Snow-Kissed Rose (GL) Chapter 102.1

The moment Huai Xu's calm voice and Song Yingshi's enchanting tone overlapped, they created a perfectly harmonious chime that caused the viewers to erupt in ecstasy. As for what they said next, nobody listened…

"Alright, fan service complete," Song Yingshi said.

[Ahhhh!!!]

"Would anyone actually buy that?" Huai Xu asked the PD.

[Ohhhhhhh!!!]

A barrage of bullet comments and strings of celebratory "囍"[1] flooded the screen, covering their faces.

Jing Xuan and her comrades hugged each other in joy, feeling as though their very souls were flying out of their bodies.

"I'm covered in goosebumps!"

"We must make sure they get together for real!"

Jing Xuan's hands trembled as she furiously screenshotted the video and shared it to Snow-Kissed Rose's Weibo Super Topic. However, she quickly discovered that many people had already shared the same scene and were screaming in exhilaration.

In no time, "Snow-Kissed Rose has Gotten Together" reached number one on the trending list, with countless marketing accounts sharing it.

Trending topic's top comment: "Before clicking into this topic, I genuinely thought those two came out of the closet. #DoraemonShocked"

The top comment's top reply: "The word 'finally' is brilliant! #ThumbsUp"

Snow-Kissed Rose's Super Topic also became drowned in excited posts and comments.

"I've only ever dreamed of them officially acknowledging Snow-Kissed Rose and doing some fan service, but I never thought this day would come! I'm going to cry!!"

"I'm so jealous of the sisters who can go to the fan meeting tomorrow QAQ!!!"

Besides expressing their excitement with words, one talented fan even edited a screenshot of Song Yingshi and Huai Xu sitting side by side into a "wedding photo," digitally transforming the card in their hands into a red marriage certificate with no visible traces of editing.

After commenting, liking, sharing, and downloading the "wedding photo," Jing Xuan even shared it with Shang Yan, saying, "I can already imagine myself drinking and dining at your cousin's wedding banquet."

Shang Yan: "..."

Shang Yan couldn't help but have mixed feelings as she stared at the "wedding photo" displayed on her phone.

Today might be a wonderful day for Snow-Kissed Rose fans, but it was a terrible one for the Willows. To make matters worse, Huai Xu herself seemed incredibly cooperative in promoting Snow-Kissed Rose, leaving Willows like Shang Yan with no room to express their dissent.

In an attempt to find solace in shared misfortune, Shang Yan visited the Weibo profiles of several well-known Willows, only to find them all…sharing the wedding photo???

What??? So you've all secretly switched sides???

Shang Yan stared at her phone in disbelief. She suddenly felt as though she was alone in the world. Besides the CP fans, even the Orioles and her fellow Willows now shared a strange and poignant resonance…

Shang Yan took another look at the "wedding photo" displayed on her phone.

She had always firmly believed that Snow-Kissed Rose was nothing more than fiction. Yet, the more she observed Song Yingshi and Huai Xu's interactions on Star of Spring, the more her conviction seemed to erode. Was it due to Jing Xuan constantly drawing her into contact with other CP fans, thereby infecting her with their enthusiasm? Otherwise, why would she find the two of them looking more and more like a perfect fit for each other?

After five minutes of mentally struggling with herself, Shang Yan made up her mind and lightly tapped on the "Like" button under the wedding photo.

Jing Xuan was actively interacting on Weibo, so she quickly saw Shang Yan's latest activity. Immediately, she leaned over to Shang Yan, asking, "I'm not hallucinating, am I? Have you finally become one of us?"

"I misclicked and couldn't be bothered to undo it," Shang Yan said with a straight face.

"Hahahaha! You misclicked? Who are you even fooling?" Jing Xuan burst out laughing. Then, nudging Shang Yan with her elbow, she urged, "What you meant to say was that 'Snow-Kissed Rose is the sweetest,' right? Come on, come on, admit it!"

"...Alright, alright, they're the sweetest! There, happy?!" Shang Yan admitted reluctantly.

Jing Xuan raised her head proudly after having successfully converted another solo fan into a CP fan.

