Huayu Entertainment: It was the young actress who took the initiative.

The rehearsals for the Bird's Nest have entered the second half.

The first few days were mainly spent practicing the dance moves and choreography.

It was almost time for the performance.

Chen Mo had to confirm everything, from the lighting and sound system to the stage risers, stage effects, and even the transitions between each song.

Every day, from nine in the morning until seven or eight in the evening, there is almost no time to rest.

Fortunately, the term "director specialization" played a significant role in this kind of multi-threaded, high-intensity work.

This ability to control the overall situation left the entire directing team speechless.

Many people privately remarked:

"Teacher Chen Mo is truly an all-rounder; it's a pity he's not a director."

Things these people don't know.

Chen Mo is already preparing for his directorial debut.

That afternoon, Chen Mo had just stepped off the stage when he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the audience.

Seeing Chen Mo walking towards them, Chen Yao picked up the fruit box to indicate:

"These are freshly cut cantaloupe and watermelon. Have some while you rest."

Chen Mo couldn't help but chuckle at her eagerness.

"Yaoyao, did you come to see Zhang Yue or to see me?"

Chen Yao paused for a moment at his question, but she quickly composed herself and answered in her usual slow and deliberate tone:

"Of course I came to see Zhang Yue, and by the way... I also brought you some food. I saw you've been working hard in rehearsals."

When she said this, her eyes darted away, avoiding direct eye contact with Chen Mo.

Although she tried to make her tone sound normal.

But the phrase "by the way" still revealed a guilty conscience trying to cover up the truth.

She came to the Bird's Nest almost every day during this period.

Li Xiaoyu, as the assistant, had already noticed that something was wrong.

Several times when she was about to hand the water cup to Chen Mo, she found that Chen Yao had already handed the water to Chen Mo first.

Li Xiaoyu muttered to herself:

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Is this woman trying to steal my job?

Chen Mo could tell for himself, but he didn't point it out. He took the box of cantaloupe, poked a piece with a toothpick and put it in his mouth. It was indeed sweet and refreshing.

While chewing, he exchanged a few words with the lighting technician next to him about the angle of the spotlight during their movements. Only after the technician made adjustments did he turn to Chen Yao.

"Zhang Yue should be here soon, just wait a little longer."

Chen Yao nodded, her gaze falling on Chen Mo.

He was wearing a black fitted t-shirt today, and he was sweating a lot while practicing dance.

A small wet patch appeared on the back of the t-shirt, clinging to the back and outlining the contours of the back muscles.

Chen Yao glanced at it and quickly looked away.

She didn't know what was wrong with her lately.

When she joked about Chen Mo with Zhang Yue before, she didn't actually have a particularly strong feeling. She just thought that he was a nice person, quite special, and that talking to him was quite comfortable.

But after watching him rehearse and listening to him sing every day, her feelings subtly changed.

I guess I've fallen in love with her.

Chen Yao sighed inwardly.

She liked it, but she didn't think too much about it.

It's good to stay the way it is. She's already quite content to see him every day and chat with him for a few minutes.

Just then, Zhang Yue jogged out from the backstage passage.

As soon as she saw Chen Yao, she ran over with a grin, grabbed a piece of watermelon from the fruit box in Chen Yao's hand, stuffed it into her mouth, and mumbled:

"So someone brought fruit again today? Has Teacher Chen Mo eaten any?"

Chen Yao raised her hand and slapped her arm, scolding her playfully:

"Even food can't shut you up."

Zhang Yue chuckled and stopped teasing her.

Chen Yao watched her retreating figure and shook her head.

Chen Mo had already returned to the center of the stage and put on his in-ear monitors. The intro to the next song started playing from the speakers.

It's that song, "My Dear You".

She found the song particularly moving the first time she heard it.

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I've listened to it several times, and the feeling remains unchanged.

As soon as he finished singing, Meng Ziyi walked in through the venue's passageway.

She wore a loose, off-white knitted cardigan over a black camisole, paired with a light-colored denim mini skirt that revealed her long, straight legs.

Meng Ziyi caught a glimpse of Chen Yao sitting next to her out of the corner of her eye. She paused for a moment, then recognized her:

"Hey, Yaoyao? What are you doing here?"

Chen Yao had actually noticed Meng Ziyi when she came in, but she didn't rush to greet her.

Only when Meng Ziyi spoke up did she stand up, smiling as she took a few steps toward him:

"Ziyi, it's been a long time. I have a good friend who is Chen Mo's backup dancer, named Zhang Yue. I've come to see her."

Why do I feel like the real intention behind this is not what it seems?

Mencius revealed a meaningful smile:

"Oh, what have you been busy with lately?"

