dazzling

On Thursday morning, Shen Anxia was surrounded as soon as she arrived at the troupe.

"Anxia, ​​was that video of yours filmed at Cherish Restaurant? Did they invite you?" It was Kou Ke who spoke.

Before Shen Anxia could answer, Fang Qiqi grabbed Shen Anxia's arm and said enviously, "Anxia, ​​this time your fame has surpassed that of the dance troupe!"

“I saw this morning that the blogger has gained 800,000 followers. The blogger also revealed the restaurant where the video was filmed. I guess someone will find out about our group soon,” Chang Yun said.

"I..." Shen Anxia was interrupted again before she could finish speaking.

Liu Qin put one hand on Shen Anxia's shoulder, his face also full of smiles: "I've seen some people say that there's a team behind us that's why we're so popular. We do have a team, but no matter how we manipulate things, we haven't become this popular!"

Fang Qiqi: "You're good-looking, so it won't be long before someone tries to poach you."

Liu Qin: "This is a good opportunity to make our group even more popular. If we get more commercial performances in the future, we can all earn more money from you."

"This time, our dance troupe is going to become famous all over the country thanks to you."

Koko excitedly raised his voice and predicted, "It might not be long before you become the chief, Anxia!"

"Hey, stop talking, Bai Yan is here." Liu Qin pulled Kou Ke and whispered.

Shen Anxia looked up and saw Bai Yan walking behind Fang Qiqi with her head held high.

Bai Yan seemed to ignore what had just been said, her face expressionless, as proud and aloof as ever, her posture upright, her chin slightly raised, as cold and aloof as a white swan, and she began to stretch on her own.

The group exchanged glances and dispersed awkwardly. Shen Anxia didn't care whether Bai Yan had heard what Kou Ke had said earlier, since Bai Yan was always like this. She put down her bag, changed into her training clothes, and began to practice her exercises.

After her identity was revealed, Shen Anxia did indeed experience different treatment. In subsequent rehearsals and performances, her status rose with her increased exposure, and she was able to far surpass the other two principal performers, second only to the principal performer Bai Yan.

She even gained a group of fans, and her colleagues said that the fans had a slogan: "Be calm and composed, and summer will be splendid."

Fans waited for Shen Anxia in wind and rain for every performance location announced by the Xinfeng Dance Troupe. With repeated online exposure, the Xinfeng Dance Troupe became increasingly popular as Shen Anxia's fame grew.

During this time, the restaurant where Shen Anxia and Yang Zheng had once been also became a sensation in Xinfeng due to the viral spread of the online video. The restaurant owner even specially sent flowers and free meals to the dance troupe because of this incident, and also wanted to invite Shen Anxia to attend some special events of the restaurant as the restaurant's spokesperson. The troupe leader readily agreed because of the free meals.

The troupe's performances became increasingly frequent, and there were even several weekends when Yang Zheng was not able to spend much time with Shen Anxia because of her performances.

Yang Zheng would report to Xinfeng every weekend, and even if Shen Anxia had a full-day performance, he would accompany her without feeling tired.

Shen Anxia also had a particularly brave male fan who once followed Shen Anxia, ​​who had just finished a performance, and Yang Zheng, who had been waiting backstage all day, to a restaurant in Xinfeng. He completely ignored the man next to her and presented flowers to Shen Anxia, ​​making a crazy and passionate confession.

Shen Anxia glanced awkwardly at Yang Zheng with her big eyes. Seeing that Yang Zheng's expression was calm, she had a feeling that nothing good was going to happen, but she still forced herself to express her gratitude to the man and, at the invitation of the male fan, signed her name on his clothes.

Throughout the meal, Shen Anxia found it tasteless. Looking at Yang Zheng's face, which seemed to be completely unaffected, she felt something was wrong. Then, seeing Yang Zheng's faint smile, Shen Anxia simply gave up.

Yang Zheng watched as Shen Anxia went from feeling awkward to giving up, a sly smile playing on his lips, which he quickly suppressed.

Shen Anxia didn't miss his subtle change, and her eyes flickered: "Mr. Yang, have you also encountered a similar situation, and are you being so secretive because you're afraid I'll question you? We agreed that we wouldn't hide anything."

Yang Zheng had long been familiar with Shen Anxia's ability to turn the tables and outmaneuver him when there seemed to be no way out, so he didn't hide anything: "I encountered that too."

Shen Anxia felt a little uncomfortable, but if she put herself in Yang Zheng's shoes, she guessed that Yang Zheng was just as uncomfortable as she was.

So this is what possessiveness is like.

"Want to eat more?" Yang Zheng asked Shen Anxia, ​​who hadn't offered any opinion.

"I don't want to eat anymore, let's go back! Let's buy some fruit and eat while watching a movie." Shen Anxia wanted to stay with Yang Zheng.

"good."

Back in their rented apartment, Yang Zheng washed and plated the fruit, while Shen Anxia found a movie. The two of them leaned against the sofa and watched the film.

