Still Have This Side – Chapter 73
by Little PandaI have some good news to share with you.
Two weeks later, Fengyi Elementary School is hosting an arts festival, featuring performances by the children, with parents invited to attend.
Lasting a week, each grade performs on different days to reduce the pressure on the art hall’s capacity.
Qiu Baiyu and Yi Wanyue went to support Qiu Zimin.
They sat in the audience, waiting through several performances until it was finally time for Qiu Zimin’s piano recital.
Silence fell over the audience, while the stage was bathed in brilliant light.
Their little one walked onto the stage, wearing a fluffy tulle dress and a small hat, looking both beautiful and adorable.
Her makeup was natural, as she didn’t need to face the audience during her performance, unlike the rosy cheeks and forehead dot (a traditional stage makeup style) that Qiu Baiyu had worn in her childhood.
But she seemed a bit nervous.
Her first reaction upon reaching the stage was to search for her two aunties with her eyes.
This was her first time performing on stage, and she needed her aunties to give her courage.
Just then, she saw a hand rise from the dense crowd of people.
In the glow of the stage lights, she saw it wasn’t Qiu Baiyu, but Yi Wanyue, who had been coaching her piano practice.
Qiu Baiyu was seated right next to her.
Following this, Yi Wanyue gave her a thumbs-up.
Sitting beside her, Qiu Baiyu also raised her hand to give a thumbs-up.
A silent encouragement.
โ No matter what, being brave enough to stand on stage was already amazing.
The two quickly lowered their hands, not wanting to disturb the view of those behind them.
Qiu Zimin felt greatly encouraged, a smile spreading across her face.
She was going to play the piano for her aunties to hear, for all the adults to hear!
Mimicking Yi Wanyue’s manner during piano competitions, she first bowed to the audience, then turned and walked gracefully towards the piano.
Today, she was performing ใTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Starใ.
After studying with Yi Wanyue for a few months, she could now play this piece quite skillfully.
The little one’s piano performance officially beganโ
The familiar melody filled the art hall.
Yi Wanyue watched the child’s silhouette on stage, a faint smile on her lips.
She recalled her own first stage performance, how she too kept searching for her mother, just like Qiu Zimin.
At that moment, a hand suddenly rose from the audience.
It was her mother.
Her mother gave her a thumbs-up, as if to say: You’re doing great, Mom will always be here watching you.
Now, it was her turn to encourage Qiu Zimin.
You’re doing great.
Even just standing on stage is amazing.
Don’t be afraid, we’re always here with you.
“Our Xiaomin is playing so well,” Qiu Baiyu’s voice came from beside her, whispering softly.
“Our Auntie Wanyue has taught her wonderfully.”
Yi Wanyue’s eyes curved into a smile, and she lowered her voice to reply, “Thank you for the praise, Auntie Baiyu.”
In the dim light, their hands quietly clasped together, fingers intertwined.
Qiu Baiyu continued watching the child on stage, playing ใTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Starใ with perfect composure.
The child sitting at the piano was calm and unhurried, poised and graceful.
Since leaving her father’s home, she had been nurtured by love, growing more robust in body and spirit, improving day by day.
This couldn’t be better.
Qiu Baiyu just watched like this, not needing to hold up her phone to record, because the school would record each performance and later share them in the parents’ group chat for families to keep as mementos.
It was very convenient and effortless.
However, thinking of Jiang Shenโฆ
Qiu Baiyu leaned towards Yi Wanyue and whispered, “Has the white moonlight mission still not been completed?”
Yi Wanyue shook her head: “No.”
Indeed, her white moonlight mission remained unfinished.
This was too strange.
Clearly, on the day they kissed in front of Jiang Shen, he had become utterly discouraged, so why hadn’t the mission been completed yet?
Wasn’t she already a woman he couldn’t have?
Could it be that he still harbored hope, clinging to expectations?
Men are indeed strange and hard to understand.
“โฆ”
Qiu Baiyu gently patted the back of Yi Wanyue’s hand: “It’s okay, maybe there are some specific conditions needed. Who knows, it might suddenly complete one day.”
“Taking a step back, even if he doesn’t give up, it doesn’t matter. It won’t affect our lives anymore anyway.”
Now Yi Aiyun had completely overwhelmingly surpass Jiang Shen in every aspect.
With her around, the Jiang family couldn’t cause trouble.
They only needed to live their own lives.
Yi Wanyue gave her a soft and subtle smile.
What she said wasn’t wrong.
Even if this mission remained incomplete, it would just stay “in progress,” without punishing her for lack of progress.
Her system wasn’t as overbearing and rude as Qiu Baiyu’s previous one.
So for now, let it be. Life must go on.
She still wanted to be sweet and loving with her girlfriend.
At least she had already dealt with many suitors โ using their relationship.
The day she posted on her Moments (WeChat’s social feed), she deliberately chose to make it visible to everyone.
After posting, the comments section of her Moments was so lively, even livelier than during Chinese New Year.
The men couldn’t believe what they saw, even thinking she was deceiving them, assuming it was just a method of rejection.
She remained unmoved, put down her phone, and turned to be affectionate and intimate with her girlfriend again.
Then, over the next few days, she actively show off her love on her Moments every day, posting about their daily life and photos of their experiences together.
It was both to discourage the men and to document their life together.
At first, there were still suitors unwilling to believe.
She didn’t care, turning a blind eye to their meltdowns, treating them with cold indifference.
She was just sharing her sweet love; what wrong had she done?
So she continued living like this every day, sharing what needed to be shared, living life as usual, completely unaffected.
