Restricted fantasy invasion

Chapter 55 54. She said: I'm sorry
"Hey, Xiao Huan, come in quickly, come in quickly."

Zuo Jiangqin had powder on her face, which caused the color of her face to be one level lower than that of her neck, which was particularly obvious when she was backlit.

"Excuse me, auntie."

"It's okay, don't bother me. I got the ticket just for you."

Zuo Jiangqin laughed and pulled Yan Huan into the room.

Yan Huan glanced at the smile on her face and the hand she was holding, and couldn't help feeling confused.

Is it too enthusiastic?
Zuo Jiangqin even personally moved a chair over for him to sit on. Yan Huan thanked her while sitting down and looked at Bai Yi's back in the makeup mirror.

"Yiyi."

At Zuo Jiangqin's call, the girl in front of the makeup mirror finally turned around.

To Yan Huan's surprise, there was no trace of crying on her face.

She seemed to have adjusted herself and was smiling, but one could still see a hint of fatigue from her mother's eyes.

Her black hair was loose and she wore a headdress on her right ear that looked like angel wings.

The crystal embellishments under the headdress complement her perfect makeup, making her look pure and beautiful.

She was wearing an idol-style white and gold mixed dress that sparkled under the lights.

As the media commented, Bai Yi is indeed stunningly beautiful.

"President Yan."

She smoothed her hair and took a deep breath.

He completely suppressed the fatigue and sadness in his eyes, brought out 100% of his idol's spirit, and greeted Yan Huan.

Yan Huan looked at Bai Yi, who was pretending to be calm and smiling. The sound of the clock in his ears was still ringing like water drops.
"Didi.dip"

Yan Huan didn't show it on her face, she just smiled.
"Just call me Yan Huan."

Zuo Jiangqin also moved a chair to the side and sat down, nodding and saying,

"Really? Why do young people have so many rules and regulations? Sit down, sit down."

Yan Huan glanced at Zuo Jiangqin, smiled, and did not reply.

Zuo Jiangqin glanced up and down at Yan Huan's appearance, and then suddenly asked,
"Um, Xiao Huan, Auntie has something to ask you."

"Auntie, tell me."

"Well, didn't Ye International come to your and Yiyi's school last week to set up a scholarship? This can't be fake, right?"

Yan Huan nodded and replied,
"It's true, Auntie. I heard that Ye International's scholarship can cover tuition fees and miscellaneous fees. The amount is large, and students are also given internship opportunities during the holidays."

Zuo Jiangqin smiled when she heard this. In fact, she didn't understand much about these things and didn't care what the scholarship covered.

She just glanced at Yan Huan, brewed her words, and asked him,

"Oh, so Auntie wants to ask, what is your relationship with Ye Lan from Ye International? I heard from your school principal's secretary that she came to the school to look for you last week?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan seemed to suddenly understand why the other party was so enthusiastic towards her.

There was no change in his expression, but Bai Yi behind him suddenly shouted,
"mom!"

Zuo Jiangqin rolled her eyes at Bai Yi, then turned around and looked at Yan Huan with a smile on her face.

"It's like this, Uncle Yiyi, the person Auntie remarried used to be the junior fellow of President Ye, and he recently returned to Linmen to work, so Auntie is asking more questions."

"It's okay, Auntie. Auntie Ye did come to school to see me last week, and I stayed at her place for the whole weekend."

“Oh, I see.”

Although Yan Huan didn't say it clearly, Zuo Jiangqin could already clearly feel that the relationship between Yan Huan and Ye Lan was not ordinary.

Yan Huan also guessed that the reason why Zuo Jiangqin asked about his relationship with Ye Lan was related to her remarriage partner.

"President Ye is still single. I heard that her ex-husband treated her and her children very badly. If there is a chance, I will try to introduce her to a suitable man."

Yan Huan looked at Zuo Jiangqin in front of him without saying a word, just keeping smiling.

"mom!"

But behind him, Bai Yi growled in a low voice, as if he couldn't bear it anymore.

