No matter how bumpy the process had been, Fu Hanye’s assignment was still submitted—and the score was not bad either.
On the signature section, the teacher not only saw his name but also He Sheng’s.
The teacher looked up at the transfer student sitting in the back row, her eyes covered with a ribbon, and gave a meaningful glance.
As New Year’s Day approached, the school was preparing to organize a New Year’s Day Gala, and every class was required to put on performances.
In previous years, whenever there was a gala, the students from the arts department always shone brightly and dominated the stage, while students from other departments mostly participated half-heartedly.
When the counselor mentioned this matter, everyone’s eyes subconsciously turned toward He Sheng.
In the video Fu Hanye had recorded, He Sheng had played the violin. That alone counted as a performance, did it not?
He Sheng clearly felt many people looking at her and understood what they meant.
But unfortunately, she refused.
Shen Yao stood up and took over from the counselor, beginning to collect ideas for class performances. However, the students showed little enthusiasm. Compared to performing in a gala, they would rather go out and set up street stalls.
When school ended, Shen Yao caught up with He Sheng and said somewhat awkwardly: “He Sheng, can we talk alone for a moment?”
Fu Hanye pulled her behind him. “No.”
If it had been anyone else, He Sheng would not have agreed either—but this was the female lead, Shen Yao.
While internally cursing Fu Hanye for being unreasonable, He Sheng poked her head out and nodded at Shen Yao.
Having received the consent of the person involved, Shen Yao raised her chin provocatively at Fu Hanye, signaling him to step aside.
Fu Hanye’s face darkened. He glanced at He Sheng: ungrateful.
He had never been someone who willingly catered to others. Since He Sheng did not appreciate it, Fu Hanye turned and left immediately. He got into the Fu family car at the school gate and urged the driver to start driving.
The driver asked cautiously: “Young Master, aren’t we waiting for Miss He Sheng?”
“Waiting for what?” Fu Hanye sneered coldly. “Is she even worthy of making the Young Master wait?!”
The driver fell silent and obediently drove off.
It seemed the Young Master had quarreled with Miss He Sheng again. He would have to inform Butler Zhou so he could figure something out.
In the corridor of the teaching building, Shen Yao first chatted with He Sheng about school life, then brought up the New Year’s Day Gala and asked her to perform a solo violin piece.
“Honestly, I know this request is a bit too much, but I still hope you can agree.”
He Sheng tilted her head and wrote on the paper Shen Yao had prepared: How do you know I can play the violin?
This should only have been known by people from the Fu family. Among Shen Yao’s acquaintances from the Fu family, there was only Fu Hanye—but their relationship was currently not good. How would Fu Hanye have told her this?
Shen Yao smiled and said: “Did you forget the content of Fu Hanye’s entrepreneurship practice assignment? He made a Dou Dou account, and your violin video was inside it.”
“Actually, there are students in the class who are also short video bloggers, but the most successful ones are you two. You even got brand lipstick promotion. That’s really impressive.”
A spark of realization flashed through He Sheng’s mind, and the things she had found strange before finally had a reasonable explanation.
No wonder Fu Hanye had been taking her out recently. That day in the pine forest, he even applied lipstick on her—so he had been using her for his assignment without her knowledge.
He Sheng felt a mix of anger and speechlessness.
That stinky dog had taken advantage of her inability to see, shamelessly using her right in front of her.
The feeling that the whole world knew something except her was absolutely terrible.
Seeing that He Sheng had remained silent with a somewhat serious expression, Shen Yao thought she was unwilling.
Just as she was about to drop the request, He Sheng grabbed her hand and nodded firmly.
However, He Sheng had a condition: she hoped Shen Yao could practice with her. She needed an audience.
Shen Yao agreed.