Chapter 82

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Chapter 82: You Wouldn’t Want Little Shu to Discover Your True Identity, Right?

This little incident was quickly passed over.

In secret, the other three young girls all smelled a different scent.

Xie Qingxuan’s beautiful eyes drooped, she had tasted warmth from Chu Yuanqing several times, and with meditation enhancing her ability to collect subconscious information, she quickly sensed different levels of love.

Strangely, unlike the last confrontation with Little Sakura, there was no sour jealousy brewing in her chest this time, no ugly and unspeakable envy, only a feeling of confusion like a "lost swordsman gazing around".

Like a thief hiding by the fireplace, catching glimpses of others’ joyful happiness, she had no right to be jealous, no desire for more rights.

So, she remained silent.

Conversely, the subconscious information retrieved, sensing this motherly love on its own, grew larger and constructed numerous Personality Fragments swiftly, gradually completing one-third of the Dream Puzzle.

Liang Xiaoxiao didn’t have the external meditation like the others, nor Tang Liuli’s "Heart Flow", or Little Sakura’s intuition, but people lacking love always have a heightened sensitivity towards it.

Chu Yuanqing’s tenderness, like a compassionate deity towards all beings, willing to offer pity, only signified that you were deserving of pity, not that you were special.

But she was clearly different with Chu Wang Shu.

The person received a unique, always overflowing with affection, and heavy love.

Liang Xiaoxiao didn’t think about the reasons, she simply ignored it quietly. Her expression remained unchanged, with a smile on her lips, as if for someone as ordinary and common as herself, as long as she received a little care from Little Qing and wasn’t abandoned, it was enough.

Also, do not easily expect anything from anyone, otherwise… sooner or later, you will be consumed by empty despair.

This was the only lesson her family taught her.

Liang Xiaoxiao remembered it in her heart and wouldn’t forget.

The girl cut open the chicken breast on her plate, continuing the conversation naturally.

Chu Yuanqing was very curious, finding everything known to girls her age fresh, occasionally displaying a seriousness akin to being in class, as if needing this information for something important.

While she concealed it well, her reactions were always more positive when similar topics were mentioned, eventually revealing it to herself.

So the key points of the conversation with the other person are now almost familiar to her.

On the other side,

Tang Liuli and her friends were completely different.

In the little girl’s emerald green eyes, a suspicious mist was just beginning to spread. The warmth of empathy had not yet soaked through her entire body, and the emotions that came suddenly turned into shame and panic before abruptly cutting off.

This intense pain made her legs, which had been moving on their own, and her toes, gradually tensing up, regretfully stop moving.

The girl furrowed her delicate eyebrows, her gloomy and pretty face suddenly drooping like a kitten. She looked quietly at Chu Yuanqing beside her and Chu Wang Shu, who was a big grain producer, murmuring skeptically in her heart,

"Chu Yuanying, Chu Yuanqing?"

"Honey Qing and Little Shu’s dad have names that differ by just one letter?"

"Is this a coincidence? No! Absolutely not! This is definitely not a coincidence!"

The more Tang Liuli thought about it, the more excited she became. She temporarily forgot about her intense hunger and made up her mind to use her extraordinary wisdom to become an invincible Holmes, exerting all her brainpower to solve this super difficult puzzle that might contain clues about Honey Qing’s strategy!

Well, first of all, based on the simplest logic, Little Shu’s dad couldn’t possibly be Honey Qing herself.

Then came the question.

Why did Honey Qing become so frightened, ashamed, and uneasy upon hearing the question "looks a lot like her dad"?

This question actually indirectly confirmed the chaotic relationship she imagined last time!

In other words, she could critically combine her previous reasoning, then systematically filter and judge, ultimately deducing the most likely answer.

Tang Liuli’s eyes were serious, her expression solemn, as she thought while eating salad, as if gradually touching upon the truth. After finishing the last bit of perilla, she finally had a sudden realization, dispelling the last bit of confusion.

I get it, Honey Qing is actually Little Shu’s dad’s sister!

