I really want to be unremarkable
Chapter 205 204. Start Dodging the Paparazzi!
Chapter 205 204. Start Dodging the Paparazzi!
"Huh... ah~"
Stretching greatly, Huang Xing, who had just been woken up by Xia Zhu, stretched out his arms from under the quilt and yawned big.
"...Xiao Zhu, are you ready?"
Scratching his hair that was like a chicken coop just after waking up, Huang Xing rubbed his sleepy eyes a few times, then looked at the beautiful girl standing in front of him in a daze.
"Well, I'm ready. Huang Xing, did you rest well last night?"
A sweet answer sounded, and Xia Zhu was standing on the edge of the bed quietly waiting for him.
Her loose black hair was tied up high, and the hair on both sides was lifted back, revealing her perfectly curved oval face.
"Honey, don't worry too much. It's still early, and I'm ready to go anytime."
As soon as the words fell, there were only a few "swish, swish", and Xia Zhu flipped his wrist fluently a few times.
She skillfully coiled the black hair tied at the back of her head, and then tied it into a lively and capable ball head on the back of her head.
Seeing that she was ready to go, Huang Xing didn't want to delay any longer, so he sat up directly from the bed, ready to take the coat, sweater and other things from the chair beside him and put them on.
"Well, I slept pretty well last night." He responded to Xia Zhu's previous concern.
"Hey, that's good~"
Hearing his reply, Xia Zhu just grinned happily.
Afterwards, seeing that Huang Xing was about to get up to get his clothes, she quickly took off the clothes hanging on the shelf next to her, then handed them to him and said, "Come on, honey, here are your clothes."
"Oh good, thank you Xiaozhu." Huang Xing thanked him after taking the clothes.
"Hee hee, actually, Huang Xing, you don't have to thank me all the time, we are a couple who love each other, shouldn't it be right to care about each other?" Xia Zhu sat on the edge of the bed and smiled at Huang Xing.
"……Um?"
Huang Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately put on a thick coat with a wave of his hand.
"You're right, we really don't need to be too polite." Huang Xing said to Xia Zhu while getting dressed.
After all, the two had met each other honestly before in a certain sense, and their relationship had already surpassed that of ordinary couples, so there was really no need to stick to polite words.
"Yes, yes, otherwise, it would seem too foreign, wouldn't it?"
Lying on her back on the soft mattress, Xia Zhu tapped the edge of the bed several times with her slender and straight legs.
"Okay, don't mess up your hard-working look."
After finishing speaking, Huang Xing tapped her nose with his knuckles, and then covered his nose when he saw the latter scream "Wow".
It was only then that he seemed to have succeeded in a trick, and went to the bathroom to wash up with a half-smile.
……
"Xiao Zhu, remember to put on your mask."
When the two of them were ready to go out, Huang Xing told Xia Zhu again.
"I know, I know, Huang Xing, why do you always pay special attention to asking me to wear a mask recently?" Xia Zhu pinned the strap of the mask behind his ears, and glanced at him with some doubts.
Regarding this, Huang Xing shrugged his shoulders as usual, and said in a disapproving tone: "Didn't I say that, the smog is quite serious recently, bringing one is good for your health."
"Hmm, is it?"
Xia Zhu pouted slightly reproachfully, and at the same time her hands were not idle, helping Lu Chen straighten the creases on the scarf and clothes.
"Hey honey you're making the two of us look like celebrities."
Look at the black cat mask on her boyfriend's face, and then look at the same pink mask I'm wearing in the mirror.
Although Xia Zhu felt that Huang Xing was making a fuss out of a molehill, she was actually quite flattered in her heart when she saw how well-matched the two of them looked as a couple.
"...Hehe, maybe you really guessed right."
Regarding Xia Zhu's thoughts just now, Huang Xing didn't say much.
After all, as the master of the public opinion storm in the new era, she herself was kept in the dark and didn't even realize it.
Still living her happy life as a carefree little girl every day.
If Xia Zhu had known the truth too early, there was no guarantee of what kind of psychological impact she would receive, or even make a fuss.
