After signing, Cheng Zhi curled the corners of his mouth and looked at the photo in his hand. In the photo, Song Baiyi was wearing a white shirt of a similar style to the one he was wearing now. He didn't look at the camera, but the smile at the corner of his mouth was so beautiful that Cheng Zhi couldn't take his eyes away.
In the lower right corner of the photo is Cheng Zhi's name, which has just been signed. The strokes are clean and beautiful. When placed together with Song Baiyi's photo, there is an inexplicable harmony between them.
When Cheng Zhi saw this, he suddenly felt reluctant to return the photo.
But let’s be clear, Cheng Zhi took a look and returned the photo to Xia Jing.
Xia Jing took the photo and gave Cheng Zhi a satisfied smile. Then he carefully put the photo in the notebook and put the notebook back into his bag. "Thank you so much."
Cheng Zhi shook his head, "It's okay, I should thank you for supporting me."
Xia Jing smiled and said, "Because you are excellent and worthy of my love."
Just as she finished speaking, Xia Jing's cell phone rang. She smiled apologetically at Cheng Zhi and turned around to answer the call.
Cheng Zhi hummed, not knowing whether to leave or stay. He was going to say goodbye to Xia Jing after she finished her call. Now a call came in, and Cheng Zhi took two steps back, feeling a little embarrassed.
In fact, Cheng Zhi didn't intend to hear what Xia Jing said on the phone, but the two of them were so close, and Xia Jing spoke at a normal volume, so there was nothing he could do even if he wanted to not hear it.
"Hello? The design of your backstage is too complicated. It's like a maze. I get lost after taking a few steps."
"You want to pick me up? Sure, I'll send you a location."
"Signature thing? Oh, I'm at the bathroom door now."
Xia Jing chatted with the person on the other end for a few more words before hanging up the phone. She also noticed Cheng Zhi's discomfort and apologized first.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting. If you have anything else to do, please leave first."
Cheng Zhi responded with a "yes". He had originally regarded Xia Jing's coming to him for an autograph as a minor incident and didn't take it seriously. He also knew that his main task now was to find Song Baiyi and get his dirty clothes back.
So he told Xia Jing to be careful and turned away.
After taking just two steps, Cheng Zhi met Tina who was rushing over face to face.
Tina frowned slightly, "Are you still staying backstage after the performance?"
Cheng Zhi, who was lost in the backstage, now saw Tina as if he saw a savior. He nodded and said, "Well, I need to find Teacher Song to get clothes, but I seem to be lost."
Tina smiled and said, "The design of the background is not very complicated, how can it trap two people at once..."
Before Cheng Zhi opened his mouth to ask what Tina meant by the two people she just mentioned, he felt her take a step forward and pull at the corner of his clothes.
I only heard Tina's tone with a bit of confidence, "Come with me, I will take you to find Teacher Song."
After learning that there was an acquaintance willing to lead the way, Cheng Zhi instantly felt a lot more at ease and followed Tina obediently.
Walking back to the familiar toilet door, Cheng Zhi heard a very familiar female voice calling out.
"Sister, I'm here—"
Cheng Zhi looked over in response to the voice and saw Xia Jing, who was smiling brightly and looking at Tina while holding his cell phone.
sister?
Before Cheng Zhi could react, he saw Tina strode up to him, touched Xia Jing's shoulder, and muttered, "How come you have lost so much weight in half a month..."
Xia Jing smiled and said, "Isn't it just to dress up beautifully to see you?"
Tina rolled her eyes. "How could I not know your little tricks? Don't I know who you are here to see?"
Having said that, Tina dragged the person in front of Cheng Zhi and introduced him.
"Cheng Zhi, this is my sister Xia Jing. She has always told me that she likes you very much."
Tina looked at Xia Jing again, "You should be able to recognize who this is..."
Xia Jing ignored Tina. She waved to Cheng Zhi and said, "Hello~ Nice to meet you again."
"Hmm, what a coincidence." Cheng Zhi smiled slightly, and slowly figured out the relationship between Tina and Xia Jing in his mind.
Are the two sisters?
Speaking of this, Cheng Zhi suddenly remembered that when Chen You introduced Song Baiyi to him, she also mentioned Tina.
"Teacher Tina, she's a great dancer, but I think her Chinese name sounds better, Xia Jue. I don't understand why she calls herself Tina, it makes her look a lot more ordinary."
At that time, Cheng Zhi just casually responded to Shen You's question, "Maybe he thinks it's easier to call her Tina."
Xia Jing and Xia Jue...
When Cheng Zhi compared the two names together, he could indeed hear the feeling that they were sisters.
Xia Jing exclaimed, interrupting Cheng Zhi's thoughts, "Why did you come back, and with my sister?"
Tina took the lead in answering for Cheng Zhi, "He was also lost and wanted to look for Teacher Song. I also wanted to take you to the tutor's lounge, so I thought of taking you along."
Xia Jing looked at Cheng Zhi thoughtfully and uttered a long sound: "Oh~~~~~"
“It turns out that the contestants also get lost backstage like me.”
Cheng Zhi: “…”
I suspect you are my hater.
In the tutor's lounge, Teacher Xiaoyang was chatting with Song Baiyi in a casual manner.
It was mainly Xiao Yang who was talking. If Song Baiyi found something interesting, he would reply with a “hmm” and continue the conversation. But most of the time, Song Baiyi was too lazy to even say “hmm”.
