Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 446 Winning Too Much! Numb from Winning!

Chapter 446 Winning Too Much! Numb from Winning!
Around eight o'clock, it was finally time for dinner.

Everyone took their seats and prepared to begin eating.

After observing for a whole day, Teacher He felt that the atmosphere between Shen Juan and Tian Xiwei was indeed very sweet! No wonder their relationship has lasted so long!

Then he asked the two about their past.

Tian Xiwei subconsciously looked up at Shen Juan.

Shen Juan smiled at her.

Then Tian Xiwei smiled at Teacher He and said, "I told him before that I wanted to go on 'Back to Field' (I was jealous of Shen Juan's interactions with so many female celebrities on 'Back to Field'), and he said okay. But when I came here, I found out that he wasn't there (I sent him the schedule and found out that he was abroad)."

"When did you first meet? Was it in the movie 'So Cute Us'?" He Jiong asked.

"Correct!"

"So what was your first impression of each other?" Teacher He took on the role of host of a dating show. His "I'm totally smitten" auntie smile made Zhou Xun, who was sitting next to him, look worried, and Zhang Jingyi looked sad.

"I think he's really handsome! Especially since 'The Rap of China' was airing at the time, he just seemed so cool!" With so many cameras pointed at her, Sister Tian is really daring to fall in love.

"What about Juanjuan?" Huang Lei suddenly became interested, thinking it would be interesting to start a war between the two girls.

"She seems a bit talkative," Shen Juan succinctly stated his first impression of Tian Xiwei.

And what wasn't said aloud was...
She even felt that Sister Tian's character at the time was a bit like that goose, both being cheerful and outgoing to the point of being a bit talkative.

Of course, you can't say such things out loud.

On the one hand, it's because constantly mentioning other women in front of Sister Tian and Zhang Jingyi is disrespectful to them.

Sometimes, mentioning the name of a close friend of the opposite sex can make the person you're trying to woo jealous, thus accelerating the wooing process.

But Shen Juan's current situation will only backfire.

On the other hand, it is because
Sister Tian gets furious and angry when she hears Lao Song's name.

Very understandable.

Tian Jie considers herself the best player in the league and believes that Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ye are all just riding on her coattails. Her goal is to build a dynasty like the Bulls in the 1990s and the Lakers in the early 2000s. Naturally, she doesn't get along with the chief scout who keeps injecting fresh blood into the league and trying to challenge her throne.

As a self-proclaimed ruler, she needed to minimize all unstable factors in the fishpond and nip risks in the bud.

This is her way of ruling!
"Huh? Am I a chatterbox?" Sister Tian was not very satisfied.

"Weren't you a chatterbox back then?" Shen Juan asked back.

"I only started talking to you because you were too quiet, so I wanted to liven things up and make it less awkward!"

"But you seem to be quite talkative online too."

"What online?"

"Before we officially met on set, didn't you get my WeChat from Uncle Cat? Tian Tian, my friend."

"Hey, speaking of which, I have a question for you!" Sister Tian pouted, putting on a sweet girl act.

"what is the problem?"

Why did you steal my ID?

“?” Shen Juan frowned slightly.

"Wasn't your WeChat name 'Diligent and Tireless' back then?"

"Well, then what?"

"My name is Tian Tian Xiang Shang!"

"Wow! Diligent and tireless, striving for excellence, this is love between you two!" Peng Yuchang exclaimed in surprise, his eyes wide. He was about to share his discovery when he was interrupted by Shen Juan and Tian Xiwei's unanimous words and Zhang Jingyi's sharp gaze. He felt that his personal safety was threatened.

"no!"

Shen Juan smoothly changed the subject, which was somewhat sensitive: "I remember you had very low emotional intelligence back then, and you told me, someone you were meeting for the first time, that you felt I was narcissistic."

"Actually, I had already predicted that you would say this this year." Sister Tian curled up the corners of her mouth with a hint of smugness.

"What prediction?" Shen Juan asked, puzzled.

"Don't you remember me saying that 'people with low emotional intelligence will offend others even if they become famous in the future'?"

“I don’t have much impression.”

"So it turns out that I've been the only one who remembers what happened that day all along." Sister Tian's mood instantly sombered.

"Why are you suddenly so emo?" But Shen Juan knew that she was forcibly putting on a performance persona, trying to create a CP (couple pairing) with him.

