Chapter 44: The scandal of the brothers' affair exposed...
It was also the second day of their marriage.
He went back to the orphanage with Pei Yanli. The old woman pulled him away from the crowd and asked him if he had been bullied at the Pei family and how the other members of the Pei family treated him.
“Master Pei is a good man. Even in such a rushed situation, he still specially sent us an invitation. But Mother-in-law is still worried about whether he can protect you now that he is like this.”
"It's good that you're newly married, but I'm afraid that as time goes on... You have to be careful. This is already embarrassing enough, and you can't make yourself suffer any longer."
"If you back down, others will think you're easy to bully and will become even more demanding."
...
She taught him to be strong, not weak, to be tough, to always stand on the same side as his lover, and most importantly, to think of himself.
After that, I received a message from Lin Wenting, which seemed incredibly ironic.
Were she genuinely worried about him when she said those things? Or was she worried that he might anger Pei Yanli, incur the Pei family's disapproval, and thus implicate the Song family?
To be honest, a chill ran down his spine when he saw those messages. Fortunately, he hadn't had high expectations of this mother to begin with.
Without expectations, there will be no disappointment.
Her youngest son will always be Song Xuechen, not him.
Now she's actually telling him that she misses herself.
Who are you trying to fool?
It's highly likely that Song Jingguo wants to collaborate with the Pei family on some project again, and he, Song Moyan, is just making up this excuse to save face and change the subject.
Why should he have to cooperate just because he wants to change the subject?
Luo Yunqing casually tossed out a sentence, ignoring his frozen expression, and strode away.
After everyone else finished their makeup, they also went backstage to prepare.
After Luo Yunqing left, Pei Yanli immediately went around to the second floor of the auditorium, directly facing the center of the stage, where Luo Yunqing had reserved three good seats for her.
Did Xiao Luo already know that Song Moyan would come?
Pei Yanli looked suspiciously at the remaining empty seat. Even as the party officially began, Song Moyan hadn't arrived, making her even more puzzled. "Chen Zhao, is anyone else coming?"
"No, I don't think so." Chen Zhao shook his head, unaware of the matter either.
The landlady remembers that on the day of the race, he not only didn't help but also ran away very quickly, and she never told him anything after that.
Pei Yanli glanced at it a couple more times, but couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and focused on watching the performance.
As usual, the drama club's play was scheduled for the second half of the show.
A little early, Chen Zhao took out his camera from the bag hanging on his wheelchair and started fiddling with the equipment, completely unaware that someone had sat in the empty seat next to him.
"Do you need any help?"
"Thank you, the lens is installed..."
Chen Zhao thanked her and looked up, his smile faltering slightly. "Miss Tang!"
"Hmm~"
"You..." What are you doing here?
Before she could even ask, Chen Zhao realized, "Oh, this empty seat was reserved for you."
"Yes, I finally got a break from working overtime to come see a show." Tang Yajun leaned over and waved to his right. "Second Master is here too."
"Hmm." Pei Yanli nodded, holding the program and looking towards the stage before turning back to ask, "Did Xiao Luo invite you?"
"Since I got stood up by my blind date anyway, I might as well be bored," Tang Yajun said frankly.
Her reminder immediately brought to mind the news Chen Zhao had seen a couple of days ago: "You and the eldest son of the Song family?"
"Yes!" Tang Yajun replied with a smile, "They're a good match, aren't they?"
Both of them are good-looking, and ever since their dinner together was exposed, the media has been praising them as a perfect match, a match made in heaven.
Grandpa Tang was also particularly fond of this future grandson-in-law.
But that's just about appearance.
Thinking about the relationship between the Song family and the landlady, as well as Song Moyan's different treatment of his two younger brothers, Chen Zhao found it difficult to comment.
However, this was Tang Yajun's own choice, and he had no way to interfere.
Knowing part of the inside story, Pei Yanli frowned instantly and asked meaningfully, "Are you sure?"
She married a man who had a girlfriend but kept it a secret.
