Chapter 280: Thus No One In The World Can Contend With Him, 279
Wang Heng has never been interested in variety shows, and he knew that his three roommates in the dormitory felt the same. But that evening, when he returned to the dormitory, he saw the three roommates gathered in front of Fu Hanwen’s computer—Fu Hanwen was sitting, while Tang Hexing and Wang Ke each held one of the guy’s shoulders, watching with great interest.
What they were watching seemed to be a variety show?
Hearing the sound of the door opening, the three of them turned their heads together, their excited gazes fixed on the person at the doorway.
“Your younger sister is on television!”
“What level are the people playing with her? Liang Mi, Dong Zhouyu—these are all A-list female stars, right?”
“Your younger sister is really popular now…”
At this moment, the game segment in the video ended, followed immediately by Pei Ningle’s solo.
Her fourth original song, 《Summer》.
Wang Heng also crowded over to watch with his roommates. And the three roommates turned their gazes back to the computer screen, watching the cute girl in a dress on the screen.
The young girl stood at the center of the stage, holding the microphone, singing as if taking a leisurely stroll with the accompaniment that started playing:
“Five to one in the group stage,
Ending an era,
What will be the result of the next match,
Do you dare to guess…”
Just the first verse of the opening part made Tang Hexing exclaim in surprise: “She watches the World Cup too?”
Wang Ke: “It’s that match where Spain got crushed! Gotta say, it’s pretty good.
Immediately after, the next part that Pei Ningle sang made Fu Hanwen slap his thigh in excitement.
“Cola, potato chips, and takeout,
Five-person teams day and night,
Which hero to pick in the next game,
Are you coming or not…”
“Holy crap, she plays together too?” Fu Hanwen was completely shocked. “Five-person team picking heroes—too real!”
Wang Heng watched his roommates’ reactions and smiled without saying a word.
When Pei Ningle reached the climax of the chorus, everyone fell silent.
“Thank you for showing me, the boundless splendor of summer,
Look at the fascinating world that captivates everyone…”
Finally, Fu Hanwen turned his head to stare at him and asked: “The guy who takes girls to watch games and plays together—it’s not you, is it?”
Tang Hexing also stared at him: “They all say your younger sister is yuri, but we haven’t forgotten she’s got a brother complex…”
Wang Ke: “Get one yuri girl, and you get more than one girl. So this is your true wild ambition?”
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Wang Heng spread his hands. “We just have a very ordinary, normal, and pure brother-sister relationship!”
While forcibly explaining like this, he was also quietly contemplating. Now that the program had aired, Pei Ningle hadn’t sent a message or called—this seemed a bit abnormal. Normally, that girl should have bragged about it long ago…
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Pei Ningle took out her mobile phone and used it as a mirror to check her face.
Hmm, sunglasses plus mask—even if Mom were here, she might not recognize me. Definitely no problem.
Putting away her mobile phone, the young girl looked around. The campus was still bustling with people full of youthful vitality. Coming back after months away, entering again brought a familiar sense of intimacy.
Of course, the true source of that intimacy was still that boy…
Pei Ningle walked toward Wang Heng’s dormitory building, but suddenly, she realized a problem.
Perhaps because it had been too long since she’d come, she… couldn’t find the place.
Sitting on a bench by the roadside, watching the unfamiliar university students coming and going, and the gradually darkening sky, Pei Ningle knocked on her own head and muttered: “Why do I get lost at a time like this?”
After hesitating for a long time, Pei Ningle realized that although she didn’t want to ruin the surprise, even if she wanted to carry the surprise through to the end, there was really no way.
So she dialed Wang Heng’s phone number.
Moments later, the call connected, and Wang Heng’s voice came: “Hey, where are you?”
Why did he ask ‘where are you’ right away? Did he guess my plan?
Pei Ningle was a bit nervous but pretended to be calm: “I’m recording a program. I just wanted to ask you, have you… watched the latest episode of Saturday Happy Camp?”
Wang Heng: “Of course I watched. Congrats. I just glanced at your Wangyu Music—looks like the comments on those four songs have increased a lot.”
Pei Ningle: “Yeah, I think my performance was pretty good…”
Wang Heng: “Yeah, pretty dumb and cute. Should attract a lot of fans.
“What do you mean dumb and cute!” the young girl complained. “It was my first time recording that kind of variety show—it’s normal to feel bewildered!”
Wang Heng laughed: “Yeah, that’s why it comes off as dumb and cute—which is perfect. Compared to those other female stars, you’re the most likable.”
Pei Ningle: “You think I’m cute?”
Wang Heng: “Not just me—the comments show everyone thinks you’re the cutest. Who’s the prettiest might be debatable, but the cutest is undisputed. And it’s not just cute and likable—singing well and writing songs is key too. That part in the program where you explained how you write lyrics and compose was really interesting.”
“Really…” The early autumn evening had already started cooling down, but at this moment, Pei Ningle felt a bit hot. She didn’t know if it was because of his praise or imagining the upcoming meeting.
After hesitating a little, the young girl suddenly asked: “Where are you right now?”
Wang Heng: “In the dormitory doing homework.”
Pei Ningle said even more softly: “Can you come downstairs?”
Wang Heng: “Why?”
Pei Ningle: “I want to go knock on your dormitory door and hang out with you… but I can’t find your dormitory now.”
Wang Heng: “…”
Pei Ningle: “Hey?”
Wang Heng: “Send me a photo.”
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After seeing the photo Pei Ningle sent, Wang Heng quickly found her in a corner of the dormitory area.
Although she was wearing sunglasses and a mask, Wang Heng recognized her at a glance—or rather, wearing both the mask and sunglasses was already a bit suspicious, plus his familiarity with her petite figure, there was no issue.
Wang Heng walked up to Pei Ningle and watched as she took off her sunglasses and mask.
There weren’t many pedestrians around, and no one noticed them.
“Sister Xu said I have to go out like this from now on,” Pei Ningle dangled the mask and sunglasses in her hand. “She said I can’t let people recognize me casually.”
Wang Heng looked at the young girl in front of him and couldn’t help smiling as he asked: “Why’d you put your hair in pigtails?”
“Doesn’t it look good?” Pei Ningle tilted her head. “I remember you said pigtails are cute…”
Wang Heng secretly swallowed and pretended to be calm: “Yeah, it looks great, very cute.”
“Actually, I hesitated about whether to wear pigtails on the program. I thought Sister Xu might not approve, and I felt it was too embarrassing myself, so I didn’t…”
While talking, Pei Ningle took small steps closer, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and tugged gently.
Just like before, when she wasn’t famous yet.
The young girl smiled playfully: “Aren’t you my fan? Want an autograph?”
Wang Heng: “Of course, I’d love that.”
Pei Ningle: “So, where should I sign?”
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Happy 520 to everyone!
