Chapter 23 : I’m About to Be Swooned!

Xu Tongtong and her group’s skit performance continued, and the instructors responsible for the assessment all wore pleasant smiles on their faces.

The atmosphere was very joyful.

Sang Tian had already noticed Song Qiuyu and quickly walked over, greeting, “Song, you’re here too?”

“Mm.”

Song Qiuyu calmly responded.

Before Sang Tian could even manage a smile, she keenly noticed that the atmosphere around Song Qiuyu’s group felt off.

Their faces were all devoid of cheerful expressions.

“Why is their skit the same as ours?”

Xie Zhuran’s words revealed the truth.

Sang Tian was stunned.

“The same?”

“If we perform after them, the effect will be greatly diminished!”

Lin An sighed.

Even Jiang Xiao’s face showed surprise.

Coincidence?

Song Qiuyu stared at Xu Tongtong and their skit, frowning slightly.

She said, “I know you’re all panicking, but don’t panic just yet.”

“Although it’s the same skit, we’ve already revised the script; the details are different.”

At these words, a brief calming agent was administered to the six anxious hearts.

“So, it’s just a collision of a basic script. Whoever performs poorly will be embarrassed. We just need to perform at the level we practiced in the dorm.”

Song Qiuyu flipped the hat on her head.

Just as the person in front finished registering, she immediately stepped forward to register.

Jiang Xiao stared at her blankly.

Her face was full of confident smiles; she seemed to have a lot of faith in them.

In a blink of an eye, the performance of the people in front had finished.

It was their turn to go on stage.

“Jiang Xiao, let’s go, don’t just stand there!” Song Qiuyu waved at him.

Jiang Xiao frowned.

To be honest, he hadn’t initially intended to personally participate in the skit’s performance…

If he refused, Song Qiuyu most likely wouldn’t force him to join, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

He didn’t want things to get complicated.

He didn’t want Song Qiuyu to stare at him again with that look, like praying to an angel for help, as she had before.

So he still agreed.

On the judges’ panel, three or four instructors with different appearances watched them, nodding, indicating for them to introduce themselves first.

Listening, they couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.

“Their skit is the same as the one Xu Tongtong’s group performed earlier.”

“This… watching a skit you’ve already seen once again will lack freshness.”

“Let’s just watch these kids’ performance first before we say anything.”

Go on, you must watch carefully!

Taking these murmurs into her ears, Xu Tongtong crossed her arms, a smile playing on her lips, as if she had already foreseen a good show.

Unless they could perform something extraordinary, they wouldn’t pass this audition today.

Once they failed, she would quickly go up to Jiang Xiao to offer comfort and concern.

She refused to believe that this time, Jiang Xiao would still ignore her.

Sang Tian nervously clutched her hands.

Even though Song Qiuyu spoke with such confidence, she couldn’t help but worry.

As soon as their self-introductions ended, the skit began.

The story takes place on a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Two families are about to be united in marriage, but before the welcoming procession arrives, robbers strike first, having already tied the bride to a chair.

At the beginning of the performance, they, like Xu Tongtong’s group before them, were divided into two teams.

On the left, only two people remained for now: the groom and the best man of the welcoming procession.

On the right, there were three people: two robbers and the bride.

Xie Zhuran, playing the bride, even specifically borrowed a chair to sit on.

The two robbers, one played by Song Qiuyu and the other by Jiang Xiao, were both standing.

On the left, Lin An played the best man, and Gu Nian played the groom.

Everyone was in position.

Jiang Xiao, playing the robber, began rummaging through imaginary drawers, while Song Qiuyu walked around cautiously, occasionally and carefully pulling back a non-existent curtain to peek outside.

Song Qiuyu: [Hurry up and search thoroughly, don’t miss any corner!]

Jiang Xiao silently rummaged through the imaginary room.

Next, Lin An, accompanied by Gu Nian, swaggered in with beaming faces from the corner.

After about five steps, they stopped in unison, blocked by an imaginary door.

