Snow-Kissed Rose (GL) Chapter 88.2

The first of the Snow-Kissed Rose Support Group's materials was published at 10 PM. It comprised photos meticulously edited by three professionals in their car, and these photos captured some of the most impactful moments from Snow-Kissed Rose's performance in the third public performance.

At the core of this collection was the ending "earlobe kiss" scene.

In the image, Huai Xu wrapped an arm around Song Yingshi's waist, her expression vague as if veiled by wind and snow. Meanwhile, Song Yingshi faced her back to the camera as she reciprocated Huai Xu's embrace, her face turned to the side as her soft, crimson lips touched Huai Xu's earlobe.

Considering contrasting hair color and outfits, the fan club added the following caption when publishing the photos:

Day and night embraced below the horizon, with twilight serving as their gentle and restrained kiss.

However, unlike the poetic caption, the comment section was a chaotic spectacle:

"They kissed on stage?!"

"I thought these two already peaked with the last fan service. I never expected them to be so bold!"

"Huai Xu, just because you're keeping a poker face, don't think I can't tell you're hugging Little Shi super tightly!"

"I was there, and Snow-Kissed Rose was practically making love on stage! I nearly went into heat watching their performance! Believe me when I say you'll lose your mind when you watch the fancams (fan recorded footage)! Get your throat lozenges ready because my voice is already gone!"

As these edited photos were shared thousands of times, fancams started appearing online one after another.

Glass dance, Huai Xu changing outfits three times, twin styling, black and white styling, earlobe kiss…

Tonight, Snow-Kissed Rose fans started a carnival over these terms.

"I'm flabbergasted. I had to drink three cups of water to calm down. Sisters, all I can say is that after its release half a month ago, 'Falling Asleep' has once again achieved legendary status through Star of Spring's third public performance. From divine looks to skill and CP chemistry, this performance is truly unprecedented."

"This is the kind of performance that can make others snatch your phone away. I'm the only idol-chaser in my dorm, but tonight, all seven of my roommates gathered around my phone to watch Huai Xu and Little Shi dance. Five of my roommates even started to question their sexual orientation."

"They are perfectly suited for each other. Besides them, I can't think of anyone else worthy of spending a lifetime with them."

"The earlobe kiss was so tender; I almost cried when I saw it."

Due to official restrictions, fancams of the third public performance were initially shared only among hardcore fans. However, when other netizens inadvertently stumbled upon these videos and subsequently shared them, an unstoppable trend formed on the internet.

Before Star of Spring's production crew had even begun editing the third public performance's footage, the fancams had already been shared tens of thousands of times, and the term "Earlobe Kiss" shot into the ranks of trending searches. Faced with this situation, the production crew had to work overtime to remove the trending topic, keeping the third public performance under a low profile to ensure its freshness when the official episode was released.

Never did the production crew imagine they would need to spend money to suppress their trending popularity…

…

Team Falling Asleep's performance was so spectacular that it overcame the falling trend of the voting results, garnering an astonishing 830 votes. However, that still wasn't the team's final result.

After Liu Ningxin officiated the vote reallocation segment and the audience had pondered and adjusted their votes, the recording of the third public performance concluded.

Upon returning to the backstage recording room, Liu Ningxin announced the final votes to the trainees, and Team Falling Asleep came in first place with 968 votes. They achieved a nearly perfect score, leading the second-place team by a large margin. Furthermore, this was the first time nobody had any qualms with this result.

Looking at Team Falling Asleep's five members, the other trainees in the room applauded:

"Well deserved."

"Good job."

After everyone stopped applauding, Liu Ningxin smiled at Huai Xu and the other members of Team Falling Asleep, saying, "Congratulations on getting the most votes in the third public performance. Additionally, the production crew has prepared a reward for you."

Hm?

Everyone looked at Liu Ningxin in confusion.

Liu Ningxin didn't keep everyone in suspense, directly announcing, "The team that comes in first place in the third public performance will get to participate in the recording of [My Life's Journey]."

