Partly because of curiosity, partly because of the inability to calm down in this dressing room, Luo Xiaoxi just went out with a mobile phone and went to find No.17 dressing room.
Following the house number, she found it within a few minutes. When she was hesitant to knock, the wooden door was suddenly pulled open, and a smile of a middle-aged man appeared in front of her.
âXiaoxi, I know you will come.â The man caught Luo Xiaoxiâs hand and dragged her inside. âCome in.â
When Luo Xiaoxi came to her senses, the door of the dressing room had been closed with a âBangâ. She looked at the man who was about to be bald and finally remembered who he was.
Before the program started, the production team had held a mini wine party and invited all participating models and sponsors.
This man was Fang Zheng, who began to stalk Luo Xiaoxi at the party. Luo Xiaoxi spent a lot of efforts to deal with him without hurting his face.
If he didnât appear anymore, she had almost forgotten this one. Now, why did he come to her again?
âXiaoxi, I had told you last time. I liked you while I took a look at your photo.â Fang Zheng seemed unable to wait. âYou said last time that we can talk next time. Now, should we have a good chat?â
Luo Xiaoxi was suddenly alert and smiled embarrassedly. âMr. Fang, it will be my turn soon.â
âYou are the 150th participants. There is still some time.â Fang Zheng tried to catch Luo Xiaoxiâs hand eagerly, but she avoided flexibly. His face was distorted and he seemed to think that Luo Xiaoxi failed to appreciate his kindness. Immediately, however, he smiled again. âYou know, your height is not competitive in the contestants and youâre not likely to win. But if I say something, the champion of this competition is likely to be yours.â
In other words, if she wanted a champion, she had to please him.
Luo Xiaoxi had calmed down and now she looked through Fang Zhengâs filthy idea. She raised lips and said with a bit of irony, â Mr. Fang, as I remembered, the biggest sponsor of the program is the Cheng An Group.â
âAll right. But Iâm the second largest sponsor.â Fang Zheng suggested. âXiaoxi, as long as you listen to me, I promise to get you famous.â
Did he want to become her owner?
âMr. Fang, are you married?â Luo Xiaoxi asked. âIs your wife not at home?â
Anyone who had the senses would not be so disappointing to mention his wife at this time. Fang Zhengâs face changed as expected. âWhat do you mean?â
âI mean that I refuse.â Luo Xiaoxi retreated back several steps, without disguising her disdain. âThere must be a lot of people who want your money. Mr. Fang, it will be better to find someone else, but donât waste time with me.â
After that, she was going to leave. Fang Zheng grasped her hand from behind and said, âYou, poor little girl. Thereâs just a good opportunity. Donât waste it.â
Luo Xiaoxi took a deep breath.
She had been polite enough for having put up with him just now. If in the past, Fang Zheng had already been hit by her and laid on the ground.
She wrenched and screwed Fang Zhengâs wrist. Fang Zheng screamed before he responded. âWhat are you doing? Luo Xiaoxi! What do you want to do?â
âOh.â It seemed that Luo Xiaoxi just realized what she had done, and then she released Fang Zhengâs hand. âI just want to leave. Whatâs more, Mr. Fang, your little mistress game doesnât work with me at all. Do you know why? Your money is nothing in my eyes. Donât mess with me anymore, or I will break your wrist.â
After that, Luo Xiaoxi turned around and left the dressing room without so much as a backward glance.
Fang Zheng rubbed his painful wrist and spat.
For so many years, he had eaten too many small sheep, and he was also willing to conquer such a little lion.
He didnât believe that he couldnât deal with such a poor little model.
At this time, it was almost time for Luo Xiaoxi to get on the stage.
Candy couldnât find Luo Xiaoxi and anxiously came out to look for her, but happened to see her walk out of another dressing room.
âWhen can you get rid of the bad habit of running around?â Candy straightened the dress for Luo Xiaoxi and asked, âHow about you now? Can you do this?â
Originally, Luo Xiaoxi was a little nervous, but after twisting Fang Zhengâs wrist, something stuck in her heart seemed to disappear. She felt greatly relieved so she just shrugged her shoulders. âNo problem.â
Candy patted Luo Xiaoxiâs shoulder with satisfaction. âOK! Go, now!â
Luo Xiaoxi smiled and prepared for her show.
Candy looked at her back, smiled with confidence, and moved to the forestage.
At this point, the host on the stage announced loudly. âWelcome the next contestantâLuo Xiaoxi!â
The spotlights had been lighted, and the music had started, but Luo Xiaoxi did not appear. Su Jianan sitting in the audience was already nervous and almost breathless.
She stared at the catwalk. When she saw Luo Xiaoxi came out, suddenly she was not nervous anymore.
That was because of Luo Xiaoxiâs confidence.
With the most beautiful posture and strong confidence, she walked confidently on the stage. Her gestures were dazzling and fascinating with a supercilious attitude, which attracted so many peopleâs eyes and perfectly showed her inherent attitude. The music, decoration on the catwalk, and lighting all made her more attractive.