"Teacher Song, the first public performance is over. Let's go have a barbecue hotpot or something to reward ourselves. We have trained them for so long, it's time to treat ourselves better..."
Hearing that Teacher Xiaoyang didn't want to listen, Song Baiyi waited for him to finish before speaking, "It's all fine. It's up to you."
After getting Song Baiyi's consent, Teacher Xiaoyang happily picked up the phone and said, "Then I'll ask them to book a restaurant..."
Just when Xiaoyang mentioned booking a restaurant, Tina came in hurriedly with Xia Jing.
"Is it okay for my sister to come along and add one more person?"
Xiao Yang looked up and saw Tina and Xia Jing at the door. He was stunned for a moment, but soon regained his smile. "Why is Xia Jing here? Come and sit here. I'll take you to eat something delicious later."
"Thank you." Xia Jing smiled at the other tutors in the room, fixed his gaze on Song Baiyi and then quickly moved away to sit next to Xiao Yang.
"Sorry to bother you," she said as she sat down.
Xiao Yang opened his phone and handed it to Xia Jing. "Why are you disturbing me? You are always welcome to come. You can decide what you want to eat. Today is my treat."
Xia Jing pushed the phone back and said, "No need. I'm just here to eat for free. You can order whatever you want."
After that, Xia Jing looked at Song Baiyi and asked, "Brother Baiyi, how have you been recently?"
Song Baiyi hummed, "Not bad."
Although Xia Jing is called Song Baiyi's number one supporter by fans, she actually doesn't have much opinion about Song Baiyi himself. She just likes Song Baiyi because of his good-looking face.
In addition, she is Tina's sister, and Song Baiyi and Tina have a good relationship. As a result, Xia Jing has made his presence felt in front of Song Baiyi.
However, Song Baiyi had a good impression of her, because Xia Jing was particularly good at grasping the sense of propriety between fans and idols. The most excessive thing she did was to ask her sister to take a picture of him. Song Baiyi had no objection and was too lazy to care, so he just let them do as they pleased.
Xia Jing hummed twice and stopped taking the initiative to find topics to talk about with Song Baiyi.
After Xia Jing stopped making any more noise, Tina pulled Cheng Zhi in, "Teacher Song, Cheng Zhi was looking for you everywhere just now."
Tina deliberately lengthened the "了" and glanced at Xia Jing, indicating that there was something new. Xia Jing quickly realized her sister's look and quietly watched the movements of Cheng Zhi and Song Baiyi.
Cheng Zhi stood at the door without moving, called out obediently, "Hello, Teacher Song," before walking in.
Song Baiyi stood up and walked in front of Cheng Zhi before him, "What's wrong?"
"I said before the performance that I would go to your lounge to take my dirty clothes back. Is it convenient for you now, Mr. Song?"
Song Baiyi lowered his eyes and said, "Sorry, I have something to do later."
Cheng Zhi was a little confused, "Then I'll come back to get it from you tomorrow?"
"No need." Song Baiyi's voice was very light, "It's just a piece of clothing. It's dirty anyway. I can just throw it away when I get back."
"But..." Cheng Zhi was stunned and didn't understand the meaning of Song Baiyi's words.
"Don't I need to pay for the damage to my clothes?"
Song Baiyi chuckled, "Why didn't I know there was such a rule?"
He continued, "If you need to pay compensation, it will be Tina who will pay it for you. Don't worry, she doesn't need this little money."
Tina, who was suddenly called out, exclaimed, "That's right. Don't worry, this incident was caused by me, and I will take full responsibility."
After Tina finished speaking, Song Baiyi nodded and said, "You don't need to worry about the clothes."
Cheng Zhi rubbed his nose when he learned that everything was arranged. After feeling that he had nothing to do, he said, "Okay, then I'll go back first. Teacher Song, I'll wash your clothes and return them to you."
Song Baiyi nodded, "Well, go back and rest early."
After saying goodbye to the mentors one by one, Cheng Zhi turned and left the lounge.
As soon as he walked out of the door of the lounge, Cheng Zhi heard the sound of everyone inside discussing enthusiastically what to eat later.
He could occasionally hear a few words of response from Song Baiyi.
"Well, you guys go first, the director needs me for something else."
"Taste? I don't care, pick what you like."
The other mentors were still talking to Song Baiyi excitedly. Cheng Zhi looked back and saw Song Baiyi surrounded by everyone. His expression was very gentle, unlike the indifference in front of the camera, and it was similar to when he usually communicated with him.
Cheng Zhi can now feel the hustle and bustle inside the door amidst the quiet outside. There is a world of difference between them just across the door.
A strong sense of distance suddenly came over Cheng Zhi.
Cheng Zhi suddenly realized the relationship between him and Song Baiyi. No matter how familiar they were, it was just that of a mentor and a contestant.
The two of them are in a relationship where they will automatically separate after the show ends, and drift further and further apart, and maybe they will never contact each other again.
In fact, Cheng Zhi wanted to get more than just the dirty clothes left in Song Baiyi's lounge.
What he wanted more was to hear Song Baiyi praise him on the way to the lounge, "You performed well today."
But now he has neither of those things.
After facing the reality, Cheng Zhi curled the corners of his mouth, tried to make himself look more energetic, and walked towards the dormitory without looking back.
Forget it, he is no longer the kind of kid who tries hard to perform just to get praise and affirmation from his parents.
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What you want most is actually Teacher Song’s heart. (Whispering
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