Gu Yueyue was too embarrassed to put an ice pack on her forehead in front of outsiders, so she could only drink more water to suppress the chaotic irritation in her heart. Suddenly hearing what Zheng Wan said, she thought of Xu Yi's words that morning, which worried her that she would not perform well.
Gu Yueyue smiled subconsciously. It wasn't a bad performance at all; it was an exceptional one.
"Teacher Gu?" Zheng Wan spoke to her but received no response. Upon closer inspection, she realized that Gu Yueyue was lost in thought.
Gu Yueyue felt a little guilty and chuckled lightly, "Hmm? Why would you say that? Did I do something that made you misunderstand?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Wan's eyes lit up immediately. "Teacher Gu, does what you're saying mean you don't dislike me? I knew it, Teacher Gu, you wouldn't dislike me..."
"Zheng Wan." Gu Yueyue spoke up promptly, her tone still gentle, but her words didn't sound as pleasant as they did under the live broadcast camera.
"Excuse me, I need to interrupt you for a moment."
Did I do something to make you feel that we are very close?
"You should know that I participated in this program because of my company's arrangement. My closeness with you on camera is also because of my company's arrangement. To me, we are just colleagues. Therefore, I don't have any feelings of liking or disliking you."
Gu Yueyue made it very clear that everything she did was just for business purposes, to help her promote her business, but she didn't want any involvement in private.
Zheng Wan was provoked by her words; she couldn't believe that her idol would say such cold things to her.
Zheng Wan stood up abruptly, her body trembling with a mix of emotions.
"Teacher Gu, you're lying to me, aren't you? You weren't like this to me before!"
Gu Yueyue sighed. Knowing that Zheng Wan was a naive and innocent girl was one thing, but witnessing her naive and innocent actions and saying naive and innocent things was another.
"That's because there's a live stream. Since I promised the company I'd cooperate with your hype, I'll naturally put on a good show. But at the same time, I hope you can understand the relationship between us."
"Please also face this fact: you are sucking my blood, using my popularity, and climbing up by stepping on my body. I am not angry with you because I know that you, as an artist in the same company, are also helpless. But please understand that in my eyes, you are the same as the rest of the company, all enemies who want to persecute and use me."
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Chapter Twenty-Two
Zheng Wan never expected things to turn out this way.
The idol calmly informs you that you are her enemy.
"Waaah, waaah..." Zheng Wan wiped away her tears and ran out.
After her outburst, Gu Yueyue's initial unease, which had been deliberately stirred up by Xu Yi's dance, had completely subsided.
Looking at the door that Zheng Wan had slammed shut, she couldn't help but sigh. What a naive and silly girl.
Xiao Ye, who had been watching in a daze, came to her senses and gave Gu Yueyue a thumbs up, "Sister, as expected of you. Still so impartial and incorruptible."
"What do you think of Zheng Wan now?" Gu Yueyue ignored her teasing and instead asked her for her opinion on Zheng Wan.
Having followed her for so many years, Ono had already guessed Gu Yueyue's thoughts.
Ono: "Sis, do you still want to poach Zheng Wan from our studio?"
"Hmm. I've observed her, and she seems pretty good. She puts in a lot of effort when practicing dance, and her voice is also quite good. She'll definitely debut after this variety show airs."
“Her professional skills are good, and she’s very hardworking and conscientious. But…” Ono said, pointing worriedly to her head, “Sis, don’t you think she’s a little lacking?”
"..." This was also the point of Gu Yueyue's hesitation. A naive and innocent girl is indeed easy to control. Hongsheng wanted a naive and innocent artist as its mainstay, as she was easy to control and could make money.
Her studio is just starting out and needs artists like this, but being too naive and innocent isn't a good thing.
"Let's wait and see." Gu Yueyue was also having a headache. Poaching people from Hongsheng was something they hadn't considered before. After all, it was their old employer of so many years, and she didn't want to go too far.
But Hongsheng is truly heartless. He hasn't shown her any mercy lately, and he's racked his brains to squeeze out every last drop of value from her. If she doesn't plan something for herself, she'll be the truly naive and innocent one.
Originally, both she and Xiao Ye were resistant to Qiao Yuanbin. There was basically no way to whitewash what Qiao Yuanbin had done; digging him up would only be like finding a cancer for themselves.
