When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 59

When Su Yunhui received the news, her whole body froze in place, her eyes fixed on the text message on her phone.

“She’s back…”

Duan Xu was back.

She couldn’t tell what her emotions were right now; she was just completely stunned, her mind blank, and her entire body trembling with joy.

Su Yunhui wanted to smile, but couldn’t, and instead her eyes welled up with tears.

Recalling everything from the past, a feeling of having lost and now found something again surged in her heart.

The news of Duan Xu’s return also alarmed Si Jiamo. She knew Duan Xu and the relationship she had with Su Yunhui. When she first saw Duan Xu back then, she was surprised, as the other woman really did look quite a bit like Chi Jinqing.

However, she recognized immediately that she wasn’t Chi Jinqing.

Duan Xu had broken up with Su Yunhui and gone abroad seven years ago.

She hadn’t returned when Su Yunhui was at her peak, so what was her motive for coming back now that Su Yunhui was in a slump?

“Have you investigated anything about this Duan Xu?”

Qin Song frowned tightly: “This Duan Xu is a bit strange. She was very low-key in college, and although her family wasn’t wealthy, she wore designer clothes every day.”

“After graduation, she entered a large company as a manager. Her salary was decent, her life was relatively affluent, and her social circle was simple. It’s just that she suddenly resigned and returned home recently, and the company seemed to know about it, approving it quickly without even a handover process.”

This situation was exactly as if the company had been preparing for it for a long time.

However, according to the investigated data, she is a very excellent person; whether in terms of work ability or appearance, she can be considered high quality.

This is a bit strange.

Si Jiamo: “Have someone investigate that company and whether this Duan Xu has any particular beliefs or has participated in any strange religious organizations.”

Qin Song: “You suspect she is connected to Zhuge Wei?”

She flipped through the data: “In the information we’ve gathered, we haven’t found any special beliefs or organizations she’s participated in. The only thing that’s slightly odd is that her company seems to love overtime. Every Saturday, there’s a special overtime session that only certain people can attend, and she hasn’t missed a single one since she started working there.”

Si Jiamo: “What is the name of her company?”

Qin Song: “It seems to be called Chi Zhenzhu Late Pearl.”

“A strange name.”

Si Jiamo: “Which Chi?”

“The Chi from ‘late’ (chí dào de chí).”

Qin Song muttered, “The name is so weird, I thought it was related to Chi Jinqing.”

Si Jiamo keenly sensed something was going on: “It’s not certain that there’s no connection.”

“Zhuge Wei and this returning Duan Xu, they probably only have one goal, and that is Ah Jin.”

Si Jiamo’s intuition told her this answer was correct: “Although I don’t quite understand what Ah Jin has to do with them, Ah Jin’s mother was also from a blended family.”

Chi Jinqing had told her about this before. Before her mother passed away, she had a non-blood-related ‘little aunt’ who always called her mother ‘Zhenzhu’ (Pearl).

Although Chi Jinqing’s mother wasn’t named Zhenzhu, her little aunt never listened and stubbornly insisted on calling her Zhenzhu.

Chi Jinqing had once told her this story as an interesting anecdote, but at the time, Si Jiamo hadn’t thought anything was wrong. Now, hearing this name again, this story unconsciously came to mind.

If the person truly was Chi Jinqing’s little aunt, she couldn’t imagine the reason for her actions against the Chi family.

Qin Song: “Should we tell Chi Jinqing about this?”

Si Jiamo hesitated: “Let’s not tell her for now. After all, it’s just speculation, and we don’t have any evidence yet.”

Qin Song: “Alright.”

Training and Return

After Zhuge Wei left, an even stricter teacher arrived, who basically trained Chi Jinqing until she was too exhausted to get up every day.

Chi Jinqing thought about giving up every day, believing she wasn’t suited for this line of work, but she still made it to the training room at the appointed time.

Finally, after a month of accelerated, intensive training, Chi Jinqing was trained to a level that was barely ready for a debut.

After seeing Chi Jinqing complete an entire dance with noticeable strength, the teacher finally relaxed: “Jinqing, although I was a bit strict with you, your talent in this area is quite good. Other students I’ve taught haven’t progressed as fast as you.”

Chi Jinqing gave a dry laugh, wiping the sweat from her forehead: “It’s all because the teacher taught well. I’m just a slow student.”

The teacher’s face was serious: “No, you are very good. Don’t be so lacking in confidence.”

“It’s already quite good that you can dance this piece with your own feeling, especially since you had no prior foundation.”

The teacher highly praised Chi Jinqing, and after leaving, didn’t forget to message Zhuge Wei, complimenting Chi Jinqing heavily.

Zhuge Wei was on the plane returning home and didn’t see the message until the evening.

She raised an eyebrow. Although Chi Jinqing did have some talent, she wasn’t so amazing as to warrant such praise. She reluctantly added a couple of compliments, then wearily collapsed onto the hotel bed.