Zuo Jiangqin frowned and looked back at Bai Yi, then looked at Yan Huan with a smile on her face, and said as she stood up,
"It's okay, Xiao Huan, keep in touch with Auntie and Yiyi in the future. Auntie won't interrupt you guys when you guys are chatting with your peers. I'll go out and see how everything is going. Yiyi, remember to check the time."

Zuo Jiangqin and Yan Huan waved their hands. The more they looked at the handsome Yan Huan, the more they liked him.

Before leaving, she patted Yan Huan's shoulder gently, and then left the room contentedly.

"Click~"

The door was closed, leaving only two people in the room and the sound of the clock.

"Didi.dip"

Yan Huan turned around and looked at Bai Yi who was forcing a smile. She pointed at the door and smiled apologetically.
"My mom has a little bit of that, President Yan."

"Just call me Yan Huan."

"Ah Yan. Yan Huan."

Yan Huan nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Bai Yi,

"I'm not very good at dealing with elders, but I had no choice but to come here for my idol. This is my first time backstage, it's quite novel."

"Idol or something"

Bai Yi's face turned slightly red after hearing what Yan Huan said, but his nose began to slightly rise again, looking like he was enjoying it very much.

Yan Huan looked at Bai Yi in front of him, and then suddenly asked,

"Then Bai Yi, can you sing today?"

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Hearing this, Bai Yi opened his mouth, and the joy of being praised on his face gradually disappeared into his eyes.

She pursed her lips and gave Yan Huan a forced smile.

"This... not today."

Yan Huan blinked and just asked,
"Is it because the stage doesn't allow it? After all, this is an exhibition of games and ACG culture."

"It's not that the Lion Group has no restrictions on the performance content of the guests, as long as they report it in advance. It's just that, how should I put it, artists can take many paths, but most of the time we have to choose one to go on."

The smile on Bai Yi's face faded, and she said,
"My mother chose one of these for me, maybe it's what other people like too?"

She fiddled with her hair, and when she looked at Yan Huan, her smile, which had faded, was subjectively raised and became brighter.
“A lot of times fans don’t care who you are, they just want to see the idol they want to see.

"As long as she's pretty and fits the persona they like, maybe that's enough, right?"

Looking at her beautiful smile, Yan Huan became more and more certain that she was smiling specially for him.

why?
The next second, Bai Yi turned around, took out a USB drive and handed it to Yan Huan.
“As for singing, I’ll probably have a chance to sing again as a hobby in the future.

“On the song platform, fans have been asking questions that have nothing to do with the song itself: when will a new movie be made, why a certain behavior was performed in a variety show.”

As she spoke, she smiled and looked up at Yan Huan, and said softly,
"After all this time, you are the first one who says you are my fan and look forward to my new songs.
“So, in order to live up to your expectations, I recorded the new songs I sang and the accompaniment and put them on a USB drive, as well as the lossless versions of the previous songs.

"It's my first album, even though it only has a few songs."

Let me answer the previous “why”.

That’s because Bai Yi cherishes Yan Huan, one of his few fans.

Therefore, even if she had just had an argument with her mother and cried silently, she could quickly adjust her expression.

Therefore, even if the mother made a fool of herself in front of Yan Huan, she had to suppress and swallow the embarrassment and anger that surged in her heart.

But when looking at the USB flash drive she handed over, Yan Huan's expression, which was hidden under perfect expression management, was slightly stunned.

Everything is so reasonable.

But only he and Miao-chan knew:
He is not a fan of Bo Yi at all, not even a fan.

It was all just a lie, a scheme he made up to get rid of the modifier.

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Yan Huan raised her eyes to look at the smiling Bai Yi in front of her, and looked at the USB flash drive in her hand.

After a moment of silence, he reached out and took it.

His perfect expression management made his performance flawless. He showed an overjoyed expression and said to Bai Yi,

"This is too precious, I will keep it well!"

"Don't take it so seriously."

Bai Yi waved her hand and looked at Yan Huan in front of her. She pursed her lips, and her eyes suddenly drooped and fell on the hem of her skirt. She dared not look at Yan Huan again.

