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Chapter 131 Su Wanqing: Seeking Praise

When the second contestant came on stage, Su Wanqing got up and went to the entrance to wait.

Su Wanqing barely paid attention to what song the girl on stage sang or how it went.

As she was about to go on stage, Su Wanqing inevitably became nervous once again.

If things go wrong later, wouldn't it be a real shame to let Lin Yu down after all these days of hard work?

Su Wanqing could only force herself to focus all her attention on herself, not thinking about anything else, only about how to sing her song well later.

In this state, Su Wanqing felt that time was flying by.

The process includes the contestant performing, the leader giving comments, the contestant leaving the stage, and the host introducing the contestant.

These things were done in one go, and now it was Su Wanqing's turn to perform.

Su Wanqing clenched her fist to encourage herself, straightened her skirt slightly, and took a deep breath.

Su Wanqing walked onto the stage.

All the lights in the venue were focused on the stage, and on Su Wanqing alone.

Stand still, turn around, and face the audience.

The audience was a sea of ​​black, not only filling all the seats but also almost completely blocking the aisles and steps. The crowd was so dense that faces were obscured.

However, it was easy to spot Lin Yu, who was hiding in the crowd.

He was sitting in the third row, near the edge, looking up at himself, ready to enjoy his own performance.

Su Wanqing felt her gaze meet Lin Yu's from afar.

The prelude to the music began.

Su Wanqing withdrew her gaze and gripped the microphone tightly in her hand.

She practiced this song countless times; every note was already etched into her mind.

She practiced the singing techniques Lin Yu had her correct for several days, sometimes she could do them, sometimes she couldn't. But now she felt like she was almost free to think about nothing anymore.

Forget about techniques or anything like that, just do it the way it is.

No matter how I sing, there will always be people who listen carefully to my singing and give me serious advice.

Su Wanqing opened her mouth without a single extra thought; her melodious singing voice came out naturally.

Soon, the music ended.

Su Wanqing didn't remember whether she had followed the techniques Lin Yu had instructed her on. She just kept her eyes on the audience, knowing that there was another gaze on her that had been following her the whole time.

"Okay, let's thank Su Wanqing for her wonderful performance, please————"

Su Wanqing had never thought that her boss could have so much to say. She didn't want to stand there listening to her boss's comments about this and that.

She just wanted to step down from the stage and sit in that seat.

After finally getting through the speeches, Su Wanqing walked briskly off the stage in a cheerful mood.

"Congratulations! You performed exceptionally well. Your ranking should improve this time!"

In the waiting area, a female contestant in a white dress came up to congratulate her. This was a friend Su Wanqing had known before, and they had chatted briefly before going on stage.

"I wish you good luck in your performance. I'm going to watch your show from the audience now."

"I really envy you guys who got early in the draw; it doesn't really affect your ability to watch the game."

The female contestant in the white dress is scheduled to appear later in the lineup, and she'll have to wait a while.

During this time, she had to wait in this waiting area, gradually wearing herself down in the tense atmosphere, until finally—

"Alright, I'm off now. Good luck to you guys too!"

Before they could even exchange two words, Su Wanqing couldn't wait to leave in the black and red high heels she had specially prepared for the day.

"So eager? No wonder nobody wants to stay in this lousy place."

The female contestant in the white dress sat down thoughtfully to the side, continuing the mentally agonizing wait.

Su Wanqing entered the auditorium through a side door in her high heels, and the next contestant's singing voice was already playing on the stage.

"Sister Wanqing! Over here!" Ruan Yunxian saw her, raised her hand and waved it, then quickly lowered it again, probably afraid of blocking the people behind her.

Su Wanqing crouched down and walked over, only to see a scene that didn't quite satisfy her.

There were no seats left on Ruan Yunxian's right, only two empty seats on her left side near the aisle.

Lin Yu was sitting to Ruan Yunxian's right, and beyond Lin Yu's right were classmates he didn't know.

Su Wanqing could only sit down to Ruan Yunxian's left, a body length away from Lin Yuzhi.

Feeling that talking like this was a bit inconvenient, Su Wanqing simply took out her phone and sent a message to Lin Yu, chatting directly on her phone.

Su Wanqing: How was it? Was my performance alright?

After sending the message, Su Wanqing immediately looked up and turned her head to observe Lin Yu's reaction.

Lin Yu quickly noticed his phone vibrating, took it out and glanced at it.

Then, speechless, he turned to look at Su Wanqing, only to meet her smiling eyes.

Just as Lin Yu was about to speak, Su Wanqing raised her phone, pointed at it, and gestured for Lin Yu to stay silent and chat on his phone.

Lin Yu first rolled his eyes, then obediently lowered his head and sent a message to Su Wanqing on his phone.

Lin Yu: What are you doing? You're chatting on your phone so close to me?

Su Wanqing looked at Lin Yu's messages on her phone, chuckled, and suddenly found it quite amusing.

Su Wanqing: Is it more convenient to talk like this? It's so inconvenient to talk in this kind of environment, and you can't even hear clearly.

After sending the message, she looked up again, glancing at Lin Yu through Ruan Yunxian. Lin Yu was looking down at his phone, his brows furrowing slightly, as if hesitating whether to cooperate with her in this inexplicable game.

My phone vibrated again.

Lin Yu: But you're less than two meters away from me, so it doesn't really affect me.

Su Wanqing bit her lip to suppress her laughter and continued typing.

Su Wanqing: So what? I just want to chat on my phone.

Su Wanqing: You still haven't answered me. How did I sing?

She waited five seconds, but the phone didn't respond. She waited another five seconds, but the phone still didn't vibrate.

She couldn't help but type another line.

Su Wanqing: You've been thinking for so long, are you trying to figure out how to praise me?

Lin Yu: I'm thinking about how to criticize you in a more tactful way that will make me seem more gentlemanly.

This time, Lin Yu replied very quickly.

Su Wanqing: If you really have gentlemanly manners, then no matter how well I sing, you should praise me.

Lin Yu: Is this what gentlemanly conduct is? Wouldn't that be lying?

Su Wanqing: I don't care, it's all over now, all I want to hear today are nice things to say!

Lin Yu:

The pressure was too much before, and now that it's all been released, has your mindset rebounded a bit?

Su Wanqing is being unusually willful today.

Lin Yu thought to himself.

Fortunately, she did well today, and I was planning to praise her anyway.

Ruan Yunxian sat between the two, looking at Lin Yu and Su Wanqing who were staring at their phones, and was a little puzzled.

Why are those two constantly looking at their phones? Aren't they paying attention to the game?