Many boys watched her retreating figure and shed tears of regret.

Such a wonderful girl, aloof, quiet, and beautiful, it's just a pity she's already taken.

Some even exclaimed, "I'd take a beauty like that, even if she's married eight times, let alone twice!"

Because Fan Xiaoxiao had a performance to give, the two went directly backstage.

Makeup techniques in that era weren't very advanced. Basically, it was just drawing eyebrows, applying lipstick, and then putting on some powder.

Fan Xiaoxiao never expected Ruan Jiaojiao to be so good at makeup. Concealing, setting makeup, highlighting, applying brows and moisturizing lips, after a series of operations, Fan Xiaoxiao almost didn't recognize herself!

"Is this... really me? Am I that beautiful?"

"You were already very beautiful, it's just that you were chubby before, which made your features less prominent." Ruan Xiaodao Jiaojiao bluntly pointed out the problem.

Fan Xiaoxiao isn't thin now, weighing over 120 pounds, but ethnic dance doesn't require being too thin, otherwise you can't bring out its charm. Besides, Fan Xiaoxiao is very confident, which makes her dance even more dazzling.

Regardless, Fan Xiaoxiao was very happy.

However, Fan Xiaoxiao's previous performance was an accordion performance by Du Fengye!

When the host announced, "Please welcome Du Fengye, a second-year clinical medicine student, to perform an accordion solo of 'The Butterfly Lovers'," Fan Xiaoxiao's smile froze for a moment.

However, she quickly suppressed it.

"His solo was beautiful, but unfortunately, he has poor taste. He actually fell for that green tea bitch Xue Nan, humph!" Fan Xiaoxiao had already let go of many things, and even her tone had become much lighter.

Soon, it was Fan Xiaoxiao's turn to perform.

She was dressed in a red ethnic costume. As she brushed past Du Fengye, he stopped in his tracks, turned around, and called out to her, "Xiaoxiao!"

Fan Xiaoxiao, however, thought she was hallucinating. Du Fengye liked Xue Nan, so why was he calling her by her name like he did when they were children?

She must not have fully recovered yet, and Du Fengye has clouded her judgment! That despicable scumbag, all he does is ruin her career!

Fan Xiaoxiao composed herself and went on stage to perform.

Her dance portrays the image of a woman longing for her lover's return. Her lover has gone on a long journey, promising to return to see her dance. He loves the way she dances, so the woman dances every day on the highest mountaintop, hoping for her lover's return.

No one knew if her lover would really come back, but the woman was full of enthusiasm and felt that her lover would definitely not let her down.

Just like Fan Xiaoxiao back then.

Du Fengye didn't leave; he stood below the stage, tears streaming down his face.

Ruan Jiaojiao stood beside him, looking at Du Fengye who was crying his eyes out, and wanted to laugh.

This Du Fengye looks tall and strong, but I didn't expect him to be such a crybaby!

Seeing how heartbroken he is, he must have some feelings for Fan Xiaoxiao. And then there's Xue Nan…

Ruan Jiaojiao pursed her lips and asked Du Fengye, "Do you like Fan Xiaoxiao?"

"Ah? Yes, I like her very much. We're childhood sweethearts." Du Fengye noticed that Ruan Jiaojiao was the girl who walked with Fan Xiaoxiao, so he answered Ruan Jiaojiao's question seriously.

First of all, the man's reaction pleased Ruan Jiaojiao greatly—she knew she was beautiful, and most men would unconsciously glance at her figure when they looked at her. But Du Fengye was different; he genuinely only considered Ruan Jiaojiao a friend of Fan Xiaoxiao, and since she was Fan Xiaoxiao's friend, he would treat her politely and keep his distance.