After Transmigrating Into An Eighteenth-Tier Alpha, I Married The Best Actress - Chapter 17

Yin Lingzhu glanced at Yan Si below the stage. Yan Si just happened to be looking at her too. Their eyes met, just like the first time they had seen each other.

The bright lights above shone down on the stage. Yin Lingzhu calmed herself, then lightly parted her lips.

The microphone used onstage was of excellent quality. In the audience’s ears, Yin Lingzhu’s voice was clear and soothing, without the slightest bit of noise.

It was clearly a song about heartbreak, one that should have carried a sorrowful and gloomy atmosphere, but in Yin Lingzhu’s mouth, it carried freedom and release instead.

It was as if she were saying, I’ve let you go.

As the climax arrived, Yin Lingzhu lowered her voice, bringing in a slight magnetism. Unlike the freedom at the beginning, it was now filled with reluctance.

The bangs at Yin Lingzhu’s forehead swayed slightly, some longer strands brushing over her upper eyelids. Her brows furrowed lightly together, revealing melancholy and pain.

The hand she held the microphone with tightened more and more. The bones at the base of her fingers stood out clearly, and blue veins surfaced on the pale back of her hand, fragile yet alluring.

It was a silent invitation to every audience member.

Yan Si looked at Yin Lingzhu onstage. At this moment, the light on the stage covered her like a special preference, as if Yin Lingzhu herself were glowing.

Yan Si lifted the hand she had placed on the table and, through the air, traced Yin Lingzhu’s brows and eyes.

She felt that Yin Lingzhu at this moment was so far away, as if she would leave her in the very next second.

Yin Lingzhu was responsible for the opening two lines and the climax, while Wan Miaoyin and Kong Murui handled the other parts.

When the final lyric was sung, the entire venue fell silent.

Noticing this scene, Yin Lingzhu licked her lips, which had gone dry from exertion, hiding the nervousness in her heart.

But immediately afterward, thunderous applause erupted through the whole venue, proving just how perfect the performance just now had been and allowing her heart to settle.

The host walked to Yin Lingzhu’s side, also clapping.

“Xiao Yin’s singing in this performance was full of emotion, moving every audience member here.”

Hearing the host say “full of emotion,” Yin Lingzhu froze slightly. When she had been singing, she had only felt that today went much more smoothly. She had not felt that she had poured in any particular emotion.

Except…

Her gaze moved to Yan Si.

Except that when she sang today, her heart had been filled entirely with Yan Si.

The host’s voice beside her ears slowly faded. Right now, only Yan Si remained in her sight.

Yan Si wore a black dress today. The velvet texture made her seem untouchable, the words noble and elegant practically printed across her body.

As always, there was a smile on her face, but that smile did not make Yan Si seem approachable. Instead, it made her seem even more out of reach.

Yin Lingzhu forced her gaze away from Yan Si and looked toward the large screen.

This competition was the finals, and only two groups remained.

One group was Yin Lingzhu and the other two, while the other was a single contestant.

Displayed on the screen were the audience votes. Because of Yin Lingzhu’s explosive performance, her group’s vote count was far ahead.

As the host counted down three, two, one, the votes froze.

“Congratulations to Yin Lingzhu, Wan Miaoyin, and Kong Murui for winning this championship!” the host’s excited voice rang out, and applause rose from below the stage once more.

Yin Lingzhu’s gaze turned toward the audience. Among the sea of people, she could see support signs that belonged only to her, and fans holding glow sticks, their sparkling eyes filled with fondness.

She liked the feeling of standing onstage. Her racing heartbeat and the blood rushing quickly through her veins all made Yin Lingzhu feel her adrenaline soar, thrilling and exciting.

In her previous world, she had never had the chance to experience this feeling. In this life, how could she not seize it tightly?

“Now, our special guest Yan Si will present the award to them.” The host stepped off the stage.

Yan Si held the shining golden trophy and slowly walked to Yin Lingzhu’s side.

“Congratulations.” Yan Si’s smile was more sincere than before as she handed the trophy in her hands to Yin Lingzhu.

Yin Lingzhu reached out to take it, quietly lowering her voice by Yan Si’s ear. “I’ll go to the apartment to find you tonight.”

Yin Lingzhu paused, still wanting to say something else, but she realized that she was extremely close to Yan Si. Her lips parted for a long while, but in the end, she still closed them.

Hearing Yin Lingzhu’s words, Yan Si’s eyes lit up. She thought Yin Lingzhu wanted to make up with her.

Yan Si also nodded slightly.

Because Yan Si was only responsible for presenting the award, she was able to leave very quickly.

After returning to the apartment, Yan Si carefully chose from the wardrobe.

She had moved most of her clothes here. Now, the wardrobe was stuffed full, completely different from the pitifully sparse scene at the beginning.