"Don't worry, Second Master. That matter was never really certain anyway." Tang Yajun rested her chin on her hand, immersed in the world of her impending marriage. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the man standing alone in the right corner of the first floor, then quickly looked away.
Pretend you didn't see it.
…………
Time ticked by, and the second half of the evening brought the highlight of the show: a Greek mythological drama, "The Double Sacrifice," presented jointly by the drama clubs of Peking University and Yenching University.
The story mainly revolves around the two protagonists, Prometheus and Arcas, who engage in a tug-of-war with the living Pandora while trying to save humanity from its predicament.
Unexpectedly, the culprit behind all this was Hermes, the messenger sent to Earth by Zeus, the pillar of humanity's spirit.
He sent Pandora to Earth, who was called the "spark of hope," but in reality, she was the root of all evil.
Every time Arcas makes a wish to Pandora, it causes the gates of Hell to open, releasing a continuous stream of malice that destroys willpower.
Hermes only reveals his true form in the final scene. His once clean face is now blackened, and his arms, chest, and all visible skin are covered with golden markings.
He looked down and gently stroked Prometheus's tear-dried cheek, and despite the tens of thousands of agonizing screams, he remained as gentle as when he first appeared before humanity: "Can you kill me?"
By this time, Pandora, who had fallen in love with Arcas, had already betrayed him and transformed into an arrow in Prometheus's hand.
The next scene should be Prometheus, struggling and in agony, finally gripping the arrow and plunging it into Hermes' chest.
but--
"Something doesn't feel right."
"Good heavens, I was completely taken out of character."
"The actor playing Prometheus is from the Yanxi Drama Club, right? Shouldn't they be able to understand the core of the script better?"
"Wasn't Prometheus a completely good person? How could he have such a fierce look in his eyes?"
"Speechless, he just can't keep up with the acting at all."
………
The audience began to murmur, and Cheng Xu, who had already left the stage, and the president of Yanxi Drama Club both covered their faces.
The first three acts went smoothly, so why did things go wrong during the standoff?
"I will replace him for Yanxi's New Year's Eve gala," the president of Yanxi said without Cheng Xu having to say anything.
Making a first-year student the lead role was a complete blunder.
The boos grew louder and louder.
If this continues, he'll ruin the whole show.
This is not just the result of his hard work, but also the result of the combined efforts of the two drama clubs over many days.
Luo Yunqing sighed silently, took a step forward, grabbed Song Xuechen's hand tightly, and pushed the arrow into her own chest.
The entire room fell silent.
Yang Ying immediately realized that this was a version that had been set up beforehand, in which Hermes was the main character.
Because Luo Yunqing didn't want to talk too much, and the overall value orientation of the drama needed to be positive, it was ultimately cut.
"Prometheus, look back." Luo Yunqing popped open the blood pack hidden in his chest, his fingertips smeared with blood plasma, and pressed it against Prometheus's cheek as he looked back. "Is this the human world?"
The world has long since become a purgatory, filled with evil.
Hermes, the gatekeeper of Hell, had completed his mission. He smiled and said, "Hell is everywhere," before calmly plunging into the abyss.
The entire series ends with an open ending, leaving the audience in suspense.
Overall, the performance was quite successful.
But as soon as he stepped off the stage, the president of the Yanxi Drama Club couldn't help but pull him aside for a lecture, "What did you do? Wasn't the last rehearsal before the performance going well? You went on stage and caused such a huge mess! If Luo Yunqing hadn't caught your gaze and kept acting, what would you have done!"
It's Luo Yunqing again.
Song Xuechen clenched her fists, lowered her head, and murmured, "I'm sorry, President."
What good is just saying sorry?
Originally, the club president also thought highly of him, believing that he was good-looking and could be developed into a pillar of the drama club. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to it just because Luo Yunqing said, "I think he can act." Now it seems that he is still too inexperienced.
But that cannot be a reason why he almost ruined the show.
Luo Yunqing is only a freshman, and not even a drama major; she's just doing it out of interest.
The difference is like night and day.
