Chapter 58
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"Sister Bai, you misunderstood. My feelings for Teacher Cheng Yi are simply out of respect for a senior, and I have no other intentions."
After relaxing, Tang Xue did not pull away Bai Bing's arm that was supporting her. She felt weak all over, and if Bai Bing did not support her, she was afraid that she would fall to the ground the next second.
"Huh?" Bai Bing was a little confused. "You mean you don't have any feelings for Cheng Yi?" Bai Bing almost blurted out, "I don't believe you, you're lying."
Tang Xue took a deep breath and smiled. "Yes, Teacher Cheng Yi is like an older brother to me. I respect him very much, but I don't have any extra feelings for him."
I can distinguish between liking and respecting, but I don't feel that way about Teacher Cheng Yi.
Bai Bing's suspicious gaze swept back and forth over Tang Xue. She felt that Tang Xue was lying and was worried that she would stop her, but Tang Xue was very calm and open, letting her look at her without any guilt.
"You really don't like him?" Bai Bing still couldn't believe she was wrong. "Tang Xue, don't be afraid. Even if you really have this thought, I won't force you to let go."
Tang Xue paused for a moment, then looked at Bai Bing with a resolute expression, "Sister Bai, if I really have someone I like, will you really not interfere? Will you really allow me to date?"
"Of course." Bai Bing looked at Tang Xue very seriously. "Some of the actors I've worked with before have gotten married and had children, so I won't interfere too much in your relationship issues. Tang Xue, remember, you are an actress, not an idol."
You should let your work speak for itself. Don't let the rules of the entertainment industry hold you back. If you like someone, go for it. If there are any problems, I'll help you sort them out.
Bai Bing patted her chest. "I should be more confident in my abilities, so you should trust me more too."
A hint of a smile appeared in Tang Xue's eyes. She gripped Bai Bing's arm tightly. "Sister Bai, thank you. I can tell you that I do indeed have someone I like now."
"Oh?" Bai Bing raised an eyebrow. "Who?" Bai Bing was a little excited. Was she about to find out Tang Xue's biggest secret?
Tang Xue lowered her eyes, stared at her toes for a while, and then said slowly, "It's someone I can't confess to right now."
Sister Bai, if one day I manage to win her over, I'll have to trouble you.
"Wait a minute, do you mean you're just having a crush on someone right now?" Bai Bing asked tentatively. Bai Bing really found it hard to believe that Tang Xue would have a crush on someone else.
"Hmm." Tang Xue forced a smile, but it was a bitter one.
"Can't I confess?" Bai Bing's thoughts started wandering again. "Does the other person already have someone they like?"
Tang Xue shook her head, then nodded, and finally said with some helplessness, "I don't know, I don't know if she has someone she likes right now."
"Go ask her! Go confess your feelings!" Bai Bing grabbed Tang Xue's shoulder excitedly. "You need to know that unrequited love has no future. Since you like her, just go confess your feelings!"
Maybe the person you like likes you too. If you don't confess, how will you know what they really think?
Bai Bing's attempts to persuade Lin Xiaoxiao were unsuccessful. After learning that Tang Xue also had a crush on him, she began to encourage Tang Xue to confess her feelings.
If the confession is successful, then so be it; but if it's rejected, doesn't that mean Lin Xiaoxiao's chance has come?
Bai Bing became more and more excited as she thought about it, wishing she could confess to Tang Xue's crush in her place.
"Will she...accept me?" Tang Xue glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao subconsciously. "Accept me as I am?"
Bai Bing immediately recognized Tang Xue's lack of confidence: "You haven't even tried, how do you know the other person can't accept you?"
Tang Xue is such a wonderful girl, how can she be so insecure?
"Sister Bai, does Xiaoxiao like Teacher Cheng Yi?"
"Huh?" Caught off guard by such a question, Bai Bing didn't react for a moment. "Why do you ask that?"
"Xiaoxiao seemed very happy when she was with Teacher Chengyi." Tang Xue's expression was very natural, as if she was genuinely curious and had no other reason.
But her hands, clenched into fists behind her back, and the stinging sensation in her palms made Tang Xue realize just how nervous she was.
Bai Bing glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao and Cheng Yi with some confusion, "Xiaoxiao likes Cheng Yi? How did you come to that conclusion?"
Besides, Xiaoxiao is happiest when she's with you, haven't you noticed at all?