She tugged at her own fingers, hesitant, and suddenly said to Yan Huan,

"Um, Yan Huan"

"what happened?"

"Actually, I want to apologize to you. I'm sorry."

Yan Huan was slightly stunned, with Bai Yi's face reflected in his eyes, but on his face, he just asked with confusion,

"apologize?"

"that is."

Bai Yi raised his eyes and looked at Yan Huan, his words seemed to be stained with dullness and rust.
"Actually, I have always been jealous of you."

"Jealous of me, why?"

"You took part in the Yasaka Company's trial before and passed it on your first try, right? And not only that, your grades and reputation in school are also very good."

Bai Yi lowered her head again, smiling faintly, still looking pretty.

"To be honest, you are good-looking, smart, hardworking, friendly and sincere. So my mother has always compared you with me, hoping that I can learn from you.

"But what child in this world would like his mother to praise others instead of himself every day? So over time, I became very jealous of you and hated you very much.

"But in fact, all this has nothing to do with you. You didn't do anything. I am too narrow-minded. So, I want to apologize to you.

"I'm sorry, Yan Huan."

Yan Huan blinked, but then asked,

"So that's how it is. But why do you have to apologize? As the saying goes: A gentleman is judged by his deeds, not his heart. Even if you think so, Bai Yi, you didn't do anything, so there's no need to apologize, right?"

"I"

I'm not
Nothing was done.

The paint on your desk, the pebbles thrown at you, the secret stalking of you
All of these were done by yourself, but you just don’t know it.

But how could Bai Yi possibly say these things that she had done with the help of the pocket watch? Otherwise, wouldn't it expose her lack of concern?

So when she finished speaking, she was choked.

In the end, I could only say awkwardly,

"Anyway, I'm just apologizing to you."

Yan Huan actually knew why she was apologizing. After all, he knew that Bai Yi had done those things using a modifier.

He was indeed surprised. After all, if he had a modifier, let alone an apology, it would have been good enough if he didn't treat others to beef.
But Bai Yi did it.

He looked at Bai Yi in front of him, as if he had just truly known her, and smiled helplessly.
"All right."

"At first, when I found out that the person I was jealous of was actually my fan, I was a little secretly proud of myself. But then I thought about it carefully, the real me is not worthy of being your idol, Yan Huan, right?" Hearing Yan Huan speak, Bai Yi's face finally showed a look of relief.

She smiled at the boy in front of her and stretched out her hand to him.
"So, from now on, you don't have to think of me as an idol, just think of me as a normal classmate, or a friend?"

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After a moment's silence, Yan Huan smiled slightly. Without saying whether she agreed or not, she just stretched out her hand and shook it.

After doing all this, Bai Yi finally felt relieved.

The forced smile she showed to Yan Huan could no longer conceal the exhaustion and pain in her heart, which made Bai Yi let out a long sigh.

Seeing this, Yan Huan asked,
"Are you tired, Bai Yi?"

"Ah, a little bit, right? After all, I will be on stage soon. I have rehearsed many times before, so there will be no problem. I just need to answer a few simple questions from the host, and there will be a few people interacting with me below."

"that's it?"

"That's all. But I don't know why, I always feel a little nervous. Recently, every time I go on stage, I feel very nervous. I see the eyes of the leaders below, the eyes of the audience, and the eyes of my mother."

When he said the last sentence, the smile on Bai Yi's face had completely disappeared.

But because she wanted to look at Yan Huan, she forced a smile on her face again.
"I really want to find a place where no one can find me and hide there forever and ever."

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As he spoke, Bai Yi's expression brightened again.

"I feel like I've complained a lot to you. I'm sorry. By the way, how about listening to the new song I recorded?!"

"what?"

Yan Huan raised the USB flash drive in his hand and pointed it at Bai Yi. Bai Yi was confused at first, but then he realized that he didn't bring a computer with him, so how could he use the USB flash drive to plug in his phone to listen to music? !

