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Chapter 167 - 148: Ideal is Plump, Reality is Skinny

Chapter 167: Chapter 148: Ideal is Plump, Reality is Skinny

As the captain of the "Barbie Team" and the spokesperson for "League of Legends," Situ Ruoshui had participated in many live matches and interviews.

Such experiences had long accustomed her to being the center of attention.

Just now, she was nervous because it was the first time she had publicly spoken her heart out, especially knowing that Ye Fan was watching her from the audience!

After the initial tension passed, as the passionate tune started playing, Situ Ruoshui’s hands no longer trembled on the microphone, and her tense body gradually relaxed.

On stage, she gently closed her eyes and began her performance for the evening.

I’m already tired of being what you expect me to be

Beneath the pallid guise, a soul has lost its faith

I don’t know what you expect from me

...

In the quiet auditorium, Situ Ruoshui did not imitate the Lincoln Park Band but sang "Numb," the theme song for League of Legends, in her own sweet and melodious voice.

"Numb" may seem to be about the confusion of love, but it can actually be interpreted as a sense of helplessness and suppression in life. Not just in love, but because there are many other issues and contradictions, the singer feels extreme unease and restlessness.

Perhaps because Situ Ruoshui’s voice was so cute and melodious, she sang the song with a sense of tranquility and depth that was quite unique.

Just—

As she sang, Situ Ruoshui seemed to be influenced by the meaning of the song.

She remembered her mother, who had left her and gone to Heaven.

She also remembered her father, who was too busy to care for her.

She even remembered how she was ostracized and isolated by her classmates in high school.

Thinking about it, tears involuntarily welled up in her eyes, streaming down her delicate, doll-like face, wetting her makeup.

Her pitiful appearance made her look like a lost lamb, confused and helpless, evoking sympathy.

Her voice uncontrollably began to tremble, and she felt an impulse to drop the microphone and burst into tears.

However—

Quickly, the memory of being kidnapped by a villain and Ye Fan appearing like a War God descending to earth to rescue her flashed through her mind.

This memory, like a warm current, quietly warmed her lonely heart, sweeping away all the helplessness and suppressive negative emotions inside her.

"Break free and transform back to myself, liberate from your shackles and restraints..."

When she sang this line, Situ Ruoshui’s voice became high and passionate, and she was filled with vigor and vitality.

At the same time, Zhang Jianren, following a signal from Lu Wen, hurried onstage with three companions, holding fragrant blue roses in their hands.

Lu Wen, who had specifically changed into a casual suit, held ninety-nine blue roses and deliberately kept a distance of about ten meters from Zhang Jianren and the others.

On stage, Situ Ruoshui seemed to be completely immersed in the music, as everything around her faded away; her eyes remained closed as she continued to sing.

"The guy that Situ Ruoshui was talking about really is Lu Wen!"

"Sigh, such a fresh flower stuck in cow dung!"

Situ Ruoshui didn’t see it, but the entire audience did. A small commotion occurred in the auditorium, and while most people refrained from making noise out of respect for Situ Ruoshui’s ongoing performance, some of her die-hard fans were indignant on her behalf.

As the audience grew restless, Zhang Jianren and the other three placed the fragrant blue roses on the stage floor instead of offering them to Situ Ruoshui, quickly setting them down.

What are they doing?

Seeing this, including Ye Fan, the audience was puzzled.

As if unveiling a secret, Zhang Jianren and his companions quickly pulled out the blue roses and began placing them on the floor one by one.

One, two, three...

Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Zhang Jianren and his team quickly formed half a heart shape with the blue roses, while Lu Wen deliberately paused his steps, waiting for them to complete the heart shape.

"Damn, this is showing off a romance!"

Originally, Situ Ruoshui’s hardcore fans thought her being with Lu Wen was like a fresh flower on cow dung. Seeing this scene, they were stimulated even more.

Compared to Situ Ruoshui’s die-hard fans, those who had been secretly suppressed and bullied by Lu Wen, causing them to give up pursuing Situ Ruoshui, were even more aggravated — some were even so angry that they left the venue.

Many others quietly lamented that Lu Wen was too insidious — secretly suppressing and intimidating Situ Ruoshui’s pursuers while openly expressing his love in such a romantic way!

While the audience was becoming agitated because of Zhang Jianren and the others bringing flowers, students backstage also peeked through the gap in the curtains and saw what was happening on stage.

"Hey, she can’t keep pretending to be pure now, huh?"

"Exactly, crying and telling us that Lu Wen is not her boyfriend. Now that Lu Wen has sent someone up with blue roses to make a heart, she’s so excited that her singing is full of passion—truly sickening!"

"As I see it, she’s a stealthy fighter among the green tea bitches, good at pretending to be pure!"

...

Seeing Zhang Jianren and the others use the blue roses to form a heart and hearing Situ Ruoshui’s suddenly passionate and powerful singing, the students backstage who had been upset with Situ Ruoshui since the afternoon began discussing loudly, their words harsh.

"Shut up!"

As those unbearable words echoed in her ears, Su Liuli’s face changed with anger, and she suddenly yelled.

Those people were silenced by Su Liuli’s shout, subconsciously stopping their discussions, yet their faces showed disdain and contempt.