"Filming just wrapped up a few days ago."

Chen Yao nodded. "I was planning to rest for a while, and Zhang Yue is here, so I came to keep her company."

Meng Ziyi hummed in agreement, his eyes darting around, and then asked:

"Has Chen Mo's rehearsals gone smoothly these past few days?"

This question was asked with perfect tact; on the surface, it seemed to be about Chen Mo's rehearsal progress, but in reality, it was a test.

Chen Yao understood, but she didn't respond to that, simply answering naturally:

"Zhang Yue said it went very smoothly. He was in great shape, and his dancing and singing skills were excellent. The production team also praised him for his efficiency."

"That's good."

Mencius saw that she wasn't falling for his tricks and didn't press the matter further.

As the two girls were chatting, Chen Mo walked down from the stage.

He saw the two people standing together talking, looking quite familiar, and raised an eyebrow in surprise:

"You two know each other?"

Meng Ziyi spoke first, his voice tinged with laughter:

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"We've known each other for a long time. We were both from the 2013 class of Beijing Film Academy, and we lived on the same floor back then."

Our campus was quite old; each floor only had communal washrooms. We often bumped into each other when washing our faces and brushing our teeth in the morning, and over time we got to know each other.

Chen Yao continued:

"It's just that we were in different classes and different dormitories back then, so we didn't have time to have in-depth conversations."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Alumni relationships are considered a natural sense of closeness within the circle.

Zhang Yue also stepped down from the stage to greet Meng Ziyi, and then took a short break.

The music started again.

Meng Ziyi and Chen Yao stood side by side on the side of the stage, looking up at the stage together.

Meng Ziyi listened quietly for a while, then couldn't help but turn to Chen Yao and say:

"What's the name of this new song?"

"Wish and Sorrow".

When Chen Yao answered, there was an unconscious sense of appreciation in her tone.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

Meng Ziyi listened attentively for more than ten seconds, then nodded:

"It really sounds good, the melody is catchy, and the lyrics are well written."

Chen Yao continued speaking:

"I've listened to all four new songs. Each one has a different style, but they're all great."

Meng Ziyi glanced at her after listening.

When Chen Yao said this, her expression revealed an undisguised admiration.

Although Meng Ziyi was usually a "brain drain" in Werewolf, her intuition was surprisingly accurate at this moment.

This girl's feelings for Chen Mo are definitely not as simple as "admiration for a friend's idol".

But she didn't say anything, and simply looked away to continue watching the performance on stage.

Chen Mo was moving in sync with Zhang Yue's backup dancers during the chorus, and the two already had a great deal of chemistry.

About twenty minutes later, Chen Yao looked down at her phone and a work message popped up on the screen.

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She sighed, turned to Meng Ziyi, and said:

"Ziyi, I have to go now, I have something urgent to take care of."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the stage again, and Chen Mo happened to look over, their eyes meeting.

Chen Yao waved to him, pointed towards the door, indicating that she had to leave first.

Chen Mo nodded.

The rehearsal ended around 6 p.m.

After confirming tomorrow's arrangements with the production team, Chen Mo stepped off the stage, where Meng Ziyi was already waiting for him at the exit.

"Let's go home."

Meng Ziyi naturally took his arm.

The two started kissing as they arrived at their doorstep, groping for the door to open while still kissing.

Once inside the house...

Meng Ziyi leaned against the wall in the entryway, tilted her head back and took a breath, her lips slightly red and her eyes misty with moisture.

Chen Mo's lips slid from her lips down her jawline and then to her neck.

She grabbed the hem of his t-shirt and pulled it up, and Chen Mo cooperated by raising his hand to take off the black t-shirt and throw it on the ground.

He picked Meng Ziyi up by the waist and carried her towards the bedroom.

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Much later, the two lay quietly side by side on the bed.

Meng Ziyi took her phone from beside her pillow, opened Weibo, and saw several related topics prominently displayed at the top of the trending topics list.

She saw the word "Explosive" following the topic "Let's go now for the latest episode".

The hashtag "Mencius Yi and Wang Anyu are both academic high-achievers" is ranked sixth on the trending search list.

She clicked on it and saw that the video was of the latest episode of the cast traveling by bus to her house.

Meng Ziyi said he scored over 500 points on the college entrance exam, and Wang Anyu followed suit by saying he scored over 600 points. Shen Teng and Hu Xianxu next to him had expressions that said, "What nonsense are you two talking about?"

The comments below are quite unique:

"Sister Meng and Wang Anyu are hiding their true abilities too well. Their intelligence and their performance in Werewolf are completely different."