Chu Yuanqing and Chu Yuanying’s names differ by only one letter, because they are siblings, so they decided to have similar names.

Honey Qing may view Little Shu with a guardian’s mentality because she is Chu Wang Shu’s aunt, naturally inclined to dote on her.

Because of her complicated family situation, Honey Qing couldn’t reveal it, and even feared that it might be exposed. When she heard those words, she felt scared, anxious, and even ashamed to the point of feeling guilty!

Tang Liuli replayed it in her mind, greatly astonished. She felt the logic had no flaws, and for a moment, she felt particularly proud. She even began to wonder… if she might be a detective genius distracted by acting!

At that moment,

Tang Liuli couldn’t help but feel a surge of pride. She looked at the others at the table, and her expression changed from the defeated anger of a loser to the disdainful gaze of a winner.

Lost everything?

Haha, it’s a win-win-win!

From now on, all she had to say to Honey Qing was, "You wouldn’t want Little Shu to discover your true identity, would you?" to make her surrender. Every day, Tang Liuli could tell herself many bedtime stories, feeling unstoppable and free to do whatever she pleased!

Haha, does Xie Qingxuan know about this weakness and leverage? Can Liang Xiaoxiao understand it? Can Little Sakura see through it?

Tang Liuli was overjoyed, but suddenly felt a bit lonely.

This kind of loneliness is the coldness of being alone in a high place, which kills a certain kind of loneliness in the competition.

It turns out that her amazing wisdom has successfully widened the gap with the other contestants.

Oh, it’s quite distressing to find out that being too far ahead can also take away the fun.

The green-eyed cat inflated to the point of forgetting everything, pursed its lips pretending to be melancholic, constantly shook its head sighing, but the corners of its lips unconsciously curved upwards, even the corners of its eyes were brimming with joy, looking particularly agile and cute.

Chu Yuanqing turned to look and automatically reached out to rub her head, feeling as if she was petting a super cheerful dwarf cat. When petted with the fur, it was not only super obedient, but it also seemed like one could hear the soothing purring sound, making one want to pet more as they did it.

– Little Liuli seems to be in a great mood today, doesn’t she?

Chu Wang Shu didn’t want to be outdone. She quickly finished her salad, shifted her bottom closer, snuggled up next to Chu Yuanqing like a pet vying for affection. She proactively raised her head, blinked her eyes, and said:

"Qing Qing, Qing Qing, do I have something dirty on my head?"

Chu Yuanqing didn’t think much about it. She carefully rummaged through the girl’s hair with her small hand for a while. Each time she was about to say she didn’t find anything, she was persuaded by her cute daughter’s "keep looking," successfully prolonging the breakfast time in such a cunning way.

Tang Liuli was not at all unhappy about it.

Honey Qing felt the same indulgence towards Little Shu, and enjoyed it too!

Win-win is also a win, winning too much!

The girl didn’t think about whether she would personally enjoy it more, she was just as happy as if she was sniffing catnip, she would definitely wag her tail if she had one.

Although she had never experienced it, every time she savored the taste of maternal love, it was more joyful than she could imagine reaching the peak.

So, Tang Liuli’s legs went weak from eating breakfast.

When she finished eating and left, she could barely keep herself together, walking to the back by the wall, she slid against the wall and fell twice.

However, still indulging in the joy of winning big, she stood up with a strong presence, looking proud and silly at the same time, but as soon as she met a stranger, her strong aura would shrink into a ball, losing all dignity and appearing very timid.

Chu Wang Shu followed behind, observing this childhood idol, feeling puzzled yet finding it amusing and curious.

Tang Liuli was very popular on the internet, starting from a shy and scared girl to a bright and cheerful person, like a little sun with a warm and cute smile. Almost everyone in the country watched her grow up.

If she hadn’t left the entertainment circle back then and continued until now, she would probably be the most popular artist among her peers in Daxia Country.

Why did she change into who she is now? Everyone is very curious about the story inside.

