The Rebirth of a Top Star

Shen Nanqiao's opera performance has once again caused a huge uproar online.

Ever since Shen Nanqiao participated in the dating show, there have been rumors that the production team deliberately created so many scripts for her to perform in order to promote her.

This a cappella performance was the real vindication for Shen Nanqiao.

Among them are many professional students who study this kind of knowledge.

I clicked in out of curiosity, and I didn't expect her to be so capable.

Does anyone know her name? I want to follow her.

I'm a student majoring in traditional Chinese opera. Although some of my skills aren't great, I'm quite good at expressing myself in most areas.

I want to save this and study it carefully.

All those who crossed the line realized this was an opportunity.

Therefore, posts recommending Shen Nanqiao have been popping up one after another.

Shen Nanqiao's photos appeared in the public eye. Seizing this opportunity, Shen Nanqiao's followers surged to ten million.

For a newly debuted actress who doesn't yet have any representative works, this level of buzz and attention is quite remarkable.

Shen Nanqiao was very happy when she got the phone and discovered it.

This isn't just the joy of ordinary numerical growth; it's the joy of feeling like we've taken another step forward into the future.

Shen Nanqiao knew that this was almost entirely thanks to the fans.

So Shen Nanqiao, who never posts personal photos, finally managed to take a selfie from a novel angle after much effort and posted it on her Weibo page.

In an instant, countless fans of Shen Nanqiao received a notification that she had received special attention.

Shen Nanqiao's photos have appeared in the public eye.

However, she didn't receive only praise; Shen Nanqiao scrolled through the comments below.

Most people were saying, "Qiaoqiao, why don't you stop taking selfies and just post photos taken by others?"

Such a beautiful face, it's really ruined by photography skills.

I clicked in thinking...

It's okay, I love Qiao Qiao just the way she is.

Shen Nanqiao couldn't help but open her own photo and take a closer look. Although the angle was a bit strange, it was still acceptable overall.

It's not as unbearable to watch as the online comments make it out to be.

After agonizing for a long time, Shen Nanqiao finally put down her phone after knowing that the other guests had even finished their interviews and returned to rest.

Since you can't figure it out, you might as well stop worrying about it.

Shen Nanqiao went out and saw that there was no one in the corridor. She thought that she was the only one who hadn't participated in the post-interview yet, so she went downstairs in a hurry. After arriving home, she changed into comfortable Yu Gui dog slippers.

The production team provided it, and Shen Nanqiao thought the white ones were cuter, so she just picked it up.

What she didn't know was that Zhao Shuyue's persona was that she liked all cute things. The first time she saw these slippers on Shen Nanqiao's feet, Zhao Shuyue glared at Shen Nanqiao fiercely.

Shen Nanqiao genuinely didn't know.

If she had known, she would have worn it too.

Unexpectedly, there were still people in the back room. Shen Nanqiao saw a staff member standing at the door waving at her from afar, and she turned around and went to the backyard, which she had never stepped into before.

The backyard is actually quite large, and there's a swimming pool that can accommodate four or five people for a soak.

Shen Nanqiao had only seen it from afar before, and now she finally had the chance to actually enter this courtyard.

The trees in the yard are quite tall, and there are no lights at night.

Shen Nanqiao walked in quietly in slippers. Before she even got close, she heard someone making a quiet phone call.

"I don't care, I only have this one request, is that really not okay?"

The moment Shen Nanqiao heard someone speaking, she was already preparing to turn around and leave; she had no intention of eavesdropping on other people's private conversations.

Before she could take two steps, Shen Nanqiao stopped in her tracks. Because of the voice, she raised her voice loudly and said her own name.

"I don't care about anyone else, but Shen Nanqiao is unacceptable!" Wu Miaomiao stomped her feet angrily.

After returning to her cabin today, she went directly to the super topic to search for her solo version, and finally found that in the nearly half-day live stream, she only had five minutes of her face shown.

I worked so hard today, but it only lasted five minutes.

Shen Nanqiao, however, lasted for nearly fifty minutes.

This was the first time Wu Miaomiao had called her sponsor since appearing on the show.

The time Shen Nanqiao caught them, it took Wu Miaomiao a whole night to almost repair the relationship.

He was warned again later, told not to call him unless it was absolutely necessary.

But given the situation today, Wu Miaomiao can't tolerate it any longer.

"I really don't want to record a show with her, I'm always being overshadowed." Shen Nanqiao had already slowly moved behind Wu Miaomiao.