As a result, the company arranged for Zheng Wan to come over, and she and Xiao Ye discussed whether they could try to poach her.
After all, Zheng Wan is a complete newcomer, and the company hasn't had time to persecute her yet. Zheng Wan herself is also very naive, so it's worth considering.
However, after observing for a while, they realized that Zheng Wan was too naive, which made them worry about whether they could make her famous, and whether her naivety would cause her a lot of trouble after she became famous.
Zheng Wan ran back to her dormitory in tears, just in time to run into Xu Yi, who was strolling back to her dormitory.
Xu Yi wanted to go see Miss Gu, but didn't want to wear her team uniform. People tend to have subconscious prejudices, assuming that you must be sweaty and smelly after just coming out of the dance studio. If you don't go back to wash up and change your clothes before visiting someone, it will attract criticism.
It's better to be a cultivator; one set of clothes can last for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
When Xu Yi returned, she saw Zheng Wan wiping away tears at the door. She placed her hand on the doorknob and tried to open the door several times, but failed. Finally, she got so angry that she wanted to kick the door, but Xu Yi stopped her.
Xu Yi glanced at the camera in the dormitory corridor out of the corner of her eye. The camera was still on. Zheng Wan kicking the door would be a bad influence, and if she stood by and did nothing, she would also attract a lot of criticism.
"What happened? Why are you crying?" Xu Yi asked her expressionlessly and in a cold, formulaic manner.
Seeing her like this, Zheng Wan remembered the words Gu Yueyue had said to her in the same tone, and her tears flowed even more unrestrainedly.
"Mind your own business!" Zheng Wan opened the door, crawled back into the room, and slammed the door shut.
Xu Yi didn't care about her attitude. After all, she was just asking a couple of routine questions. Seeing that she closed the door and hid, she actually breathed a sigh of relief. She only knew those few words. If Zheng Wan really wanted to chat with her, she would have to worry about how to conduct the subsequent communication.
Xu Yi returned to her room, took a shower, quickly changed her clothes, and then began practicing smiling in front of the mirror.
Only when her smile softened did she open the door and approach where Gu Yueyue was.
Opinions online about their villa No. 3 are mixed. Some people think Xu Yi's concern is fake, some think Zheng Wan is ungrateful, and others say, "Stop arguing. Compared to Shen Ningjiao and Han Shixue, what is the little conflict between Zheng and Xu?"
Shen Ningjiao and Han Shixue got into a fight in the dance studio. Shen Ningjiao pulled Han Shixue's hair, and Han Shixue scratched bloody claw marks on Shen Ningjiao's neck.
Zhang Ya, on the verge of tears, tried to break up the fight and stop them from fighting, but the two women turned on her, saying in unison, "None of your business!"
The two started fighting recklessly, and even Zhang Ya, who was trying to break them up, was drawn into the fray. Zhang Ya peeked out and shouted to her three remaining teammates, "What are you standing there for? Come and help!"
Zhuang Yan and Ruan Hanmei then came over to break up the fight, but no one knows who secretly took sides, and the five of them started fighting again.
Miao Lele was the only one left, and she stepped forward: "Don't fight in the vocal room! If you want to fight, go to the dance studio next door!"
Netizens had very mixed feelings. It was the first time they had seen such a genuine and unpretentious group of girl group contestants. As a result, fans from different groups didn't know how to argue, and in the end, they could only sit in a row and watch their idols fight.
There are bound to be conflicts within a team, everyone knows that, but the members themselves have always managed to cover it up well. Any disunity is just speculation from the outside world. Only this one team seems to want to announce to the whole world that they are enemies with each other!
The fight was raging, and everyone who loved watching the spectacle had come to see it. After the farce ended, everyone realized that Xu Yi seemed to be missing from the dormitory.
Some netizens saw her heading towards the cafeteria, but the live stream camera couldn't find her there.
It was only then that they discovered that Xu Yi had gone missing right under everyone's noses.
Xu Yi then brought two small servings of cold rice cakes that she had gotten from the cafeteria to Gu Yueyue's room.
The doorbell rang, and Ono, despite being annoyed by losing the game, went to open the door.
"Is there something you need?" Ono had a pretty good impression of Xu Yi, but now that she had come to him privately, he had some doubts about Xu Yi's intentions. He was afraid that this person had figured things out and was starting to try and ride on his coattails.
Ono subtly reminded her, "You don't need to be so reserved. You can say whatever you want. There are no live streaming cameras here."