And no matter what the result is, for her who is currently preparing for the exam, the huge ups and downs in her mentality are undoubtedly not a good thing.
But the problem is, knowing that paper can't contain fire after all, how long can I hide Xia Zhu's matter?
"..."
Thinking of this, Huang Xing's eyes turned slightly cold, with unknown emotions flickering in his eyes.
Beside him, Xia Zhu was holding arms with her intimately, and walking side by side on the way to school.
"Whoosh-"
As soon as they walked out of the hotel, the biting cold wind hit their cheeks head-on.
But fortunately, there are hats and masks bought together yesterday, so even if the north wind is cold, but because of the presence of people around them, the hearts of the two are still warm and peaceful.
……
【Beijing Film Academy】
As soon as they walked into the khaki school gate, Huang Xing and Xia Zhu noticed the crowded scene on the campus, as well as the busy media reporters.
However, there is a very realistic phenomenon in this re-examination——
Even though there still seemed to be a lot of candidates in the school, compared with the crowds in the initial test a few days ago, the number of re-examinations had been reduced by at least half, and about one-third of the candidates had been eliminated.
Tens of thousands of people fought fiercely, but in an instant, only a few thousand people were left to continue discussing swords in Huashan.
"Tsk..."
Walking on the campus, looking at the excited or nervous candidates around him, Huang Xing clicked his tongue with emotion.
"Xiao Zhu, do you still feel nervous now?" He asked suddenly.
Although the current number of candidates has decreased a lot, for Xia Zhu, the pressure has not been reduced by half.
In the face of a new round of stronger opponents who have been screened out, she is still walking on thin ice, and if she is not careful, her previous efforts may be wasted.
As for Huang Xing's worries and worries, Xia Zhu naturally understood.
However, after going through the hellish initial test a few days ago, her mentality has actually calmed down a lot.
Since he was able to survive against strong enemies like Ayisha and Gu Fei, it at least proved that his hard work in the past ten years was not in vain.
not to mention--
"What do you think love is?"
"Liking someone is...but love is different. Loving someone is because you are still afraid of the dark, but he is the bright light."
Recalling the moment when I answered calmly in the examination room, I felt the infinite courage in my heart.
Xia Zhu firmly believes that as long as there is this boy by his side, then he will not be afraid of anything!
Thinking of this, Xia Zhu quickly stretched out his hand that was in his warm pocket, and then stuffed his little hand into Huang Xing's pocket without hesitation, and tightly clenched with his big warm hand.
"Huang Xing, as long as you're here, I won't be afraid of any challenges." She said with a determined expression.
"Little Bamboo..."
Feeling her delicate little hands sneaking into his pockets, Huang Xing smiled lightly, opened his fingers to cater to her movements, and tightly held her fingers together.
"Hello, hello, this classmate, can I accept an interview?"
"Hey, beautiful girl, are you also a student who came to take the Beijing Film and Television Arts Examination?"
"Hi, may I ask you about the previous..."
……
From time to time, some media reporters who chased the candidates and asked for interviews and photos because they caught a suitable target would run by nearby.
Looking at the cameras and microphone equipment constantly wandering around, Huang Xing deeply felt what a wise decision it was to let Xia Zhu wear the mask earlier.
After all, for these paparazzi reporters who like to catch the wind and hear the wind is the rain, they probably already know what happened on the Internet.
And they must not be idle about [Millions of Finding Beauty], for this hot news that is still fermenting.
Whoever can find the real body of [National Sister] first will grab the headline traffic and gain huge attention.
For these current media people, having traffic means having wealth and having everything.
However, this phenomenon is not what Huang Xing likes to see now.
If Xia Zhu's other identity is suddenly exposed at this moment, it will undoubtedly cause a shock in her mind, and then affect her exam status.
Thinking of this, Huang Xing suddenly felt a sense of crisis in his heart.
So he stopped immediately, turned around and helped Xia Zhu readjust the position of the mask to ensure that it could cover most of his face.
At the same time, in order to better cover her face, he helped her pull up the hood of the coat and put it on her head so that she could cover her face.
"what?"
