Chapter 177: 177. Chapter 177: A Special Reward

177. Chapter 177: A Special Reward

The auditorium lights were somewhat dim, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

On the screen, a young Shen Huai was standing on the debate stage, speaking with passion and pointing out the direction of the world.

His gaze was sharp, his speech rapid, and every word shot toward the opposing debaters like a bullet.

Compared to the mature and steady man he was now, he possessed a bit more of the sharp edge of youthful arrogance.

Shen Huai recognized at a glance that this was the scene of the national debate competition final from his university days.

At that time, he and Tong Yue had not yet become boyfriend and girlfriend, and he did not even know Lin Yeman.

So when Shen Huai saw that the scene displayed was actually the debate final, his expression was full of surprise.

He subconsciously looked at Lin Yeman.

But he found that she was lowering her eyes, her long eyelashes casting faint shadows on her face, making it impossible to see the emotions in her eyes.

A strange feeling surged into his heart.

How could this be... that's not right.

Shen Huai held his phone, but his thoughts had already flown to the past.

In his own memory, his acquaintance with Lin Yeman happened after he broke up with Tong Yue, when work in the Student Union brought them together.

But this perspective in the game... it was clearly from the audience, and a hidden corner at that.

The debate details, restored so realistically in the game, could only be achieved if recounted by someone with a deep impression of them.

Yet at the time, he and Lin Yeman clearly had no interaction! Shen Huai's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

If Lin Yeman was in the audience back then...

Wouldn't that mean their fate began far earlier than he had imagined? Lin Yeman... she couldn't be like her sister, silently observing him for years as a bystander, could she!

"Director Lin..." Shen Huai just started to speak, but he didn't know how to continue.

Lin Yeman slowly raised her head, a faint smile curling at the corners of her mouth, her tone calm to the point of being eerie: "Are you surprised? You didn't expect that I was watching you from the audience back then."

She paused, her gaze falling on the phone screen, a flash of complex emotion in her eyes, "I have to say, you were really dazzling back then."

Shen Huai's heart gave a violent thump.

An indescribable emotion spread through his chest.

He opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say.

In the office, everyone else held their breath, the fires of gossip burning fiercely.

Su Meng and Liu Shishi widened their eyes even further, afraid of missing a single detail.

"So... Director Lin and General Manager Shen knew each other back in university?" Su Meng asked cautiously, her tone carrying a hint of probing.

Lin Yeman did not answer, only giving Shen Huai a meaningful look before shifting her gaze back to the phone screen.

The scene in the game continued, and the debate had reached a white-hot stage.

The young Shen Huai fought more bravely as the battle went on, his sharp rhetoric and agile thinking forcing the other side to retreat step by step.

Bursts of applause and cheers erupted from the audience below the stage.

Among them, Lin Yeman's gaze was also mixed in, burning and focused.

Shen Huai looked at himself on the screen, so dazzling it was almost blinding, and felt his throat go dry.

He picked up the water glass on the table and drank it in one gulp.

He needed to calm down and clear his thoughts.

"General Manager Shen, how do you plan to handle this... ex-girlfriend?" Liu Shishi's voice broke the silence of the office.

Everyone looked at Shen Huai, waiting for his answer.

Especially Liu Shishi, whose eyes shone with expectation.

If Shen Huai chose to draw a line with the Lin Yeman in the game, just as he had with Su Meng and Luo Xiaoya, did that mean she still had a chance? Shen Huai took a deep breath, his gaze falling back onto the phone screen.

He knew that everyone's eyes were focused on him, all waiting for him to make a choice. He reached out his finger and lightly touched the screen.

The scene in the game changed again; the debate had ended, and the young Shen Huai and Tong Yue were standing on the podium, their faces overflowing with the joy of victory.

Just when everyone thought the scene was about to switch again.

A figure actually stood up from the audience and walked straight toward Shen Huai.

It was a woman with a tall figure and an outstanding temperament.

Her long, jet-black hair was draped over her shoulders, her exquisite features were as perfect as a sculpture, and her bright eyes sparkled with confidence.

Needless to say, it was naturally Lin Yeman.

The Lin Yeman in the game walked up to Shen Huai, reached out her hand, and smiled sweetly: "Hello, Shen Huai, I am Lin Yeman."

The young Shen Huai was stunned for a moment, then immediately reached out his hand and shook hers lightly: "Hello, Lin Yeman."

The moment their hands clasped together, a strange feeling flowed between them.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the office gasped.

"Holy crap! This plot... it looks like their first meeting?!" Su Meng couldn't help but exclaim.

Liu Shishi's face turned pale instantly; she felt her hope was like a soap bubble, bursting in an instant.

Shen Huai's heart was also churning with huge waves.

Only then did he understand why Lin Yeman had specifically created such a plot.

The person who had reached out to him in reality back then was actually Tong Yue.

Lin Yeman had directly replaced her in the game, reaching out her hand toward him.

Did this mean that the opportunity lost by a twist of fate back then was actually a regret that Lin Yeman could never let go of? Thinking of this.

Shen Huai couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He had always thought that his meeting with Lin Yeman was in the Student Union.

But looking at it now, the seeds of their fate had already been sown back in their university days.

The scene in the game continued; Lin Yeman and the young Shen Huai began to chat, the two of them talking and laughing with ease, the atmosphere harmonious.

"Shen Huai, you are truly impressive; your debating skills leave me in awe," Lin Yeman said, making no effort to hide her admiration for Shen Huai.

"You flatter me; I simply made thorough preparations," the young Shen Huai replied with a modest smile.

"No, it is not just that you were well-prepared; you also possess a unique way of thinking and keen insight, things that others cannot replicate," Lin Yeman said, her eyes filled with appreciation.

"Thank you, Lin Yeman," the young Shen Huai said, scratching his head with some embarrassment.

"No need to thank me; I am just speaking the truth."

Lin Yeman in the game smiled slightly, and then.

She actually stood on her tiptoes and lightly kissed the young Shen Huai on the cheek.

"This... can be considered a small reward."

Lin Yeman blinked playfully, then turned and walked away, leaving the young Shen Huai and the Shen Huai in front of the screen stunned in place, both of them looking completely bewildered.

In the office, there was not a sound.

Everyone stared at this scene, dumbfounded, as if they had been struck by lightning.

Shen Huai was also stunned.

He had not expected that Lin Yeman would actually insert such a bold plot into the game.

Just then, the game screen suddenly went black, and a line of text appeared in the center of the screen: "Do you accept this reward?"

... (End of this chapter)