Grab The Heroine and Run Away Ch.13
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“Hahahaha!”
Onstage, it was Haya whose laughter was the loudest, showing no mercy.
Xu Heran grabbed Xin Nuo’s hand and held it in her palm, quickly performing her earlier surprise, saying to the others, “Seriously, I thought nowadays the audience had to bring their own microphones to watch performances!”
“Xu Heran! Mommy doesn’t allow—” she imitated, raising her voice.
In the front row of the audience, a round-faced girl with round eyes blushed, holding a support sign with pictures of Xu Heran and Xin Nuo, covering her face and waving her hands repeatedly.
“Alright, alright, give Mom a little face. Look at you all.” Xu Heran pointed and gestured, unable to contain her laughter.
“It’s clear that Team Ten is very satisfied with their stage,” Ning Yunfei said, giving a meaningful look to Xin Nuo and Jian Yueyin.
“Okay, let’s thank everyone quickly,” Jian Yueyin held Haya’s head down to make her bow.
Haya didn’t raise her microphone, “Didn’t we thank already?”
“Thank them again,” Laurel said straightforwardly.
“Thank you, thank you, reverse parking, please pay attention to reverse parking—oops.” Xu Heran’s mouth was covered by Xin Nuo, and she instinctively raised her arm to hug Xin Nuo’s waist. The two half-hugged, half-embraced each other, bowing to the audience below.
The round-eyed woman who had just blushed took a breath and stomped her foot in excitement.
“Agreed, agreed, Mom agrees!”
Ning Yunfei was sweating profusely, quickly getting them offstage, secretly thinking, please, these people absolutely cannot be on the same team in the future, they’re so noisy!
“Phew, it’s so hot.” Xu Heran exhaled, her heart pounding, the surging adrenaline hadn’t subsided yet. The divine being who controlled everything onstage, taking off her crown, immediately transformed into a noisy little princess.
“Many people were calling my name, and there were so many, many lights flashing.”
“I even saw my light sign! I couldn’t even recognize myself with the ‘p’!”
She chased after Xin Nuo, chattering non-stop, giving everyone else a headache, and they all cast looks towards Xin Nuo.
Forget about her!
Xin Nuo put down the microphone, found her jacket, and rummaged in the pocket. Before long, the sound of plastic rubbing together resounded, and Xin Nuo turned around.
“Stand still.”
Xu Heran immediately stood upright, her beautiful eyes wide, looking at her.
“No talking, open your mouth.”
“Ah—”
Snow-white fingertips pinched a candy, placing it on her pink tongue. The hard fruit candy collided with her pearly white teeth, making a gentle “ding” sound. Xu Heran’s mouth was instantly filled with the aroma of grapes.
“Sit here, wait for me to change clothes first, and then we’ll go eat?” Xin Nuo said.
Xu Heran nodded immediately.
Jian Yueyin was removing her microphone and saw Xu Heran obediently sitting on a chair, her cheeks puffed up with candy from time to time, waiting for the makeup artist to remove her makeup.
“And it has to be you,” Jian Yueyin teased, “You should suggest that fan to step aside.”
Xin Nuo couldn’t help but think of that fan who claimed to be Xu Yanran’s “mommy,” and the sign she was holding. She gave Jian Yueyin a mysterious smile, “She doesn’t just want to be Heran’s ‘mommy.'”
Jian Yueyin was completely baffled.
Wait, who else does she want to be a mommy to? How many good daughters do you want?
As the competition concluded and the text voting channel closed, the staff began to tally the on-site votes. The 70 trainees sat on a bus back to the training camp, awaiting tomorrow’s recording.
The wide road on both sides was brightly lit, and the lively atmosphere of the stage slowly dissipated. Many people started worrying about their vote counts. Only the 7 who sat in the corner of the bus were hugging their arms.
“I want hot pot.”
“Do you think the director will agree?”
“Sour cabbage fish, boiled fish, spicy fish, I want fish, fish, fish!”
“Let’s be practical, does the cafeteria have guo bao rou today?” Jian Yueyin asked.
With a leg stretched out, Xu Heran said, “I want hot pot, not guo bao rou again and again!”
Xin Nuo, resting with her eyes closed, was jolted uncomfortably by her, and she patted Xin Nuo’s leg, “No whining.”