Su Jianan clearly noticed that the audience was quiet, and everyone was just like her, whose eyes were unable to move away from Luo Xiaoxi.
She looked at Lu Boyan, and even he held a slight smile on his lips.
It meant that Luo Xiaoxiâs performance was really good.
âIf everything goes well, the first prize must be hers tonight!â
While thinking like that, Su Jianan couldnât help raising her lips. However, the smile just stayed in her face for less than several seconds. She stared at everything happening on the stage and suppressed the urge of screaming.
On the stageâ
When Luo Xiaoxi walked to the front of the catwalk, she suddenly slipped and couldnât respond. Her feet failed to support her anymore and she was falling down...
âWowââ the audience under also exclaimed.
Luo Xiaoxi just reacted suddenly at this time that one of the high heels was broken and she was falling down...
âNo, at this time, I canât make any mistakes, no mistakes at all! Otherwise, there must be me in the five eliminated people!â
Luo Xiaoxi used all her strength to control herself so as not to fall too awkwardly. When landed, she sat down at the front of the catwalk with a beautiful posture and stuck out the slender and beautiful shank, then posed a pretty sexy and charming gesture.
It was just 4 seconds from beginning to the ending of this accident. Luo Xiaoxi panicked for a second, and responded with one second, then saved herself in the last two seconds.
This time, the audience couldnât react quickly. Luo Xiaoxi looked so sexy and relaxed on the stage as nothing happened. If the high heel on her feet was not indeed broken, they even suspected that this was deliberately set up, but not an accident.
After a few seconds, no one knew who was the first, but there was a round of applause in the audience, and some people cheered.
Luo Xiaoxi sighed with relief. She did not fail, and she saved herself.
But the problem did not end. One of the shoes couldnât be worn while another was still on her foot. If she kept that, the posture of going back must be weird and she would ruin her performance, which would leave her efforts just now futile.
Since she had solved such a big problem, couldnât she solve such a small problem?
She lightly untied another high-heeled shoe, carrying in her hand and got up gracefully, and then put the other high heel handsomely behind her shoulders, then walked back naturally, which looked like a unique style.
To be honest, it was very unsightly for women to carry shoes like this.
Only Su Jianan knew that this was what Luo Xiaoxi often did.
Since Luo Xiaoxi discovered that high-heeled shoes could make herself look taller and more straight, she decided to train herself as a queen of high-heeled shoes. The minimum standard she set for herself was that she would not felt tired after half a dayâs shopping with 10 cm high-heeled shoes.
Since then, she had been keen to collect the high-heeled shoes of various bands and changed them every day. When she was tired, she would pick them up and walk barefoot as now.
She was a person who did not care about othersâ views regardless of what she did. She was always frank and detached, just like her steps at the moment. Nothing felt wrong or disgraceful, and it even made people feel that it should be so.
Su Jianan breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed at the seat.
Even the face of the host changed because she also thought that Luo Xiaoxi would fail this time. Fortunately, Luo Xiaoxi quietly reversed the negative situation.
Lu Boyan grasped Su Jiananâs hand and said, âItâs okay.â
She nodded. âYeah.â
At this point, the show changed into the advertisements session. Su Yicheng loosed the hands grasping the armrest of the chair, and made a call to instructed something, then he went to the backstage.
Su Jianan looked at his back and smiled.
She thought that Su Yicheng could really endure until the end of the competition. Now it seemed that... he really couldnât.
At this time, Luo Xiaoxi just returned to the backstage.
With a âbangâ, she loosed the high-heeled shoes in her hands as the strength of the whole body had been strained, and her entire body seemed to fall down softly.
What happened on the catwalk just now was becoming a frame-by-frame picture, which passed through her mind. But she felt strange as if it did not happen to her at all...
âXiaoxi...â Candy walked in a hurry. âItâs okay. You did very well.â
Luo Xiaoxiâs confidence on the catwalk had disappeared now. She asked with a weak tone, âReally?â
Candy nodded hard. âOf course it is true! The production team is worried that you are injured, and they have arranged a separate small dressing room for you. You can go there for a rest. I need to handle something.â
Luo Xiaoxi was still in a daze. After being pushed into the dressing room by Candy, she sat there and began to carefully recall what happened on the stage. Only then did she realize that something was strange.
âAll the clothes and shoes offered to models are sponsored by the same brand. How could my shoes suddenly break?
âWas it really a coincidence, or... was someone behind this?
âCandy is probably dealing with this accident. If she is so anxious, then... how about Su Yicheng?â
When she fell down, she saw Su Yicheng, sitting in his seat with his face unchanged, just staring at her. After that, she was busy solving the crisis and did not know his reaction.
When she was absorbed in her thinking, someone knocked on the door.
Luo Xiaoxi suddenly looked toward the direction of the doorway. âWould it be Su Yicheng?â
Before the program, he refused to come to the backstage to see her. After that accident, maybe he would come here.
âWho is it?â she asked tentatively.
The person outside the door was silent.
Luo Xiaoxi frowned and opened the door. As soon as she recognized who were at the door, her face changed...