"Can't!"

Shang Anqi raised her voice and refused outright.

The study room was quiet to begin with, and after Shang Anqi called out, everyone around looked over, but when they saw it was Shang Anqi and Luo Xinyue, they all remained silent.

However, some people's eyes were a bit off.

Luo Xinyue noticed everyone's gazes and said to Shang Anqi, "Keep your voice down!"

Shang Anqi knew she had gotten agitated. She snorted, still looking displeased, but lowered her voice considerably when she spoke.

Shang Anqi said, "I don't want to perform with her, she's not worthy!"

Shang Anqi makes no attempt to hide her dislike for Shang Ziyan.

Upon hearing this, Qian Sui couldn't help but say, "If you yourself are unwilling, why should I go? Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."

Shang Anqi didn't care about the principle of "do not do to others what you would not have them do to you"; she only cared about making herself happy.

When she heard Qian Sui say this, she said, "But things always need to be done by someone. Besides, although she and I are half-siblings, we don't look alike at all. As everyone has said, you look like her."

Qian Sui pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

She doesn't like it when people say she looks like Shang Anqi.

Luo Xinyue noticed Qian Sui's little actions and said to Shang Anqi, "I don't think so. How is it similar? Our Qian Sui is clearly more beautiful."

Shang Anqi naturally understood this as well.

She could tell that Qian Sui didn't like people saying she looked like Shang Ziyan.

Shang Anqi was also clever; through this incident, she came up with another idea.

Everyone says that Qian Sui is prettier than her, which is an indisputable fact. If she admits that Qian Sui looks like Shang Ziyan, it would be tantamount to admitting that Shang Ziyan is prettier than her.

That's impossible!

Shang Anqi said directly, "I don't think so either!"

Shang Anqi slapped her thigh, looking at Qian Sui with a sense of empathy, and said, "I also think they don't look alike, but everyone thinks so, so you should seize this opportunity to act with her and let everyone know that you don't look alike."

Shang Anqi's statement was not without merit.

Luo Xinyue glanced at Qian Sui and also felt that Shang Anqi's words made sense.

Luo Xinyue then said, "Your Excellency, would you like to give it a try?"

After a moment of contemplation, the Emperor nodded gently.

When the girls in the drama club saw this, the weight that had been hanging over them finally lifted.

Chitose asked again, "Does it require a long rehearsal period?"

The girls shook their heads: "Two hours a day is enough, from five to seven in the afternoon, in the school auditorium."

Qian Sui nodded, saying that she understood.

The girls from the drama club added, "Shang Ziyan has already agreed, so Qian Sui, just come to the school auditorium to find us at 5 pm tomorrow."

And so, Chisui unwittingly joined the play rehearsals.

In the afternoon, Luo Xinyue had to go to the student council, so Qian Sui had to go home by herself.

Unfortunately, driver Xiao Liu's car was stuck in traffic, saying there was a car accident ahead and he couldn't get through for the time being.

Qian Sui could only wait for Xiao Liu at the school.

Chisui couldn't sit still. She carried her backpack and walked alone from the teaching building to the school gate.

It was already evening, and students from some classes started going to evening self-study or evening classes, while those who didn't have classes started rehearsing for their performances.

So there are hardly any people on this road leading to the school gate.

The fiery clouds on the horizon were brilliant and bright, a gentle evening breeze blew, and the setting sun cast dappled light on the ground through the shade of the trees.

Chitose, wearing headphones and with her head down, stepped on the light spots on the ground with her toes.

Jay Chou's songs were playing in my headphones, the melodies were upbeat, and Chisui's mood brightened up as well.

With her head down, Chisui didn't notice the person in front of her.

Chitose walked along the roadside, with cars passing by from time to time.

Qian Sui didn't pay any attention; she was only concerned with the light spots under her feet.

As Chitose was carefully stepping on the light spots, a car drove up in front of her. The car was originally moving forward, but it stopped when it saw Chitose.

Chisui kept her head down and didn't see the people in the car.

After pausing for a few seconds, the car started reversing.

Chisui walked forward slowly, and the car backed up little by little, maintaining a distance of about two meters between them.

As the sun sets, a girl in a white dress and wearing headphones walks forward slowly with a gentle smile, while a black car follows her steps, creating a tacit understanding.

Ling Shen sat in the car, driving himself, one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the window.

He smiled and looked tenderly at Chitose in front of him.

He was originally going back to school to get something, but as soon as he entered the school gate, he saw Qian Sui walking with her head down while wearing headphones, so Ling Shen simply reversed the car.

He just kept looking at Qian Sui like that.

Chisui wore a very ladylike white dress today, paired with canvas shoes, exuding youthful energy.

Her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and the evening breeze blew, causing the strands of hair to flutter.

The fiery clouds on the horizon cast a brilliant light upon her, making even the tips of her hair appear to shimmer.

Ling Shen sat in the driver's seat, quietly watching Qian Sui.

As Qian Sui walked forward step by step, his car gradually moved backward.

The two maintained the same distance throughout.

Summer evenings are romantic, even in such an ordinary moment.

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