The originally scheduled recording time was postponed to the afternoon due to one of the artists' flights being delayed.
Leng Xiaobing grumbled, "Another all-nighter, this is so annoying."
The others remained silent. The division into small cliques in the lounge was obvious.
The stand-up comedians, Song Ximi Xuan, and Leng Xiaobing herself.
Even Jingjing wasn't with Leng Xiaobing.
Because Mi Xuan was present, Leng Xiaobing, despite her displeased expression, said nothing. It seemed the slap she received earlier had taught her a lesson.
The total director had specifically asked everyone to keep what had just happened private.
Although everyone had verbally agreed, they were privately bewildered and gossiping.
Who was behind this Leng Xiaobing, for even the total director to protect her like this!
Mi Xuan's face turned cold when she witnessed this scene.
At four in the afternoon, the delayed artist finally arrived.
Song Xi already knew who it was from the earlier discussion. However, after such a long time, Tao Qingyu seemed like a different person.
More radiant, more confident, and more handsome.
Indeed, popularity nurtures one's appearance.
Tao Qingyu was as polite as ever. After greeting the stand-up comedians, he was eager to go to Song Xi, but Leng Xiaobing suddenly appeared from nowhere and bumped right into him.
Song Xi: "..."
Mi Xuan: "..."
The two exchanged a glance, their thoughts perfectly synchronized: "Such a deliberate collision."
"Ah, sorry, I didn't see you," Leng Xiaobing said in a sweet, high-pitched voice, completely devoid of her earlier arrogant demeanor.
The others looked as if they had been startled.
Mi Xuan, however, rolled her eyes unceremoniously, "Are your eyes just for decoration?"
Leng Xiaobing's lips twitched. She suppressed her urge to lash out and put on her signature sweet smile.
"Hello, my name is Leng Xiaobing. I've heard of you before, you're a really amazing dancer."
Tao Qingyu glanced at Song Xi, quickly extended his hand for a handshake, which felt a bit perfunctory, "Hello."
But Leng Xiaobing didn't seem to notice, or perhaps she noticed but pretended not to.
"Let's go dancing together sometime. But I'm a bit clumsy, please don't mind me."
"Okay, we can do that when I have time."
Tao Qingyu moved a step to the side, but Leng Xiaobing also moved, seemingly unwilling to let him leave.
"How many years have you been dancing? Looking at your muscles, it must have taken at least ten years of practice, right?"
She reached out to touch Tao Qingyu's arm, but he quickly pulled his hand back in alarm.
Everyone watching this scene was speechless.
This was blatant sexual harassment!
Song Xi couldn't stand it anymore, finding it too outrageous. She called out, "Tao Qingyu."
Mi Xuan directly waved, "Come here quickly."
Tao Qingyu immediately looked as if he had found a savior. With long strides, he closed the distance in two steps and escaped Leng Xiaobing's clutches.
Leng Xiaobing sneered inwardly, shot an annoyed glance at Song Xi, and then angrily returned to her seat.
Tao Qingyu finally breathed a sigh of relief after sitting down. Then, he immediately stood up again and greeted Song Xi and Mi Xuan, "Teacher Song, Teacher Mi."
Mi Xuan now felt she couldn't accept the title of "Teacher." Tao Qingyu was a national idol with millions of fans; he was no longer the unknown trainee he used to be.
However, she felt too embarrassed to say so, thinking it might make her seem a bit pathetic.
At this moment, Song Xi suddenly said, "We're not in the training camp anymore, just call us by our names."
Did she have mind-reading abilities?
Mi Xuan looked at Song Xi in surprise and then added, "Yes, just call us by our names."
Tao Qingyu scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward. But being intelligent, he understood their intentions and said with a smile, "Then I'll gratefully accept your kind offer."
Mi Xuan hadn't interacted with others much lately. Before meeting Song Xi, she had been a bit nervous, thinking Song Xi would be just as snobbish as her other friends. But instead, she gave her a candy.
And Tao Qingyu was the same. After all, he was a different person now and would surely put on airs, but he didn't.
Mi Xuan's nervousness finally subsided at this moment.
"Are you Santa Claus? Why are you giving candy to everyone?" Mi Xuan teased as she saw Song Xi giving Tao Qingyu another piece of candy.
Song Xi replied with a helpless smile, "There's too much, I can't eat it all myself."
Tao Qingyu looked at the candy in his palm with great cherish.
He hadn't noticed her liking sweets when they were in the training camp.
Mi Xuan guessed, "Did your boyfriend give it to you?"
Upon hearing this, Tao Qingyu's hand froze as he put the candy in his pocket. A flash of shock crossed his eyes, and he feigned calmness, "Are you dating... a boyfriend?"
Tao Qingyu was not an outsider, and Song Xi trusted him quite a bit. She glanced around and nodded.
Mi Xuan added, "They started dating in the training camp."
*Crack*
It sounded like something had just shattered into two pieces.