Chapter 36 (1/2)
Translator: pwip
Chapter 36: Gu Xin, put your clothes back on right now!
The Popular Classics Commemoration Concert was set to take place at the end of September Tickets at every price level were completely sold out a month prior
As the concert approached, the artists perfor weren't the only ones who becascalped tickets, the organizers denounced it on Weibo everyday They had even added additional security and staff personnel on the day of the concert to patrol the venue
This concert's lineup was unprecedentedly grand Since the tickets were so hard to get a hold of, the organizerswebsite to broadcast the concert online such that people could live streaistered VIP members
The order of the perforers Gu Xin was the opening act while Mo Zhen was the closing act Siht at the concert's halfway in to get tired Therefore, her arrival on stage would be able to enliven the crowd's spirit
When Ding Meng received the lineup order, naturally, the first thing she did was to look for her own position Very unfortunately, she was scheduled to be right after Sima Xiaoxiao
She figured that this was probably the tianizers had set aside to let the audience use the restroom
If this had happened when she was still a student, she definitely would've been depressed However, now that she was older, her state of h she still felt undervalued, like Jiang Man had previously said, having the opportunity to appear in this concert was already very fortunate Afterall, she was the only newcoroup of participants
Qiao Yichen wanted her to consider this opportunity as a learning experience, but she also believed in what he had said before If you want to have a say, use your voice to make everyone remember you
As long as she was able to sing You Wanted to Break Up Today to the best of her abilities, many more people were bound to remember her
The confidence she had felt before the concert began slowly transformed into anxiety when she heard the screams from the audience become more and more excited The fact that this concert venue held several tens of thousands of spectators and the lineup of popular perfor to feel so tiht suddenly washed over her
She sat in front of her dressing station, looked at the fully dressed up person in thea Ruan Lingyun song, her outfit hadqipao and makeup made her look even more like a blast from the past
Despite taking several deep breaths, she was still unable to calm herself down The audience's screaht next to her ears
When Qiao Yichen ca sitting all by herself off to the side He chatted with the staffover towards her ”What's wrong? You nervous?”
Ding Meng lifted her eyes from the mirror to look at him The more nervous she felt inside, the calmer she appeared outside How did he know that she was nervous with just one look? Was this a tacit understanding between old deskmates?
Qiao Yichen saw that she didn't respond, which confirh there are several tens of thousands of people out there, not a single one came for you”
Ding Meng, ”…”
Seriously, thanks for the co words ahhahaha
A staff worker ran over and spoke to Qiao Yichen in a rather flustered manner, ”Director Qiao, Kenny hasn't arrived yet”
Ding Meng looked over at the staff worker Kenny was her accouitarist! If he didn't show up, ould she do later?
Qiao Yichen frowned and asked, ”Have you contacted him yet?”
”Yes, I've contacted him He said he's still stuck in traffic The driver plans on taking a local route to get here as quickly as possible”
”Okay” Qiao Yichen acknowledged Then, he turned his head to speak to Ding Meng, ”Don't worry If he doesn't arrive by the time Sima Xiaoxiao performs, I'll move your performance back
”Sure” Ding Meng nodded After that, Qiao Yichen left with his subordinate
The concert officially began soon after When the screa, Ding Meng knew that Gu Xin had walked on stage Free spirited rock 'n' roll , the entire audience immediately burst with excitement
He sang a total of two songs One was the song thatof an extreroup called BONES
Ding Meng syer who had to follow him The audience was so riled up from the very start of the concert When the second performer's turn came, there would certainly be a drop in enthusiasm
After Gu Xin's performance ended, the audience's passionate screaers needed to perfor the concert's finale, he didn't leave right away Instead of returning to his private lounge, he went to the coe to look around
Ding Meng was still staring blankly into the hed as he walked over and knocked on her desk ”Have you been captivated by your own good looks?”
Gu Xin's appearance in the lounge had caused a s recovered her wits, she immediately stood up from her chair, ”Why did you come here?”
Gu Xin laughed in response, ”I came to see you”
His words were spoken with a very normal tone, but when they entered the ears of people nearby, they i also felt a little aard Suddenly, Gu Xin leaned towards her and whispered by her ear, ”Didn't you want to seehere Coe”
He hinted for Ding Meng to leave with hi hesitated for a moment Then, she had noticed the expressions of the people nearby had becouous Hurriedly, she lifted the hem of her skirt and walked out with Gu Xin
Gu Xin's personal lounge was small, but inside was a couch of e
He poured out two glasses of ater and passed one to Ding Meng, ”Are you feeling very nervous?
”Ah?” Ding Meng clasped the glass of water and looked rather embarrassed Then, she looked at him firmly and spoke, ”I believe in your moral character!”
