22 – Why is the Junior Sister in Such a Mess Again?
Yan Qing blinked her cunning eyes.
She tilted her head innocently, “Toilet paper, leftover from my last bathroom trip. Do you need to go too?”
The staff member: “…”
Of course she wasn’t interested in toilet paper! So she continued searching others with her confiscated items.
“Wahhh my phone was still confiscated…”
Luo Yi sobbed pitifully, but just as she hung her head in disappointment, a wad of toilet paper was handed to her.
She pouted, “I don’t need to go.”
“No?” Yan Qing raised a lazy eyebrow, “Fine then. Let me see this phone wallpaper…”
Hearing this, Luo Yi suddenly looked up.
She watched as Yan Qing rummaged through that stack of clean toilet paper, pulling out a phone in just a few moves!
“Ah—” Luo Yi squealed excitedly.
But she quickly realized she needed to keep quiet, lowering her voice to a whisper, “It really is my phone! Then…”
Yan Qing tugged at a corner of packaging peeking from the bed seam.
She tore it open briskly, “That’s my backup phone. It happens to be the same model as yours, just with a changed wallpaper.”
Then she happily munched on the fragrant spicy strips.
Luo Yi: ???
Yan Qing gave her a lazy glance, “Don’t overthink it. I’m not that selfless. I just don’t need a phone—those meaningless bricks invented specifically for humans.”
She never used these in the Quick Transmigration World.
So she had no dependency on phones. She hadn’t planned to hide one anyway, and trading it for spicy strips was totally worth it!
Luo Yi: “…”
She quickly crawled under the bed and pulled out all the other hidden spicy strips, “I’ll give them all to you!”
Yan Qing left contentedly, arms full of spicy strips.
「I’m laughing my head off in front of my computer!」
「Have you ever seen someone use going to the bathroom as an excuse to hide a phone? And actually hiding it in toilet paper for wiping!」
「LMAO hahaha! What kind of goofball is Yan Qing! Does she even remember she’s a female celebrity?」
「Ah! She helped my girl hide her phone! What do I do, I suddenly feel like loving the crow for the sake of its nest…」
…
Meanwhile, at Shimo Law Firm.
Yan Shimo’s eyes darkened with gloom as he stared displeased at the unanswered call. Assistant Li Qing said helplessly beside him, “Attorney Yan, her phone was confiscated.”
The man who had been watching her livestream certainly knew.
This damned program rules.
Actually delaying my search for mother… delaying my search for mother!
Yan Shimo rubbed his aching temples, “Find out exactly where she’s recording. I’ll go see her myself.”
These modern communication tools are no different from bricks.
Useless inventions.
…
After returning to the dorm, Yan Qing started enjoying her spicy strips.
But happy times are always short-lived. The AI broadcast soon sounded—
“Attention Hurricane Girls, practice rooms for this performance are now open. Please proceed to practice immediately!”
Yan Qing was extremely reluctant, but she still quickly hid the spicy strips, changed into practice clothes, and headed to the practice room.
But in a camera-free corner, she encountered the haughty Su Jinxia, “Stop!”
Yan Qing gave her a lazy glance.
Su Jinxia spoke with ill intent, “Yan Qing, don’t think just because you’re the main character this time you can be proud. Don’t forget your contract with Orange Blossom—everything must prioritize me.”
“So?” Yan Qing lifted her eyelids slightly.Su Jinxia held her head high with arrogance. “So, you should give up the lead role to me this time! You simply can’t handle Opera Garden Rouge. If you take the lead, we’ll both be eliminated.”
Hearing this, Yan Qing lowered her gaze and chuckled softly.
The corners of her lips curved into a mocking smile. “Do you think you can handle Opera Garden Rouge?”
She had once traveled to an Ancient Plane in the Quick Transmigration World, where she had the fortune to learn classical dance and opera from masters—figures who, in modern times, would be enshrined in museums.
“At least I’m better than you,” Su Jinxia said confidently.
She had already considered her strategy. “I’ll tell the production team that, given your abilities, you’re incapable of handling the lead role and are willingly stepping aside to be my supporting dancer.”
“Dream on,” Yan Qing’s voice was cool and clear.