Chen Wan was the first among her teammates to break into a smile, excitedly waving her arms as she exclaimed, "Oh yeah!"

"Thank you, Instructor," Song Yingshi said with a gentle smile.

"My Life's Journey" was a travel-themed live variety show featuring celebrity guests going on a trip filled with interesting events. The show was now on its fourth season this year and still going strong, only overshadowed by this season's Star of Spring.

Compared to Star of Spring, which still had 40 trainees vying for the camera, My Life's Journey had far fewer celebrity guests and even fewer trainees. More specifically, they would be the only five trainees on the show, which meant that they would have more opportunities to present themselves. This was an excellent resource for trainees who struggled to secure screen time for themselves.

After recording the ranking and reward announcements for the third public performance, some trainees were required for a personal interview. In Team Falling Asleep's case, all five members were selected for the interview.

Huai Xu, as the team leader, was the first to be called into the interview room. After Huai Xu was Song Yinghi's turn.

Since they would be flying home together tonight, as Song Yingshi was getting up from her seat, she said to Huai Xu, "Head back and pack your luggage first, then wait for me at the dorm."

Huai Xu nodded and said, "I'll be quick."

After Huai Xu left, Li Taoran asked Song Yingshi curiously, "You two are going home together? How many homes specifically?"

Seemingly having expected this question, Song Yingshi replied casually, "What are you thinking? We are two people, so of course, we have two homes." But which home Huai Xu is returning to, that's for me to decide.

Song Yingshi handled the post-performance interview with ease. However, due to the staff's excessive fondness for her and Huai Xu, the questions kept coming. As a result, the interview lasted quite a while.

After bidding farewell to her three teammates, Song Yingshi returned to the dorm with light steps. When she arrived at the dorm, Huai Xu had already changed into a black casual outfit and was just zipping up her suitcase; the timing was perfect.

Song Yingshi first went to change out of her practice uniform, emerging from the bathroom in a shirt dress with a patchwork design.

"Ready to go?" Huai Xu asked as she stood her suitcase upright.

"Let me grab a bag," Song Yingshi said.

As always, since this was going to be a short visit home, Song Yingshi didn't bother bringing her suitcase home. She selected a shoulder bag from the pile of bags she had brought, searched the remaining pile of bags, and located the Cinnamoroll keychain. After switching it over to her current bag under Huai Xu's view, she slung the bag over her shoulder and said, "Let's go."

Huai Xu paused for a moment before following Song Yingshi out the door.

On the way downstairs, Song Yingshi and Huai Xu encountered Hu Wan, Wan Jiao, Dan Silan, and several other trainees, who were also flying home tonight, in the elevator. As everyone had a suitcase with them, the spacious elevator quickly became cramped.

"Ugh, seeing you two reminds me of your reward. I'm so jealous; I love watching [My Life's Journey]," Wan Jiao said.

"I'll tune in for the live broadcast, so perform well, okay?" Hu Wan said, blinking her eyes innocently.

"I heard some of the assignments are really tough. Don't be too shocked when you see them," Dan Silan said.

Song Yingshi and Huai Xu responded to everyone one by one, their conversation lasting throughout their bus trip to the airport.

Even though the trainees put on their masks after arriving at the airport, fans who seemingly caught wind of their schedule showed up at the airport to send them off. This drew the attention of other travelers, and the trainees could even hear their names being called out.

Fortunately, the send-off fans and bystanders simply observed without crowding around the trainees. After greeting their fans, the trainees promptly proceeded through security, not daring to linger.

Perhaps due to their recognizability, even inside the security checkpoint, the trainees still received many overt and covert glances.

As this encounter occurred in real life rather than through a camera lens, a few inexperienced trainees couldn't help but feel uncomfortable at receiving so much attention in public. Even Wan Jiao, who was usually outgoing, behaved more seriously.

