Chapter 44
After the first round of nitpicking, Xiang Wan also bent down slightly while pretending to clean.
Although the magnitude is still very small.
The two wicked stepsisters came over one after the other, each making a few sarcastic remarks before leaving.
As the story progresses, Xiang Wan pretends to wipe away tears and looks very sad. Just then, Che Nanbei, who plays a fairy, appears and gives her a princess dress and crystal shoes.
Then there's Zhou Chengze, playing the coachman, waiting for her in front of another set. He stands in front of the pumpkin carriage, bows to her, and gestures for her to get in.
Xiang Wan sat gracefully in the carriage, and Zhou Chengze led her to the palace.
"Miss Cinderella, we have arrived at the palace."
"Um."
With his help, Xiang Wan got out of the car and walked into the palace set alone.
The next scene is Cinderella and the prince dancing in the palace.
Xiang Wan appeared in a princess dress, looked down at Chen Yan, who was dressed in a tuxedo and bowing to her, and placed her hand in his palm with an air of nobility.
The two danced gracefully to the music in the small auditorium, attracting several students who came to peek after hearing the noise.
The two stopped playing only after the song ended.
On the other side of the stage, Che Nanbei rested his chin on his hand, watching the two of them deep in thought. Jiang Zhuochun and Shen Feiyang, standing to the side, exchanged a glance and also noticed the problem.
Although the combination of a handsome man and a beautiful woman is pleasing to the eye, and their dance moves are also very beautiful, Xiang Wan's attitude is too arrogant. She is more like a haughty white swan than a Cinderella.
Che Nanbei had clearly noticed the problem as well. She looked at Xiang Wan and was still not satisfied: "Xiang Wan, you need to better immerse yourself in the role. You are a cautious Cinderella, not a princess!"
"And the way you look at me, have you ever seen such an arrogant Cinderella?"
Che Nanbei wanted to continue commenting, but Xiang Wan glanced at her indifferently, and the iron-blooded director Che immediately fell silent, turning his attention to Chen Yan instead.
"And you, Chen Yan, you're a prince, not Cinderella's simp!!"
Chen Yan: "..."
Hearing Che Nanbei say that Chen Yan was like a simp, Xiang Wan couldn't help but chuckle. She suddenly remembered what Chen Yan had said in the dry well: "Xiang Shuhan, I don't want to be your brother anymore."
She subconsciously looked at Chen Yan, only to find that he was also looking at her.
Although we only rehearsed a few scenes, several hours have already passed.
Che Nanbei tapped his coffee cup again, signaling everyone to take a break.
As soon as Xiang Wan sat down in the audience, Shen Feiyang brought over a yogurt: "Wanwan, I saved this especially for you, it's avocado flavored."
She didn't stand on ceremony and took the yogurt to drink.
Jiang Zhuochun ordered takeout and handed the cakes to the two of them, saying, "Eat up."
The two women looked at him with some resentment as they took the cake.
"What... I'm not the dictator director."
Xiang Wan looked at him and said quietly, "Don't you know how to deal with your girlfriend?"
Shen Feiyang took a vicious bite of the cake and said to Xiang Wan, "This young couple is playing good cop and bad cop."
"None of them are good people."
The two of them were exchanging pleasantries, and Chen Yan, who had come to find Xiang Wan, chuckled softly when he heard them.
Jiang Zhuochun: "..."
He bought a lot of afternoon tea and also gave Zhou Chengze and his sister two pieces of cake.
While they were still resting, Cha Nam-nam and her playwright on stage seemed completely oblivious to hunger, continuing to discuss the plot of the play.
Che Nanbei felt that Xiang Wan and Chen Yan didn't quite fit the character settings, and was discussing with the screenwriter whether to change the plot based on their personalities.
After a long pause, the screenwriter casually quipped, "Why not switch the prince and Cinderella?"
"..." Che Nanbei was momentarily speechless, looking at the screenwriter with an indescribable expression, 'Is what you're saying even human?'
However, when the two looked at each other, it was as if their meridians had been opened.
That makes sense.
"We can cross-dress!"
However, when the two excitedly told everyone, they were met with complete silence.
Zhou Chengze looked somewhat surprised, Zhou Xinyi had a strange expression but remained silent, while Shen Feiyang and Jiang Zhuochun looked at the two leading actors with suppressed laughter and sympathy.
Chen Yan and Xiang Wan remained calm.
Xiang Wan pursed her lips and looked at Che Nanbei, sighing silently in her heart. She now understood how the actress who originally played Cinderella had been worn out and driven away.
It must be a history of blood and tears, she thought.
Everyone thought it wasn't a good idea, but under the dictatorial director's latest dose of motivational rhetoric, the two lead actors couldn't win against the director's authority.
When Xiang Wan came out after changing into her tuxedo, she saw a crowd gathered in front of the dressing room.
"What's wrong?"
"Chen Yan is somewhat resistant to wearing makeup."
Xiang Wan understood, walked over and opened the door to the dressing room. Looking at the 186cm tall Cinderella, she suppressed a laugh and said, "Chen Yan, if you don't want to, just have Che Nanbei find another extra."
Chen Yan had his back to her, but she could see the awkwardness on his face in the mirror.
Xiang Wan broke into laughter. If Chen Ruilin from the previous life knew that he was wearing a princess dress in this life, she wondered what his expression would be.
“If you’re having trouble asking, I’ll go and say it.” Xiang Wan turned to go find Che Nanbei, but then she heard Chen Yan’s voice behind her: “Xiang Shuhan, I want you to do my makeup.”
Another instance of insubordination.