Although the apartment had not changed much overall, Yan Si had made some small changes here and there. At the very least, it no longer looked like a model home.

Yan Si looked left and right in the wardrobe, and finally chose a thin white gauze dress.

Even though she did not know when Yin Lingzhu would come, Yan Si still felt happy while waiting.

Yan Si sat on the balcony and looked down through the window, waiting for Yin Lingzhu with anticipation.

Just as Yin Lingzhu had once waited for her.

The sun set, night arrived, and the oval moon hung right in the middle of the sky.

Yan Si did not see Yin Lingzhu.

Her gaze swept across the other apartment buildings, where the lights in each household had come on one after another.

Then she took out her phone and saw the time on it.

Eleven oh-three.

She had waited for Yin Lingzhu for five hours.

Yan Si felt the grievance in her heart, and her eyes reddened slightly.

This was the first time she had ever waited for someone for this long.

It was the height of summer, but the night breeze through the window still made one feel cold.

Yan Si hugged her body, feeling the chill in the air.

She opened the chat app and found Yin Lingzhu’s chat box. Testing the waters, she sent a message.

[When are you coming?]

As expected, there was a red exclamation mark in front of it.

She pressed her lips together and dug out Yin Lingzhu’s phone number.

Then she pressed the call button.

[Hello, the number you have dialed is currently busy. Please try again later…]

It was the busy tone.

Yin Lingzhu still had not removed her number from the blacklist.

Yan Si’s eyes grew even redder. Why was she still blocking her now?

The white gauze dress fluttered in the wind, adding an unwarranted sense of fragility to Yan Si.

After Yan Si left, Yin Lingzhu had originally thought she could arrive at the apartment not long after Yan Si, but when she looked at the production team in front of her, she smiled helplessly.

“Xiao Yin, tonight we’re planning to celebrate for you. You must come,” the director said, smiling at her.

“Director, I prob—” ably can’t go.

Before Yin Lingzhu could finish the rest of her sentence, Yang Daiyi beside her nudged her.

Yin Lingzhu could only close her mouth and nod.

Looking at Yang Daiyi happily chatting with the director, Yin Lingzhu had no choice. She took out her phone, wanting to tell Yan Si not to wait.

She looked at her phone battery. There was only ten percent left. She had to charge it.

“Hello, we’re your fans. Can we take a photo with you?” Just as Yin Lingzhu was looking for a charger, she heard someone speak beside her.

“Of course.” Yin Lingzhu looked at the two girls in front of her, nodded, and smiled.

But Yin Lingzhu had clearly underestimated the number of people who wanted photos. It was not just two.

After that, Yin Lingzhu kept smiling and took photos with every person.

By the time it ended, Yin Lingzhu’s face had gone stiff from smiling.

After confirming that no one else wanted a photo, Yin Lingzhu left the spot and went to find Yang Daiyi. On the way, she felt as if she had forgotten something.

Yin Lingzhu looked at her phone and slapped her forehead. She had forgotten to charge it.

She hurried to find a staff member and borrowed a charger.

The production team first brought several of them to a restaurant. After eating, Yin Lingzhu thought it was over.

She had not expected them to take them to KTV afterward.

Because of work, Yang Daiyi left after the meal.

Yin Lingzhu also wanted to leave, but the production team would not let her.

Inside the KTV room, the people from the production team had clearly gotten carried away, singing like ghosts crying and wolves howling.

Everyone on the production team was singing. Yin Lingzhu and Kong Murui were also singing. Only Wan Miaoyin kept her head down and ate fruit from the platter.

The director liked drinking, but did not like drinking alone, so he set his sights on Wan Miaoyin.

“Xiao Wan, come, drink.” The director brought a bottle and glass over to Wan Miaoyin’s side.

Yin Lingzhu noticed and stepped forward, taking the glass placed in front of Wan Miaoyin.

“Director, I’ll drink for her.” Without waiting for the director to say anything, she immediately poured it into her own mouth.

After Yin Lingzhu finished drinking, the director shouted, “Good!”

After that, the person the director kept trying to pour drinks for changed. He kept urging Yin Lingzhu to drink.

Yin Lingzhu drank a few glasses. Seeing that the director was clearly drunk, she told Wan Miaoyin to keep an eye on the director’s condition, then went outside for some air.

Yin Lingzhu felt around for her phone, took it out, and looked.

Eleven oh-three.

She remembered what she had forgotten earlier. It had not been charging her phone, but telling Yan Si not to wait for her.

Looking at Yan Si’s number, she hesitated again and again, but in the end, she still did not choose to remove her from the blacklist.

With Yan Si’s proud nature, how could she possibly wait for her that long?

She would tell her next time, if she had the chance.

Yin Lingzhu put her phone back in her pocket and returned to her private room.

The moon in the night sky was especially bright.