A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

Chapter 160 is at least pleasing to the eye.

Are you laughing?

Li Xixue's lips moved slightly.

Since taking over the family business, she has been dealing with work, board meetings, and all sorts of miscellaneous tasks every day, and her expression is like a pre-programmed script, devoid of any extra emotion.

Just at this time.

A basketball went over the wire fence of the court.

"Hey student, watch out!"

Lu Yang just turned around.

boom!

A muffled thud.

The basketball hit him squarely on the head.

The force was considerable; Lu Yang was knocked backward and landed hard on his bottom on the edge of the flower bed.

"Holy crap..."

The boys on the court quickly apologized through the wire fence:

"Dude, sorry, sorry! My hand slipped! Are you okay?"

Lu Yang waved his hand, too pained to utter a word.

Chen Yan was startled and quickly went over to him: "Commissioner Lu, are you alright?"

"No...it's just so damn unlucky!"

Lu Yang rubbed his forehead, a stark contrast to his usual confident and cheeky demeanor.

Li Xixue stood still.

She looked at Lu Yang's disheveled appearance.

For some reason, the corners of her mouth twitched upwards.

puff……

A very soft sound.

Lu Yang stopped rubbing his forehead.

He raised his head and looked at Li Xixue.

Li Xixue quickly pursed her lips, trying to suppress her expression, but the smile on her face was impossible to hide.

She turned her head away, pretending to look at the sycamore tree next to her, her shoulders still trembling slightly.

It wasn't a polite, fake smile, nor was it the helpless, cold laugh when faced with his teasing.

Lu Yang was stunned for a moment, even forgetting the pain in his forehead.

She smiled.

Moreover, her entire demeanor changes when she smiles.

The chill disappeared, replaced by something... how should I put it?

It's like walking down the street in winter and suddenly being hit by the sun.

It's so warm it takes you almost for a second.

However... the woman did laugh, but her laughter was built on her own suffering.

"Yes! That's it!"

Chen Yan stared at her face and immediately took out her phone: "Stay put, don't move, whatever you do, don't move!"

Li Xixue realized what was happening, and the smile on her face instantly vanished, replaced by her usual cold demeanor.

"Chen Yan, what's wrong with you?"

She glared at the other person, then turned and walked away.

"Hey, don't go!"

Chen Yan chased after him, phone in hand, "President Li, please smile again, just one more time! Please!"

"roll."

Li Xixue ignored Chen Yan and focused her gaze on the sycamore tree not far away. Standing next to Lu Yang, she said in a flat tone, "Actually, I also think it doesn't look good. At the time, Chen Yan... insisted on taking a picture with me, and I couldn't refuse her, so I just took a random one."

She spoke casually, but Lu Yang noticed that the fingers resting on her side tightened slightly.

"But that's all in the past."

Li Xixue withdrew her gaze, a very faint smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "Isn't everything fine now?"

Lu Yang nodded. "Yes, it's really good."

Although she was still cold, she had at least begun to melt little by little.

"The speech is about to begin."

Li Xixue glanced at her watch: "I'll go prepare first, you..."

"I'll be waiting for you in the audience."

Lu Yang raised his hand and gently touched her shoulder. "Go ahead, don't be nervous, my dear wife."

Li Xixue's shoulders stiffened slightly for a moment, then relaxed, her cheeks flushing slightly.

She didn't speak, but just gave a very soft "hmm".

Then, she turned and walked toward the podium.

Lu Yang stood there, watching her disappearing figure.

Whether she was nineteen or twenty-eight, she was still so dazzling.

For some reason, Lu Yang suddenly felt that the two images overlapped in his mind.

They are not two different people, but two sides of the same person.

"Hey, what are you spacing out for?"

Chen Yan walked over and nudged him with her elbow. "The speech is about to start, aren't you going to go in and get a seat?"

Lu Yang snapped out of his daze: "Coming."

He followed Chen Yan's steps and walked towards the podium.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly spoke: "Sister Chen."

"what?"

"Could you send me a copy of that photo?"

Chen Yan paused for a moment, then smiled so much her eyes narrowed: "Okay, but you have to promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Next time you have the chance, could you please persuade Ms. Li to smile more?"

"..."

The two entered the lecture hall.

There were already quite a few people inside, mostly students, and some who looked like alumni.

Lu Yang glanced around and found a seat near the front.

After the host finished his introduction, Li Xixue walked onto the stage through the side door.

She changed her clothes into a light gray suit skirt, her hair was tied in a low ponytail, and she wore a pair of small pearl earrings. She stood in the center of the podium.

A round of applause erupted from the audience.

Li Xixue stood in front of the microphone with a calm expression, and only spoke after the applause stopped.

Lu Yang sat below the stage, watching her on stage.

She spoke calmly, and the audience listened attentively.

Lu Yang looked at her and suddenly felt something was off.

This woman, who lives under the same roof as him, argues and fights with him every day, messes up her cooking, and almost suffocates him in his sleep, is a completely different person standing on the stage right now.

Elegant, composed, and unapproachable.

They were like two completely different people.

But Lu Yang knew that both of those shadows were her.

They are all Li Xixue.

The speech lasted about forty minutes.

Li Xixue recounted her own experiences, from taking over the family business to building the company to its current scale. She spoke very honestly, without spouting the grand theories that successful people like to preach.

When the speech ended, the entire audience erupted in applause.

Li Xixue stood on the stage, bowed slightly, and then calmly left.

Lu Yang stood up, preparing to leave, when his phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.

It was a message from Li Xixue.

Li Xixue: [Where are you?]

Lu Yang: [From the audience.]

Li Xixue: [I'm at the side door.]

Lu Yang put away his phone, squeezed out of the crowd, and went around to the side door of the podium.

Li Xixue was already standing there, holding a bottle of water in her hand, her hair was a little messy, and a few strands of hair fell down her side.

"Are you done talking?"

"Um."

"Well said."

Li Xixue didn't reply, but simply handed him the water bottle.

Lu Yang took it and drank a sip as well.

There was a few seconds of silence.

Li Xixue suddenly spoke up: "What were you thinking about backstage just now?"

Lu Yang said, "It's nothing."

"That's a lie."

Li Xixue looked at him and said, "The way you looked at me just now was different from usual."

Lu Yang was stunned.

No, she was paying special attention to herself during her speech?