During this past month, she had taken on a role as a mentor on a music variety show abroad. She had been working so hard to prepare that she almost forgot about Chi Jinqing.

The next morning, she arrived at the dance studio to check on things. Chi Jinqing was practicing the entire dance. She stood by the door with her arms crossed, watching Chi Jinqing through a small gap.

In her opinion, the dance movements weren’t graceful enough, the overall fluidity of the dance was lacking, and there was even a hint of power that the dance shouldn’t originally have.

She didn’t make a sound and continued to watch quietly.

Turns, leg lifts, hip swings—every movement seemed imbued with an unyielding strength, slowly infecting Zhuge Wei standing outside as Chi Jinqing danced.

It was indeed different; the feeling conveyed was different.

If her own dancing was like a wounded peacock licking its own wounds in solitude, Chi Jinqing’s dancing was like a fierce tiger in its prime, who, even injured, had to single-handedly face the lion pride.

Arrogance and power merged into one.

“Clap! Clap! Clap!”

As Chi Jinqing finished the last move and stopped, Zhuge Wei pushed the door open. Previously, she had always felt that this dance should be gentle and beautiful, and if a female dance was too overtly aggressive, it would feel hard to manage.

But Chi Jinqing had succeeded.

“You danced very well; it’s a different feeling.”

Chi Jinqing had initially been startled, but seeing it was Zhuge Wei, she sighed in relief.

“You’re back.”

Remembering the changes she had made to the dance, she quickly apologized: “I took the liberty of changing some of the curves and movements of the dance. I’m sorry.”

Zhuge Wei shook her head: “You danced very well; it’s a different feeling.”

“However, your style of dancing is slightly crude. It would be much better if you could refine it a bit.”

Chi Jinqing self-consciously fiddled with the corner of her clothes: “I’ve never learned to dance before; I didn’t realize it would be so much trouble. I’ve given you more trouble.”

Zhuge Wei shook her head: “Actually, it’s fine.”

“The feeling you dance with is different, a direction I rarely try.”

“I think your current condition is good, and you don’t need special adjustments. We can move up the shooting schedule we discussed before. How about we start filming in two weeks? You can start training with the others soon. After next week, don’t practice too hard, so you won’t be in poor condition then.”

Filming can’t be successful in just one take; it needs time. Sometimes, she might have to dance many times, so if Chi Jinqing practiced for too long, she might lack stamina or find it difficult to keep up with the others.

Chi Jinqing was hesitant: “Is one week of blending in really enough? Will I drag everyone down?”

Only one week? Zhuge Wei truly must believe in her own abilities.

Zhuge Wei chuckled softly: “Don’t worry, this dance team is the one I always use. They will adjust to your rhythm. You just need to dance with confidence.”

When Chi Jinqing heard this, she flared up: “You’re not planning to make me the lead dancer, are you?”

She waved her hands repeatedly: “I can’t do it.”

Zhuge Wei: “You can do it. Believe in yourself.”

Having Chi Jinqing as the lead dancer was also for her own good. After all, if she danced with others, she wouldn’t be able to keep up with their rhythm, and they wouldn’t be familiar with hers.

But if Chi Jinqing were the lead dancer, this problem could be solved.

Just as Chi Jinqing was about to continue refusing, Zhuge Wei’s phone rang. She picked it up and saw a familiar number. The smile on her face faded: “I have something to take care of. So, it’s settled.”

With that, she left in a hurry, leaving Chi Jinqing standing there at a loss.

“Am I really going to be the lead dancer?”

Chi Jinqing felt troubled.

Meeting the Team

True to her word, Zhuge Wei brought the team over the next day.

Zhuge Wei: “This is my dedicated MV filming team. They are skilled in all kinds of musical styles and dances. I need you to dance it once for everyone to see, and then they will adjust themselves according to your dance rhythm.”

Chi Jinqing: “…”

Dancing in front of so many people made Chi Jinqing’s face turn red.

Zhuge Wei noticed Chi Jinqing’s stiffness and pushed her from behind: “Don’t be shy in front of us. From now on, we are the closest partners. It’s just dancing between us, purely for appreciation. Don’t feel pressured.”

“If you can’t even get past us, when the MV airs and so many strangers watch it, won’t you be too embarrassed to leave the house for the rest of your life?”

“You are an actress, be strong.”

Zhuge Wei’s encouragement did not cheer Chi Jinqing up; on the contrary, she looked even more downcast.

Everyone looked at Chi Jinqing with a bit of curiosity, but more so with a hidden sense of scrutiny and disdain. However, this emotion was well hidden and not noticed by Chi Jinqing.

And even if Zhuge Wei noticed it, she wouldn’t point it out.

Zhuge Wei took the lead in egging her on: “Don’t be afraid, dance it.”

“Dance it, dance it!”

“Dance, don’t be afraid, we are all your fans!”

This made Chi Jinqing even more uncomfortable, but since this was a necessary process, she took a deep breath, forced herself to endure the shyness that made her legs tremble, and began the starting posture.