Song Xuechen was so ashamed after being scolded that she lowered her head deeply, while she could still hear occasional praise for Luo Yunqing's rescue.
Everyone likes him!
"You... sigh!" The club president didn't know what to say. What's done is done, and there's no use scolding her now. "Next time, just don't go on stage. Study properly on the sidelines."
"President!"
"Next up is our Yanxi Opera New Year's Gala, which will be submitted to a national competition." The one at Peking University is just for our own students to watch and enjoy; their own gala is designed to compete in national events.
No matter how much Song Xuechen pleaded, the club president refused to back down, and the main roles would still be selected from second- and third-year students.
"Why?" Song Xuechen was puzzled.
Throughout the entire play, he only missed the final scene. Was it really necessary to fire him? Ultimately, it was Luo Yunqing. If it weren't for him, if he hadn't seen that face of his, he wouldn't have...
"Luo, Yun, Qing!"
You're so smug now, aren't you? You've stolen the spotlight again.
…………
Shortly after the performance ended, Song Moyan received a message from Song Xuechen. There was no text, only a crying emoji with a wronged expression.
He immediately got up, walked around the backstage area, and went to the dressing room.
Subsequently, Tang Yajun also received a message.
[Luo Yunqing]: The show is about to begin, Miss Tang, it's your turn.
Tang Yajun: "..."
She knew there was no such thing as a free show.
But it's all good. No matter what the outcome is today, it saves her from having to act again in the future.
Tang Yajun readily replied with a "Okay," and followed the two people beside her who were about to go to the dressing room: "You guys are going backstage, right? Take me with you."
Since Xiao Luo invited them, it's perfectly reasonable to bring them along.
Pei Yanli nodded without the slightest hesitation.
Along the way, Tang Yajun couldn't help but exclaim, "To be honest, Luo Yunqing's acting was really good."
Aside from a few minor flaws in the final scene, the other scenes were all stunning, with meticulous attention to costumes, makeup, and props.
Everyone else cooperated very well.
As she looked around, she almost forgot her purpose for the day.
"Xiaoxue acted very well too."
As they passed backstage and through an emergency exit door, a strangely familiar voice suddenly reached their ears.
Tang Yajun stopped immediately.
Before long, another boy's voice, choked with sobs, rang out: "The club president wants to replace me. He said that Luo Yunqing acted much better than me, and that there's no comparison between us. But I... I never thought of comparing myself to him."
"I know."
“My father is on his side, and my mother is on his side too. I know he is my parents’ biological son, and I… am nothing!”
"Who said that? You're also your parents' child."
"Hmph! My brother's just trying to flatter me."
Bang!
The emergency exit door was suddenly smashed open.
Tang Yajun looked at her blind date, who was "busy in a meeting," with a gloomy expression, and at the boy who was being held in her arms and looked panicked. He hadn't even changed out of his costume and was just curled up like a little bird. Couldn't she tell what was going on?
"Miss Tang!"
"What is Mr. Song doing?" Tang Yajun pinched her thigh hard, tears welling up in her eyes, and pointed at them with trembling hands, "You, you, so it was you!"
Wow!
Just then, Yang Kang, who had been invited to take a group photo for the drama club, happened to pass by and subconsciously raised his camera, capturing this dramatic scene.
Song Moyan immediately covered his face, unusually angry: "Stop taking pictures! Who told you to take pictures!"
"Mr. Song, I really... misjudged you!" Before he could go and cause trouble for Yang Kang, Tang Yajun took the initiative, took two steps back, covered her mouth, and ran away.
Yang Kang also took the opportunity to slip away.
Before Tang Ya-jun ran out of the auditorium, I took a picture of her crying in the wind.
Immediately afterward, in less than an hour, the news that "Young Master Song secretly met his non-blood-related younger brother through a security gate, making his blind date cry" topped the trending searches.
When he saw his granddaughter come home with red, teary eyes, Grandpa Tang was already heartbroken. No matter how he asked, she wouldn't say anything. Then, when he saw this trending topic, he flew into a rage.
"That guy surnamed Song is really capable!!"
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