The nurse walked out, closed the door to the ward, and whispered into the tiny Bluetooth device tucked inside her ear:
"The target has returned."
Carrying the bandages that had been removed from Shi Yan, the nurse headed toward the duty room.
No one was in the duty room, where an iPad was streaming the live finale of "Acting Faction" on a table.
Sitting in the chair, she looked at Lu Xiaoyou on the screen, suddenly stretching out her index finger to touch Xiaoyou's face through the screen.
The light from the iPad screen illuminated her deep brown pupils.
"Lu Xiaoyou," she released her finger from the screen, gazing at the stunning face within, "let's see if you can become our queen."
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Huaying Broadcasting Building:
Lu Xiaoyou walked backstage where crew members kept congratulating her, and some presented her with flowers. She accepted each bouquet and nodded her thanks to the staff.
The short walk took her over a minute.