No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

(It's finished~ I got carried away while writing and added a 1000-word short skit for you guys. If you haven't finished reading the end of the chapter, please refresh the page.)

From childhood to adulthood, Shi Qiao has always been the type to join in the fun.

In addition, I have always enjoyed working behind the scenes, and I have been responsible for tasks such as set design and lighting for various programs.

Aside from hosting a New Year's Eve party at a kindergarten, this is the first time she's ever stood on such a big stage.

A sense of tension rose up her throat, making her feel a little nauseous.

Today, in particular, the school has installed three large screens, similar to those used in concerts, and several drones are ready to go.

Her palms were sweating profusely.

We are now preparing for the final location confirmation for each program.

She kept drawing "people" in her palm and eating them one by one.

My heart was still pounding wildly.

After drawing countless people, Shi Qiao's wrist was gently grasped.

Pei Jingnian lowered his head and pretended to bite her hand.

I swallowed the character "人" (person) with her.

"Thanks to my sweetheart, I feel much better now."

He smiled, revealing his teeth, and his fingertips slid into her palm, naturally hooking her five fingers together.

Shi Qiao rolled her eyes at him, "You childish brat, if you want to eat it, why don't you draw it yourself?"

"My drawing isn't as sweet as yours." Pei Jingnian lowered his head and led Shi Qiao forward to cross the threshold together.

Shi Qiao stood on the stage, looking at the students below who were coming to find seats, and couldn't help but swallow.

"What if I forget my location or my lines...?"

Shi Qiao stiffly stepped onto the spot. Although she had developed muscle memory from the rehearsals over the past few days, she was afraid that she would go completely blank when she saw a group of people.

"Don't worry too much, just think of it as playing house." Pei Jingnian led her to the next spot.

Shi Qiao pursed her lips, "How can playing house be the same as this! This drama is the result of everyone's hard work."

"I used to work behind the scenes, and all their hard work is reflected in the actors."

"If I... I don't do well enough, I'll let them down..."

Pei Jingnian hooked her hand and spun her around. "Since they chose you as the lead, it means they appreciate every aspect of you."

"Moreover, the occurrence of a mistake does not equate to the failure of a series."

"What makes a classic is perhaps a few mistakes."

"And you, honey, spend all your free time studying scripts, and you even bought the original novel to read, didn't you?"

"How...how did you know?" Shi Qiao was stunned and accidentally stepped on Pei Jingnian's shoe.

Just as I was about to slip, my waist was firmly hooked.

"Because once you fell asleep on the sofa with a Shakespearean script over your face."

Shi Qiao coughed lightly, remembering the time when she tried to wait for Pei Jingnian to come home.

Pei Jingnian exerted a little force to help her regain her footing. "So I believe that my wife understands Juliet's feelings better than anyone else."

"In the event of an emergency, only you will know what Juliet wants to do and what she will say."

"A good actor doesn't just memorize, but becomes the character itself."

"In this respect, I'm no match for my wife." Pei Jingnian stroked his chin thoughtfully. "I just can't understand Romeo's behavior of being infatuated with Rosalin one second and falling in love with Juliet the next."

Shi Qiao couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Is this a way of praising yourself?"

Pei Jingnian glanced sideways, his eyes slightly upturned, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. "Am I not loyal enough?"

"Does that mean I can understand Juliet, that I'm just a little girl who gets carried away by a man's sweet talk and is completely fooled?" Shi Qiao retorted irritably.

After she finished speaking, she met Pei Jingnian's gaze, her eyes filled with obvious mischief as she stared at him intently.

"How can you call it deceiving me? I was trying my best to please my wife." He tightened his arms around her and stepped onto the curtain call spot with her.

Shi Qiao was unable to refute it for a moment.

In a way, they are quite similar.

Especially the way Pei Jingnian usually makes demands; he's incredibly eloquent.

The two walked off the stage with the other actors.

Pei Jingnian held her hand tightly, feeling its warmth.

[If our wives truly have no prior knowledge of the subject, we can use this as a cheat.]

So don't worry, and don't put too much pressure on yourself.

When Shi Qiao stepped off the stage, the makeup team was already on high alert, with the two older sisters carrying huge makeup bags and hair accessory bags.

It was a celebrity makeup artist that Lin Ruo specially hired by using her family connections.

They stared at Pei Jingnian's tightly clasped hands, exchanged glances, and hesitated to speak.

Can these be separated?

"Okay, Pei Jingnian, time to put on makeup." Shi Qiao hurriedly pinched Pei Jingnian to signal him to let go, then ran to the two girls with a blushing face.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

The two older girls quickly waved their hands, "No, no! Let's go to the shed over there."

They smiled and said, "The male students' makeup artists should turn right after they leave."

Shi Qiao glanced back to see if Pei Jingnian had heard her. The girl beside her immediately lowered her voice and smiled, "Don't worry, classmate, the male student's stylist is a guy."

Shi Qiao was stunned, wishing she could bury her head in the ground. "No, that's not what I meant..."

No matter what she said, the two of them smiled with narrowed eyes and made her sit in front of the makeup mirror.

*

For the past two hours, Shi Qiao stared at herself in the mirror, in disbelief.

A top-notch makeup artist is truly different.

They started with their eye makeup. Since it was stage makeup, the contouring was much heavier than usual, which deepened the look of their eye sockets.