Xu Yi nodded and said, "At noon, Teacher Gu said she would bring me some flower tea in the afternoon so I could try it. I got off school early today, and I was afraid that Teacher Gu wouldn't be able to find me even if she went to the dance studio. My dormitory is quite far from here, and I didn't want Teacher Gu to make an extra trip, so I came here on my own. Please ask the assistant to let her know."
She then handed over the two small servings of chilled rice cakes she had brought, saying, "Teacher Gu has taken good care of me, and I am very grateful, but I have no way to repay Teacher Gu. These are chilled rice cakes that I got from the cafeteria. They are refreshing and taste good. I am just offering them to Teacher Gu, and I hope you will not find them offensive."
Ono held two small servings of cold rice cakes in her hands, frowning slightly. She felt that Xu Yi's words were strange, but the way she did it was alright. Compared to Zheng Wan before, there was no need to pursue Xu Yi's odd behavior.
"Okay, come in first. It's hot outside, come in and enjoy the air conditioning." Ono stepped aside to let her in.
Xu Yi was somewhat surprised that she was allowed to enter without informing Miss Gu. After thinking about it, she realized that this assistant might have an unusual relationship with Miss Gu, or perhaps the assistant was too powerful to take Miss Gu seriously.
Xu Yi suppressed her suspicions and followed her into the house.
After putting her things away, Ono turned around and found Xu Yi standing there motionless, like a wooden statue. She said, "Sit down. Yueyue is taking a bath; she should be done soon."
Wash, take a bath.
Xu Yi sat up even straighter, not only keeping her eyes straight ahead, but also carefully slowing down her breathing.
Gu Yueyue came out of the bathroom when she heard the door open. As she dried her hair, she was quite surprised to see another person on the sofa.
When they got closer and saw that it was Xu Yi, their surprise grew even greater.
"Xiao Xu, what brings you here?" Gu Yueyue looked at her sitting like a well-behaved child, and the dance Xu Yi had performed at noon resurfaced in her mind. The suppressed thoughts were clamoring to surge up again. Gu Yueyue's ears turned red, and she was very glad that her hair was loose so that no one would notice.
When Xu Yi heard Miss Gu call her, she looked up and saw Miss Gu after her bath. Although she was dressed neatly, her wet hair was casually scattered and slightly messy, which still made Xu Yi's throat tighten.
"Teacher Gu, I miss you."
"Huh? You..."
Xu Yi blurted out the truth, only realizing her mistake after she said it. But since she had already said it, there was nothing wrong with admitting it. Xu Yi repeated herself, "In the afternoon, the dance teacher let us rest. With nothing to do during my free time, I thought I would come and pick up the flower tea that Miss Gu promised me, so that Miss Gu wouldn't have to make another trip in the sweltering heat."
Gu Yueyue's heart, which had been frightened by her, gradually relaxed. This child kept saying things that could be misunderstood.
Gu Yueyue smiled and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get the tea."
"Teacher Gu." Xu Yi stood up and called out to her. Under Gu Yueyue's questioning gaze, Xu Yi pointed to her hair and gestured to her, "Let's dry our hair first. I'm not in a hurry. I would feel bad if Teacher Gu got a headache because of me."
"Alright then. Sit a little longer, I'll be done soon."
Gu Yueyue picked up the hair dryer. She felt that her hair dried particularly quickly today, without even a trace of dampness. She looked at the hair dryer curiously and confirmed that it was the one she had brought from home, the one she usually used.
Xu Yi silently withdrew her divine sense and sat quietly on the sofa, focusing on her inner thoughts.
Gu Yueyue stopped worrying about the hair dryer and found two unopened cans of herbal tea in her suitcase, which she put in a small gift bag.
Actually, those little gift bags were extras that the seller accidentally gave us when we originally intended to use them to store wool felt.
Xu Yi accepted the flower tea with great joy. When her gaze fell on Gu Yueyue's neck, she saw something familiar there, which made her even happier.
Miss Gu put it on after taking a shower, which shows that she really likes it.
A note from the author:
Xu Yi deliberately danced to seduce Miss Gu, but the overly reserved Miss Gu didn't react at all and silently went back to her dormitory to take a shower. As soon as she finished showering, Xu Yi chased after her again.
Miss Gu: How many times a day do you want me to shower?!
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