Bai Bing sighed softly. She almost couldn't help but tell Tang Xue that Lin Xiaoxiao didn't like Cheng Yi, but you.
"Isn't that right?" Tang Xue didn't notice what Bai Bing said next at all. She only realized that Bai Bing had just said that Lin Xiaoxiao didn't like Cheng Yi.
Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't have anyone she likes right now, so she still has a chance. Tang Xue doesn't doubt Bai Bing's words, as Lin Xiaoxiao and Bai Bing have a good relationship.
If Lin Xiaoxiao really liked Cheng Yi, Bai Bing would definitely be her first listener. Tang Xue was a little jealous of this, but she also knew that her relationship with Lin Xiaoxiao was no match for Bai Bing's.
“Definitely not.” Bai Bing pinched the bridge of her nose. “Look.” Bai Bing grabbed Tang Xue’s shoulder and made her look at Lin Xiaoxiao and Cheng Yi. “Do you think Xiaoxiao is happy right now?”
That was just a polite smile; how did you tell she liked it?
"That's good, that's good." Tang Xue murmured a few times, her smile so bright that Bai Bing could hardly look at her directly.
"You really don't like Cheng Yi?" Bai Bing was dazzled by the smile and felt that Tang Xue's happiness was a little abnormal.
"Of course." Tang Xue looked at Bai Bing with a smile, feeling very happy. "I like someone else."
If Bai Bing had observed more closely at this moment, she would have noticed that Tang Xue's gaze was constantly fixed on Lin Xiaoxiao.
The tenderness and affection in her eyes were also noticeable, but unfortunately, Bai Bing's attention was entirely focused on the other person Tang Xue mentioned, completely ignoring the opportunity to discover Tang Xue's relationship.
"Do I know the person you like?" Bai Bing figured Tang Xue definitely wouldn't tell her if she asked directly, so she decided to use a screening method to see if she could find out who it was.
Tang Xue narrowed her eyes. "Sister Bai, I'll tell you once I've won her over." She said it was impossible to tell her now; what if Bai Bing also found her strange?
Given how much Bai Bing values Lin Xiaoxiao, Tang Xue was genuinely afraid that if she spoke up, Bai Bing would cut off her chance to meet Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Not a single word?" Bai Bing was still unwilling to give up. "Perhaps I can still help. If it's someone I know, I can even help you create opportunities to pursue them."
"No, you can't." Tang Xue's mood improved, and she seemed to regain her radiance, her happiness evident from the inside out, even in the strands of her hair.
Looking at the girl in front of her who seemed to radiate happiness from head to toe, Bai Bing frowned in confusion. She felt that Tang Xue had been traumatized.
Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for her to be so happy. It's not like Tang Xue has already won over the person she likes; she's still suffering from unrequited love.
Bai Bing originally wanted to say a few words of comfort and encouragement to Tang Xue, but when she came to her senses, there was no one around her. Looking again, good heavens, Tang Xue seemed to have teleported and was already standing next to Lin Xiaoxiao.
"We're done talking." Lin Xiaoxiao didn't ask what the two of them had talked about, because there was no need to.
"We're done talking." Tang Xue naturally took Lin Xiaoxiao's arm, then slipped her hand between Lin Xiaoxiao's fingers and took her hand.
Tang Xue held her hand in her palm and hugged her arm. Lin Xiaoxiao's body stiffened slightly, and her eyes lowered as she saw her hands intertwined with Tang Xue's.
Her heart was beating a little fast, and she was a little nervous, but the warmth transmitted from her palms made her feel as if she were soaking in warm water.
So comfortable that she just wanted to close her eyes and let out a satisfied sigh, and just as the corners of her mouth curved into a smile, a warm hand caressed her face.
Subconsciously looking up, a warm breath rushed towards her, causing Lin Xiaoxiao to catch her breath as her nostrils were filled with the cool fragrance of Tang Xue.
"Is your cold better?" Tang Xue pressed her forehead against Lin Xiaoxiao's forehead and asked softly.
"Okay, okay." Lin Xiaoxiao's voice was a little weak. Tang Xue's closeness really made Lin Xiaoxiao a little dazed.
"That's good." Tang Xue touched Lin Xiaoxiao's nose seemingly casually. "Take good care of yourself next time."
"I will." Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her head, and she knew without looking that her face was definitely red.
