Chapter 110: It Hurts, Why…
The “Four Seasons Have Silk Season” show’s reputation grew louder and louder with Huai Xing’s work vlog. In addition, with the official announcement of the celebrity guests, it had already become the most anticipated big show in the country at this stage.
This way, the pressure on the people of “Silk Season” also grew. By the day of the full-makeup rehearsal, the air was as if it had been compressed, and the pressure was so great that it was a little difficult to breathe.
Five years ago, when Huai Xing had participated in the “Lan Ling” big show, she was a temporary model. At that time, she only needed to follow the teacher’s instructions and perform well.
But it was different now. Every aspect of this show had passed through her hands, and there could be no mistakes. No matter how stable her emotions were, she would also be anxious to the point of being unable to sleep.
But…
She knew herself that apart from work, there was another, more important reason.
As the date of the big show got closer and closer, her nerves also became more and more tense.
Most of the time, she just wanted to hug Chu Wantang quietly, do nothing, just be in a daze, feel Chu Wantang’s heartbeat, and smell the fragrance on Chu Wantang’s body. She wanted to carve all of this into her body. In the corners that Chu Wantang couldn’t see, she no longer hid her love for Chu Wantang, and the dependence and attachment in her eyes were obvious and strong.
But when Chu Wantang looked at her, she would just smile, lean over to kiss the corner of Chu Wantang’s mouth, and then touch Chu Wantang’s gradually healing face.
Time passed day by day, and the marks on Chu Wantang’s cheeks gradually faded.
By September 11th, there was not a single finger mark left on her face, and she had taken off her mask at the company.
In the afternoon, Huai Xing took her pocket camera and was about to go to the design director’s office. Facing the camera, she was more and more at ease, a smile on her lips as she said, “This video will be released after the big show. This is also the last of my vlogs about the big show. Thank you all for your support. I will always remember it.”
“Now I’m going to find Director Chu. We’re going to the venue to see the rehearsal situation.”
With that, she pushed open the door of the design office. Chu Wantang, who hadn’t shown her face in a long time, was wearing a black blouse and suit pants, leaning against the door of her own office.
Chu Wantang’s dimples were faint on her lips. “President Huai.”
“Director Chu, let’s go,” Huai Xing said, extending her hand this time, no longer avoiding it. “Let’s go and see the rehearsal.”
The other designers in the office were not there and had gone to the venue first.
There was no one around. Chu Wantang looked at the hand that Huai Xing had extended, put her own hand on it, and their fingers were intertwined.
After they had left the design office and had come to the public area outside, several pairs of eyes fell on them.
Regarding the matter of their own boss and Director Chu being in a relationship, even though everyone was already used to it, they were still very shocked to see them holding hands like this in front of the camera for the first time, and they also found it very shippable.
It wasn’t until the figures of the two of them had disappeared at the top of the stairs that everyone reluctantly retracted their gazes and got busy with their own work.
Hurry up, hurry up. The big show is almost here. After this wave, the company will give out bonuses.
In the car, Huai Xing interviewed Chu Wantang about her feelings as the design director of “Lan Ling” in charge of the “LANLING LIFE” show before, and what her feelings were now.
Chu Wantang did not let go of her hand and answered one by one.
When the work-related content was finished, the two of them fell silent.
The camera was not turned off, and the lens was aimed at them. They were hugging, looking at the neatly arranged trees outside the window, the interesting shop names, the little dog on a leash…
The light and shadow were mottled on them, and under the light and cheerful atmosphere was an undercurrent of sadness.
More than half an hour later, they arrived at the venue.
Personnel from all sides were dispatched, and the venue was filled with rhythmic music. The photography and videography teams were still testing their positions.
This was a crucial rehearsal, and it had to be accurate to the second and be regarded as a formal performance. In addition to them, the core team and internal personnel were also present to watch. After watching, everyone needed to provide feedback so that there would be enough time to make adjustments.
Huai Xing sat in her own seat, with Chu Wantang beside her.
The night after tomorrow, they would also be sitting like this.
After the models had walked a round, Lu Xianyue came out from backstage. Seeing the two of them, she walked over and sat down on the other side of Huai Xing.
She asked with a smile, “How do you feel about today’s rehearsal? I don’t think there are any problems.”
“I think so too,” Huai Xing said, flipping through the final attendance list of the guests that Ding Rong had sent, and her eyes also curved. “There were still some small mistakes in the first few rehearsals, but now there are no problems. The only problem is that it’s not the day after tomorrow yet.”
Lu Xianyue glanced at Chu Wantang. “What does Director Chu think?”
“There are no problems,” Chu Wantang said, her lips curling up, as if she had not been hurt by Huai Xing’s “the only problem is that it’s not the day after tomorrow yet.” “It’s very satisfying to see them wear the clothes we designed.”
Lu Xianyue looked at the stage and crossed her legs. “It’s a good thing we released this designer recruitment letter back then. Otherwise, the effect would not have been so outstanding.”
“At the celebration dinner, we have to thank your design team properly.”
“Okay.”
They stayed at the venue for an afternoon, and also checked the VIP reception process of the staff, and the decoration and layout of the guest area, the entrance area, the brand display area, and so on.
It wasn’t until the sunset filled the sky that everyone left the venue.
Huai Xing sat in the car and looked at the huge “Four Seasons Have Silk Season” poster that was hanging, and said with great emotion, “When I was at ‘Lan Ling’ before, I never thought that there would be such a day.”