However, they did not create any mixed-race look. Instead, they amplified the unique elegance of Chinese people and used warm orange blush to slightly shorten the midface to approach the girlishness of the original Juliet.

The base makeup was applied in a thin layer to even out skin tone.

Her hair, which originally reached her waist, was covered with hair extensions and extended to her calves. It was decorated with a long white wisteria hair accessory and braided into a plait. She also wore a small string of pearl hair ornaments.

It perfectly replicates the makeup and styling of the original Romeo and Juliet, exuding a youthful charm.

The pure white long dress cinched at the waist and flared out at the hips, its length just reaching the ground. The hem was covered with a shimmering tulle, as if a filter had been applied to her.

The sweetheart neckline reveals a clear collarbone, and the ruffled sleeves are slightly open with the cuffs modified, so that the slender white arms are only slightly visible when the arms are raised.

This is Juliet's first appearance at the ball.

Shi Qiao lifted her skirt and walked out of the dressing room, startling everyone present.

So beautiful.

It was more beautiful than anyone expected, so beautiful that it outraged both gods and men.

In this drama, as long as Shi Qiao stands there, nothing else matters.

Pei Jingnian stood there stunned, his throat bobbing as blood slowly crept up his neck and spread to the tips of his ears.

Shi Qiao, under the pretext of rehearsing her lines, carefully moved to Pei Jingnian's side, making small, subtle movements.

"Pei Jingnian, is it strange? Why aren't you saying a word?"

"Could you please say just a few words?"

Pei Jingnian was defeated, turning his head away from Shi Qiao's watery almond eyes, only daring to stare at the hem of her skirt.

"It's beautiful."

I want to marry you.

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Add a little skit (I'm out of space for author's notes):

In fact, Pei Jingnian was not always a high-attack, high-defense player.

The story goes back a long time. When Xiao Qiao was 3 years old, Pei Jingnian was 5 years old and started to show his face.

Xiao Qiao: (Grabbing Pei Jingnian tightly with both hands) I don't care! I don't care! Play house with me!

Little Pei Jingnian: (His clothes were almost stretched out of shape by Shi Qiao) I don't want to! I'm already 5 years old, I don't want to play these games that only little kids play.

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (Inner monologue) And every role she plays is...

Xiao Qiao: (puffing out her cheeks) If you don't play with my pills, I'll never talk to you again!

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (Glancing at Xiao Qiao, who had already turned her back) (Her chubby baby face) (Her ears turned bright red) Just ten minutes.

Xiao Qiao: (Changes expression quickly) (pulls Pei Jingnian to her room) (takes out a white veil from her treasure chest and stuffs it into Pei Jingnian's hands) (takes out a jewel-encrusted sword) (tucks it into her waistband and puts on a crown) Now, brother is the princess, and I am the prince.

Xiao Qiao: (pats her bed) You're locked in the tower. (takes out a green dinosaur and places it next to Pei Jingnian) (then dumps various building blocks out of the box) (covering the entire floor) (steps back to the door) I'm here to rescue my brother and princess.

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (Hesitant to speak) (Finally, he put the white veil on his head) (Sitting cross-legged on the bed, hands in his chest) Okay, hurry up.

Xiao Qiao: You should call me "Little Sister Prince" now! Then say, "Hurry up and save you."

Little Pei Jingnian: I… (Looking at Shi Qiao's bright, sparkling eyes) (Inner monologue: Damn it!) (His face burned even hotter) Little sister, Prince, come save me! (His voice grew softer and softer)

Xiao Qiao: (Draws sword) Hmph! I'm coming to save you right now! (nimbly dodges various toys) (runs excitedly to the window) (stabs the green dinosaur hard with the sword) Prepare to die!!!

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (Couldn't help but smile)

Xiao Qiao: (Stabs the green dinosaur away with a sword) (Struggles to climb onto the bed) (Sheathes sword) Brother, Princess, I'm here to save you! (Pats his head) It's alright, don't be afraid.

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (slightly tilting his head back) (choosing not to look at her) Hmm.

Xiao Qiao: (Throws down her gear) Now it's time for us to get married! (She fusses over herself and pulls out a diamond ring as thick as her wrist from her pants) Will you marry me?

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (Stunned) (Takes a half-step back) What nonsense are you spouting? How can you just casually talk about something like this...

Xiao Qiao: (tilting her head) But princes and princesses always end up together, that's what storybooks say.

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (choking back tears) (removing her veil) Then it should be me...

Xiao Qiao: (Huffing and puffing) No! (Clutching her big diamond ring tightly) I can marry my brother too! I have a diamond ring!

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (Silence) (Stalemate) (Puts her veil back on) (Reaches out) I...I understand.

Xiao Qiao: (Eyes light up) (Puts it on Pei Jingnian) and jumps into his arms. Now it's the prince's turn to kiss the princess! (Gently touches the other's face)

Xiao Qiao: Brother, Princess, if we get married, we'll be together forever, hehe.

Xiao Qiao: I will protect you well!

Little Pei Jingnian: (Blushing from head to toe) (Even his knuckles were flushed) (Staring at the fluffy head in his arms) (Her cotton-like little face kept rubbing against him) (He couldn't help but reach out and gently wrap his arms around her) (So soft and tiny) (So cute...)

Xiao Pei Jingnian: Idiot, fool.

Xiao Pei Jingnian: (Inner monologue) Yes, we'll be together forever.