Chapter 36 Staying Awake
Sisters Duan Ke and Duan Zhen came together.
Compared to Duan Ke, Duan Zhen's tone when greeting Jiang Xilin was more warm.
They knew Yan Zhao and chatted casually for a while. Before they knew it, the sound of piano could be heard in the venue.
Duan Ke went out to answer a phone call, and when he came back, Duan Zhen pouted.
Duan Ke asked her, "Why do you look like that?"
Duan Zhen glanced at a certain place and said, "Here, it's that woman again."
Not only her, but also Jiang Xilin and Yan Zhao beside her heard Duan Zhen's words.
In a corner of the venue was placed the piano used for today's live performance, and after Duan Zhen said this, Duan Ke also noticed the person sitting in front of the piano.
Unlike the previous two meetings at the hotel, today Shen Congyu was wearing a formal dress with her hair tied up. Her face could not be seen clearly from a distance, but she looked to have a superior figure, fair skin, and excellent temperament.
However, appearing in an occasion like today, Chen Congyu's outfit was very normal.
Duan Ke looked at Jiang Xilin, but he didn't look over there. Perhaps because of the occasion, his attire was too formal and meticulous, making his face look cold.
Like finely crafted ice.
She didn't take Duan Ke's words seriously and patted him lightly, "Hu Zi said their car had some problems and is nearby. Let's go pick them up."
Duan Zhen said a few words to Hu Zi with disdain, and walked away with Duan Ke.
Duan Zhen just said this casually when she saw Shen Congyu. She had a bad impression of Shen Congyu, and because of Hu Zi, she didn't want to see Shen Congyu.
She didn't expect that she would just mention it like that. After they left, Yan Zhao looked at Shen Congyu carefully.
He asked knowingly, "Is that her?"
Jiang Xilin knew what he meant and responded casually.
Because of the angle, Yan Zhao couldn't see Chen Congyu's appearance clearly, and only had a rough idea of it.
He really didn't see what was so special about it.
"It's a humiliation for you to have her do this kind of work by your side, right?" He said so, but there was no sympathy for Shen Congyu in his words.
He continued, "This way, I can see your current achievements with my own eyes. If I were her, I would regret it to death."
Jiang Xilin's gaze fell over there, and the wine glass in his hand turned around and around at an extremely slow speed.
He then said, "What's the use of just regretting?"
He understood Chen Congyu. She did feel regret now, but it was definitely not just this emotion, otherwise her attitude would never be like this.
So, it’s not enough.
After the first piano piece was finished, Shen Congyu stepped down from the stage and walked towards the temporary lounge to avoid bumping into anyone.
She closed the door and took a few sips of water before taking out her cell phone.
Xue Mingrui sent a message to inquire about the situation on the scene.
She was busy today and didn't come, so she gave Shen Congyu a set of jewelry for her to match.
Chen Congyu briefly told her, then took a selfie and sent it to her, thanking her: "Thank you for the jewelry you gave me, I like it very much."
Attached is a cute 'kiss' emoticon pack.
Xue Mingrui quickly responded with the same emoticon.
[It’s so beautiful, sister, it suits you so well~]
Shen Congyu's nervous mood improved.
Xue Mingrui asked her again if she had seen Jiang Xilin.
Chen Congyu: [I saw them from a distance, but didn't have the chance to get close to them.]
The word "we" includes people who have a good relationship with Jiang Xilin.
Xue Mingrui: [So let's just treat it with a normal attitude.]
As we were chatting, there were two knocks on the lounge door.
This place is very remote, and because it is used by employees like her, Chen Congyu didn't think much about it and said, "Come in."
When the door opened, the person who appeared at the door was beyond her expectations.
Shen Congyu clenched her phone, surprised that Qi Ming was here, but she did not speak.
Qi Ming was very comfortable. He closed the door and walked towards her. "You look very beautiful today."
After what happened last time, Chen Congyu could no longer treat him with a normal polite attitude. She didn't care so much, lowered her eyes to look at her phone, and ignored it.
"You're ignoring me, are you still mad at me from last time?" Qi Ming sat down on the sofa next to him. "Or is it that you've become more irritable now that you have someone to back you up?"
"What on earth did you come here to say?"
Qi Ming smiled, "It seems that Jiang Xilin has good intentions, even arranging you for such an occasion."
I knew he would mention Jiang Xilin.
Chen Congyu denied with a cold face: "It wasn't arranged by him."
"I have to be able to believe it."
Chen Congyu didn't want to be in the same room with this dangerous person, "Forget it if you don't believe it."
She put away her phone and was about to leave. When she was about to pass by Qi Ming, he suddenly stretched out his foot to stop her. She didn't react in time and was tripped and almost fell.
He supported her.
"You look very bad." Qi Ming looked at Chen Congyu's pale face which could not be covered up even with makeup.
Shen Congyu felt a little dizzy, probably due to hypoglycemia. She pushed Qi Ming away and said, "Because I almost fell."
Qi Ming was in a good mood today. He guessed why she was feeling unwell, stood up, and pushed her shoulders as they walked out.
"I apologize. I'll take you out for something to eat."
Chen Congyu didn't want to have any contact with him, and didn't want to be seen by others. She asked Qi Ming to let go and she would leave by herself.
In the corner of the venue, Qi Ming stuffed two cakes into Shen Congyu's mouth. She was wondering if there was any poison in them when Qi Ming suddenly said, "I have to say, Jiang Xilin and Duan Ke are really a good match."
Chen Congyu subconsciously looked up.
Jiang Xilin's appearance was too eye-catching, and he was the absolute protagonist today, so she caught sight of him almost immediately.
He and Duan Ke stood together, and someone was talking to them. It seemed that the topic was about the two of them, and even their smiles were similar.
Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, they must have experienced this kind of occasion together many times.
Chen Congyu thought about it and took a bite of the cake.
She chewed silently, and Qi Ming said again: "It's a wrong choice for you to interfere with them."
Chen Congyu choked and motioned him to speak more quietly.
She took a sip of water and quickly adjusted herself to not being led by Qi Ming. She rolled her eyes at him and said, "Never mind my business."
She was too lazy to say so much.
Qi Ming laughed instead, "What I mean is, if you want to find him, why not come to me? I'm single now."
"I'm not interested in you."
"Why? Are you interested in him?"
Shen Congyu found him annoying.
She didn't want to choose either him or Jiang Xilin.
But he had to choose, because Jiang Xilin was different from him after all.
She couldn't tell him.
After Chen Congyu finished a piece of cake, he said, “If you are really free, go talk to Jiang Xilin.”
Come to find her because she is easy to bully.
Qi Ming really thought about it and said, "I will go if I have the chance."
Chen Congyu didn't want to pay attention to him, so he ate something and left.
Qi Ming didn't catch up this time.
Jiang Xilin spoke during the second performance.
It can be seen that he is very comfortable with his job. He speaks slowly and steadily, yet he can make people focus on him.
Shen Congyu couldn't hear what he said. She looked at him from afar, just like everyone else present.
His appearance, abilities, and achievements to date are all reasons that compel them to pay attention to him.
The same is true for her.
Chen Congyu was thinking in her mind that now that her and Jiang Xilin had swapped identities and things had changed, she had to stay sober.
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