CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: ELEMENTARY STUDENT’S ULTIMATE MOVES

In the end, under Xie Qingci’s suggestion, Yu Xia chose a few dishes and sat down with everyone, with Xie Qingci sitting right across from her.

As soon as she sat down, she immediately looked at Shu Ran’s plate.

A pathetically small amount of meat, everything else was vegetables, plus a bowl of shredded radish egg soup, which is known for weight loss.

No wonder she’s a never-get-fat actress, she’s really putting in effort for the camera.

Then she glanced at the plates of a few trainee brothers, piled high with meat along with staples.

She glanced at everyone else, and then naturally looked at Xie Qingci opposite her, only to find him frowning at her.

He looked at her and then at her plate, wanting to say something, but held back.

Yu Xia didn’t react, she ate slowly while occasionally chiming in their conversation.

Out of the corner of her eye, Xie Qingci was eating quite fast. At this age, boys eat a lot, and although his movements were leisurely, the speed at which his food decreased wasn’t slow at all.

He ate very properly, never smacking his lips, kept his area clean throughout, and only spoke after swallowing.

When he lowered his head to eat, his thick eyelashes fluttered occasionally, and his jawline tensed during chewing, with sharp lines. His clean and handsome face looked exceptionally good under the restaurant’s lights.

Her gaze followed his swallowing Adam’s apple downward, landing on the half-revealed collarbone.

Even though only a bit of the collarbone was visible, she knew how enticing the seemingly thin body below it was.

Her eyes moved over him like a fish, brazenly swimming over him, as if she wished to dive into his collar for a clear view.

Xie Qingci’s swallowing became a bit tight.

But Yu Xia naturally shifted her gaze away.

After looking at him, checking out others seemed a bit plain and unremarkable.

That’s when Shu Ran started talking about teaching.

"Today is Wednesday, it’s just two or three days until Saturday. Your rehearsal time is already tight, so you need to spend more time on rehearsals than others. We will come to see your rehearsal situation in the next two days."

Yu Kuang and He Mingjie are good at teaching dance and singing, apart from the professional teachers hired by the program, they are very helpful.

In contrast, Shu Ran and Yu Xia don’t seem to be of much help.

Yu Xia ate while thinking about how she could help these trainee brothers. When she visits the rehearsal room, she can’t exactly say she’s going to teach them acting, right?

After finishing almost all the food, they bid farewell to the trainees, and the four mentors went their separate ways home.

Yu Xia had sunbathed all day, exhausted, so she went home to remove her makeup and took a nap.

She woke up around eight or nine in the evening and called He Ci to sign her up for a fast-track dance course.

By the third performance of "Limited Youth," she will participate as a collaboration mentor for singing and dancing, so she needs to prepare early to avoid embarrassment.

Since she made a call, He Ci talked to her about other matters.

"You performed well this time. I figured that drama should be secure. If the drama team isn’t foolish, they should prioritize choosing you given your recent popularity."

"Nothing is certain until everything is settled. Didn’t I also choose an online drama? I quite like it, so if I can’t get that role here, I’ll take the online drama."

She wasn’t that fixated on fighting for a ranking, but she also didn’t like just idly waiting. If it works, great; if not, she’ll switch. As long as there’s filming and money to be made, that’s what matters.

He Ci understood her temperament and agreed, "It’s just a matter of the next couple of days. If they don’t agree, we’ll drop it. By the way, in the next couple of days, you need to show your face on the program, so spruce up a bit."

Yu Xia lightly bit her tongue, seemingly casually asking, "Do you think, with so many young brothers in this program, if any of them have good taste and insists on getting close to me..."

He Ci: "That would be a beautiful dream, are you dreaming?"

"......" She took a deep breath, "I’m at least a somewhat attractive actress, right? Isn’t it normal for a younger guy to fancy me?"

"Rumors are the death knell for idol trainees. Do you think those young guys have issues in their brains? I say, Yu Xia, how is it that I’ve only realized after so many years that you’re so narcissistic? What made you so full of yourself?"

"I..."

He Ci answered her own question, "It’s still too little work. I get it, I’ll find you another job."

Yu Xia was speechless and choked.

After hanging up, before she could get too angry, another call came in.

It was her sister-in-law.

"Hello? Sister-in-law, what’s up?"

Yue Ling’s voice was usually quite gentle, but now it sounded as if she had to take a couple of deep breaths before barely managing to speak:

"Xiaxia, are you busy these days? Would you like to come home and stay for a couple of days?"

"What’s wrong?" She frowned and stood up, "Did something happen at home?"

Saying this, she already grabbed her clothes, getting ready to go out, and at this moment Yue Ling, somewhat through gritted teeth, said, "No. It’s just your nephew... he’s got some issues."

"Huh? What’s up with Yue? What kind of issue?"

Her nephew Yu Yue is nine, and Yue Ling usually refers to him as ’Yue Yue’ but never as ’your nephew.’

Did the little brat make his mom angry?

Yue Ling: "He’s got issues in his brain."

"...Is it serious?"

"Very serious, your brother is desperately looking for a cane worldwide."

Yu Xia stifled a laugh, "That does sound serious, then I’ll come back for lunch tomorrow."

Her brother Yu Heng, usually a ’smiling grim reaper,’ doesn’t get angry easily. So if he’s searching for a cane worldwide wanting to give Yu Yue a proper childhood, Yu Yue must have really caused big trouble.

Speaking of which, she hasn’t visited her brother for quite some time.

With their parents gone, she felt it wasn’t appropriate to visit her brother and sister-in-law’s place all the time. Moreover, she was often filming, immersed in the crew for long periods, so adding it all up, it had been almost a year since she last visited. Only occasionally did Yu Heng meet her for a meal when passing through on a business trip.

The next day, Yu Xia drove back herself, taking an hour to arrive, and she had to watch out for paparazzi or obsessive fans potentially following her. If there were, she’d have to shake them off first.

Yu Heng lived on the sixth floor, one unit per floor, a spacious flat. When she arrived, it was Yue Ling who opened the door, quickly pulling her in.

"You got here just in time; your brother is about to discipline him."

She raised an eyebrow, "Found the cane?"

"No, using a specially made clothes hanger."

Specially made? So it’s bent specifically to be more flexible for disciplining?

She stood at the doorway of little Yu Yue’s room, arms crossed, watching her brother, who was standing with hands on hips, furious, while Yu Yue remained defiant in the corner, causing her to laugh.

Yu Yue, a handsome little boy, lit up upon seeing her, wanting to run over, but dared not cross his father’s perimeter, so he could only look up and shout, "My beautiful aunt!"

Yu Xia chuckled.

"Did a bee sting your mouth? Why so sweet? Brother, what’s going on?"

Yu Heng turned around, in his early thirties, well-maintained, with a handsome face and great physique, dressed in a white shirt with slicked-back hair, looking incredibly dashing.

It would be even better if he put down the red clothes hanger.

Yu Heng pointed the clothes hanger at Yu Yue from a distance and informed her, "This kid, only in fourth grade, has three girlfriends! Comes home too busy to finish homework, yet manages to balance conversations with all three girls seamlessly!"

Yu Xia’s mouth fell open: "......"

Wow, are today’s elementary students this extreme?!