Huayu: Reborn in 97, transferring to the Central Academy of Drama's star-studded class

"Jiang'er?"

Liu Ye's face was covered in snot and tears, and he hurriedly lifted his clothes to wipe his face.

Seeing Jiang Lai's worried expression, he wanted to say something but couldn't bring himself to say it, so he simply covered his face and squatted down on the ground.

Jiang Lai didn't ask anything, knowing that this was another person who had been depressed by the Great Demon King, so he squatted down and gently patted the other person's back.

"I'm fine, Jiang'er, really, I'm fine."

Liu Ye rubbed his face and looked at Jiang Lai very seriously, saying, "No one else can know about this today."

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped," Jiang replied.

Liu Ye nodded and stood up, supporting himself with his legs.

"Then, I'll go back now."

Jiang Lai grabbed him and said, "The dorms are all locked, where are you going to go?"

Liu Ye looked up with a big, simple face.

"Yeah, so what should I do?"

Jiang Lai rolled his eyes.

"Let's go, let's stay at my place for the night."

"what?"

Although Jiang's father really hoped that Jiang Lai could bring back a daughter-in-law as soon as possible, at the very least, she couldn't be a man.

When Jiang Lai brought Liu Ye home, Jiang's father's face darkened.

His expression softened after he learned that it was just a classmate who couldn't get back to the dorm.

A room was arranged for Liu Ye, and Jiang's father leisurely went to sleep.

Liu Ye's eyes were still red, and he insisted on talking to Jiang Lai for half the night.

Liu Ye said he felt extremely sorry for Teacher Chang Li, and as soon as he said this, Jiang Lai's expression changed.

Sure enough, this guy then said that Teacher Chang Li told him privately that she had high hopes for him and hoped that he could live up to his talent.

Jiang Lai fell silent. Actually, there was something he hadn't told Zhang Ziyi or Liu Ye: Teacher Chang Li had also said this to him privately.

After thinking it over, Jiang Lai decided to keep this matter as a closely guarded secret.

Finally, both of them got sleepy from talking, so Jiang Lai got up to say goodbye and trotted off to his room.

Huh? Why is Liu Ye's room so far from mine?

Jiang Lai wondered to himself.

......

For a long time afterward, Jiang Lai felt like he was going crazy.

Ever since that day I bumped into Zhang Ziyi and Liu Ye crying.

These two became very strange. How so?

One of them would suddenly become shy and act like a little woman when she saw Jiang Lai, and the other one would also suddenly become shy and act like a little woman.

This seriously affected the three people's rehearsal. Two of them were either distracted or forgot their lines, which led to Chang Li, that big devil, scolding them even more harshly.

With final exams fast approaching, Jiang Lai is really worried that all three of them will be expelled if things continue like this.

So today, he invited the two of them to dinner, and they had to have an open and honest talk.

"Tell me, what's going on between you two?"

Jiang Lai sat there with an air of authority, his eyes darting back and forth between Zhang Ziyi and Liu Ye.

"W-what? What's going on?"

You think these affected words were spoken by Zhang Ziyi? No, they were spoken by Liu Ye.

"I'm perfectly fine, and even if I were, it wouldn't be my problem!"

Yes, this is Zhang Ziyi.

Jiang Lai narrowed his eyes, knowing that this approach wouldn't be very effective; he could only try a divide-and-conquer strategy!

So he arranged to meet the two of them separately.

"Tell me, what's wrong with you? If we don't practice properly, we might really get expelled!"

Zhang Ziyi lowered his eyes, his hands gripping the water glass in front of him, fiddling with it incessantly.

The oppressive atmosphere was tormenting Jiang Lai. Just as he was about to say something more, Zhang Ziyi spoke up:

"Our relationship now..."

She raised her head and looked at Jiang Lai intently.

"What's our relationship now?"

"We're just classmates, what other relationship do you mean?" Jiang Lai replied with a smile.

Zhang Ziyi remained silent, still looking at him seriously and intently.

Jiang Lai's smile froze, and he slowly sat up straight.

In psychology, there is a term called the suspension bridge effect, which refers to the tendency for people to mistake emotions for attraction when under high-pressure environments.

