Finals

"Ah!" Yuxue was startled, quickly took two steps back, and looked behind her anxiously.

What she saw was Xia Yu with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Don't scare me!" the girl puffed up her face.

"Weren't you the one who wanted to scare me first?" Xia Yu gently tapped her puffed-up face, feeling amused.

He then turned to the language teacher next to him: "Thank you, teacher."

"It's no problem," the teacher waved, "It was the principal who asked me to bring your sister here. I'll tell you, when he called me yesterday, he was so happy, he almost laughed out loud."

"What are you talking about!"

The principal suddenly appeared behind the language teacher, startling him.

The teacher didn't notice the warning in the principal's words, as he thought he was really asking what he was saying, so he repeated it once again:

"I was talking about when I received your call yesterday and heard nothing but giggles on the other side. I thought you visited a pig farm or something."

The principal's face was somewhat red, and he glared at the language teacher, feeling he shouldn't have said such threatening words, knowing his old friend had low emotional intelligence.

He turned to Xia Yu: "Do well in the competition. I'm already working on the recommendation from Hua University."

Recalling last night when he had to beg his wife and agreed to many unfair terms to get the recommendation, the principal felt mixed emotions.

His original intention was to help Xia Yu compete with his old rival from the second high school, so long as he wouldn't look too bad. The best scenario would be for Xia Yu to advance to the second round.

However, Xia Yu not only advanced to the second round but also made it to the third and final round.

When he promised to get the recommendation from Hua University, he only wanted to motivate Xia Yu, never expecting him to actually make it to the finals and keep the agreement.

However, as a real man keeps his word, even if he promised his wife a lion's share, he must fulfill the task.

As he heard that there was a Chinese medicine shop in the area offering a secret prescription called "Lion's Waist," he decided to try it to regain his strength in the next few days.

After saying goodbye to Xia Yu, the principal went to the medicine shop with the language teacher.

Xia Yu first took Yuxue to his room, where there were a living room and a bedroom, making it perfect for two people.

After helping Yuxue with her luggage, he hesitated. He originally planned to visit Xia Dongyang, but now Yuxue was here.

As he was troubled, Yuxue said: "Brother, I heard that Dad is also here."

Did that man actually tell Yuxue as well?

He probably went to Xia Yu's house and was asked by Yuxue.

Putting aside his inner turmoil, Xia Yu took Yuxue with him to the construction site.

After getting off the taxi, he located the site supervisor based on the information his friend gave him.

"You are Xia Yu, the real Xia Yu!" the excited supervisor, who was wearing a safety helmet and supervising the workers, exclaimed.

Taking off his helmet and gloves, he took out his phone and asked Xia Yu, "Can I take a photo with you? My daughter is a fan of yours, and I want to make her envious."

Not expecting to meet a fan's father, Xia Yu agreed.

After taking a couple of photos, the supervisor handed new safety helmets to Xia Yu and Yuxue to put on.

No matter who it is, everyone entering the construction site must wear a hard hat, as per the rules.

The supervisor led the two of them to a piece of land behind the site and pointed to the workers in front of them, "Xia Dongyang is over there, should I call him?"

"No need." Xia Yu stopped the supervisor.

He just came to take a look, to prevent Xia Dongyang from causing any trouble, and didn't intend to find trouble himself.

After scanning the group of workers in front, Xia Yu spotted Xia Dongyang. He was wearing a dusty clothes, a hard hat, and carrying a brick clamp, moving bricks with sweat dripping.

Did this guy actually change his temperament?

Before, even if he was asked to move a microwave oven from downstairs to upstairs, he wouldn't do it.

After asking the supervisor some more questions, Xia Yu learned that Xia Dongyang wasn't living alone; there was a woman and a child with him.

After resting at a nearby coffee shop for a while, when it was time for the workers to finish, Xia Yu and Yuxue followed Xia Dongyang to the village where he lived.

Standing in front of an old bungalow, Xia Dongyang knocked on the door, and a pretty woman with hands on her hips scolded him, then wiped the dust off his body with a towel before allowing him to enter.

If Kong Hanyue had treated Xia Dongyang like this, she would have been hit, but Xia Dongyang was not only calm but also had a smile on his face.

It was unbelievable.

Who would have thought that a pleasure-seeking scum like him could be restrained by a woman?

Did he actually go to the construction site to carry bricks for this woman?

What was the story of the child the supervisor had mentioned?

Frowning, Xia Yu felt something was off, and he called the supervisor again. After asking a few workers who were close to Xia Dongyang, he got some information.

The woman and child were brought from Zi Mo by Xia Dongyang.

He didn't run away alone, but took his wife and daughter with him.

The child was probably his illegitimate daughter.

In the past, Xia Dongyang's wages were always spent by the end of the month, Xia Yu thought it was because of drinking, but now it seemed that most of it was spent on another family.

The supervisor continued, "One jealous worker asked if Xia Dongyang and the woman were married, and they indeed had a marriage certificate."

Yuxue, who was paying attention, also heard this sentence, and her face turned pale.

Neither she nor Xia Yu had ever heard of Xia Dongyang's second marriage. If the certificate was obtained after Xia Dongyang ran away, it would be easier to accept, but there was a greater chance that they had gotten it before, while hiding it from her and her brother.

"Brother." Yuxue felt wronged, tears streaming down her face.

Kong Hanyue had left her, and Xia Dongyang had also left her; these were things Yuxue could accept, but now she knew that Xia Dongyang had a daughter, and he'd rather take the new daughter than herself.

"It's okay, we don't need that bastard anyway." Wiping Yuxue's face, Xia Yu took her away from there.

On the way, Xia Yu's heart was also uneasy not because he couldn't let go of Xia Dongyang but because he was surprised that a person like Xia Dongyang could find love and a partner, changing from unwilling to even move a microwave oven to working hard at the construction site every day.

In his mind, many images flashed by: Tina, Youxiang, Yan Wei..., and finally stopped on An Siyao's figure.

...

Two days later, the finals began, and the ten contestants arrived at the venue.

Upon entering the venue, he received a game prompt and obtained a skill level upgrade card.

This was a card that could forcibly upgrade all skills below level 5 by one level.

Putting down the card, Xia Yu looked at An Siyao.

An Siyao seemed a little listless.

He didn't immediately perform the body swap; he had to wait until both of them had finished playing their pieces. Xia Yu couldn't imitate An Siyao's playing level; there was a whole grade difference between them.

Xia Yu was the first to go up. He changed into a Hanfu, stepped onto the stage, and struck the first note of the E ending.

During these five days, except for the time wasted searching for Xia Dongyang, he practiced the E ending under Liu Ronglan's guidance and was able to play it skillfully a day before.