Chapter 10: The IQ of the Trouble-Making Sartre 4
The turmoil in Liuguang Castle has temporarily passed.
On the way back, I, who had been kept in the dark, finally learned from Norn that the photos and recordings in Yao Shanshan's mobile phone were secretly deleted by him and Tian Yifeng using the Anywhere Door function while Yao Shanshan was asleep.
"What? So you mean you entered Yao Shanshan's room?" I widened my eyes in surprise, feeling a little sour in my heart.
Humph! Does this guy even know what the difference between men and women is? Even though it's to solve the crisis, he can't...can't enter another girl's room!
Unfortunately, this piece of wood didn't understand what I meant at all. He thought I was praising him and nodded proudly: "Yes, fortunately, my door didn't have any problems this time, and I successfully passed through."
Forget it! I was really defeated by him!
I looked at his ignorant expression and silently decided in my heart that I must discipline him strictly in the future and never allow him to go to other girls' rooms without my consent.
After returning to Liuguang Castle, we happily held a small party to celebrate the fact that Liuguang Castle had escaped the disaster.
But at the end, Tian Yifeng, with a mysterious look on his face, actually left a suspense.
"This is just the beginning. In order to permanently prevent the use of superpowers from being discovered again, and to keep our true identities secret, there is a bigger task waiting for us to complete!"
"Yes, yes! Everyone just wait for active performance, hahaha!" Qianqian said with a mysterious smile .
But no matter how I asked, Qianqian kept it a secret. When I turned to ask Norn, he didn't know what this mysterious plan was either.
Never mind, let them do whatever they want, as long as we are together, I am willing to do anything!
But a week later, when I was forced to wear the clothes designed by Qian Qian and stood on the stage with an embarrassed look on my face, I felt so regretful.
"Haha! Jenny, I told you this dress suits you very well. I really have great taste!"
Qianqian clapped his hands and circled around me a few times. Then he nodded with satisfaction and ran towards Tian Yifeng next to him with a skipping sound.
I... I feel like I'm about to cry. I don't want to appear in front of everyone wearing this kind of clothes that are a combination of urban and rural... Ah, no, a combination of ancient and modern times. This colorful clothing that looks like it's made entirely of several pieces of cloth sewn together has no aesthetic appeal at all!
"Hey? What's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?" Suddenly, a figure wearing the same clothes as me appeared in front of me. I don't know when, Norn has also changed into the clothes specially made by Qianqian. The colorful clothes match his handsome face, which is surprisingly harmonious.
Fashion is really all about appearance!
The corners of my mouth twitched, and I asked Norn in a very low voice: "Can we not perform this scene? Or, change clothes and perform it?"
"That's probably not possible." Norn looked at me apologetically, then shrugged helplessly, "What has been decided before, even Tian Yifeng can't change it. All we can do is accept it."
After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and shook his head with lingering fear.
"What if I can't accept it?" I looked at my appearance again and finally asked this question with difficulty.
"There's nothing I can't accept!" Norn seemed to be completely unable to understand my impending collapse. He waved his hand nonchalantly, then excitedly took out a handful of bright red things from his arms and handed them to me like a treasure. "Since we can't resist, let's enjoy it. Do you want a pepper to refresh yourself?"
"You..." I rolled my eyes in frustration, "No need!"
"Then I'll eat it myself!"
As Norn chewed his food, I thought sadly:
If possible, can I take back what I said before? Although I am willing to do anything, it definitely does not include acting on stage!
Yes, you read it right. At the strong request of the drama fanatic Xiang Qianqian, the eight people in the study group, including Hua Qianye and Yu Manluo who had just returned from other places, were rushed onto the stage together. In order to meet the purpose of the ancient drama club's year-end drama, each of us wore this strange half-ancient and half-modern clothing. The content of the performance was very simple, in fact, it was just four words -
Play yourself!
That’s right, it’s definitely a true portrayal of herself!
In this drama, each of us has not changed even our name and identity, and the plot is also based on reality. It begins with four teenagers from another world coming to Earth, until they each find their destined magic master because of their superpowers, and then become lovers after a series of messy experiences, and finally live happily together.
Imagine that I had to act out all the embarrassing things that happened between Norn and I in front of my classmates. I suddenly had the urge to find a piece of tofu to hit myself to death.
Go forward, you are so cruel!
With a strong sense of resentment and under the strict guidance of someone waving a small whip forward, our drama was finally put on stage.
On this day, under the strong appeal of the ancient drama club and study groups, the school's auditorium was packed, and even the busy principal Ai Zeyang took time out to come here.
Surprisingly, he was accompanied by Ai Keqi, whom I hadn't seen for a long time. When I looked over, Ai Keqi made a "come on" gesture to me.
Great! It looks like they have reconciled!
I was happy for a moment, but soon my mood became heavy again because it was soon my turn to go on stage.
Although I have rehearsed many times, when I really stood on the stage under the gaze of countless eyes, I still felt my heart beating faster, my hands and feet weak, and I forgot the words before I even opened my mouth.