Chu Wang Shu is the same, she quickly let the other person enter her social circle. Maybe it’s related to the heavy influence of childhood idols, as she had no thoughts of rejecting Tang Liuli approaching her, which made them inexplicably familiar.

Now, Tang Liuli’s silly and cute behavior gradually breaks the filter of childhood idols and makes her more lively and real in her heart.

Because of this, the relationship between the two naturally became closer, talking and going to the practice room for daily training.

Meanwhile, Liang Xiaoxiao and Xie Qingxuan also returned to the practice room, starting their training.

Like dance and many other things, it’s like rowing against the current, you either advance or fall behind.

Especially the basic skills, the flexibility and stretching of the whole body still require regular practice. After the performance, they will face unknown challenges. The training time and intensity cannot lose to their competitors.

Chu Yuanqing was the same. It’s only been about a week since she joined the show, but she still lacked a lot in various aspects.

Without the efficient learning from "Heart Flow," unexpectedly useful in the self-learning of dance, even learning a minute of chaotic deer jumping was a huge challenge for her.

Of course, as a player who believed she was a sure winner in the first round of elimination, she didn’t come to the practice room to make rapid progress, to increase her chances in the follow-up competition, but to prevent mistakes during the performance, to continue practicing the dance of the theme song.

Entering, swiping the card.

This practice room was very spacious, with layout design, overall style, and real-time projection screens that were completely different from the practice rooms Little Sakura was familiar with.

It can be seen from this that "Dazzling Stage" probably provided each top-level practice room with different design elements while keeping the same functions, making them impressive.

The ability to freely customize the set through the virtual system also made the practice room feel warm and homely.

– Because there are truly furnished bedrooms and bathrooms here.

For example, Little Sakura’s seaside torii gate, Great Devil’s bamboo forest and pavilion on the lake, Miss’s stage and office, Tang Liuli’s European castle and gallery, Ji Shuzhu’s kaleidoscope maze.

Hmm, you can really tell how unusual they are from the custom scenes.

As for Chu Yuanqing…

Because she’s not interested in custom scenes, she looks quite ordinary for now.

After changing into her tight dance outfit, Chu Yuanqing enjoyed practicing alone in the studio with no one around, not bothering to cover up her figure with loose short sleeves, relishing the environment without prying eyes as she did her warm-up exercises.

The girl found a yoga mat and knelt on it, her posture straight, breathing deeply with a subtle tremble, the slight swaying of her body mesmerizing, as she tried hard to keep her knees and heels aligned, the curve of her back exceptionally graceful, with the overall view even more beautiful from a distance.

Three minutes later, she changed moves.

This time she remained kneeling, but instead of hooking her feet, she pressed her toes with her knees, ensuring they were on the same level for maximum exercise effect.

Despite the intense tearing sensation throughout the process, her high tolerance for pain kept her expression unchanged all the way, silently calculating the most suitable exercise time.

Then, she went through two more sets of different moves.

In this whole process, not only were the toes exercised, but also the muscles on the tops of the feet were gradually stretched out.

According to Kirimi Miyuki, doing this set of stretches successfully means that when sitting with your legs stretched out, your toes can touch the ground.

Chu Yuanqing practiced for a week and made significant progress.

When she first practiced these sets of exercises, she often experienced cramps, spasms, and even intense bone pain. Now, although she still feels tearing and pain, it’s much better than when she first started.

Chu Yuanqing persisted for a while longer, waiting until she was lightly sweating all over before getting up to rest and massage.

She estimated that in another two or three days, she would be able to stretch the muscles on the tops of her feet to the level Kirimi Miyuki considered satisfactory.

It was only 8 o’clock in the morning after the stretch, with 4 hours left before the results are announced at the Carry Center.

Chu Yuanqing had no worries about the competition at the Carry Center.

She believed that the reason she could win first place in the voting round was because the other 167 contestants in "Dazzling Stage" were isolated from external opinions.

With Xie Qingxuan and Kirimi Miyuki being eliminated, it seemed like someone maliciously manipulated the votes. She strongly suspected that some contestants transferred the votes intended for those two children to themselves, which is why she ended up in first place.