“Can’t we go out for a good meal after resting with our eyes closed?” Xu Heran mumbled.
The expressions of the trainees in front were subtle as they secretly turned to look at Xu Heran and her group. Upon hearing the words “go out,” the others didn’t show any reaction.
They had already developed their hearts, and every day during dance practice, the most common thing they said was that they were all leaving and wanted to leave the best stage for the audience before departing.
Jian Yueyin asked everyone, “Do you think we can win?”
Laurel shrugged.
“I estimate that next time, only Xin Nuo and Fenghua will be left based on the rankings. If we can win, don’t we have twenty thousand votes?” Jian Yueyin rubbed her hands together, “Since we’re all leaving, how about secretly ordering takeout? If we’re caught, we can distribute the votes to Xin Nuo and Fenghua, canceling each other out?”
Xin Nuo shook her head, “It can’t be calculated that way.”
Xu Heran sat up with a “swish,” her eyes shining, “I asked about it. If we violate the rules, they deduct ten thousand votes, but the director himself said that luck is also part of one’s strength. If we secretly eat without getting caught, it won’t be considered a violation!”
From another perspective, the director was quite unique.
Sensing a mischievous atmosphere, Xin Nuo whispered, “Who’s up for it?”
Who could access their phones, or rather, whose talent manager couldn’t control the trainees?
Xu Heran immediately raised her thumb, pointing at herself.
Several of them exchanged knowing glances.
Ten buses carrying trainees and staff turned into the training camp. After two busy weeks, most of them were planning to grab a bite at the cafeteria and rest.
Xu Heran casually grabbed a banana, sat at a table, and leisurely began to eat. After someone left the area, she raised the banana peel and threw it into the trash bin before leaving with her hands in her pockets.
Cui Qi, the agent from Universal Entertainment, stood by the roadside and waved at her.
“Sis Cui, Sis Cui, Sis Cui!”
Xu Heran hopped and skipped over, her arms wrapped around Cui Qi’s arm, like a spy meeting, cautiously looking around.
“How’s everything going?”
Cui Qi’s mouth twitched as she made an “ok” gesture.
“No doubt, it’s Sister Cui!” Xu Heran exclaimed, pulling Cui Qi along for a stroll around the training camp.
Cui Qi was exhausted, panting as she asked, “Is this really necessary?”
Xu Heran immersed herself in the moment, saying, “When acting, you have to go all the way!”
“The bottom of the hotpot needs to be fully cooked.”
“What?! Let’s go, go, go!”
In the pitch-black warehouse, a few girls gathered together, holding up supporter lights they had taken out of a box, illuminating their surroundings. Their eyes gleamed as they watched the boiling red oil in the pot.
“Little Pearl, where are you?”
“I’m here~”
“Haya, aren’t you on a diet? Don’t touch my tripe!”
“I’ll diet after eating. How can I lose weight without energy?”
Cui Qi stood with her arms crossed, keeping watch over them, feeling a bit of a headache. This wasn’t an idol group, but a bunch of piglets.
The steam from the hotpot drifted slowly in the dim light. The smiles on everyone’s faces were so genuine that Cui Qi shook her head helplessly after watching for a while.
At this moment, footsteps suddenly echoed from a distance. Cui Qi’s expression changed, but before she could say anything, a familiar male voice shouted from far away, “Listen up, everyone inside! You’re surrounded!”
“Quickly drop your weapons, and you still have a chance to surrender!”
Xu Heran : “…”
She quickly scooped up a slice of beef and stuffed it into her mouth.
The other startled girls exchanged glances and immediately lowered their heads, grabbing their chopsticks.
We’ve been caught, so let’s hurry up and eat!
“Click.” The lights in the warehouse suddenly turned on. The director strode in with the assistant director, cameramen, and others. However, the scene he had anticipated, with panicked trainees begging for mercy, didn’t happen at all. The seven contributors who had delivered outstanding performances on stage today, even elevating the live streaming heat to its peak, sat calmly on the ground. They wielded their chopsticks like weapons, engaging in an intense battle over the meatballs!
Plastic bags nearby were filled with meat, vegetables, and beverages. Cui Qi dutifully followed Xu Heran’s instructions, “Plenty of them, be sure to buy plenty!”