Woohoo...it seems that I am totally unsuitable for the profession of actor! The three couples before me all performed very well. Even the shy Yu Manluo and Hua Qianye cooperated well and won rounds of applause from the audience. Why did my mind go blank right from the start and I even walked with my hands and feet together?
This scene was about my first meeting with Norn. It was the scene where I was dragged to the Ancient Drama Club by Qianqian. My clothes got wet accidentally, and I was caught changing by Norn who came to call Qianqian for dinner.
What should I do? I'm really nervous!
Like a puppet, I mechanically completed the first part of the scene with Senior Sister Qianqian. Then Senior Sister Qianqian ran off the stage under the pretext of getting me the script, leaving me alone.
“Thump, thump—”
The sound of a pounding heart and Norn's cold voice echoed in the makeshift small room.
"Go forward, Tian Yifeng is calling you... Hey? Who are you?"
"I am……"
Oops, wrong!
I almost bit my tongue and looked in annoyance at the Norn who jumped out of a hand-painted portal.
Really! Why is even the stupid Norn better than me? Look at him, even though he is wearing clothes made of countless pieces of cloth, he is still as handsome as a model on the catwalk, and the expression on his face is very realistic In comparison, I am really an amateur!
"ah!"
I quickly screamed exaggeratedly, grabbed the spare clothes next to me and covered my chest with them, imitating the situation at that time.
However, perhaps because I used too much force, the moment I stood up and stepped back, I tripped over something and stumbled, then sat down on the stage.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and everyone applauded, and there were even whistles in the crowd.
This is such an embarrassing moment! This is not even in the script!
I sat on the ground, feeling like crying but without any tears, not knowing whether I should continue to shout "Pervert! Pervert!" according to the script or should I get up from the ground first.
Woohoo... If I had known earlier, I would not have listened to anything Xiang Qianqian said. What kind of acting is that? It's obviously just making a fool of oneself! Someone like me who has zero acting talent is not suitable for being on stage at all.
"Yes...I'm sorry! Don't be scared, I didn't mean it!"
Just when I was about to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it, Norn, who had been standing in the corner, suddenly ran over with a panicked expression, saying his impromptu lines, and helped me up from the ground like a gentleman.
"Don't be nervous, just treat the audience as a bunch of cabbages and carrots! Even if you mess up, it's no big deal, I'm still here for you!"
The moment I stood up, a low voice of comfort rang in my ears.
I looked up and met Norn's encouraging eyes.
It was as if everything was paused. At this moment, all my tense nerves seemed to relax gradually under his gaze. The laughter from the audience also faded away, as if Norn and I were the only two people left in the world, and we were reliving our original story.
Yes! What's the big deal! The feelings we had when we met and got to know each other are always in our hearts, so there is no need for false performances. I just need to be myself!
Thinking of this, I looked up at the concern that could not be concealed in Norn's eyes, and the warmth surged over me like a tide, slowly softening my body that had become stiff due to nervousness, and then returning to normal.
The rest of the performance went smoothly. I completely forgot about my surroundings and was only immersed in the fun of quarreling and bickering with Norn again and again, until we resolved all misunderstandings and hugged each other, and there was prolonged applause from the audience.
After the show, after taking off the gorgeous clothes that I was forced to wear and washing off the exaggerated makeup on my face, I took Norn and secretly followed the students who were leaving the show, listening attentively to their comments on the play.
"Haha! This scene is really special. They can actually assign so many strange identities to the four seniors. It's actually quite interesting!"
"The most rare thing is that the identities given to each of them are completely consistent with their personalities and images. When I watched it, I couldn't help but wonder, could all this be true?"
"How is it possible? You are too naive. Are you obsessed with reading novels? How can there be such strange things in this world? Aliens, magicians, heirs of flower lords, ancient royal families, all gathered in our Eli Academy. If it were true, I would still be the ruler of the universe, haha!"
"That's right, it must be fake."
"That's right, this is impossible to happen!"
"This play was written by Xiang Qianqian. She is well-known for her love of reading novels! She must have added in the plots she has read."
…
Intermittent words came into my ears. I changed several places in succession and heard similar comments. In the end, I could only sigh in my heart -
Dear students, the truth actually lies in the hands of a few people. You are really too naive!
"Let's go. Don't listen anymore. Anyway, we should just live like ordinary people from now on."
Just as I was marveling at the twists and turns of the plot, Norn's gentle voice suddenly came to my ears.
I turned my head and looked at this alien prince who came to me from the vast universe across hundreds of millions of light years, and suddenly remembered the days and nights when I spent alone looking up at the stars through a telescope.
The most beautiful thing in the world is meeting.
The legend of Flowing Light Castle and the study group will officially come to an end today. We still have a long way to go in life, and in the long future, as Norn said, we are all ordinary people, breathing the air of the earth together, feeling the wind and rain of this world, and moving hand in hand towards a better tomorrow.
"Let's go! From today on, I'm going to learn how to eat a chili dinner, so don't thank me too much!"
"Okay! Wait for me, I will definitely make you fall in love with chili peppers!"
As I chased away, I silently said in my heart -
Thank you for our destined meeting.