Wu Miaomiao stood behind a large tree. The tree wasn't very tall, and the leaves were quite lush. Shen Nanqiao could only vaguely see her figure from behind.

The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be losing patience. Wu Miaomiao's tone became increasingly anxious. When Shen Nanqiao noticed her pause, she took a step forward and patted her shoulder.

Wu Miaomiao had always thought that no one would come here, so Shen Nanqiao's actions really startled her.

Wu Miaomiao suddenly turned around and took several steps back, her footsteps erratic. "Who are you! What are you doing!" Shen Nanqiao didn't speak until the screen in Wu Miaomiao's hand went dark.

The person on the other end of the phone hung up quickly. If Shen Nanqiao wasn't mistaken, it was probably the male boss who spoke in a very unpleasant way.

“I’m very curious.” Shen Nanqiao was standing on the steps around the tree, which gave Wu Miaomiao a commanding view.

"Why are you so willing to target me?" Shen Nanqiao stared at Wu Miaomiao, this was the first time Shen Nanqiao had looked directly into Wu Miaomiao's eyes.

She looked into those eyes filled with resentment towards her, wanting to ask through those eyes the woman who felt the same way as her.

How should I account for the days when I protected her?

Wu Miaomiao was first rejected ruthlessly by the other party, and then Shen Nanqiao suddenly appeared and scared her. Wu Miaomiao's heart had not yet recovered.

She didn't expect Shen Nanqiao to be so direct.

However, she wasn't afraid.

"Aren't you and I the same kind of people?" Wu Miaomiao, having calmed down, didn't scream hysterically. Instead, she was direct and calm. Facing Shen Nanqiao's pressure, she looked up and fearlessly met his gaze.

"We're all the same kind of people, why do you have to act so aloof?"

Wu Miaomiao became more and more confident as she spoke, "You don't want to be friends with me, isn't it because you think I'm not good enough for you?"

Before Shen Nanqiao could say anything, Wu Miaomiao started talking non-stop like a machine gun.

Even from an outsider's perspective, Shen Nanqiao felt sorry for Wu Miaomiao after hearing that tone.

"But we don't really have any interaction, do we?" Shen Nanqiao asked, puzzled and wanting to find out the truth.

"Yes, that's why I hate you, and I don't need a reason."

Wu Miaomiao's eyes grew increasingly fierce, or rather, with each movement, she drew closer and closer to Shen Nanqiao until the two stood together.

"So I'm telling you, you'd better leave first, otherwise who knows what I might do next?" Shen Nanqiao's eyes were fixed on the woman who was getting closer and closer to him.

She didn't back down an inch, and her gaze toward Wu Miaomiao became increasingly intriguing.

Before, when she was pretending, Shen Nanqiao couldn't understand her. Now that she seems to have let go of the pretense, Shen Nanqiao suddenly became more cheerful.

"You're actually quite pitiful." Shen Nanqiao's words directly shattered the woman's act.

Wu Miaomiao is in a very pitiful state right now.

They want to fall into depravity, but they lack the means to do so.

How pitiful.

Pitiful.

When those two words landed on Wu Miaomiao's head, everything she had collapsed instantly.

"I won't allow you to say that, you have no right!" Wu Miaomiao didn't care about hiding her voice anymore, she was really angry this time. She rushed up and grabbed Shen Nanqiao's collar. The height difference meant that even though Wu Miaomiao had grabbed Shen Nanqiao and stood in the same position, she still had to look up at Shen Nanqiao.

"You have no right to judge me! Who do you think you are?" Wu Miaomiao's movements were intense, and she pulled Shen Nanqiao's hand very hard, while Shen Nanqiao tried to break free.

Wu Miaomiao pressed closer and closer.

“You’re not any more noble!” Wu Miaomiao kept repeating the phrase that everyone is the same.

Shen Nanqiao no longer cared what she was saying; she just felt an intense cacophony in her ears.

She really didn't expect Wu Miaomiao to make a move.

The emotions are still so intense.

Shen Nanqiao was pushed further and further back by Wu Miaomiao until her heels touched the stone behind her.

Wu Miaomiao's emotions remained intense.

In the end, Shen Nanqiao almost collapsed.

Gu Ning, who had just come out of the back room, heard the arguing and rushed out.

Evening events are never broadcast live, so when Gu Ning rushed over, all she saw was Shen Nanqiao almost falling over.

He rushed forward and quickly pulled away from Wu Miaomiao's collar, which was holding onto Shen Nanqiao.

