【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Chapter 426: Shi Xiangyun & Wei Ting

Three years ago, during the Tianjin Music Festival, the band was in Wei Ting's room, preparing for an impromptu meeting. The two men sat quietly on the sofa, waiting. Wei Ting leaned against the edge of the desk, leaving a chair for the young woman.

The knock on the door sounded again, and Qian Leheng stood up and trotted to open it. As soon as the door opened, a cartoon character wearing a Pokémon one-piece pajamas slipped in from under his arm. The Pokémon was fully armed, with its hood pulled tightly. After entering the room, it only said "hi~" to the people inside, and then threw itself hard onto Wei Ting's bed.

Shen Xiao was petrified. "That's Wei Ting's bed. They're not allowed to sit on it normally—the captain's bed." Whether at home or in a hotel, it's Wei Ting's forbidden area. Our captain has a slight obsession with mysophobia, and Shi Xiangyun just lay down on it like that?

However, what made him even more jaw-dropping was yet to come.

Qian Leheng closed the door carelessly. As he walked in, he glanced at Shi Xiangyun, who had fallen on the bed, and asked jokingly, "Did you drink too much again last night? So, can you still sing tonight?"

Shi Xiangyun said in a hoarse voice: "It's not that I drank too much, I stayed up late to quarrel with the black fans. I regret it so much now. If my voice can't rest tonight, you guys go up and sing." After saying that, she shrank her body and turned into a smaller Pokémon.

Wei Ting walked to the bed, pulled open the neatly quilt, and actually covered Shi Xiangyun's bare little feet.

Shen Xiao watched Wei Ting's actions with amusement. Qian Leheng didn't understand what he was amused about and was about to ask, but Shen Xiao made a gesture to silence him. He pointed at Wei Ting, then at Shi Xiangyun, and smiled at each other. The two souls instantly communicated.

It would be a lie to say they weren't jealous, but they weren't jealous of who could sleep in Wei Ting's bed; they were jealous of Wei Ting's close relationship with Shi Xiangyun. Honestly, Shi Xiangyun had been the band's favorite ever since she joined. She was cheerful and lively, good at talking, had a sense of humor, sang well, loved to play, and was a playful, mischievous girl. Who wouldn't like a sister like that? But it was all just the kind of love a brother has for his sister.

Wei Ting cleared his throat and prepared for the meeting, which was essentially about how to arrange the song, how to make changes, and how to coordinate with Shi Xiangyun on stage. Normally, Shi Xiangyun would be full of ideas and talk non-stop during these meetings, but today, perhaps her energy was exhausted, and she could only lie there slumped.

"You guys continue, I can hear you clearly..." She said this with her last bit of strength, and fell into a sweet dream within five minutes.

"This person online named 'Ke Ni Sting', is she a CP fan or an anti-fan? Her name looks like a CP fan, but she scolds fans everywhere, which has attracted a lot of anti-fans for you..." Qian Leheng complained while browsing his phone.

Wei Ting frowned and continued to talk about the details of the song adaptation.

"This guy called 'Shui Ding' has been very active recently. He seems to only criticize people who are badmouthing our lead singer."

Wei Ting cleared his throat unnaturally: "Well, if there is nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting."

Later, Shi Xiangyun learned that the person behind the online nickname "Shui Ding" was actually Wei Ting. Initially, their fans weren't getting along, and were bickering with each other online. Although they were in the same band, they each had their own fan base. Shi Xiangyun's fans disliked Wei Ting's fans, and Wei Ting's fans also disliked Shi Xiangyun's fans. Fans from both sides often argued in their comments, so Wei Ting used the username "Shui Ding" to help resolve the situation, and as they did so, the two began to develop an ambiguous relationship.

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When Shi Xiangyun learned that Li Shuirong had taken Lin Pin'er to Disneyland during the Chinese New Year, she was envious. As a result, right after the Valentine's Day performance, Wei Ting took the entire band to Disneyland in Shanghai.

Although it was only a half-day trip, it was a rare opportunity for Shi Xiangyun to relax. Unlike Lin Pin'er, Shi Xiangyun had a different way of playing. She was active and adventurous, preferring to play more dangerous or exciting activities: things like the Tron Lightcycle Power Run, the Hug Dragon Sky Racing, the waterfall trails at the Heritage Discovery Camp, and heat pursuits. Only Qian Leheng was willing to accompany her on these activities. However, when Wei Ting joined her on the heat pursuit, he came out looking unhappy and was even mocked by Shi Xiangyun.

Halfway through the game, Wei Ting bought a bunch of pink balloons with various cartoon figures in them from somewhere and tied them to Shi Xiangyun's wrists.

"There are too many people here, and we might get lost easily. Hold on to the balloons, and if we get separated, we'll follow the balloons to find you." Wei Ting coaxed her.

Originally, Shi Xiangyun was reluctant to tie the balloons, as it would delay her actions. But after hearing Wei Ting's words, she felt that she had become the center of the small group and a positioning coordinate, so she immediately agreed out of curiosity. From the moment she tied the balloons, she became the leader responsible for gathering everyone.

Later, Wei Ting discovered this characteristic of hers and would assign her some important tasks in group activities. She would then be particularly responsible in making plans and arranging things properly.

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That winter, they went to the Snow Mountain Music Festival and after the performance they hid in the hotel because they were afraid of the cold.

Shi Xiangyun took the opportunity to call everyone to her room to play poker, and the winner would draw on the loser's face. As a result, her face was painted with turtles, rabbits, little stars, little hearts...

When everyone was ready to leave, Shi Xiangyun got into bed without even washing her face.

Wei Ting coaxed Shi Xiangyun by pulling and tugging, and told her a story.

"Once upon a time, there was a famous opera singer who always washed her face after every performance. But one day, she was lazy and didn't wash her face. As a result, she died the next day."

Shen Xiao, who was about to go out, was frightened by Wei Ting's horror story. Although he was afraid, he couldn't help but want to listen to it to the end.

"Why did she die?" Shi Xiangyun asked while rubbing her face.

"He must be so lazy." Qian Leheng added to join in the fun.

Wei Ting smiled and continued, "When people sleep, their souls go out to play, which is why we dream. The souls have to come back at dawn. Once they come back, they can't recognize their owners by looking at their faces, so they don't come back. Do you think people can still live without souls?"

"Oh my god, I'll go wash my face now. Woo woo woo..." Shi Xiangyun trotted to the bathroom to remove her makeup.

Shen Xiao was so frightened that he was stunned. Qian Leheng said nonchalantly, "Look at you, what kind of horror story are you telling so late at night? Look how scared you are to the child."

Shi Xiangyun wasn't really frightened, but she became much more obedient from then on. That night, Shen Xiao was frightened and insisted on sleeping next to Qian Leheng, but Qian Leheng didn't want to, so Shen Xiao ended up spending the night with his agent.

The story of Wei Ting and Shi Xiangyun continues. Wei Ting is the kind of person who controls her and spoils her at the same time.