Chapter 43 Qiu Chi sang Cheng Luanxin’s famous song.
Su Ling hadn't expected Cheng Luanxin to respond like that. She looked at Song Qiuchi worriedly, "...Are you okay?"
Song Qiuchi pondered his state of mind for a moment: "Fortunately, I wasn't as frustrated as I thought."
Su Ling felt quite sympathetic towards Song Qiuchi: "It's okay, she might just be saying that to piss you off, she might not actually go."
Song Qiuchi remained noncommittal: "Let's do this for now."
In fact, Cheng Luanxin didn't want to go to the theater with Du Zhiruo. She just couldn't help complaining to Du Zhiruo that Song Qiuchi had already said goodbye to her and still had the nerve to ask her out.
Du Zhiruo looked at the screenshot and was pleasantly surprised. "Oh, I know the lead actress of this musical. Luo Qiyao is a friend I met in a club in college. She's very talented in music. You two might have a lot in common!"
Cheng Luanxin casually replied, "Really? Then if you have a chance, please introduce us to each other."
Du Zhiruo said, "What are you waiting for? Today's the perfect day. I'll send her a message and tell her we can go see the musical. After the performance, we can have dinner together. What do you say?"
After saying that, she felt something was wrong: "But, since you've already rejected Qiu Chi, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to go see her again?"
When she said that, Cheng Luanxin got really excited: "What's wrong with that? It's great. I need to let her know that I can live happily without her!"
So, Du Zhiruo contacted Luo Qiyao, and the two booked tickets to go see the musical together.
"The Leisure Time of a Beta on the Run" is an absurd musical comedy that tells the story of the interstellar era. In order to resist foreign invasion, the government forcibly divides the jobs into Alpha, Beta, and Omega. A Beta who loves music escapes from the army and meets people of different races and genders along the way.
Cheng Luanxin had never watched many musicals before, and at first she thought the form of singing and dancing at the drop of a hat was quite exaggerated, but as the plot progressed, she became fascinated by it.
After the performance, the two went to the backstage exit together to wait for Luo Qiyao to get off work.
As the night deepened, the chilly autumn wind blew against Cheng Luanxin's body, and she couldn't help but shiver.
Du Zhiruo thoughtfully put the suit jacket he brought with him on her: "It's getting cold now, so wear more clothes when you go out."
Cheng Luanxin saw that Du Zhiruo was also wearing three-quarter sleeves, so she probably wouldn't be very warm. Just as she was about to return the clothes to her, she saw Luo Qiyao, smiling broadly, running through the door. She was a typical strong-faced beauty, and even after removing her makeup and changing into her gorgeous stage clothes, her smile was still dazzling and bright. "Sorry to have kept you waiting! Oh, it really is Song Qiuchi. Even the queen of the screen came to see my performance. I'm so embarrassed."
Cheng Luanxin had only a vague understanding of acting, but she thought Luo Qiyao's stage presence was already outstanding: "You actors are amazing, being able to perform for such a long time in one breath."
"Oh, I was praised by the movie queen." Luo Qiyao warmly took Cheng Luanxin and Du Zhiruo's arms, "Come on, there's a delicious hot pot restaurant nearby, let's go eat together!"
The hot pot restaurant recommended by Luo Qiyao was indeed delicious. Taking Cheng Luanxin's dietary restrictions into consideration, the three of them ordered standard beef and mutton dishes, and no seafood. Although Cheng Luanxin was very grateful, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
At first, Luo Qiyao was very interested in Cheng Luanxin, praised the movies that Song Qiuchi had starred in, and asked Cheng Luanxin many professional questions about acting.
Cheng Luanxin had no answer for this. She had never even been to a film set, let alone understood the technical terms Luo Qiyao was using. Seeing this, Du Zhiruo took the initiative to change the subject and chatted with Luo Qiyao about the clubs they had joined together in college.
Cheng Luanxin listened inattentively on the side and remembered the club she joined in college.
I couldn't help but think of Song Qiuchi again.
She and Song Qiuchi are not in the same club. She is in the broadcasting club, while Song Qiuchi is in the performance club.
But every time the school held a large party, the two of them would always meet in their best attire. Sometimes, she was unlucky enough to be the host and had to announce for Song Qiuchi, forcing herself to praise him to the skies.