In fact, Sister Tian had been clamoring for Shen Juan to give her a grand spectacle that would shake the fandom and shock the world. She said she wanted to openly show off her love to those haters who kept urging them to break up, to slap their faces and let them know how ridiculous they were!

But Shen Juan never agreed.

Because Sister Tian is different from the others.

He felt that given Sister Tian's personality, any major incident could very likely escalate into a larger-scale war between her and her haters, and might even incite extreme female fans to commit assassination or other outrageous acts of self-destruction. The influence of the World's Number One would only be more exaggerated than that of Andy Lau and Big Brother Cheng back then!

Therefore, he could only make it up to her in other ways.

But Sister Tian was clearly not satisfied with this.

So she simply took this opportunity to create it herself.

"Can't I be emo?"

"You're making the atmosphere weird."

Sister Tian looked at Zhang Zifeng beside her: "Is the atmosphere strange right now?"

Zhang Zifeng shook her head repeatedly: "It's not strange."

"Pengpeng, what about you?"

"I think it's actually fine." Peng Peng felt that Shen Juan should also enjoy this feeling. After all, he and Sister Tian had similarities in personality and also had a hidden attribute of being tsundere. To reiterate: he did this not because he was intimidated by Sister Tian's eyes.

He genuinely cared about the harmony of Brother Juan's family (the fishpond). If Brother Juan feels that my temporary retreat has put him at a disadvantage in this war, then let him take me to a military court! I, Peng, have a clear conscience! Time will prove my innocence and the greatness of my forbearance!
"Isn't that enough?" Sister Tian raised her eyebrows smugly.

Shen Juan rolled his eyes: "Are you trying to put on a show with me or perform a skit? So many people are watching you chatter by yourself, don't you even consider how the others feel?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Lei knew it was time for him to step up as a hero. So he put down his teacup, coughed twice to clear his throat, and then took it upon himself to represent all the seniors present, becoming the embodiment of the collective will of the Mushroom House, giving Tian Xiwei endless support and confidence.

"Teacher He, Niu'er, and I have no objections. Besides, Juanjuan, what you said is wrong. What do you mean by saying that so many people are watching Xiaotian chat alone? Without you, could this chat continue? How can you absolve yourself completely? We just love watching you chat with Xiaotian!"

"Give us another half hour of chatter!"

Just kidding! It's a rare opportunity to see Shen Juan get his comeuppance live, how could he possibly miss such a good chance?
what?
You're saying this is just playful banter between young lovers?

I don't care about this or that!

Anyway, I think it's a complete failure!

Having lived to this age, truth and falsehood no longer matter; my feelings are more important than anything else!

Zhang Jingyi felt that after arriving at the Mushroom House, everything around her was out of control: Was there no one to speak up for me?

Peng Peng puffed out his chest proudly: Don't look at me, I'm Brother Juan's soldier. Once I'm called Brother Juan, I'll be Brother Juan for life! Loyalty!
Zhang Zifeng's eyes darted around: Don't look at me. Before you came, Jingyi, Tian Jie and I were already best friends.

Zhou Xun was also somewhat helpless, after all, playing on someone else's home turf is not as easy as one might imagine.

In this world, you need power and connections. The entire Mushroom House is full of her people; she might have been planning this for a year. And you only sent us two WeChat messages asking for our help beforehand, only to run into Peng Yuchang, this double agent who swiftly slid to his knees. It's truly...
Ugh.
I couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

While it's true that it's a good thing to be aware of love, my aunt was quite bold in pursuing love when she was young!

How can someone with this level of awareness compete with others?

Tian Xiwei is so outspoken that even she, an elderly woman who seems detached from worldly affairs and doesn't follow Weibo, has heard about how much she can spout off!

She's not human, she's Gui!

She was born in 97, the Year of the Ox, and has participated in countless high-level games over the years. You, a little rabbit born in 99, will have a hard time outmaneuvering her!

But Zhou Xun eventually spoke up, shifting the topic to Zhang Jingyi, who looked weak, pitiful, and helpless.

"Shen Juan, what was your first impression of Jingyi when you first met her? I'm quite curious."

At this moment, apart from her aunt, no one else would lend a helping hand to this shy little girl.

She was Jingyi's only support in the Mushroom House.