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot to give you a USB drive. It's okay, I have a backup on the plane, I'll send it to you."

After that, she quickly picked up her phone, transferred a file to Yan Huan, and then looked at him expectantly.

Yan Huan raised an eyebrow and looked at the other party who sent a file named "A".

Then, he took out two Bluetooth headphones, put them on, and clicked the play button.

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The music started. After listening for a few seconds, Yan Huan suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Bai Yi who was smiling expectantly.

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A few minutes of silence passed in the lounge until the nearly four-minute song finished playing, and Yan Huan took off his headphones.

Bai Yi pursed his lips, feeling increasingly nervous.

She was about to ask Yan Huan what he thought of the new song, but Yan Huan slowly put the Bluetooth headset into the box and suddenly asked,

"Bai Yi, during the rehearsal, how many minutes did those interactions take?"

Eh?
为.
Why don't you tell me how the new song is?
Because it doesn't sound good?

Looking at Yan Huan in front of him, Bai Yi gasped, as if he suddenly heard tinnitus.

Then there was not only the tinnitus, but also the denial from her mother Zuo Jiangqin day after day.

"Forget about your mediocre song!"

"Wouldn't it be better if you just listened to my instructions?"

"Personality! Maintain the personality!"

Those negative voices, like knives, rang in my ears. From the noisy and chaotic beginning, they gradually became quiet and regular.

Transformed into the sound of a clock ticking like water drops,
"Didi.dip"

Bai Yi's eyes became darker, and her mind went blank. Even her answer to Yan Huan seemed out of her control.
“About seven and a half minutes.”

"I see."

Yan Huan nodded and was about to say something when the door suddenly opened, revealing Ji Lin's figure outside.
"Yiyi, are you ready? You will be going to the backstage to prepare to go on stage soon."

"It's fine."

Bai Yi came back to his senses, his consciousness being a little hazy from the endless sound of clocks, and even his face turned pale.

She took a deep breath, stood up, and looked at Yan Huan.
"Then Yan Huan, I'll go to work first?"

"You don't look well?"

Bai Yi quickly shook his head and said,
"No, it's just that the air conditioner is a little cold. I'm leaving now."

".good."

Yan Huan watched Bai Yi's back as he left the room. When the door closed, the expression on Yan Huan's face gradually turned into expressionless.

He took out his cell phone and turned on the newly added Anle plane.

After hesitating for a moment, he opened Anle's circle of friends.

There are a few updates sparsely posted in the circle of friends, and her personal signature is also posted under the updates.
"One person's thoughts"

Yan Huan slid the screen of his mobile phone downwards,

"Xiao Huan is also in school! He has become so handsome and outstanding. I always feel a little ashamed of myself. I haven't been able to do anything well for so many years. Could it be that Xiao Huan has forgotten me? Or even if he remembers me, he wouldn't dare to say he knows me after seeing me now, right?"

"I got into Totsuki Academy! Mom and Dad are very happy, but I heard that the students there are all very rich and outstanding. It might be more difficult for someone like me to make friends there, hehe~"

"Today I saw a pregnant woman being robbed. I don't know what she was thinking at the time. The robber grabbed her and refused to let go when she passed by. She was almost stabbed with a knife. Fortunately, other people came to help hold her down. I was so scared when I thought about it at night. If I died, I would be so sorry to my parents. Besides, I still want to see Xiao Huan."

"I was falsely accused of stealing by my classmates in Longguo, but I really didn't steal. My classmates didn't speak up for me, and I felt a little sad."

"My parents both have to work for my birthday this year, so I'm celebrating alone. To save money, I won't buy a cake~"

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Looking at the updates on the phone, Yan Huan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

But on his shoulder, a black cat suddenly appeared and meowed at him.
"When Anle added you to the plane, she probably forgot that she had written a lot about you in her circle of friends, meow~"

Yan Huan looked at the last photo on her phone, which was a selfie of her celebrating her birthday alone without buying a cake, living in a cramped house in Longguo.

In the picture, she is wearing a paper crown that she only wears on her birthday, and has a silly and contented smile on her face.

