The Queen's Rise to the Top

Chapter 178

One day's schedule was filled with cuteness and warmth, because their phones had been taken away, so the seven girls of Tianming interacted frequently with the live broadcast audience.

Nan Xiangwan in particular would occasionally come up with some punchlines, making everyone laugh wildly, but she would keep a straight face, not understanding at all what was so funny.

After watching the giant pandas, they returned to the hostel that night.

Nan Xiangwan fine-tuned the arrangement of "RainCat" a bit more.

The opening features the sound of wind chimes, followed by the rich melody of the cello.

The middle section inserts the crisp feeling of the piano's black and white keys. The instrumentation of the whole song is simple, with no excessive drumming, striving for a warm feeling.

It's like a ray of warm sunshine on a rainy day.

It strikes directly at the softest part of one's heart!

Nan Xiangwan kept working hard on her tablet until the battery was nearly depleted.

And with that, the song was finally completed!

In the truest sense, this was a song she had written, composed and arranged all by herself!

Humming the melody and lyrics.

The corresponding feeling comes along with it.

"RainCat"

[A light rain falling in a small alley]

[Trickling down on the bricks and tiles that span ten days]

[I met a cat in the rain, you responded to my call]

[I met a cat in the rain, a smile appearing at the corner of its mouth]

[Tenderness arises because of you, little kitty, little kitty]

[When will you grow up, little kitty, little kitty]

[I met a cat in the rain, at a street corner alley]

[I lingered because of the rain, turning around to meet the cat]

[Little kitty, little kitty]

Her teammates had already gone back to their rooms to rest, leaving only coach Hua who kept watch in the quiet living room.

Hua Yuanwu had been very sleepy, nearly dozing off leaning against the sofa.

Hearing Nan Xiangwan's soft singing, he looked over.

This song...

It's so gentle!

Glancing again at the girl's profile, Hua Yuanwu clutched his heart.

He was struck!

Such a nice girl, which big bad wolf would take her away in the future?

Just thinking about it breaks his heart!

Nan Xiangwan saw that it was already 1 am.

Unknowingly, she had been working for several hours.

[Ding!]

[Mission Complete: Main hit song "RainCat" for Tianming Girl Group]

[Mission Reward: 10 sets of high school mock exam papers]

Nan Xiangwan: "???"

Damn you!

What kind of reward is this?

Are you crazy!

Goddamn mock exam papers, and 10 sets!

[System Prompt: 10 sets of mock exam papers are being express delivered to Ji Mansion in Shanghai, please sign for them when they arrive]

Nan Xiangwan: "..."

Mad dog!

Seeing Nan Xiangwan spacing out, Hua Yuanwu yawned with tears in his eyes: "All done?"

Nan Xiangwan quickly put away her tablet, grumbling and complaining as she stormed back to her room to sleep.

Hua Yuanwu was puzzled: "What's her deal now?"

Wasn't she quite gentle just now?

She's really eccentric!

But now that she was finally done with her work, he could go to bed too.

...

In the days that followed, Tianming Girl Group was no longer touring the city.

They went to Daocheng Yading, and the Jiajin Cliffs in Liangshan, riding along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, taking in the magnificent scenery of their great motherland!

The extreme beauty also inspired bursts of creativity in the girls.

In addition to the two songs Nan Xiangwan wrote, the remaining six emerged one after the other over successive days.

The original compositions of all 8 songs were complete!

The 15-day reality show tour ended, and everyone stood together in front of the camera waving goodbye.

Ge Dongxuan: "Bye bye! We're going back now!"

Yun Qian: "Going back to record songs!"

Zhu Sha: "Looking forward to our debut album?"

The teammates were all brimming with youthful smiles, bidding farewell to the live studio audience.

Only Nan Xiangwan maintained her immutable drill sergeant stance!

And because of the blazing sun during the day, she was even wearing pitch black sunglasses.

She had an expression as serious as a mob enforcer!

So once again, the atmosphere of the farewell ceremony was ruined.

The live chatroom comments were just nonstop laughter, not proper farewells at all.

Comments:

- Nan Xiangwan just needs a gun on her hip to complete the look!

- Xiangwan looks like she's about to go rob a bank hahaha!

- I was feeling a little sad that the reality show was ending, but she made me crack up!

- Master of ruining the atmosphere.

- As expected, it started with laughter and ended with laughter!

...

Upon returning to Shanghai, Nan Xiangwan's other teammates were picked up by the company, busy with follow up work.

As for her, heh.

She returned to Ji Mansion to receive a delivery from ten days prior.

That stack of high school mock exam papers!

There was a large delivery box sitting outside Room 2202. Nan Xiangwan kicked it inside after opening the door.

Then she just left the package there, without even opening it.

Come on, did you really think she would eagerly tear it open and start doing test papers right away?

No! She was going to eat first!

Nan Xiangwan nimbly went upstairs, pushed open the glass door, crossed the sky garden, and climbed over the railing.

Arriving at her comrade's home!

The door to the second floor tea room was open. Nan Xiangwan slid it further open and walked right in.

Then she eagerly clattered down the stairs.

She could already smell the aroma!

Today, her comrade had cooked braised chicken!

Hearing the footsteps, Gu Beihuai smiled and brought out dishes from the kitchen, beckoning Nan Xiangwan to eat.

The two hadn't seen each other since the livestreamed study session ten days ago.

They also hadn't really texted or called during that time.

This left Gu Beihuai feeling a little regretful. If he had known, he wouldn't have left so many solution videos - it resulted in Nan Xiangwan not needing to contact him at all!

Nan Xiangwan wasn't one to stand on ceremony either. She dug right in as if it were her own home, and even boldly dished out more rice for herself from the kitchen.

This made Gu Beihuai seem even more useless...

After eating her fill, Nan Xiangwan belched softly: "Where's your childhood friend?"

She had just casually asked, making small talk.

But Gu Beihuai overreacted, his voice suddenly shooting up a few degrees.

Gu Beihuai: "What childhood friend? I don't have any female friends!"

Nan Xiangwan: "???"

She picked at her ears. If he didn't, then he didn't. Why yell so loudly?

Gu Beihuai then realized: "You mean Jie Chou?"

Nan Xiangwan: "Mm-hmm."

Gu Beihuai: "..."

Why was Jie Chou his childhood sweetheart?

That was his buddy!

The term childhood sweetheart was too unacceptable!

Gu Beihuai: "He's dating someone now."

Nan Xiangwan was shocked, widening her eyes: "Huh?!"

Gu Beihuai's eyes narrowed slightly and he repeated: "He's dating."

Nan Xiangwan was very puzzled, did she misunderstand?

Gu Beihuai asked steadily: "You're very surprised to hear he's dating?"

Nan Xiangwan nodded without hesitation: "I thought you two were a couple!"

Gu Beihuai: "???"

This turn of events really left him at a loss for a time, but after a long pause he calmed down.

Oh, so it was just a misunderstanding!

So Gu Beihuai's expression returned to normal, a genial smile reappearing.

Gu Beihuai: "We're both straight men. Recently he's been pursuing a policewoman, and it seems they're close to success."

Nan Xiangwan: "Then congratulations to him are in order!"

Gu Beihuai: "Mm, he was able to succeed partly because that policewoman is also your fan. Having a shared idol brought their success rate up."

Nan Xiangwan: "Oh? Does that make me an unwitting matchmaker?"

Gu Beihuai: "Alright, enough gossip. Go back and do your homework after eating, there's only 25 days until the gaokao."

Nan Xiangwan: "Oh."

That was the one thing she didn't like about her comrade, he would push her to study at the drop of a hat.