Jingyi, this is the last ripple of your aunt's heart.

Please accept it!
Although Sister Tian was quite unhappy about Zhou Xun's sudden off-stage assistance, which abruptly interrupted her plan to show off her relationship, she didn't say much.

After all, in her opinion, this cat that she had never seen before was so fragile that it would break at the slightest touch and was no match for her at all.

She's won too much! She's become complacent!

Even if you bring out the sect's patriarch who is at the level of Four Dan and Two Bing, is this all you can do to make people laugh?
That really makes it hard for me to have a good time~
Since that's the case, then I'll give you a chance to chat with Juanjuan in front of the camera, and under my gaze.

Hurry up and thank Sister Tian!
Shen Juan didn't expect Zhou Xun to go to such lengths for a junior she admired, and Sister Tian didn't seem to have much of a reaction, as if she didn't care about the matter.

He then smiled and looked at Zhang Jingyi: "We first met at the school sports meet, right? Can you tell me the truth?"

“Yes, that’s fine,” Zhang Jingyi said softly.

"She sent me a love letter back then."

Shen Juan finished speaking.

Zhang Jingyi blushed instantly.

How could you have revealed this?!

"Huh? That's amazing?" Peng Peng was stunned.

"Wuhu!" He Jiong exclaimed excitedly.

"This is youth!" Huang Lei tried to fan the flames.

Zhou Xun was somewhat taken aback; she hadn't expected that Zhang Jingyi, who seemed harmless, could make such a bold move.

Giving someone a love letter on the first meeting was incredibly impressive, especially considering she was still in school at the time!
Zhang Zifeng subconsciously looked at Sister Tian beside her, hoping that she would remain rational and not get angry after hearing the news.

Unexpectedly, Sister Tian just smiled dismissively. She sent out love letters so early, and she still hasn't won over anyone.
What does this mean?
This proves that my previous guess was correct!
This is just a complete shrew, hahaha!

I've won so much! I'm numb from winning! "But this love letter wasn't actually written by Jingyi," Shen Juan added with a smile. "She just relayed it."

“I understand, I have a friend! I understand, this kind of thing doesn’t need explanation, those who understand will understand!” Peng Peng played the role of a wingman, providing just the right assist.

Zhang Jingyi was so embarrassed by the teasing and jeers from everyone that her mind went blank. However, the remaining rationality kept her slightly clear-headed, and she spoke up to defend herself: "It really wasn't me who wrote it. It was my roommate who wrote it, but I promised her I wouldn't reveal her name."

"Is he really my roommate?"

"real!"

"Then we can search on Baidu who Jingyi's roommates are, and then use the process of elimination!" Pengpeng laughed heartily.

"Don't be so ridiculous! Don't other people have any privacy?" Zhang Jingyi spoke up for her roommate.

(Qiu Tian said that this amount of fluid is not something that can't be consumed)
Peng Peng scratched his head awkwardly, his honest face looking rather embarrassed, and said, "I was just joking."

“Yes, since the person involved wasn’t there, let’s not make fun of them.” Teacher He, being very tactful, didn’t dwell on this sensitive topic and instead steered the conversation back to Zhang Jingyi: “Jingyi, when you helped deliver the love letter, what was your first impression of Juanjuan?”

"I was indeed taken aback by his looks when we first met. I wasn't usually nervous delivering a love letter for a friend, but his face was really intimidating, making me feel incredibly embarrassed, as if I were the one confessing my feelings," Zhang Jingyi replied quietly and softly.

"So your first impression is that he's handsome?" Peng Peng couldn't help but laugh. My brother Juan's face is indeed universally loved!
But it stopped abruptly when Sister Tian gave him a threatening look, and he didn't want to offend her.

“Probably, after all, I’ve never seen such a handsome guy in real life before.” Zhang Jingyi glanced at Shen Juan and saw that he was looking at her gently without any strange reaction. She was encouraged and mustered up her courage to continue: “But my real deep impression of him as a person, rather than his face, probably comes from the later meetings.”

“I remember that day I was in the interview for the Mountain School. I felt that I did not perform very well, so I sat alone in the coffee shop feeling lost. Just then, my senior walked in. Although he was wearing a mask, I recognized him at a glance.”

