expression immediately changed.
Yes, how could it be such a coincidence?
Her daughter had an incident right before going on stage, and Si Nian happened to appear at a critical moment.
And now her son was coming here today—this situation made people speculate.
Could it be that Si Nian, despite being married, hadn't given up?
If that were true, then this child's scheming was indeed profound!
The admiration in Fu Yang's eyes also dissipated instantly because of Lin Sisi's words.
He had just thought that Si Nian's appearance was a coincidence, her performance so stunning!
Now he realized it was all carefully calculated by her.
He admitted that recently, he couldn't help but pay attention to her.
But that didn't mean he would accept a married woman.
In an instant, Fu Yang frowned with disgust.
He detested women with too many ulterior motives the most.
His words successfully directed everyone's attention to Si Nian.
Indeed, although Si Nian claimed to have a photographic memory, her performance was outstanding—almost too good, far from someone unprepared.
It was hard not to speculate.
Si Nian calmly looked at Lin Sisi, "Speaking of coincidences, you're the expert. After all, it was Sister Chen who called me here. I heard you came uninvited and volunteered to help, as if you had anticipated this would happen."
"Not to mention, not everyone is as fixated on men as you are. Everything you say seems to revolve around men. Can't you live without a man?"
Sister Chen glanced at Lin Sisi, furrowing her brows.
Despite Lin Sisi's outward display of happiness for Si Nian, Sister Chen had encountered many types of people over the decades and recognized Lin Sisi's underlying intentions. If Lin Sisi hadn't performed so well, anyone else would have been unwilling to help. But Lin Sisi actually came forward to congratulate Si Nian, and then inexplicably made misleading remarks, clearly showing her malicious intent.
Initially, Sister Chen thought Lin Sisi's actions stemmed from jealousy toward Si Nian. However, upon seeing the Fu family's reaction, she realized that Lin Sisi's ambitions ran deeper than envy.
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