Gregarious Animal Attribute

After a while, Shen Qinghan gradually recovered.

She stopped crying, but was still sobbing a little.

She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, took deep breaths, and tried her best to calm herself down.

In front of her, Lin Zichen had already cut out the basic shape of the skirt; only the waistband and thin straps remained to complete the skirt.

Just then, the host on stage was already calling out, "Please welcome contestant number 20 to the stage to sing!"

Backstage, Li Chuxin was extremely anxious and kept making video calls to Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan.

Lin Zichen was busy answering other calls, so without looking up, he said to Shen Qinghan, "Hanhan, answer Chu Xin's video call."

Shen Qinghan hesitated to answer, afraid of seeing Li Chuxin.

But soon, she raised her hand to wipe away her tears, composed herself, and then picked up her phone to answer Li Chuxin's video call.

"Hanhan, it's our turn to go on stage, where did you and Zichen run off to?"

Li Chuxin in the video was extremely anxious.

Shen Qinghan's eyes darted away, and she stammered, "I, we are..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Zichen said, "Hanhan and I will be on stage soon. You go up on stage first to buy some time. Be there within half a minute."

"Then hurry up!"

Li Chuxin didn't dwell too much on why the two of them couldn't make it back in time. After saying that, she hung up the video call and hurriedly ran onto the stage alone.

He figured that whether he was going to give a self-introduction or tell a funny opening joke, he would have to linger on stage for half a minute while waiting for Shen Qinghan to come back.

Just as Li Chuxin went on stage, Lin Zichen finally finished sewing the dress.

He shoved the dress into Shen Qinghan's arms and said to her, "It's okay, hurry up and go to the bathroom to change. Just throw the dress and underwear you took off at the bathroom door, I'll clean them up for you."

For some reason, Shen Qinghan was much calmer now and was no longer nervous.

Perhaps it's like how you feel less tired after getting drunk and throwing up; after urinating once, she found that she felt much better overall.

To save time and not to hold Li Chuxin back, she hesitated for a moment, then finally mustered her courage and boldly said:

"No, no need, Xiao Chen, turn around, I'll change here..."

Can I exchange it here?

Lin Zichen was a little surprised to hear this, but he didn't say anything. He quickly turned his back to Shen Qinghan and told her to change her dress.

When Shen Qinghan saw him turn away, she immediately blushed, took off her lower body, and quickly put on the dress that had been hastily sewn together.

Then she hurriedly ran onto the stage, tying her skirt ribbon as she ran.

Watching Shen Qinghan run towards the stage, Lin Zichen realized that Shen Qinghan was not as cowardly as he had thought.

In some urgent situations, even a little effort can help you muster up some courage.

"I hope the concert goes well."

Lin Zichen said this casually.

Then, he turned around and picked up Shen Qinghan's skirt and underwear that she had just taken off, put them in a bag, and carried them back to the backstage area to watch Shen Qinghan and Li Chuxin perform.

At first, he was worried that Shen Qinghan would sing poorly because of nervousness, but after listening for a while, he found that she performed very well, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, he was really afraid that Shen Qinghan would be so discouraged that she would become even more introverted, depressed, insecure, and withdrawn.

Fortunately, none of this ultimately happened.

A few minutes later.

A thunderous round of applause marked the end of Shen Qinghan and Li Chuxin's performance.

Both of them were panting, but a smile of satisfaction appeared on their faces as they finished their performance.

Then, amidst thunderous applause, they left the stage and headed backstage.

On the way back to the backstage area, Li Chuxin asked with some confusion, "Hanhan, why did you suddenly change into a different dress? Did you go out earlier just to change into a dress?"

Shen Qinghan's eyes darted away. "I accidentally got that dress dirty."

"Did you get it dirty?"

"Um."

Shen Qinghan didn't explain much, she just responded softly.

Fortunately, Li Chuxin didn't dwell on the matter and quickly steered the conversation back to the singing performance, smiling broadly as she held Shen Qinghan's hand and said:

"Hanhan, we both performed exceptionally well just now. The applause from the audience was louder than any of the previous contestants. We're sure to get a ranking, and we might even win the championship!"

"Really?"

When Shen Qinghan was on stage, her mind was completely blank. She sang the whole song purely on instinct and didn't know whether she sang it well or not.

Lin Zichen came up and said with a smile, "You sang very well. I feel like the championship is in the bag."

"Yes, if Xiao Chen says he's the champion, then he must be the champion."

Shen Qinghan smiled sweetly, her smile as delicate and vibrant as a jasmine bud about to bloom.

The two didn't stay backstage for long; they quickly gathered their belongings and headed towards the audience.

The concert is over; it's time to go back to the audience to be with my parents.

About ten minutes later, the result of the match was announced.

As expected, Shen Qinghan and Li Chuxin won the championship and hugged each other happily.

Li Chuxin was so moved that she cried, her eyes brimming with tears.

Upon seeing this, He Yu, who had previously congratulated the couple, immediately took out a tissue and handed it to Li Chuxin.

Li Chuxin remembered the last time He Yu used the leftover tissues from his bathroom trip to wipe her tears. This time, she immediately assumed He Yu was trying to prank her again, so she rolled her eyes at him and refused He Yu tissues.

Shen Qinghan didn't cry; she kept smiling. It just felt a little unreal, like she was dreaming. She never expected that she would actually win the competition.

Soon, many people came to congratulate Shen Qinghan.

I have parents.

There is a homeroom teacher.

There are classmates.

There were also strangers on the street.

From childhood to adulthood, all her strengths have always been overshadowed by the halo surrounding Lin Zichen.

Only at this moment did she truly feel the sensation of being the center of attention.

It was also the first time I realized that I wasn't entirely useless.

Even under Lin Zichen's spotlight, she could still shine with a faint starlight, not completely overshadowed.

"Who is it?! Who could be so rude as to smash the window and tear the curtains to shreds?! Did they waste their education?!"

Suddenly, a burst of cursing and swearing came from the backstage storage room.

Hearing the insults, Lin Zichen's face showed a strange expression, and he felt a little guilty.

Seeing him like this, Shen Qinghan pinched the hem of her skirt and looked at him with affection in her eyes, saying, "Xiao Chen, I really like this dress. I will cherish it for the rest of my life."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold autumn wind blew in.

Shen Qinghan's skirt swayed slightly, and she felt a chill on her lower body.

Seeing this, Lin Zichen quickly took off his coat and tied it around her waist to keep her lower body warm.

When the show ended, to make amends for smashing the windows and cutting the curtains, the two stayed behind as volunteers to clean up the stage.

After spending more than ten minutes tidying up, Lin Zichen noticed several text messages popping up in the Void.

[With multiple people working together, a total of 1000 tasks have been completed; achievement achieved.]

[Gained Biological Attribute: Gregarious Animal]

[Gregarious Animal: Within a certain range, the more of your kind you have around you, the higher your combat power.]

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