Song Ning mused over the thought briefly. After making up her mind, she dragged her daughter into a posh salon at the end of the corridor.
Against her will, Huo Yao was tortured for almost five hours. She deeply regretted agreeing to come out to begin with. When the deed was done, she finally came back to life.
“My daughter looks good from all angles.” Song Ning crossed her arms looking at her daughter happily.
Her long dark hair was now styled in a wavy French perm. Her bangs were a little curly and looked trendy. Since her hair was naturally brown, it accentuated her flawless complexion. She looked confident and unrestrained with her brows slightly raised.
Huo Yao looked at herself in the mirror. Even though her mother had insisted on doing this, she was unaccustomed to it.
Huo Yao lowered her head when her phone chimed. It was a text message from Min Yu. She quickly replied: [All done.]
When Huo Yao was getting her hair done, she texted him to pass time.
Min Yu raised his brow and texted back: [Let’s have dinner with your mother.]
Huo Yao pulled her slightly curled hair behind her ear. She looked at Song Ning as she paid the bill at the counter and replied: [No, thanks. We are going straight home.]
Min Yu sighed gently and wrote: [In that case, why don’t you send me a picture to make up for it?]
Huo Yao agreed promptly. She turned sideways and took a picture of her mother paying at the cashier. She had perfectly captured the receipt.
She nodded before tapping send.
Min Yu’s lips twitched when he saw the picture. He was speechless.
Song Ning saw her daughter holding the phone smiling when she was done paying the bill. She asked her quizzically. “Why are you so happy?”
Huo Yao shook her head. She had received a notification informing her of the fund’s transfer. She tapped to accept the money before she stood up. “Can we go home now?”
Song Ning’s lips twitched. If she insisted on shopping further, she felt Huo Yao might throw a fit.
*
By the time they got home, it was 9:00 pm. Huo Yao went back to her room after having dinner.
After washing up, she turned on her laptop and accessed Cloud Realm. She checked on her post in the commodities marketplace. Although she had heard back from a lot of people, none of them was her target.
Huo Yao signed off from the website.
After sitting quietly for a couple of minutes, her phone chimed on the table. It was a text message notification.
Huo Yao glanced at the phone. She paused before slowly holding up her phone. Since it was Liu Qian texting her, she sat up slightly and replied: [Yes?]
When Liu Qian heard back from Huo Yao, he called her on the phone.
Huo Yao answered the phone.
“The National Research Institute of Science and Technology just called. They want the team to go over tomorrow. Please get ready.” Liu Qian spoke excitedly over the phone.
“Uh huh,” acknowledged Huo Yao calmly. She contemplated before she asked. “Are they personally giving us some prize money?”
Liu Qian’s lips twitched. “This is serious.”
“Okay, Mr. Liu. I will get ready,” replied Huo Yao in a serious tone.
Liu Qian had thought that he might have to calm Huo Yao down and encourage her not to be nervous. The moment he heard Huo Yao’s calm reply, he did not know what to say.
Liu Qian rubbed his brow. This was not what he expected at all.
When he had called Dai Jie and the others, they were so nervous that their voices trembled.
