When Duan Xuanyu carried Su Mian ashore from the sea, her unmade-up face was buried tightly in his arms, and his shirt covered her body, concealing the torn parts of her wetsuit.
So the children were completely unaware of the old woman's true identity.
They just found the scene very strange.
They ran to Duan Hongxu and said:
Wow! Our male teacher is hugging your grandma! Are they together?!
"Your grandma is fifty years older than our teacher!"
"I just learned a new word from my teacher yesterday, it's called 'role model'! Your grandma is our role model!"
Duan Hongxu didn't want to speak.
He squatted in the sand, staring at his ancestors and great-grandmother over there.
I feel so awful.
He had always known the charm of his ancestors, and recently he had truly felt the charm of Su Mian.
Can't the three of them live together like this forever?
Why do two people have to be together?
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The hotel is nearby.
Duan Xuanyu took Su Mian back and had her put on makeup again.
Although he quickly wrapped Su Mian in his own clothes, sharp-eyed viewers still noticed Su Mian's torn wetsuit and a scar on her shoulder.
Duan Xuanyu also came back to change his clothes.
When she came out after changing, Su Mian hadn't finished applying makeup yet.
He sat outside waiting for her, taking out his phone to check the screen.
He saw a comment from a netizen asking him about it.
Why does Mianmian have a scar on her back?
Duan Xuanyu: [Those are the creases from the love letters she gave me.]
[Holy crap! When did you become so good at this?! Where did you get your training?!]
[The Blade's Edge]
[Do you suspect what you two did before? Were you gangsters?]
Duan Xuanyu really wanted to share, but at that moment Su Mian had already come out disguised as a seventy-year-old woman again.
She left in a hurry, leaving him only with the words, "No, I can't lose."
Duan Xuanyu had no choice but to get up and return to the beach to continue campaigning.
-
When the midday sun was blazing, everyone took a break.
As evening fell and the temperature dropped, everyone gathered on the beach again.
Fang Nuonuo saw that her vote count had already surpassed the second-place candidate by a whopping eighty votes, so she was basically guaranteed a win.
To ensure the quality of teaching, this royal academy has only two hundred students in total. Some classes are taught in large groups, but many specialized courses are taught in small groups of ten students each.
Now each student has one vote to cast every day.
Aside from her overwhelming lead, Duan Xuanyu's votes were also decent, and the rest were all close in terms of votes.
In other words, even if he helps Gu Yichen with some things, he still can't surpass him.
Moreover, he would be grateful to himself.
Fang Nuonuo closed the voting software and waved to Gu Yichen, who was not far away.
Gu Yichen walked over.
Fang Nuonuo lowered her voice and said, "Do you remember, I promised you that I would definitely help you realize your musical dream?"
Gu Yichen nodded. "I remember, I've always been very grateful to you."
Fang Nuonuo smiled slightly, "Today is a good opportunity."
"I've already told the dating reality show production team that they won't film our preparation process; we'll just give the audience a surprise later!"
"I also notified a few students, and they brought some professional equipment over."
"Kids this age are most likely to admire those who have a special skill. Didn't Su Mian overtake four guests yesterday by dunking like an old lady?"
"Your music later will definitely garner you even more votes! It's a win-win situation!"
Gu Yichen's eyes showed even deeper emotion. "Thank you."
Fang Nuonuo brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled sweetly, "You're welcome."
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Su Mian squatted behind the rock and relayed their entire conversation to Gu Yuanqiu.
Fang Nuonuo asked the production crew to stop filming their area for the time being, so Su Mian was hiding nearby and no one was filming her, allowing her to communicate freely and without worry.
Gu Yuanqiu replied, "Received."
Immediately afterwards, Gu Yichen received a call from Gu Yuanqiu.
Because of the strong wind on the beach, Gu Yichen couldn't hear clearly when he answered the phone, so he turned on the speakerphone.
The mother and son's conversation once again reached Su Mian's ears clearly.
Gu Yuanqiu: "When you were little, didn't you promise your mother that you would pursue singing as a hobby and carry on the family tradition?"
Gu Yuanqiu: "I originally recommended you to participate in this dating reality show so that you could find someone you like and get married sooner, but I regret it now. Maybe you shouldn't participate."
Gu Yichen hesitated again.
Because he also remembered the kindness his mother had shown him.
Aside from not supporting his singing, she doesn't seem to have done anything to wrong him over the years.
But when he looked up, he saw the professional equipment that Fang Nuonuo had painstakingly had her classmates move over.
With someone who supports his dreams so much, he'll keep going even if his family doesn't understand!
"I am your son, not your possession. I just want to live my own life."
Gu Yichen hung up the phone and blocked his mother's number.
Fang Nuonuo came over and gently comforted him, "It's okay. Once you become a huge star and everyone loves you, your mother won't be able to control you anymore."
Gu Yichen nodded. "Mm!"
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At the same time, Su Mian received another message from Gu Yuanqiu.
Gu Yuanqiu: "Since I can't stop my son, I've decided to help him debut."
Su Mian was shocked. "Huh? You're not going to stop him anymore? Aren't you the controlling mother he described? How can you give up so easily?"
Gu Yuanqiu: "My son would never have thought like this before. It must be that Fang Nuonuo stirring things up again. Forget it, forget it. The misunderstanding between us is definitely due to our own poor communication. We can't blame anyone else."
Gu Yuanqiu: "I'm not controlling. Apart from his singing, I've never interfered with anything he does. I stopped him from singing purely because his singing... wasn't very good."
Gu Yuanqiu sent Su Mian a video.
Afraid that Gu Yichen would hear, Su Mian quickly ran away and clicked play.
In the video, Gu Yichen sang a pop song.
Su Mian listened with a frown the entire time.
This doesn't sound good at all.
This is absolutely horrifying.
The harsh, mocking sounds were unpleasant to hear.
Not only was every word off-key, but her voice was also extremely affected.
Hearing this made me feel inexplicably angry.
I want to go out and beat someone up.
The sound attracted Yu Liqi, who was not far away.
Upon hearing this, Yu Liqi frowned as well. "My heart is pounding. What is making such a piercing noise?"
Su Mian raised her phone and listened with her.
After listening, Yu Liqi could only exclaim, "My God..."
A young talent from a wealthy family, handsome, and successful in his career.
It's unbelievable that someone has such a shameful flaw.
Su Mian messaged Gu Yuanqiu, "Doesn't he know he sings terribly?"
Gu Yuanqiu: "It's my fault... because I've always encouraged him since he was little, and I've never criticized him."
Gu Yuanqiu: "Not only did I not tell the truth, I also bought him professional equipment worth tens of millions to encourage him, but he had promised me before that he would just treat it as a hobby..."
Gu Yuanqiu: "But recently he's gotten arrogant and suddenly forgot his promise to me, insisting on debuting. I love him so much, I have no choice but to help him debut."
No wonder Fang Nuonuo was able to immediately tell that Gu Yichen was a professional singer after accidentally barging into his music room.
Equipment worth tens of millions.
Students with poor grades have too many stationery items.
A truly good singer can go wild with just a two-hundred-yuan guitar.
Gu Yuanqiu: " Mianmian, please help my son out... I'll send you the endorsement contract for Gu Group's Medical right now."
The next second she actually sent the contract over.
Su Mian could tell that she was very sincere and offered very good terms.
But with your son's skill level, how can he possibly debut?!