"Su Hao Ge, are you really going to be the male lead of a stage play?" Peilin asked curiously after Su Hao hung up the phone.
"That's right, you can come watch my stage play then," Su Hao said with a smile.
"Really?" Peilin's eyes lit up, her face full of anticipation.
"Of course it's true, the performance venue is at our school.
I'll ask the president later, maybe I can even get some free tickets."
"Su Hao, but you're still injured, won't rehearsals be inconvenient?" Wan'en frowned, a little worried.
"That's right, and acting in front of so many people must be very nerve-wracking, right? Xiao Hao, can you adapt?" Aunt Meijing also looked at Su Hao, her eyes full of affection.
"Auntie, don't worry, my acting is very good," Su Hao said, discreetly winking at Aunt Meijing, a slight smile on his lips.
Aunt Meijing immediately thought of last night, and her cheeks flushed.
Su Hao's acting was indeed very good; whether it was his impromptu confession to Wan'en or his behavior when he was alone with her later, it all demonstrated this.
"Wan'en Jie, you don't need to worry either; our performance still needs some time, and by then my injuries will have healed." After comforting Meijing, Su Hao explained to Wan'en.
"Alright then." Wan'en nodded, looking down slightly.
"Tell me when you're performing, I'll take time off to watch.
I believe you'll definitely be the... sun on stage."
Sun? Did Wan'en Jie think of my confession last night?
"Don't worry, I'll give it my all!" Su Hao clasped his hands together, silently adding in his heart: Provided he can successfully deal with Lin Yingchun!
...
Thirty minutes later, at the club entrance, Su Hao took a deep breath, listening to the laughter and chatter coming from inside.
On his way here, he had already brainstormed and believed he had come up with a plan to deal with Lin Yingchun; now it was time to put it into practice!
Thinking this, Su Hao raised his hand and pushed open the door, seeing a purple-haired sexy beauty lying on the sofa playing on her phone.
She was wearing a white crop top and black shorts, revealing her long, slender legs, flat stomach, and charming collarbones.
But what was most striking was the tattoo next to her left collarbone; it was a branch of an unknown purple leaf, looking very mysterious and adding a unique charm to her.
"Su Hao?" Hearing the door open, the sexy beauty looked up.
"Yes, the president asked me to come over."
"Bai Jiazhen." The sexy beauty said her name, then lowered her head to continue playing on her phone.
"Hey! Stop staring, come over and look at the script!" Su Hao was observing Bai Jiazhen's tattoo when Jiang Yuhan's voice suddenly rang out.
Su Hao suddenly snapped back to attention, seeing Jiang Yuhan, Lin Jiayu, Lin Yingchun, and a few extras looking at him not far away.
"Jiazhen Xuejie's charm is truly great," Lin Jiayu whispered, holding Jiang Yuhan's shoulder.
"He just arrived and already knows to look at beauties, Lin Yingchun, is this the male lead you highly recommended! How can someone become the male lead right after joining the club?" Jiang Yuhan, however, pouted, staring at Su Hao with an unfriendly expression.
The more he likes beauties, the better! Lin Yingchun's lips curved into a wicked smile, and she waved at Su Hao.
"Here, the script is right here. Take a look. The female lead will be here in a while."
"Alright, where's Xiao Ran Jie? Is she not coming today?" Su Hao walked up to Lin Yingchun, took the script, casually glanced at it, and then looked up, asking confusedly.
"Your task right now is to read the script, not look at beautiful women!" Jiang Yuhan slammed the table, glaring at Su Hao through gritted teeth, wishing she could devour him.
"Looking at beautiful women is a man's nature," Su Hao mumbled, "And this script…"
Before he could finish, the door behind him burst open with a bang.
"Brothers and sisters, I'm here… Uh…" Liu Xiaoran's arrogant words had just begun when she saw Su Hao's somewhat stunned face, and her previously high-pitched voice quickly lowered.
"Su Hao, why are are you here so fast?" Liu Xiaoran blinked, a little embarrassed.
She felt her other side had been exposed.
"Not fast, I just arrived too." Su Hao smiled slightly, looking at the beauty beside Liu Xiaoran.
She was the female lead of the stage play—Li Shuxin.
Li Shuxin also had purple hair, but compared to Bai Jiazhen, her temperament leaned more towards introversion and silence; she was a girl who didn't seem to enjoy joking.
"Wow, Shuxin, you're so beautiful today. Shuxin~ Have you eaten? Lin Yingchun is treating us later, don't be shy, order anything!"
Bai Jiazhen, who was on the sofa, saw Li Shuxin, quickly sat up, ran over, hugged her, and rubbed her cheek against hers.
"What is she doing?" Jiang Yuhan looked at Bai Jiazhen, utterly bewildered.
"Maybe it's the attraction between purple hairs. Jiazhen Xuejie seems to have always liked Shuxin. In contrast…" Lin Jiayu scratched her head, looking at Lin Yingchun beside her.
In contrast, Lin Yingchun really disliked Li Shuxin, even to the point of deliberately targeting her.
Did Jiazhen Xuejie understand this, and that's why she deliberately joked with Shuxin, to make her seem less lonely?
Lin Jiayu's eyes lit up, and she secretly admired herself in her heart for being so smart, to have thought of this layer.
"Bai Jiazhen, stop playing. Quickly let Shuxin come over. The male and female leads need to go over the script. We still have a dinner gathering later." Lin Yingchun frowned and lightly reprimanded.
"We just ate last Thursday, and we're eating again? Are you a pig?" Jiang Yuhan said with dissatisfaction.
"Last time was to celebrate the end of the school anniversary. This time is a welcome party for new members, it's different," Lin Yingchun said casually.
"You… Hello, I'm Li Shuxin, playing the female lead in this stage play." On the other side, Li Shuxin broke free from Bai Jiazhen's grasp and looked at Su Hao beside her.
"I'm Su Hao. I've already read this script. It's not difficult, you don't need to be too nervous," Su Hao said gently.
He felt quite sympathetic towards Li Shuxin's experiences in the original work, so he was very gentle with her.
"Mmm, I'll do my best." Li Shuxin nodded vigorously.
Sigh, if only I had known, I would have applied to be the female lead. Liu Xiaoran watched Su Hao and Li Shuxin chatting happily, couldn't help but sigh, regretting her usual laziness and lack of enthusiasm for performances.
"She's still a newcomer herself, yet she's comforting others here," Jiang Yuhan mumbled, and seeing that everyone had arrived, she began to explain matters related to the script and performance.
Just as Su Hao had said, this script was very simple—a stale story about an upperclassman liking a junior, but the junior not liking the upperclassman, completely devoid of any highlights or appeal.
Jiang Yuhan only spoke for five minutes, and everyone except Li Shuxin was already drowsy.
"Huh? Where's Su Hao?" Liu Xiaoran leaned on the sofa, rubbed her eyes, and yawned.
"He probably went to the restroom. Can't blame him, this script really is full of dull spots." Bai Jiazhen covered her face with two scripts, her eyes half-closed with sleep.
"But where's the president?"
"They probably went to the restroom together. What? Are you worried they'll commit suicide together in the restroom?" Bai Jiazhen blurted out some nonsense and then said no more.
"Haha, you're such an idiot, how could anyone…" Liu Xiaoran laughed and patted Bai Jiazhen's arm, closing her eyes before finishing her sentence.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the prop room in the distance, Su Hao looked at Lin Yingchun beside him and sighed helplessly.
Why does everyone like coming to the prop room? Can it provide a buff bonus?