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Chapter 100 Hehe

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

Su Wanqing's mouth was slightly open as she breathed softly.

Her hair, which had been neatly tied up, had become somewhat disheveled during the exercise. A thin layer of sweat clung to her forehead, and her cheeks were flushed.

"Don't you have anything to say?"

"Hey?"

Su Wanqing gathered her slightly messy hair back and tied it into a simple ponytail.

He lowered his head and gave a fawning smile.

Su Wanqing was late again.

Lin Yu waited at the entrance of the music club activity room for about five minutes before Su Wanqing finally arrived.

Judging from his appearance, he must have jogged all the way from the dormitory.

"No—I'm sorry—" Su Wanqing bent over, panting with her hands on her knees, "I'm late."

Lin Yu leaned against the door frame, quietly watching her.

Su Wanqing quietly raised her head, met his gaze, and shrank back a little guiltily.

"Um—I wanted to change my clothes before I went out, and then I hesitated for a moment—"

Lin Yu didn't speak, he just stared at her.

Su Wanqing felt even more guilty under his gaze and whispered, "I was just conflicted for a little while."

Su Wanqing pinched her index finger and thumb together in front of her, making a slight gesture.

Lin Yu looked Su Wanqing up and down, sizing her up as she dressed for the evening.

The blue jeans accentuated the taut lines of her legs, making them appear slender and straight, while she wore a loose-fitting hooded sweatshirt on top.

Lin Yu couldn't see what was so troubling about these two ordinary pieces of clothing.

However, Lin Yu noticed Su Wanqing's face, which was covered in full makeup.

"Your makeup is ruined." Lin Yu gestured in front of his face.

"Huh? How could this be! I definitely remembered to apply waterproofing!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wanqing subconsciously raised her hand to touch her face, and then immediately took out a small mirror from her bag to look at herself.

The small mirror reflected a smooth, fair face.

No powder residue, no caking, and no dry lines.

The fine beads of sweat on her forehead did not affect her makeup at all. The makeup setting before going out worked perfectly.

In short, Su Wanqing's exquisite makeup, which took almost an hour to prepare, was not ruined by this short journey.

They are still in top form.

Su Wanqing carefully examined her cheeks, afraid of missing even the slightest possible problem.

"Looking at it so closely?"

"Don't make a fuss, I'm very busy."

"You must have spent a lot of time on your makeup, right?"

"Of course! This 'no-makeup' makeup look took me almost an hour!"

"So you were late because you were putting on makeup?"

"Yes—hmm?"

After checking her makeup and finding nothing wrong, Su Wanqing finally realized something was amiss.

"You—did you do this on purpose?"

"Hmm. I knew it. What was there to pick out for this outfit?"

Lin Yu had already realized that Su Wanqing couldn't have been delayed by picking out clothes.

Su Wanqing's so-called "no-makeup" makeup, while called "no-makeup," actually involves just as many steps as those so-called "heavy makeup."

However, Lin Yu was still a little confused.

If you're wearing makeup, just admit it. Why won't you admit it? And why say it was because choosing clothes took up time?

Aren't they both late? What's the difference?

"So why do you spend so much time putting on makeup? Do you need to use your pretty face to practice singing?"

Lin Yu asked, puzzled. He couldn't understand why Su Wanqing would spend so much time putting on makeup.

"Let's not talk about it anymore, let's hurry up and practice singing." Su Wanqing handed over the Oriental Leaf and begged Lin Yu for forgiveness.

She wears makeup but doesn't say so, of course, so that people will think she looks this good even without makeup!

Is it a hobby?

But Su Wanqing naturally didn't want to get entangled in such matters, so she quickly changed the subject.

"Alright, I won't hold it against you for being late." After taking a sip of leaves, Lin Yu decided to temporarily forgive Su Wanqing for being late again.

"Really?" Su Wanqing's eyes lit up. With that, the matter was over.

"Hmm." Lin Yu nodded. "But this is a one-time exception."

Su Wanqing immediately stood at attention and raised her hand to swear.

"I promise I'll be on time next time!"

"That's what you said this afternoon."

"I'll definitely do it next time!"

Lin Yu didn't speak, but shrugged noncommittally.

"Alright, let's go in."

Su Wanqing felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She took out her key, opened the door, and quickly walked into the activity room.

In the activity room, Su Wanqing put down her small bag, took a few deep breaths, and quickly adjusted her breathing.

"If you're so good, why don't you participate in the competition?"

During a break in practice, Su Wanqing asked.

"Well, how should I put it—"

Lin Yu certainly couldn't say that when he signed up, he was just a teacher who couldn't sing, a purely educational talent, so he could only make things up.

"Too lazy to participate."

"Huh?" Su Wanqing was stunned; she had never expected it to be for this reason.

"It's too much trouble," Lin Yu said. "You have to register, go through auditions, preliminary rounds, semi-finals, and finals. You also have to rehearse, do makeup, and then be stared at by a bunch of people on stage."

He shrugged.

"Just thinking about it makes me tired."

"Just because of this?"

"Yeah. Think about it, if you hadn't participated, you could be lying in your dorm right now, how relaxing and comfortable that would be."

There's no need to go through all that hard work preparing and practicing here.

"But—but it feels so good to be on stage!"

"So you're a good fit for this," Lin Yu smiled. "You like being on stage, you like being in the spotlight. I don't really feel that way."

Lin Yu continued, "I prefer being in the audience. Nobody pays attention, I don't have to be nervous, I can listen whenever I want, and leave whenever I want. It's so much more comfortable."

"So, aren't you practicing singing with me right now?"

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment.

Su Wanqing whispered, "You could have been lying in your dorm, but you came here to keep me company. Aren't you also practicing hard?"

"It seems so." Lin Yu was silent for two seconds, then he smiled.

"Shall I leave?" Lin Yu made a move to get up and leave.

"No, no, no, stay a little longer, practice with me a little longer." Su Wanqing quickly tried to persuade him to stay, grabbing Lin Yu's arm.

"Um—how about I treat you to a late-night snack later?"

"Night snack?"

"Mm." Su Wanqing nodded. "A new barbecue stall opened near the back gate of the school. I heard it's really delicious."

"Does this count as the meal you treated me to?"

"No, no, it was an extra hire."

"Your breathing transitions are still a bit unstable, and—"