"Over 500 points? Meng Ziyi? I don't believe it. How could someone with her logic skills in Werewolf score over 500 points?"

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"What do you know, upstairs? Being good at studying doesn't mean you're good at games. They're two different things."

"I really didn't expect Wang Anyu to score over 600 points."

Meng Ziyi looked at the comments, his lips twitched, and then scrolled down a few more. The comments were getting more and more outrageous.

She grew increasingly frustrated as she looked, then turned her phone screen towards Chen Mo and pointed to a row of comments, saying:

"Look at them! I really did score over 500 on the college entrance exam, it's not fake, why do they keep bringing up Werewolf? Am I really that bad at Werewolf?"

When she asked this question, her expression showed genuine confusion and grievance.

Chen Mo turned his head and looked at her depressed expression, and couldn't help but laugh.

He reached out and ruffled her hair, his tone teasing:

"It's alright. My brain circuits are indeed a bit different from normal people, but I wouldn't call myself stupid."

Meng Ziyi rolled her eyes at him, then looked down at her phone, her gaze falling on a trending topic at the very bottom of the search list as she swiped the screen.

"Chen Mo and Meng Ziyi are such a great couple" was ranked second.

Her fingertip paused for a moment, then clicked.

The top trending topics were flooded with clips and screenshots from the latest episode of "Let's Go Now".

The first popular post showed a scene from the show where Chocolate ran towards Chen Mo as soon as the cast entered her house.

Chocolate's tail wagged like a whirlwind, and it pounced on Chen Mo's legs, rubbing against them.

When Chen Mo bent down to rub its head, it stuck out its tongue and licked his hand.

First comment:

"Dogs are the least likely to lie. Chocolate's reaction means either Chen Mo comes to Sister Meng's house every day, or the dog smelled something. Those who know, know."

This comment has received over 100,000 likes.

The replies below were all quite interesting:

"Chocolate: Don't think I won't recognize you just because you're dressed up!"

"Chen Mo's technique for rubbing the dog's head is too skilled; it's obvious he does it often."

"Look closely at Sister Meng's expression when she saw Chocolate pounce on Chen Mo, it's so sweet and adorable."

"If my mom saw a man who got along so well with my dog, she'd immediately call him her son-in-law."

Scroll down to see another screenshot, which is from what Meng Ziyi's mother said at the dinner table in the program.

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When Chen Mo talked about Meng Ziyi with Meng Ziyi's mother at the dinner table, the things he said were completely edited into the final episode by the production team.

He said Meng Ziyi is a very kind and sincere girl.

As Meng Ziyi's mother listened, her eyes reddened, and she said that she had liked Chen Mo ever since "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

The live chat exploded immediately.

The comments section below this paragraph was even more lively:

"This is a true example of a mother-in-law who likes her son-in-law more and more the more she looks at him."

"The way Sister Meng's mother looked at Chen Mo was exactly the same way my mom looked at my boyfriend."

"My aunt was practically asking directly when we'd get married, and that she didn't want a dowry."

"I watched the part where Chen Mo praised Sister Meng at the dinner table seven or eight times. His expression was very sincere when he spoke, and his eyes were very gentle when he looked at Sister Meng."

"Chocolate puffs up Chen Mo, Auntie says she likes Chen Mo, Chen Mo praises Sister Meng—a triple kill! If these two aren't together, I'll eat my phone."

Meng Ziyi scrolled down line by line, his fingers moving slower and slower, but the smile on his lips grew wider and wider.

She snuggled into Chen Mo's arms, rubbing her cheek against his chest, and said:

"My mom pulled me aside and said a few words to me when she saw me off that day."

Chen Mo's hand rested naturally on her back:

"What did you say?"

She said the household registration booklet was ready.

Meng Ziyi's voice came from his chest, tinged with a mischievous smile.

She said her parents agreed and that I could decide for myself to use it whenever I wanted.

She didn't look up at him when she said this, but the smile on her lips betrayed her thoughts.

She hadn't originally planned to tell Chen Mo what her mother had said so soon, as she felt that it would make her seem like she was in a hurry.

Chen Mo's voice was teasing:

"Then why don't you take out your household registration booklet?"

Meng Ziyi peeked out from his arms and looked up at him.

She rolled her eyes at him and replied in a coquettish tone:

"What are you talking about? Why don't you take it? I'm a girl, you know. Girls don't usually take the initiative in these kinds of things."

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She tried to get out of his arms after saying that, but Chen Mo didn't give her the chance.

He crawled under the covers and began to unleash his special skill.

Meng Ziyi's eyes were practically brimming with tears.

She wanted Chen Mo to know.

Sometimes what gets into your mouth isn't snot.

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