Enjoy this SUPER long chapter.

Chapter 34: What do you mean I scream pretty well? You're so shameless!

When September arrived, the commemoration concert's rehearsal schedule was officially released. Another task was added to Ding Meng's everyday work routine in addition to attending her usual training center cla.s.ses.

After Qiao Yichen rearranged You Wanted to Break Up Today, it had become much warmer and more consistent with the current style of pop music.

On stage, Ding Meng and a guitarist sat across from one another. Since Qiao Yichen had altered this song to include a guitar accompaniment, he had asked a well-known guitar player within the industry to perform with her.

Compared to when they first started, the coordination between Ding Meng and the guitarist had become much smoother. Her understanding of the lyrics and grasp of the song had also steadily improved.

All the other artists had songs that could ignite the enthusiasm of everyone present with their song intros alone. On the other hand, her song was well-known, but it certainly couldn't be considered a cla.s.sic.

At this point, all she could really do was try her best to perform this song to the best of her abilities.

After she thanked the guitarist, Ding Meng returned backstage by herself. In the hallway, she b.u.mped into Gu Xin, who had also come to rehea.r.s.e. Over the past two days of rehearsals, she had already met quite a few singers that she could only previously see on TV. Therefore, when she saw Gu Xin at this moment, she was no longer as panic-stricken and helpless as she was in the beginning.

However, the excitement she felt seeing an idol was still impossible to hide. She excitedly greeted him, "h.e.l.lo, Expert Gu!"

Gu Xin laughed and then stopped walking to talk to her, "Don't call me Expert Gu. You can just call me Gu Xin.”

"Ah?" Even though she could casually address him as Gu Xin when talking to others in private, she found it difficult when he was standing in front of her.

Social anxiety was so frustrating.

She quickly licked her dry lips and tried to say his name, "Gu Xin."

Gu Xin stared blankly for a moment before faintly grunting in acknowledgement, "Are you nervous about partic.i.p.ating in such a large scale concert for the first time?"

Ding Meng nodded, "Of course I'm nervous. You don't even know! The first time I saw that the concert hall could hold tens of thousands of people, I almost kneeled down on stage."

Gu Xin chuckled, "That's okay. I was also very nervous for my first concert. However, during the actual performance, the lighting will be so dim that you won't even be able to see the people below. Just think of them all as potatoes."

Ding Meng burst into laughter and thought, "What the heck, potatoes?!" She smiled as she looked up at Gu Xin, "I actually wanted to tell you earlier that you're a really nice guy!"

Gu Xin looked absentminded momentarily. Then, he raised his hand and tousled her hair in a very natural manner, "Don't label me a nice guy as you please."

T/N: To label someone as a nice guy is literally 'to give someone a nice guy card'. It's slang for friendzoning someone. Anyone watch wongfuproductions??