"What impressed me most about this meeting was that the senior actually recognized me and nodded at me! My mind just exploded. I never expected that he would remember me, an ordinary junior I had only met once. He was already very, very famous at the time!"

"You've already sent love letters, how can you be considered ordinary? It's hard not to remember your face, isn't it?" Shen Juan interjected with a smile.

"I think you used to receive love letters a lot, so you probably don't remember the people who sent them to you."

"On the contrary, very few people send love letters nowadays. I usually get confessed to on QQ."

"Is that why you have such a deep impression of me?"

Shen Juan shrugged noncommittally, "You should probably thank your roommate who asked you to deliver the love letter."

"You're being so pretentious!" Zhang Jingyi's smile looked particularly charming and cute. As the conversation progressed and the topics became more in-depth, she gradually got used to talking to Shen Juan in front of everyone, began to ignore the cameras and camera angles, and became more and more at ease.

"Am I faking it? Maybe it's because I only tell the truth."

Although Sister Tian's smile remained unchanged, she had actually started shaking her leg, a physical expression of her frustration.

From initial awkwardness to current proficiency.

A breakthrough in the final moments?
interesting.

However, if it's only this bad, it's not worth my personal intervention.
After all, women care about their image!
I can kill 100 pounds of these rotten fish and shrimp every day!

Moreover, the King of Fish should be fighting sharks and crocodiles. What's the point of going to the fish egg bureau to blow up fish? What kind of skill is that?
But then again, it's really frustrating!

Damn it! I feel like I got ripped off!

It seems we should indeed listen to Tongtong and find a manageable agent to help manage the order of the three segments.

And the other side.
The other people also reacted differently.

Huang Lei and Zhang Zifeng continued to quietly observe the situation.

After being threatened by Sister Tian, Peng Peng has become much more obedient and no longer dares to step forward as a wingman to help Zhang Jingyi.

Zhou Xun looked at Shen Juan and Zhang Jingyi with a face full of relief. It seems that Jingyi has successfully grasped my last ripple!
Teacher He had mixed feelings.

When Zhang Jingyi opened her mouth to speak, he could tell at a glance that the story must have been quite beautiful, at least very important to her, with an extraordinary and special meaning, and even supported her through a long period of time. Otherwise, she wouldn't have so naturally curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled gently.

Young love is always so pure and beautiful; he should have offered his blessings to this romantic relationship.

But he really thinks highly of and likes Xiaotian!

He knew how much Xiaotian had sacrificed for Shen Juan!

He just didn't want Xiaotian to become a loser!

So in the end, he chose to remain neutral, believing that Xiaotian would fight for a bright future for himself!

The night is getting darker.

Everyone chatted idly, and before they knew it, it was 11:30.

"Friends, it's getting late. Why don't we go back, wash up, and go to bed?" Huang Lei clapped his hands after getting the time from the production team and said, "Although you young people can stay up all night, you should also consider the feelings of us older folks and my sister who is taking the college entrance exam!"

Shen Juan also stood up, preparing to go back to his room to rest.

Just then, Zhang Jingyi suddenly walked quickly behind him, nudged his arm, and asked in a low voice, "Senior, are you free? I want to go out for a walk."

Because the Mushroom House has limited bathrooms and requires queuing to shower, she happened to catch Sister Tian taking a shower at the right time.

Shen Juan turned around, looked directly into her eyes, and asked, "Do you still want to go for a walk this late?"

He didn't intend to refuse.

He just wanted to see how much she really wanted to know.

"Um! Can you come with me?" Zhang Jingyi forcefully suppressed her shyness and met Shen Juan's gaze without fear, expressing her determination to him with her actions. In front of Shen Juan, she was like a newly created level 1 alt account, with nothing left to lose.

"Then I'll go inside and get two flashlights, and while I'm at it, tell the production crew not to follow us?"

"Okay!" Zhang Jingyi smiled sweetly.

About five minutes later, the two men, having removed all the recording equipment, pushed open the wooden door of the Mushroom House and went outside.

Just as Teacher He said, the villagers go to bed very early, so it was really dark outside the mushroom house near midnight, except for the streetlights. Fortunately, the flashlights guided them, otherwise they might have accidentally stepped into a ditch at any time.

"I was so scared that my mind went blank. I'm really grateful to you for coming out of that situation to help me!"

"That wasn't your fault in the first place."

