Chapter 23: Enjoying the Feeling of Being a Celebrity

  Ji Xin'an now truly has some admiration for Yu Yao. She herself was reborn for her dreams and persisted in the face of so many difficulties, but Yu Yao only did this to compare with herself and insisted on doing something she originally didn't like, enduring so much suffering while facing opposition from her family; it's really unknown what supported her in doing so.

  After telling Guo Rong about these things, she was also very helpless. So the two of them had no choice but to give up their original plan and stop setting obstacles for her. They would just wait and see how long she could last on her own. Ji Xin'an didn't have to put in so much effort into playing the villain every day anymore, because new students had arrived, and Yu Yao and the others could train with them together, which also freed up Ji Xin'an.

  However, Ji Xin'an didn't have a relaxing time. The new semester started, and troubles came one after another. As soon as she entered the school, Ji Xin'an felt uneasy because wherever she went, there were ambiguous gazes directed at her. Although they weren't unfriendly gazes, the sudden increase in attention still made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

  "Zhao Di, you're here so early." As soon as I entered the classroom, I saw Chen Zhao Di, whom I hadn't seen since New Year's, and excitedly walked over.

  "On the first day of school, come early to pick me up." Chen Zhaoji also smiled happily.

  "Zhaodi, don't you think today is a bit strange?" Ji Xin'an felt those gazes even when she was sitting in the classroom, making her feel uncomfortable all over.

  "What's wrong?" Chen Zhaodi looked around and didn't think there was anything unusual.

  "I don't know if it's just me being paranoid, but I keep feeling like a lot of people are staring at me, to the point where I feel like my zipper is down." Ji Xin'an said, fidgeting uncomfortably.

  "Pfft." Chen Zhaodi couldn't help but laugh when she heard her words. "You don't know yet, let me tell you, I've become a celebrity now."

  "What's wrong with me?" Jing Xin'an was confused by her inexplicable words.

  "It's that song you sang at the New Year's Eve party, you don't know, do you? Since then, you've become a school celebrity. Now your song is more popular than any pop star's song in our school." Chen Zhaoji smiled with schadenfreude.

  "It was this that caused the trouble!" Ji Xin'an sighed, really regretting making that bet with Shi Lin. It seems people can't be impulsive after all.

  Ji Xin'an was just acting on impulse at that time. Although he won now, it's really embarrassing to ask Shilin for the bet.

  When Shilin and Yuyao walked into the classroom, Ji Xin'an didn't want to make a scene, hoping that things would just pass by like this. As a middle-aged woman with a mental age of 30, why bother to be on par with a young girl who was only half her age? So, as usual, it was as if nothing had happened.

  However, she wanted to let things go, but it didn't mean that the onlookers were willing to let it go like this. When Shilin and Yu Yao walked into the classroom, everyone's attention was focused on the parties involved. To be sure, the bet at that time was quite sensational, although a holiday had passed, people would not forget about it.

  As the people present did not react, the murmurs slowly started to rise, and the names of the two could still be faintly heard, with eyes occasionally glancing at them. Ji Xin'an could naturally ignore it, but Shi Lin was getting increasingly restless, finally unable to bear it any longer, she suddenly stood up and rushed to Ji Xin'an's front.

  Ji Xin'an saw that things had become like this now and knew that no matter what he said, it was useless. He just sat there, lifted his head and silently stared at Shi Lin in front of him.

  "Ling Ling." Yu Yao was afraid she would say something too extreme and quickly came over to pull her back.

  "I'm fine, don't worry about it." Shilin pushed away her hand and turned to Ji Xin'an. "I didn't come here to quarrel with you, but to tell you and everyone else that I am a person who keeps my word. I said if I lost, I would be the class monitor for a month, and I will do just that." After saying this, she didn't care about Ji Xin'an's reaction and turned back to her own seat.

  Everyone got what they wanted, saw the excitement they wanted to see, and then lost interest in this topic. However, when talking about other things, it's still inseparable from Ji Xin'an, who made a big splash on New Year's Eve.

  Ji Xin'an has become the focus of attention on the first day of school, and it's not just students, but also others who are following to join in the excitement. When the class teacher walked in and saw Ji Xin'an sitting in her seat, she hurriedly smiled and called out to her, "Ji Xin'an you're here, come out with me for a minute."

  "Oh." Ji Xin'an, who was feeling a bit down from listening to everyone gossiping about her, followed him out after hearing his words. As it turned out, the class teacher didn't take her to the office, but instead walked in another direction. "Teacher Liu, where are you taking me?"

  "It wasn't me who came looking for you, it was the principal." Liu Liren smiled warmly, and it seemed like nothing bad.

  "Principal looking for me?" Ji Xin'an was slightly startled, this is a big shot calling after all!