Under her persistent sharing, gradually, those people wavered, believed, and became dejected and heartbroken.
Her goal was achieved.
A rejection means no, and no means no.
If they couldn’t take the hint, they shouldn’t blame her for being cold-hearted and ruthless.
Returning to reality, Yi Wanyue tightened her grip on the hand of the person beside her, her gaze turning back to the stage.
Now, she just had to wait for Jiang Shen to give up.
She still really wanted the reward for the white moonlight mission.
The reward for the white moonlight mission was different from the career path rewards.
Because it was the main storyline running throughout, the reward would be more substantial.
And because she helped Bai Zhi train newcomers, they were willing to give her a higher reward level on this basis, which could be called “any condition.”
That was “any condition,” possibly conditions that could cross galaxies and latitudes, novel and tempting. It was hard not to be interested.
Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but hope in her heart.
โ Give up quickly, don’t let me down.
The next day, Qiu Baiyu sat at home scrolling through her phone.
She clicked into the financial news channel she previously didn’t care for.
Because Yi Aiyun had plans to acquire Jiang Shen’s company, she now checked this channel daily to avoid missing news of a successful acquisition.
After scrolling for two weeks straight, she hadn’t come across anything.
But she could understand.
Business activities, especially something as big as an acquisition, how could they be settled in a short time?
She wasn’t part of the Yi family and wouldn’t inquire about such matters.
But she believed in Yi Aiyun, and also in Yi Wanyue’s good luck and her system’s capabilities.
The next second, a striking headline caught her eye:
ใMarket News: Yi Group Completes Acquisition of Nanyang Brokerage Company, Becoming Sole Shareholder, Further Expanding Business Landscapeใ
Nanyang Brokerage Company.
Jiang Shen’s company.
Qiu Baiyu blinked, double-checking several times.
It succeeded, it really succeeded!
She switched to the platform she usually used for surfing.
Jiang Shen’s brokerage company was also famous and renowned in the entertainment industry. Now that it had suddenly been acquired, there was bound to be discussion.
Sure enough, this news had already become a hot topic, and with fierce momentum, it shot to the top of the trending list, firmly occupying the number one spot.
In the comments, many netizens let out an “Ah?”
Qi Ling’s reaction was much bigger than theirs.
Qiu Baiyu received a message from her:
[Although I had received news before, I’m still shocked to see it in the news today.
[Ah?
[I’ve now become part of my former love rival’s company?!]
Yi Wanyue belongs to the Yi family, and the Yi family acquired Nanyang, so doesn’t that make them part of the Yi family now?!
Qiu Baiyu couldn’t help but laugh, her fingertips hovering over the screen.
[To be precise, you’re now the Young Miss Yi’s people. Our Second Miss doesn’t handle these matters.]
[Qi Ling]: …
[Qi Ling]: Still feels very sudden
[Qi Ling]: I really like what the netizens are saying
[Qi Ling]: Ah?
A perfectly good big company, acquired just like that.
And the acquirer is the sweetheart’s sister, directly becoming a boss-subordinate relationshipโฆ This is truly heartbreaking.
[Qi Ling]: By the way, is this Young Miss fierce? Does she have a strong presence? Does she enter with her own BGM?
[Qi Ling]: Like “Superstar in Chaotic Times“?
[Qi Ling]: Will our company be doomed???
Qiu Baiyu was amused.
When it comes to wild imagination ability, this superstar Qi takes the cake.
“Who are you chatting with? Why are you smiling so happily?”
Yi Wanyue’s voice suddenly came from behind.
Qiu Baiyu smiled and raised her phone, showing her the chat history.
“It’s Qi Ling.”
Yi Wanyue stood behind the sofa, looking at the screen, and couldn’t help but find it amusing too.
“Tell her my sister isn’t fierce, and their company won’t be doomed.”
Acquiring a company just to ruin it would be harming others without benefiting oneself.
Qiu Baiyu did as told, replying with her words, helping to comfort Qi Ling.
After she put down her phone, Yi Wanyue bent down and kissed her cheek, eyes filled with mirth as she said, “I have some good news to share with you.”
Qiu Baiyu turned around, eyes full of curiosity: “What is it?”
Yi Wanyue’s peach blossom eyes curved into a smile, her expression radiant.
“My white moonlight mission is complete.”
Just now, it had suddenly been completed.
Today happened to be the day the news reported their family’s successful acquisition.
She thought these two events must be related.
The report made this matter widely known, and Jiang Shen’s unrealistic fantasies would be thoroughly shattered. He would more deeply realize that she was forever out of his reach, completely giving up from now on, thus completing her mission.
In any case, this was good news. She had completed her task!
“Really? That’s great!”
Qiu Baiyu hugged her girlfriend, genuinely happy for her from the bottom of her heart.
Yi Wanyue had finally rid herself of the romantic storyline she disliked, and now they were both completely relaxed and unburdened, no longer needing to complete any tasks!!
Yi Wanyue held her tightly, her face beaming with joy.
After they celebrated for a while, Qiu Baiyu asked, “Have you decided on what reward you want?”
Yi Wanyue nodded with an abundant smile.
“I’ve decided – I’m giving this reward to you.”
Qiu Baiyu was stunned for a moment.
She pointed at herself: “โฆTo me?”
LP: Is it to meet Baiyu’s friend again?
Yeah it must be to meet that friend who is quite mysterious.
Wait a minute….. will that friend be herself ? Like will she go and tell her younger self to be strong ?
Dang, I thought Qiu Baiyuโs friend was gonna be Yi Wanyue