August 23rd, the weather is clear, cloudless, with the outdoor temperature reaching 32 degrees.
On this day, He Jinxia arrived at the rehearsal site of "Music Strongest Sound," which was a large sports hall that had already been set up with facilities, just waiting for the stars to co and rehearse their positions.
When He Jinxia got there, a contestant was rehearsing; she was escorted by a staff mber to the backstage rest room to wait.
This rest room, designed exclusively for coaches, was decorated like the living room of so luxurious villa and even had a separate makeup room, quite a nice setup.
Other coaches were already in the rest room, and when the staff opened the door and He Jinxia walked in, she heard a girl’s exclamation, "Sister Xingxin, your outfit is so cool!"
He Jinxia recognized the voice imdiately as ng Wan’s.
Looking up, Yang Xingxin wore a small suit with black shorts, and from afar, it seed as if she was only wearing a suit. Her hair was tied up high, and her makeup leaned towards smoky and matte, exuding an air of a career elite.
This was He Jinxia’s collaborator for this event; she ca as a special guest for Yang Xingxin.
Walking forward, she heard Yang Xingxin laugh and say, "I haven’t tried such androgynous attire in a long ti, ever since filming a historical drama, my style has naturally evolved towards gentle and beautiful."
ng Wan looked from side to side, couldn’t help but take out her phone to take pictures of Yang Xingxin.
"So handso. If the eyebrows were drawn a bit more heroically, I think it would be even handsor. But this is good too, way too cool. I love this style, but I can’t wear it. I can’t pull it off."
ng Wan was also very pretty, but hers was the cute kind of pretty, with a delicate and pitiful look that made people feel protective, kind of milky.
She had the figure, too bad her face didn’t suit wearing suits; wearing one gave off the feeling of a child stealing clothes from an adult.
Scattered scenes flashed through He Jinxia’s mind, all related to the JY girl group.
In the past, the girl group had several activities where all the mbers wore suits to show off the charm of a mature music style.
After ng Wan wore a suit, she was often laughed at by the group mbers for looking like a child, saying that they must make her look fiercer when doing her makeup.
In those scenes, the initially slightly overweight He Jinxia was laughing along, but as ti went on, she just stood far away in a corner, growing increasingly distant from the group.
She was like an outsider, watching the mbers playing and fighting, while she was left alone and cold.
He Jinxia’s footsteps halted slightly, she took a deep breath, relaxed her mood, cleared her mind of the images, and cald the sudden surge of anger in her chest.
This was the past of the original He Jinxia, a past that she should not have had to endure.
He Jinxia’s gaze slightly downcast, her hands tightly clenched.
If it hadn’t been for Li Zimu secretly feeding her male hormones, the original host would never have beco fatter despite trying to lose weight, nor would she have had to bear such pressure, eventually choosing to take her own life.
This vengeance wasn’t for her own sake, but for the original host; she must seek it!
"Jinxia?" The voice of ng Wan ca from beside her.
He Jinxia ca back to her senses, looked up at her, and smiled slightly.
ng Wan’s eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over: "Jinxia, it really is you! What are you doing here? Wait, could it be that you are a guest invited by the coach?!"
The voice of Yang Xingxin followed imdiately, "Yes, she’s the guest I invited."
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She walked over, extended her hand, and smiled politely, "Hello, Jinxia, this is my first ti eting you. I am Yang Xingxin."
Yang Xingxin was an aging top-tier star at Tonghua Entertainnt, whose struggle to fa was widely shared among lesser-known stars before He Jinxia burst onto the scene.
Yang Xingxin’s career took off with an explosive debut, but for so unknown reason, she was blacklisted and fell into obscurity before making a stunning coback on the company’s first-floor stage, winning the appreciation of the senior managent, who gave her an opportunity.
Yang Xingxin seized that opportunity, and afterward, with constant endorsents and appearances, she secured her status as a top-tier actress with two classic films.
Unfortunately, even a beauty cannot evade aging. As Yang Xingxin grew older, her resources beca noticeably less plentiful than before.
He Jinxia extended her hand in return and said with modesty and politeness, "Sister Xingxin, it’s nice to et you. I look forward to learning from you."
Yang Xingxin replied, "It’s not really our first eting. When you were rising from ’Letter to Future Self,’ I had invited you to shoot a music video. I don’t know if you rember."
He Jinxia was taken aback and instinctively turned to look at ng Wan.
ng Wan appeared more bewildered than she looked, and curiously asked, "Have you two worked together before?"
He Jinxia furrowed her brows slightly, unsure of what to say for a mont.
Yang Xingxin, on the other hand, seed to accept it more readily, "We didn’t manage to collaborate. Later, we found a better candidate. But I have always regretted it. Having the opportunity to invite Jinxia this ti, I suppose, compensates for that regret."
Her voice was filled with laughter, and her gaze gentle and kind. Her words obviously had another aning in front of ng Wan, yet He Jinxia didn’t feel the slightest bit of anger, nor did she entertain any thoughts of conspiracy.
It was probably because Yang Xingxin’s gaze was like that of soone looking at a younger family mber, without any trace of aggression.
He Jinxia felt assured and smiled, "It’s my honor to work with Sister Xingxin."
Sothing occurred to her, and her smile beca even more sincere, "Sister Xingxin, you may not know that you’ve always been a role model for second- and third-tier stars at Tonghua Entertainnt. We all aid to work as hard as you. Inspired by your story, I decided to give it everything I had on stage, and, unexpectedly, it paid off."
At these words, Yang Xingxin seed interested, "I only knew that your rise ca from participating in a variety show. I never thought you too had won the appreciation of the company’s upper managent with your performance on the company’s stage."
Having shared similar struggles, they both could resonate and reflect with sighs of empathy, which naturally led to a deeper conversation.
ng Wan listened curiously from the side, occasionally chiming in with a few words, deriving pleasure from the conversation, and maintaining a good disposition.
This brought a sense of relief to He Jinxia, who was secretly observing and thought that ng Wan probably didn’t know about that past incident.
As they chatted, a staff mber ca in to ask Yang Xingxin and He Jinxia to go to the outer stage for a rehearsal, so they temporarily left.
As they were leaving, so coaches, who had just finished their rehearsal, walked in, among them was Li Zimu.
Li Zimu was visibly startled upon seeing He Jinxia.
He Jinxia gave her a faint smile, but her eyes were utterly devoid of warmth as she calmly brushed past her.
Li Zimu stood staring at her retreating figure, lost in thought.
Seeing her like this, a coach couldn’t help but ask curiously, "That was a forr mber of the JY group, right? Overwheld with excitent at eting a good friend?"
Li Zimu ca back to her senses, avoiding the probing eyes of the coach, and said sowhat stiffly, "Yes, it’s particularly exciting and surprising. I hadn’t expected Jinxia to co and give Wanwan and such a big surprise."
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