"Hum hum hum~"

She skillfully checked her social media moments, and when she didn’t find any updates from Yan Huan, she pouted and walked to the elevator entrance.

She sat down on the side of the Golden Lion Entertainment’s waiting room, her eyes fixed on the elevator entrance, ready for the return of that rascal Lemon at any moment.

"When she comes back, Yan Ye, you sneak a peek at her phone password, swipe her phone... let’s give her a big surprise."

"Alright, meow."

Yan Huan yawned and nodded.

"Ding~"

But before long, the elevator doors opened.

Instead of their intended target for revenge, they saw two familiar faces.

"Meow?"

Yan Huan’s yawning instantly froze, his eyes filled with An Le and Miyake Huhu stepping out of the elevator.

"An Le?"

Bai Yi tightened her mask and whispered,

"Oh right, she seems to be around Golden Lion Group during the summer vacation too..."

Yes, it was mentioned earlier that An Le’s studio is also in Golden Lion Entertainment, on the same floor as Bai Yi.

"..."

Yan Huan watched the virtualization, watching An Le and Miyake Huhu walk past.

Looking at the calm, gentle, and adorable An Le...

Suddenly, he kind of missed An Le too.

"We just finished eating, no rush to work, right? Isn’t the progress of the drafts about the same as before?"

Perhaps sensing his longing, Miyake Huhu turned and smiled at An Le as she said this.

"Ah, okay..."

Coincidentally, they didn’t notice Bai Yi and sat on the less crowded side of the waiting room.

With a cup of free coffee from the pantry, they started chatting.

Bai Yi and Yan Huan both have excellent hearing, Yan Huan because of a past reward and Bai Yi naturally.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have heard her own muttered words from outside the door earlier.

So, even though they were far away, they could clearly hear their conversation, whereas others couldn’t hear a thing.

"What’s wrong, An Le? You look troubled lately..."

"Eh? No... Not really..."

Looking at An Le in front of her, Miyake Huhu asked softly,

"Is it because of the high-table banquet incident before?"

High-table banquet?

Originally, Bai Yi wasn’t paying much attention to that side of things. Not to mention her relationship with An Le was just so-so, and considering she’s time-traveled back to the past, there’s no need to create unnecessary complications.

But the moment she heard the "high-table banquet," her interest piqued.

She no longer watched the elevator entrance but sneakily looked over there.

"High-table... banquet?"

"Yes! I’ve heard, that banquet holds special significance for Yuanyue students, right?"

"Uh, yes, it does..."

"So, Yan Huan’s dance partner should have been you, right?"

Ha, should have been, my foot!

Upon hearing Miyake Huhu’s words, Bai Yi smirked under her mask.

To be honest, if it were to Sakuragi Hitomi, she would have accepted it.

After all, even Bai Yi has to admit, that Sakuragi Hitomi indeed...

Hmmm...

How should I put it, they kind of...

Of course, this doesn’t mean I’ve conceded!

It’s just objectively speaking!

Due to historical reasons, environmental reasons, family background reasons, personality reasons, Yan Huan and that person are kind of well-matched...

Enough to barely stand against me!

So, losing to Sakuragi Hitomi, although unpleasant, Bai Yi didn’t completely lose it.

She lost it completely only after seeking out Yan Huan afterward, and when he didn’t try to keep her, Bai Yi felt like a total clown and truly lost her cool.

As for the others?

Ha...

Aria, An Le, Ye Shiyu...

A fool, a mouse, a ghost...

Oh, and that old woman.

Who won and could truly convince everyone?!

So, at this moment, when Miyake Huhu mentioned that An Le was supposed to win, Bai Yi couldn’t care less.

"Hmm, Teacher Miyake, actually..."

"Before the high-table banquet, Yan Huan clearly had the tendency to confess to you, right?"

"!!"

Just hearing this, Bai Yi couldn’t help but pause and look at Miyake Huhu.

"You see, you’re pretty, have a good figure, have talent, and also have that kind of relationship with Yan Huan... He surely gave you the illusion that he’d choose you for the high-table banquet."

"!!"

Tsk...

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi rubbed her cheek, frowning slightly.

Why does it feel like...

They’re talking about me?

The sense of substitution is strong!

"..."

Looking at Bai Yi’s vivid expression changes that even a mask couldn’t hide, Yan Huan remained silent.

He could only take over the task of watching the elevator entrance for her, who was completely absorbed and oblivious.

"An Le, recently you’ve been downcast, it must be related to this incident, right?"

"Umm, actually, Teacher Miyake, it’s not really..."

But who knew, An Le pursed her lips, shook her head, and said,

"Rather, I actually don’t care about the high-table banquet at all... or something like that..."

"Eh?"

Not only was Miyake Huhu stunned, but even Bai Yi was taken aback.

Could it be, she knows she doesn’t stand a chance, so she just gave up...

Wait a minute!

What is that expression?!

"..."

Bai Yi originally thought An Le had completely given up, but turning to look, she saw An Le with a lighthearted smile...

As if the high-table banquet dance partner, which Bai Yi valued greatly, was just no big deal.

What kind of...

Mindset is this?

But, why?!

"Why is that, isn’t the high-table banquet supposed to be very important? After all, it’s a public..."

"Well, precisely because it’s public, there are many factors to consider..."

An Le smiled slightly and explained,

"Family factors, public influence...

"If on the day, an outer student and an inner court student were to dance together under the watchful eyes of various parents, worse things might happen.

"Conversely, if the two have a good relationship, there’s no need to dance together to prove their feelings for each other...