After the performance ended, Xu Shuangrong scrolled through Weibo in the backstage lounge.
Today's performance had been very well received. The deafening applause and screams from the audience were the best proof.
As the female lead with the most standout moments in the performance, she was surely the most...
#Who was actually the lead in this play?#
Xu Shuangrong's finger froze, and her train of thought stopped when she saw the trending hashtag.
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Her brows knitted tightly as she scrolled farther down in disbelief.
A video of Xie Mi sending the assassin flying with ninjutsu: 274,000 reposts.
A video of Shen Yeqing emerging from the black wooden coffin: 243,000 reposts.
A video of the UFO turning Lai Bingxuan into an alien: 225,000 reposts.
After scrolling through everything, she found that all kinds of bizarre, ridiculous clips had gone viral, while she, the lead, had been reduced to a nobody, seemingly forgotten by the internet.
Xu Shuangrong refused to believe it. She stubbornly kept scrolling until she finally found a clip of herself.
Dressed in a flowing gown patterned with antique motifs, paired butterflies, and cloud designs, she danced gracefully beneath a crabapple tree. Petals fluttered through the air as the layers of her skirt swirled.
She looked as beautiful as a picture in a magazine.
Xu Shuangrong curled her lips in satisfaction and opened the video, eager to see what people were saying.
Then she saw the caption: [Question: What role does Xie Mi play in this video?]
"...?"
Only then did she notice that besides herself dancing alone beneath the tree, the video also showed Xie Mi standing behind her, earnestly making hand gestures.
[Monkey on the Run from Flower-Fruit Mountain]: Genuine question: is the maid doing a hand-gesture dance?
[Chinese-Style Girl Soybean Paste]: Old Xie is