Chapter 75

Xia Xi had been staying in the dance studio all this time, continuously practicing her dancing and singing. This time, she had an unusually strong feeling, she wanted to perform the song "Once Again We Met" perfectly, to deliver it flawlessly.
Although she didn't know where this feeling came from, it was impossible to ignore.
After dancing to the melody of "Once Again We Met" once again, Xia Xi felt a bit lost. Frowning slightly, she quietly gazed at the girl in the dance studio mirror, drenched in sweat, and once again felt as if a lifetime had passed.
In her previous world, she was a household-name film queen. Xia Xi's acting skills were unquestionable; she had won numerous prestigious Best Actress awards.
Though she had often been exposed by paparazzi for being arrogant and having a bad personality, these scandals didn't really harm Xia Xi in that world. All she needed was to star in one more successful film to restore her reputation. Those who had once criticized her would become her staunch fans because of her outstanding performance, and past doubts would turn into praise.
In that world, Xia Xi was the undisputed protagonist. Almost everything went her way, except for her irreversible tone-deafness when singing. She succeeded at nearly everything she attempted.
But in this current world, Xia Xi experienced a different kind of treatment. Things that were once easily attainable had now become incredibly difficult. Her path to redemption was long and arduous. For example, while filming the TV drama "Fate of Immortals," she faced numerous hardships. Even after the drama was completed, it encountered many obstacles, last-minute cast changes, failed censorship reviews, and more. Situations that once seemed simple now, in similar circumstances, led to completely opposite outcomes,
Not to mention the TV drama, which might not air anytime soon, just participating in "Cross-Border Singing Joy" had been full of challenges for Xia Xi. First, a change in the broadcast format caused many artists to drop out, nearly leading to the show's cancellation. During the recording process, Xia Xi's performance was commendable and should have earned her a large fanbase. But just as people were starting to accept her, one or two inexplicable reasons would emerge, significantly diminishing their affection for her. As a result, Xia Xi, who should have long since turned her fortunes around, remained trapped in an abyss surrounded by numerous anti-fans.
Xia Xi stared at the girl in the mirror, frowning, sweating profusely, and couldn’t quite define her own emotions. She wasn’t sad, but she wasn’t exactly happy either. Success had once come effortlessly to her, but precisely because it had been so easily attained, she had missed out on the joy of striving.
Now, as success grew harder to achieve, Xia Xi found her fighting spirit ignited. Those days of groping in the dark had not only tempered her resilience but also raised her expectations of success to unprecedented heights. Every moment, she envisioned the day she would receive the highest honor in acting, the day she would claim a heavyweight Best Actress or Best Female Singer award. Though the path ahead was strewn with thorns, her unwavering conviction filled her heart with dreams and her steps with strength. Even now, in the midst of hardship, what she felt most was a profound sense of fulfillment.
This for my dream, this for my love.
Just as Xia Xi was lost in her reflection, a familiar ringtone abruptly cut through her thoughts. She narrowed her eyes, wiped the sweat from her face with the towel draped over her shoulder, and then ambled unhurriedly toward the source of the sound. Seeing "Luo Chu'an" displayed on the screen, she frowned, hesitating over whether to answer or decline. In the end, she let the phone continue ringing.
"Host, it’s the target of your mission! Hurry up and answer!" The system grew anxious when it saw Xia Xi’s clear reluctance, its tone urgent.
But Xia Xi paid no mind to the system’s opinion. She quietly stepped away from the incessantly ringing phone and sat on the practice room sofa, her gaze fixed unblinkingly on the clock hanging on the wall. Listening to its steady tick-tock, the earlier excitement in her heart gradually cooled.
There was still the big problem of Luo Chu'an to deal with.
She had no idea whether Luo Chu'an had something important to tell her, but her phone kept ringing without any sign of stopping.
Frowning, Xia Xi finally walked back to the phone when it rang for the fourth time. Reluctantly, she picked it up from the table, thought for a moment, and then sulkily pressed the answer button. Suddenly, she felt a flicker of curiosity, why was that scumbag reaching out to her after their breakup?
"Xia Xi?" Luo Chu'an’s voice came through the line. "You…are you doing okay?"
Asking how I’ve been all this time? What nonsense.
Hearing his question, Xia Xi’s mood instantly soured. She felt she had been foolish to answer the call, to listen to that idiot Luo Chu'an ask how she was. So she stayed silent, and a long stillness stretched between them.
"Xia Xi, Xia Xi, are you there?" Luo Chu'an, noticing her prolonged silence, grew somewhat anxious. He didn’t even know why he was contacting Xia Xi. Did he want to see her? Or was it only because Lin Wei had complained about Xia Xi to him, was he doing this for Lin Wei’s sake?