In other words, it was a completely unexpected event full of coincidences and surprises!

But the public voting was different. Chu Yuanqing believed she had the support of millions of fans, so a similar unexpected event would not happen again. How could Carry Center have anything to do with her?

That’s impossible, it’s hilarious!

With this mindset,

Chu Yuanqing first went through the usual voice training, and then during her music theory studies, she tried out the AI Mentor for the first time and found it very beneficial.

Two hours later, she changed into a special training suit made of lightweight material worth a million dollars, and following the guidance of the AI lights, she placed each wireless electrode on the corresponding part of her body to experience the so-called surreal technology.

The background music of the theme song in the dance studio begins.

Chu Yuanqing starts dancing, and at the same time, a shadow forms beside her, replicating the dance moves.

In three minutes, she felt that every time her moves were unbalanced or wrong, the electrodes on her body would control her nerves and automatically make corrections.

After just a few repetitions, the clear progress in body feedback and muscle memory could give her a satisfying sense of accomplishment.

This amazing function achieved through virtual reality was truly a dance accelerator, practicing the song "Candy" once with it was more useful than practicing it ten times in a normal dance studio.

So, she barely rested, dancing until the AI detected that the safe usage time was up, then she finally took off her expensive training suit, put it into a special cleaning device, went to the bathroom to shower and change, hastily finished lunch in the cafeteria, and arrived at the multimedia classroom.

Chu Yuanqing arrived at 11:58, showing a diligent punctuality.

The classroom seats this time were arranged according to a new rating system.

Chu Yuanqing climbed up to the top row and sat together with five Grade A players who each possessed remarkable skills, feeling the many eyes on her but trying to remain unaffected.

Luckily, Dream Weaver Rabbit was not late.

The mascot appeared right at 12 o’clock on the dot through virtual projection.

Its eyes met with the top six contestants, its red eyes squinted, a smile appeared on its lips, then it looked down, snapped its fingers, and projected its hologram in front of everyone with a wicked grin.

Dream Weaver Rabbit happily greeted the audience and said,

"Hello, everyone! How did you sleep last night?"

"Even though 90% of you are probably losers who couldn’t sleep, causing trouble for the program group due to mistakes during the performance if you really couldn’t sleep."

Dream Weaver Rabbit chuckled nastily and continued,

"So, I’ll share some good news with you all today."

"First, in the two episodes of ‘Dazzling Stage’ in Sea City, where you are located, the hype is currently the highest. Due to the outstanding performance on the secondary rating stage, the data in Kyoto has been surpassed in almost every aspect."

"In other words, the traffic flowing to all of you here will also increase. Currently, some of you have achieved amazing results with nearly ten million new followers in a week."

As the voice fell silent, the whole room buzzed with excitement.

Even though the country is backing "Dazzling Stage," the data still seems somewhat exaggerated.

Normally, the second episode of a talent show wouldn’t have aired yet, but just based on the first episode and live broadcast, it has already gained so many fans. Who can imagine how many more fans this person will gain in the future?

This person is entering the entertainment industry at a top level right from the start, almost like defying destiny, and soaring to great heights.

As for breaking through on stage, most people think it’s mainly because of Chu Yuanqing’s amazing performance, with Little Sakura’s contribution to the "Heart Flow" level stage being secondary.

Dream Weaver Rabbit continued, saying:

"Next, after the performance ends, the program group will allow you all to leave the underground base for half a day of free activities, limited to Zhelong Town. During this time, you can freely call your immediate family members."

This news was like a bombshell, causing a chorus of excited whispers among the pretty girls.

Upon hearing this, Chu Wang Shu’s heart raced. She couldn’t help but grasp her skirt with a small hand, her eyes lowered, a mix of strong anticipation, nervousness, unknown fear, and missing her father, all blending together into a bittersweet feeling.

The girl hesitated and muttered to herself quietly:

"Dad, what will his reaction be?"

"Will I be able to talk openly and honestly with him this time? It would be great if Little Qing could come and support me."

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