Cheng Yi, standing next to the two, looked at their intimate behavior as if no one else was around, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he shook his head with a bit of a laugh.
He had already told Tang Xue that he had no other feelings for Lin Xiaoxiao, so was Tang Xue trying to intimidate him now?
"Ahhhh, did you guys see that? Did you guys see that? Oh my god, I knew my ship was real."
"It was so sweet! That hug was so sweet!"
"Hug?" The companion who overheard their conversation glanced at Tang Xue, looking quite puzzled. "Are we seeing the same scene?" She didn't see the hugging scene.
"See for yourself." His companion was clearly very excited, his eyes fixed on Tang Xue and Lin Xiaoxiao like incandescent light bulbs, completely ignoring his bewildered companion beside him.
Bai Bing, who had just been passing by, stopped when she heard this. She glanced at the excited staff and then followed their gaze toward Tang Xue and Lin Xiaoxiao.
She didn't see the hug, but she saw their little hands clasped together and Tang Xue's gentle, bright smile. Bai Bing tilted her head.
Why did Tang Xue seem so happy? Bai Bing's probing gaze fell on Tang Xue's face. Was she seeing things? A look of confusion flashed across Bai Bing's face. What...did she see? Was it just her imagination?
Chapter 59
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On the way back, Bai Bing was very silent, while Lin Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, had completely shaken off her previous helplessness and unease and was in a state of extreme excitement.
Looking at her palms, which still seemed to retain the warmth of Tang Xue's touch, Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and her eyes were filled with joy.
Although her relationship with Tang Xue was getting closer every day, this kind of intimate contact was the first time, because she knew her feelings for Tang Xue.
Therefore, Lin Xiaoxiao had never dared to be too intimate with Tang Xue, for fear that her actions would be abrupt. But today, she held hands with Tang Xue, and Tang Xue even pressed her forehead against hers.
In that instant, the two of them were so close that Tang Xue's cool fragrance kept wafting into Lin Xiaoxiao's nose, and Lin Xiaoxiao swallowed.
I cursed myself for being shameless, but the image of those full, red lips kept lingering in my mind. I wondered what they would taste like.
Lin Xiaoxiao licked her lips and quickly shook her head, a hint of pink appearing on her fair skin.
Although Bai Bing appeared focused while driving, her mind was constantly racing, replaying the scene she had witnessed earlier.
As an excellent agent, Bai Bing is very confident in her judgment, but now she has begun to doubt the judgment she was so proud of.
She hoped she hadn't misread it, yet she was also afraid she had. She recalled that look and expression again, and Bai Bing gripped the steering wheel tightly.
He turned to look at Lin Xiaoxiao, but that one glance made the words that were already on the tip of his tongue get stuck in his throat, neither swallowing them nor spitting them out.
With her lips pressed tightly together, Bai Bing looked at Lin Xiaoxiao's seemingly insane behavior through the rearview mirror, her eyes flickered, and she became somewhat hesitant again.
Sitting in the back seat, Lin Xiaoxiao was oblivious to Bai Bing's complex emotions, still immersed in a mix of excitement and shame.
"Xiaoxiao, do you want to confess to Tang Xue?" As she said this, Bai Bing's hand gripping the steering wheel was so tight that her fingertips were pale, and the veins on the back of her hand were clearly visible, showing how conflicted she was when she said this.
"What?" Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, wondering if she had misheard. "Sister Bingbing, what did you just say?"
"I'm telling you to confess to Tang Xue." Once the first sentence was said, repeating it again became much easier.
Lin Xiaoxiao frowned, all the thoughts that she couldn't shake off before disappearing from her mind, replaced by a head full of question marks.
They had already discussed whether or not to confess their feelings to Tang Xue, and the conclusion they reached was to take it slow and gradual, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water. So why did Bai Bing suddenly have the idea of urging Tang Xue to confess after just one meeting?
Remembering Bai Bing's conversation with Tang Xue, Lin Xiaoxiao sat up straight, her expression becoming more serious. "Sister Bingbing, did you say something to Xiaoxue?"
Although Lin Xiaoxiao didn't believe that Bai Bing would reveal her feelings for Tang Xue without her consent, Bai Bing's unusual behavior still made her uneasy.
"Don't worry, I haven't revealed a single word about you," Bai Bing said, her tone serious. "I asked her about Cheng Yi, and she said she has no romantic feelings for him."