Gu Sheng held one hand over the left side of her headset and patted her chest with the other.
She was still a complete mess.
It definitely wasn’t her fault for being so flustered. This was the first time in her life someone had said “I love you” to her, and it was so sudden, and it was in the most beautiful voice she had ever heard. She let out a soft sigh and quietly, faintly muttered to herself, “I’m such a mess, I’m such a mess, I’m going crazy, I’m going crazy, stay calm, stay calm…”
She suddenly felt immense admiration for the female voice actors who had performed alongside Qiang Qingci in the early years. How had they managed to withstand all those lines confessing love? If it were her, she would definitely only be able to record the raw audio and send it over—absolutely, absolutely could not perform live pia drama…
Qiang Qingci soon left, and Jue Mei teased her a couple of times before letting it go.
After returning to school following New Year’s Day, it was two weeks of final exams.
Neither Geng Xiaoxing nor Gu Sheng dared to mess around too much. They agreed to make their grand return in two weeks, and every day was just studying, taking exams, studying, taking exams. In this dazed and muddled state, by the time they entered their dorm on the fourteenth day, they finally felt fully revived.
Gu Sheng logged into her Weibo to tend to her two hundred-plus loosely managed fans.
As a Little Transparent in cover singing, it had taken her two years of maintaining her Weibo to reach this number. After two weeks offline, how had she suddenly gained over 2,000 new followers? Had Sina taken pity on her and sent her zombie followers??
Gu Sheng excitedly opened the notifications and happily scrolled through them one by one. When she reached the end, she was stunned.
Qiang Qingci.
Afraid she had misread it, she hovered her mouse over the name. Verified Account—no mistake, it was Top Talent himself.
She didn’t know when he had followed her. For the sake of exams, she hadn’t logged in for a full five days.
Gu Sheng pondered countless reasons but couldn’t figure out why he had suddenly followed her. She had been following his Weibo for a long time and knew he rarely followed anyone. Aside from a few veteran CVs, scriptwriters, planners, and cover singers from the early days, he didn’t even follow personal friends. But she understood his reasoning well—fans often liked to dig up gossip, so to avoid exposing his personal information, he had to completely separate the Two-dimensional world from the Three-Dimensional Space.
So… the number of people he followed still hadn’t exceeded 100, and he hadn’t added a single one in over a year.
So… those definitely weren’t zombie followers. They were clearly Top Talent’s die-hard fans…
Gu Sheng stared blankly at her computer.
She fully experienced the power of Clutching Thighs. All he did was follow her, without saying a word or reposting anything, and it instantly brought her over 2,000 followers. And now… the number of followers was still desperately increasing.
Behind her, Geng Xiaoxing was leisurely cracking sunflower seeds, even pulling the trash bin over in her enthusiasm, focused and meticulous: “Why did you suddenly stop talking?”
Gu Sheng didn’t hear her.
Geng Xiaoxing found it strange and leaned over to take a look: “Holy crap, Top Talent followed you.”
Gu Sheng was snapped back to reality by the words “Top Talent” and turned around faintly: “Yeah… He hasn’t followed anyone in a year. I’m afraid his fans might come after me.”
“Uh, I think you should turn off comments, just in case some people who’ve fallen into a vat of vinegar say something nasty…”
Gu Sheng thought so too and immediately took action to turn off the comments.After some thought, she still felt uneasy and glanced through her Weibo posts to check if there were any foolish, vulgar, or profane remarks that might affect her standing in Qiang Qingci's eyes. Fortunately, she wasn't much of a chatterbox and posted very little, mostly about what she ate today, what she planned to eat tomorrow, and what she intended to eat in the future...
Undoubtedly a foodie, but thankfully a principled, independent-minded, and sensible one.
She silently breathed a sigh of relief and continued scrolling through her private messages. One was from the head of the Voice Department in her own Voice Club. The gist of it was... well, asking her to try applying for a Verified Account to boost the club's popularity.
Gu Sheng, a Little Transparent, was part of a small, obscure club that had only been established for a month. The Voice Department and Lyrics Department barely had a few members, while Post-production and Art Designer each had only one person. As for External Publicity... well, the Shezhang took it upon himself...
She had been fortunate enough to collaborate with two Lyric Masters before, which made her a prized asset in the Shezhang's eyes.
Bracing herself, she pulled her attention away from the incident of Qiang Qingci following her and began filling out the Apply for Verification webpage. After completing everything, she uploaded the stamped verification documents the Shezhang had provided and submitted her application.
The page jumped to the next step, prompting her to send invitations to Verified Account friends as Supporting Verification.
Once friends responded, it would increase the success rate...
Hmm.
Gu Sheng thought this seemed reasonable.
She quickly scanned the options provided by the system—all friends she had known before—and checked them off one by one. There was still one missing... one missing... She stared at the name "Qiang Qingci" and wrestled with her thoughts for a long time.
Invite? Or not invite?
...
Since... he had already followed her, he probably wouldn't mind a simple Supporting Verification, right?
She pondered silently for a few seconds, gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and selected him.
After sending the invitation, she felt a bit flustered. Was she bothering the Top talent too much?
Before she could finish berating herself, a private message came in.
Opening it, it turned out to be Qiang Qingci's verification private message... Immediately after, another one followed: "I never expected the first private message you'd send me would be asking for Supporting Verification."
Gu Sheng felt even more embarrassed by his words and quickly typed a line: "A million, million thanks for your help, Qiang Qingci!"
Qiang Qingci: "No problem."
Gu Sheng was stumped. After thinking for a moment, she replied: "Have you ever tried curry beef vermicelli soup?"
Qiang Qingci didn't reply.
Slightly discouraged but still determined to cater to his interests, she quickly typed out the recipe for her best dish:
"First, cut the beef into small pieces, wash it, blanch it in boiling water to remove the blood foam, and soak a handful of vermicelli in cold boiled water (must be cold boiled water!). Then, add water to a soup pot, put in the beef, scallions, ginger, and bay leaves, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, add cooking wine to remove the gaminess, and after boiling, reduce to a simmer... for about 2 hours, then add some salt to taste.
Finally, take out the beef, place it in clear broth, add curry powder, and simmer for five minutes.
Add the vermicelli, bring to a boil, and it's ready to eat.
Oh, and don't forget to add cilantro. It's really delicious—this soup is my favorite!"
After sending it, Gu Sheng felt... well, she had repaid him in some way...
Seeing that Qiang Qingci hadn't replied for a while, she figured the Top talent must be busy. Just as she was about to shut down her computer and go eat, another private message from him came in.
Qiang Qingci: "I'm quite skilled at making this dish."
Gu Sheng: "..."
Qiang Qingci: "Hmm, it's true."Gu Sheng: "...Originally... I wanted to repay you, but I think I'll gather more recipes first and come back later..."
Qiang Qingci: Repay?
Gu Sheng: Y(^_^)Y, of course. Since I've troubled Top talent to personally assist me with verification, I must repay you.
Qiang Qingci: You really want to repay me?
Gu Sheng felt a flutter in her heart at his question... Would he make some strange or difficult request? But she trusted his character completely. Gritting her teeth, she replied: Yes! Fist clenched!
Qiang Qingci: Sing me a song.
Author's note: 1. This story is not VIP. 2. This story is written as it comes to mind. 3. That's all, hehe.
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