Title: Baby’s Breath
Translator: System Yaoi
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Chapter 18 [University Volume]
As the camera shutters intensified around him, on the other side, the activities on the exhibition stage began, and the host’s voice caught the attention of most people.
It turned out that two famous Cosplayers were appearing as guests. Xue Youka’s gaze followed the sound to the stage, where two Cosplayers, one male and one female, appeared—one was Judy Hopps, and the other was Nick Wilde.
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In the afternoon, when Xue Youka left the comic exhibition, half of his makeup had already worn off, but some passersby still mistook him for Zhiso and asked for his autograph. Xue Youka kindly explained, “I think he’s probably already left the venue.”
But the passersby were persistent, continuing to inquire if he was a famous Cosplayer.
On the way back, Xue Youka couldn’t help but rub his eyes. The false eyelashes were not properly attached and kept poking his eyes.
“Kaka, don’t mess with it. You can remove the makeup when we get back to the dorm.”
Xue Youka first took off the wig, and the hairnet came off with it, revealing the pink hair he had been hiding all day.
“You’ve worked hard,” Sun Wenhao patted his shoulder. “But I took many great photos of you today. I’ll find a photographer tonight to do some touch-ups.”
At noon, they found a secluded spot outside the venue and took some clean-background photos.
However, due to the harsh sunlight, the photos were overexposed, making it tricky to retouch them. Sun Wenhao could only use Meitu as an editor app, and for professional retouching, they needed a skilled editor.
“Where are you going to find a photographer?” Xue Youka stood by the taxi’s air conditioning, cooling himself off.
“I found one online, but the fee is a bit…”
“How much?” Xue Youka looked at him.
“Um… a hundred yuan per photo.”
“How much?!”
After some consideration, Sun Wenhao came up with a plan. “Your classes start tomorrow, right? The university’s Hundred Groups War[mn]”Hundred Groups War” translation of “百团大战”. It refers to a common event or festival held in universities in China. During the “Hundred Groups War,” different student clubs and associations showcase their activities and recruit new members. It’s usually a vibrant and bustling event where various student organisations set up booths or stages to promote their clubs and attract new members.[/mfn] event seems to be from the 9th to the 11th, right? You can sign up for the photography club at T University! Make a couple of good friends there, and then you can get cheap photo retouching in the future!”
Xue Youka pinched his brow, looking tired. “I’ll go check it out in a few days. I don’t even have a professional camera; they might not even want me.”
“Handsome guys are always popular,” Sun Wenhao confidently said, “You may not have equipment, but you have the beauty of this era! Wouldn’t the photography club have some girls? They need male models for portrait photography, and there’s a ready-made supermodel right in front of me! Who wouldn’t recognize a good opportunity?”
After dropping Xue Youka off at the school gate, Sun Wenhao told the driver to go to Y University.
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“Turbo, what time is the rehearsal tomorrow?”
“I have something tomorrow. Let’s rehearse at my place in the evening.” In the air-conditioned rehearsal room, Cheng Yu’s black tank top was soaked with sweat, and his black hair was drenched as well.
“What should we have for dinner then?” Lead vocalist Ah Mao asked.
“My roommate recommended a copper pot restaurant. Let’s have dinner there tonight?”
It was the bass player, Old K, the president of the T University Guitar Association, who spoke. Using his position in the club, he managed to rent this empty music room from the university at a discounted price for their rehearsals.
Their band consisted of four members, but today, the keyboardist was absent.
Coming out of Building 10, the nearest gate was the Northeast Gate. It was October 6th, and even during the National Day holiday, the university was still bustling with people. Many out-of-town students wanted to take advantage of this holiday to explore the capital. At the same time, there were also some tourists who came to visit this top-tier university.
As they walked, all three band members continuously received glances from their fellow students and tourists.
Ah Mao and the others knew these glances were not for them.
All these eyes were locked onto one person, the drummer, Turbo.
Cheng Yu was used to such attention, exuding a low pressure. With his cold and icy appearance, he not only liked to dress in all black but also had tattoos all over his body. Those who didn’t know would think his intimidating black arm was real. However, the teardrop mole beneath his eye gave him a unique aura, as if he were a fallen angel emerging from hell.
Next, Ah Mao saw someone coming towards them, a visual kei1Visual Kei is a Japanese fashion style influenced by gothic, punk, glam rock, and traditional Japanese clothing. style person with pink hair and heavy makeup, soaked with sweat. One eye was green, the other black, and there was even a black teardrop mark under the eye. The person was wearing the T University’s culture shirt with a distinctly alternative style.
“Wow, why does your T University have all sorts of monsters and demons?” Ah Mao sighed softly.
Xue Youka, wearing uncomfortable contact lenses, had blurred vision. He couldn’t help but use his fingers to adjust them, accidentally removing the right eye’s contact lens.
With one eye still functioning, he managed not to bump into anyone on the way. People coming towards him, however, looked at him strangely and intentionally avoided him.
Cheng Yu only glanced at him briefly, as if he were scanning a rock or a tree, and then moved away.
There was still a distance to the dormitory. As Xue Youka passed by a group of guys in black, he suddenly spotted a calico cat squatting in the flowers by the roadside.
It was one of the stray cats on campus. After a month since the start of the semester, he noticed that there were quite a few well-fed stray cats on campus and also learned about the Animal Care Association, which specifically took care of these strays.
Xue Youka took out his water bottle from his bag and poured some water into his palm. “Mimi, I forgot to bring cat food this time. I’ll bring some next time, be good.”
The cat buried its head in his palm and drank water.
Walking ahead, Cheng Yu faintly heard someone calling out “Mimi.”
The voice was not from his memories, but it had an inexplicable allure, a very familiar feeling that compelled Cheng Yu to involuntarily turn around.
D*mn, that visual kei guy was molesting the stray cat.
The author has something to say:
On this special day like Qixi Festival2Chinese Valentine’s Day, let’s dedicate the song “Good Luck” to Cheng Yu. Turbo is Cheng Yu’s flamboyant stage name, and you can look up how to pronounce it with an online translator.
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