Gu Nian raised his hand and knocked on the air, mimicking a knocking sound with his mouth: [Dong dong dong!]

At this moment, the two robbers and the bride were all startled.

Immediately, Xie Zhuran’s lips tightened, pretending his mouth was taped, and he made muffled “woo woo” sounds.

Song Qiuyu turned her head and glared at him.

Xie Zhuran then made a submissive face and stopped moving around.

Lin An cupped his hands to his mouth like a megaphone: [Listen up, you inside! Stop your futile resistance, open the door quickly, and let us in!]

As he finished speaking, Gu Nian turned to Lin An and gave him a thumbs-up, then high-fived him with a clear clap.

Both their faces were filled with the determination that they would definitely break through the bride’s relatives’ team and pass the test today, their emotions overflowing.

Seeing this, the instructors on the judging panel’s eyes brightened considerably.

There were many more details!

Their line delivery and acting skills still needed improvement, but for freshmen, it was already very good.

They managed to elevate the mood and atmosphere of the welcoming party.

The welcoming party performed quite well, but what about the robber team?

They turned their heads to look.

After Lin An spoke, Xie Zhuran, sitting on the chair, immediately began to move violently, perfectly portraying the feeling of a young girl tied to a chair.

Xie Zhuran: [Woo woo woo woo!]

Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao instantly looked flustered and rushed over.

Song Qiuyu glared fiercely with her eyes, while Jiang Xiao’s gaze was ice-cold, and he forcefully pressed the struggling person back onto the chair with both hands.

This strength was clearly immense; Xie Zhuran, whose bottom had almost left the chair, was now completely unable to move.

Then, looking at the welcoming party’s side, Gu Nian made a small gesture of bringing his ear close to the door, then shook his head, clearly showing regret.

Gu Nian pointed at the empty, nonexistent floor: [It seems we need to create some atmosphere! Go!]

Lin An nodded: [Okay!]

He squatted down and pretended to pick something up from the ground, making a motion of handing firecrackers to Gu Nian.

Gu Nian caught this handful of air: [Quick, together!]

The next moment, both of them simultaneously made the motion of setting off firecrackers and vaguely mimicked the corresponding sounds with their mouths.

Both their faces still held excited smiles. On the other side, Jiang Xiao, usually cold-faced, uncharacteristically showed an extremely panicked expression and had already grabbed Song Qiuyu’s left arm.

However, the expression on his face was slightly stiff.

Jiang Xiao’s line delivery was also slightly stiff: [B-Brother! What was that sound?]

Song Qiuyu, with strong conviction, frowned, looking calm: [M9 automatic pistol, a very familiar sound.]

Seeing this, several instructors were amazed and couldn’t help but laugh, shifting their gaze to the bride.

In such a scene, it’s easy for actors to break character and laugh, yet the bride didn’t laugh.

Not just the bride, none of them laughed!

Even the other best men who were on standby.

Their sense of conviction was incredibly strong!!

Leaving aside the others, just look at Jiang Xiao, this child. Such a cool and reserved person playing this kind of subordinate is quite good, a bit stiff, but you can tell he’s put in effort.

There’s a lot of room for improvement.

The best performer here was Song Qiuyu.

Completely natural with a strong sense of conviction—is this talent?

Xu Tongtong on the side was also shocked.

How is Song Qiuyu’s acting so good, and their script, how can it have so many details?

Who modified the script?

Sang Tian wasn’t just shocked; she was clapping enthusiastically.

So good! They’re all so good!

These claps reached Song Qiuyu’s ears, and she simply patted herself on the back for her cleverness—How about it, aren’t you captivated by Jiang Xiao now?

Lin An and Xie Zhuran were trying their best not to get distracted.

It seemed this young girl was almost captivated by Song Qiuyu.

Cold sweat trickled down Jiang Xiao’s cheeks, and he had the same thought as his two roommates.

He really didn’t want to be a third wheel anymore.