Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn-Chapter 493 Actually, it’s... really nice to ship!

The television station was bustling, so the photos and videos of Shi Lan and Yan Shixiu walking together were released.

From the photos, the two hardly interacted and just walked with their heads down.

Moreover, both had long legs and walked very quickly, but even these few photos made it onto the trending searches.

@Entertainment News: "Knowing that An Lan isn’t a match, but doesn’t this scene look unexpectedly harmonious?"

@Star Entertainment World: "Oh my god, to think that I’d see the day these supportive friends would appear together in the same frame! Ahhh! I’m living for this!"

@Xing Xiuli: "I’ve tried photoshopping many female celebrities standing next to Yan Shixiu, but only An Lan doesn’t look like a maid or handmaiden next to him."

@An Lan Today Isn’t Blue: "They are just ordinary friends. Please bystanders, don’t ship them and create negative attention for our girl. Thanks."

@Blue Friend: "Even though but, they really are just supportive friends. Please don’t criticize my idol for being clingy. We’re just the tools doing the cultivating."

@Milk Tea Bubbles: "Actually, it... really feels great shipping them!"

The public’s perception of their relationship felt very mysterious.

To say they were close, there was hardly any communication between them on regular days, nor were there many photos captured.

To say they weren’t close, recently whenever An Lan posted on her blog, Yan Shixiu would surely like it, and now, they even appeared together.

It was this ambiguous and mysterious relationship that compelled onlookers to want to dig deeper. Subconsciously, they were reminded that these two were from vastly different social statuses, making it impossible for them to develop a romantic relationship, let alone get married. However, because An Lan still maintained a Cinderella image publicly, it allowed many girls to empathize. They even secretly wished something would happen between them.

Could something really happen?

But in private, what was supposed to happen had happened.

...

This week on "Superstar," their individual battle was the last ranking battle. Starting next week, "Superstar" would switch from recorded to live broadcasts because the real elimination rounds were about to begin.

By then, the studio was ready, and all twenty-nine contestants had twenty-nine supporting guests. Aside from those publicly announced, a significant portion of the guests were still kept confidential. This was to increase the show’s popularity and to pressure all the contestants.

Because they didn’t know what kind of powerful support their opponents had solicited.

Among them, Shi Lan was considered a lesser threat by all the kids, probably because of that day’s broadcast gymnastics, which was impressively memorable.

Right at six o’clock, the recording in the studio began officially. The seating area opened up thousands of seats, almost all of which were filled. "Superstar" had been very popular recently, so tickets were extremely hard to come by.

The fans held up light sticks and banners of their idols, filling the studio with an animated atmosphere.

Station Manager Qi had originally arranged a VIP seat for Yan Shixiu, but since the front row was too conspicuous and prone to appearing on camera, Yan Shixiu opted to sneak into the middle instead.

To avoid disturbances from others, Yan Shixiu changed into a plain high-neck sweater and a black down jacket, topped with a baseball cap, and even removed his glasses.

But even in such a simple outfit, it was hard to mask his distinguished demeanor and the delicate features of his face.

He managed to enter the venue with Shi Lan and Xun Yinghua without attracting attention from others, all thanks to the lights not being fully turned on yet.

Shi Lan was scheduled to take the stage midway, so she planned to sit with Director Yan as a spectator for a while.

Underneath her black down jacket was a stylish black performance outfit, though she planned to change before going on stage. The black baseball cap concealed her glittering makeup.

Apart from a few staff members, no one knew that among these thousands of spectators, two high-profile figures were seated.

"As the busy Mr. Yan sits here today, how do you feel?" Shi Lan asked, leaning on Yan Shixiu’s shoulder.

Yan Shixiu slightly lowered his head to look at Shi Lan on his shoulder and answered, "Before, I never understood one person, didn’t understand some matters. I knew this circle was flashy and often criticized, but why didn’t she use her unique advantages to do something else more meaningful? Now sitting here, experiencing so much dream and passion, I think I suddenly understand her initial feelings."

"That profound?" Shi Lan said with a smile curling her lips.

"Everyone has their own place."

As Yan Shixiu finished saying this, the lights in the broadcast studio instantly came on. Seeing the flashing lights on stage and the enthusiastic cheers from the audience below, Yan Shixiu reached out to embrace Shi Lan and kissed her on the top of her head, "This is what you’ve created."

Shi Lan twirled her baseball cap around not to let the brim block her view. She looked up at Yan Shixiu’s chin, feeling it was excessively refined.

She then lifted her wrist, showing off her tattoo that glimmered brilliantly because it had been touched up by a makeup artist.

"Later, I’ll shine on stage with your part too."

Being the final round of the ranking competition, the battle was intensely fierce.

With the unveiling of guests, the atmosphere at the venue surged wave after wave.

Shi Lan did not sit for long in the guest area; she left Yan Shixiu to prepare backstage.

At that time, seated to the left of Mr. Yan was a girl, her feet surrounded by light sticks. As children appeared one by one, she switched to another; this made Mr. Yan for a moment think she was a professional fan hired by the production team.

The girl seemed to feel the intensity of Mr. Yan’s gaze and asked shyly, "Big brother, who do you like?"

Yan Shixiu’s lips curved up as he replied, "An Lan."

"Ah! An Lan, I like her too, and her light stick too." The little girl immediately bent down to search for the light stick, but she had only one. After a few seconds of mental struggle, she still handed the light stick to Yan Shixiu and said, "Here you go, big brother."

Yan Shixiu took the light stick and asked, "Are you really giving it to me?"

"An Lan is really great, I like her too."

It was Mr. Yan’s first exposure to fan circle culture; he couldn’t help but laugh softly and thanked her.

It seemed that next time, he’d have to be more proactive and prepare earlier.

...

Backstage in the broadcast studio, Shi Lan was touching up her makeup, and the little rascal was resting in the studio lounge; there were only two or three groups of guests left to appear.

"Sister An Lan, don’t be nervous." A child who had finished performing was changing backstage and saw Shi Lan, kindly reminding, "No matter what, you’re the cutest."

"Exactly, Sister An Lan, even if you really went out and did a radio exercise, we’d still love to watch."

The miss turned around, glaring at the two little rascals.

The two kids immediately fell silent, smiling as they left the makeup room.

After the makeup artist finished touching up her makeup, she laughed and said, "I’ve been a makeup artist for so many shows and events, but being backstage at ’Superstar’ is the most comfortable. I’ve never seen a program so harmonious. How does Peak, this small company, manage to do it?"