One Life, One Incarnation, Beautiful Bones

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Chapter 5.1 - The Tune of Old

The guest presenter gently tapped Shi Yi on her back.

She recovered herself and said, "Thank you, thank you, everyone."

She took her jade-white tower-shaped award in hand. Since she was standing in the brightest part of the stage, she could only see the outline of each person. She saw Zhousheng Chen lightly cross his right leg so that it rested on the left one and adjust his sitting position

"I am not one who is good with words," Shi Yi said humbly, "so I can only think of saying 'thank you.' I hope my voice can continue to dub your movies, television dramas, documentaries, and foreign films."

Very simple. So simple that everybody thought she had not yet finished speaking.

As a result, they were all still waiting quietly.

Shi Yi was silent for a brief moment but could only smile and say thank you one more time.

And then, she raised the tower-shaped award in her hand. The blue, moonlight-colored floor-length dress should have given off a beautiful and young feeling, but yet, she had chosen one that was vintage-style, where the sleeve came all the way down to the elbow. From top to bottom, the only piece of jewelry on her was the one he had given her the day they went to see his mother, the jadeite necklace, so brilliant in color it gleamed like water droplets.

There was no deliberate smile made to look poised and natural. In fact, there was the sense that she could not wait to leave.

Only then did everyone realize that she truly was done her speech.

Amid the applause that finally rose up after the fact, she picked up the hem of her long dress, left the most brightly lit area of the stage, and stepped down off of it. Behind her, some of the currently most popular artistes were coming out onto the stage and beginning their performance amid the continuously blowing mist of dry ice.

In the dark setting offstage, Shi Yi quietly slipped over to his side.

Seeing that she was wearing high heels, Zhousheng Chen reached out and gently took her hand into his, guiding her to sit down in the seat beside him.

"Why are you sitting here?" she asked quietly by his ear, right after she had taken her seat.

He contemplated briefly, realizing as well that the seat he was in was overly conspicuous. "I simply told them I wanted to give you a surprise and to sit in a place that had a clear view of you. This was Uncle Lin's arrangement."

Speechless, she chuckled lightly. "This seat that you're sitting in, do you know what type of spot it is?"

"I can likely guess." The expression he wore was one that was somewhat resigned to the fact.

"Well... should we leave now?"

"You do not need to wait until it is finished?"

"No." She shook her head. "It doesn't matter to me."

Even she felt uncomfortable for him, an outsider to this industry, to have to be here in this clamorous setting.

Zhousheng Chen turned his head to look at her.

Shi Yi gazed at him puzzledly.

"Today, my mother asked me why I wanted to be engaged to you."

She gave an "mm."

"I said, you are very suitable for me."

Because it was very noisy there, the two of them were nearly speaking right against the other person's ear before they could clearly hear each other's words.