Yang Zheng handed Shen Anxia a strawberry. Shen Anxia leaned on Yang Zheng's shoulder, eating it while asking him, "Have you read the comments online?"

"I've seen some." Yang Zheng put his arm around Shen Anxia's waist.

"Do you get recognized often?"

"No, only people who know me very well can recognize me."

Shen Anxia lifted her head from Yang Zheng's shoulder and looked at him: "So, you just said that someone confessed their feelings to you, and it was someone you knew?"

Yang Zheng realized that Shen Anxia was continuing the topic from the restaurant, and laughed, "What are you worried about? From the beginning of my life to the end, I can only love and love one person... But I still have to explain, it's just that someone I know discovered that I showed my face online."

Shen Anxia was successfully pleased by Yang Zheng's words, "I will love her and only love her from the past until I die." She leaned back on his shoulder happily and asked, "Then, if someone pursues me, will you be unhappy?"

Yang Zheng smiled again: "Although it may be a little uncomfortable, all these years, you have only been attracted to me, and that is my greatest confidence."

Shen Anxia looked up at Yang Zheng again and smiled, "Why do I feel like you're a little smug?"

Yang Zheng pulled her back into his arms again: "I'm quite pleased with myself."

Shen Anxia then asked, "So, Yang Zheng, is your plan progressing smoothly?"

Yang Zheng's eyelashes fluttered slightly as he turned his head to look at her: "You know?"

“Hmm,” Shen Anxia said, feeling a little warm, “When you took me to meet those two people from the Cultural Bureau before, I felt that you had something in mind. Moreover, you are a low-key person and should dislike being in the limelight online. This video has become so popular online. Given your personality, you should have stopped the public outcry long ago, but you seem to have let it ferment even more. Although I don’t know what effect this has on your plan, I know that you did it on purpose.”

"So, Anxia, ​​if you had the chance to continue dancing, would you be willing to go back to Yi'an?" Yang Zheng asked.

This was the first time he had asked Shen Anxia if she wanted to go back to Yi'an.

"What are you worried about?" Shen Anxia asked without hesitation, mimicking Yang Zheng's tone. "Of course I'm willing."

Yang Zheng hugged Shen Anxia tighter and rubbed his cheek against her hair: "Actually, this matter is almost settled. The video incident was an accident, but at the time I suddenly thought that if it went viral, you would have a better chance—I didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly than I anticipated."

"Yang Zheng, how long have you been planning this? I mean, are you going to help me make connections with people in the Cultural Bureau?"

“I had thought about it before, but it takes time to build connections. It wasn’t until the end of last year that I became familiar with the people in the Cultural Bureau and had the opportunity to recommend them.”

“But by then, we had already broken up. Aren’t you afraid of doing all this in vain?” Shen Anxia felt that if she were in his shoes, she would not do these things for someone she knew was impossible.

“How could it be in vain? If you want to go back to Yi’an, this is the best and most direct opportunity. If you don’t want to go back, having more connections is also good.” Yang Zheng never thought that this would be in vain.

"I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about how we were back then..." Back then, our relationship was barely better than that of strangers.

Yang Zheng didn't answer immediately. Shen Anxia looked up at his eyes again, only to find that the person in front of her had no clear focus in his gaze, as if he was lost in some memory.

"Yang Zheng?" Shen Anxia called out to him.

Yang Zheng cupped Shen Anxia's face and gently kissed her forehead, his eyes filled with tenderness: "Anxia, ​​you don't know how much better that time was for me compared to before. I could talk to you without you disliking me, and I even felt that you were somewhat attracted to me, although I wasn't sure at the time. Moreover, if my idea had succeeded, you might have chosen to return to Yi'an, and then I would still have a chance."

After Yang Zheng finished speaking, he added, "I did this, and I feel it was absolutely worth it. If I hadn't done it, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life."

"Didn't you think that if I went back to Yi'an and we still weren't together, wouldn't you be at a huge loss?" Shen Anxia put herself in her shoes. If it were her, she wouldn't do these things for someone she had no connection with.

“During the few days we spent together last year’s Dragon Boat Festival, I had a gut feeling that I wouldn’t lose out. Anxia, ​​my gut feeling was right. You’ve fallen for me.”

Shen Anxia ignored this narcissistic guy who was always in front of her now and asked, "So, most of the online public opinion is actually about me, and you're the one who's influencing it?"

"Some are."

How much did it cost?

Shen Anxia felt that this was an amount she could never have imagined.

"..." Yang Zheng didn't expect Shen Anxia to suddenly bring up this topic with him, and changed the subject, "Why are you asking this? Do you want my money back?"

Shen Anxia ignored his words and said, "Speak quickly."

Yang Zheng pulled Shen Anxia into his arms and kissed her.

They kissed until Shen Anxia started to feel dazed and forgot about the topic they had been discussing.

Being busy makes life seem to fly by, and in the blink of an eye, a month and a half has passed, and May Day is here.