Chapter 209: 208 The Righteous Roommates
Today’s Pei Ningle seemed quite hurried when she went out, without any tidying up or makeup. Her slightly messy hair draped over her shoulders, even her bangs were a bit disheveled. The dark gray sports pants and light-colored sports jacket would look perfectly natural even on a little boy.
But when she turned around, met Wang Heng’s gaze, and quickly ran up to him, it still caused a small commotion.
Fu Hanwen stared at her, astonished: “Isn’t this the one from the welcome party…”
Tang Hexing: “Which one are you talking about?”
Fu Hanwen: “The one looking for her older brother!”
Tang Hexing took another look at the young girl’s face and suddenly realized: “Oh… right!”
Wang Heng glanced at his roommates’ astonished expressions, then at Pei Ningle, suddenly feeling an urge to sigh up to the heavens.
At last year’s welcome party, after Pei Ningle stole the show on stage, he had told this girl not to come to school looking for him, to avoid being seen by others. However, half a year had passed, the fuss from back then had long settled down, and only a few students who could be considered fans still recognized her in the bar, but outside the bar, it seemed no one had recognized her for a long time.
Precisely because of this, it was normal for Pei Ningle to let her guard down. Plus, there was a surprise today that she wanted to tell him in person, resulting in the current situation… Facts proved that if she really ran into an audience member from that party, it was still possible to be recognized.
The young girl had a sudden inspiration: “You guys must have mistaken me for someone else, right?”
No sooner had she spoken than Wang Ke slapped his thigh: “Wasn’t sure from the face, but this voice, absolutely no mistake!”
Pei Ningle couldn’t help but cover her face. Through the gaps between her fingers, she noticed that Wang Heng was doing the same motion as her—covering his face with his palm, clearly too ashamed to face everyone.
The three roommates recognized Pei Ningle, recognized her as the young girl singer who had stunned everyone at the party back then, but couldn’t recall her name. After all, they had only heard it once during the announcements, and with so much time in between, when they occasionally discussed her, they just used “the one looking for her older brother” instead. Now seeing the real person, they naturally didn’t know how to address her.
And Pei Ningle was even more at a loss. Thus, both sides fell into an awkward silence.
People came and went around them, with everyone either chatting and laughing with nearby classmates or friends, or looking at their mobile phones; basically no one noticed these four boys and one girl.
Moments later, Wang Heng put down his hand, his face already restored to a calm and composed expression.
He first took out his mobile phone from his pocket and checked it; sure enough, there were several missed calls from Pei Ningle. It was just that he had silenced it during class and hadn’t noticed at all.
Wang Heng understood—this girl had probably called his mobile phone repeatedly, and when she couldn’t get through, she came straight over?
“Okay, let me introduce her to everyone. This is my younger sister Pei Ningle,” Wang Heng said. “Xiao Le, these three are my roommates; no need to know their names, just call them Xiao Fu, Xiao Tang, and Xiao Wang.”
Wang Ke immediately stepped forward in protest: “Teacher, you can’t be lazy! Since you’re introducing, how can you not mention names? If nothing else, at least say mine! Hello, Xiao Le younger sister, I’m Wang Ke, your older brother’s good friend.”
The other two looked at the petite young girl, then at the suddenly enthusiastic Wang Ke, and instantly understood…
Tang Hexing patted his slim chest and said: “I’m Tang Hexing, also your older brother’s good friend!”
Wang Ke shoved Xiao Tang aside and asked with a grin: “Xiao Le, can I add you as a friend?”
Pei Ningle nodded: “Sure, older brother’s friends are my friends too; after all, I have a brother complex.”
Fu Hanwen: “What?”
Tang Hexing: “Brother complex…”
Wang Ke: “…”
The three pairs of eyes focused on Wang Heng, full of righteous condemnation.
Wang Heng sighed, temporarily ignoring their gazes, and said to the young girl: “Let’s go outside to talk, Xiao Le. What did you come to find me for today?”
