The Fake Daughter is a Max-Level Green Tea [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Astonishment

“Xiao Qing has a great knack for mobilizing the atmosphere of the entire venue. Her stage control is very strong. She’s confident but not arrogant. Her overall performance flow and stage positioning are commendable.”

Fu Ying became interested. Avoiding physical contact, she leaned in and pointed at Lin Chumu’s computer screen: “This particular position she took just now has great detail; it perfectly aligns with the lighting, allowing the best presentation of her makeup. It’s hard to imagine someone with no prior experience could achieve this level. Her stage intuition is arguably one of the best—did she not practice much at home before?”

Practice?

Lin Chumu recalled a previous incident.

She forgot the exact time, but she remembered being slightly drunk after a friend poured her too much wine at a graduation ceremony. As she was being settled in an off-campus dorm, she saw a girl dancing nearby. Only upon getting closer did she realize it was Lu Chaoqing.

Lin Chumu was not a dance major, she was only temporarily managing the new joint girl group project at EM Entertainment. However, she could tell that Lu Chaoqing’s dance moves back then were neither as precise nor as powerful as they were now, and her sense of rhythm was not clearly defined, especially when she was swaying drunkenly.

Lin Chumu had just been recognized by the Lu family at the time. Her mother said that the two sisters would meet soon, but she had already acquired Lu Chaoqing’s details and appearance beforehand.

Lu Chaoqing hadn’t greeted her then, and Lin Chumu naturally couldn’t be bothered to pay attention. The clearly intoxicated girl stumbled around twice before walking into her room and asking, “Can I sleep with you, senior?” After getting a nod of agreement, she stripped off her outer layers of clothing and collapsed onto the bed, completely passed out.

Lin Chumu frowned and gave her a quick clean-up. She hadn’t wanted to sleep with her, but eventually, she was too exhausted to stay awake and fell asleep as well. Lu Chaoqing left without a word after waking up. Then came the time they met again at home.

The little green tea seemed to have made a complete U-turn in her attitude toward her since then… No, she was getting off track.

“We didn’t interact much before.” Lin Chumu’s reply was concise and sharp. Although this answer made Fu Ying slightly suspicious, she quickly steered the conversation back: “For this performance, do you think they can get first place?”

“That’s a good question.”

Lu Chaoqing stepped off the stage, drenched in sweat.

The first stage performance was quite good; at least, she could feel that all her strength had been unleashed in that moment. As for the ranking, that was not something she could determine now.

The team, led by Chen Li, returned to the waiting room. After chugging a few gulps of water, Lu Chaoqing reached for her phone and quickly saw Lin Chumu’s reply.

LIN: I watched.

Lu Chaoqing quickly typed: “Does Sister have anything she wants to say to me after watching?”

A message was quickly received. After a moment of “Typing…”

LIN: Very good, keep up the good work.

Keep up the good work?

Lu Chaoqing was a bit unhappy. She didn’t like such perfunctory responses, especially when it came from Lin Chumu, who always made her feel complicated. Just as she was struggling to figure out how to get the other person to say a few more words about her feelings, Lin Chumu suddenly sent a long string of messages.

LIN: No stage fright, the solo singing during the 1:23 part was pitch-perfect, strong high-note projection, no vocal trembling with a full mic, strong stage awareness at all times, knows how to flexibly adjust her positioning and capture the camera during lighting changes, the final pose was innovative, the contrast between strength and previous softness was striking. Overall performance was excellent.

“Xiao Qing.” The manager, who had just come in to call them for a makeup touch-up, looked confused. “Why are you smiling?”

“Nothing, just saw a funny post.”

Lu Chaoqing had a fleeting thought that Lin Chumu was kind of cute. The paragraph she typed out must have been referenced from some Baidu encyclopedia or something, with a hint of professional jargon in the compliments. However, she didn’t want to share this feeling with anyone else. Before the manager led her out, she snapped her fingers and internally thought to herself: “I forgive you.”

She then quickly followed out to touch up her makeup, having no time to reply to Lin Chumu’s message yet.

After the remaining performances were completed, there was a short segment where the groups played a game of musical chairs while blindfolded.

Unlike the fierce girl on stage with strong rhythm and power, Lu Chaoqing’s off-stage personality was like a little puppy. She wouldn’t use too much strength against girls, resulting in her hilariously stumbling around among the crowd while blindfolded. After confidently thinking she had found a chair, she sat down on thin air, causing the audience below to burst into laughter.

Chen Li helped her up. When the game ended, Lu Chaoqing smiled apologetically at the people in front of her. Her sweet and refreshing smile was particularly healing, making the viewers watching the live stream scream excitedly.

A new wife has appeared, how can I hold back?

The stage vs. off-stage contrast is so healing, I’m dying (wsl). This girl is so cute.

The puppy-eye wink is a deadly move! Energetic sweet girl is the eternal deity!

Some people are still going through the motions, but I’m already chanting wife, wife, wife.

MT and EM’s joint girl group is confirmed to be a visual group. Official visual Jiang Qishuang and fan-favorite visual Lu Chaoqing can we agree? Any objections? No? Then I’m claiming my Qingqing wife first.

The semi-transparent barrage of comments did not completely fade from her vision but clearly registered in Lin Chumu’s eyes. Lin Chumu had unconsciously been sitting in front of the computer for a long time. After skipping the performances of the other groups, her gaze again unconsciously fell on Lu Chaoqing.

The little green tea really did have a good sense of variety.

The most crucial moments for an idol to gain fans are on stage, but a good sense of variety and image are also major factors in retaining fans through personality. A harmless, cute appearance like hers rarely suffers the loss of distinct likes and dislikes based on looks. With sufficient skill, Lu Chaoqing was definitely capable of carving her own path.

It must be said that she had significantly changed her impression of Lu Chaoqing during this period. Especially after the performance with the strong rhythm and feel just now the sight of her, pure yet seductive like a lotus rising from clear water, was a momentary heart-twinge that perfectly targeted her preference.

Lin Chumu touched her already cold coffee cup.

It was rumored that MT would arrange a celebration dinner for them tonight. It was exactly the time when Lu Chaoqing needed resources right after her debut, but such banquets were often a mixed bag, making it difficult to distinguish between good and ill intentions.

She knew that the MT manager, out of respect for her, definitely wouldn’t let Lu Chaoqing do anything inappropriate, but whether this person would make a foolish mistake herself, according to the original book’s plot, was unknown.

Thinking of a certain key point that might involve Jiang Yang, Lin Chumu drafted a few lines on WeChat to Lu Chaoqing, but quickly recalled them less than thirty seconds later. What she finally sent was a hotel location pin.

“I’ll be here tonight. You can come find me anytime if you need anything.”