Looking at Hou Shang, Yuan Man suddenly remembered that Hou Sheng had met Hua Yitong in the dormitory before, and couldn't help but say:

"Dress, do you remember the person I brought to the dormitory today?"

"Remember!" Hou Sheng replied, wondering why Yuan Man would call her mother "that person", "She...... Isn't it the mother of the vines? ”

Hearing Hou Shang's question, Yuan Man's face changed rarely, and he said after a while:

"She's my stepmother, to be exact."

When Yuan Man's face changed, Hou Sheng knew that there was something wrong with what she asked, and now, as soon as the "stepmother" in Yuan Man's words came out, she felt even more bad.

It seems that he has hurt the vines, Hou Sheng thought with some self-reproach.

However, without waiting for Hou Shang to say the words of apology and comfort later, Yuan Man returned to his usual indifferent appearance, but his expression was still a little serious.

So, the sentence "I'm sorry" in Hou Shang's mouth was not able to say it, so he could only repeat it like a parrot:

"Stepmother?"

"Yes, it's the stepmother." Yuan Man nodded and said with a serious expression, "So, you should know why I specifically mentioned this to you!" ”

The word "stepmother" immediately reminded Hou Sheng of characters such as Snow White's stepmother, so her expression immediately became serious.

Looking at Hou Shang's expression, Yuan Man knew that her own words were working, and continued:

"Yes, my stepmother is very hostile to me because she has a daughter."

"That's Yuan Luo?" Hou Shang asked tentatively.

"That's right."

Hearing this, Hou Sheng hissed and held Yuan Man's hand tightly, and then, she didn't know what she thought of, and suddenly said with a solemn expression;

"Vine, I will definitely protect you."

Looking at Hou Shang, who was usually shy and even timid, said "to protect" seriously, Yuan Man felt a little funny in his heart, but more than that, he was filled with a warm current.

In fact, Yuan Man said this, not to ask Hou Sheng to help do anything to deal with Hua Yitong or Yuan Luo, but to hope to arouse Hou Shang's vigilance because of this.

Yuan Man didn't want that when the time came, just because Hou Sheng was her friend, she would be affected by the pond fish, and she would be used or assassinated by Hua Yitong and Yuan Luo.

However, she still has to accept her friend's kindness, but she can't dampen her friend's enthusiasm.

So, she said:

"Okay, then I'll rely on clothes to protect me in the future!"

Held by Yuan Man's warm hand, Hou Shang faced Yuan Man's sincere smile, and the little worry that rose in her heart disappeared in an instant, she clenched her fist with the hand that was not held by Yuan Man, and raised her fist to her ear as if she was about to swear:

"I'll take good care of the vines."

After speaking, he said "yes" as if he was sure of himself, and he looked so scrappy.

Looking at Hou Shang's high-spirited appearance, Yuan Man didn't know that there was a slight warm current in his heart.

Putting her hand on her chest to feel it, she closed her eyes slightly, and said in her heart:

Thank you, Dress!

On the same day, Yuan Man and Yuan Luo sent Yuan's father and Hua Yitong away together.

Before leaving, Hua Yitong also took Yuan Man's hand with a "concern", asked if she had been wronged in the academy, and instructed that if she was bullied, she must say that she would definitely help her solve it.

That motherly appearance really made Yuan Man feel disgusted, but Yuan Man could only hold back, after all, the time had not yet come, and she, the "fake daughter", could not tear her face with Hua Yitong, the employer.

It's just like this, but it's cheaper for Hua Yitong.

Because, Father Yuan looked at Yuan Man and Hua Yitong, a picture of mother and daughter, and his eyes were full of gratitude and praise for Hua Yitong:

"Yitong, don't spoil the vines, you've done a good job."

Yuan's father said that he didn't want to spoil Yuan Man, but in fact, his tone was full of love for Hua Yitong, and his eyes were also full of warmth.

Hua Yitong looked at Yuan's father cooperatively, his eyes were also full of warmth, and he still had some faint shyness at the right time, which really had both the elegance that a woman should have and the youthfulness of a girl. Sure enough, he is capable!

In the end, Hua Yitong and Yuan's father left together.

Yuan Man saw that Hua Yitong was using her as a tool to win Yuan's father's favor, but she couldn't do anything, and she was almost dying.

Yuan Luo, who was beside him, saw it, gave Yuan Man a provocative smile, and turned around and left arrogantly.

This provocative smile made Yuan Man calm down instantly, and she whispered to herself in her heart:

Can't rush, can't rush, now is not the time. You will definitely be able to take back everything that belongs to you, and then give these villains and villains the punishment they deserve.

Yuan Man's hand was held tightly, and she walked back indifferently, but in a place where people couldn't see, Yuan Man's nails were almost sinking into the flesh of her palm, and her breathing was gradually becoming shorter.

This pain was so real that Yuan Man gradually calmed down.

By the time he walked back to the dormitory, Yuan Man had completely calmed down, and he didn't even breathe a little shorter.

Wiping the almost invisible tears from the corners of her eyes, she turned and walked into the dormitory.

In the following days, Yuan Man, Hou Sheng and Tan You got closer.

In the process of getting along, gradually, Yuan Man's understanding of Tan You became deeper.

Yuan Man found that in fact, Tan You always had a cold face and didn't smile, in fact, it was very good for friends.

Yuan Man has a deep understanding of this.

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that within the department of literature and art, Yuan Man has Tan You's dedicated escort, and things are much smoother.

In the past, there were still people who would procrastinate and be unsatisfied because of Yuan Man, the "new official" who had just taken office, but now, when Yuan Man speaks, as long as Tan You is present, when he is assigned to work, those people are definitely unsatisfied.

It's not that Yuan Man didn't have the ability to be a minister before, it's just that people are always bullying! Before that, Yuan Man was the "living person" who was bullied.

Every time Hou Sheng saw this scene, his eyes widened, he covered his mouth, and he looked surprised, like a little white rabbit who was not frightened.

Hou Shang, who is like a little white rabbit, and Tan You, who has a cold face on the side, is really a wonderful contradictory combination, but because of Yuan Man, this combination shows some inexplicable sense of harmony.

Yuan Man stood aside, looking at the two of them, not to mention how happy he was.

In addition, Yuan Man also found something in Tan You that surprised her.

"Huh? Tan You, are you from the Tan family? Hou Sheng covered his mouth and exclaimed.

Of course, she is not talking about an ordinary family surnamed Tan, but the Tan family, a well-known military and political family in S City.

Yuan Man was on the side, although he didn't react as much as Hou Shang, but he couldn't hide his surprise on his face.

Tan You put down his phone and asked indifferently and strangely:

"That's right! You guys...... I don't know? ”