Rebirth from the Ashes

Try as the public might blast and taunt, it would never stop Su Ruowan from establishing a hit career in the entertainment world. That would show them!

Sitting nearby, Su Mushi was fixated on Su Ruowan’s little face as he tightened his fist and hid the grimace behind his eyes. He had been waiting, thinking that Cloud Seven the Screenwriter would come looking for him.

Yet at the end of the day, Screenwriter Cloud Seven was after Wanwan, not him!

Why?

It was clear that Cloud Seven was fond of him, so why was he not considered for the male lead part? He should be the main actor of the new TV series!

In the last row, Yu Qiubai listlessly slumped against the chair, narrowing his foxy eyes at the radiant Su Ruowan who had a second chance in life with great gusto.

Screenwriter Cloud Seven, huh?

Su Ruowan was walking on air to have gotten an audition. He wondered how long her joy would last and what was that girl up to now.

Was it not enough for her that Su Ruowan became the most hated person on earth? Why did she hand the much-coveted audition to Su Ruowan on a silver platter?

Sigh. It was best not to rack his brains about it since it was not like he was ever able to read her mind. Yu Qiubai was going to kick back and watch the drama unfold with popcorn in hand.

While all was calm at the Top Class, the International Class was filled with cheers and laughter, going out with one last bang.

With the paperwork for the application out of the way, Shen Xi was summoned by the homeroom teacher for an interview with a network. The school hoped Shen Xi could put in the good word for her alma mater.

As the top achiever in science, Shen Xi did not mind being on camera. She was happy to do her due diligence as a student and advocate for the school.

Also to be interviewed was Yu Yuanxi, the top scorer in liberal arts. Counting on this day for the two to show up at school, the press arrived in droves so as not to miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to interview them.

The school arranged a small-scale press conference, letting in known state media and legitimate news outlets to ask professional questions.

It was afternoon by the time the interview was over. The International Class had dispersed after making plans for a fun day tomorrow. Only Pei Xu, Song Wenye, and Fu Qingxuan stayed behind for Shen Xi.

Shen Xi and Yu Yuanxi walked side by side toward the classroom while engaging in a talk. They were mainly chatting about Yu Yuanxi’s latest filming.

Having arrived at the building, Yu Yuanxi went to his classroom to collect his things.

Shen Xi called out to him. “My mom wants you to come and have dinner with us. Wait for me here, and I’ll be right down.”

Yu Yuanxi stopped in his tracks before turning back to smile warmly at her. “Sure.”

It did not take too long for Shen Xi and the rest to come down. Lo and behold, Yu Qiubai and Yu Yuanxi were standing there and sharing a conversation.

To this day, Song Wenye had an issue with Yu Qiubai. She kept looking daggers at Yu Qiubai on their way out of school.

Yu Qiubai was unabashed and unfazed.

Amid all the chatter, the group quickly saw a woman waiting by a car at the school entrance. It was Yun Jinping.

The lot, except Yu Yuanxi, eagerly fought to be the first to greet Shen Xi’s mother. In the end, Song Wenye beat them all and got dibs. “Mrs. Shen, I miss you so much.”

Yun Jinping happily received Song Wenye with open arms. After a round of greetings, she turned to the other kids and extended an invitation. “Come and have dinner with us if you have the time right now.”

This was music to Pei Xu and the others’ ears. They had planned to invite themselves even if they were not invited. Moreover, nobody was going to say no to a personal invitation from Mrs. Shen.

Yun Jinping came to pick up her darling daughter and Yu Yuanxi, not expecting a group of them here. The car she drove could not fit all of them, much less Fu Qingxuan who was in a wheelchair.

However, a caravan soon parked in front of the entrance.

A driver in formal attire got off and respectfully approached Fu Qingxuan. “Young Master.”

Well, that solved the problem about car seats. The question now was who was to take Yun Jinping and Fu Qingxuan’s cars.

“I’ll drive Mrs. Shen’s car. You guys should ride with Xuan,” Yu Yuanxi proposed.

“Agreed.” Pei Xu raised his hand.

“Ditto!” Yu Qiubai nodded.

“I’ll go with Lil’ Yu. You guys should go with Xuan!” Yun Jinping was worried about leaving him to drive alone.

“Mrs. Shen, why don’t you take Fu Qingxuan’s car? I’ll go with him.” Song Wenye chimed in without paying much attention to the conversation. The words came out of her mouth without much thought, and by the time she realized it, it was too late.

Yu Qiubai and Pei Xu pulled Yun Jinping aside and left.

Shen Xi took a glance at Song Wenye before wheeling Fu Qingxuan to keep up.

Song Wenye opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

Cool as a cucumber, Yu Yuanxi earnestly explained to ease Song Wenye of what he thought was fear. “I know my way around.”

Rosiness blushed her cheeks as his words drove her mind to wander into what seemed to be the gutter. Without a word, she opened the door and got into the car.

Yu Yuanxi got into the car as well.

With the heat getting to her, Song Wenye looked at Yu Yuanxi and cleared her throat. “Turn down the heat.”

Yu Yuanxi answered softly, “It’s 25 degrees. Any lower and you’ll catch a cold.”

Pouting her lips, Song Wenye looked out the window and hummed a single-syllable utterance. It took her a while to break the silence. “I didn’t mean to blacklist you. My… My hand slipped.”

She regretted blacklisting him yet did not know how to talk to him about it. Hence, she left the matter hanging.

“Okay.” Yu Yuanxi faintly responded as the tinge of joy in his eyes spread.

“What do you mean okay? Do you not believe me?” Song Wenye was a firecracker.

“No.” Not the least bit angry, Yu Yuanxi gazed at her and said, “It’s my fault to keep you waiting.”

Song Wenye was stumped for words facing those warm, sincere, and pure hazel eyes. After an internal struggle, she whispered, “I’m in the wrong too. I shouldn’t have blacklisted you.”

Yu Yuanxi broke into a smile and quickly turned his eyes on the wheel and started the car just before Song Wenye could lose another temper. He urged her, “Put on your seatbelt.”

Cutting the snide remarks for once, Song Wenye compliantly put on her seatbelt and picked up her head to find the young man’s lean fingers holding a gift. His raspy voice sounded somewhat sexy. “Congrats.”

Song Wenye’s heart could melt. She accepted the gift and pretended it was nothing. “Thank you.”

While there was a hint of romance in the air here, it was bustling over at the caravan.

Yun Jinping knew about Fu Qingxuan’s car accident and a broken leg as he had called her on the day of the accident. He told her to keep it from Shen Xi in case the latter might worry and not be able to concentrate on her National College Entrance Examination.

Yun Jinping was also aware that Fu Qingxuan was here in China. He asked her to keep it a secret as he wanted to give Shen Xi a surprise.

Two cars, one behind the other, were headed towards the Shens’ residence and they arrived an hour later.

Pei Xu and Yu Qiubai worked together to get Fu Qingxuan off the caravan.

They had just gotten out of the caravan when they noticed a car pulling up at the neighbor’s driveway. The neighbor must have just returned home. The car door opened and out came a man in a wheelchair.