Cāi Cāi

Chapter 56: Act VII: Fan Letter (8)

Xiang Cai stood straight under the spotlight. No one knew: he secretly fisted his left hand and hid it in his pants pocket.

He knew in his heart that every word he said and every subtle expression on his face would be faithfully conveyed to Tan Yiming, so he must not show any hesitation or weakness.

As the host had said, being able to dub alongside Tan Yiming was very lucky.

But for Xiang Cai, this surprise sent by fate arrived too late.

If it had been five years ago, given an opportunity to stand by his idol and dub together, he would definitely be too excited to sleep well for several days. Yet at this moment, he simply had to let this opportunity pass by.

After Xiang Cai rejected him, the camera quickly shifted to Tan Yiming in the studio.

The host did not expect that things would happen so unfavorably for Tan Yiming who had randomly picked a person who was actually Chen Ziran's fan.

The host asked hesitantly: "Teacher Tan ... Now that things are this way ..."

"..." Tan Yiming was only silent for a few seconds, then he smiled and said, "Since this audience member is a fan of Teacher Chen, I cannot insist that he partner-up with me."

He understood Xiang Cai.

Both of them knew well of the unspoken love of five years ago. Even if they've met again, they did not dare to touch on that unresolved awkward subject of the past.

Especially not now that Xiang Cai had a boyfriend and a new life ... for emotional and rational reasons, he must draw a line between them and himself.

...

Xiang Cai pass the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to appear onstage to the nearby professional dubbing team fan.

The girl froze directly. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and her appearance was awkward and cute.

Xiang Cai gently patted her shoulder: "Please replace me and fight alongside your idol."

"Thank you!" The girl said incoherently: "Sister is so magnanimous! I- I- I- I will never be black again towards Chen Ziran. I will buy his face mask, lipstick, and cream when I go back!"

"..." Xiang Cai said, "No need, sister, save the money for Teacher Tan."

The staff led the little fan backstage, and the audience in the venue could watch the scene in the recording studio through the big screen.

Xiang Cai saw her stand shyly in front of Tan Yiming, flushed, gesturing and dancing in her admiration.

Xiang Cai saw Tan Yiming discuss the plot with her and divide the roles. When she was so nervous that she tied her tongue, Tan Yiming enlightened her patiently.

Xiang Cai saw the two of them walk into the recording studio together, saw the On Air sign light up, and saw the girl tremble with her first sentence into the microphone ...

Great.

Xiang Cai had visualized those scenes countless times in his head in the past, and today, someone finally realized it for him.

...

There was no suspense about the result of the game. Given that the voice-over clip assigned to Tan Yiming was too difficult, and that his teammate was an ordinary fan without foundation, their group naturally lost.

Tan Yiming had long been mentally prepared for this predetermined-outcome. He was still very kind, reaching out to shake Chen Ziran and sincerely saying, "Thank you for your advice."