After resting for a while, Su Tian’s energy returned during the parade. As a cosplayer, she couldn’t let her character act out of character—that would be unprofessional. Since this was work, she had to do it well.
Su Tian was wearing Su Daji’s signature smile when she suddenly heard her name being called.
“Su Tian, Su Tian, Su Tian.”
Su Tian looked toward the fan who was waving frantically.
“Su Tian, sis, look over here!”
“I’m working right now. Please call me by my professional title—Su Daji.”
“Su Daji, look here, look here!”
Su Tian waved toward the fan’s camera and then followed the main group forward.
After completing a round of the parade, Su Tian was utterly exhausted. When she finally had a chance to rest, she really wanted to just sit on the ground, but she couldn’t—sitting directly on the ground would ruin her image. No matter how tired she was, she always paid attention to her appearance.
After the parade, everyone was busy touching up their makeup and rushing to film their own videos. Su Tian also had to force herself to work a little, filming a short clip of Su Daji’s animated movements and lines from the game “Tianyou.”
After filming, the light in Su Tian’s eyes was truly gone. But when someone came to take a photo with her, she had to force herself to regain that sparkle and smile charmingly.
As soon as the person left, Su Tian immediately went into standby mode again, unaware that this contrast of hers had already been recorded by her fans and shared in the fan group.
—Haha, sis’s eyes have lost their light, but she still has to force herself to work.
—My poor wife.
—I feel so sorry for her, but I can’t help finding it hilarious. What should I do?
Chaoai: “My wife is just so dedicated.”
—If she weren’t dedicated, she’d get criticized, right?
—I have to say, my wife’s looks are top-tier.
Pure College Boy: “Sis’s looks are absolutely stunning.”
—Anyone in Tianquan City can go and run into my wife.
—I’m right there at the scene (attached a photo of Su Tian spacing out).
—So beautiful.
—My wife looks so cute when she’s spaced out.
Chaoai: “New wallpaper material.”
During a break in his social engagements, Bai Jiuyuan idly picked up his phone and saw the fan group discussing Su Tian’s dedication.
Bai Jiuyuan scrolled through the messages from the beginning and, upon seeing the photo of Su Tian looking dazed from exhaustion, commented, “She’s actually quite cute.”
Meanwhile, Su Tian was spacing out when she heard someone calling her.
“Su Daji, sis.”
Su Tian looked up dazedly, searching for the source of the voice, and saw several of her fans—both male and female—holding a bunch of food.
“Come over here, sis!”
Su Tian walked over, and the fans immediately opened the food they had brought—grilled sausages, fruit, sliced roasted meat, and skewers.
“Quick, sis, have a few bites to fill your stomach.”
Su Tian glanced around.
“It’s fine. Cosplayers need to eat too. Have a few bites, or what will you do if you get hungry?”
Su Tian took a skewer. “It smells so good.”
“Have some fruit first to soothe your throat.”
A female fan handed Su Tian a piece of watermelon on a fork. Su Tian took it and ate a few bites, finally feeling some relief in her throat.
“Thank you, you’re all so kind.”
“No need to thank us, sis. You’re so beautiful.”
“Want to take a photo together?” Su Tian suggested.
“Sure.”
A taller male fan used a selfie stick to take several group photos of Su Tian and the fans.
After chatting with these fans for a while, it was time for Su Tian to gather with the others and head to the evening event.
Su Tian waved goodbye to her fans from a distance, and the fans enthusiastically waved back.
Arriving at the Tianyou Game Gala venue, it was an enormous hall already packed with game fans who had purchased tickets. The sofa seats closest to the stage were occupied by Tianyou Game executives or other VIPs invited for the occasion.
For cosplayers like Su Tian and the others, their role was simply to walk on stage at the beginning, deliver a few lines of their character’s dialogue, and then they could call it a day.
Su Tian was cosplaying Su Daji, a character from Tianyou Game’s early days, so she was the sixth to appear on stage, meaning she could finish early.
After the first few cosplayers had taken their turns, Su Tian stepped onto the stage. The cheers and applause from the audience were noticeably more enthusiastic than before.
On one of the sofas in the audience, a man whispered to his assistant beside him.
“Have that girl stay behind later.”
“Understood, President Zhang.”
An executive sitting next to President Zhang glanced at the departing assistant before shifting his gaze to Su Tian on stage.
“President Zhang has taken a liking to this girl?”
“Just a bit of fun.”
“Don’t go too far. After all, this is Sikong Ji’s event.”
“Don’t worry, have I ever been stingy?”
The executive beside President Zhang fell silent as the cosplayers continued their procession on stage.
After stepping off stage, Su Tian was stopped by a man in a suit.
“Hello, I’m an assistant to President Zhang of Quanxing Entertainment. With your looks and potential, would you be interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry?”
Of course, she was interested in the entertainment industry, but not now. Moreover, this clearly seemed like a trap. Just moments ago on stage, she had felt several uncomfortable gazes fixed on her, making the likelihood of this being a trap about ninety-nine percent.
“Sorry, I’m not interested at the moment.”
“No problem. We can add each other as friends. If you ever become interested, you can contact me.”
Su Tian hesitated but still added this person as a friend. Once the exchange was done, the man left. Su Tian remained backstage, noticing that the other cosplayers hadn’t left yet.
“Su Tian.”
Hearing someone call her name, Su Tian turned around and saw the person who had added her as a friend yesterday outside the Tianyou company building. It turned out he was cosplaying a succubus. Dressed in the succubus outfit and makeup, he looked countless times more handsome than before.
“You haven’t left yet?”
Su Tian glanced at the other cosplayers. “They haven’t left either.”
“They might be staying to get a closer look at the celebrities.”
“Celebrities?”
“Yes. For Tianyou’s tenth-anniversary celebration, they’ve invited a lineup of big-name celebrities to perform. We cosplayers, as Tianyou characters, have a better view than the audience and can watch up close. Of course, if you don’t want to watch, you can leave early.”
“Are you staying?”
“Depends on you.”
Su Tian: “…” Are we that close? You’re basing it on me?
Name: Sun Jiadong
White Luck: 60
Affection Value: 40
If you had Green Luck, I might have played along with you. Too bad, you only have White Luck.
“I’ll stay and watch for a bit. You can go about your business; no need to mind me.”
“Actually, I’m free. I’ll keep you company.”
Su Tian forced a smile. Do whatever you want.
On stage, the performances were lively, with the host keeping the energy high. Backstage, Su Tian also spotted a few celebrity stars. Some were very friendly, greeting the cosplayers and even coming over for photos together.
Others, however, were just average. If it weren’t for the cameras around, they probably wouldn’t have bothered acknowledging the cosplayers at all.
Su Tian watched for a while but soon found it uninteresting, mostly because she was tired. After working all day, she was both exhausted and hungry, so she decided to leave.
Sun Jiadong, seeing that Su Tian was about to go, even forgot about taking pictures of the celebrities: “Su Tian, are you leaving already?”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll go with you.”
“We’re not going the same way.”
“It’s fine, I’ll walk you.”
Su Tian stopped in her tracks. Was her refusal not direct enough?