The clothes had been deformed by Wu Miaomiao's strength, and the originally neat collar had become a droopy collar, making Shen Nanqiao look slightly embarrassed.

With Gu Ning's help, Shen Nanqiao stood up straight on the other side, looking at Wu Miaomiao, whose eyes were still red, with a cold gaze.

"You don't need to do this. Since you don't like each other, you should both stay quiet and not cause trouble for each other, right?" Shen Nanqiao said to Wu Miaomiao as her last words.

She felt Gu Ning's half-embrace from behind, and subtly took half a step forward, moving out of Gu Ning's range of influence.

"I won't expose you, just don't mess with me again."

Even though Shen Nanqiao asked Wu Miaomiao first, he still couldn't calm down seeing Wu Miaomiao's reaction.

Is it real hatred? Shen Nanqiao doesn't know.

She walked ahead, and Gu Ning glanced at Wu Miaomiao with unease, only to see Wu Miaomiao glaring fiercely at Shen Nanqiao's back.

Gu Ning felt increasingly uneasy.

Shen Nanqiao looked disheveled, so she turned around and went upstairs to change her clothes. Wu Miaomiao's disheveled appearance was not visible from the outside.

Wu Miaomiao stood there for a long time before leaving the place where the argument had just taken place.

She had no idea how many eyes had secretly witnessed what had just happened, or what version of events would emerge from the whispers of tomorrow.

Shen Nanqiao told herself she wouldn't tell anyone, but Wu Miaomiao didn't believe her.

How could a woman who eliminates others for her own benefit possibly show mercy to someone who offends her?

Wu Miaomiao stood there for a long time, until the sweat on her body dried and her back felt cold, before she stiffly returned to her bedroom.

Should we pack our things and leave?

The thought only flashed through Wu Miaomiao's mind for a second before she dismissed it.

"Impossible. If anyone's leaving, it'll be Shen Nanqiao." Wu Miaomiao opened her phone and dialed the number that had just been hung up on.

Eleven beeps followed the phone, and Wu Miaomiao thought she would be connected every second, only to hear the same apology from the telecom operator in the end.

Wu Miaomiao had tears in her eyes.

But she managed to hold back from falling, telling herself, "Wu Miaomiao, it's no big deal. I have to climb up to have a real say."

Wu Miaomiao didn't call back after the call was rejected. She looked at her suitcase, which she had already opened, and sat on the bed.

Five minutes later, she figured it out, closed the suitcase, and put it back in its place in the corner.

After changing her clothes and tidying herself up, Shen Nanqiao went downstairs again, accompanied by Gu Ning.

Gu Ning seemed to have carefully considered his words, and didn't want to ask the reason directly. He simply stayed with Shen Nanqiao, and at the last second before entering the interview room, Gu Ning looked at Shen Nanqiao and said, "I'll wait for you at the door."

Gu Ning's face contorted in pain. He had no idea that the two had such a bad relationship. In fact, during the ten or so minutes of Shen Nanqiao's post-interview, Gu Ning had already begun to shift from contemplation to self-reflection.

The moment Shen Nanqiao opened the door, Gu Ning thought: If I had found out from the beginning, none of this would have happened.

The expression on Shen Nanqiao's face when she came out was completely different from the focused expression she had before going in.

In just over ten minutes, Gu Ning saw relief on her face.

"Are you alright?" Gu Ning couldn't help but ask.

This was the first question he asked after following Shen Nanqiao. Shen Nanqiao glanced at him, but before she could answer, the staff who came out to pack up the equipment were unhappy.

"What do you mean by that, Teacher Gu? Is there something wrong with our work?" Everyone could tell it was a joke, and Shen Nanqiao chuckled along with the cameraman behind her.

The ice that had been on Shen Nanqiao suddenly melted, and she returned to her usual gentle and cheerful self.

Gu Ning couldn't help but take a second look at Shen Nanqiao.

He answered the staff's questions with a joke, showing great emotional intelligence: "Isn't this what I'm learning? Teacher Shen has taught me a lot."

Gu Ning is now making excuses for not thinking and just spouting off.

Shen Nanqiao knew what Gu Ning was asking, especially since she had figured everything out in the back room over the past ten minutes.

"I'm perfectly fine, so please don't find fault with me, Teacher Gu."

Following everyone's lead, Shen Nanqiao spoke last. Actually, some people in the production team were shipping Shen Nanqiao and Gu Ning as a couple, but they usually kept it well hidden.

Shen Nanqiao was teasing Gu Ning when the girls behind her exchanged glances and whispered "Oh."