“Go outside the school to talk?” Pei Ningle glanced at the three roommates beside them.
However, at this moment, Fu Hanwen advised with a sense of justice: “Wait, where are you going? Talking about something shady?”
Tang Hexing also grabbed Wang Heng, righteously: “Exactly, we’re your roommates; we can’t watch you go down the wrong path!”
“What kind of wrong path is this…” Wang Heng said helplessly. “Fine, Xiao Le, just say it here. What exactly did you come to find me for today?”
Pei Ningle glanced at the three roommates again and couldn’t help laughing: “I just got a private message from Tian Xia Hao Ge Qu; it’s an assistant director saying my song was selected! Next week, I’m going to the Imperial Capital to record the program.”
Fu Hanwen: “Tian Xia Hao Ge Qu? What’s its relationship with Good Voice?”
Pei Ningle: “Same production team, both talent shows, but this one specifically selects original songs.”
Tang Hexing: “Assistant director?”
Pei Ningle: “Yeah, he said he’s an assistant director, sent me his mobile phone and WeChat, and even his work permit.”
Wang Ke: “This Good Songs Program you mentioned, is it a big deal?”
Pei Ningle nodded, about to answer, but Wang Heng cut in: “It’s not about whether it’s a big deal or not; it’s really that rare kind…”
As a reincarnator, he knew too well the influence of this program. Although it only ran for three seasons, and got colder later on, this year’s was definitely the first season. The fresh format that had never appeared before brightened the eyes of numerous audience members and made several songs go viral. More than one new singer became famous because of this program.
Now, Pei Ningle being selected by this program without spending a penny was just too perfect.
But now, how to explain it to these three roommates?
Wang Heng looked at Pei Ningle and asked: “Did that assistant director tell you who the mentors for the program are?”
Pei Ningle nodded quickly: “He did! Liu Jiang, Liang Kun, Chu Tianjian… and one more, I forgot who.”
No need for the fourth name; the first three heavyweight seniors in the music industry were already shocking enough.
Fu Hanwen: “Liu Jiang and Liang Kun? Isn’t that the same as Good Voice!”
Tang Hexing: “Doesn’t that mean Xiao Le younger sister is going to be famous…”
Wang Heng shrugged: “See, it’s not that we want to show off; you guys insisted on hearing it.”
Tang Hexing: “But this is Xiao Le’s matter, has nothing to do with you. If anyone’s showing off, it shouldn’t be you.”
Wang Heng: “Sorry, but I’m her agent.”
“Okay okay, I’m not good at dealing with the program group; didn’t you say you’d handle it with Xiao Xuan? Let’s go…” With that, Pei Ningle grabbed Wang Heng’s hand and left.
This time, they had no reason to stop her.
The three watched the young boy and girl walk away into the distance, especially the petite young girl holding one of Wang Heng’s hands with both of hers, her happy and lively cute appearance stirring all sorts of emotions.
Fu Hanwen: “She said she has a brother complex; don’t you think that’s a bit too much?”
Tang Hexing nodded, glanced at Wang Ke beside him, and sighed: “Too much? It’s extremely too much! Look, Xiao Ke doesn’t believe in love anymore.”
Wang Ke: “…Who said I don’t believe in love? There’s plenty of love in two-dimensional stuff, okay!”
Suddenly, Tang Hexing remembered a detail from Pei Ningle’s words just now, frowned, and realized the matter might not be simple: “Did she mention another name earlier?”
Fu Hanwen: “What name?”
Tang Hexing: “Xiao Xuan, who is the Xiao Xuan she mentioned?”
Wang Ke: “…Another woman?”
Tang Hexing: “But what about that pretty girl who came to our dormitory looking for him last time? And Sister Lu?”
Fu Hanwen wished he had a gavel in hand right now, but unfortunately he didn’t, so he could only slap his palm and declare: “Too much! When he comes back, catch him and interrogate him properly!”
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