Chapter 161
For a moment, Ning Meng thought that she was hallucinating . She rubbed her eyes and opened them again . Huo Beichen maintained his position of leaning toward her . He was clad in a black suit and wore leather shoes which made him not blend into his environment at all . The lines on his face were frozen stiff, and his facial features seemed to show his indifference . It was a sight that would cause anyone to fear him .
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As he lifted his eyes, his jet-black pupils started to sparkle . The arena was crowded and colorful lights were beaming all around . Fine streaks of lights occasionally flew by, causing his face to light up and dim out . Although she did not know why, Ning Meng could only sit in a trance .
She felt that the loud cheers from the crowd were completely shut out . She only had one thought in her mind .
Why was he here?
In the midst of her being stunned, the man then gently spoke . Yet, his voice was drowned out by the incoming music and piercing screams .
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Ning Meng shouted out in a panic, “What did you say?”
She leaned forward, trying to hear what he had to say . The man did the same and leaned forward as well . They were coming so close toward each other that she could almost count each strand of his eyelashes . So close that she could smell the scent of his shower gel wafting off his freshly showered body . Close enough for her to feel the air that he was exhaling . Ning Meng felt a sudden panic and quickly distanced herself .
His intense eyes quieted down, and Ning Meng realized that what she just did had been too abrupt . Feeling flustered, she tried to smile and then shouted, “Why are you here?”
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Huo Beichen was saying something but the environment was just too noisy . She could not hear clearly and could only take a guess at what he had just said with about six words . She was slightly stunned and then pointed toward the stage . “Let’s talk after the competition is over . ”
The man looked helpless . At the same time, he felt disgusted with the dense noise around them as he slightly furrowed his brows . Finally, he decided to suppress his impatience and nodded . Ning Meng then focused her attention back onto the stage .
Su Tiantian had just finished performing her song . Her face was plastered with dreadfulness but she tried really hard to carve a faint smile . Bowing before the audience, she did not want to say much, so she turned and left the stage .
Li Haojie’s team was up next . After Li Haojie was the Lin Qingbei and Zhen Shanmei pair . As Li Haojie went up the stage, Ning Meng peeked toward the backstage and noticed that Zhen Shanmei was already prepared . She told Huo Beichen, “Wait for a while . ”
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Bending her waist forward, she ran up to the backstage entrance from the first row . She borrowed a staff pass to avoid being noticed by security . When she arrived, she encouragingly said, “Zhen Shanmei, don’t be nervous! All the best!”
Li Haojie had just finished singing . As the emcee was interacting with the crowd, Li Haojie walked toward backstage . He was feeling confident as his control of the rhythm for this song was commendable . His amateur pair had accompanied him well too . He was momentarily shocked when he heard Ning Meng encouraging Zhen Shanmei .
“Don’t try to fix broken porcelain if you don’t have the liquid gold! Do you really think everyone can sing? If that was the case, everyone would be a King of Pop by now!”
Ning Meng wanted to retort back but Zhen Shanmei held her and shook her head . Soon, the emcee announced, “…let us now invite our next artist, Lin Qingbei and his partner, Lady Zhen Shanmei . The song they will be singing for us is titled ‘You Are My God’!”
Zhen Shanmei grinned at Ning Meng . Lin Qingbei then held out his hand in a gentlemanly manner and Zhen Shanmei straightened her back . With one hand holding her skirt and the other holding onto Lin Qingbei, both of them went up the stage .
Li Haojie wanted to see this performance for himself and so, he went straight to the VIP area and sat next to the senior in the first row . Ning Meng waited until the pair had reached the stage before going back to her seat .
Soon, the music began!