When Song Yingshi saw how the attention was affecting her peers, she mentioned being thirsty and led everyone to a less crowded Starbucks. Then, she pulled out her phone and made a call to her father's assistant.

Shortly afterward, an airport staff approached their group and politely led them into a VIP lounge.

"Please rest here. If you can hand me your boarding passes, I can register them for you now, and we'll escort you directly to the jet bridge when it's boarding time," the airport staff said.

Wan Jiao and Dan Silan exchanged looks with each other and kept their composure as they handed their boarding passes to the airport staff. While the airport staff had gone to register their boarding passes, they promptly turned to ask Song Yingshi:

"Little Shi, where exactly are we…?"

Initially, they thought they were being escorted to a first-class lounge, but the VIP lounge they were taken to felt much more luxurious. The lounge was elegant yet unostentatious, and it felt like stepping into a five-star hotel inside the airport.

Hu Wan was more knowledgeable in this regard. She knew such VIP services existed in most major airports. It was just that they were inaccessible to the average person. The only thing she found strange was that these services were normally limited to membership owners, and it was quite uncommon for members to be able to bring a large group of guests with them.

"Little Shi, how were you able to get us in?" Hu Wan asked.

Song Yingshi chuckled and replied, "Someone in my family runs a business. They have these lounges rented year-round to make it easier to entertain clients."

The Song clan had indeed rented the services of various airport VIP lounges across the country for convenience. Normally, though, Song Yingshi found it too troublesome to make the call, so she typically preferred to stick with the general public.

The service of this VIP lounge was more comprehensive. They would also be driven directly to the jet bridge, sparing them from further disturbances from passersby.

However, while Song Yingshi's explanation was nonchalant, nobody present was a fool. Immediately, Song Yingshi, who was already a radiant beauty, seemed to shimmer with the gleam of gold in their eyes.

There's a rich woman beside us!

…

After seeing the send-off fans in N City, Song Yingshi worried whether they would encounter any pick-up fans when she and Huai Xu's flight landed in S City.

Sure enough, Song Yingshi's fears were confirmed as she spotted a group of young girls gathered near the terminal exit, excitedly waving at them as they exited the terminal. The girls then shyly approached them and asked for autographs.

Song Yingshi readily gave them her autograph.

Meanwhile, Huai Xu frowned and said sternly to the girls, "Don't do this again next time."

Huai Xu's imposing demeanor immediately silenced the fans. Just as they began to worry if their idol was annoyed with them, Huai Xu took their pens and autograph books, signed them, and softened her voice, "It's late at night now, so you need to be more careful. Do you understand? How are you all getting back later?"

The young fans felt as if they had just ridden on an emotional rollercoaster when they heard Huai Xu's words:

"Wuwuwu, we will. You're so good to us, Huai Xu."

"We'll be staying at the airport hotel tonight, so don't worry."

Song Yingshi watched this scene from the side, a gentle smile forming on her face.

After getting Song Yingshi's and Huai Xu's autographs, the young fans kissed their autograph books and softly squealed:

"Ahhhh, we saw them in person! They even came back together! I'm going to die from shipping them!"

However, one fan suddenly felt something was off:

"Hey, why are they leaving the terminal together? Are they going back to the same home?"

The others: ?!

The next second, another fan exclaimed:

"Check your phones! I just saw their third public performance fancam, and holy shit, an earlobe kiss!"

Everyone: !!!

As the young fans suspected, Song Yingshi did indeed intend to take Huai Xu home with her. However, a small disagreement arose as they were about to get into the car.

"There's a very high possibility of being seen if we go to your place," Huai Xu stated.

Now that their location had been discovered, it would only be a matter of time before the paparazzi caught wind of it.

As Song Yingshi stood by her car, she tapped her finger on the window and teased, "Are you scared?"

Huai Xu narrowed her eyes, then suddenly smiled.

Song Yingshi smiled in return and opened the car door, saying, "So, come home with me."

With everything settled, their night together was just about to begin.