She narrowed her exquisite fox-like eyes. “Su Jinxia, the one who can’t handle the lead role is you. If you want to win, you should prove yourself by beating me, not by running your mouth.”
Su Jinxia clenched her fists. “You refuse to agree?”
In truth, she had long guessed that Yan Qing wouldn’t give in so easily, and her plans extended far beyond this.
“What do you think?” Yan Qing replied with a cold smile, her gaze still lowered.
Su Jinxia nodded angrily. “Fine, but this isn’t up to you! The practice room arranged by the production team is mine. As for you, find somewhere else to practice!”
With that, she turned and strode into the practice room.
She immediately locked the door behind her, but the moment she stepped inside, she put on a pure and gentle smile for the cameras.
Yan Qing glanced at her with utter disdain.
“Childish behavior?” She held back from rolling her eyes.
Locking yourself in a room after losing an argument—even elementary school kids wouldn’t stoop to such antics these days.
Of course, Yan Qing didn’t care about the practice room.
Her foundation in classical dance and opera was solid. To her, anywhere could be a stage.
So, she simply headed to the spacious garden.
Although there were no cameras there, she still asked the staff for the instructional videos and diligently studied the dance and musical score.
Such trivial matters couldn’t affect her in the slightest…
What she aimed to win was the live performance stage!
A staff member couldn’t help but feel sympathetic. “Director, should we set up a camera for Yan Qing outside?”
The girl danced in the open courtyard, bending her soft, slender waist with light, graceful steps, her agile wrists moving with elegance and fluidity.
Even practicing bare-faced, her peerless beauty was enough to captivate anyone…
“No need,” the director said, though it pained him.
He shook his head regretfully. “Yan Qing has offended someone. No matter how beautiful or talented she is, she won’t be able to turn things around.”
The staff couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.
This girl…
was so different from the rumors circulating about her!
Anyone who spent even a moment with her could sense her charm. Such a pure girl had been unfairly smeared with dirt…
If not for these circumstances, she would surely have been the brightest star in the entertainment industry!
…
Yan Qing practiced until sunset before returning to the dormitory.
After changing out of her sweat-soaked practice clothes, she took a shower and went to collect her meal from the staff.
But she was told, “Sorry, Yan Qing, the production team didn’t prepare a meal for you…”
Not a ripple of emotion crossed Yan Qing’s face.
When she saw the dormitory arrangements, she had already realized that Bai Mei and Su Jinxia were targeting her.
Still, she smiled sweetly. “Thank you.”
Then she turned and headed back to her shabby little dorm room.The staff member felt even more heartache. “Oh dear, I should have given her my own lunchbox just now…”
“Don’t bother. If the person she offended finds out, even small roles like us will be in big trouble.”
Yan Qing’s stomach growled with hunger.
As a dedicated foodie, hunger was absolutely unbearable!
Right at that moment, the system’s voice chimed in.
[Ding! Detected a wildly popular delicious crayfish restaurant 500 meters from the host! The chilled crayfish has firm, springy meat, paired with a unique dipping sauce for an incredibly flavorful experience!]
[Task issued: Eat crayfish!]
[Task reward: This meal is free! Tuo Tuo will pay the bill! Additional reward: Su Jinxia will have diarrhea all night long!]
Let her bully Tuo Tuo’s host and deny her food!
Hearing this, Yan Qing’s eyes suddenly lit up. “What? Crayfish, crayfish!”
This is great, she likes it, she likes it!
Yan Qing immediately turned her gaze toward the window. The floor she was on wasn’t high, and besides, she had practiced qinggong in the Cultivation Plane.
She leaned out the window to check the terrain below, then without hesitation, leaped down!
Yan Qing couldn’t let the production team catch her sneaking out.
She crouched stealthily, tiptoeing through the bushes like a little mouse trying to slip away…
But then she heard a seductive, captivating laugh.
“Who’s there?” Yan Qing turned her head warily.
She saw Jiang Wangyan leaning lazily against a tree trunk, his peach blossom eyes smiling as he watched her. His slender, pale fingers were hooked around a small bag—inside was actually bubble tea!
His voice was incredibly magnetic, with a lingering tone. “Why are you in such a sorry state again, junior?”