Whenever the two of them meet backstage, they can't help but exchange sarcastic remarks, and sometimes they even end up parting on bad terms.
Except that time.
It was the welcome party during their senior year, and also the two’s last performance in the club. After all, they were about to start their internship and would almost retire from the club.
That was Cheng Luanxin's last time on stage as the host of an evening party. After the party ended, she packed her personal belongings backstage and left a little late.
When I walked out of the performance venue, I found that it was raining heavily. It was almost eleven o'clock and there was no one to be seen near or far.
She was worrying about how to get back to the dormitory in the heavy rain, but she heard light footsteps behind her.
The footsteps were none other than Song Qiuchi. Unsatisfied with his last performance, Song Qiuchi spent a long time reviewing it in front of the monitor, and without paying attention, he had delayed it until this moment.
Seeing Cheng Luanxin standing at the door, she was also a little surprised, and then raised the black umbrella in her hand: "Want to go together?"
Cheng Luanxin couldn't remember clearly what happened afterwards, how she agreed to Song Qiuchi's request, and how Song Qiuchi sent her back to the dormitory. Those memories were blurred by the heavy rain.
I only remember that it rained particularly heavily that day, and even though she held an umbrella, her trouser legs were still soaked.
She suddenly wanted to know how Song Qiuchi got back to the dormitory that day and whether he was soaked. After all, their dormitory buildings were a certain distance apart.
"Qiu Chi, Qiu Chi! Take a picture!" Du Zhiruo waved her hands in front of her eyes. "What are you thinking about? You look so blank."
Cheng Luanxin finally came to her senses: "No, I didn't think anything."
The three of them took a photo together at the hot pot restaurant and posted it on Weibo.
Luo Qiyao was extremely enthusiastic and invited the two to sing.
Sitting in the KTV box, Luo Qiyao and Du Zhiruo sang enthusiastically, but Cheng Luanxin couldn't be happy at all.
The dim, cramped environment here only made her feel more suffocated.
She sat in the corner, scrolling through Weibo with a gloomy look on her face.
Comment:
"Huh, is today a day that feels like autumn?"
"Luo Qiyao, Qiu Chi, and Zhi Ruo actually went to see 'The Leisure Time of Beta on the Run'? Is it really as good as the rumors say?"
"Ahhhh, they're both wearing matching bracelets, how tempting!"
Cheng Luan's mind wandered to the question of whether Song Qiuchi would see these comments. What would she think? Would she be jealous of her and Du Zhiruo hanging out? Or would she regret terminating her contract?
Seeing Cheng Luanxin's listless look, Du Zhiruo smiled and handed her the microphone: "Qiu Chi, sing a song too."
Cheng Luan was stunned for a moment, then took the microphone and thought for a moment: "Then I'll sing "Be Your Enemy"."
"Being Your Enemy" won the Golden Harvest Film Festival's Best Music Award. It is Cheng Luanxin's representative work and the song that best expresses Cheng Luanxin's mood at the moment.
It is the ending song of the movie "Anonymous Love Poems". "Anonymous Love Poems" tells the growth story of two girls who fight openly and secretly but rely on each other along the way. When writing the lyrics, Cheng Luanxin inevitably referred to her past experiences with Song Qiuchi.
A clip from the movie appeared on the big screen, and Cheng Luanxin began to sing slowly along with the music. After all, it was a song she had written, and even without the subtitles, she could clearly remember every word. She simply closed her eyes and let the memories of her time with Song Qiuchi since joining the show flow before her.
Song Qiuchi is so annoying, he lingers around.
Cheng Luan secretly made up her mind to get rid of the mental exhaustion starting with herself. After singing this song, she would never think of this person again.
She closed her eyes, stroked her chest, and sang heart-wrenchingly until her voice was hoarse, as if she was the only one left in the world.
The music ended and Cheng Luanxin slowly opened her eyes.
It was still the same small, dark space, but the view seemed wider and brighter.
Cheng Luan breathed a sigh of relief and felt like he was reborn.
She turned around and saw Luo Qiyao holding her phone and excitedly talking to her, "Yes, you read that right, 97.36 points! Qiu Chi sang Cheng Luanxin's famous song. I can remember the lyrics with my eyes closed. The system scored 97.36! Oh my god, don't tell me, I'm almost addicted, okay!"
Cheng Luanxin suddenly felt his eyes go dark and he almost fainted.
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