The Sickly Fake Daughter, But a Beloved Darling of All - Chapter 38

Jin xī found it hard to describe her feelings at that very moment. Kneeling on one knee, when she met Xǔ Chéngjǐn’s smiling eyes, her mind just buzzed, and she couldn’t utter a single word. Xǔ Chéngjǐn was just following the script, so why was her heart beating so fast?

“Stunned?”

Seeing Jinxī remain still, Xǔ Chéngjǐn curved her lips and sat up. Then she reached out and touched Jin xī’s ear: “Come back to your senses. It’s over now.”

Jin xī seemed to be completely pulled back to reality by that touch. She gasped for air and calmed herself down where she was before getting up to walk with Xǔ Chéngjǐn toward the others.

Huīlán was applauding loudly from the audience. She shouted, “Everyone was amazing today! You performed really well. We’ll definitely capture everyone’s attention at the Freshmen Welcome Gala in a couple of days!”

Although called a Freshmen Welcome Gala, there was actually a vote set up at the venue to select the most favored performance, and the college with more votes would receive a prize. Every college was sparing no effort to put on some innovative shows.

But Huīlán was very confident. She believed their performance would surely win applause from the entire audience!

Xǔ Chéngjǐn also smiled. She exchanged a look with Jin xī and silently mouthed, “Let’s work hard together!”

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They had been practicing non-stop for the past few days, rehearsing lines even up until right before going on stage. As first-year students, most of them were very nervous, and some even felt their legs tremble. Huīlán had to go around and calm their nerves one by one.

Xǔ Chéngjǐn was much better off. She had also been busy these past few days and seemed to have lost a little weight compared to before, but fortunately, she was happy every day, so Xǔ Chéngjǐn didn’t mind.

The school specifically hired people for styling and makeup, so Xǔ Chéngjǐn just needed to sit down for her makeup.

Her dress wasn’t very complicated; it was a simple white dress, long and light, feeling like fine silk brocade when worn, with excellent luster. It clearly cost a lot of money.

When Xǔ Chéngjǐn changed her clothes, everyone was busy with their own things and didn’t notice her.

It wasn’t until the makeup artist exclaimed, “You’re simply too beautiful and perfect!” that the others finally looked over—

Xǔ Chéngjǐn’s overall makeup today leaned toward a cool tone, with blue eyeshadow as the base, perfectly complementing her fair complexion. The eyeliner was lightly drawn, yet it softened her eye contours. Diamonds were also adhered below her eyes. The makeup was subtle, the lipstick a moisturizing shade, and her hair had been styled repeatedly. Simply letting it fall loosely gave her a sense of untouchable detachment.

However, the look in Xǔ Chéngjǐn’s eyes when she stood up and looked at them gave her a sense of motherly radiance.

Jin xī was instantly frozen in place. She hadn’t expected Xǔ Chéngjǐn to be… so… so beautiful.

Huīlán gasped aloud: “Xǔ Chéngjǐn! You’re so beautiful! Can we take a picture?”

Xǔ Chéngjǐn smiled. Her gaze fell on Jin xī, and seeing her still spaced out, she chuckled softly and gently declined Huīlán: “Wait for me a moment, I need to go to the restroom.”

“Okay, okay.”

Huīlán wasn’t thinking much; her eyes were full of Xǔ Chéngjǐn. How could anyone resist someone so beautiful?

Xǔ Chéngjǐn wasn’t actually going to use the restroom; instead, she took out her phone and snapped a quick picture. She looked up at her reflection in the mirror, then picked up her phone to send a message to someone: “Senior—”

“Are you coming back to see my performance today?”