Xin Nuo pulled out a tissue and wiped her mouth, then kindly said to the director, “Would you like some?”
The director’s face trembled in anger, and he grabbed a chair, plopping down on it. He began to lecture, “Look at all of you. The rules of the training camp are clearly stated, no outside food allowed!”
“Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh,” the seven of them stared at a pot, nodding earnestly.
Director: “…”
“Violating the rules results in a deduction of 10,000 votes!”
“Deduct, deduct, deduct.”
Director: “Sigh…”
“Hey, could you help us turn on the air conditioning?” Xu Heran’s mouth was red from the spiciness, and she earnestly said to the director, “Since we’re here, could you please turn on the air conditioning? It’s so hot. I’ll cover the electricity bill!”
The others chimed in, “Pretty please…”
Finally, the director left in a huff, leaving only the cameraman in the warehouse. He was instructed by the director to capture their rule-breaking behavior thoroughly.
Once the director was gone, a few heads peeked out from behind the door.
“Come!” Xu Heran beckoned.
“Hehehe, I sneaked over behind the director. I could smell it from far away,” Sun Lingxi sat on the ground, swiftly unwrapping her chopsticks.
The people behind her were a bit reserved at first, but as the meat touched their mouths, all reservations immediately disappeared.
Eat!
Eat a big bowl!
“Hehehe, I’m full. I’m going out with Nuo Nuo for a bit,” Xu Heran stood up and waved to Xin Nuo.
After the two of them disappeared behind the door, Sun Lingxi couldn’t help but sigh, “The little princess really changed, and she became close with Xin Nuo all of a sudden.”
“Beautiful people like to be friends with beautiful people,” Haya said.
“Sister Haya, am I not pretty?” Sun Lingxi imitated Xu Heran’s tone.
“You’re very pretty, little sister,” Haya flattered.
“Eww—”
Others protested unhappily, “You two are so gross!”
“Yeah, but Xin Nuo is usually cold and distant. She seems gentle, but she’s not close to anyone,” someone said. “I also want to call her Nuo Nuo and get close to her.”
“Get lost, do you have a mom’s fanclub! Moms wouldn’t approve of this match!”
“Wuwuwu…”
“Hiss, my ears are itchy,” Xu Heran suddenly said, pinching her earlobe and affirming, “Someone’s talking behind my back!”
Xin Nuo glanced at her, “Only itchy now?”
“A bit,” Xu Yanran stuck out her tongue and followed her.
“Nuo Nuo, when I leave, come see me off,” Xu Heran suddenly said. “I want to take a photo with you.”
Xin Nuo asked her, “Just a photo?”
Xu Heran smirked and teased, “I also want Nuo Nuo’s WeChat, Nuo Nuo’s phone number—don’t worry though, I won’t bother you!”
“If that’s the case, what’s the point of having them? See?” Xin Nuo was puzzled.
“You don’t understand. I’ll just look at them and be happy!” Xu Heran looked serious. “I’ll treat the phone with Nuo Nuo’s contact information as a family heirloom, to pass down to my descendants for generations!”
Xin Nuo: “…”
“Well… I was thinking of giving it to you, but hearing you say that, I don’t feel like giving it anymore,” Xin Nuo smiled.
“No! Give it to me! Give it to me!” Xu Heran started using her cute tricks.
Xin Nuo was being shaken back and forth by her grabbing her arm. She laughed and suddenly realized that she no longer felt repulsed by Xu Heran’s closeness.
“If you want it, you can have it,” Xin Nuo chuckled, raised her hand, and held Xu Heran’s chin.
“Sing me a song, just like the day you ‘confessed’ to me, sing until I’m happy.”
Xin Nuo’s fingertips tapped Xu Heran’s cheek, her gaze deep, and her lips curved.
“Whatever you want, sister will give you, okay?”
The author has something to say:
Xu Heran, you ate secretly today, but you’ll regret it another day.
Xin Nuo: Favorability +2
Xin Nuo: Favorability -2
Xin Nuo: Favorability +5
Because Xin Nuo realized that Xu Heran’s touch didn’t make her uncomfortable, she felt a mix of joy and fear.
But Xu Heran sings well, and she likes it a lot.
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Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Sinensis