However, after being stimulated by this "official announcement," Jing Xuan and her comrades were no longer in the mood to sleep, their heads buzzing in anticipation of tomorrow's fan meeting.

From the Initial Rating Performance to the eve of the finals, from teammates to (allegedly) announcing their union on camera, CP fans could finally witness Snow-Kissed Rose with their own eyes!

…

On the morning of July 23rd, the trainees set off with the photographers to various locations in groups for their photoshoots.

Song Yingshi's group visited a newly built aquarium in B City, located a considerable distance from the city center. Then, after wrapping up by noon, they rushed toward the stadium where the fan meetup was to be held, eating their packed lunches in the minivan.

While munching on a piece of post-meal fruit and scrolling on her phone, Hu Wan said, "Zhouzhou's group has arrived. She says the stadium is surrounded by fans holding light boards and banners. They've also set up flower walls, pull-up banners, flagpoles, LED trucks… Here, she sent me a photo."

"Let me see… Holy crap! How many people are there?!" Quan Yuanyuan exclaimed. Then, her face suddenly dropped as she said, "What am I going to do about the autographs? My handwriting is terrible…"

"I can finally make use of the artistic signature I commissioned from a park stall when I was thirteen," Xing Huan stated.

Quan Yuanyuan expressed her envy and admiration toward Xing Huan's good foresight.

Xing Huan smiled. In reality, she had been ridiculing herself over the past decade because of this supposedly good foresight. After all, she had started to worry about the troubles that came with fame before she even achieved it. It also didn't help that she had been struggling to debut over the past few years.

Fortunately, the worst didn't come to pass, and she could finally put the artistic signature to use!

"Don't forget about the personalized messages," Wen Qingzi reminded with a smile.

Xing Huan: "..."

Xing Huan's smile quickly faded, and she gave Wen Qingzi a resentful glare. Why did this person always have to interrupt her beautiful daydreams?!

Meanwhile, as Song Yingshi watched the interaction between Xing Huan and Wen Qingzi with a smile, she inadvertently thought of Huai Xu.

Huai Xu was assigned to a different group for today's photoshoot. If everything proceeded to schedule, her group should have already arrived at the stadium.

Originally, Song Yingshi didn't think much about being assigned to a different group. However, when she saw the playful squabble between Xing Huan and Wen Qingzi, she suddenly felt the seat beside her felt a bit empty.

Does falling in love make one more sentimental? It seems I'm not immune to it, either, Song Yingshi thought.

As Song Yingshi habitually analyzed this foreign feeling of loneliness from an actor's perspective, she subconsciously pulled out her phone to message a certain someone, only to discover that Huai Xu had sent her a photo not long ago.

When Song Yingshi enlarged the photo, she saw that it was a luxurious and beautiful flower wall that fans had dedicated to her.

Instructor Huai: Yours.

Song Yingshi replied, "What about yours?" Show it to me.

Every trainee had surely received a flower wall of their own.

Instructor Huai: It's also very beautiful.

Song Yingshi: ? Photo?

Huai Xu stopped replying.

Song Yingshi stared at her phone in disbelief. Suddenly, she started to find Instructor Huai's reticence a hurdle in their conversation.

At this time, Hu Wan, seated in the row in front, looked back and giggled, "Little Shi, check out the group chat. Instructor Huai added another fan service to your CP."

Song Yingshi raised an eyebrow and, as instructed, visited the trainees' WeChat group.

Although Star of Spring only had 15 trainees remaining, the group chat was incredibly lively. Song Yingshi had to scroll up eight pages before she found the link Hu Wan mentioned.

After clicking on the link…

"Huai Xu, Rong Yi, and Lu Xuewen just entered the stadium! Not only did they wave to us, but Huai Xu even read out our light boards before entering! But these aren't the main points! The main point is that when they passed the flower walls, Lu Xuewen insisted on taking photos inside them, and when the others were waiting for her, [heavy emphasis] I saw Huai Xu secretly taking a picture of Little Shi's flower wall! She probably didn't realize we were recording her! Everyone burst into a 'oooohh' on the spot, hahaha!"

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