Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!

Chapter 1150 - 581: I Am Here

Liu Runxi did not return home all night.

Helian Yu was both angry and anxious; this child was becoming more and more unreasonable.

She had arranged to go to the jewelry exhibition with several ladies in the morning, so Helian Yu got up early to dress up.

After all, she was getting older, and if she didn’t rest well, even the most expensive cosmetics couldn’t cover the weariness on her face.

Helian Yu wrapped a shawl around herself and walked down from the second floor, while a maid was setting up the exquisite breakfast in the dining room.

There was a series of hurried footsteps approaching from outside the door.

Helian Yu thought it was Liu Runxi returning, so she quickened her pace going downstairs.

Seeing who it was, she couldn’t help but pull a long face.

"I thought it was someone else, turns out it’s Secretary Lin. What wind blew you here?"

"Madam, will you hand over those things yourself, or should I have people search for them?"

Two burly bodyguards in black stood ready behind her.

Helian Yu’s expression changed instantly, standing at the corner of the stairs, looking down without any sense of superiority, but sharp and mean.

"Did Liu Qingfeng send you?"

Secretary Lin smiled seamlessly, "Sir asked me to pass on a message to Madam: Please stop testing Sir’s limits repeatedly. The consequences are more than you can afford."

Helian Yu’s face turned livid with anger: "Liu Qingfeng, how dare you treat me like this."

As she finished, she was about to take out her phone to call Liu Qingfeng.

Secretary Lin coldly reminded her: "Sir is on a business trip and won’t be in Jingzhou anytime soon."

Helian Yu was stuck, unable to breathe in or out, her face contorted with frustration.

Secretary Lin didn’t waste words with her and instructed the two bodyguards: "Go to the lady’s room, find the things and take them away. Be careful not to touch her personal belongings."

The bodyguards obediently went upstairs.

Helian Yu blocked them, shouting angrily, "Let me see who dares!"

Secretary Lin looked up at Helian Yu on the stairs, "Madam, even greed must have its limits. Do you think taking gifts from the Zhan family is easy? If you’re willing to leave this villa, abandon the false fame derived from Mrs. Liu’s title, and disregard the young master’s future, then be my guest."

Helian Yu’s face turned from blue to white, feeling so embarrassed she wished she could find a hole to hide in.

Secretary Lin gestured, and the bodyguards quickly went upstairs.

Soon they came down with three brocade boxes. After checking them, Secretary Lin slightly nodded to Helian Yu.

"Madam, sorry for the disturbance."

With that, they left with the bodyguards.

Helian Yu was so infuriated she almost lost her mind, shouting at the housekeeper in the corner: "Was it you who told Liu Qingfeng? Or was it you?"

The maid in the corner was trembling with fear, shaking her head desperately: "Madam, it wasn’t me."

They couldn’t have had the guts, so there was only one person left.

"Truly your father’s good son." Helian Yu laughed sarcastically.

——

On Monday, Yu Fusheng’s case went to trial.

The case involved many people and was complex, taking months just to gather evidence.

The trial was not open to the public, and very few people attended; Shen You’an was one of them.

In the solemn courtroom, Yu Fusheng appeared, shackled on both hands and feet, escorted by bailiffs.

Compared to the last time he was seen, he looked even more haggard and weary, with hair almost completely white. Though only in his early forties, he resembled a man in his sixties or seventies.

Hunched over, his eyes were numb and empty, like a marionette being controlled.

Faced with the prosecution’s accusations, Yu Fusheng’s defense attorney was repeatedly defeated, knowing well it was just a futile struggle, merely going through the motions.

When the judge’s gavel fell, reading the final verdict, upon hearing the words ’death penalty, immediate execution,’ Yu Fusheng suddenly lifted his head.

At a distance, Shen You’an could clearly see the fear in Yu Fusheng’s eyes; his parched lips trembled violently, as if he might faint the next moment.

No one can face such a verdict calmly.

The fear of death is human nature, and facing imminent death, the terror multiplies.

Indeed, this is the deserved outcome of his crimes.

Leaving the courtroom, it had started raining at some point.

The world was somber, rain mist covered everything, and the chilly wind carrying raindrops rushed in.

A young man with an umbrella came through the rain, his indifferent and composed demeanor like a watercolor ink painting, with all the colors of the world fading in an instant, leaving him as the only hue in the landscape.

Liu Runxi held the umbrella over her head, the two walked side by side slowly into the rain.

"I should be happy with the revenge, but I can’t feel any joy." Shen You’an’s tone was dejected, filled with the dreariness of rain.

"I know, it’s not that you’re unhappy; it’s just that they’ll never come back."

The young man’s gentle words instantly shattered Shen You’an’s heart, and she looked up at him.

Seeing her reddened eyes, Liu Runxi sighed, a hint of heartache in his eyes, and raised his hand to touch her head.

She looked up at the boy close at hand, her fingertips slightly trembling.

All these years, she never cried when a knife was at her throat, swallowing all the hardships without letting anyone see a hint of vulnerability.

But now, all the forced calmness shattered abruptly.

Her body leaned slightly forward, unconsciously seeking comfort from the person nearest to her.

The boy was tall, standing at one meter eighty-five like a silent mountain.

Without a tight embrace, he only placed his arm lightly and steadily on her back, his fingertips didn’t close in, barely touching, as if afraid to disturb or afraid she might fall the next moment.

That restraint felt almost distant.

Only he knew, the hand holding the umbrella tightened so much it became white at the knuckles when she leaned in.

She had the freedom to feel sad, and the right to cry without restraint.

The umbrella shielded them, creating a safe space, in this private little world, where the outside storm had no impact, she could just stay in this warm embrace and do whatever she wanted.

Shen You’an didn’t cry aloud, her suppressed sobs muffled against Liu Runxi’s chest, tears soaking the fabric quietly.

No words, no comfort, no probing questions.

Just a gentle, slow touch on her back, like soothing, like confirming.

Like saying: I know.

Shen You’an could clearly hear his heartbeat.

Steady and regular, yet at the moment she pressed close, it skipped lightly.

Almost too fast to grasp, but undeniably there.

No forceful embrace, no declaration of love, even the breathing was intentionally subdued.

But within that inch, their hearts unmistakably heard each other.

The boy’s breath was crisp, his shoulder steady.

And her vulnerability finally found a temporary haven.

No words, no overstepping, just the ultimate restraint in their heartbeats.

And a silent yet understood: I am here.

——

At the end of April, Shen You’an received an invitation from the Wintergreen production team to be the leading actress.

After a fierce battle of capital, Liang Ruofan was ultimately defeated, and the male lead role went to Chen Fangzhou.

There was quite a dramatic upheaval during this.

In the entertainment industry, when two parties compete for a role, resorting to underhanded tactics against the opponent is a well-understood strategy to increase their chances.

Initially, Chen Fangzhou’s ex-girlfriend suddenly came forward, revealing during their relationship he cheated with a female host, leading to a series of marketing and forum discussions that sent Chen Fangzhou to the top of the hot search list, getting severely criticized and enveloped in scandal, significantly diminishing his chances of landing the leading role in a commercial blockbuster.

Even though Chen Fangzhou posted a lawyer’s statement to prove his innocence, the public was not convinced, determined to pin him to the pillar of shame as a cheater.

Despite Jiuge Media being an established company, it was so decayed internally that it had no way to defend against the overwhelming negative publicity.

It seemed Chen Fangzhou might not only have to withdraw from the Wintergreen competition, but his days in the entertainment industry seemed numbered; the opposition clearly aimed to drive him out.

Unexpectedly, there came a reversal soon after.