In this regard, Xia Zhu blinked slightly, with both doubts and joy in his tone:
"Honey, what's the matter with you? Why are you covering me so tightly all of a sudden?"
"What else can I do? I'm afraid that you will be frozen."
After finishing speaking, Huang Xing continued to use the hat of his coat to help her cover her face, his posture almost pulled the rope on the hat and tied her face inside.
"Puff, you are so rude and domineering~" Xia Zhu shyly laughed a few times in the hat.
"Hehe, don't you like this?" Huang Xing said jokingly.
Hearing this, Xia Zhu stretched out her hand and pinched Huang Chen's face, and said shyly and coquettishly: "I hate it~ You know it clearly. As long as it's you, of course I like it the most."
"That's good... Well, it shouldn't be recognized this way."
He muttered to himself, after helping Xia Zhu to "disguise", he patted her small head under the down hat with ease.
"Okay, let's go to the examination room to prepare for the rehearsal..."
However, before Huang Xing finished speaking, he suddenly heard a strange man's voice behind him.
"Hello, classmate, are you candidates for the art test?"
A young male reporter with a microphone in his hand, dressed in high spirits, came over suddenly, as if he wanted to interview Xia Zhu.
"Well……"
Regarding this, Xia Zhu subconsciously glanced at Huang Xing beside him, wanting to ask for his opinion.
She knew that Huang Xing didn't like to appear too high-profile in front of everyone. If he didn't want to accept this interview by himself, then she would listen to him and decline the other party.
"...Lu Xing?" Xia Zhu blinked curiously.
"..."
Hearing this, Huang Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked up and down the team of reporters in front of him.
As he said before, Huang Xing now doesn't want Xia Zhu to reveal his identity prematurely.
So after thinking for a while, he had an idea in his mind, and pointed to the direction behind the reporter and shouted:
"Ah! Look, it's Ayisha coming!"
"?!" The reporters turned around instantly.
"Ahh! It's Ayisha! Go, go!"
After saying this in an exaggerated tone, Huang Xing took Xia Zhu's little hand without saying a word, and then led her away from the scene in a hurry, rushing to the performance academy where the examination room was located.
……
……
"Hahaha, goose goose, Huang Xing, your performance just now was so exaggerated."
When he arrived at the gate of the academy, Xia Zhu couldn't help laughing when he recalled how Lu Chen ran away in a panic just now.
"Hehe, I'm not a professional, it's fine if you think about it."
After finishing speaking, when Huang Xing confirmed that no reporters around would notice his side, he lightly pushed Xia Zhu's shoulder and urged: "Go, the exam is about to start."
"Well, I know." Xia Zhu murmured in reply.
"Don't be afraid, come on."
"Honey, I won't be afraid if you're here." Xia Zhu's expression was resolute.
Hearing this, Huang Xing touched her face with a light smile, and joked: "Xiaozhu, don't meet her again this time."
"Well... I don't want to either!"
Xia Zhu naturally knew that he was teasing him about crashing Ayisha in the first test before, so he couldn't help but feel embarrassed for his "good luck".
"Hate it, you crow mouth."
Dumbfounding whether to laugh or cry, he hammered Huang Chen's chest with his small fist. After Xia Zhu took one last look at him, he reluctantly turned around and ran towards the examination room not far behind.
"Lu Xing, then I'll go~" Xia Zhu turned her head and cast a charming wink at Huang Xing.
"Well, do well! Come on."
Seeing her little gesture of winking, Huang Xing smiled shyly, then waved to her as a goodbye.
"Candidates who have applied for the performance major of our college, please go to the guide desk in order to get your number plate. Remember not to be crowded and not to make noise!"
At the gate of the college, a senior senior sister was holding a loudspeaker in her hand and announcing to the candidates who came to rush for the exam.
I saw that this senior was tall, with a beautiful and prominent appearance.
Although a dark down jacket looked extremely heavy, it still couldn't hide her charm.
Beside her, another handsome senior senior was also helping to maintain the order of the scene, while guiding the candidates to enter.
Looking quietly at the high-spirited Jingying college students in front of him, Huang Chen pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and sighed:
"The students in this school look so confident..."
