Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 16

After the performance ended, Sheng Nuan stood up and took a bow. The applause from the audience was thunderous, with even a few whistles mixed in.

Zhao Yingzi’s plastic sisters were jumping up and down, clapping hard for her, which looked a bit funny…

Sheng Nuan stepped off the stage from behind the curtain and headed towards the dressing room to change clothes.

The evening party was nearing its end, and hardly anyone was doing their makeup anymore. The hallway was nearly empty. Just as Sheng Nuan reached the dressing room, she heard the sound of clapping.

She turned around and saw Shang Yue leaning against the wall, smiling at her.

He wasn’t wearing his usual white lab coat today but instead had on a casual outfit, which made him look younger than usual…

“The piece was well-played”, Shang Yue praised, a slight smile curling his lips.

Sheng Nuan raised an eyebrow, “Thanks.”

With that, she turned to leave, but before she could take a step, Shang Yue’s voice called out again.

“I heard you were filling in because your cousin went off to film a show?”

Shang Yue’s tone was playful. “Isn’t she the one who pretended to be bullied by you at the staircase with that whole fake injury act?”

Sheng Nuan paused, then turned back. “You saw that?”

Shang Yue waved his phone slightly, “Not only did I see it, I also recorded it… Do you want me to make it public?”

Sheng Nuan stared at him without speaking.

Shang Yue clicked his tongue, “Could you at least give me some reaction?”

Sheng Nuan asked him, “What do you want?”

Shang Yue’s smile widened, “To help you out… I can make that video public, but in return, you have to promise me something.”

Sheng Nuan asked him, “What is it?”

Shang Yue thought for a moment, then smiled, “I haven’t figured that out yet. Let’s keep this favor in reserve.”

But in the next instant, he saw the girl in front of him respond without hesitation, “No need.”

Shang Yue was taken aback, “Huh?”

Sheng Nuan looked at him, “I don’t care about being misunderstood by others, and I’m not going to pay an unknown price just to change their opinions of me.”

Shang Yue was momentarily stunned, then laughed.

He rubbed his forehead, “Didn’t expect it, you’re quite smart.”

Sheng Nuan rolled her eyes and said irritably, “If that’s all, I’m leaving.”

Without giving Shang Yue another chance to speak, she turned and strode towards the dressing room ahead…

Behind her, watching Sheng Nuan walk away without looking back, Shang Yue raised his eyebrows in amusement.

Every other woman he had encountered either clung to him or was on their way to doing so… This was the first time someone actively avoided him.

That little curly-haired girl seemed to like that school hunk with the surname Gu?

Well, she’s still young, and her sense of aesthetics still has room for improvement…

On this side, the school anniversary at No.1 High School had been a great success. Meanwhile, Sheng Mian, who was in the film crew, had long known that Sheng Nuan would be stepping in to perform the piano solo in her place. However, she hadn’t given it much thought.

Two days before the school’s anniversary celebration, she noticed that the familiar chat group was filled with people mocking Sheng Nuan, saying that she always tried to compete with Sheng Mian but was always crushed.

Sheng Mian felt completely at ease.

But after the event, when she was waiting to see everyone in the group mock Sheng Nuan, she noticed that the group had fallen silent.

The girls who usually sided with her in ridiculing Sheng Nuan had all gone silent. Sheng Mian couldn’t help but find it a bit strange.

The next day, a video of the No. 1 High School anniversary celebration was released. Sheng Mian was waiting for her scene on set when she saw the video link and raised her eyebrows slightly before clicking on it.

An actor from the same crew next to her, curious, asked her, “Sheng Mian, what are you looking at?”

Sheng Mian smiled slightly, looking a bit guilty. “I came to the set to film, so I couldn’t attend my school’s anniversary. The teachers had to find someone to fill in for me at the last minute… I hope it went well and didn’t affect the show too much because of me.”

The people next to her were also supporting roles and knew that Sheng Mian, chosen by the director as a significant supporting actress, was highly regarded. Therefore, they immediately complimented her politely. “They certainly can’t compare to you.”

“Don’t feel too guilty. The work here in the crew is more important. Once you finish this, you’ll be able to enter the entertainment industry directly. A school anniversary event isn’t a big deal… By the way, what were you originally going to perform?”

Sheng Mian scrolled through the video and said with a smile, “A piano solo.”

The others showered her with compliments again, saying, “Our Sheng Mian is still a talented young lady, haha…”

Some people wanted to join in the excitement. “Let’s see how the substitute performer did. Was it a disaster?”

At this point, Sheng Mian fast-forwarded the video to Sheng Nuan’s piano solo. “This is my cousin, she probably didn’t do too badly…”

The others crowded around to watch, and soon, the piano music began to play.

At first, some people were joking, saying that this person couldn’t possibly be as good as Sheng Mian. However, when they saw the girl under the spotlight in the video, they immediately fell silent.

As the piano music began to flow, the expressions of the people around Sheng Mian grew increasingly complex, and they looked at her with mixed feelings.

With a performance of this level, does she even need to be worried?

Or rather, could Sheng Mian be more outstanding than this girl?

Sheng Mian’s expression shifted from one of smugness, waiting to see a joke, to a rigid mix of pale and green. At this moment, she finally understood why those who had ridiculed Sheng Nuan in the school group were now silent.

Because, those people’s faces were probably already swollen.

Sheng Mian herself felt her face burning… Even though the people around her hadn’t said anything and had quietly walked away, she couldn’t shake the feeling that their eyes were full of ridicule.

She immediately locked the screen and closed the video, biting her lip tightly, feeling a surge of frustration in her heart.

It’s okay, it’s okay. So what if Sheng Nuan stole the spotlight this time? It’s just a small school celebration. She’s on one of the most popular TV drama crews now… Once the show airs, she’ll become a household name.

What could Sheng Nuan’s moment of fame possibly compare to that?…

Soon it was Sheng Mian’s turn to shoot, and coincidentally, the scene she had to film that day involved playing the piano.

Sheng Mian, with her exquisite makeup, sat in front of the piano and lifted her hand to touch the keys.

This was a scene she was very familiar with, but inexplicably, the image of Sheng Nuan under the spotlight flashed before her eyes… Her heart tightened, and she immediately struck a few wrong notes.

Sheng Mian froze and quickly stopped, wanting to start over, but the assistant director, Han Fang, scolded her loudly, “The sound will be dubbed in post-production, why are you getting flustered? You can’t even handle a simple pose without NG-ing?”

Only then did Sheng Mian snap back to her senses. Her face turned white and blue, and she repeatedly apologized…

Nearby, the other actors exchanged glances, each one of them wearing an expression that suggested they were watching a good show.

In this entertainment circle, no one was naive. Sheng Mian’s earlier performance had not gone unnoticed by them.

It was nothing more than an attempt to flaunt her superiority, but in the end, she realized she was the one being crushed, and her mentality was somewhat shattered.

However, her mental resilience is a bit too poor.