Gu Xin was stunned for a lass of water he had sipped fro to the concert Where have your thoughts gone off to?”
Ding Meng, ”…”
This was the first tihts were
Gu Xin rested both of his hands on the table and slightly bent down as he looked at her with interest, ”So it turns out that staying in the same room with me makes you nervous?”
Ding Meng, ”…”
God, could she go back a minute in time?! She was about to die of embarrassment
Gu Xin saw that her ears had practically beco her, ”Don't worry The audience members are all simply potatoes”
Ding Meng couldn't help but laugh, ”Do you really like to eat potatoes?”
Gu Xin shook his head, ”My Baike says that my favorite food is mapo tofu”
T/N: Baike is the Chinese Wikipedia
”Then what about in reality?”
”In reality…” Gu Xin spoke up to there and deliberately lowered his char if it was made by the person that I like”
Ding Meng, ”…”
This level… he couldn't even be measured on the same scale as Qiao Yichen No wonder one was an Adonis and the other was a Goudan
Gu Xin increased the distance between hihtly to look at her, ”Still want to see my tattoo?”
Ding Meng nodded her head bravely, ”Okay” After she missed the opportunity to see it last tih, there were pictures of Gu Xin where the tattoo was visible However, the pictures were 2-D How could they possibly bethan the real person?
Gu Xin smiled at her Then, he lifted his arms and took off his jacket
Ding Meng, ”…”
Gu Xin preferred wearing fewer articles of clothing, so at this moment…his entire upper body was already bare
Ding Meng had already beco rock 'n' roll was this open, but in short she saw everything: his abs, his v-cut, and the tattoo which extended from his waist all the way to his back
She didn't have the nerve to look at the most important place, but at this time she was still rather impressed with herself Even under such formidable visual stimulation, she was still able to hold herself up and refrain fro
Now, let's go back five minutes in time
Qiao Yichen had gone to the co was nowhere to be seen When he asked a staff worker inside, that person unexpectedly told hie Goodness, the atuous I al's Weibo Do you think they're really going out?”
Going out my ass!
Qiao Yichen couldn't help but explode inwardly with curses Without saying a word, he turned around and left As he walked toward Gu Xin's lounge, he went over Gu Xin's dark past
After debuting so long ago, besides one article about hiossip about him Even the number of sex scandals was pathetically low
Did thisbecause he was interested in her?
Qiao Yichen wrinkled his eyebrows and quickened his pace When he arrived at Gu Xin's lounge door, he didn't even bother knocking He went straight ahead and turned the doorknob
The! Door! Was! Actually! Locked!
Qiao Yichen took a deep breath and he smiled wryly
Very good Even locking the door now
He took a step back and threw a kick at the door
Under this thunderous assault, the door was forced open with a bang
Now, the two timelines have matched up
Ding Meng had already been startled by Gu Xin's actions Now that another unforeseen event had arisen abruptly, she was immediately scared silly
Gu Xin's co Meng, he could be considered very cool and collected Especially noteworthy was the fact that even though he was completely naked up top, he still maintained an air of calm and poise
Qiao Yichen was just as shocked The scene was sie spread across his chest and erupt fro this is your own house? Gu Xin, put on your clothes back on right now!”
Gu Xin put the clothing that he was holding back on and glanced at the door that had been forcibly kicked open Then, he turned back to look at Qiao Yichen, ”Great Producer Qiao, why are you so angry? Aren't you scared that you'll co you shouldn't see?”
Ding Meng, ”…”
Qiao Yichen's cohtly, ”Gu Xin, this will be the last tie of a concert, not somewhere for you to act like an animal in heat!”
Gu Xin laughed and also seery, ”Don't speak so unpleasantly I still have some propriety I only invited her here to relieve her nervousness”
Qiao Yichen looked at hihed coldly, ”You relieve her with a method like this? And even lock the door?
”This is e You could have knocked”
Qiao Yichen didn't continue to speak, but based on Ding Meng's understanding of hiht now If this had happened back when he was still a student, he surely would have already thrown out a punch When she felt Qiao Yichen's eyes fall on her, she couldn't help but tremble
Before she figured out what to say, a staff worker flusteredly caot in a car accident!”
Qiao Yichen wrinkled his eyebrows and turned around to ask, ”What happened?”
”Ah, you kno I told you his driver took hiot into an accident!”
”Is it serious?”
”I heard that Kenny's arht now he's on the way to the hospital His ured that he wouldn't be able to make it and told us that we'd best find another person”
Qiao Yichen frowned but didn't speak Finding another guitarist right noas not i previously rehearsed with Ding Meng, they wouldn't be able to coordinate well In addition, even a s a live performance could result in a critical situation