Just looking at her smile, Yan Huan suddenly locked the screen of his phone.

He took a deep breath, raised his head, leaned on the back of the chair behind him, and murmured,
"She used to be like this, careless."

"Meow~"

".Nyan-chan, actually, I've always been the one who only wants to see what I want to see, right?"

"Meow?"

"Since I was targeted by the modifiers, I seem to have regarded them, the hosts of the modifiers, as the modifiers themselves."

Yan Huan lowered her head and looked at the USB flash drive that Bai Yi had given her. There was a line of text on it with handwritten tape.
"Gift Yan Huan~"

"Bo Yi"

Yan Huan's palm squeezed the USB drive little by little, and he continued,

“So I treated them like enemies who could destroy my life.

“So, when Anle became the host of that modifier, I felt more overwhelmed than ever before.

"But, Meow-chan, my opinion of them is probably just wishful thinking.
"Before the modifier chose them to be hosts, they were all themselves, people like me living in this world."

Yan Huan looked at Miao Jiang who was standing with his tail erect beside him and said with a smile,

"Bai Yi was forced into a corner by her mother. An Le was also lonely after she separated from me. Even Ye Shiyu, Bai Yi's mother just said that she had a father who treated her very badly."

"The modifier is a tool for them to induce destruction, but if you put aside the filter of the modifier, whether they are really that evil, I need to check it myself."

Miaojiang blinked and looked at Yan Huan.
"What about Spencer?"

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Yan Huan also blinked, and after a moment of silence, he said,
"Spencer is the exception."

"Meow?"

Miaojiang's long black tail swept across Yan Huan's neck, and the next second, Yan Huan finally let out a long breath.

He turned on his phone, opened the Plane chat box, and took the initiative to send a message to Anle.

A smiling cat emoji was sent first.
"Did you find Spencer?"

There was silence for a moment, then a quick reply came back.
"We've found it, Xiao Huan! We plan to come to the main venue to watch the performance and then leave. Spencer seems to be a little unwell."

Not feeling well?

That bull-like Spencer could also be unwell?

"That's good. Our student union will probably have team building until the evening. Be careful on your way back. We'll see you at school tomorrow."

Then, Yan Huan typed again,
"From now on, your circle of friends won't just be filled with your own chatter."

"!!"

Only now did Anle realize that Yan Huan had read all the shameful Moments she had posted over the years.

There was no reply from the other end for the time being. Given her personality, she must have been extremely embarrassed by now.

Looking at those friend circles, it’s not right to delete them, nor is it right not to delete them.
So cute, Anle.

Closing the phone, Yan Huan held the USB flash drive, rubbed his shoulders, and stood up.

"Meow~"

Meow-chan on his shoulder meowed softly, looked at him curiously and asked,

"Bai Yi is about to go on stage. What should we do now? Should we go out and meet up with Sakuramiya Hitomi, Yahashiki and the others?"

"Do not."

"Meow?"

Yan Huan smiled slightly, and his handsome face seemed to have gotten rid of the previous confusion and fatigue. He looked at Miao Jiang with a familiar look of confidence.

"We are going to solve the modifier now, but maybe, we can solve more than just the modifier?"

Miaojiang didn’t understand, but still chose to believe Yan Huan.

At this moment, the handsome young man's hand was already on the door handle of the lounge.

"For the sake of her apologizing to me."

The next second, he pushed the door open easily, revealing the corridor outside which had become particularly busy because of the event that was about to begin.

"Give me a moment, give me a moment!"

"Where is the leader of Team B?!"

"Lighting technician, come here!"

"Media teacher, I'll leave the sound system to you. It doesn't require much work. Is it enough for you alone?"

"Everyone! Watch the time! Follow the rehearsal order!!"

Yan Huan closed the door behind him, and took Miao Jiang away from the noise, and walked into the corridor where only one sound was heard.
That is the sound of a clock ticking as regular as the sound of water drops.

"Didi.dip"

"Didi.dip"

(End of this chapter)