His chest vibrated as he spoke, the sensation transmitting through the fabric of his clothes onto her.
At this mont, he still tossed the question back to her.
Qiao Xi wanted to laugh at the helplessness of it all, but she couldn’t bring herself to smile, "It was who asked you, not you asking . You answer first."
Shen Dang fell silent for a long ti.
Qiao Xi felt so unease as well.
In recent days, his relentless pursuit had made her waver.
He had also left room for their relationship, giving her space to relax and find her own answer.
Her constant evasion was sothing he must have felt.
And she understood that if one doesn’t receive sothing equivalent to what they put in, passion could gradually fade.
She had been drifting amidst the lack of security and his feelings for her, ranging from deep to light.
Human nature and emotions are very complex existences.
"I know, I understand," Shen Dang’s voice rose slowly, solemnly providing her with a clear answer, "Qiao Xi, because it’s you, I will wait, and you can’t refuse to answer . Even keeping hanging is okay."
Qiao Xi: "..."
What kind of talk was that?
She replied, sowhat at a loss for words, "When have I ever kept you hanging?"
"No, you haven’t kept hanging," Shen Dang replied, his voice carrying a casual laugh, "I’m just saying, after all, the choice is in your hands."
Having said what needed to be said, Qiao Xi felt the conversation should end here. They couldn’t just linger on this the entire night.
"... I should go upstairs."
Only then did Shen Dang let her go, his eyes lingering with a trace of affection, "Rest early."
"Mm, good night."
Qiao Xi returned upstairs, her heart still beating rapidly within her chest.
Unstoppable.
Seeing a light turn on at the side of the window, Shen Dang finally withdrew his gaze and got into his car to drive away.
...
Before the news of L’Artisan’s endorsent deal made it back to the country, Qiao Xi had to go record "Dream Chasing Camp."
The recording would start in the afternoon and might go on until the evening.
Because this session was an elimination round, the atmosphere seed much heavier and tense than the previous two episodes.
"I might get eliminated" or "My teammate might get eliminated" hung over the trainees’ heads, an ever-present thought.
Compared to others’ nervous worries, Qiao Nan appeared much more composed.
Either way, she had Producer Qiu on her side. She wasn’t afraid.
Qiao Xi’s gaze occasionally swept over Qiao Nan, witnessing her self-satisfied deanor, and couldn’t help but snicker inwardly.
The recording hadn’t started yet, and Qiao Xi went to use the restroom.
While she was washing her hands, several trainees ca in from outside.
Seeing Qiao Xi, their laughter and chatter ceased imdiately, each of them politely addressing her as "Teacher Qiao."
In front of the Fairy, they all seed sowhat restrained.
Qiao Xi smiled at them with a curve of her lips, neither too intimate nor too distant, "You all need to give it your best later."
"We will!"
"We definitely will!"
Qiao Xi walked out.
"My god, is that the beauty of a Fairy? So beautiful!"
"No kidding, it’s just a pity this face isn’t on my head."
"And Teacher Qiao’s acting is so good, I’ve seen all her movies. I’ve heard ’Blossoms Old Dreams’ is coming out soon, and I’ll definitely go support it!"
Qiao Xi could hear the voices behind her, fading away as she moved further.
Years ago, when she first entered the circle, she had idolized the more accomplished seniors just like them.
This circle was never short of newcors.
Among the newcors, there would always be one or two who would sweep through the entire entertainnt industry.
"I have to go ahead."
"Hey, aren’t you going to go to the toilet?!"
Nie Anfong caught up with Qiao Xi, "Teacher Qiao."
Qiao Xi heard the voice, turned around, and stopped in her tracks, "Nie Anfong, what is it?"
"I do have sothing I want to say to Teacher Qiao."
Qiao Xi saw her hesitant look and pushed one of the doors open, walking in, "Co in. There’s no one here. Whatever it is, just say it."
Nie Anfong, looking at the divine beauty before her eyes, felt a bit nervous. As a new person not yet imrsed in the circle, she still wasn’t adept at masking her emotions, "It’s about Qiao Nan... You might think I’m trying to drive a wedge between your sisterly relationship, but I can assure you that everything I’m telling you is the truth; there’s no deception."
Qiao Xi looked at her with a clear-eyed gaze, almost certain she knew what was going to be said.
She smiled nonchalantly, "Go ahead, I can distinguish truth from falsehood."
Nie Anfong said, "Once I saw Qiao Nan with our show’s Producer Qiu. She ca back very late, and I accidentally saw it from upstairs. Teacher Qiao, if what you said about Qiao Nan in the first episode is true, then Qiao Nan might use Producer Qiu’s favoritism to get special treatnt in the show."
If that were the case, it would an letting soone without real talent debut, pushing out soone who is genuinely talented.
That would be unfair.
Of course, Nie Anfong had made sure that Qiao Xi had no sisterly affection for Qiao Nan before telling her all this.
"I understand," Qiao Xi replied indifferently, "Thank you for telling this."
Nie Anfong pressed her lips together, "I just hope that everyone gets treated fairly in this show."
"They will."
Qiao Xi smiled at her.
Nie Anfong watched Qiao Xi’s retreating figure.
The woman’s shape was graceful and elegant, radiating a cool yet not cold fairy-like aura.
Nie Anfong felt even her cousin paled in comparison.
The recording of the show began—
The host announced the voting results for the hundred trainees from the internet over the past week.
The highest vote-getter was Nie Anfong.
As the younger sister of Movie Queen Nie Qing, Nie Anfong had at least received so advantage.
Nie Qing didn’t mind helping her cousin, even recording a video to personally campaign for Nie Anfong’s votes.
Plus, Nie Anfong’s image genuinely endeared her to the audience.
Popularity was a rare commodity.
While others had yet to have their chance at exposure, the public had already ford an impression of Nie Anfong.
Naturally, her vote count was far ahead of the rest.
But even though Qiao Nan wanted to use Qiao Xi’s na to increase her popularity and visibility, this round of online voting obviously didn’t bring her any benefit.
Her appeal to the audience was poor; her vote count lagged behind many others.
Looking at her vote count, Qiao Nan’s mood wasn’t affected in the slightest.
A new round of "head-to-head" began.
Qiao Nan brazenly continued to slack off on stage, causing the judges and Qiao Xi to frown repeatedly.
A trainee who lacked even this basic professional integrity, how could they talk about debuting? Spitting would be simpler.
After the performance, Liu Qing directly made a sharp comnt, "Qiao Nan, this performance, I still haven’t seen any growth from you."
Her audacity to claim the number one spot was a highlight of the show, but without matching ability, it would beco the laughing stock of everyone.
Qiao Nan’s complexion shifted slightly, and her teammates also feared they would be affected by her.
"Teacher, I can explain," Qiao Nan holding the microphone began, but was interrupted by another judge, "You don’t need to say anything, each ga has its own rules, and we’ve already seen your capabilities."
Qiao Nan fearlessly retorted, "Does the judge not even want to give a trainee a chance to explain?"
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