Capítulo 20: Stunned

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Yu finally came to his senses. He threw his wineglass aside and was about to find Yun Qing to settle the score with her.

Wine emboldened one's courage. He had been sulking for a whole day and finally found the right target!

Huo Chuan raised his hand to stop him.

"Brother!"

Lin Yu was not convinced. "Why do you always defend Yun Qing!"

Huo Chuan's eyebrows furrowed imperceptibly. He said in a deep voice, "I'm not defending Yun Qing."

As he said that, he pointed at the people beside Yun Qing. "The eldest daughter of the Gu family, the eldest daughter of the Ai family, and the two brothers of the Ye family. Can you afford to offend them?"

Lin Yu was taken aback. He blinked and looked again. Sure enough, Yun Qing was surrounded by a group of Young Ladies and Young Masters from the upper-class circles.

"How is this possible..."

Lin Yu exclaimed, "Why would Yun Qing play with them!

"Damn it, it must be the two brothers from the Ye family who have taken a liking to Yun Qing!

"Great, it's not enough to have Yun Zhe, but they still have to come out and hook up with each other. They really have terrible standards!"

Lin Yu cursed without any restraint. The dim lighting and the alcohol made it so that he did not see Huo Chuan's increasingly ugly expression.

Huo Chuan stared at Ye Zhi and Ye Xing with his deep eyes. The two brothers, one cold and handsome, the other gentle and beautiful, were the twin stars that the Ye family was proud of.

Yun Zhe, Ye Zhi, Ye Xing..

Yun Qing, Yun Qing, what have you been doing behind my back these past few days?

Huo Chuan narrowed his eyes. Even he himself did not realize how terrifying the gaze he was throwing at the Ye brothers.

When the five of them took their seats, Ye Zhi tilted his head and said with a malicious smile, "Brother, did you notice an annoying fly just now?"

"It kept staring at us. It has no manners at all!"

In fact, when Yun Qing and the others came in, they had spotted Huo Chuan and Lin Yu.

They had to admit that it was hard to ignore the handsome face of President Huo.

Compared to Ye Zhi, who was not easy to provoke because of his poisonous tongue, Ye Xing was much more dignified and generous.

He glanced at Yun Qing without a trace. Seeing that Yun Qing did not have any reaction, Ye Xing said, "I found it."

Ye Zhi chuckled and rolled his eyes. He had a plan in mind.

He hugged Yun Qing's neck and deliberately raised his voice, "Wu wu, my little baby Yun Qing has suffered a lot. You were with that kind of stinky man for three years. My heart aches so much!

"I really don't know how to make up for my little baby Yun Qing!"

Ye Zhi had basically raised his voice when he said 'my little baby', each time turning his head to the left and right. Yun Qing was a little embarrassed.

"Okay, okay. Don't disgust us."

Gu Zhi separated Ye Zhi and Yun Qing and rubbed the goosebumps on her body.

Ye Zhi smiled and withdrew his hand. He looked at Huo Chuan, who was not far away again.

Well, President Huo's face was not looking good.

The plan worked. Ye Zhi stopped being pretentious and started chatting with his friends.

It was just that the performance on the stage was a little boring.

Ye Zhi yawned, and his gaze fell on Yun Qing. Little Master Ye's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Oh right, Qing Qing, you haven't performed on stage for a long time. Why don't you show us what you've got?"

"Indeed." Ai Shi, who had returned from overseas, took a sip of her wine and her eyes sunk into the aftertaste, "Qing Qing is the most outstanding one among us. When I was abroad, I often thought of Qing Qing. Unfortunately... Ah, it's alright. If now's not the time, I won't blabber on."

Ai Shi had just retreated in order to advance!

Ye Zhi couldn't help but applaud in his heart.

He looked at Yun Qing. It was obvious that Yun Qing had her own thoughts.

Yun Qing stared at the stage. The sound system, the lights, the microphone...

These were all her favorite things. Singing was her hobby and also one of her few pastimes.

Yun Qing smiled. She was beautiful and moving. "Okay."

"Let's make a fool of ourselves."

"Yes!"

"Come on, Qing Qing!"

"Baby Qing Qing! We will be your support group!"

Accompanied by Gu Zhi and the others' heckling, Yun Qing walked slowly from backstage. All the lights in the bar had been extinguished, leaving only a beam of light that followed Yun Qing's footsteps.

The blue and white light slowly gathered on Yun Qing's body. When she raised her eyes slightly, Yun Qing seemed to have changed into a different person.

The Lonely Camellia Girl, the amorous female star...

These were all her, but none of them were her.

The accompaniment began. It was a classic retro blues song.

Yun Qing swayed gently with the music, dominating the entire venue.

The gentle rhythm and the atmosphere of the bar did not match, but because of Yun Qing, these two styles blended perfectly together.

At this moment, she was the focus of all eyes.

Huo Chuan was also looking at her.

Looking at the strange, light, unrestrained, and stunning Yun Qing.

REFLEXIONES DE LOS CREADORES
Tonicquill

Shōjo Tsubaki (少女椿, "The Camellia Girl") is a stock protagonist of kamishibai during its revival in early Shōwa period Japan. The character and her story is traditionally attributed to a creator known as Seiun, though the plagiarism and retelling in sundry variants that was the norm for popular-proving tales make its true origin uncertain. Generally speaking, the character is a stereotypical adolescent or preadolescent ingénue, a daughter of a penniless family who goes from selling camellias on the streets to being sold or forced to perform in a revue show.

The character is known to western and contemporary Japanese audiences predominantly by way of Suehiro Maruo's ero guro reinterpretation in comics, first in a short story as part of an anthology and then in a full-length graphic novel of the same name (published in English as Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show), and Hiroshi Harada's semi-animated film based on Maruo's version, screened at film festivals and released on DVD-Video with English subtitles as Midori.

The graphic novel is considered a classic of Maruo's 1920s-inspired brand of ero guro and its out-of-print English edition has become much sought-after. Harada's film is also infamous in itself and for the elaborate expanded cinema presentations it was originally only shown in, though it has been allowed to screen in conventional movie theaters and even released on home video outside of Japan. A live-action film adaptation of the manga was released in Japan in May 2016.

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