The evening's farce ended with He Xiao leaving in anger.
Shen Linyue's smile faded, and she glanced at He Liyu: "Is the surveillance footage here really only able to store one hour's worth of footage? And there's no sound?"
He Liyu nodded: "Yes, I wasn't lying to you."
The air fell silent again. After what had just happened, Shen Linyue felt somewhat uneasy.
What to do now? She can hardly look He Liyu in the eye anymore; it must all be because of He Xiao's nonsense that she's in this awkward situation.
He Liyu seemed to notice her discomfort and said softly, "Go back and rest if you're tired, A-Yue."
Shen Linyue nodded, a smile returning to her face: "Okay, goodnight."
She took a few steps and then stopped, turning back to give He Liyu an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, it was my fault that you were misunderstood by A-Xiao just now."
"Also, I didn't mean to blame you when I said that. I was just making a casual comment, you understand?" She scratched her head.
A smile appeared in He Liyu's eyes: "Well, it's not your fault, I also have my faults. Xiao is an impulsive person, but after this time, he won't act impulsively next time."
Shen Linyue raised an eyebrow and nodded: "Okay, goodnight."
"Good night." After watching her leave, He Liyu's emotions faded, and he stood there for a while before turning and walking towards the bookshelf.
Opening the innermost bookcase door revealed a huge safe inside.
He hesitated on the lock for a long time before opening it. Inside were very few things: a stack of newspapers, an old box, and a thick photo album.
He carefully picked up the photo album and took out the newspaper and box underneath.
The photo album was surprisingly clean, as if it had been frequently flipped through and cleaned.
The newspaper headline, clearly in bold, read: "The son of the president of the He Group goes missing; his wife's car plunges into a river, suspected murder..."
He Liyu ran his fingertips over the black-and-white photograph in the newspaper, his eyes welling up with emotion once again.
Ah Yue, do you think it could be him?
...
For the next week, He Xiao intentionally or unintentionally avoided being with her, and would quickly leave whenever his eyes caught sight of her.
Even though they were in the same car, the boy stubbornly insisted on sitting alone in the front passenger seat. After getting out of the car, he quickly walked away with his long legs, and even the desk that was originally next to her was deliberately moved away by him. He took the initiative to move further away from the trash can.
Shen Linyue saw this but did not stop him, nor did she speak to him.
Such a change was seen by others as a sign that the two had broken up, and the rumors spread wider and wider in private, eventually reaching Old Zhao's ears.
Old Zhao called her over for questioning, "What's going on between you and He Xiao?"
The results of the monthly exam have already been released, and He Xiao's score improved by ten places this time, which can be described as a huge improvement.
What surprised him even more was that Lin, who had only been there for less than two weeks, had already broken into the top twenty in the class in the exam. Although the questions this time were not difficult, they were still enough to make him feel gratified.
He had noticed He Xiao's recent changes and knew it was all thanks to Lin Yue, so their lukewarm attitude was making him a little uneasy.
What if He Xiao reverts to his old arrogant and domineering ways, looking down on everyone?
Shen Linyue was aware of the recent gossip about her among her classmates, but she didn't expect that Lao Zhao would care about this as well.
She thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's because you're embarrassed and want to escape?"
Old Zhao: ?
Why is there an awkward relationship between you two, who are aunt and nephew?
"Don't worry, teacher. He Xiao is doing well now, and he will only get better in the future," Shen Linyue said with a light smile.
Old Zhao was relieved to hear her words and relaxed: "Good, your results are good. Maybe you can make it into the top five."
Shen Linyue blinked: "I will try my best, thank you teacher."
...
"What did Teacher Zhao say to you?" As soon as they returned to the classroom, Su Xiao grabbed her arm and asked anxiously.
Shen Linyue's gaze swept over He Xiao, who was two desks away from her, before she turned to Su Xiao and shook her head: "He just asked me some questions, nothing else."
She had just seen it; when He Xiao heard Su Xiao's question, his head, which was buried in the desk, moved and his ear peeked out.
Shen Linyue pursed her lips, feeling somewhat pleased. This hypocrite, tsk.
Su Xiao was relieved to hear that everything was alright, and took her arm, saying, "We have to rehearse this afternoon. I heard that the costumes for this performance were specially made. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it turns out."
This week, she hired a professional makeup artist to enhance her look and also passed Jiang Zhixing's requirement to shoot a video and have it voted on by the whole class.
When the video was released, it was uploaded to the internet and became quite popular. In short, she successfully landed the role of the new emperor, and the remaining vacant roles were also filled within the week.
She was a little disappointed that Jiang Zhixing wasn't playing the role of her younger brother.
"Yes, I will." Shen Linyue smiled.
The third period in the afternoon was for rehearsal. Because it was a performance for the school anniversary celebration, the school only gave them 40 minutes to perform, and their class was scheduled to go on stage last.
By then, everyone will probably be visually fatigued, and if the show isn't perfect, it won't retain viewers, so the pressure will fall back on the screenwriter.
As one of the main characters in the early stages, Shen Linyue has a lot of screen time, including a short scene where she is suspended by wires.
She went to the rehearsal room and immediately experienced the wire work. Because it was a campus play, the wire height was limited to a maximum of two meters to ensure student safety.
And later on, her character will be carrying the princess played by Su Xiao as they take off.
Yes, this is a power struggle drama with a touch of Western fantasy, which makes it rather absurd.
As Shen Linyue held Su Xiao and floated around in the air for two meters, the two of them walked into the rehearsal room again.
The distance was too great for her to see clearly at first glance; she only saw two figures, one black and one white.
When the teacher called a halt, Shen Linyue and Su Xiao dragged their slightly tired bodies down. As soon as their feet touched the ground and they hadn't even stood up properly, the power of the wire suddenly disappeared. Because her legs were weak, Shen Linyue subconsciously knelt down on the ground.
Just as Su Xiao exclaimed and reached out to help her, a strong arm reached out from the side. Shen Linyue used this strength to steady herself and was about to thank him.
She looked up and met He Xiao's cold and slightly displeased gaze, and the words she wanted to say instantly fell silent.
"This is the protagonist you want to be? You can't even stand on your own two feet, hah." The boy said sarcastically.
Shen Linyue didn't care at all, looking him up and down, her eyes lighting up: "So the figure I saw earlier was you? Didn't you say you'd rather die than go on stage? What's this...?"
They've even put on their costumes; I wonder who was being stubborn back then.
She would call him the king of verbal sparring.
He Xiao looked away awkwardly: "Just mind your own business."
Shen Linyue pouted, wanting to tease him a bit more, but when she looked up, she met Jiang Zhixing's gaze, which held a faint smile.
The other person was wearing a platinum robe, and his whole body seemed to be emitting a faint light, making him dazzling.
Shen Linyue: ? ? ?
Wait a minute, something doesn't seem right.
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