……
(Ask for a ticket~)
Thanks to "Mo Qing Qianmang" for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
"Huh... ah~"
Stretching greatly, Huang Xing, who had just been woken up by Xia Zhu, stretched out his arms from under the quilt and yawned big.
"...Xiao Zhu, are you ready?"
Scratching his hair that was like a chicken coop just after waking up, Huang Xing rubbed his sleepy eyes a few times, then looked at the beautiful girl standing in front of him in a daze.
"Well, I'm ready. Huang Xing, did you rest well last night?"
A sweet answer sounded, and Xia Zhu was standing on the edge of the bed quietly waiting for him.
Her loose black hair was tied up high, and the hair on both sides was lifted back, revealing her perfectly curved oval face.
"Honey, don't worry too much. It's still early, and I'm ready to go anytime."
As soon as the words fell, there were only a few "swish, swish", and Xia Zhu flipped his wrist fluently a few times.
She skillfully coiled the black hair tied at the back of her head, and then tied it into a lively and capable ball head on the back of her head.
Seeing that she was ready to go, Huang Xing didn't want to delay any longer, so he sat up directly from the bed, ready to take the coat, sweater and other things from the chair beside him and put them on.
"Well, I slept pretty well last night." He responded to Xia Zhu's previous concern.
"Hey, that's good~"
Hearing his reply, Xia Zhu just grinned happily.
Afterwards, seeing that Huang Xing was about to get up to get his clothes, she quickly took off the clothes hanging on the shelf next to her, then handed them to him and said, "Come on, honey, here are your clothes."
"Oh good, thank you Xiaozhu." Huang Xing thanked him after taking the clothes.
"Hee hee, actually, Huang Xing, you don't have to thank me all the time, we are a couple who love each other, shouldn't it be right to care about each other?" Xia Zhu sat on the edge of the bed and smiled at Huang Xing.
"……Um?"
Huang Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately put on a thick coat with a wave of his hand.
"You're right, we really don't need to be too polite." Huang Xing said to Xia Zhu while getting dressed.
After all, the two had met each other honestly before in a certain sense, and their relationship had already surpassed that of ordinary couples, so there was really no need to stick to polite words.
"Yes, yes, otherwise, it would seem too foreign, wouldn't it?"
Lying on her back on the soft mattress, Xia Zhu tapped the edge of the bed several times with her slender and straight legs.
"Okay, don't mess up your hard-working look."
After finishing speaking, Huang Xing tapped her nose with his knuckles, and then covered his nose when he saw the latter scream "Wow".
It was only then that he seemed to have succeeded in a trick, and went to the bathroom to wash up with a half-smile.
……
"Xiao Zhu, remember to put on your mask."
When the two of them were ready to go out, Huang Xing told Xia Zhu again.
"I know, I know, Huang Xing, why do you always pay special attention to asking me to wear a mask recently?" Xia Zhu pinned the strap of the mask behind his ears, and glanced at him with some doubts.
Regarding this, Huang Xing shrugged his shoulders as usual, and said in a disapproving tone: "Didn't I say that, the smog is quite serious recently, bringing one is good for your health."
"Hmm, is it?"
Xia Zhu pouted slightly reproachfully, and at the same time her hands were not idle, helping Lu Chen straighten the creases on the scarf and clothes.
"Hey honey you're making the two of us look like celebrities."
Look at the black cat mask on her boyfriend's face, and then look at the same pink mask I'm wearing in the mirror.
Although Xia Zhu felt that Huang Xing was making a fuss out of a molehill, she was actually quite flattered in her heart when she saw how well-matched the two of them looked as a couple.
"...Hehe, maybe you really guessed right."
Regarding Xia Zhu's thoughts just now, Huang Xing didn't say much.
After all, as the master of the public opinion storm in the new era, she herself was kept in the dark and didn't even realize it.
Still living her happy life as a carefree little girl every day.
If Xia Zhu had known the truth too early, there was no guarantee of what kind of psychological impact she would receive, or even make a fuss.
And no matter what the result is, for her who is currently preparing for the exam, the huge ups and downs in her mentality are undoubtedly not a good thing.
