After ninety-nine online romances, I finally met my ex in person when school started.

Darkness is the perfect breeding ground for ambiguity and sin.

Inside the Kyoto Gymnasium, the clamor of 50,000 people was abruptly silenced, and the extreme tranquility made one's senses exceptionally sharp.

Zhu Xun Chuan leaned back in his chair, able to smell the delicate, orchid-like fragrance of tea emanating from Shen Tianxi on his left. He could also feel Shen Tianxi's slightly rapid breathing due to her excitement. Her soft, delicate fingers gripped his palm tightly, as if afraid he would get lost in the darkness.

"Honey, it's about to start, I'm so nervous!" Shen Tianxi whispered, almost shrinking into Zhu Xunchuan's arms. Her long, pale legs, dazzlingly white under the ambient lighting, swayed restlessly in the air.

Just as Zhu Xun Chuan was about to hug the clingy kitten, his phone in his pocket started vibrating wildly at the most inopportune moment.

That frequency was extremely fast, exuding an undeniable domineering aura.

Zhu Xun Chuan raised an eyebrow and, taking advantage of the moment when the lights were off, tapped the screen, avoiding Shen Tian hope's gaze.

Xia Wanying: "I've gotten off the plane and I'm heading to the concert venue. Are you surprised?"

Zhu Xun Chuan's heart skipped a beat, and that tingling sensation on his scalp shot up his spine and all the way to the top of his head.

This isn't a surprise, it's downright horrifying.

Zhu Xun Chuan's slender fingers flew across the screen: "Weren't you in Europe dealing with that multi-billion dollar acquisition? Don't you want the signing ceremony? Business is important. I'll go to the concert with you alone later."

Xia Wanying replied in a second, with the typical aloof CEO vibe.

Xia Wanying: "The signing ceremony has been postponed. More than a cold, hard contract, I'd like to see who stole my little man from Peking University right under my nose. Su Mucheng is Dinghe's core asset this year; as the exclusive sponsor, wouldn't it be inappropriate for me not to show up?"

[Are you checking on my assets? You're here to check up on me!] Zhu Xun Chuan cursed inwardly.

Zhu Xun Chuan: "There are 50,000 people in the venue. With so many eyes and ears, and given your special status, don't wander around. I'll stay in the back row and come find you after this is over."

Xia Wanying: "Zhu Xunchuan, have you forgotten? At a venue sponsored by Dinghe, do I need to squeeze in with others? I'm in my designated 'seat number 0,' with a fantastic view. By the way, that girl in the white dress to your left, she has pretty legs, but you're holding her way too tightly. Aren't you hot?"

Zhu Xun Chuan's heart tightened. He hadn't even arrived yet, and they were already monitoring him?

He glanced unconsciously at the VIP box area high up to his side.

Position 0?

That looks like the stadium's broadcast control booth, with a direct line of sight to the top-tier observation positions in the first row. Xia Wanying will be sitting there, probably holding a long-range infrared telescope.

Xia Wanying was watching his every move!

Shen Tianxi seemed to notice Zhu Xunchuan's unusual behavior. She turned her head, her large eyes flashing with suspicion in the darkness: "Honey, what are you looking at? Who messaged you? Is Teacher Gu going to cause you trouble again?"

"It's nothing, just spam texts." Zhu Xun Chuan locked the screen with remarkable ease, then took Shen Tianxi's slightly cool hand in his. "You have to know when to cause trouble. Teacher Gu is very reasonable these days."

"Hehe, my husband is so good." Shen Tianxi was overjoyed by his coaxing, and her jade feet moved closer to Zhu Xunchuan.

Just then, the heavy heartbeats on the stage abruptly stopped.

"boom--!"

A cold blue beam of light shone vertically down from the dome, but instead of landing in the center of the stage, it was strangely deviated from its angle and landed on the edge of the first row of VIP seats.

The 50,000 spectators erupted in a commotion powerful enough to lift the roof off.

"Su Mucheng!"

"Oh my god! It's Su Mucheng! How did she come out from down there?!"

Amidst screams, a silver-white figure appeared at the entrance of the passage.

Su Mucheng did not appear from the rising platform as usual. She wore a silver-white feather short dress hand-sewn with tens of thousands of Swarovski crystals. The hem of the dress barely covered the bottom of her buttocks, and large areas of her snow-white back skin were almost transparent under the cool lights.

Wearing 10-centimeter silver stilettos, she didn't go directly onto the stage. Instead, carrying the unique heat of the backstage area and the cool scent of her perfume, she walked gracefully straight to the center seat in the first row.

Those two long legs, shimmering with a delicate sheen under the spotlight, seemed to tread on the hearts of the male fans present with every step they took.

Su Mucheng walked up to Zhu Xunchuan.

Less than half a meter away.

A hint of aggressive smile now graced her innocent, youthful face, the face of a nation's first love. Her eyelashes cast long shadows under the light, and her gaze, in that instant, pierced through the crowd, fixing fixedly on Zhu Xun Chuan's face.

"Is that seat comfortable?" Su Mucheng didn't use a microphone. She leaned forward slightly, and the silver feather collar fell naturally due to gravity, revealing a breathtaking curve.

Her voice was extremely soft, with a hint of provocation at the end, so that only Zhu Xunchuan and Shen Tianxi next to her could hear it.

Shen Tianxi's excited expression froze in that instant.

As the daughter of a military family, her yandere intuition told her that Su Mucheng's gaze towards Zhu Xunchuan was strange.

That's not the singer looking at lucky fans.

That's a demon looking at Tang Sanzang.

"Sister Su..." Shen Tianxi subconsciously grabbed Zhu Xunchuan's arm, her gesture of asserting ownership sounding somewhat awkward. "We...we came to see your performance."

Su Mucheng glanced indifferently at Shen Tianxi's hands that were holding Zhu Xunchuan's arm, and the smile on her lips deepened.

She ignored Shen Tianxi and instead extended a slender finger, making a suggestive gesture towards Zhu Xunchuan's chin through the air, a gesture so flirtatious it seemed like teasing.

"Every song tonight is dedicated to you. Remember to listen carefully, and don't let the little vixen next to you bewitch you."

After saying that, Su Mucheng didn't give Shen Tianxi a chance to retaliate. She turned around and gave a gorgeous head toss, her long hair brushing past Zhu Xunchuan's nose and leaving a strong, cold fragrance.

Surrounded by a group of dancers, she leaped onto the stage like a star being fawned over.

"Ah—! Su Mucheng! Su Mucheng!"

The fans' celebration was completely ignited.

Zhu Xunchuan's back was already soaked with sweat at that moment.

His phone vibrated violently again in his pocket.

Xia Wanying: "Zhu Xunchuan, your charm has definitely increased. I'm starting to understand you less and less."

Zhu Xun Chuan wished he could just crush his phone to pieces.

This is a battle of gods, and mortals suffer.

He took a deep breath, ignoring the threats on his phone, and turned to look at Shen Tianxi beside him.

Shen Tianxi had stopped waving the glow stick at this point.

She stared intently at the silver-white figure on the stage, who was singing and dancing energetically. The adoration in her beautiful eyes had mostly disappeared, replaced by a chilling, almost obsessive look.

"Husband," Shen Tianxi said softly, her voice so sweet it sent chills down your spine, "Did Sister Su just call me a vixen?"

Zhu Xunchuan: "..."

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