Chapter 225: Chapter 225

Bai Changxia said all this, but Shen Jianian had no recollection at all; her mind was a jumble and she sat there dazed for a long while, not really having the thought to call Yan Qiusheng.

After all, she remembered nothing now, wasn’t familiar with him, and if the call connected, what else could she say besides expressing her admiration as a fan for her idol?

Bai Changxia went to the bathroom, took out a hairdryer, and dried her hair. When she came out, Shen Jianian was still in that dazed state, seemingly lost in thought.

"Still don’t believe what I’m saying?" Bai Changxia brought another summer quilt, and spread it on the bed.

"No." Shen Jianian certainly wouldn’t suspect her of deceit.

Bai Changxia assumed the same posture, half-leaning on the bedhead, with the quilt over her body.

The air conditioner’s breeze blew gently, neither too cold nor too warm, just the right comfortable temperature.

Bai Changxia asked, "Then what are you thinking about?"

Shen Jianian folded her legs, arms crossed over her knees, her cheek resting on her arms, looking at Bai Changxia: "Ah Che never told me about this."

Bai Changxia was speechless, not expecting Jianian to be pondering this; she didn’t want to speak ill of Pei Che behind his back: "Maybe he didn’t know about it; previously he was studying abroad, understandably not having full details about things back home."

Shen Jianian shook her head, unable to understand: "If I became Yan Qiusheng’s disciple, I would definitely have called Ah Che to tell him; how could he not know?"

Bai Changxia didn’t have anything more to say.

Suddenly, Shen Jianian thought of something, took out her phone and searched online for "Yan Qiusheng’s disciple," but her name did not come up. She found it very strange, asking Bai Changxia: "Is it a secret that Yan Qiusheng is my teacher?"

Logically speaking, a figure of Yan Qiusheng’s stature, any slight movement would be news online; how could something as big as taking on a disciple go unnoticed?

"No, I remember it was a hot search back then." Bai Changxia found her phone and searched for Yan Qiusheng and Shen Jianian’s names on Weibo, but there wasn’t a single piece of news about them. She murmured, "How could this be?"

It’s only been three years; surely the news couldn’t have been completely buried.

Sometimes netizens dig up dirt on celebrities from ten years ago.

"Wait, let me find something else."

Bai Changxia licked her lips, exited Weibo, opened a video app, searched for the variety show "Shining Starlight," and played the first episode.

Online information could be buried, but the variety show still exists.

The opening of the first episode was Shen Jianian’s cello solo, Bai Changxia dragged the progress bar, skipped the host’s introduction, directly jumped to Shen Jianian’s appearance, and then handed the phone to Shen Jianian: "When you participated in this variety show back then, Yan Qiusheng was sitting in the audience. He hadn’t appeared publicly for a long time, and he came to the scene just for you; that night, it trended on Weibo."

Fu Jichen was also in the audience that day. After Jianian’s performance, it rained outside; their interaction in the rain was secretly photographed by paparazzi and posted online, spreading dog food to the netizens.

Bai Changxia recalled the news from that day as if it was recent, but in fact, more than three years had passed.

Shen Jianian stared intently at herself on the phone screen, wearing a white satin dress, adorned with a simple yet exquisite crown, shining brilliantly on stage.

She had no impression of this at all; she didn’t remember participating in a variety show.

The camera crane swept across the audience, giving Yan Qiusheng a few seconds of a close-up shot, he was focused on the stage, his gentle eyes filled with appreciation and comfort for the younger generation.

Bai Changxia was also in the same row, sitting next to a man whose handsome face seemed somewhat familiar, his gaze also on the stage. Shen Jianian couldn’t tell if it was just her illusion, but the man’s deep eyes seemed filled with tender affection, as if watching a beloved person. This content belongs to n0velfire.net

Shen Jianian’s heart suddenly raced, pounding loudly in her ears.

At this moment, Bai Changxia leaned over, just in time to see Fu Jichen on the screen, quickly lifted her gaze to observe Shen Jianian’s expression; seeing nothing out of the ordinary, she asked, "Do you feel... anything special?"

"What special feeling?" Shen Jianian’s eyes clung to the screen; the camera moved past other people’s faces in the audience and returned to the protagonist on stage, "I think I saw someone from the Fu Family in the audience, does he also have an interest in such shows?"

For some reason, Bai Changxia suddenly became tense: "Do you know him?"

"I forgot his name, saw it on the news before, vaguely remember." Shen Jianian said, "Didn’t his fiancée cheat on him at the beginning of the month?"