But the problem is, knowing that paper can't contain fire after all, how long can I hide Xia Zhu's matter?
"..."
Thinking of this, Huang Xing's eyes turned slightly cold, with unknown emotions flickering in his eyes.
Beside him, Xia Zhu was holding arms with her intimately, and walking side by side on the way to school.
"Whoosh-"
As soon as they walked out of the hotel, the biting cold wind hit their cheeks head-on.
But fortunately, there are hats and masks bought together yesterday, so even if the north wind is cold, but because of the presence of people around them, the hearts of the two are still warm and peaceful.
……
【Beijing Film Academy】
As soon as they walked into the khaki school gate, Huang Xing and Xia Zhu noticed the crowded scene on the campus, as well as the busy media reporters.
However, there is a very realistic phenomenon in this re-examination——
Even though there still seemed to be a lot of candidates in the school, compared with the crowds in the initial test a few days ago, the number of re-examinations had been reduced by at least half, and about one-third of the candidates had been eliminated.
Tens of thousands of people fought fiercely, but in an instant, only a few thousand people were left to continue discussing swords in Huashan.
"Tsk..."
Walking on the campus, looking at the excited or nervous candidates around him, Huang Xing clicked his tongue with emotion.
"Xiao Zhu, do you still feel nervous now?" He asked suddenly.
Although the current number of candidates has decreased a lot, for Xia Zhu, the pressure has not been reduced by half.
In the face of a new round of stronger opponents who have been screened out, she is still walking on thin ice, and if she is not careful, her previous efforts may be wasted.
As for Huang Xing's worries and worries, Xia Zhu naturally understood.
However, after going through the hellish initial test a few days ago, her mentality has actually calmed down a lot.
Since he was able to survive against strong enemies like Ayisha and Gu Fei, it at least proved that his hard work in the past ten years was not in vain.
not to mention--
"What do you think love is?"
"Liking someone is...but love is different. Loving someone is because you are still afraid of the dark, but he is the bright light."
Recalling the moment when I answered calmly in the examination room, I felt the infinite courage in my heart.
Xia Zhu firmly believes that as long as there is this boy by his side, then he will not be afraid of anything!
Thinking of this, Xia Zhu quickly stretched out his hand that was in his warm pocket, and then stuffed his little hand into Huang Xing's pocket without hesitation, and tightly clenched with his big warm hand.
"Huang Xing, as long as you're here, I won't be afraid of any challenges." She said with a determined expression.
"Little Bamboo..."
Feeling her delicate little hands sneaking into his pockets, Huang Xing smiled lightly, opened his fingers to cater to her movements, and tightly held her fingers together.
"Hello, hello, this classmate, can I accept an interview?"
"Hey, beautiful girl, are you also a student who came to take the Beijing Film and Television Arts Examination?"
"Hi, may I ask you about the previous..."
……
From time to time, some media reporters who chased the candidates and asked for interviews and photos because they caught a suitable target would run by nearby.
Looking at the cameras and microphone equipment constantly wandering around, Huang Xing deeply felt what a wise decision it was to let Xia Zhu wear the mask earlier.
After all, for these paparazzi reporters who like to catch the wind and hear the wind is the rain, they probably already know what happened on the Internet.
And they must not be idle about [Millions of Finding Beauty], for this hot news that is still fermenting.
Whoever can find the real body of [National Sister] first will grab the headline traffic and gain huge attention.
For these current media people, having traffic means having wealth and having everything.
However, this phenomenon is not what Huang Xing likes to see now.
If Xia Zhu's other identity is suddenly exposed at this moment, it will undoubtedly cause a shock in her mind, and then affect her exam status.
Thinking of this, Huang Xing suddenly felt a sense of crisis in his heart.
So he stopped immediately, turned around and helped Xia Zhu readjust the position of the mask to ensure that it could cover most of his face.
At the same time, in order to better cover her face, he helped her pull up the hood of the coat and put it on her head so that she could cover her face.
"what?"
In this regard, Xia Zhu blinked slightly, with both doubts and joy in his tone:
"Honey, what's the matter with you? Why are you covering me so tightly all of a sudden?"
