The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 237: Boss Song, Can You Pay More Attention?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Tang Beibei went to Professor Chen’s office again to hand in her translated document.

Professor Chen looked at her work and nodded in satisfaction. He gave Tang Beibei a rare compliment which made her feel very flattered.

Professor Chen looked at her. He was neither anxious nor arrogant but calm and satisfied. He told her that the money would be transferred to her card, but he also said that he would give her a reward, so he handed her a piece of paper.

Tang Beibei took the piece of paper and saw that it was another reading list. Her scalp went numb.

But since it was a reward from Professor Chen, she couldn’t say no.

Professor Chen saw her gloomy expression and asked with a long face, “What? You don’t like it? Let me tell you the reading lists I give you are all personalized. They are designed to increase your knowledge progressively.”

“No, I like it very much.” Tang Beibei tried her best to put on a smile.

“Hmph, forget it if you don’t like it.”

Professor Chen had a temper too. How could he be nice to her when she disliked his reward? He yanked the piece of paper back from Tang Beibei.

He then said, “An old man like me doesn’t have much. All I have are my years of experience and knowledge. It’ll be a waste on you if you don’t appreciate it.”

“I appreciate it. Really.”

Tang Beibei walked up to take the reading list from Professor Chen. She even smiled, thanked the professor and put the piece of paper in her book.

She understood Professor Chen’s intention. He was being kind to her, so he took the trouble to design reading lists for her to broaden her horizons.

She said, “I’ll read these when I’m done with the books from before.”

Professor Chen looked up at her and said, “Read them well. When the time is right, I’ll bring you to the department to see patients and get some practical experience.”

“Will do. Thank you, Professor Chen.”

Professor Chen nodded in satisfaction. He took a sip of tea and said, “I can’t force you to study. You’ll have to be willing to learn because you will be the one regretting it when you fail to help someone because you don’t know how.”

Tang Beibei immediately thought of how she had tried to save Ruan Qi last time. She took a deep breath and said, “Teacher, I’ll definitely study hard.”

Professor Chen nodded. “It’s almost the final exams. You’ll have to hurry up. I’ll be watching your results this time. Don’t embarrass me.”

“… I’ll do my best.”

After leaving the professor’s office, Tang Beibei asked Ruan Qi to practice dance with her so she could calm her nerves.

Ruan Qi noticed that she seemed a little unhappy and asked her what happened. When she heard about the final exams, the corners of her mouth twitched, and her face fell.

Tang Beibei said, “1 asked Fu Jin just now since the final exams will be right after the New Year’s Eve Gala, does it mean that we should also start revising for the exams while training for the New Year’s Eve performance…”

Ruan Qi glared at her school bag and then slumped on the floor.

She hated the days before exams and wondered how much of her hair she would pull out this time…

Tang Beibei watched Ruan Qi roll around on the floor and chuckled. “The path we chose, girl. We’ll have to walk it even if on our knees.”

“No! My knees hurt. I can’t kneel.”

No matter how much Ruan Qi protested, they had to prepare for both their New Year’s Eve performance and their final exams.

Fu Jin found the two of them and asked them how they were doing. Auditions to shortlist programs from all faculties and sub-faculties would be held tomorrow.

The teacher who organized the gala had planned to have 20 performances. However, 26 faculties had submitted their performances and the teacher had himself invited three to four performances. Therefore, the auditions would be rather competitive.

Fu Jin asked them to show him their dance.

Tang Beibei and Ruan Qi played their edited soundtrack and danced a few sections before they turned to look at Fu Jin.

His arms were crossed, and he was expressionless. It was a clear sign of disappointment.

The two of them hung their heads and slumped their shoulders.

Fu Jin took a deep breath and said, “You’ve done your best. Just do your best. Perhaps the other faculties aren’t even as good as you.”

Although he didn’t reprimand them, every word he said pierced their hearts.

After school, Ruan Qi didn’t hesitate and followed Tang Beibei home.

Tang Beibei also told Jiang Jingchen about the auditions tomorrow and that both she and Ruan Qi were a little emotional.

Jiang Jingchen saw that she was so nervous that she lost her appetite, so he patted her back to comfort her.

“Practice again tonight. It’s not about your technique. Just work on your artistic interpretation and you should be fine tomorrow.”

Tang Beibei sighed. Although she was under a lot of pressure, they still had to practice tonight. They just had to pull out all the stops.

After dinner, Jiang Jingchen spoke to them about the finalized script before asking Song Zhou to join them for practice.

Song Zhou didn’t know much about dance, so he wasn’t given too many steps, just a few lifts which he needed to practice.

The original plan was to let Song Zhou lift Tang Beibei. Jiang Jingchen glanced at Song Zhou and Song Zhou felt that if he touched Tang Beibei, his hands would be chopped off.

He quickly discussed with the girls and asked them to let him lift Ruan Qi instead.

The two girls were too preoccupied with the dance, so they didn’t fuss too much about it. They just adjusted their movements and let Ruan Qi take the lead.

The four of them practiced until one o’clock in the morning. Jiang Jingchen pulled Tang Beibei to sleep, but Tang Beibei did not agree and continued to practice with Ruan Qi for more than an hour.

Jiang Jingchen couldn’t take it anymore. He carried the woman back to their room and forced her sleep for a few hours and practice again tomorrow.

Ruan Qi, who was still in the dance studio, suppressed a yawn and continued practicing.

Since she wanted to practice, Song Zhou could only accompany her.

Lifting movements required both parties to cooperate and leverage each other’s strength, especially Ruan Qi’s core muscles.

They hadn’t been too successful when they practiced. Song Zhou seemed to be afraid of dropping Ruan Qi so his movements were a little restrained. However, the more afraid he was, the more likely something would go wrong.

Ruan Qi almost fell again. Perhaps she was sleepy, her temper was unusually bad as she yelled at Song Zhou.

“Boss Song, can you pay more attention? I already said that as long as you support my back, 1 can lift myself up. Don’t let your eyes wander. Just look at me!”

After she finished, she grabbed her hair in frustration and went to stop the music.

She sat on the floor and looked at the man, sulking.

Song Zhou apologized and handed her some water. Ruan Qi looked away and ignored him.

Song Zhou licked his lips. “Go to bed. We’ll practice again tomorrow.”

Ruan Qi was furious. “Tomorrow, tomorrow. Your part with Beibei is fine so she can practice tomorrow but our part is still a mess. Time waits for no one. Old Song, do you have a problem with me?”

Song Zhou was so angry to hear her other nickname for him.

“I don’t have a problem. It’s my fault. Let’s practice again.”

“Practice for what? You’re not cooperating with me at all. It’s already so late. You’re doing this on purpose, right?” Ruan Qi roared angrily.

Song Zhou’s head hurt. It was wrong not to practice and it was wrong to practice too. He was at a loss for words.

Ruan Qi sat for a while until her breathing calmed down. “Time is tight, and there aren’t many tomorrows. Old Song, come over, let’s have a good chat.”

“… Alright.”

Song Zhou felt awkward when he heard her call him Old Song. Was he that old?

Ruan Qi walked in front of him and put his hands on her waist. Her waist was slender, and his hands easily wrapped around it.

Song Zhou’s breathing was unsteady, and he didn’t know where to look. However, the woman was still rubbing against his body, talking to him seriously.

“Is it because of my weight? Are you worried that 1’11 crush you? Don’t worry, 1 won’t crush you.”

“I’ve already lifted myself off the ground. Just hold me steady and send me up. 1 say, Old Song, I’m not a wolf, tiger, or leopard.. What are you afraid of? Stop avoiding me!”