Chapter 45

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Chapter 45: How About I Teach You?

Chu Yuanqing, with her rich experience, quietly closed the door.

Probably because Xie Qingxuan had a more explosive figure, or perhaps because of a comeback.

Chu Yuanqing didn’t consider confessing but instead decided to politely wait for three minutes before nonchalantly entering as if nothing had happened.

Three minutes later, inside the room.

Tick tock, tick tock.

Tang Liuli felt as if a little black cloud was hovering over her head, standing still like a sculpture, looking like a pitiful rain-soaked girl with nowhere to go.

When Chu Yuanqing entered, she coincidentally met Tang Liuli’s gaze.

The two looked at each other, unable to speak for a moment.

Chu Yuanqing looked at the pale-faced girl, her mindset shifting from ignoring to “She might catch a cold and get sick; I can’t just leave her like this” delicate state.

She furrowed her brow, took out a clean towel, wrapped it over the other girl’s head, carefully wiped away the moisture, and softly adjusted the room temperature after caressing the child’s cold ears with her fingers.

The base was underground; even in the summer, it could be chilly. If not careful, it’s easy to catch a cold.

Chu Yuanqing wasn’t foolish; she sensed something was off with the child’s emotions, so she indirectly broke the ice:

“You must dry yourself off; remaining wet will make you sick. You’ll have to learn the theme song tomorrow. Do you want to miss half the week’s classes?”

Tang Liuli wasn’t comfortable with such close contact.

Especially the warmth of a passing spring breeze, the worry transmitted in her voice, the heat when her fingertips contacted the skin, and the alluring scents that felt almost forbidden, encompassing all the diversity when close.

The girl awkwardly shook her head, as if she longed for the warmth of human palms but also had a prickly hedgehog-like defense, softly saying:

“Don’t you worry about it.”

Mean succubus, stay away from me!

Chu Yuanqing was unaffected, seeing Little Shu’s rebellious phase reflected in this child.

She gently guided Tang Liuli to sit at the desk, ignoring the child’s hesitation and resistance, wrapping her up like a snowball in a robe from the cabinet.

Then, skillfully pulling out a hairdryer, she began to blow-dry her hair.

Tang Liuli protested briefly, but with the delicate touch of fingertips and the sound of warm air, she gradually became obediently peaceful, like a tamed little animal.

Chu Yuanqing was very patient, waiting until she saw the softening of the other’s expression before asking softly.

“Feeling upset?”

After hesitating for a long time, Tang Liuli nodded and said,

“Hmm, I don’t like being live-streamed.”

As she spoke, her bathrobe-clad figure trembled instinctively, and her long eyelashes drooped, casting a shadow.

Chu Yuanqing was very familiar with this kind of smell.

– Fear.

In the old era when the disaster beast rampaged, such negative emotions were the root cause of disaster.

After a moment of silence, Chu Yuanqing seemed to understand why this former child star, who was once very popular, would give up a promising future and announce her retirement.

Someone who is terrified of attention and criticism will naturally struggle to survive in the entertainment industry, where exposure is at its highest. It’s not a graceful exit, but rather a resignation due to illness.

It’s no wonder her performance on stage was so poor.

If it hadn’t been for her exceptional vocal and singing abilities, she could have dropped to Grade F due to her fear, which would not have been unusual.

After many years, Tang Liuli still couldn’t overcome her illness. For what reason did she participate in the unrelated “Dazzling Stage” with actors?

Chu Yuanqing put down the hairdryer and used a comb to help her brush her hair. After hesitating for a while, she finally said:

“Sometimes, you don’t have to force yourself to do things you don’t like.”

“Those who like you surely hope you can live in a way you enjoy.”

Tang Liuli looked absent-minded; she was a bit fond of the warmth of that person’s fingertips and asked instinctively:

“What about the people who don’t like me?”

Chu Yuanqing responded naturally:

“Why bother about those who don’t like you?”

This is nonsense, not even considered as words of inspiration.

Because some things in the world are just like that, clear and simple enough for children to understand and talk about easily, yet difficult for many people to achieve.

So when it is said out loud, everyone would sneer at it, finding it extremely boring.

But strangely, in that heart nourished by humility and fear, there was a warm sprout growing wildly, flashing back to the hugs from her mom during childhood, a strange emotion breaking through the walls of the heart and quietly spreading.

If I stay with this person, maybe I won’t be so afraid of being caught on camera, right? And if we sleep together, maybe I won’t have insomnia anymore?

No! Not okay! Something is wrong!

What am I thinking in my head? Isn’t this like treating Chu Yuanqing as a mom!

Tang Liuli snapped back to reality and quickly turned the makeup mirror in front of her upside down on the table, biting her lip and lowering her head in silence to keep the other person from seeing her lose control.

The girl’s pretty face had a slight drunkenness, her fair skin tinged with a rosy hue, her other hand tightly covering her chest, as if trying to prevent her heart from jumping out, listening to the pounding thump thump thump.

Am I broken? Chu Yuanqing is even younger than me! I should be the older sister taking care of her!

Chu Yuanqing didn’t think much; she just casually tied her hair into a bun as usual and wasn’t surprised that Tang Liuli didn’t respond.

Because the words spoken just now were a bit too personal, it was normal to be considered offensive.

Tang Liuli regained her composure after a brief period of brainstorming. Her acting abilities were great, and her expression was not unusual. She merely asked:

“Why are you going back to the dorm?”

“Shouldn’t you be practicing dance with Liang Xiaoxiao in the practice room?”

This was a serious question.

Tang Liuli went back to the dorm because she felt a bit overwhelmed after the live broadcast. She even thought about cooling off by soaking in cold water and avoiding the public eye completely by pretending to have a high fever and withdrawing from the competition.

But in Chu Yuanqing’s view, Tang Liuli was a dreamer who was a bit naive and had poor dance skills. It made sense for her to go with the flow and join the other trainees in the dance studio.

Chu Yuanqing was caught off guard and felt a little nervous.

Oh no, when she returned to the dorm, she never expected someone else to be as sloppy as her!

Now that she’s been caught, in order to maintain her image, being seen as a liar, she could only come up with excuses to get through it.

Chu Yuanqing replied with a serious look on her face:

“I only learned one dance, probably about two weeks before the competition, so I can’t practice the dance for the theme song myself. It’s better to go back and memorize the lyrics first and learn from the coach tomorrow.”

Tang Liuli, deep in thought and without any suspicion, glanced at the empty dorm room and the distant camera hidden by a towel. After hesitating for a moment, she said:

“You want to learn ‘Candy’? There are quite a few things to pay attention to when singing this song. In some parts of the lyrics interpretation, you shouldn’t let your chest voice be too dominant, as it can appear cumbersome.”

“How about you let me teach you for a while first?”