Chapter 107
Chapter 107
Jiang Sheshe nearly choked with anger. Damn it. Ning Xi had actually predicted her prediction.
A moment ago, she really had been thinking that if the two of them could sing a duet, then performing with Ning Xi might be acceptable…
But before she could even say it, Ning Xi had gone and rejected her in advance.
“Hmph. As if I cared. I was planning to sing solo anyway.” Jiang Sheshe lifted her chin.
“Oh. Jiang Sheshe, solo performance.” Ning Xi looked over at Xie Lanchen, who was recording everything beside her, intending to signal for him to write it down.
Then she realized that Xiao Xie had already picked up his pen with perfect tacit understanding before she even said a word.
His handwriting flowed like drifting clouds and running water, each stroke bold and graceful.
Like a work of art.
“Then I’m going back to practice. I still haven’t decided what song to sing, so I really need to think it over!”
Jiang Sheshe rattled that off at top speed, then went tap-tap-tapping back to her own house like a gust of wind.
Throughout the entire process, she did not explain a single word to Wei Xuan.
Wei Xuan’s expression instantly darkened. Only when he noticed the camera did he force it to soften a little.
Elsewhere.
After Jiang Sheshe left Room 4, she let out a long breath.
She didn’t know how to turn Brother Xuan down, so she had just slipped away like that. Brother Xuan should understand what she meant, right?
“Then I’ll perform violin by myself.”
After Jiang Sheshe fled, Wei Xuan said expressionlessly, all traces of his usual gentleness gone.
Most of the people present could sense that he was in a bad mood.
Ning Xi, however, remained as spectacularly oblivious as ever. “Sure. Now we’ve got dancing, singing, and instrument-playing. Everyone’s really putting together quite the lineup.”
Then she looked at Shen Yibai and Ning Mingyue, who had barely spoken. “What about you two?”
Ning Mingyue smiled faintly. “I haven’t decided what to perform yet. Can I tell you before eight tonight?”
Ning Xi had no objections.
After saying that, Ning Mingyue pressed her lips together and looked at Shen Yibai.
She still hadn’t forgotten how Shen Yibai had driven her out with a cold face earlier.
But if Shen Yibai took the initiative to apologize, she could forget about it, and the two of them could discuss a performance together…
“I’ll perform shadow puppetry,” Shen Yibai said lightly.
Ning Xi hesitated for a moment before saying, “All right.”
She had once taught herself shadow puppetry, and back then Shen Yibai had practiced with her.
But that had been eight or nine years ago. He had probably forgotten most of it by now. She hadn’t expected Shen Yibai to still remember…
Impressive. Very impressive.
“I’ll perform a one-person stage play!”
Ning Mingyue spoke in a low, tense voice.
Ning Xi’s thoughts were pulled back, and she didn’t bother wondering why Ning Mingyue had suddenly decided on a performance. She simply said, “OK!”
[Huh? The white moonlight CP isn’t going to perform a romantic duet together?]
[Mingyue probably wanted to discuss a two-person act with Shen Yibai, but she didn’t expect Shen Yibai to just say he was doing shadow puppetry alone, so she decided to do a stage play by herself.]
[Is the white moonlight ship going to sink? Nooo, nooo!]
[Hahahaha, it’s totally normal for white moonlight to sink. These two barely have any sweet interactions. They’re like NPCs.]
[Same. Ning Mingyue and Shen Yibai give me the feeling of a stagnant pool. I can’t see a single ripple. All the sweetness, bickering, favoritism, and protectiveness a couple should have-I can’t feel any of it from them at all. I used to ship white moonlight too, but I’ve already dropped it.]
After Ning Mingyue said it out of spite, a faint regret actually stirred in her heart.
This move had undoubtedly pushed Shen Yibai even farther away.
Her relationship with Shen Yibai was not that deep yet. This was not the time to throw tantrums however she pleased.
But since the words were already out, Ning Mingyue couldn’t pitifully take them back. She could only endure it.
After that came Qin Se.
She went back to her idol roots and chose to put on a singing-and-dancing performance.
Ning Xi looked over the program list Xie Lanchen had written down, tapping the pen against her head as she pondered.
“There seem to be a lot of song-and-dance acts.”
As someone who lived for entertainment, having no comedy sketches to watch really made it feel like something was missing.
“Xiao Xie, what do you want to perform?” Ning Xi suddenly had an idea, but she was still missing a partner.
Xie Lanchen hesitated, looking troubled. “I haven’t decided yet…”
Ning Xi’s eyes lit up. “Then let’s do a sketch!”
“Okay!”
“…”
Seeing Xie Lanchen agree without even a second of hesitation, Ning Xi actually got stuck for once.
She had thought Xiao Xie would at least think it over for a moment. She’d even prepared all the lines to persuade him, only to find that Xiao Xie had agreed so readily.
“Great, then the two of us will perform a sketch!” Ning Xi hopped down to the floor, already getting excited about coming up with the plot.
[??? The Divine-Visuals CP I’m shipping isn’t going to sing or dance, but perform a sketch for me?]
[The Sketch Queen never lies]
Once the act was decided, Ning Xi immediately began discussing the sketch she’d already conceived with Xie Lanchen.
“The character you’re playing is a lawyer, while I’m a criminal who has gone astray and come to you for legal advice…”
Xie Lanchen watched Ning Xi speak so eloquently. “Have you been wanting to perform this sketch for a long time?”
Ning Xi, having been exposed: “Hehe. Actually, not as long as you’re imagining.”
After all, with her standing there, it was already a show.
“Anyway, the plot after that goes like this… and then you… and then I…” Director Ning continued explaining the scene.
Xie Lanchen, who listened seriously the entire time, went through several changes in expression:
At first: ◠‿◠
Then: (๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
Finally: ། – _ – །
[Explosive. Absolutely explosive]
[I can’t imagine how loudly I’ll be laughing tomorrow night when Ning Xi and Xie Lanchen perform this sketch]
[Xie Lanchen: I have boarded a pirate ship]
[How deranged do I have to be to get to watch a sketch like this?]
[Ning Xi’s imagination is a little freaky, almost perverted]
“That’s basically the plot. Do you have any questions or anything you want to add?” Ning Xi asked Xie Lanchen after finishing.
Xie Lanchen shook his head in a daze. “I can’t add a single thing.”
Ning Xi nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something. “Oh, right. Did you bring a suit with you? A lawyer will look more professional in a suit!”
“I did.”
“Then…” Ning Xi blinked up at Xie Lanchen.
Xie Lanchen understood. “Then I’ll go change into it and let Teacher Ning help me take a look?”
Ning Xi nodded repeatedly, unable to suppress the smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
[Greedy Girl, don’t think I don’t know why you want Xie Lanchen to change into a suit]
[By the way, does anyone get my type? Suits, long legs, gold-rimmed glasses]
[I get it. If I could date someone like that, I’d hate my period for getting in the way]
The Danmaku viewers’ minds were all turning yellow, and the comments flew by at top speed.
Until-
Xie Lanchen appeared in the livestream room, tall and straight.
The suit outlined his lean waist. He lifted his eyes slightly and looked over, his icy brows and eyes carrying an overwhelming presence.
[AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!]
[I don’t dare imagine how excited I’d be if I were there in person]
[Ning Xi, you are eating so well]
The moment Ning Xi saw the suited-up version of Xie Lanchen, her heart skipped a beat too.
But she somehow felt like something was off.
After pondering for one second, she said sincerely,
“How about you tug your collar open a little more?”