Chu Wantang hugged her from behind and followed her gaze, and suddenly said, “A few days ago, Gu Rufeng sent me a message.”
“Hmm? Did Team Lead Gu say anything?”
“She said she was very shocked when she saw the video,” Chu Wantang said with a laugh. “She said that she had always felt that we were not like real sisters, that we were too close. She didn’t expect that we were really as they had guessed, lovers…”
Before the word “lovers” could come out, Huai Xing turned her head, and she didn’t even care that there was still Auntie Xiang, the driver, in front.
She covered Chu Wantang’s lips, just pressing against them, not letting her say the word.
Chu Wantang’s heart sank and sank. She licked Huai Xing’s lips and retreated.
The warm sunset was clearly shining on the person in front of her, but when she looked at her, she felt that she had lost her brilliant colors, and everything was gray.
Huai Xing looked at her undisguisedly hurt expression, leaned over, and hugged her.
And held her tightly.
Chu Wantang hugged her back, held back her tears, and asked her, “Do you have a social engagement tonight?”
“Mm, I have one.”
“Then I’ll go back to my room to sleep tonight,” Chu Wantang said, forcing a smile. “Wan Yi said she’s a little lonely. I’ll go and accompany her.”
Huai Xing did not try to keep her. “Okay.”
She turned her head to kiss Chu Wantang’s ear. “See you tomorrow, Jiejie.”
“See you tomorrow.”
…
At ten o’clock at night, Wan Yi returned to the apartment after a gathering with her new model sisters. She was startled when she opened the door.
She had been living alone recently and had gotten used to the quietness of this apartment. But the lights inside were still on. She changed her shoes and walked closer, and saw her own friend sitting on the soft blanket in the living room, drinking, and propping her head on her hand in a daze.
Even though Wan Yi had suspended her work for the past two years, she still had a professional ethic and didn’t drink much.
But in the past five years, especially in the early days after Chu Wantang and Huai Xing had separated, her emotions had been very strong, and she had had to drink almost every day to fall asleep. She and Su Cheng had been stunned, and in the end, they had always advised her not to drink, otherwise, her face would sag and Xingxing would not like it, which had made Chu Wantang realize the seriousness of the problem.
And tonight, Chu Wantang’s state was too similar to that time…
Wan Yi’s brows furrowed, and she walked over.
She snatched Chu Wantang’s wine glass, knelt down, and couldn’t help but ask, “What happened?”
Chu Wantang lifted her eyelids to look at her and did not answer.
“…Did you break up?” Wan Yi said, her breath catching.
The answer was beyond her expectations. Chu Wantang said with a bitter smile, “We were never together. How can we break up?”
Wan Yi sat down beside her. “What do you mean by not being together? Did you tacitly agree to this relationship without confirming it? You’re so muddle-headed. How can you be in a relationship like this? You can’t just start it without being clear…”
“No.”
Chu Wantang cut off her friend’s speech. “If I had proposed to start, it would have been the end.” She had been fine drinking alone, but now that Wan Yi was by her side, she couldn’t control her tears. “I hurt her too deeply, Wan Yi.”
“Our relationship in this period of time is just like in the past. She’s saying goodbye to me in her own way…”
“I’m clearly holding her, but no matter how tightly I hold her, she’ll still leave…”
She couldn’t see anything clearly, but she remembered that Huai Xing had used her actions to forbid her from saying the word “lover.”
She held the Ragdoll cat doll, her long lashes stuck together. “It hurts so much. Why… what should I do… the big show is my death sentence…”
Hearing Chu Wantang’s words, Wan Yi sat back powerlessly.
She was not too surprised by this result.
In fact, regarding the relationship between Chu Wantang and Huai Xing, she had always been pessimistic, but she couldn’t say it out loud as she had at the airport.
She gently patted Chu Wantang’s back. “What if it’s your illusion?”
“It’s not,” Chu Wantang said, shaking her head. “It’s not my illusion…”
Wan Yi fell silent.
She had only had more contact with Huai Xing during this period of time, but it was far from the level of understanding that Chu Wantang had.
Chu Wantang was crying and coughing. After she had finished coughing, she heard her friend say, “Since the big show is your death sentence, do you have anything else you want to say to her? Maybe it will really move her?”
Wan Yi: “Anyway, it’s a knife whether you stick your head out or not.”
Hearing these words, Chu Wantang’s brow furrowed.
Soon, she took out her phone, opened her contacts, and called Su Cheng.
Su Cheng had just coaxed her child, who was excited about going to Haicheng tomorrow, to sleep, and had just sat down in the living room.
Seeing the call, she was stunned for a moment and went to the balcony to answer. “Wantang?”
She usually sent a WeChat message if there was something. If it was a phone call, it meant that it was relatively urgent.
As expected, she heard Chu Wantang’s thick nasal voice. “Su Cheng.”
Su Cheng said seriously, “Go on.”
“Please bring the dress I designed for her five years ago tomorrow.”
Su Cheng was puzzled. “Why are you bringing it this time? Weren’t you afraid of provoking her, so you didn’t want it to appear in front of her?”
At this moment, hearing the voice on the other end, she automatically ruled out the possibility that Huai Xing would no longer be provoked.
Chu Wantang covered her eyes and said in a muffled voice, “I’m going to use it to confess.”
“I haven’t officially explained my feelings to her. I want her to hear it.”
Although she could predict all the results, she also hoped that Huai Xing could have emotional fluctuations towards her.
Huai Xing needed to vent, and she was willing to hand Huai Xing this knife—
Even if the blade was facing herself.