"But if I had passed the plate a little further, maybe it wouldn't have fallen to the ground," Zhang Jingyi said softly.

“You said it yourself, it’s just maybe, and,” Shen Juan stopped and looked into her eyes, “you’ve already handed it over quite a bit. If it were me, I probably wouldn’t have handed it over as close as you. The one who’s really at fault is Huang Lei, who loves to shift the blame. I don’t think you need to waste your time on this kind of thing.”

"But in that situation, I really didn't know what to say except to apologize." After a whole day of desensitization training, Zhang Jingyi was able to look Shen Juan in the eye openly, but she was still a little shy and nervous, which was only natural and unavoidable.

"What I mean is, there's nothing wrong with apologizing itself. On the contrary, apologizing can solve most problems. Whether it's you or me, we will encounter many problems, make many mistakes, and apologize many times in the future. But sometimes you don't need to take these things to heart, do you understand?"

He didn't preach from a superior position; he simply shared his experiences from the perspective of someone who had been there.

"Personally, after making a mistake, I would rather hear 'Are you okay?' or 'It's not your fault' or 'Everyone makes mistakes.' Most pencils have an eraser at the back, but mistakes made in life are not so easy to make up for or undo."

"But no matter what, it will pass."

"Can I take this as you caring about me, senior?" Zhang Jingyi looked at Shen Juan with a gentle light in her eyes.

"Before I answer your question, can you answer one of my questions first?" Shen Juan asked gently.

“Okay!” Zhang Jingyi nodded vigorously.

"You just mentioned that the time we met at the coffee shop, it was just an ordinary meeting, we didn't even have a chance to exchange more than a few words, yet you were so impressed with me. Can I interpret that as... you've treated me like a fan ever since, as someone you can rely on?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Jingyi still spoke her true feelings, which could easily be misunderstood as being a dream girl: "Maybe that's how it is. Anyway, I have often thought about you since then, especially the time when I suddenly met you during the rehearsal for the end-of-term performance at school. It really felt like a dream."

“Then I can answer your question now. I do care about you.” Shen Juan sighed. “If you’re so down because of a failed interview, and even if you think you’ve failed, and you need to find something to rely on, I really can’t help but worry about you.”

"But... isn't this a good thing? What I mean is, I think since you've become such a source of inspiration for so many fans, it means you deserve it! So there's nothing wrong with me becoming one of them, because I'll only believe in your worth even more than they do!"

Looking at the girl in front of him with clear, stubborn, and earnest eyes, Shen Juan couldn't help but chuckle softly. "To put it simply, you mean to say the moonlight is beautiful tonight?"

Zhang Jingyi winked at him, "Isn't it beautiful? And I also think the wind is quite gentle."

"But I only saw the moon, I didn't feel the wind."

"Simple, you'll feel the wind as you walk!"

Shen Juan didn't reply, but just smiled and reached out his right hand to hold the girl's cool left hand in front of him.

Under the cover of night, Zhang Jingyi secretly smiled, raising the corners of her mouth high from an angle where Shen Juan couldn't see.

The two continued walking along the path.

Although it was pitch black all around, the flashlight and the presence of the people around me made it much clearer and brighter.

At least, they can all see the road ahead.

And that's enough.

Bathed in the gentle moonlight and feeling the soft breeze, Zhang Jingyi's steps became increasingly cheerful and lively.

Enveloped in a feeling of happiness, she couldn't help but think to herself.
It turns out that confessing your feelings to someone you like isn't as difficult as you thought!

I was so worried before.
No, it's also possible that the senior was so experienced in this area that he created a very suitable atmosphere for confession, so much so that she didn't really prepare herself mentally and just said it very smoothly without any nervousness. Everything was as natural as water flowing into a channel.

This reason is definitely more credible!

Although there was some jealousy involved.
Because everyone has a possessive nature.

Therefore, sharing is a virtue worthy of praise.

But compared to my senior, none of that matters!

After all, who could resist a partner who is both gentle and encouraging, and also very good-looking?

And isn't there a saying that goes like this?

Time determines who you will meet in your life.

Your heart determines who you want in your life.

Your actions will determine who ultimately stays.

So at this moment, all she wanted was for Shen Juan to stay.

She didn't want to think about anything else.

All she wanted to think about right now was everything about Shen Juan.