We are a bad influence

Xuan remembered this girl, she had recently done a cover of a famous song, that had basically gone viral all over the country.

'Shouldn't you go after him?' she signed, turning around when she felt Jingyu's hand on her back. Wei Jingyu shook his head. "He wants to be alone. Plus, his girlfriend is with him." he said, and Xuan nodded.

"Which one do you think will be the best play?" Jingyu whispered in her ear. Xuan shrugged and shook her head, reaching out to put an arm around Shi Weiwei and rubbing her arm. Weiwei turned to give her a nervous smile before turning back towards the stage. On the stage, Ah Erxi had finally calmed down and the director was speaking again, "So, let's move ahead with the plays. Whichever play wins, I would like the director to come up on the stage to receive the prize. Now! The best play was . . . . . . 'A cold rainy night' directed by Kim Naishe!!!!!!"

"Of course he won!! That guy is a fu*king prodigy!!" Shi Weiwei exclaimed as more than half the hall roared with claps and cheers.

"I refuse to believe someone can be as good as you." Su Shaoyan humphed and Weiwei gave him a small smile. Just as everybody was wondering what to say, a small voice whispered, "I can't believe she cursed! We are a bad influence on her." Everyone laughed out including Shi Weiwei. Xuan turned to look at Wei Jingyu with a smile and mouthed, 'Thank you.' and he shrugged.

The conversation resumed normally as Kim Naishe went up on the stage. And no one but Xuan noticed Shi Weiwei lean in a little into her arm and let out a barely audible sniff.

And when the director once again put the mic to his lips, a strange hush fell over the whole group as he said, "Now, finally before we announce the belle and the gentleman of the ball, I'll be announcing the best designer." For the past three awards, the whole group had been wishing for only one person. But most of the people had no idea who they wanted to win for this one.

Everyone who had been working for the play had grown rather close to both Ying Xuan and Su Shaoyan. They had seen that both of them were very nice people and had difficulty picking one. Even Ying Xuan wasn't sure who she wanted to win as she looked at Su Shaoyan, trying to look disinterested, he had been claiming the whole night that Xuan's dress was the best. But the fact that he was unnaturally still didn't escape anyone's notice. Of course she wanted to win, she had put in weeks of effort in her and Jingyu's outfits. But she had also seen how much Shaoyan had worked the past month, and his dresses were honestly so good!!

The director continued, "The fashion designing students had to design dresses for themselves and their partners. And the award for the best designer goes to . . . . . . Ying Xuan!!!"

A loud cheer went up from their group and Ying Xuan was sure she would go deaf too. She clapped and cheered with the rest of them, but tried to keep one eye at Su Shaoyan.