  The principal's surname is Wang, already fifty years old, wearing reading glasses, very much in line with the image of an intellectual of this era. When Ji Xin'an came in, he was sitting on the sofa chatting with another person.

  "Principal Wang, this is Ji Xin'an. I've brought her here for you. I'll be off first." Liu Liren said, and with that, he left, leaving her there by herself.

  "Ji Xin'an, come here and let me introduce you. This is Song Jiangliang from HN, Manager Song." Then turning to him, "Manager Song, this is the Ji Xin'an you were looking for."

  "Thank you, Principal Wang." Song Jiangliang smiled and thanked Principal Wang.

  "Don't be polite, you guys chat." He said and left, surprisingly vacating the office.

  "Ji Xin'an, I don't have any ill intentions towards you, so there's no need to be nervous." Song Jiangliang smiled and invited Ji Xin'an to take a seat.

  Ji Xin'an forced out a smile, "I'm not nervous, I'm scared. Looking at this formation, it feels like you're going to sell me off or something. Are you using me to count your money?"

  Song Jiang was also happy, fearing that she would misunderstand and hurriedly explained. "Ji Xin'an is like this, during the New Year's this year, I unintentionally heard a recorded song at a friend's place that wasn't very clear, but I was immediately drawn to it. After inquiring from all sides, I finally found this place, and the song was the one you sang at your school evening party, 'Invisible Wings'."

  Ji Xin'an was stunned, not expecting that someone had recorded and spread the song. "So what if they did? If you like it, just listen to it! You're not here asking me for an autograph, are you?" Ji Xin'an had already forgotten the principal's introduction from earlier.

  "Of course not, I want you to become our company's signed singer, we will release an album for you." Song Jiangliang calmly stated his purpose, believing that she would not give up on such a good opportunity.

  "Ah, sign me?" Ji Xin'an's mouth was agape in surprise, suddenly feeling that this was also too absurd.

  "That's right, we want to sign you. We all think you're excellent. First of all, your voice is very clean, and you can also accompany yourself while singing. Most importantly, you are a creative singer-songwriter. If we package you well, you will definitely become famous." Song Jiang said with a sincere tone.

  "But... I didn't plan on developing it in this direction! Those were just my hobbies." Ji Xin'an was about to refuse without even thinking.

  "You have a talent for this, and you have such a good opportunity, why not turn your hobby into a career? And you're still young, with great plasticity, and will definitely have great development in the future." Song Jiangliang paused for a moment, then continued, "You're not worried about your studies, don't worry about this, we'll help you arrange your time well, it won't affect your studies."

  Ji Xin'an saw that he was quite resolute, so she thought of stalling for the time being, "You... let me think about it first, okay?"

  "Alright, here's my card. Think about it and give me a call when you're ready. I sincerely hope you won't waste this opportunity, and our company treats singers very well." Song Jiangliang saw that she was still hesitant and didn't want to say more, so he stood up to leave.

  After returning, Ji Xin'an was quite confused in her heart. She had never thought of becoming a singer, but having such an opportunity to experience it was not bad either. However, thinking about those things in the entertainment circle made her a little timid again.

  "Hey, what's wrong? You seem out of it on the first day of school." Zou Ze noticed that Ji Xin'an was not himself today and was a bit worried.

  "She's now a celebrity with troubles." Chen Zhaodi still thought she was worried about this morning's matter.

  Ji Xinan had been thinking for so long without making a decision, so she sought advice from others and told them about this matter.

  "What a great opportunity! I'm such a music genius and you didn't even come to find me!" Zou Ze exclaimed with envy.

  "It's a good opportunity, but I've always taken these as hobbies and never thought of developing them in this direction, you know my ideals." Ji Xin'an repeated what she said to Song Jiangliang.

  "If you don't like it, then just don't go. What's there to worry about?" Chen Zhaoji was indeed straightforward.

  "I understand, you've learned so many things and want to experience everything. This time, with such a good opportunity, you also want to try it out, but are afraid that if you really become famous, it will affect your future military school exams, right?" Zou Ze immediately saw what she was worried about.

  "That's what I mean!" Ji Xin'an nodded slightly.

  "That's not difficult, that Song Jiang didn't come to beg you to go, did he? You just discuss the terms with him and it's done! You're really stupid." Zou Ze stretched out his index finger and poked once at Ji Xin'an's forehead.

  "You mean just release an album without showing your face?" Ji Xin'an suddenly understood after his reminder.

  "Yeah, if he agrees, you'll gain another life experience. If not, just give up then. Anyway, it's not like you have to go, you're just thinking of having some fun." Zou Ze smiled seeing her come around.

  "Hmm, this method is not bad." Chen Zhaoji also supported it.

  "Zou Ze, I just realized now, your IQ is sometimes greater than zero too!"