"What else can I do? I'm afraid that you will be frozen."
After finishing speaking, Huang Xing continued to use the hat of his coat to help her cover her face, his posture almost pulled the rope on the hat and tied her face inside.
"Puff, you are so rude and domineering~" Xia Zhu shyly laughed a few times in the hat.
"Hehe, don't you like this?" Huang Xing said jokingly.
Hearing this, Xia Zhu stretched out her hand and pinched Huang Chen's face, and said shyly and coquettishly: "I hate it~ You know it clearly. As long as it's you, of course I like it the most."
"That's good... Well, it shouldn't be recognized this way."
He muttered to himself, after helping Xia Zhu to "disguise", he patted her small head under the down hat with ease.
"Okay, let's go to the examination room to prepare for the rehearsal..."
However, before Huang Xing finished speaking, he suddenly heard a strange man's voice behind him.
"Hello, classmate, are you candidates for the art test?"
A young male reporter with a microphone in his hand, dressed in high spirits, came over suddenly, as if he wanted to interview Xia Zhu.
"Well……"
Regarding this, Xia Zhu subconsciously glanced at Huang Xing beside him, wanting to ask for his opinion.
She knew that Huang Xing didn't like to appear too high-profile in front of everyone. If he didn't want to accept this interview by himself, then she would listen to him and decline the other party.
"...Lu Xing?" Xia Zhu blinked curiously.
"..."
Hearing this, Huang Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked up and down the team of reporters in front of him.
As he said before, Huang Xing now doesn't want Xia Zhu to reveal his identity prematurely.
So after thinking for a while, he had an idea in his mind, and pointed to the direction behind the reporter and shouted:
"Ah! Look, it's Ayisha coming!"
"?!" The reporters turned around instantly.
"Ahh! It's Ayisha! Go, go!"
After saying this in an exaggerated tone, Huang Xing took Xia Zhu's little hand without saying a word, and then led her away from the scene in a hurry, rushing to the performance academy where the examination room was located.
……
……
"Hahaha, goose goose, Huang Xing, your performance just now was so exaggerated."
When he arrived at the gate of the academy, Xia Zhu couldn't help laughing when he recalled how Lu Chen ran away in a panic just now.
"Hehe, I'm not a professional, it's fine if you think about it."
After finishing speaking, when Huang Xing confirmed that no reporters around would notice his side, he lightly pushed Xia Zhu's shoulder and urged: "Go, the exam is about to start."
"Well, I know." Xia Zhu murmured in reply.
"Don't be afraid, come on."
"Honey, I won't be afraid if you're here." Xia Zhu's expression was resolute.
Hearing this, Huang Xing touched her face with a light smile, and joked: "Xiaozhu, don't meet her again this time."
"Well... I don't want to either!"
Xia Zhu naturally knew that he was teasing him about crashing Ayisha in the first test before, so he couldn't help but feel embarrassed for his "good luck".
"Hate it, you crow mouth."
Dumbfounding whether to laugh or cry, he hammered Huang Chen's chest with his small fist. After Xia Zhu took one last look at him, he reluctantly turned around and ran towards the examination room not far behind.
"Lu Xing, then I'll go~" Xia Zhu turned her head and cast a charming wink at Huang Xing.
"Well, do well! Come on."
Seeing her little gesture of winking, Huang Xing smiled shyly, then waved to her as a goodbye.
"Candidates who have applied for the performance major of our college, please go to the guide desk in order to get your number plate. Remember not to be crowded and not to make noise!"
At the gate of the college, a senior senior sister was holding a loudspeaker in her hand and announcing to the candidates who came to rush for the exam.
I saw that this senior was tall, with a beautiful and prominent appearance.
Although a dark down jacket looked extremely heavy, it still couldn't hide her charm.
Beside her, another handsome senior senior was also helping to maintain the order of the scene, while guiding the candidates to enter.
Looking quietly at the high-spirited Jingying college students in front of him, Huang Chen pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and sighed:
"The students in this school look so confident..."
……
(Ask for a ticket~)
Thanks to "Mo Qing Qianmang" for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
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