Xiang Wan turned to look at Chen Yan in women's clothing in the mirror and couldn't help but tease, "Cinderella actually looks quite pretty in a princess dress."
"..."
Both of them knew perfectly well that Chen Yan hated it when people praised his beauty, but faced with Xiang Wan's provocative gesture, he simply raised an eyebrow and looked at her with deepening eyes: "Xiang Shuhan."
Hearing this, Xiang Wan couldn't bear to tease him anymore. She walked behind him and called his name in the same way he did: "Chen Ruilin".
Although the smile in her eyes hadn't faded, she still brushed her fingertips across his chin and patted his head soothingly: "I'll do your makeup."
"Hmm," Chen Yan responded softly, but his mind was elsewhere.
At this moment, all the senses in his body moved with her fingertips. Xiang Wan used her index finger to lift his face up, and seeing that he was still staring straight at her, she covered his eyes with her right hand.
As he blinked, his eyelashes kept brushing against her palm, making her palm itch.
She thought he would obediently close his eyes, but when she removed her hand, Chen Yan was still looking at her. Only when she glanced at him did he close his eyes.
Xiang Wan held a powder puff between two fingers and gently patted his face. Seeing that he was about to open his eyes, she pressed the powder puff against his eyes first.
After applying foundation, it was time for eye makeup. Chen Yan's double eyelids were perfect, so he didn't need double eyelid tape. Therefore, she only applied a little eyeshadow to the outer corner of his eyes.
Xiang Wan chose her favorite pink eyeshadow, but it didn't look particularly out of place on Chen Yan's face.
Because the brush was a bit large, Xiang Wan simply used her finger to blend the eyeshadow.
As she was applying the makeup, Chen Yan opened his eyes. Because of the makeup, the two were very close, and Xiang Wan could even feel his breath on her face.
The two looked at each other, but neither of them uttered a sound.
Xiang Wan looked into Chen Yan's eyes, and after a long while, she gently parted her lips: "If you open your eyes again, I'll gouge your eyeballs out."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan closed his eyes, but the corners of his lips couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
The two seemed to have started a silent contest, one pressing lipstick against the other's lips, while the other kept the corners of their lips turned up.
After Xiang Wan finished applying the lip gloss to his lips, she said, "All done."
Chen Yan opened his eyes and looked at Xiang Wan, who was about to leave, in the mirror. He called out to her and asked a question: "Xiang Shuhan, will you recognize my glass slippers?"
"..."
Xiang Wan had her back to him, so he couldn't see her expression.
Seeing that she didn't answer for a long time, he was still a little uneasy. After a few seconds, she turned around and looked at him in the mirror, teasingly saying, "A size 44 crystal shoe, it's hard not to recognize you."
"..."
*
In the afternoon, the rehearsal for the cross-dressing version officially began.
To everyone's surprise, the rehearsal went exceptionally smoothly, as if the two had finally found the right roles for themselves and performed exceptionally well.
As the final scene came to a close, the narrator's voice rang out: "In the end, the prince and Cinderella lived happily ever after."
"Click—" Che Nanbei looked at everyone with a bright smile, "Perfect."
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
With only three days left until the school anniversary gala, they spend an afternoon each day rehearsing together.
The following afternoon, everyone gathered again in the small auditorium.
Because putting on and removing makeup is too much trouble, everyone wore casual clothes and changed into formal attire for rehearsal the day before the school anniversary celebration.
Everyone rehearsed once and then took a break. During the break, no one was idle; everyone was memorizing their lines, except for Xiang Wan.
Xiang Wan has a photographic memory, so she didn't need a script on the first day.
At noon, Secretary Huang had to give a work report, so Xiang Wan took some time to return to the activity center. However, on her way back from the video conference, she discovered that it was raining...
*
On the other side, in the small auditorium.
Everyone was memorizing their lines when the screenwriter came in from outside carrying an umbrella.
Shen Feiyang glanced at the umbrella in the screenwriter's hand and subconsciously looked towards the umbrella frame, only to find that Xiang Wan's umbrella was still there: "It seems that Wanwan didn't bring an umbrella."
"I remember it takes at least 15 minutes to walk here from the student activity center, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan immediately stood up, left with the words "I'm going to pick up my senior" and then departed.
After he left, Che Nanbei and Shen Feiyang exchanged a glance, both gossiping about the two of them.
Not long after Chen Yan left, Zhou Chengze, who had gone to buy drinks, also returned.
He put down the drinks he had brought for everyone and asked the screenwriter closest to him, "Hasn't Senior Sister Xiang Wan returned yet? Did she forget her umbrella?"
"Oh, Xiang Wan, she didn't bring an umbrella..."
Before the screenwriter could finish speaking, Zhou Chengze pulled an umbrella from the umbrella stand and rushed out of the small auditorium, saying, "I'm going to pick her up."
"..." The screenwriter pursed his lips, swallowing the following sentence, "However, Chen Yan has already gone to pick her up."
"No wonder they're freshmen, they're so quick." She remarked, then sat down and quietly listened to the music.
The trio in the audience also witnessed the entire scene.
Jiang Zhuochun: "Speaking of the two of them, who does Xiang Wan like more?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Feiyang and Che Nanbei exchanged a glance: "I think Chen Yansheng has a better chance of winning."
I think so too.
Behind her, Zhou Xinyi looked at the entrance of the small auditorium. Zhou Chengze had long since disappeared. Looking at the empty entrance, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
*
On the other side, Xiang Wan had just come out of the activity center when she saw the strange scene of two men waiting for her with umbrellas...
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