Seeing this, Su Liuli tried to explain something, but ultimately she gave up.

Because.

She believed that actions spoke louder than any words could!

She was convinced that no matter how innocent and kind Situ Ruoshui had been, no matter how poor she was at rejecting others, tonight, under Ye Fan’s watch, Situ Ruoshui would definitely not accept Lu Wen’s flowers and declaration of love!

Half a minute later, Zhang Jianren and his three teammates arranged the blue roses into the shape of a heart, and Situ Ruoshui, dressed in a cosplay outfit, stood in the middle of the heart, eyes closed, deeply finishing her singing performance, and Lu Wen appeared just in time in front of her.

"Thank you, big brother!"

Perhaps the singing just now was too emotional; once the melody completely faded, Situ Ruoshui still kept her eyes closed, once again thanking him involuntarily.

"Clap clap——"

As Situ Ruoshui’s voice fell, the silent auditorium once again burst into thunderous applause, the audience watched the scene on stage with Situ Ruoshui and Lu Wen without turning their eyes away.

Lu Wen presumptuously believed that Situ Ruoshui was so emotionally grateful because she saw all that he had done for her.

This made him feel ecstatic!

Shortly after, without waiting for Situ Ruoshui to open her eyes, he, holding the fragrant blue roses, head held high, chest puffed out like a proud white horse prince, stepped into the heart made of blue roses and approached Situ Ruoshui.

In the booming applause like a tide, Situ Ruoshui slowly opened her eyes, and to her astonishment, she saw Lu Wen holding the glamorous blue roses, standing in front of her.

Hmm?

Situ Ruoshui’s pupils dilated instantaneously, her expression one of surprise.

"Ruoshui, tonight, you are like the fairytale Princess Bai Xue, beautiful and enchanting. Your singing voice is like the immortal music from Heaven, pleasant and moving."

While Situ Ruoshui was still in shock, Lu Wen, following western etiquette, knelt on one knee, presenting the flowers with both hands, his gaze filled with deep affection, he spoke softly, "Ruoshui, I like you, I want you to be the proud princess of my heart — will you accept me, please?"

"Ah——"

"So romantic, just say yes!"

"Don’t say yes to him!"

Before Situ Ruoshui could make a choice, the audience below started shouting frantically, among them were those who were envious, jealous, annoyed, and even those who thought it was romantic.

"Could it be that guy is really Ruoshui’s boyfriend?"

Perhaps it was because of what Lu Wen and his men did at the school gate earlier, or because of the rumors that they bullied others in the campus with their power, or for other reasons, Ye Fan subconsciously did not wish for Situ Ruoshui and Lu Wen to be together.

Despite his unwillingness, when he saw the scene unfolding on the stage, he couldn’t help but question himself again in his heart.

Impossible.

A response instinctively emerged in Ye Fan’s mind.

Instinct and reason told him Situ Ruoshui wouldn’t date someone like Lu Wen, who bullied others with his status!

Impossible?

As if to confirm Ye Fan’s judgment, in front of everyone’s gaze, the emotion and affection on Situ Ruoshui’s face vanished without a trace, replaced by disgust and fear.

Disgust, because she remembered the cold taunts she received from the students participating in the performance due to Lu Wen’s actions in the afternoon.

Fear, because she was afraid Ye Fan would misunderstand her after seeing this scene!

"Ruoshui, just like you said before, I will protect you like the War God for a lifetime!" Seeing that Situ Ruoshui remained unmoved, Lu Wen felt puzzled, and amidst his doubts, he spoke again.

"Lu Wen, you’ve misunderstood, the War God I spoke of isn’t you."

The next moment.

In the face of Lu Wen’s expectant expression and the audience’s anticipation, Situ Ruoshui slowly opened her mouth, her voice not loud, but clearly heard by everyone through the sound amplifying equipment.

Not Lu Wen?

Astonished upon hearing Situ Ruoshui’s words, the audience immediately was taken aback.

Because Lu Wen had time and again shooed away Situ Ruoshui’s pursuers like shooing flies, rumors began to circulate around the campus that Lu Wen was Situ Ruoshui’s boyfriend, yet Situ Ruoshui never clarified.

Just now, Situ Ruoshui had emotionally thanked someone on stage, not to mention Lu Wen had arranged for blue roses in the shape of a heart to be placed on stage, and he personally went on stage to present the flowers.

All of this made the audience below even more certain that Lu Wen was Situ Ruoshui’s boyfriend, while also feeling that both were showing off their love!

And now, Situ Ruoshui said that the ’War God’ she spoke of was not Lu Wen...

The shock brought by such a stark contrast to the audience went without saying!

Compared to them, the shock in the hearts of the four followers led by Zhang Jianren far surpassed that of the audience!

They bulged their eyes, their faces full of bewilderment as they looked at Situ Ruoshui and Lu Wen on the stage, their faces displaying a huge question mark: How could Situ Ruoshui possibly reject him?

If even bystanders were stunned, one can only imagine how Lu Wen felt.

On the stage, Lu Wen still maintained the posture of kneeling on one knee, offering flowers with both hands; he stood completely still, as if petrified.

Gone was the confidence from his face; it was replaced by disbelief, as if to say: How... how is this possible? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation ticket, Monthly Ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)