Chapter 692: Chapter 692: The Puppet Talisman of the Ancestral Master Chapter 692: Chapter 692: The Puppet Talisman of the Ancestral Master Every seat in the Thousand People Grand Hall was taken, as students clamored for their spots early on.
Duan Feihan, usually dressed in his suit and shoes, changed into a long dark brown casual coat to attend, sitting down in his previously reserved seat with an excellent view.
No sooner had he taken his seat than he could hear the excited chatter of the students around him:
“This theater performance is awesome, truly a stellar lineup! With a script by Liu Yuyou, and Bai Chuwei and Tong Qingyan both acting, it’s easily the most anticipated show of the university anniversary celebration.”
A somewhat chubby boy, full of yearning, said, “With Bai Chuwei’s aura, she’s probably playing a Fairy-like character, right? I’m here just for her, I even skipped lunch and ate instant noodles to save my seat!”
“+1, I also came for Bai, the campus belle.”
Duan Feihan inwardly snorted, her popularity at Imperial University was indeed high.
There came a rustling noise from the seat next to him, and Duan Feihan glanced over to see a white-haired girl with a bewitching air, wearing a dark red tulle dress sitting to his left and winking at him: “Hey, second most handsome, how are you?”
Second most handsome…
Duan Feihan’s gaze swept around the vicinity, wondering why Su Qiuqiu, of all places, had to sit next to him…
Su Qiuqiu waved her hand: “The seat next to you was given to me by a boy, don’t worry, I won’t be looking for you as my companion.”
Duan Feihan didn’t respond. She might not be looking for him, but she had turned her sights to Bai Chuwei, heh.
In the dim light of the hall, Su Qiuqiu cast her eyes down to look at the wrist of Duan Feihan’s left hand.
Duan Feihan was graced with a handsome life, even his left hand was impeccable, the palm fair and slender. The string of Sandalwood Buddhist Beads on his wrist almost seemed out of place, their patterns nearly faded.
Su Qiuqiu couldn’t see what was so great about those Buddha Beads, silently berating her brother Wuming in her heart. Of all things to collect, why collect such an ugly trinket.
Duan Feihan frowned, “What are you looking at?”
Su Qiuqiu immediately shifted her gaze away and shook her head, denying it.
The surrounding students suddenly became agitated, yelling and shouting towards the stage, their voices so loud they almost lifted the roof.
“The next act is the theater performance! We will be seeing the campus belle Bai soon!”
Backstage was in disarray, as the students clad in theatrical costumes kept glancing towards the makeup room, everyone ready, all waiting for Bai Chuwei.
The door creaked open from the inside, and a masked girl with thick old-age makeup walked out with an odd gait.
Since she was wearing a mask, only her eyes and forehead were visible.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air, Bai, the campus belle, had really worked herself over!
Looking at the exposed forehead, neck, and palms, they were all adorned with lines of elderly wrinkles.
She really sacrificed herself for art!
Tong Qingyan held back her laughter, “Bai, the campus belle, didn’t show up for rehearsals usually, but now it’s showtime, she doesn’t fall short at all!”
Tong Qingyan compared her own costume to “Bai Chuwei’s” semblance in front of her, feeling a bit of Schadenfreude.
Suddenly, she thought of the script’s content, her character had to push the old lady at some point…
“Right, where did senior Liu Yuyou go?”
“Bai Chuwei” suddenly got excited, “Mmm mmm mmm—-”
Liu Yuyou felt like she was going to go mad, she didn’t know how she lost control of herself, ended up in the makeup room applying old-age makeup to herself, and now she had to go on stage to perform for Bai Chuwei.
This role was specifically written for Bai Chuwei, not for herself!