Chapter 46
Petals danced in the wind, moonlight spilled down, and in the still night it was chaos in Shen Yanqing’s heart alone.
The drunken girl was already slipping into unconsciousness. She giggled foolishly twice at him before collapsing, and he hurried to catch her.
At first, his grip was restrained and careful, but gradually it tightened.
Shen Yanqing lowered his gaze, and deep in his eyes flickered an indescribable emotion.
“Liuliu…”
Xie Mi had always been wild since childhood.
Because of her fierce personality, she often liked climbing trees for no reason. The other kids in the neighborhood mocked her, calling her the “Six-Eared Macaque.”
So, Xie Mi beat them up. Beat them until they were convinced. From then on, they started calling her “Sister Six.”
Thus, the neighborhood officially became like Huaguo Mountain. Sister Six and her troop of “little monkeys” began their happy, carefree days.
That’s the origin of the nickname “Six.”
By logic, people in the book couldn’t possibly know her real-life nickname. Yet in her dream, she faintly heard someone call her that…
Liuliu?
Who? Who was calling her??
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“Since the teachers all got drunk last night and went to bed late, this morning we’ll do a tent surprise attack!”
An untimely voice shattered Xie Mi’s dream.
She opened her eyes with difficulty and found herself lying in a tent. Outside, she heard Director Niu’s sneaky voice.
“I’m sure everyone’s curious to see the artists’ most authentic morning selves, so now I’ll reveal it to you.”
Swish—!
The tent flap was suddenly pulled open, glaring sunlight flooding in. The first person to appear on camera was Liu Woxing, already awake and folding her quilt.
She looked a little surprised at the sudden intrusion, but though confused, she still greeted politely, “…Morning.”
Though bare-faced, she looked little different from her usual self—skin like jade, naturally radiant.
[Damn, that bare face—I’m floored. Sis, please do a daily skincare vlog!]
[But is there a chance… even if she does, we can’t afford it anyway. Rich people problems.]
[And she’s disciplined! Hungover, yet up at 8, quilt folded. Just this one thing, I could never learn in my whole life.]
[People better than me are also more hardworking. What’s the point of me working hard? Screw it, I quit.]
The camera slowly panned to Xu Shuangrong.
She had been woken up, took off her eye mask, rubbed her drowsy eyes. Without a trace of temper, she sat up, stretched softly, and smiled at the camera.
“Good morning, everyone.”
[Ahhh baby, kiss kiss!]
[Even just woken up she’s so soft and adorable, that stretch is killing me.]
[What’s the difference between her before and after makeup?? Help, makeup artist unemployment warning!]
The camera slowly turned toward Xie Mi.
“Ehhhhhh!!!”
She raised both hands above her head, kicked her legs wildly, stretched long, then rolled back and forth wrapped in her quilt.
[Once it got to Sis Xie, I can only say—authentic.]
[Holy crap scared me, thought I accidentally opened my phone cam. That’s literally me in bed right now.]
[Is this a burrito come to life?]
#Such a real waking-up state#
It was so real that netizens felt like they were looking into a mirror—and it shot to the trending list.
Many netizens also noticed something else in this morning clip.
[LoveYingsiLyingDown]: If I’m not mistaken, isn’t Xie Mi the true definition of “no difference before and after makeup”?
[HuangfuTieniu]: I’ve long admired how natural her makeup looked, but now I seriously doubt—was she even wearing any?
[MaSomethingMei]: Here, here’s the comparison screenshot. No difference. Literally no difference.
The assistant director also spotted the problem. Taking advantage of the wash-up time, he went to ask Xie Mi, “Teacher Xie, do you normally wear makeup for the show?”
Xie Mi had just rubbed her face with a towel. Hearing this, she replied calmly, “Nope.”
The original host’s company was dirt poor—how would they have money for a makeup artist?
When filming, she just borrowed the crew’s. For daily events or shows, the original host did it herself. But now with Xie Mi, she simply didn’t bother.
Why? Because it meant she could sleep half an hour more.
“This…” The assistant director looked troubled. “Maybe you should put some on anyway. After all, it’s a romance show. Appearance matters too, right?”
“Hmm…”
Xie Mi thought seriously, then nodded. “You’re right, I didn’t think it through. Give me half an hour, I’ll do it.”
“Great!”
The assistant director returned to the director’s team in high spirits. Director Niu asked why he was so happy, but he just smiled mysteriously.
“Just wait for the big surprise later.”
His idol Teacher Xie already looked stunning bare-faced. If she actually did makeup properly—wouldn’t she be drop-dead gorgeous?
He must capture HD pics first thing and upload them to the [Xie Mi Fan Support Club] site.
Half an hour later, the guests all finished washing and gathered at the tents.
“A new day begins, and yesterday’s Guardian Angel game has ended. Under our observation, everyone protected their assigned person successfully. Perfect!”
“Now, let’s… wait, we’re missing someone?”
Director Niu noticed only five heads. He was about to send an assistant to find the missing person when someone strolled in late.
“Coming, coming. Eyeliner took a while, sowwy~”
Everyone’s eyes locked on the figure.
Stare—
It was Director Niu who broke the silence first, politely asking, “Uh, native friend, did you come to the wrong place? We’re filming a show here…”
Xie Mi blinked her big Kazilan eyes and pointed at herself.
“Native? Me?”
She turned to glance at the screen image.
A green ripple-pattern shirt, yellow floral shorts, straw flip-flops.
Yesterday’s hairstyle had collapsed, so today she just tied a random ponytail. But she also wore a very local-looking straw hat.
Her face had carefully applied makeup: green eyeshadow, wavy eyeliner, bold M-shaped red lips, foundation several shades darker.
Didn’t it look good?
Couldn’t they tell she was going for a “tanned hot-girl” style today?
Hearing her familiar voice, the others suddenly realized.
So did the livestream audience.
[Ol… Old Xie?]
[Holy sh*t I held my laugh thinking it was some African friend!]
[Got it! Sis Xie Mi went cosplay today—Black Coffin Dance Vacation Edition. True fans recognized instantly!]
[Wait, who pissed her off this time?]
“Teacher Xie?!” The assistant director ran up, jaw dropping in disbelief.
Now Director Niu fully understood. He shut his eyes, took two deep breaths, then turned his head stiffly toward the assistant director with a sinister smile.
“You really did give me… a big surprise.”
“A. Big. Surprise.”
