Dad, Please Let Me Single-Mindedly Support You!

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Chu Yuanqing's pupils dilated in shock, like a startled kitten, she almost couldn't help but flee.

It was a joke; dance practice explicitly required wearing short skirts!

Although everyone would perform together in the final showcase, the hundred-person synchronized dance required grouping and formation. She and her daughter were unlikely to be in the same area, so the shame wouldn't be as intense.

But training together was different; she'd be seen clearly no matter how she looked at it.

Chu Yuanqing managed to maintain her composure, feigning indifference as she said:

"No need. I'm still working on breaking down the moves. You're already training breath control for singing and dancing, right? Our paces don't match, and it would be a waste of your time."

Chu Wangshu wanted to say more.

Just then, an assistant with a camera walked into the practice room. She looked over and waved, saying:

"Chu Yuanqing, excuse me."

"Is it convenient to step out and record an interview now?"

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Chu Yuanqing was stunned at first, then overjoyed.

Hooray, interviews are the best!

Chu Yuanqing suppressed the joy in her heart, put on an apologetic expression for her daughter, nodded slightly in farewell, and followed the assistant out the door with light steps.

Chu Wangshu watched her retreating back with a hint of disappointment, but then cheered up.

Qingqing getting an interview meant she might get more screen time on the show, which was a good thing!

But...

This would only widen the gap between them.

Thinking this, Chu Wangshu's anxiety and sense of crisis grew.

After all, Chu Yuanqing's popularity outside was already on par with that Sakura Girl.

And while her B-Class rating was higher than the other, it was only slightly better than average. If she failed the second evaluation, she'd be left even further behind.

Suppose she was eliminated, but Chu Yuanqing debuted.

Then, with the full support of the global project Flash Dance, Chu Yuanqing would eventually rise to the top of the Great Xia Nation, or even the entire Donghuang Federation, shining brightly on the world stage.

By then, even if Chu Yuanqing didn't mind.

Her schedule and work plans would inevitably leave no room for her, who had lost her idol status for life. Their relationship would surely drift further apart, their life paths diverging from intersecting to parallel, with little chance of meeting again.

Chu Wangshu didn't want to face such a future.

Even though she hadn't known Chu Yuanqing for long, an inexplicable intuition had been sending special signals since their first meeting.

--Chu Yuanqing was special, and this specialness was far more than just friendship.

Even if she was unwilling to admit it, and found it too fantastical.

The truth was, she could see a mature and gentle heart beneath that cold and childish exterior, drawing genuine care and even a warmth akin to pity from it.

Chu Wangshu grew up in a single-parent household and had never experienced motherly love.

Perhaps because of this, she had always been a model student in social interactions: polite, obedient, diligent in her studies, so self-disciplined that she had no social life, maintaining a distance from everyone, never accustomed to softening or compromising, and taking everything seriously.

She was like a finely forged sword, its blade clear and sharp, cutting through the water to blend with the moonlight, as if it could shatter at any moment.

People like this rarely had many friends.

And Chu Yuanqing was precisely the only person she had actively approached in all these years, even becoming unlike herself because of it.

Because Chu Yuanqing was so much like the sister she had never met, or even the mother from her vague memories, warm and accommodating as she had imagined, like a gently swaying cradle by the fireplace.

Chu Wangshu sometimes wondered if she lacked motherly love too much.

Otherwise, why would she be drawn to the addictive allure of love from someone her own age, like a poppy?

The girl had been intentionally suppressing and even ignoring these feelings, wanting to be just a simple friend.

But inexplicably, whenever they were close, she couldn't help but act spoiled, even becoming childish and clumsy, reveling in the helplessness in Chu Yuanqing's eyes and the smile on her lips, greedily unlike her usual self.

--Chu Yuanqing.

This person, whose name was only one character different from her father's, was like a sweet spell, or a gift from fate.

Well, if it weren't for the fact that it would lead to her biological father committing a crime, she would have considered letting Chu Yuanqing be her stepmother.

Of course, she had now abandoned that dangerous, terrifying, unrealistic, and somewhat heaven-defying idea, focusing all her energy on staying in Flash Dance, deciding to act spoiled under the guise of friendship and be a thief of motherly love!

Therefore, she absolutely, absolutely could not be eliminated early!

Chu Wangshu's spirit and energy surged. Her eyes were serious, as if burning with a fierce fire. She walked out of the room with determined steps, heading towards the B-Class practice room.

Interview room.

This place was on another floor. The printing style within was the same as the rest of the underground base: cold, hard metallic tones. The specific style and visual effects would be determined by the virtual reality system.

Chu Yuanqing's skin was lustrous like jade under the fill lights. Her long lower eyelashes fluttered, the fan-shaped shadows swaying with the light. Her cherry-colored lips were moist and full, and her gaze was clear and limpid.

The girl's tender, pretty face was as serious as ever. Her back was straight, her posture proper. The oversized short-sleeved shirt concealed her curves, yet they couldn't help but reveal a hazy arc with her breaths.

This created a seductive aura of sacred purity, born from an innocent unawareness of her own charm.

The assistant, "Big Sister," stared at the scene, her heart pounding fiercely. She couldn't help but avert her gaze.

Damn, where did Qing Bao come from, this pure succubus? So hot!

This assistant had been in the industry for many years and had grown thoroughly disillusioned with the Chinese Entertainment Industry's talent shows.

Upon graduation, she had wanted to work in a similar field, thinking she could use insider channels to prevent the kind of devastating scandals that plagued fans.

Just then, Shining Stage emerged, establishing corresponding state-owned enterprises as its tentacles in various countries.

Chen Xiaoxiao successfully applied, signed a thick stack of non-disclosure agreements, and began a happy life of working while watching pretty girls.

Yes, at this stage, all the pretty girls in D Flash Dance included Chu Yuanqing.

So, this interview opportunity was a complete reward!

Chu Yuanqing looked at the spacing-out Chen Xiaoxiao and politely asked:

"...Um, what are we interviewing about?"

Chen Xiaoxiao immediately snapped back to attention. She couldn't help but cough a few times subconsciously, quickly pulling out the planning document from the production team to prevent herself from asking any outrageous questions. Only then did she notice the beads of sweat on the corner of the other girl's temples and said considerately:

"The interview isn't urgent. There's a shower nearby, you can wash up before we start filming."

Though she said that.