Watching the New Year’s Eve concert live, the atmosphere was absolutely lively, but Lin Wanwan found it difficult to immerse herself.
People on stage sang about the joys and sorrows of life, while people in the audience remained indifferent.
The performances went on one after another, and Lin Wanwan watched each act with a calm mood. Eventually, Chen Jinyu finally stepped onto the stage.
Her entrance was quite special, wearing a pure white gown, with white wings on her back, dressed as an angel, gently floating down from a swing in mid-air, landing next to Xiao Junning, serving as the backdrop for his song.
The stage lit up with stunning light and shadow effects, and Xiao Junning even interacted with her a bit, instantly causing an uproar of screams in the super VIP area below the T-stage.
"Don’t touch my brother Xiao!"
"Brother, brother, look at me!"
"This woman is so annoying, her eyes are all on Junning!"
The chatter from the super VIP area spread to the back, and Lin Wanwan frowned slightly. These fans were crazy, even getting jealous of the performance on stage.
Watching Chen Jinyu on stage with her standard etiquette-like smile, Lin Wanwan sighed lightly. Being able to share the stage with Xiao Junning, it’s no wonder Chen Jinyu was in such a good mood before. The attention was definitely there, but viral fame is a double-edged sword; hopefully, she can handle it. Googlᴇ search noᴠelfire.net
Having experienced the excitement of the New Year’s Eve concert and seen Chen Jinyu’s debut performance, all that was left felt like noise to Lin Wanwan.
After Chen Jinyu left the stage, Lin Wanwan unconsciously looked at her phone—it was half-past nine. She glanced back, and saw the crowd was packed densely—it seemed inconvenient to leave now.
Lu Shouyue noticed her distraction and leaned closer, saying: "What’s wrong, Wanwan, not interested, feeling bored?"
Indeed, Lin Wanwan felt a bit bored, so she said: "Just feeling a bit sleepy."
Lu Shouyue raised his wrist to look at his watch, and said in surprise: "You’re sleepy quite early, it’s not even ten o’clock. There are still some stars to perform later. If you want to listen, we can continue; if you’re not interested, we can leave early, it’s no problem."
Lin Wanwan tilted her head and looked at him, saying: "So many people, can we really leave early?"
Lu Shouyue nonchalantly said: "There’s a VIP passage to exit, we can leave anytime you want."
Lin Wanwan thought for a moment, and said: "Then maybe I’ll head back first. You, Mr. Lu, can stay and watch. It’s quite convenient for me to take a taxi back to the hotel."
Lu Shouyue laughed carelessly: "How could I let a beautiful lady like you go back alone late at night? Let’s go, since you don’t want to watch anymore, I’ll take you out."
Lin Wanwan smiled sheepishly: "Will I disturb your fun?"
Lu Shouyue grabbed an empty mineral water bottle, chuckled: "Of course not, I’m feeling bored too, let’s go."
As the two of them stood up together from their seats, security personnel came over. Lu Shouyue said something to them in a low voice, and the two security personnel led them to retreat backstage.
At that moment, a beam of light suddenly chased over and landed on Lin Wanwan, causing her to stop in her tracks, stunned on the spot.
The host’s surprised voice echoed from the speakers on stage: "Wow! Congratulations to this audience member, caught by the spotlight in Xiao Junning’s hands, becoming the lucky audience of the evening."
"Ah, me?" Lin Wanwan was dumbfounded.
Lu Shouyue frowned, watching Lin Wanwan, bewildered, being led onto the stage by the staff, standing next to Xiao Junning. The two of them, one with a height of 167 cm and the other 184 cm, handsome and beautiful, appeared together on the screen, surprisingly harmonious in both height and appearance.
Lu Shouyue’s entire demeanor cooled down, his indifferent face seemed to be coated with a layer of frost.
Xiao Junning was absolutely deliberate.
Lu Shouyue didn’t believe in such low-probability coincidences; he thought all coincidences were carefully calculated.
Thinking of this, he suddenly smiled calmly, spun around like a whirlwind, and stood there, as tall as a pine, arms crossed, watching the stage with a formidable aura that warned strangers to keep away.
Just another traffic star who dared not spread rumors, why should he fear?
The host had already completed the initial interview with Lin Wanwan, her image broadcasted live to the large screen, many in the audience recognized her as the "Kung Fu Girl" who had been quite popular online recently.
"What a coincidence, who would’ve thought our Kung Fu Girl would be here today. Junning, I heard you two are schoolmates?" The host asked Xiao Junning after interviewing Lin Wanwan.
Xiao Junning, with a stern face, solemnly uttered "Hmm", his somewhat baby-faced expression tightened, giving others the impression that he completely forgot the person next to him.
Fortunately, Xiao Junning was known for his aloof demeanor, and the audience was accustomed to his reticence. Lin Wanwan was not offended either, remembering the previous time Xiao Junning helped her, it remained in her heart, no way she’d get upset over his sour face.
After the host joked around for a bit, he proceeded with: "Now, let’s have Xiao Junning present the benefits to our lucky audience."
Lin Wanwan accepted a signed photo from Xiao Junning and a tablet sponsored by the sponsor, which was truly an unexpected surprise. She never expected to receive a lucky audience gift upon leaving.
"Thank you." she whispered to Xiao Junning.
Xiao Junning looked down at her, didn’t respond immediately, and only said: "You’re welcome" as she was about to leave the stage.
After stepping down, Lin Wanwan felt a bit lost, glancing around for a while before spotting the towering Lu Shouyue. Happily, she waved her hand at him and walked over under the escort of the staff.
Lu Shouyue lowered his arm, revealing a harmless look with a perfectly curved smile.
As Lin Wanwan approached, he jokingly said: "This concert wasn’t in vain, Wanwan, you’ve got some good luck."
Lin Wanwan said happily: "Indeed, I didn’t expect it either. Maybe because we were moving around, we just happened to be caught by the light beam. It’s quite complete now, shall we continue?"
Lu Shouyue nodded, signaling the security to lead the way.
Leaving the noisy concert venue, a car was already waiting at the exit, and Lu Shouyue gallantly opened the car door for Lin Wanwan, both getting into the back seat together.
Lu Shouyue suggested: "Wanwan, want to grab some late-night snacks? The hotel you’re staying at has a seafood restaurant on the second floor, the chef’s quite good. Sitting by the infinity pool at night, enjoying the sea breeze, listening to the waves and eating seafood, should be nice."
Lin Wanwan thought for a moment, and said: "Sure, I just had a makeshift dinner tonight, so let’s have a supper then. Hmm, let this meal be my treat."
Lu Shouyue smiled softly, without replying to her.