The same applies to exposing your vulnerable side to others.

Well, that's all nonsense, just an excuse Jiang made up for himself.

In reality, he simply couldn't let go of the impressions from his past life and faced people in the present with his views from that life. Even though he had integrated well into this era, he still felt constrained.

Faced with Zhang Ziyi's burning gaze, he unconsciously looked away.

"Can you... can you let me think about it?"

Zhang Ziyi tucked a stray hair behind her ear, her eyebrows curving into a smile.

She smiled.

Her smile was like a gentle spring breeze, and her beauty was beyond compare.

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

One sentence made Jiang Lai feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Replace him!

"Tell me, what's wrong with you? If we don't practice properly, we might really get expelled!"

Liu Ye scratched his head, looking like he was constipated.

"Our relationship now..."

"Bang!"

These words made Jiang Lai shudder, and he was so frightened that he almost fell off his chair.

"Holy crap! Are you alright, Jiang'er?"

Liu Ye quickly pulled him back.

"It's alright, it's alright, go ahead and tell me."

Jiang Lai closed his eyes, ready to die. "Come on, let the storm rage even more!"

"I... I just felt really embarrassed that you saw me crying like that when we're such good friends."

"this one?"

"What else could it be? After that, every time I saw you, I would remember that embarrassing thing that day, and I didn't know how to face you."

Jiang Lai breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought—well, he hadn't thought so.

"Okay then, I'll tell you something embarrassing that happened to me, something I've never told anyone before, so you have to keep it a secret."

"Okay, go ahead and say it!"

A spark of excitement ignited in Liu Ye's eyes. Secrets were her favorite thing.

It can only be said that gossip is human nature.

The two grown men whispered to each other, occasionally bursting into hearty laughter.

The surrounding guests quietly moved away from the two idiots.

The trio finally returned to normal.

If there's any change, it's that Zhang Ziyi now spends all her free time looking for Jiang to go for walks and meals.

Zeng Lai got jealous and complained to Jiang Lai about it.

You've ruined my perfectly good young virgin.

You've ruined it.

It's a waste.

Jiang Lai said he wanted to atone for his sins with his death.

In fact, among the entire Class of '96, Jiang Lai was quite unconventional.

He was only close to Zhang Ziyi and Liu Ye; with others, he would just greet them and occasionally make a joke.

So when he was wandering around the playground lost in thought, and saw Hu Jing and Tian Zheng sitting side by side holding hands, he felt incredibly awkward from head to toe.

Because they were dating in secret, and they didn't tell anyone.

"Wow, the sky is so blue! And those clouds are so white!"

"Wow, this lawn is so green, and this soil is so black."

The two hurriedly let go of each other's hands, then began to sing in unison.

Jiang Lai understood immediately and ran off happily.

"Oh no! What if he sees this?"

Hu Jing pouted, her face full of unhappiness.

"So what if they saw it? If it doesn't matter, let's just go public with it. It's not like we're doing anything shameful."

Tian Zheng casually tossed his long hair, displaying a rather manly and carefree demeanor.

Hu Jing, however, had her own ulterior motives. She wanted to become famous and didn't want to be burdened by relationships.

It's hard to say what kind of plans celebrities have for their careers. In fact, once they shed their celebrity aura, they are just ordinary people, and as human beings, they will be bound by fame and fortune.

Of course, they eventually went public with their relationship and received congratulations from their classmates. Jiang Lai even received some wedding candy.

Jiang Lai also came to a realization about his situation because of what happened on the playground.

With just over a month left until the final exams, and weekly assessments having stopped, the "big boss" has asked the students to prepare a complete skit, lasting 15 to 20 minutes.

The final performance will be held on the stage of the experimental theater, which has lights, sound, scenery, and can accommodate hundreds of audience members.

This formal performance caused the trio a lot of headaches. They revised the script again and again, but all of them were rejected by the big boss.

Jiang Lai finally figured it out and decided to draw inspiration from the sketches of his previous life.

The male protagonist's name is Kurotsuchi.

The female lead's name is Baiyun.